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The queen of tone, Emily Wolfe, arrived at Musora Studios expecting to do the Covers challenge... but we threw a curve ball at her! Tasked with transforming Billie Eilish’s “Ocean Eyes” into her own style, Emily had to take things a step further when a surprise twist forced her to channel one of her biggest tone influences: Black Sabbath. Watch as she dives into guitar tone, builds a vintage-inspired rig from scratch, and collaborates with a brand-new rhythm section to turn a pop ballad into a Tony Iommi-inspired track. If you love creative songwriting, guitar tone, and seeing great musicians pushed outside their comfort zones, this is a Covers episode you won't want to miss!
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00:00In a moment, I'm going to play you a song.
00:03Ocean Eyes.
00:04It's going to be your challenge to recreate that song in your own style.
00:09But I want to make it mean.
00:11Well, speaking of mean, I am going to mess with you a little bit.
00:14I need a fuzz.
00:16A big, fat fuzz.
00:18He ain't fat.
00:22So we're doing Billie Eilish in the style of Black Sabbath.
00:25Yeah, you got it.
00:27Okay, the challenge is, like, making sure the tone sounds vintage and not, like, 2001 Spider-Man soundtrack.
00:33You foiled my plan.
00:36I was like, I'm going to kill this.
00:37And now I'm like, I don't know.
00:39Maybe we should just jam it.
00:41I think I might be thinking about it too much.
00:42Am I the only one?
00:43Have you messed with anybody before?
00:45Not like this.
00:47We are at Muzora Studios, and today I am joined by the great Emily Wolf.
00:57Oh, don't make you feel what you never felt before.
01:01This is super exciting.
01:02We also have Jay and Matt here.
01:04And part of the fun is you've just all met for the first time.
01:08Never met these beautiful men.
01:10We just did a course with you, Emily.
01:11I know.
01:12It's great.
01:13Do you want to talk a little bit about that course?
01:14The course is a 10-video course on finding your guitar tone and, like, finding what you sound like as
01:22an artist.
01:23There's so much stuff out there about guitar tone and jargon and all this bullshit.
01:27But this one breaks down guitar tone as if it were, you know, a band member.
01:33So you get to know your tone as it's a character.
01:36But, yeah, it was fun.
01:37It was great.
01:38Well, we're going to mess with you a little bit today.
01:40I'm a nerd about all the stuff on your page.
01:43I'm really excited about the course.
01:44So I got something special for you today.
01:47A little something extra to the regular pitch.
01:49But I think you're going to have a lot of fun with it.
01:51Okay.
01:52I'm so scared.
01:55In a moment, I'm going to play you a song.
01:58And it's going to be your challenge to recreate that song in your own style.
02:04You can change whatever you want, chords, rhythms, tempos.
02:07But at the end of today, you've got a sound like you.
02:10It needs to be uniquely yours.
02:12Gentlemen, you're just along for the ride.
02:14Do you feel ready, too?
02:15Doing it.
02:15Look out.
02:16Hold on.
02:16Yep.
02:17Here we go.
02:22Ocean eyes.
02:29Dude, tight.
02:34Oh, yeah.
02:37Done.
02:38We should do it in drop C.
02:40Give me a fuzz pedal.
02:42Queens of the Stone Age vibe or something, right?
02:44Right.
02:47Yeah, dude.
02:50Sick, dude.
02:51I was, you know what?
02:52I was hoping you would give me, like, some pop.
02:55Because I love pop.
02:57I was also hoping that.
03:02I just think there's so much you can do with something like this.
03:05Gaslight Anthem did a cover of this.
03:08And it's sick.
03:08Seriously?
03:09Yeah.
03:10I could do something harder.
03:13You're going to one-up them?
03:14I don't know if I could do that, but it's, Brian's going to freak out, though, because
03:19he's my best friend.
03:21And I'm going to be like, yo, but you know what I think I'll do?
03:25I think I'll go Queens of the Stone Age, you know, because they did it more like, it's
03:29like a little Tom Petty.
03:31They do the diamonds, and that's sick.
03:33But, like, I kind of want to go just, like, down-stroke-y.
03:37Cool.
03:37I'm in.
03:38It's going to be high energy for sure.
03:43There's, like, a lot of cool melodic hooks in here that could be guitar riffs.
03:52Sick.
03:52I need a fuzz.
03:54A big, fat fuzz.
03:56P-H-fat.
03:57Double time at the end.
04:03What a song.
04:04What are your first impressions?
04:06I love this song.
04:07It's so pretty.
04:08It's beautiful.
04:09The lyrics are just so, like, oh, my God, oceanized.
04:12Like, wow.
04:13But I want to make it mean, you know?
04:16Well, speaking of mean, I am going to mess with you a little bit.
04:20Okay.
04:21Those records on the wall behind you, you've said that those are fairly influential to your
04:28guitar playing as an artist, particularly the tone.
04:31Yes.
