THAT 80's Tone! with Rack, Pedals, Modellers & Plugins

Chorus, delay and pitch detune! Let's try it out with rack units, pedals, a modeller and some plugins. The routing and settings change a little from example to example but the vibe is certainly there.

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00:00 - Intro
00:22 - Yamaha SPX90, Rocktron Intellifex & TC Electronic G-Force
05:30 - Strymon DIG, Yamaha Chorus & Eventide H9
09:00 - Axe-Fx III
13:09 - Soundtoys Effects Rack

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[RYAN-cjfp]

Growing up in the 80s and experiencing these tones in their infancy and as they evolved is something I’m grateful for, and definitely what I try and emulate my sound after

[wasichu]

Epic tones!! You nailed Lukather's first solo album tone at 05:06. That tone at 14:04 really reminded me of Eddie's tone on "Balance". Funny how all these lush tones, that they wanted in the 90's to have us believe had become cheesy, feel fantastic still today. To me, the best and most convincing tones by far were the first rack units and the plugins at the end. Damn I miss the 80's.

[hoosierdaddy]

The hardest working, most knowledgable 80s tone guru on YT, and I know, I played and lived back then! 😂🤣🤟
Love that drone feature. Geesh that sounds soooo good. Reminds me of the Kingdom come song " what love can be"...
That was nice of Johnny!
Killer video. Every way ever to get good 80s tone. What more could a guy want!!🤟💘🤟💘

[lucasdeliramendonca]

SPX 90 Pitch Change C: Left Fine -11, Right Fine +13
L and R Pitch: 0
The key for the classic session detune !

[MKRISING]

Absolutely my favorite video of 2020!I was born in 1975 I don’t give a shit what people say about chorus it’s awesome after all these years I recently discovered it was pitch detune I loved the most. Thanks man keep doing what you’re doing been watching you for some years now I nominate this video of 2020 #1 of YouTube videos!🤘

[Danthehorse]

Man, detune adds so much to things. Great stuff.

[garylayton]

You even pulled out the Bryan Adams! 🤣 Love these throwback tones, Leon! ❤️

[mlentwojt]

You get it right... Every gear is fun, so do what you want and get the tone you like. Taste and Ear is changing all the time and that is, what it makes it just more fun to dial in one`s new taste, just to get back to the roots when we get old.

[StepAttitude]

"Pummeled incessantly in my eardrums" is exactly what happened to me in high school during the 80's. And it was awesome!

[texacomann]

No matter what Generation you use, the modern modeller sounds lush, the Pedals Sound most interesting, the original 80ties and 80ties 19" Rackstuff is the coolest way to get a great and unique sounds out of your rig. But the most important is your own playing. In summary, each rig can deliver a good sound. There is nö winner!

[froag]

God, these are some of my favourite tones.

[roblucchesi]

Glorious 80’s!!! Nothing beats the big guitars of the 80’s ❤❤❤

[Eventual]

I still play Cuts Like A Knife front to back. Around 1983 we moved from Illinois to Florida, and my brother had that cassette going at all times... So it’s nostalgic. Run To You was his follow up hit, so it was also much enjoyed, but nothing comes close to his debut album.

Obviously the rack gear sounds better than the plug-ins, but any gear will do.

[WayneHoldenMusic]

Please keep these 80s rack tones vids coming.. they are ace! Cheers man!

[howUdoin]

Loved all of them!! I'm all in on the 80's tones!!! Unbelievable!! Great nod to the Brian Adams!!

[Jamie]

Very cool, Leon! I was 18 in 1986 so fond memories there. For my money I like the axe fx tones the best, although all these sounds are usable. Run to You is a good vehicle for these tones, I'm gonna dial this up on my FM 3 I just got and go back in time! Bringin on the Heartbreak would be very cool as well. Great content for an aging guitar nerd, thank you. Oh, I'm glad knowing some theory is cool again 😆

[RobertBakerGuitar]

Dragon Ball Z .... Aka the kamehameha chorus 🍆

[luenp]

I like the rack setup the most by far, i feel extra wide stereo delay image and the chorus/pitch is very different, the attack with all that short delays stole the poll for my ears

[jcugnoni]

Loved it.. All the sounds were great honestly and I don't know why but 80s tone is kind of coming back to me. So much fun and inspiring.. Thanks in great part to your videos and Michael Nielsen, I actually just bought two cheap 80-90s rack effects ( a Yamaha SPX900 and a Lexicon MPX 110) to start my journey in guitar tone acheology. ;-)

[matttaylor]

Leon this is my favourite video you made so far. More rack and 80s tones please.