Deconstructing Dean DeLeo's STP Tone
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00:00 Crackerman
00:44 Dean's Gear
05:11 In the Mix
07:30 Strat Playthrough
11:08 Les Paul Playthrough
14:54 VHT 2150 vs Classic
15:50 Thanks
#STP #Demeter #VHT - Hudba
Dean Deleo is def one of the best Guitarists of the so called Grunge era. His tone is amazing. You did a great job recreating it.
Truly excited to see this post. The biggest band of the 90’s that was STILL criminally underrated.
And unlike Pearl Jam, Nirvana and Soundgarden, actually knew how to play their instruments and write good songs! Lol
@1970bourn, that’s the dumbest shit I’ve ever heard! Your saying Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron, Dave Grohl, can’t play their instruments? Yes I left others out because I don’t have time to list everyone in those bands. Then you say they didn’t write good music! Are you serious? Your what the rest of us who loved that era call an idiot. All those bands were fantastic, great musicians.
@@1970borntorun dude, they were all great players and songwriters. Wtf are you smoking?
@@1970borntorun settle down Beavis
@@1970borntorun That is a massive dumb comment.
He had a HUGE tone on that first album
Deleo is finally getting his due. Out of the desert rain in '92 he refused to quit playing at risk of losing it all. His joy was infectious. Inspired cat, man.
Truly one of the greats
I ordered a Dean DeLeo spec preamp from Demeter a couple years ago. Took forever but was worth it. It definitely has its own sound. Its the most uncompressed sounding high gain amp I've played. All the harmonics and overtones seem to bloom and ring out. For instance, the 3 crazy chords following the C#m in Interstate Love Song's verses don't sound right to me on my Marshalls or Mesas. But on the Demeter you can hear every note ring in those sophisticated chords.
I hate those 3 chords. Especially the second. Fuck them.
@@DavidRFIT yeah hard to play
Great example 👍
Great video Michael! Dean DeLeo is so underrated, both for his playing and sound.
A very smart player.
@@EVEROSFP1 Absolutely! Lots of jazz influence 👌
So much jazz chord goodness
Dean finally changed up his rig a couple years back. Retired his old CE-1 for a Waza Craft chorus that he sets for a vibrato sound, a Dunlop Echo-Plex for slapback on leads, and 2009 chambered Les Pauls with Duncan Jazz's for the bridge pickups
Dude you nailed it!! Sounds so good!
Dean has one of the best tones ever, studio and live. It was really cool to hear him finally explain his live rig with the AC-30 on the Tone Talk episode recently.
YES! Great episode! czcams.com/video/NsPw6ikl17s/video.html
i thought his sound was more marshall style than vox to be more versatile set up
It's neither. It's Demeter & VHT.
Guitar into Demeter, into stereo effects, into VHT stereo power amp, into L & R speakers with a tiny bit of Vox AC30 running clean for the barely noticeable higher high-end tones.
Love everything about your videos. Just bought a ton of the profiles and REALLY enjoy them, perfect right out of the box. Thank you, Michael!
Thank you for making this video! Dean is one of my all time favorite players and imho he's always overlooked. His tone and style has been extremely influential on me and he deserves more appreciation than he gets!
love their sound, melodies and Dean's solos. thanks for this meticulous overview
Excellent recreation of the STP tone! There's so much biting distortion yet the note clarity is perfect
Holy cow ..
That’s awesome! I loved Deans sound on Core . You just nailed his sound. Incredible.
Worthy. So worthy. DDL's live sound always crushes and it goes without saying he's one of the most tasteful players in RNR history for sure. What has always baffled me is that I don't think he's ever used his live rig that we all know in the studio, ever. Maybe the 1st album? Beyond that it's all tiny combo amps and and odd single coil guitars and whatnot but live this rig has barely changed and he plays ALL those tunes?!?!? How does he do that?!?! He's a total Wizard and a soft spoken, sweet guy. So very cool as is his tech Bruce Nelson who's making guitars for the best of the best these days. Don't miss STP live! Get a ticket now!!! They always CRUSH!!! Great video Michael!
Okay but now you have to do Jerry's Dirt Rig! You almost have it all, Bogner Fish into Hafler Poweramp for Mids,, Dual Recto for Low end, and Rockman into a small Marshall solidstate Combo for top end. Who if not you??
I know the guy in Seattle who has a hand built amp jerry played on the first record
@@kodykindhart5644 it's hand modded by bogner. You're talking about ronnie champagne?
@@kodykindhart5644 The "Snorkeler"?
Yup
That one
Bought amp from him a while back was talking turning a church into a studio 🤘🤘🤘
Total badass dude and amp
Very nice! I was listening to a lot of STP on the radio this last week. That octopus chorus really nails that sound.
Nice cool video Michael, and interesting to hear the Classic & 2150 back to back with the same rig.
Looking forward to the part2 where you add the AC30 :)
That Rocktron multi-voice chorus deserves to be spoken of in the same hushed tones as the other popular rack choruses (chorii?) IMO
Is there a chorus that is close to this on the AXE-FX 3?
