Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
It's easy to see that I love this guitar. It's been on SO many recordings on here, been to so many live gigs, and covers so many of my genre touch points. But today I want to talk about how this guitar came to be, what it is I love about it, and why it's responsible for my departure from ambient music.
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Signal Path:
UA Apollo x8p
NeuralDSP Archetype: Mateus Asato
Timecodes:
00:00 Intro Song
02:05 Overview
02:57 The story behind my guitar
08:25 Specs of my Melody Queen
12:27 Timbre & Volume Unplugged
15:03 Clean Sound Samples
16:52 Beef & Cream Switches (Series and Low Pass)
18:00 Ambient Tones
20:29 Drive Sound Samples
Recorded in Universal Audio LUNA
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It's easy to see that I love this guitar. It's been on SO many recordings on here, been to so many live gigs, and covers so many of my genre touch points. But today I want to talk about how this guitar came to be, what it is I love about it, and why it's responsible for my departure from ambient music.
Get 7% off your first year of DistroKid and support the channel with the link below:
distrokid.com/vip/markjohnston
Support me on PATREON and get exclusive access to the music in this video, behind the scenes content, and my Discord: patreon.com/markjohnston
Signal Path:
UA Apollo x8p
NeuralDSP Archetype: Mateus Asato
Timecodes:
00:00 Intro Song
02:05 Overview
02:57 The story behind my guitar
08:25 Specs of my Melody Queen
12:27 Timbre & Volume Unplugged
15:03 Clean Sound Samples
16:52 Beef & Cream Switches (Series and Low Pass)
18:00 Ambient Tones
20:29 Drive Sound Samples
Recorded in Universal Audio LUNA
Thank you for watching. If you like what you heard here, consider following me on Instagram for more music, gear, and a look behind the scenes of producing videos like this.
instagram.com/markjohnston
Below is a list of the gear I use to make these videos. They are affiliate links and help support the channel if you purchase anything.
- VIDEO GEAR -
Camera: BMPCC 6K G2 - amzn.to/3shcFWd
Lense: Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 Art DC HSM Lens for Canon - amzn.to/3DZ2eJw
Light: SmallRig 120B - amzn.to/3uJgvsG
Monitor - amzn.to/3ljLrZ2
Tripod - amzn.to/3mBRzvd
- AUDIO -
Shure SM7B - amzn.to/3BngLf8
Soyuz Launcher - amzn.to/3g9WrFa
