We had a blast checking out Eric Johnson's pedalboard and we hope you did too! Stay tuned for more great rig rundowns and pedalboard tours by hitting those like and subscribe buttons 🤘
@uNknownrMx
4 жыл бұрын
Iam your dear subscriber! :)
@fernandes5986
4 жыл бұрын
The firs ever video where you really can see his gear settings and how it sounds. Thanks for the posting.
@michaellane8619
4 жыл бұрын
Can you just make me a Eric Johnson pedalboard I can but please !!!
@michaellane8619
4 жыл бұрын
Sweetwater Can you make me a Eric Johnson pedalboard I can buy please !!!
@macabre2007
4 жыл бұрын
sweetwater welldone - as a brit I don't get to see Eric too often but as a subscriber this was an extra special surprise - thank you ma'an fantastic!!!!!!!
@MadanzaBand
4 жыл бұрын
That clean guitar tone can purify the air
@Kdog-hw6ri
4 жыл бұрын
Rifki Novrian I use it all the time for clean breathing air.
@GerryBlue
4 жыл бұрын
And souls, mine is cleaner from listening to him
@Kdog-hw6ri
4 жыл бұрын
Some say it kills coronavirus better than Lysol.
@Mastran77
4 жыл бұрын
When Eric dies, St Peter will be waiting for him to play with that sound.
@qwertyzxcv123
3 жыл бұрын
It can also purify our dirty souls.
@Diax1324
4 жыл бұрын
The calmness of these two is infectious. I feel like I just got a massage.
@MerrillSnowden
4 жыл бұрын
Diax1324 right, right
@Superjet113
4 жыл бұрын
right, right, yeah, yeah, uh huh...
@ITheFight
4 жыл бұрын
I felt that 💎💎
@dezionlion
4 жыл бұрын
Too much soy
@rockkevinrock
4 жыл бұрын
Like that Patton Oswalt joke, "he had a voice like a human Quaalude" lol.
@kingsley9352
3 жыл бұрын
Every time I watch EJ play I immediately feel like I’ve never held a guitar before.
@U2WB
2 жыл бұрын
Pretty much that way for all of us ! I watch Eric and then I think, “well I’m NOT good; in fact I actually suck.”
@thebassrogue
4 жыл бұрын
When i expect his tone to go dirty, it goes dirty but a somewhat soft and creamy kind of dirty... Dude is a tonesmith!
@winstonlanda7731
4 жыл бұрын
That's when he said he rolled off the treble as he added his overdrive. I thought he might be doing that but switching between treble on and off for clean and dirty is great. I'd never thought of doing that for high gain.
@FoxHound-ch1yy
Жыл бұрын
He's said in other gear interviews he likes to roll his gain back otherwise the tone just sounds too trashy. I guess this is probably why. Same as rolling back the treble, Sounds too full on ear piercing if its too high.
@ballamiguel
4 жыл бұрын
Regular guitar player: I use this PedalTrain because it helps me when travelling and protect my pedals blabla Eric Fuc*ing Johnson: Table piece pedalboard lol
@catboyzee
3 жыл бұрын
IKR? And he still sounds better with his makeshift pedalboard that 97% of the world's guitar players. LMBO!!!
@jazzram_
3 жыл бұрын
@Greg Elchert ik lol
@yijiehe3966
3 жыл бұрын
this wood board sounds better definitely. Not joking
@thisdyingsoul76
11 күн бұрын
And I like how aside from being vintage and long discontinued, most of his main rig is stuff that's pretty accessible. What can't be easily found or bought inexpensively, there is a clone or something derived from that gear that can be substituted for much less money. The Dover Drive, for example, emulates his Chandler Tube Driver sound. The Zen Drive is supposed to emulate a Dumble type sound but he has obviously found it sounds close to another piece of his rig. I don't know him to use Dumbles on the road. He may have access to some to use in the studio, or it is close in sound to some other component. The delay pedals have replaced his vintage echoplexes and I think a lot of analog delays and even some digital ones these days will get you close for a very reasonable cost. You can get strats at all price points and same for Marshall and Fender amps. And if you can't afford them all, there are amp in a box pedals that will get you in the ballpark.