@@izzyizzm8761 yep, you can use two instances of the Multitap delay to create an 8 voice chorus - czcams.com/video/qkD0dcpcCVM/video.html&ab_channel=LeonTodd
@@LeonTodd
Dam Leon just like that !
Way ahead of the game!
I need a link to download all of rag dolls library with on price..
hook me up
Great vid! Anderton’s never gave us an STP Sound Like video, so this scratches the itch!
STP is one of my favorite bands ever! Love the guitar tone. Awesome video 🤘🤘🤘!!
Really enjoying your channel!
Awesome, thank you!
Keep up all the great work my man. I've been practicing/uploading alot of video's on my channel. I love all your Marshall Jmp-1 preamp video's. I've had a ton of them. I'm waiting on my Synergy-2 rackmount preamp to come in.
My favourite STP song is Plush ....I Love the tone of guitars...
In an interview DDL had stated for this rig "finally a rig that weather changes don't affect it".Lol!
wow Michael...great job with the tones here. That preamp is awesome. thick yet clear. I used to use a Rocktron Intellifex and i LOVED it. I used a midi footswitcher and I channel switched my amps with the Intellifex too. I really liked the tones you got here when you were playing "Plush"...keep up the rock exploring my friend.
Dang that DOES sound close! I've always loved Dean's chords and progressions. Nice job Michael...and never under-sell yourself as a guitarist again. (I've seen a lot of your other videos as well) Keep up the good work!
I'm a big fan of his chords and rhythm playing as well. It reminds me a lot of Jimmy Page.
A lot of “Dean’s chords and progressions” are, in fact, Robert’s.
Very well done video thank you for all your hard work…
That was great, pretty accurate and convincing, lovely to hear some Dean DeLeo again.
Massive Inspiring tone!!! Wow. Huge. Way to get into it and break it all down. The Demeter and the Intelliverb Octopus are insane.
Great video Michael! Your video few years ago inspired me to buy TGP-3 preamp and when I finally got it and tested it, I fell in love with that piece of gear! Never going to sell it because it's the best value of the money I have put of the any gear have owned. I even pay the extra for the coloured knobs! As I'm trying to achieve Dean's sound I don't have AC-30, but I'm using my Demeter TGA-2 for that porpouse and of course I have Rocktron Intellifex.
Sounds really great man, but one thing you’re missing is a really crucial component of his sound. The Vox AC30, which according to DeLeo, was ALWAYS on from ‘91 all the way into his stuff with Army Of Anyone, so basically his whole career.
Yesss, exactly!!!
Wow - thanks soooo much for this video. This rig is AWESOME!
Always loved Dean’s tones especially from Core record! Pretty gnarly and gritty sounding
Thank you!!! STP is my favorite rock band of all time!!!! 👍🏽👍🏽💯
Another great video! Core was such a great album!
Thanks for that, it is such a cool and effective guitar tone!
I have a similar setup, there's a good trick I recommend. Use one of the classics sides at 50 watts and the other side at 100 watts to a different cab and it will send your chugs to the moon. I usually run it in triode mode as well. U rock brudda take care and be well
Great video brother, and as always, Dr. Rack (Torren) comes through again!
VHT stuff is so good man, awesome tones you nailed it
Awesome work man! I have a Demeter bass preamp I needsta buss out and start using
Which bass preamp you got? I've got the VTB201S.
I have to try that stereo track idea! It sounds fantastic man!
Is there a better channel on youtube? I don't think so....Thanks for all you do Michael!
I love that you started out with Crackerman and not one of their more popular songs. That and Sin are my two favorite songs from that album. 😃
Thank you Michael. I was never into the alt/grunge scene. But, as time goes by I came to appreciate some of the song writing, playing and production of certain bands. As always, you're videos are extremely educational and fun to watch. You're a damn good guitar player. I learn a lot just by watching you play. So, thank you once again. Now I must get ready to go to work where music plays no role in what I'm doing. :(
I think STP unfairly got lumped into Grunge/Alt purely because of the time they came out. They were never a part of that Seattle scene. They seemed like a great Hard Rock band that came out in around '90
I have never been a big STP fan, but I have always been fascinated by Dean's guitar tone. To me it always sounded more like a relatively clean tone and a ton of multi-tracks. At least on the records. I'm sure his live sound is totally different.
DAMN! Killer tones, and the neck on that Strat!
Pretty exciting and refreshing to see a video without speaker simulation!
That was super cool🤘
What a quality content..
Thanks Mike.. ❤️
Gat Damn Mike... you have... and have access to some really killer gear. Uncompressed high-gain is the unicorn most of us seek.
Super envious ;-) Thanks for sharing it with us man!!!
That's 'the' Dean DeLeo sound. Glad both the Michael's can help me salivate over guitar tones from yesteryear.
Great Job man
I sold a lot of gear to purchase my Axe-Fx Ultra which is still great, but I'm so glad I kept my Intellifex! Great job breaking down Dean's sound even without the VOX it still sounded very close. Close enough for Rock'N'NRoll!!!
