Simon McBride – Playing With Deep Purple, Awesome New Pedalboard, Engl Amp & More!
Simon drops in to collect his new pedalboard and treat us to some jaw-dropping playing
Welcome to the show! It’s a treat to welcome back an old mate, Simon McBride to the studio. He has (relatively) recently taken on one of the biggest gigs in rock as the guitar player in none other than Deep Purple!
In this show we talk through Simon’s Purple experience and take a walk through the pedalboard he’ll be using for the next big tour with the band. As ever, Simon’s incredibly melodic and mercurial playing is equal parts inspiring and astounding, so sit back and enjoy the stories and tones.
Pedals & stuff in this episode
• Shure GLXD6+
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/eKknPX
• Digitech Whammy Ricochet
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/3n4skpl
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/g1aRk2
• Boss SL-2 Slicer
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/3Xv5jcB
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/bajkeb
• Vahlbruch Octavia
https://www.vahlbruch-fx.com/en/
• Boss OC-5 Octave
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/3LmxeXM
USA: https://bit.ly/3Lhl3vq
• JAM Pedals Retrovibe
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/3IPmn5R
USA: https://bit.ly/321iBVY
• JAM Pedals Waterfall
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/3nb8JzN
USA: https://bit.ly/3pZNPFF
• JAM Pedals Boomster
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/3pd48lN
• Boss BF-3 Flanger
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
USA: https://bit.ly/3PgOWNt
• MXR ’74 Phase 90
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/3r4KqqE
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/bajkzb
• TC Electronics Plethora X3
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/3RiWQst
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/R520jR
• Boss SDE-3000D
UK & Europe: hhttps://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/751Xrd
• Boss RE-202
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/3OGUdgq
USA: https://bit.ly/3EUN2fU
Gigrig Humdinger
https://www.thegigrig.com/humdinger
• TheGigRig G3
https://www.thegigrig.com/g3
Interesting bits and go-to sections
0:00 Intro playing
1:45 Hello & welcome
2:40 Two rigs?!
4:00 How the Deep Purple gig happened
8:20 Following Blackmore, Morse et al
13:40 Standing next to Don Airey
15:10 Six 4×12 cabs?
17:00 Richie & Jon left & right?
22:30 Simon’s new board story
24:50 New Engl amp
28:05 No overdrive pedals – core tones
29:40 Today’s guitar?
33:25 Signal path explanation
35:50 Racks?
38:45 A quick listen to the main pedals
42:15 Phaser pre and post preamp
46:00 Richie didn’t use all those pedals…
47:15 Why the Boss Slicer?
51:20 The volume in huge venues?
55:45 Boss SDE-3000D Delay
58:40 Boss RE-202 Space Echo
1:02:57 How DO you play Smoke On The Water?
1:06:18 Why not a Strat?
1:07:50 Digitech Whammy Ricochet?
1:12:15 Try the new PRS NF53?
1:14:50 Try Dan’s Red Tele?
1:16:58 Some core tones from the rig
1:22:35 Simon plays us out
Guitars in this episode
• PRS 35th Anniversary Custom 24
• PRS NF53 White Doghair
• Fender Custom Shop ’63 Telecaster – Dan’s video here: https://youtu.be/qfLs2rAWYEU?si=OxzjNNi97HvaCPDN
Amps in this episode
• ENGL E651 Artist Edition 100
• Marshall 1960Ax 412 with Celestion G12M Greenback speakers
• Mesa Boogie 50/50 stereo power amp
No longer made
• Zilla Custom 412 with 2 x Jensen Raptor 100 and 2 x Celestion V30 speakers
https://www.zillacabs.com
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Originally posted by UCnUXq8mGmoHt0e6ItuTs10w at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMgYlmv6vuo
Guy on the left constantly looking at someone off camera from the start and keeps disappearing and back again VERY irritating and disrespectful to the guest.
Guys – please forgive here as I cannot contact Simon directly but – if you will allow me….
Simon. Deep Purple has been 'crying out' for you since Mr Blackmore left. Thank you for a) for your talent and b) agreeing to the gig!