@DLH.23
4 жыл бұрын
I like how his pedalboard is literally a board
@jazzram_
3 жыл бұрын
Ikr lmao
@FireGrizzlyy
4 жыл бұрын
"Yeah yeah yeah right right yeah"
@matthewmuller5794
4 жыл бұрын
Lol The 'right, right,' does get old! Probably got that from Mitch.
@BillLarkinmusic
4 жыл бұрын
uh huh yeah..
@davidstephens1097
4 жыл бұрын
Eric is such an amazing player and one of the nicest guys around. An American treasure!
@jackprice7828
4 жыл бұрын
Eric Johnson is still my favorite guitarist. His tones, style and ability is so inspiring. I never tire of his playing. Thanks for sharing some of his newer pedal arrangements.
@mark7166
4 жыл бұрын
I’ve only just started listening to Eric in the past couple of weeks and I seriously wonder why I waited so many years to start. He’s so amazing!
@oig40203
4 жыл бұрын
You're here. That's all that matters.
@tnleverett
4 жыл бұрын
@Mark Lugg You absolutely have to go see Eric and the guys play live! Then you will really wonder why! Lol
@johnmorris1003
Жыл бұрын
Best guitar tone ever, and his pedalboard is literally a piece of wood that looks like he just threw whatever pedals he found at a late 1980's yard sale on it.. This dude is a genius!!
@macabre2007
4 жыл бұрын
It's so refreshing to hear Eric - such a natural feel to his playing for decades he's been consistently impressive.
@silverpairaducks
4 жыл бұрын
Eric actually plays a 90s Peavy raptor through a Bandit (on lead) and a zoom 505 and a gonkulator pedal.
@bass6309
4 жыл бұрын
Peavey Bandits are actually amazing solid state amps. The best for pedals, specially the 212 version.
@stumblingfreevideo
4 жыл бұрын
He actually recently switched the zoom out for a Korg Miku
@jasonlee8497
4 жыл бұрын
Dont forget the Radio Shack 1/4 inch cables.....
@stumblingfreevideo
4 жыл бұрын
@@jasonlee8497 key to that type of "tone"
@robinengelhard4317
4 жыл бұрын
The legendary gonkulator
@ZippyThePinhead
2 жыл бұрын
Now then we can all run out & buy the pedals on his clinic board, and sound just like Eric Johnson 🤣🤣🤣 Dream on, it ain't gonna happen!!! So much respect for this man's tone, and style. I've been fortunate to be able to see him many times, and will still go again & again as long as he's still touring.
@catboyzee
3 жыл бұрын
I'm happy to see EJ finally breaking down and using gear most 'mere mortals' can have access to, but he still sounds like EJ. #respect.
@biohazard8295
2 жыл бұрын
Old school approach
@jcserrano1663
4 жыл бұрын
Eric is been one of my favorite guitarist since the mid 80's
@Ed-yj8ts
4 жыл бұрын
I'm slow, but between listening to Eric and then tracing the image at time 4:29, The path is Dover Drive => Keely DDR => Zendrive => Catalinbread Echo => TC Chorus => 2 Fender Deluxe Reverb. Catalinbread echo is on all the time, and Eric's fingers are set to stun. As always Eric sounds like Eric no matter what gear he uses.
@twinnrexx4228
4 жыл бұрын
Ed yes!! I saw that too. Thanks For this comment. I thought I was going crazy trying to trace the bowl of black spaghetti that IS his pedal board. Nothing like having every wire the same color. LOL Great tones though.
@cerclesvicieux
3 жыл бұрын
As I watch this I am reminded that probably the best advice is to first get good clean tone. Great interview. Alway slike listening to Eric Johnson's insight. Thank you.
@2Plus2isChicken2013
2 жыл бұрын
That is exactly what I go for. If my amp doesn't have a clean tone like I want I can't be happy with my sound. As far as Eric Johnson goes, I don't think I've ever heard a better clean tone than his. I wish I listened to him more outside the occasional KZitem video because every time I hear him play it is just amazing.
@extraswaggeroni
3 жыл бұрын
0:11 I don't just respect this man's guitar tone, I respect the hell out of his conversational tone too. what a heartfelt "hey man how's it going"
@MrGuitarHack
4 жыл бұрын
Amazing what sounds he’s able to get with such a simple board.