Totally dig the DeLeo brothers! Very tasty players. Dean is one of my favorite players! Thanks for the video, well done.
Subbed after 5 seconds, this is impressive.
Great tone ! Tá loko !
Love the way that you meticulously picked out those STP chords. BTW, nice setup.
This is so good. Thank you 👌
Just caught this video on July 10. 2023 .... Thanks for paying homage to Dean and STP , brother .........
Nice playing. That Flame is beautiful.
Beautiful!
That tone is amazingly spot on. I need one
Great frickin tone
This was killer, thank you!
Thanks for posting something more on Deans setup. I missed my opportunity to buy a tgp3 a few years ago. You should do a complete Deleo setup by adding the vox ac30 along with the vintage stereo chorus pedal and the S.I.B Varidrive. I've read quotes of him saying that the vox is the secret sauce to his whole sound. Anyway, great job recreating sounds from a truly great player!
Yes, the Vox AC30! Very significant!
I also notice it was missing in this.
@@rickaitkins6539 I think he said in the Tone Talk interview that the Vox came into play after the Core album
These profiles were one of the main reasons why I got the Kemper. Totally worth it! I feel I have Dean DeLeo in my fingers. Thanks for the free updates!
Sounds really great. And damn that Shabat is cool.
I have Rocktron Replifex/Intellifex and Multivalve/Intellifex fx units. The Intellifex has that 8 voice chorus in it. I still have those units. Great fx racks.
Woaaaaahhh sounds real close and real gooooood :)
Great video! Dean’s my fav guitar player. Wish Synergy could do a Demeter module. Then I could actually afford that tone 😅.
Outstanding 👏
A note to everyone. Michael is The Real Deal. Stand Up Guy. If you haven’t got the RockXL pack yet. GET IT!!!!. Insane clean and distorted catches. I will attempting a demo soon but simply watch Michaels review. What a guy. I may even stick a framed poster of him on my legends wall. I hope some day in the future I can share a few beers with The Tone God. 🙏
sooo cool, in the past i searched for some dean rig rundown or similar stuff but without luck, im specially curious about how he get that killer tones from those vox on live shows
This is great 👍
Wicked as always!!!
Nice, Michael! As a teen rock fan in the late 80s, Aerosmith, Guns, and Neil Young's albums of the era appealed to me more than glam Rock and Metal. Into the 90s, I dug Alice and Chains (saw them open for VH on the F.U.C.K. tour at the Spectrum in Philly) and Soundgarden (saw them open for Guns at the Spectrum). Then came STP - it was just Rock, and it was impossible not to love the DeLeo brothers who brought us new straight up Rock - great riffs and great songs.
I was at that GnR / Soundgarden show at The Spectrum. I remember SG not being quite arena-ready as performers yet. Boy, did that change!
Hi Michael great sound
Great vid as usual. The Demeter has a pretty distinct sound on the high end; almost a bit fuzz-style? Not my favourite sound, but interesting to hear something a bit different 🤘🏼
Very cool... those old Imperials do sound good Mulling over what to replace the Burst Buckers in my Standard with..I have some 25 year old 57 Classics out of a mega expensive 97 R9 Historic that I might go with So many good winder's out there
Thanks Michael for this amazing video again ! I have just buy the BE100 Deluxe and matching 4x12 and i have a hard time to replicate the tone of the Interstate Love Song that we have to cover ! any suggestion where to start that maybe i didnt think about ! thanks again !
Spot on! 🔊👍
Love it!
I was living right down the dirt road from Demeter for about a year until about March of this year. I didn't know if he was still doing the electronics thing anymore because he only advertises his winery stuff. I wanted to go up and ask and maybe get a little tour, but never got up the nerve. I also had just got my solder certification and thought maybe I could land a part time job😋., cuz I think he was just doing everything on his property with his son/sons? Anyway I love STP and you have that sound down pretty much!
Awesome looking forward to download the new Kemper updates! What kind of guitar is that Strat and what pickups are in it? Amazing neck!
Soooo Good!
Most aggressive and colorful tone in the history of grunge, awesome video!
Nice job on the tone, Dean is a monster
wow Plush sounded exactly like the recording, very nice 👏
That's some great tone. Big and thick, but able to hear all the notes (clarity).
Nice! Like the 6550.
GREAT !! in crackerman I would use the same, but les paul in middle position out of phase (Y)
The neck on that LPB (guessing) Strat is INSANE! \m/
I was surprised to learn that, with each successive album, sales were basically cut in half each time. Still damn good numbers, but surprising.
love this
I wish I never had to sell my TGP3ri and VHT 2502. I still have a Demeter TGA2.0 that’s been updated to “DeLeo” specs, but it’s a lot squishier than the DeLeo spec preamp was. Especially Ch2 not nearly as percussive as the TGP. I got your THU Demeter pack and that’s holding me over until I can get another TGP3. Dean’s live tone with that rig is insane.
Oh man that's beautiful!
Love STP!
Fantastic love Deans tone.
EVH mentioned that the API console EQ during the mix was part of his tone. I find that analog console EQ can really shape the recorded tone.
very cool