04:32So, we're going to mess with you a little today.
04:34Oh, my God.
04:35Am I the only one?
04:36Have you messed with anybody before?
04:38Not like this.
04:40But I'm only doing it because I think you can handle it.
04:42Okay.
04:42So, on the wall to your left, those are all records that you have stated have influenced
04:49your playing.
04:49Yeah.
04:50And we've made them anonymous.
04:53So, what I want you to do is take one of those records, put it on the record player,
04:58and I want you to try to incorporate that tone in what you do because I know this is
05:03like your thing.
05:03You're like an expert of tone.
05:05You foiled my plan.
05:07I was like, I'm going to kill this.
05:09And now I'm like, I don't know.
05:11Pick one off the wall.
05:13All right.
05:14Hang on.
05:17Oh, no.
05:18Okay.
05:19Let's do this.
05:20So, just throw it on.
05:21Throw it on.
05:22All right.
05:25Yes.
05:26Yes.
05:28Boom.
05:37How do you feel?
05:38Like, can you hear that combination in your head?
05:40Yeah.
05:41For sure.
05:42So, we're doing Billie Eilish in the style of Black Sabbath.
05:45Yeah.
05:46You got it.
05:47That's awesome.
05:49So, now we are going to do something we don't often do, and we're going to let you just go
05:53gear diving.
05:54We've got a bunch of pedals and all sorts of stuff to support you.
05:57So, you're going to head on over to the workshop, and then we'll follow you into the room and
06:01see what you pick.
06:02Okay.
06:03Cut.
06:06Gosh.
06:07Okay.
06:08I need this.
06:09I don't know if Tony Iommi used a compressor.
06:12He probably didn't.
06:13It's a feel thing.
06:14Like, it makes it feel like the guitar is playing itself.
06:18Big muff.
06:19Just really intense.
06:20It's like if somebody was yelling at you through a broken megaphone.
06:25It's just like, oh, I'm going to take this.
06:27Oh, I'm going to take this because it's super mid-rangey, and if I use an amp that has a
06:33lot of drive already, then this will just be way too much.
06:38Gosh.
06:39I think this is it.
06:40I think this is the rig.
06:41Now, we get some more fun.
06:43A box, super mid-rangey, which might be a good thing because he used P90s in his SG.
06:52Matchless, I think it sounds too good.
06:55You know?
06:56Mm-hmm.
06:57I feel like I have to use that Marshall.
06:59Okay.
07:01Okay.
07:03I've been watching you for some time.
07:08Can't stop staring at those ocean eyes.
07:15Cities and napalm skies.
07:21Fifteen blares inside of those ocean eyes.
07:28Sick.
07:29So we have the verse.
07:30Damn, dude.
07:32I feel like there should be a sick, kind of unexpected chord change for the chorus so it
07:37pops out.
07:38It's interesting to do this.
07:40I'm trying to combine like a pop.
07:43Wow.
07:44Chorus with like.
07:45Maybe we should just jam it.
07:47I think I might be thinking about it too much.
07:49Cool.
07:50Yeah.
07:50Yeah, I can do.
08:07I can't tell if the chorus sounds like straight up cock rock, which I don't want that.
08:12I don't want to be Nickelback.
08:14No disrespect.
08:15We're all in here like, yeah, this is sick, gross.
08:18Well then fuck it.
08:19Let's just do it.
08:19Who cares?
08:20No, no, no, no.
08:21You, I want it to be you.
08:23Yeah.
08:23Okay.
08:24It's so funny because like, okay, the challenge is like making sure the tone sounds vintage
08:29and not like 2001 Spider-Man soundtrack.
08:33You know what I'm saying?
08:34There's like such a difference, but the line is so thin.
08:37Can you just jam on like the, like, like, Tom?
08:41Yeah.
08:42Yeah.
09:03Um, so let me move on from the verse because the verse is like done, I think.
09:08We want to do verse and that uptempo.
09:11Oh, shit.
09:12But yeah, now that I'm thinking of like doing it as my own way, yes.
09:18Cool.
09:19Can I do something crazy?
09:20Can I sit behind there and play a little bit?
09:22Sure.
09:23As long as I don't have to play that.
09:25You do.
09:27Just kidding.
09:28The only thing is like when I'm doing ideas, I like have to play it on, I have to figure
09:33it
09:33out with rhythm.
09:34Sure.
09:45So let's do that.
09:46But then I also like really like those kind of like pushes.
09:49So it's like, you know, like.
09:51Yeah, build them in there.
09:59Tight.
09:59Great.
09:59Okay.
10:00Thank you so much.
10:00Cool.
10:16Okay.
10:17I think we got it.
10:18Great.
10:18Perfect.
10:18Then keep it full time in that or break to halftime or?
10:22Let's do it.
10:23Let's see what it sounds like when it's just all kind of, you know?
10:27Yeah.
10:27So when you're in the chorus, let's go.