@hanten10
4 жыл бұрын
So glad to see his pedalboard and his signal chain is really different from other guitar player.. No words can describe this amazing and brilliant guitar player ❤️
@dinofurlan3745
Жыл бұрын
Eric...one of the most influential guitar player of the planet....Love the sound...and the technique...
@jaywonderful1477
2 жыл бұрын
Man this guy is a treasure he’s so different and unique in his own way
@DeathMetalGuitar
4 жыл бұрын
TWO Masters. WOW. thank you Don Carr and Sweetwater!
@philgraves4998
Жыл бұрын
Great vid! I love Eric everytime I watch one of these vids where he shows exactly what gear he uses it sounds so good and never gets old! Awesome!
@juliencabanac5406
4 жыл бұрын
Great video format. What a legend... we could listen to eric endlessly...
@tomdecuca3627
2 жыл бұрын
It just goes to show that most of his sound is in his hands and personality. His pick attack and the way he phrases his notes is a huge part of his tone.
@paulogp4629
Жыл бұрын
Eric Johnson is an absolutely UNIQUE guitar player. A very simple chord sounds unique in his hands.
@MartyDadRiffs
4 жыл бұрын
Arguably the king of tone. One of the most beautiful voices both vocally and on guitar. My favorite lead player ever! But can someone get EJ a proper pedal board?
@Michaelgracon
4 жыл бұрын
MartyDadRiffs I couldn't agree more! In the middle of a show one of his pedals acted up and he had to fiddle with the knobs right in the middle of a show!
@Ps1504
4 жыл бұрын
Agree there are so many good ones now to choose from. There are also people who could make them for him if he wants to, according to his preference.
@allenlocke1935
4 жыл бұрын
@@Michaelgracon That's how you know it's live and not Memorex ( tape machine). Lol
@henkehakansson2004
4 жыл бұрын
@@Michaelgracon Nope, it was his bloody adamant use of George L's solderless cables and plugs that acting up. One can see it in the HBO live video from early 2000s where it acts up, and he strikes out his hands in the first number...during the break, he bends down, disconnects, and goes back to the backline, unplugs some cables and swaps them out, and carries on with the shows. Not the pedals. Maybe his EP-3 Echoplex unit has started to act up mid show but that's about it. I've seen it happen live too.
@jfree336
4 жыл бұрын
The master of tone and taste
@Orvulum
6 ай бұрын
Yay Eric! What beautiful tones he creates, and what an amazing artist! 🤠
@alexcorll90
3 жыл бұрын
Eric's always got the nicest looking boots on. Could we get an Eric Johnson boot collection rundown?
@viniciusmarcilio3194
Жыл бұрын
has anyone else noticed the different saddle for the high E string?
@steveweilhart2359
2 жыл бұрын
Great Interview - Eric Johnson is the coolest guy so humble and so very great at what he does play the guitar
@U2WB
2 жыл бұрын
What an amazing player. Just noodling around Eric plays on a level that most of us spend years reaching for.
@domg7616
4 жыл бұрын
Eric Johnson a true awesome soul! His sound is so amazing!
@jnh73
4 жыл бұрын
Whoa. The stories that TC Chorus/Flanger could tell. Awesome interview!
@ItaiIfrach
11 ай бұрын
Nice for all who interested on delay settings of EJ - i see the delay settings here is 510ms 1:47
@dynamicalan
13 күн бұрын
It's nice that the TC Stereo Chorus helps tapping.
@garythomas4431
2 жыл бұрын
Eric turned me on to adding the t c electronics stereo choral flanger with a delay to my clean tone decades ago. Magic tones from the master. Great interview.
@jonleonoudakis9623
8 ай бұрын
Wow, that was a really cool session. Great to see how EJ puts his sound together.
@williamlangada4478
4 жыл бұрын
This is the beautiful sound of Eric Johnson.
@rylieriley
Жыл бұрын
Look at that pedalboard. His signal goes straight from the guitar, through the pedals and into the amp. That's a man of tonal integrity.
