Sascha Gerstner from Helloween – Fractal Talk with Paul Bradshaw
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Fractal Talk with @paulbradshawguitar – I was lucky enough to be able to sit down at the Rockhal, Luxembourg, with Sascha Gerstner (Helloween + Palast) for an in depth talk on all things Fractal and guitar, he’s currently on tour with Helloween for their 40th anniversary through Europe following the release of their latest album ‘Giants & Monsters’ . It was really interesting to hear how he crafted his tones not only for the last album but also live, stereo tricks, studio magic and also how he setup the Fractal preset for fellow guitarist in the band Michael Weikath. Helloween live are quite literally a wall of sound, with 3 guitars, a massive discography behind them, incredible vocalists and a show that’s really worth seeing if you’re into all things power metal / speed metal.
Thanks for watching!
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Helloween
https://www.palastband.com/
Sascha Gerstner
https://www.instagram.com/therealsaschagerstner/
Rockhal
Paul Bradshaw:
youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulbradshawguitar
instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulbradshawguitar
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00:13 Studio vs Live Tone
02:56 How Sascha uses the Fractal live
05:02 Difference between Sascha’s & Michael’s Preset
06:19 One Main Preset?
07:06 Amps
08:12 Compression
08:57 Setting up the Amp & Cab
10:58 IR + Dynacab
12:28 Low- & Highcut
13:15 The Honk
15:10 Stereo
15:50 Delay
17:43 Drone Sounds
18:50 Automated Scene-Changes
19:53 In-Ears
21:47 Three Stages of Guitar Tones
23:32 Cut through the Mix
26:34 Do you still play Tubes?
29:30 Guitars
32:16 Chorus
33:21 Micro-Pitch & Parallel Routing
35:05 Acoustic IR
36:40 Last Tour vs 2025
37:50 Mics in the Dyna-Cabs
38:28 Fizziness on modern PA Systems
39:30 High-Cut Live vs Studio
40:50 Amp in the Room vs Produced Sound
42:55 Stage Sound
44:45 My Gear Journey to Fractal
46:30 Fractal Updates
47:25 Outro
#Sascha #Gerstner #Helloween #Fractal #Talk #Paul #Bradshaw
Originally posted by UCY1w75Pa3ca99tF0D293vVg at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA0AceqrH-s
Huge thanks to Sascha for taking the time to do this, it was quite a busy day for the first show of the tour, so this was very much appreciated
And thanks also to G66 for all the support and sharing this, there's more underway in this series ???? keep your eyes peeled
In the meantime, happy Halloween ???? see you soon
What a great interview, when you have someone with this much knowledge and uses the fractal units, you hear a passion in creating a new experience in modeling and not frightened to move forward.
Cool hearing about the Axe Fx being used for Vocals.
What a great interview. The tech is so advanced yet so easy to control, Fractal really has it down.
When can fracpad iii support the 11.0 system?
This interview is like a breath of fresh air. 2 guys who GET IT. Fantastic questions with great detailed answers! Really enjoyed that thank you!
Finally!!