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During our recent excursion to Los Angeles, Sweetwater had the opportunity to support a meeting of the musical minds, hosting an exhilarating roundtable discussion at the legendary Sound City Studios. Sweetwater’s own metal maestro, Nick Bowcott, is joined by a trio of guitar gurus: solo and session artist Pete Thorn; prodigy and shredder extraordinaire Blues Saraceno; and Universal Audio senior project manager and sound designer James Santiago, a.k.a. the leading mind behind the UAFX Lion pedal. What began as a deep dive into the sonic properties of the Lion soon gave way to a multidimensional masterclass on gear, philosophy, art, and the history of the pioneering spirit of seeking new sounds. Basically, they’re nerding out on all things sound in the best possible way. Plus, Fender — James’s adorable dog — makes a cameo!
00:00:00 — Play in and Intro
00:01:09 — What This Video Is About (Allegedly!)
00:03:04 — James Santiago: Lion ’68 Settings
00:03:22 — Super Lead Bright Cap: in or Out?
00:09:04 — Channel Blending/Jumping Hack
00:12:10 — Pete’s Lion ’68 Settings
00:17:54 — 100-watt Plexi Cranked: Too Loud for Today?!
00:23:24 — No Place to Hide . . .
00:28:48 — Blues Saraceno: Lion ’68 Settings
00:39:21 — Early Marshalls — Circuit Changes & Component Tolerances
00:43:52 — Nick Bowcott: Lion ’68 Settings
00:45:50 — Layering Gain — The Old-school Way
00:46:44 — Transformer Sag & Sound
00:51:47 — The Importance of Bias & Tubes
00:53:39 — Transformer Ghosting
00:55:47 — Beauty and Imperfection
01:03:31 — Keeping It (Un)real?
01:08:00 — Pioneers & Unsung Heroes
01:20:08 — Pete Goes EVH!
01:30:50 — Thank You & Good Night!

Dive deep into Universal Audio with Sweetwater’s Beyond the Gear ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itap2skoMOc
Discover how the UAD Sound City Studios plug-in came to life ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wkz9usR7Cw
Learn more about James Santiago’s sound with his installment of What’s on Your Pedalboard? ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mUvuXp6DIo
Hear James Santiago discuss the roots and development of the UAFX Lion pedal ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d3WF3IO3eI
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Keep up with Pete Thorn, Blues Saraceno, and James Santiago on Instagram ?
@petethornguitarist ? https://www.instagram.com/petethornguitarist/
@bluessaraceno ? https://www.instagram.com/bluessaraceno/
@jamessantiagoguitargeek ? https://www.instagram.com/jamessantiagoguitargeek/
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