@tommynoble3428
4 жыл бұрын
Somewhere, Daniel Steinhardt is having a stroke looking at that board.
@minghansolo6834
10 ай бұрын
seeing EJ play and demo right in from of you eyes must be amazing!
@aastudio2957
4 жыл бұрын
eric sound is the best crystal clear sound ever!
@rudygracia5573
2 жыл бұрын
Forever grateful to my buddy Dan for introducing me to the music of Eric Johnson,Gary Moore,Paul Gilbert.I then discovered Nuno,Vito,Yngwie,Satch,Gillis....SO thankful to these GREAT,Legendary musicians.
@zoltan3679
4 жыл бұрын
His guitar tone isn't the only nice sound i hear from a guitarist. His voice! Calm cool. Just like his tones☺️
@richietownsend6737
2 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@SpacePatrollerLaser
4 жыл бұрын
And to think; I can remember a time when all we had was fuzz and wah
@cliffords2315
4 ай бұрын
I love the DDR took me a couple of weeks to tweek the best settings, what im most impressed with is the Over Drive!! WOW on the Style "B" switch adds deep lows and long lasting Harmonics, i havent used my SD1 since i got the OD side of the DDR jaming, and its Quiet on high gain.
@srwaite7
4 жыл бұрын
Echo before the chorus 👌🏻🕶✌🏻
@markpell8979
2 жыл бұрын
Saw a Butler Tube Works preamp box in Eric's pedals. I have one, 30+yrs old. Puts dialable 12ax7 gain in front of your amp, makes some solid state amps sound more Marshall-like.
@khalaziafaqih367
4 жыл бұрын
Doesn't matter what EJ plays , EJ always sounds like Eric Johnson
@stk7778
4 жыл бұрын
those gain stages are pretty impressive and i like the idea of deliberately making the clean trebley and rolling it off with the drives....also would never have even considered echo before drive....
@davebertoletti
4 жыл бұрын
Eric is a true gentleman.
@leocubiasmusiclifestyle7460
4 жыл бұрын
World class guest 🤩
@MrDavemiley
4 жыл бұрын
Well there is two of my favorites , E J and Sweetwater !
@RobertKeeleyTV
4 жыл бұрын
I know right!
@fajaradi1223
3 жыл бұрын
That guitar should be named Sweetcaster. It's heartwarming, calming, somehow bring me into a meditating state of mind.
@jazzram_
3 жыл бұрын
John Ericsonn
@rockkevinrock
4 жыл бұрын
Eric still has like, such cool rockstar hair, I wonder who his stylist is. I like the layering of it. He's a lucky duck.
@Alanoffer
4 жыл бұрын
The king of tone
@Viper_75th_RR
2 жыл бұрын
Damn, he’s an alien. His technique, tone, and musicality are second to none.
@thisdyingsoul76
11 күн бұрын
Interesting to see when Eric isn't using his full stage rig, he has a ZenDrive and a Dover Drive on his condensed rig. I'm not even chasing EJ and Robben's sounds, but it's cool to know when Hermida designed these circuits the point was to emulate tones from the stage and studio rigs they are famous for, and both these guys use them in situations where they don't bring their main rig with them.
@Lew.Jeffreys
4 ай бұрын
I love how his board is simply just a piece of plywood board, cable ties and messy wires 👏
@Dwoed
2 жыл бұрын
Vintage pedals but sounds like the future.
@cliffords2315
4 ай бұрын
Analog destroys Digital, forever Tubes and Analog for good Guitar sound
@sombordale7676
4 жыл бұрын
Eric has the best guitar tone and the story teller's tone.
@sonamdorjee6607
Жыл бұрын
1:53 The only "DDR" I know is "Dance Dance Revolution", so gud❗
@organjoe
4 жыл бұрын
Excellent - Thank You!
@caryboudas5359
4 жыл бұрын
Just gotta say love the song Victory off of Tones!!