This is one of my favoriter of 24. Been back many times to watch this. Lovely stuff indeed.
Simon's a cracking guitar player! Purple has always had great musicians, throughout their long history, some of the band's members no doubt were a better fit than others… Tommy Bolin for me, was an extremely low point… I have no idea how they ever thought it was going to work out with that guy! (although the album "Come Taste the Band"… did have its moments). But that said… Simon's a great fit! He has that particular "firebrand style" that the band needs! But the singer, "Ian Gillan"… the singer of their classic mark II lineup! What the hell is going on with him? He used to be great… now he's absolutely dreadful!
Great guitarist, but has no discernible style. For example, when you hear Blackmore playing, you know it's him without checking.
I loved the bit where Simon was showing how to play 'Smoke on the Water'. And he was emphasising playing it simply and straightforward. Then the other guy said, "You forgot the pinch harmonic". And Simon said, "I'll leave that to Zak".
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Zak really loves his pinch harmonics.
Montreal , august 27 ; Simon had so many georgous PRS gtrs , it was like a NAMM-show PRS booth !!! Woahh , so inticing !!!
HI, amazing stuff ! ( maybe its my ears that are wrong , but all the way , the B string is slighly off, maybe its an intentionnal like J,Lennons B string , but all the way it buggs me a bit . LOL ( but i was at the MONTREAL show ( august 27 ) and Simon was just Brilliant ! and the band was Amazing = INCREADIBLE !!!
Saw him in montreal. Amazing fit. Band sounds so good with him.
Just saw this guy at a Deep Purple concert last night. Amazing guitar player.
I saw and heard Simon last July with Deep Purple for the first time, live here in Italy. I was soooo happy to hear him: he has an enormous sound on stage, he plays flawless both slow and fast runs, he has a great vibrato and dynamic too. It reminds me some Lukather on steroids and a sort of Satriani but with his own personal taste.
Really enjoyable on the new record too, he's amazing. I am so happy that I have discovered him!
If I could ever make more than one person shake their heads in amazement, a la 1:13:41, then I've done alright!!! Simon is such a great player. Been lucky enough to have seen his solo band live…even had my shred-buddy in awe!
Simon is an absolute 1st class guitar player,uber flexible and 100% focused on his craft. He knows what to play and when but is just so good at adding those little amazing nuances that seperate him from anyone else. He is an awesome guitarist and looks like a thoroughly nice approachable chap. This was a great session and interview and I am very jealous for his pedal board … and guitar mastery… sound … well all of it actually! Well done Dan and Mick for another great output!
I'm just waiting for more deep purple album ,heavier like In Rock ????
Oh my lord what a player ????????????
Elp song, oh, what a lucky man he was. Simon, good luck, you'll be fine.
Wow what a great show with Simon just loving the new Purple album =1 loving the guitar playing playing and sounds
To me, Steve Lukather was the best, but Simon now shares the top seat with him
My ears tell me greatness, period.
Simon completely nailed on the intro guitar playing. He's really accurate and soulful.
Velik kitarist ,,,,,,umen
Simon has that hard edge and grit on his tone and playing and I think that makes him the best fit guitar player for Deep Purple.
Great guy!
Ritchie Blackmore
John Lord
Ian Gillan
Ian Paice
Roger Glover
David Coverdale
Glenn Hughes
Tommy Bolin
Don Airey
Steve Morse
Simon McBride
and via R. B. Rainbow
Ronnie James Dio
Cozy Powel
Jimmy Bain
Tony Carey
David Stone
Bob Daisley
Graham Bonnet
Joe Lynn Turner
Bobby Randinelli
Doogie White
David Rosenthal
etc…
They've found the right guy eventually to REALLY complement the DP sound since Richie
8:20 You're fuсkin missed Tommy Bolin!
I am the last to say something, listen to them from the very beginning, from Hush!
With Simon, DP is in safe hands!
It's like Gary Moore joined Deep Purple!
Interesting that Tommy Bolin is not being mentioned. Sure, Tommy had his drug problems, but he was still a creative genius!!! Ode to G!!!