10:30Just like fucking bash it, you know?
10:32Okay.
10:33Can we try the chorus really quick?
10:44Yeah, and then after the solo, let's do like a down little like break for people.
10:52So it'll be like, yeah, just give me like coordinate boom of the chorus progression.
10:56Oh, of course.
10:57Boom.
11:10I'm tight.
11:11Yeah.
11:12Tight.
11:12Cool.
11:13Tight.
11:13Cool.
11:14Do you feel like, is it feeling like you?
11:17Yeah, for sure.
11:19Cool.
11:19Good.
11:20Yeah.
11:20Yeah, no, I think so too.
11:21I just wanted to make sure because we were, you know, sort of hijacking you a little bit,
11:26throwing in that curve ball.
11:27So I just want to know, it still feels comfortable to you.
11:30It feels great.
11:31Awesome.
11:31It feels great.
11:33I feel like if I have to do Black Sabbath, it's, I need to put in more like.
11:53Does it still sound like Sabbath a little?
11:55Dude, the intro is like.
11:56Okay, tight.
11:57Okay, perfect.
11:58Great.
11:58It's like, is this a Sabbath song?
11:59Yeah, kind of.
12:01Yes.
12:10All right, you guys are sounding pretty good.
12:12You ready for a final take?
12:14Pretty good.
12:16You're sounding insane.
12:18Amazing.
12:19Incredible.
12:19Yes, we're ready.
12:21We're ready.
12:22Awesome.
12:23All righty.
12:26We're ready for a final take.
12:37We're ready for a final take.
12:40We're ready for a final take.
12:41We're ready for a final take.
12:41We're ready for a final take.
12:42We're ready for a final take.
12:42We're ready for a final take.
12:42We're ready for a final take.
12:43We're ready for a final take.
12:43We're ready for a final take.
12:43We're ready for a final take.
12:44We're ready for a final take.
12:46We're ready for a final take.
12:50We're ready for a final take.
12:54I've been watching you for some time
13:00Can't stop staring at those oceans
13:06Blue and Susan, maple skies
13:11Fifteen grand circles of shit
13:17Nothing
13:23You never know what makes you cry
13:26You give me love for the spirit of life
13:29I'm scared
13:35When I fall in places I'm
13:38You give me love for the spirit of life
13:53I've been walking through the world one day
13:59Can't stop thinking of your downing mind
14:04If you could just make friends with death
14:10Let alone you sit down in my life
14:17No man
14:22When I know I make you cry
14:25You give me love for the spirit of life
14:28I'm scared
14:34When I fall in places I fall in in the ocean
14:39This is a ride!
17:10As the kids say, we cooked.
17:13How was that experience for you?
17:14You know what?
17:15I was so afraid because I, because your musicianship is on display for millions of people on YouTube.
17:24And it's like, are you good?
17:27Yes or no?
17:28Can you do it?
17:28And I was like, I don't know.
17:31I hope so.
17:32There's a lot of self-doubt that comes in.
17:34Like last night, I kind of couldn't sleep.
17:36Because I was like, what if I go up there and I totally just bomb?
17:39You know, what if I'm just full of baloney?
17:42That was pretty sick.
17:44You know, not to toot my own horn, but these dudes, it's a great three-piece here.
17:49As a musician, do you feel like you grow from moments like that when you have that self-doubt?
17:52Yeah, because the growing moment comes from overcoming it.
17:56You know, like if you just go in and you're like, fuck it, whatever.
18:00It doesn't matter.
18:02Just no press, you know?
18:03It's just like if you go out and have fun, that's the main goal.
18:06And I had a blast.
18:08If there is anyone that you would recommend this challenge to, whether it's someone you
18:14respect or someone you're friends with or just someone you'd love to see on the show,
18:17who do you think it would be?
18:18If you got Tool to do like...
18:21Uh, yeah.
18:23I don't know.
18:23If you got Tool to do like Lauryn Hill or something.
18:26Wow.
18:26Like something nuts.
18:27Well, the Drumeo community has been wanting Danny for a while.
18:31Danny.
18:32Let's go.
18:32Come on, dog.
18:33Cool.
18:34Well, you guys rocked it.
18:35And thank you, gentlemen.
18:36It sounded awesome.
18:37Yeah, thanks, dudes.
18:38It's so great.
18:38It's so fun.
18:39Wow.
18:39Emily didn't make Ocean Eyes sound like Black Sabbath by buying a specific pedal.
18:44She did it by understanding how tone actually works.
18:47How your guitar, your amp, your EQ, and your effects all work together to create a sound.
18:53If you want to learn how to build your own guitar tone, Emily's course, Find Your Tone,
18:58breaks down that entire process from the ground up.
19:00Right now, when you start a free one-week trial, you'll get this course for life.
19:05Plus, you get seven days of access to every lesson, song, and practice tool in Musora.
19:10Come check it out by clicking that link below.
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