@gdkopinionator4356
Жыл бұрын
When "Ah Via Musicom" hit, electric guitar was changed forever. Over the years, electric guitar had become synonymous with spandex, long hair, and hedonism. The concept of virtuosity had been reduced to pure speed. Bad poetry was the lyrical standard. Stupidity reigned supreme. When "Cliffs of Dover" hit the airwaves, it was something of a "tolling bell" for all of that. Johnson didn't take the spotlight back, but he gave up-and-coming guitarists a chance to re-evaluate their influences. Most guitarists in the early 90's knew who C.C. Deville was, but rarely did they know who Wes Montgomery, Jerry Reed, or John McLaughlin were. Suddenly, there was a player (and true gentleman) who was universally respected, and brought the work of true innovators back into the discussion amongst young guitarists. Add to that, he was a teacher at heart. Eddie Van Halen once used to hide his technique from the audience in fear that someone would copy him (very early years). Eric Johnson told you exactly how he did what he did, because he wanted his knowledge to spread into the musical community. He's a profound influence for me, not just as a player, but as a guide in how-to-approach music.
@30smsuperstrat
4 жыл бұрын
What an amazing, tasteful player EJ is! I still have never seen Ellen and EJ in the same place?!?!?
@oldtimer99
2 жыл бұрын
It seems odd the if you follow the picture I see the Dover Drive going into the DDR and not to the Zen Drive. The DDR goes to the Zen and the Zen to the BE. Do I hear the description wrongly?
@Emomcdarkness
4 жыл бұрын
"so you're here in town right?"
@tnleverett
4 жыл бұрын
Lol
@FunkHitsTheFan
3 жыл бұрын
Too damn funny
@aashisheapen8230
3 жыл бұрын
He was just confirming that Eric wasn't a hologram or something
@jazzram_
3 жыл бұрын
@@aashisheapen8230 lol
@user-qu3hw1wp7w
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, FRIENDS! 👍👍👍👍👍 The BEST SOUND!!!
@RafsanBasher
4 жыл бұрын
it's in his hands, it's in his hands.. doesn't matter what he plays through
@ransombaggins9301
4 жыл бұрын
Rafsan Basher Except for the stereo chorus, tape echo, and overdrives. 😉 But ya, I totally get ya. He’s incredible. Cliffs was the key song that really got me wanting to give more to guitar back in ‘90.
@chrisbenson8771
4 жыл бұрын
I think he uses this chaotic jumbled mess on a piece of plywood just to troll those of us with huge perfectly dressed up pedalboards....
@ransombaggins9301
4 жыл бұрын
Chris Benson 💯😂💯😂💯
@RafsanBasher
4 жыл бұрын
@@chrisbenson8771 damn right 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@marc8828
4 жыл бұрын
No one is arguing that these pedals/amps he plays through are what ENTIRELY classify his style. That's dumb and obviously not true. But to suggest it still doesn't matter at all what he plays through... is just wrong. Because at least, it matters a little bit lol. And another aspect of a guitar player is how innovative they are with different sounds and the devices that produce those sounds. In other words, don't think of it as just a bunch of technology that he uses to be able to sound this way. Think of it as a carefully selected collection of devices that all produce unique sounds and the WAY Eric has gone about configuring them together FOR HIS style.
@conwaygritty73
5 ай бұрын
DDR making the board. Very useful tool that can patch in some useful tones.
@loulagro2315
4 жыл бұрын
Lot of commenters about his messy (large) pedal board, don't realize that he does that on purpose. He feels that the pedals need to be a certain distance away from each other, and patch cables clear of each other as much as possible. The small board is, well, small, so he can't do that as much.
@jasonstallworth
4 жыл бұрын
Dude, I’ve always loved Eric’s tone! As far as pedals, my live rig is extremely simple... In front of the amp is a gate and overdrive (to tighten up the high gain tones), and in the effects loop just a delay for leads. That’s really about it.
@jeffunderwood6235
4 жыл бұрын
Man he has some sweet tone
@TechMetalRules
Жыл бұрын
EJ's the man, and hey... Eddie had an Echoplex before his dirty amp.
@tomgnau
2 жыл бұрын
He's a wise soul with a kickass tone.
@golf-freq
3 жыл бұрын
Hermida Audio no longer makes the Zendrive 2. They sell for crazy money now but I'll never sell mine. If you like Robben Ford and Dumblesque tones it's a killer pedal. Eric has the best ears in the industry, so if he uses it you know there's a good reason.
