Greyhaven’s Nick Spencer - GEAR MASTERS Ep. 605 - video Dailymotion

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Become a member (it's FREE) at https://digtb.us/signup Buy official DTB merch at http://digtb.us/merch  On this episode of DTB’s “Gear Masters”, Nick Spencer, guitarist of the progressive metalcore band, Greyhaven, shows off the gear that he uses onstage, while on the “Keep It Quiet Tour” with Fox Lake and Commoner. Greyhaven is currently supporting their newest album, Keep It Quiet.  PLAY THE SAME GEAR: Balaguer Guitars The Woodman BB Electric Guitar - https://balaguerguitars.com/product/beauburchell10th/ Balaguer Guitars The Growler Electric Guitar - https://balaguerguitars.com/product/growler10thanniversary Ernie Ball Electric Guitar Strings (12–56) - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/YRr9Zj Orange Rockerverb 50 Watt Tube Amplifier - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/LKzX9Y Orange PPC412 4×12 Speaker Cabinet - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/raAQ53 Strymon BlueSky Reverb Pedal - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/zx6N7r Electro-Harmonix Epitome Multi-Effect Pedal - https://guitar-center.pxf.io/raAQ5v Boss DD-20 Giga Delay - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/RG45kN Maxon Overdrive Pedal - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/kO70xL Dunlop Cry Baby Wah Pedal - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/e1OKmO Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor Pedal - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/GKAmvm Boss TU-3 Chromatic Tuner Pedal - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/kOka2L Boss RC-30 Dual Track Looper - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Z6PQZX Dunlop Tortex Guitar Picks (0.73 mm) - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/dObamj  VIDEO INFO: Film Date - December 9, 2025 Location - Cobra Lounge in Chicago, IL  KEEP UP WITH GREYHAVEN: Facebook - https://facebook.com/greyhavenband Instagram - https://instagram.com/greyhavenband TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@greyhavenband Twitter - https://twitter.com/greyhavenband  FOLLOW US: Website/Email List - https://www.digitaltourbus.com/#/portal/signup YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/digitaltourbus Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/digitaltourbus/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@digitaltourbus Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/digitaltourbus/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/digitaltourbus Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/digitaltourbus/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/digital-tour-bus-llc Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/user/digitaltourbus  VIDEO SUMMARY: 00:00 Introduction 00:40 Skip Intro 00:58 Guitars 02:49 Amp & Cabinet 04:35 Pedalboard  ABOUT DIGITAL TOUR BUS: Digital Tour Bus is your backstage pass to your favorite touring artists! With daily video releases, we cover all genres, and have had the pleasure of featuring the likes of Matchbox Twenty, Twenty One Pilots, Megadeth, MGK, Papa Roach, AJR, Pierce The Veil, Simple Plan, A Day to Remember, and thousands of others over the past 15 years. "Bus Invaders" takes you inside an artist's home on the road, "Cooking at 65mph" showcases the culinary skills of artists on tour, "Gear Masters" unveils the equipment musicians use on stage, and "Stage Threads" dives into the meaning and inspiration behind the clothing artists wear during their performances.

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00:00I'm always a little insecure with just having one guitar that I want to make it sound like as big as it can be.

00:05I do use a non-wound G-string for that, which people tell me I shouldn't do.

00:10My brother got that for me for Christmas, and I feel bad if I don't put it on my board.

00:30What's up? I'm Nick from Greyhaven. Nick Spencer.

00:44We're here on tour, our first real headliner with Fox Lake and Commoner.

00:49It's been great. We're near the end of it.

00:52And these are my guitars.

00:55The one I use on stage the most is...

00:58I have an endorsement with Ballard Gear Guitars.

01:01This is the Woodman.

01:04This is the custom one I got made.

01:06They had a mahogany body.

01:08And yeah, it's one of my favorite guitars I've ever played.

01:12Just simple.

01:14That's all I am, is simple.

01:16So it's basically all stock.

01:19I am basically always on the bridge pickup all the time.

01:24Sometimes when we write, I'll go to the neck.

01:26But yeah, bridge pickup most of the time.

01:30We're maxed out on both those at all times.

01:33Sometimes I'll dial the volume back a little bit for some clean parts.

01:37If I don't want to switch to my clean channel, I'll dial the volume back a little bit.

01:41But sometimes it's a little too much work than necessary with my hands.

01:45But yeah, so I'm working with 12 to 56s, Ernie Ball.

01:52Yeah, and we're in Drop B.

01:55And I do use a non-wound G-string for that, which people tell me I shouldn't do.

02:01But I still do it.

02:02That's what my fingers like to do.

02:05So yeah, that's basically that.

02:07This is my backup.

02:07It's a growler, stock, everything.

02:10This came off the other night.

02:12I don't know where it is.

02:13Don't tell them.

02:15So yeah, got to find another knob for that.

