Rig Rundown: Code Orange’s Reba Meyers
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What would you get if you put the heaviness of Converge, the industrial sounds of Nine Inch Nails and Type O Negative, the catchiness of ’90s metalcore, the frantic delivery of Black Flag, and the sampled-chopped-and-glitched production of hip-hop into a blender and hit liquefy? You’d get 100 percent of your daily intake of Code Orange.
The band was formed—as the Code Orange Kids—in 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by Eric “Shade” Balderose (vocals, keys, programming, and guitars), Reba Meyers (guitars and bass), Jami Morgan (drums and vocals), and guitarist Greg Kern (who left in 2010). The current lineup also includes bassist Joe Goldman and guitarist Dominic Landolina.
They’ve always played heavy and fast, rising quickly in the hardcore ranks with 2012’s Love Is Love/Return to Dust and 2014’s I Am King, but things took a dramatic, dense turn in 2017. (The band shortened their name ahead of the 2014 release.) Their Grammy-nominated, critically-acclaimed third and fourth albums, 2017’s Forever and 2020’s Underneath, incorporated all hues of heavy—drawn from all corners of crunch. In a 2020 interview with PG, Meyers explained the progression:
“We took as much of it into our own hands that we could—writing, recording, mixing, mastering—and it drove us crazy, but we knew if we really did this record how we imagined it, it could become something that we’re extremely proud of and is recognized by people beyond the niche world of hardcore that we come from. That was proven to us a little bit on Forever, because of the Grammy nod. We realized that if we really took what we do to the absolute fucking edge, we could make something important and bigger than ourselves. Especially bigger than our individual selves, because it’s a full-band effort.”
Creativity and performance are one thing, but how does a guitarist convey all the ideas in his or her head into a specific sound and where does that explorer mentality arise?
“We didn’t have shit growing up. I would borrow people’s old Carvin amps that barely worked, and through that you’d learn what really mattered. The crap gear sometimes would produce cool sounds that you wouldn’t expect, and your ears grow and evolve,” recalls Meyers. “Bottom line, what matters most is your hands, your creativity, and your performance. For that reason, I pick pedals that are loud and proud to speak in my language and Code Orange’s language.”
The afternoon before Code Orange’s middle slot for hip-hop duo $uicideboy$’s arena tour stop at Nashville’s Municipal Auditorium, Meyers pulled her gear aside and invited PG’s Chris Kies backstage to catalog her eviscerating setup. In this RR, she details her signature ESPs (and why they no longer have EMGs), shows how she breaks down the digital-versus-analog wall by pairing an Axe-Fx III with a 100W 5150, and chronicles the “toys” she enlists to converse in the band’s dialect.
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00:00 – D’Addario XPND Pedalboard
00:15 – Reba Meyers Intro
01:46 – ESP Reba Meyers RM-600
05:28 – Railhammer Pickups
09:21 – ESP LTD Reba Meyers RM-600
12:00 – Reverend Charger 290
13:37 – EVH 5150IIIS EL34
16:20 – Fractal Audio Axe-Fx III & Thoughts on Digital Modelers
22:57 – Reba Meyers’ Pedalboard
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Railhammer supported me as a broke musician in a unkown band. When they came out, friend of mine in a touring band got endorsed. I emailed them. They endorsed me as a NOBODY because I reached out and they liked what I said. I may not play a Railhammer right now but I will never forget that and will always love them for that
Why didn't Reba tell Esp that he needed Floydrose?
She talks like kermit
God bless the stoners that can play.
Looks like they switched clothes
Tarantino movies have less "fucks". But, hey, Reba, you are awesome! I'm just busting your balls here. You do you cause what you do is great
Goddamn, I was swearing around house, closing up all the windows asking myself where that beeping sound was coming from… Then I've putted the video on pause
es la nueva integrante de marilin manson
The wave of 'brief' relief when the guy finally figures out how to back up his truck , then the cruel wave of disappointment and disdain when they say 'um, yeah…I'm not done'.
NOT A MAN
FUCK AND SHIT AND SHIT AND FUCK AND FUCK AND FUCKIN… Can she have a conversation with more then 2 words?
The Delco is strong. She rips.
She's bad ass
That rythem tone is fucking narsty
SG's aren't symmetrical
What's a B minor tuning?
Reba is awesome, Master of riff guitar, I am your admirer from Chile
Menina descida " se está bom pra ela foda-se o resto " gostei dela ❤
Bro Reba is so fucking cool
she's a real one. great philosophy. I always tried to mess with tunings and stuff to mix things up. It does help sometimes with writing!
Love her playing style and attitude
17:25 wow that’s kinda ignorant. I’m all about tube amps, id never use digital myself But 2 big reasons that I can see anyone using digital is one.. maintenance re tubing a head is expensive af..
Two.. carry on/ weight..
my rockerverb head alone is 50 pounds, a lot of people especially touring musicians don’t wanna lug all that weight so ya I I can totally see why anyone would want to try to dial in a tube sound.. makes sense..
Cave In uses the PS-3, not the harmonist
We're a thrash metal band, but Reba and Code Orange influence me (lead guitar and vocals) to just do what sounds right and be EXPRESSIVE. Glad I found this video.
Reba is the shit.
"Angus young plays an sg. Thomas erak playes a viper" is how you answer that wuestion haha
H.E.R. shirt on point
I bought her signature guitar recently with the EMG pickups. Very smooth and comfortable for an LTD.
I bet she is a real beast in the bedroom!
RIFF LORD
10:19 – 10:25 + 11:00 – 11:06 Obviously it's a matter of taste and I may have misunderstood something but on a 24.75" scale guitar for drop B (and drop Bb) the .54 low E string is not very stable from intonation point of view.
if she use a radiojack, what is connected to the input of the looper??
IMO they messed up with this “E-II” shit.
Woah completely ripped off type o negatives sound here