Wheel's Jyri Helko - GEAR MASTERS Ep. 513 - video Dailymotion

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Subscribe to DTB at http://digtb.us/subscribe 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”, Jyri Helko, bassist of the prog-metal band, Wheel, shows off the gear that he uses onstage, while on the "Charismatic Leaders Tour" with Aviations. Wheel is currently supporting their newest album, Charismatic Leaders.  PLAY THE SAME GEAR: Warwick Masterbuilt Streamer Stage II 5-string Electric Bass Guitar - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Jz9vOa Warwick RockBass Streamer LX 5 String Electric Bass - https://tidd.ly/3XrVTiX Dunlop DBMMS45125 Marcus Miller Super Bright Bass Guitar Strings (.045-.125) - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/OrkvON Schaller Guitar Strap Locks - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/da2P5K Couch Guitar Straps - https://www.couchguitarstraps.com/ JH Audio Roxanne - https://jhaudio.com/iem/JHA-CIEM-ROX1 Neural DSP Quad Cortex Quad-Core Digital Effects Modeler/Profiling Floorboard - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Qyav2A Peterson StroboStomp LE Pedal Tuner - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/PyevmY Audio-Technica ATW-1501 System 10 Digital Wireless Guitar Stompbox - https://tidd.ly/3ZJtwQj  VIDEO INFO: Film Date - May 12, 2024 Location - Beat Kitchen in Chicago, IL  KEEP UP WITH WHEEL: Facebook - https://facebook.com/wheelband Instagram - https://instagram.com/resident.wheel Twitter - https://twitter.com/Wheel_band  WATCH MORE GEAR MASTERS EPISODES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU1k_TJRZ6U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKLSY8Walzo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSRt4jubpjE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFmpByRkZuk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH7fshlGZRU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHtWddN9YqI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYuqASDgSGc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNd5bcdl_CI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsvELmoQlpo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIo-5Htb9zA  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  WATCH OUR DIFFERENT VIDEO SERIES: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPSOX00TLs7_ByKsuzBlHLw8Z9vlvMHpo https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPSOX00TLs7-qmqFF3X8-CewdMmig-D2a https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPSOX00TLs78kkdygO4-67vxS4u5P6Qh7 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPSOX00TLs7_eKAu5-RHLaIhZD07cL_iy https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPSOX00TLs7-w9-ii7pFxKrqa3Fd6zEh3 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPSOX00TLs7_mIDoSuZmgzJTkhh522ZIE https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPSOX00TLs78fQYYOLfFfCOFJOxTRfg-e https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB710EB72989541BB https://www.yout

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00:00Hi, I'm Jyri Helko, and I'm here with Wheel on their very first Headline Tour in the US.

00:18Welcome on board.

00:19Let's start with the bass guitars.

00:20I got two Warwick Streamer models here.

00:23This is the main bass I'm using on this tour.

00:28It's a Streamer Stage 2 model, made in Germany.

00:34I guess it's from 2009.

00:39It's a neck-through model with active neck pickups, Warwick's very own design.

00:47And then the active EQ thing, which I'm not actually using.

00:51I'm only using it on full volume, basically, for the whole set, and everything centered

00:57here.

00:59For the strings, I'm proud to endorse Dunlop strings.

01:03I really love these low-tension ones.

01:06They give so much control of the instrument compared to any strings I've ever used before.

01:12And for the backup, I got this other Warwick Streamer model here.

01:18This is an LX5 model, also made in Germany.

01:24This is a bit older, so this is from 2001, and that means the neck profile is a bit different,

01:31but not that much it makes a difference on playability.

01:36The pickups are the exact same model, and all the adjustments are also exactly the same

01:43as on the main one.

01:45And this also has the active EQ, but with one less knob here.

01:51And also Dunlop strings, and all the usual stuff, Scalar strap locks.

01:59That seems to be the industry standard.

02:02And also, one thing I find really handy is these straps right here.

02:09This is a US-made strap.

02:11The company's called Couch Guitar Straps.

02:14These are 100% vegan, and these are from used car parts, basically.

02:19So it's made of vinyl instead of leather, and that's the perfect combination for me.