02:18But yeah, this is the first one that I got from them.

02:20And then I eventually wanted to get my own custom-made one.

02:24But I love them both equally.

02:26But yeah, haven't had to use the backup yet on this tour, which is nice.

02:30But yeah, it's nice to have.

02:33This one is a maple body.

02:35And that one is an monogamy.

02:36That's the only real difference.

02:38And obviously a different body style.

02:40But yeah, and it's got an ebony fretboard on both, which I prefer.

02:44But yeah, and same setup with the strings and everything.

02:48This is an Orange Rockaburb 50.

02:50Actually, the only amp I've ever really played.

02:53I've had it for close to 20 years.

02:55I'm very simple-minded and traditional.

02:57This is, I know how it works.

03:00I know how I like it.

03:01And it has the two channels, and that's all I need.

03:05And yeah, and then I run it through, I just got this orange 4x12 cab.

03:10And then I run into two cabs on both sides.

03:13That one is actually not mine.

03:15That is Fox Lake's.

03:15But I do have another cab at home that I use.

03:17So I can't say that's mine.

03:19But yeah, and I run both.

03:21And same thing, just stereo.

03:23Same thing's coming out of both.

03:24So on the dirty channel, I typically, sometimes that treble from room to room, I'll take down or up.

03:31For the clean channel, since I got this orange cab, which I do love, it doesn't have a lot of high-end as much as I want.

03:39So when I go to the clean channel, I like to rock the treble a lot higher than I usually do when I had a Marshall cab that I used before.

03:47But yeah, that's basically it.

03:49I don't mess with the reverb at all.

03:50But the gain's usually about right there.

03:53Sometimes when I'm feeling a little feisty, I'll rock the gain up a little bit.

03:57And I'm sure the sound guy's like that when I change it mid-set.

04:00But yeah, and then, yeah, I think that's about it.

04:05And I always, I don't scoop the mids like I know a lot of heavy artists do sometimes.

04:11But I like having the mid-range in there.

04:14And then the bass, I usually, everything's pretty much cranked up.

04:19I don't know if that's good or bad, but I try to fill it out being the one guitarist.

04:22I like to fill it out.

04:24So yeah, I'm always a little insecure with just having one guitar that I want to make it sound like as big as it can be.

04:31So I'm running initially the guitar obviously into a tuner.

04:36And then I have the Blue Sky.

04:38Everything's very dirty.

04:39Don't judge me.

04:41Yeah, Blue Sky is for obviously all the reverb-y parts.

04:44And I use the Blue Sky a lot because with the loop pedal, I don't, the loops I'm using are like,

04:52mostly like ambient noises.

04:54They're not rhythmic.

04:55They don't have, because we don't play to a click.

04:57So they can't be on time.

04:58So they're just elongated noises to fill out courses or parts that need that.

05:03So I use the Blue Sky to create those loops and sounds in the background.

05:07And then, yeah, it's also, we don't play to a click or a computer or anything.

05:11So it's definitely, it's a test every night because I will sometimes forget that the loop is on.

05:18I need to turn it off because everything's doing it manually.

05:20Yeah, I do that.

05:22And then we've got the Epitome from Electro Harmonics.

05:25This is the Savior right here.

05:27It's got the Pog, I think the Chorus pedal, and then the Holy Grail Reverb.

05:32I use all those a lot.

05:34And it's all in one box, which is nice.

05:37And then the Giga Delay, which I've had probably as long as that amp, probably 20 years.

05:41It's just, it's the Delay pedal I know the best.

05:44I'm more familiar with it.

05:45And then I've always just played a Maxon.

05:48I prefer those over the Tube Screamers.

05:50I don't know why.

05:51But yeah, I know how they work.

05:54And obviously I'm missing knobs on that too.

05:55Everything's falling apart in the tour.

05:59But we're here.

06:00And then obviously just the channel switch for the orange.

06:03Yeah.

06:04And then there's the Cry Baby here, but I'm not using it at the moment.

06:08My brother got that for me for Christmas, and I feel bad if I don't put it on my board.

06:12So shout out Steve.

06:14It's here.

06:16Yeah.

06:17Yeah, and then the noise suppressor, which is necessary.

06:22I always had this like theory that I would have a clean enough chain to where I would never

06:25need a noise suppressor, a gate, or anything.

06:28But that's just not realistic anymore.

06:32So yeah, we got that going.

06:33I used the Dunlop 0.73.

06:38Sometimes I will use something a little thicker if I've, I don't know.

06:42But yeah, it's what I've always used.

06:44So we just dropped our record, Keep It Quiet, now on every platform possible.

06:50We got like four or five shows left on this tour.

06:53Come check it out.

06:53We're going to have probably some announcements soon for future tours coming up in the spring.

06:59So yeah, be on the lookout.

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Greyhaven’s Nick Spencer - GEAR MASTERS Ep. 605

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