He is so genuine. Telling us all the secrets to the rig like how not every cab is on and how his sound is mainly through the PA systems now. I have been running direct for years and never use a amp or cab live before and its cool that Billy is starting to do that also.
@erikarko
10 ай бұрын
Agree!! He’s great!!
@Pericles777
10 ай бұрын
Yeah when you need some volume on stage it’s great but the direct signal makes the FOH happy lol feels better on stage
@adventuremachineVGM
10 ай бұрын
This is amazing Erik!! They say never meet your heroes - except for when Billy friggin' Sheehan is your hero!
@erikarko
10 ай бұрын
Thanks!! Totally agree - Billy’s the best!!
@oscarsantos2608
10 ай бұрын
Billy is always in the mood to share! Thank you guys!
@erikarko
10 ай бұрын
It was a lot of fun to get to catch up with him!
@dunston666
10 ай бұрын
Ah Billy Sheehan is great - not only a spectacular bassist but always comes across as such a nice person too. I don't play bass, but I enjoyed watching this!
@erikarko
10 ай бұрын
Billy is the best!!
@basstimenonfish4031
10 ай бұрын
Awesome ! Billy is such a great guy ! Great job Erik !
@erikarko
10 ай бұрын
He sure is!! Thanks!!
@madmanjack6923
9 ай бұрын
Billy Sheehan seems like such a cool dude. Seems genuine. Such a great instrumentalist
@erikarko
9 ай бұрын
He’s great!!
@tonysmith.bassguitar
10 ай бұрын
Great rig rundown and interview, Erik! For anyone leaving negative comments, I've spoken with Billy numerous times and it's hard not to be excited especially when you're playing a lot of the same gear as him, learning from his years of experience and considering him as a major influence in your playing. Love and support! Rock on!
@erikarko
10 ай бұрын
🙏🙏🙏
@8Junio76
10 ай бұрын
Nobody is leaving negative comments
@davemoore1927
10 ай бұрын
Thanks for posting Erik. I caught up with Billy recently at the Winery Dogs show at KK's Steelmill in Wolverhampton UK. Best wishes my friend. P.s Next stop MR Big March 2024.
@erikarko
10 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching, man!! 🙏All the best to You!
@MojoPenguin
10 ай бұрын
Damn that's awesome Erik! Must have been quite something!
@erikarko
10 ай бұрын
It sure was!! 😀😀😀
@MrPrincebass99
10 ай бұрын
Great rundown. Billy is such a nice guy. Love seeing his latest and greatest gear, etc. and the rig sounded phenomenal in Austin back in March. To me it was his best live tone so far. Great clarity, and grind. The new system works well, indeed.
@erikarko
10 ай бұрын
Thanks! Yeah, his tone sure is the GOAT!!
@catuab4
7 ай бұрын
Number 1, absolutely!
@erikarko
7 ай бұрын
Yes!!
@drackreset4751
10 ай бұрын
🎧🎼🎸☕️🤟 Fire
@erikarko
10 ай бұрын
🙏🙏🙏🙏
@letsslidewithkaren
10 ай бұрын
What a great interview! Thank you so much!
@erikarko
10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for watching 🙏🙏🙏
@JackBillystyleBass
7 ай бұрын
Amazing! Really interesting. Thank you so much for sharing!
@erikarko
7 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!!
@cartematt
10 ай бұрын
nice
@erikarko
10 ай бұрын
🙏🙏🙏
@MrDoubledrive
10 ай бұрын
Great interview, Erik. Billy is amazing!
@erikarko
10 ай бұрын
Thanks Durk!! He sure is!!
@gbenselum
7 ай бұрын
He looks so Young but has been one of the best for like 40 years.
@erikarko
7 ай бұрын
Yup!! 🤘🤘🤘
@perschelander
10 ай бұрын
Love it!
@erikarko
10 ай бұрын
Tack kompis!!
@alejandrocenturion4832
10 ай бұрын
Amazing Erik !! I'm really surprised how technology advances and helps the music... I thought I would never see Sheehan sending his line over FOH... and just use the FX Return of the heads .... amazing work of Line 6 !
@erikarko
10 ай бұрын
Yeah, that speaks to how great the Helix is - and how much of a gear head and innovative fellow Billy is! 70 years old and still learning and developing!
@alejandrocenturion4832
10 ай бұрын
@@erikarko That's true, he could continue with his original Pearce BC1 and still used the mic in the cab of highs like he always did.... but no... he decided to continue researching and developing new things for himself and for all of us.... where we love his tone !.. again .. nice job erik ! thx !!
@matthewduncan9405
10 ай бұрын
Another awesome video! You are always a great speaker but you can hear the nervousness in your voice 😅. Billy is a hero to all of us so it must of been pretty surreal. Always a great dude.
@erikarko
10 ай бұрын
Haha yeah, the whole setup had me a wee bit stressed out (making sure that everything was rolling, that I didn’t take too much of his time etc.) 😅
@rheidtech
10 ай бұрын
Billy!🎩
@erikarko
10 ай бұрын
The GOAT!!