02:26And for the in-ears, I'm using Jerry Harvey Audio.

02:29The model I'm using is called Roxanne, and it's really good.

02:34It's really good.

02:36I can hear all the bass notes I'm playing.

02:39I can hear both guitars, although they're in drop C, and all the cymbal hits, all the

02:44drum hits, all the toms are super clear and punchy all the time.

02:50So I wouldn't change these to anything else, now that I've got my first pair like a year ago.

02:56And on this tour, I'm using only the quad quarters, so I'm the only one in the band who hasn't

03:01had a loud amp on stage and a tube head to accompany with.

03:06And that seems to be the winning combo here, because it's super important for us to have

03:12the amps on stage and organic feedback, but for the bass stuff, this is a really handy unit to use.

03:19I basically pre-programmed every single tone I'm using on it, and then made a set list.

03:26So basically every song is programmed here, and all the effects are on the same order.

03:33So in that sense, I'm using this more like a traditional pedal board, rather than a complex unit.

03:40I'm gonna go through the main tones I'm using.

03:43So on the first line, you can see my clean channel here.

03:48And first of all, I'm always using a gate.

03:52And then there's a compressor, which seems to be based on the 1176, but it's named differently.

04:03And then this amp over here is actually my real amp I got back home.

04:09And this is a factory preset, because we're from Finland, in Helsinki, and the company

04:16is based also in Helsinki, run by Douglas Castro and Pancho Cresp.

04:22I was a lucky one to hand my regular amps for them to make the models based on these exactly.

04:30So if somebody's asking if I'm using the preset tones, yes I am, but they are my presets.

04:37This is like a clean-ish amp, so I'd rather use an amp and a cab for the clean tone, rather

04:45than a straight DI sound.

04:48I guess I'm a bit old school on that one.

04:51And then I split the signal here, as you can see, and this row here is the distorted one.

04:59So basically, all of these tones are made that way, that this is my main distorted signal.

05:08And this is also a mess amp, or actually a combination of two different mess amps.

05:13And then, if there's a clean part of the song, I'm gonna press here, and then it changes

05:19this one.

05:22And this is also a mess amp, the very same one, but a little bit less distorted one.

05:28So therefore, I can switch in between the song sections, like how much distortion I

05:33want to use.

05:35And then, on the less distorted one, I also added just a bit of compressor to make it

05:42sound more even.

05:44And then a unity-level gain thing, just to adjust the volume according to the section.

05:55So these two are my main tones.

05:57This one I'm using like 80% of the time, and this is the clean one.

06:02And then there is the Joker.

06:05That's in Finnish, but it means the Joker.

06:06So every time there's a special part in the song, I program this button to be the special

06:13effect sound.

06:14And for the first songs of the set, it's gonna be a super distorted one.

06:18So I added a guitar distortion in front of the amp, to make it extra crunchy and cutting.

06:29And here's the delay section.

06:31So every once in a while, when there's a clean part going on, I'm gonna turn on the delay.

06:38And as you can see, there's not much of it, but it just gives it some space to it, to

06:46make it feel a bit more organic.

06:49And the same logic applies to different songs.

06:52So every time there is gonna be a change, this control here adjusts the gain level of

07:00the amp.

07:01This one is the special thing, and this is the modulation or the delay part of the song.

07:08And this other unit I got here is just a backup, where it has all the exact same patches.

07:14I know that you can basically sync these up, but I'm doing it manually.

07:18There's not that many changes, to be honest.

07:21We got like 13 songs on the set, and as you can see, the three first ones have the exact

07:26same tones on them.

07:28So that leaves me like 10 buttons that I need to press during the whole set.

07:35And on the main pedalboard, I got also a Peterson tuner.

07:40I prefer this, because it's a strobe tuner, compared to this one that's already inside

07:45the unit.

07:46This is a really quick one, and you cannot go wrong with it, so to say.

07:54Peterson seems to be the modern industry standard when it comes to tuning.

07:59And then I'm using this wireless unit.

08:02It's an Audio Technica model, which is already discontinued, but I find it to be the perfect

08:09one for the bass.

08:10All right, thanks for watching.

08:13Come to see we live when we hit your town next time.

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