@allenlocke1935
2 жыл бұрын
I've got the Dover Drive by them. What's the next best available option to the Zen Drive then??????
@golf-freq
2 жыл бұрын
@@allenlocke1935 There are a couple of Zendrive 2s on EBAY for a thousand bucks each. Pricey pedal and honestly nothing else sounds quite like it.
@AllenHarrison
4 жыл бұрын
It's reassuring that if Eric Johnson can recreate Eric Johnson tone with pretty normalish pedals, than so can we. but at the same time even if you got all these pedals together and a strat you still wouldn't sound like him lolll
@RobertKeeleyTV
4 жыл бұрын
I bet you would in fact! You nailed it, it is normalish pedals and nothing complicated about his rig. It is pretty clean with a strat.
@allenlocke1935
4 жыл бұрын
But...it's fun trying...dreaming of attaining it! It's not about the destination...it's about the journey, or so we can tell ourselves. Happy hunting everyone. Once we nail his tone maybe we achieve enlightenment. Oooohhhhhhmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!
@allenlocke1935
4 жыл бұрын
@@RobertKeeleyTV I would like to thank you for the mod to my Boss Blues Driver pedal that I own. That one is my Linus blanket that I cannot leave home with out, even with all the overdrives and whatnot that I have acquired since. It will be a hard pill to swallow if that one ever konks out. I wonder how it will play with the Keeley DDR? Love my two knob Keeley silver compressor too. They 've got some years and gigs logged on them. Thank You!
@oliverchapman51177
4 жыл бұрын
The point is to sound like yourself. Period
@jaizernadal
4 жыл бұрын
And he will never sound like you or anyone else 🙂
@istvandejesus
4 жыл бұрын
Simple. Just monstrous playing.
@joaquinlongobucco3990
4 жыл бұрын
Its a pleassure to see Robben Ford interviewing Eric Johnson!
@sampokantele
4 жыл бұрын
At 4:30 EJ says effects order is Dover Drive -> Zen Drive -> DDR, but around the same moment there is visual of the board, and if you follow the cable from Dover Drive it goes to DDR and then comes back to Zen Drive. Or at least it seems to me that way. Weird. But in any case, surprisingly good imitation/recreation of big rig tone. Kudos!
@chrisdaviesguitar
4 жыл бұрын
Yo Don, loving that shirt dude.
@ITheFight
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 🙏
@AlbertoMartinezDelRio
4 жыл бұрын
Majesty
@Gitfiddle
4 жыл бұрын
Well it looks like I’m buying my next pedal board from the local lumber yard.
@bobbyrobertson8639
2 жыл бұрын
That is so true Gitfiddle, smile.
@paulodantas1492
4 жыл бұрын
I just brought my first professional pedalboard to move away from my previous wood plank with pedals, but its quite refreshing see him at this point of his carrer just not caring about having the prettiest pedalboard.
@AstorSkywalker
2 жыл бұрын
It's like he's cooking a delicate recipe with his tone... 😋 Yummy!!!
@lexestrada4382
4 жыл бұрын
Among G3, EJ is my favourite!
@jazzram_
3 жыл бұрын
Among Guiitarist, still ej
@PatrickDeCoste
4 жыл бұрын
Interesting power supply set-up too. It looks like he has chorus in one power splitter and the power brick in another. Both then get connected to a power extension chord but one prong isn’t connected.
@stephenmitchell7915
4 жыл бұрын
I wish Eric a long and happy life! Every time I hear him touch a guitar the Lord knows I think I am closer to heaven!
@Patriotic327
2 жыл бұрын
The amps.....there’s just a couple Fender blackface Deluxe Reverbs. 🤘
@ruiseartalcorn
4 жыл бұрын
Marvelous tones :)
@jazzram_
3 жыл бұрын
My favorite ngl
@dormis
4 жыл бұрын
Rule no.1 in building a pedalboard. Get a Plyboard ... cut it in square...that's it.
@jazzram_
3 жыл бұрын
ik 😂
@freeanto1323
Жыл бұрын
tone nya woy.... enakeun...👍👍
@airbloomamplifiers
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing how completely different it all sounds from his ‘80s peak. Of course, this is far from the ideal recording environment of the past.
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