@jorglaturner4276
10 ай бұрын
Hey Erik👍🏾👍🏾🔥🤘🏾This is amazing 😊😎🔥👍🏾! An awesome view into Billy‘s Setup👍🏾😊! Very cool Video , I could spend Hours by watching this! Billy is such a gentle Person 👍🏾😊, answering your professional questions and he had really fun doing this 😊👍🏾‘ I saw him with the winery dog twice in Germany 😢earlier this year , it was amazing! Looking forward to see him again with Mr. Big in 2024! He is the greatest Influence & Inspiration to me🔥👍🏾! I also hope to meet you again soon, Eric ! Stay save and healthy! Greets from Germany!
@erikarko
10 ай бұрын
Glad that you enjoyed it!!
@LukeBass1000
10 ай бұрын
Great reminder. There is no secret sauce...ya gotta put the work in.
@erikarko
10 ай бұрын
Exactly!!
@czarpaul01
10 ай бұрын
MorningStar is good stuff. Surprised to hear he is using them. Being able to edit in the computer makes life easy
@erikarko
10 ай бұрын
Indeed it is! Very cool!
@TrevBec
10 ай бұрын
Great interview!
@erikarko
10 ай бұрын
Thanks!! 🙏
@tesiswitch4548
10 ай бұрын
Great video!
@erikarko
10 ай бұрын
Thanks!! Really cool product!!
@MeDicenKB
10 ай бұрын
Tipazo ❤
@erikarko
10 ай бұрын
👍👍👍
@AlexTamasBass
10 ай бұрын
Congratulations Erik! And the crew who helped to make this available! Awesome job! Billy is one of a kind hero! 🩵🐾🤍
@erikarko
10 ай бұрын
Thanks man!! He sure is!!
@fastra3621
10 ай бұрын
12:15 - someone stood on my connector and broke it, I made a wooden block that the connector now sits in to keep it all flush. :)
@erikarko
10 ай бұрын
Smart!!
@twistieonbass
10 ай бұрын
Awesome interview!!! I was wondering what those 2 buttons were for…. Very EVH :-)
@erikarko
10 ай бұрын
Thanks!! Yeah, pretty cool stuff!!
@markmccarten5426
8 ай бұрын
Did Billy ever share his preset? Would be interesting to see how he puts one together.
@erikarko
8 ай бұрын
Not yet!
@garethhjones
10 ай бұрын
I like Billy Sheehan and it's interesting to hear how he keeps the onstage level down for the FOH engineers sake, because I was at The Winery Dogs gig in Glasgow a couple of weeks ago and the FOH was pretty awful. It wasn't particularly loud, just mushy and unclear with indistinct vocals. I'm sure it sounded epic in their IEMs. They need to have a chat with their FOH engineer, I think he may be deaf.
@erikarko
10 ай бұрын
In Stockholm the FOH sound was AMAZING! Best sound I’ve heard at that venue tbh 😳 Drums were clear and not boomy at all - and the vocals were loud and clear! Maybe it was the PA in Glasgow?
@bassinprogress
10 ай бұрын
Hey Erik, were you able to know what amp, cab and microphone he is simulating now that he's going DI? Maybe there are two different stuff, one for each signal.
@erikarko
10 ай бұрын
He’s just adding an EQ-block at the end of the chain to each channel (most likely just a low and high cut) :)
@bassinprogress
10 ай бұрын
@@erikarko Cool, thanks man! 🍻
@lucmichel7588
10 ай бұрын
👍👌
@erikarko
10 ай бұрын
🙏🙏🙏
@PooNinja
10 ай бұрын
Screen saver 🤦🏽♂️, very cool rundown Sir
@erikarko
10 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@Maximus091768
10 ай бұрын
Yeh. The Cat Club. 1989. Mr Big. I stood right in front of Billy. My ears didn’t just ring for a week. The FUCKIN OSCILLATED.
@erikarko
10 ай бұрын
I stood up for the very first time in 1989. Just as reference 😂😂😂
@Maximus091768
10 ай бұрын
@@erikarko HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
@someday0319
10 ай бұрын
wait I'm a little confused... so does his both output from bass goes into single helix? I thought helix only had one guitar in channel
@erikarko
10 ай бұрын
Nope, that’s on the LT (on which you’ll have to use one of the FX Returns) the Helix floor has an AUX-input that you can use as well :)
@someday0319
10 ай бұрын
@@erikarkooh that's cool, never realized that. Been a huge Billy Sheehan fan over years, thanks for the interview
@user-ug3ev7qo4s
2 ай бұрын
dude, just listen and stop saying "yeah, exactly".
@erikarko
2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the constructive criticism. 👍
@shanechasse2687
10 ай бұрын
Billy is great thanks for sharing this. Erik please talk less and stop “yessing” everything like you know it all at just let your interviewee speak ffs
@erikarko
10 ай бұрын
I got nervous.
@shanechasse2687
10 ай бұрын
@@erikarko 😂
@josephsdsu1
2 ай бұрын
@@erikarko Don't sweat it, Erik. I'd be nervous too if Billy were talking to me. You did great: personable and open, clearly keeping the communication going. If you start overthinking things ("Am I 'yesing' everything?" "Am I saying, 'Exactly' too much?") you'll torpedo yourself. Which it say, you did wonderfully. The proof is in the pudding, and your pudding ended up a thick and creamy, low-frequency masterpiece of revelatory bass-gear insight!
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