YOUTUBER: Sweetwater

23. August 2026

Sweetwater’s PA Setup Guide: From Rave Bunker Prep to Tear-down – No Nonsense, All Noise

Sweetwater roll in with a pro-level, full-fat walkthrough of setting up a band PA. No fluff, just real-world steps from gear pick to load-out, with enough detail to make even a grizzled roadie nod. If you think setting up a live rig is just ‘plug and play’, this one will slap you straight. Expect solid tips, a few sharp warnings, and a look at the gear choices behind a proper modern show.

Allen & Heath SQ5 mixer, Electro Voice PXM12MP monitor wedges, QSC K12.2 speakers, QSC KS118 subwoofers, Radial J48 active direct box, Radial JDI passive direct box, SAElectronic V7 microphone, Sennheiser E604, Sennheiser MD421II, Shure Beta 181C, Shure Beta 52A microphone, Shure KSM141, Shure SM57

2. August 2026

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Sweetwater’s Pedalboard Gauntlet: Mitch Gallagher’s 23-Pedal Rave Bunker

Mitch Gallagher from Sweetwater throws subtlety out the window and slams 23 pedals onto a single Gator Vertex Tour Elite board. This video is a pedalboard arms race with no budget cap and no genre boundaries—just pure tone territory. We get cable chaos, tight fits, and enough stompboxes to make your amp weep. Sweetwater’s signature helpfulness meets a gearhead fever dream. Guest players add fuel to the fire, and the whole thing is a love letter to everyone who’s ever said, “just one more pedal.”

BOSS GE-7 EQ, Catalinbread Many Worlds, Dunlop DVP5 Volume (X) 8, EarthQuaker Devices ZEQD-Pre, EBS Flat Cables, Electro-Harmonix Nano Pog, Empress Effects Compressor MKII, EVH 5150 Overdrive, Gator Vertex Tour Elite, Ibanez TS808HW v2 Tube Screamer Overdrive Pro, IK Multimedia TONEX ONE, J. Rockett Audio Designs The Jeff Archer, JHS Unicorn V2, Keeley Fuzz Bender 3, Origin Effects Halcyon Blue, Peterson StroboStomp Mini, ProCo FAT RAT, Red Witch Plurious, Revv G3 V2, Source Audio Ventris, Strymon Lex, Universal Audio UAFX Flow, Walrus Audio Canvas Power 15, Walrus Audio Polychrome, Wampler Metaverse, Xotic XW-1 Wah Pedal

19. July 2026

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Sweetwater’s Mic Locker: Colt Capperrune’s Tour of Sonic Legends

Ever dreamt of diving headfirst into a million-dollar mic stash? Sweetwater, the gear juggernaut, throws open the doors to their legendary mic locker—no velvet ropes, just drawer after drawer of studio gold. Host Colt Capperrune is the perfect candy-store kid, with pro engineer Jason as his tour guide. From chunky vintage classics to modern workhorses, it’s a parade of mics that would tempt even the most jaded gear head. Expect playful banter, sharp opinions, and enough audio nerdery to make your DAW blush.

AEA R44, AEA R88A, Audio-Technica 4050, Audio-Technica 414 ULS, Beyerdynamic M201, Blue Bottle, ElectroVoice RE20, Mojave MAD, Neumann M49, Neumann U47, Neumann U67, RCA 77, Royer 121, Scope Labs Periscope, Shure Beta 52A, Shure SM57, Soyuz V-1, Telefunken Diamond Series

14. June 2026

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Sweetwater’s EFNOTE E-Kit Showdown: From Mini Apartment Brawlers to Pro Stage Beasts

Sweetwater’s latest video puts EFNOTE’s full electronic drum arsenal in the firing line, from the pint-sized Mini to the hulking Pro 703X. No sales fluff – just a straight-up, side-by-side breakdown of what you get, where you get it, and who should even bother. If you’re hunting for a kit that fits your shoebox flat or a monster rig for the main stage, this is a synth mag fever dream in drum form. Sweetwater’s methodical, almost obsessive approach means you’ll get the facts, but the real magic? That’s in the hands-on action you’ll need to watch for yourself.

EFNOTE 3 Series, EFNOTE 5 Series, EFNOTE 7 Series, EFNOTE Mini, EFNOTE Pro 500 Series, EFNOTE Pro 700 Series, EFNOTE Pro 703X

29. March 2026

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Sweetwater & Denis Kosiak: Sculpting Vocal Stories with the OptoFET

Step into the vocal nebula with Sweetwater and Denis Kosiak, where compression isn’t just a technical tool—it’s the brush that paints emotion into every phrase. In this immersive session, Kosiak, the sonic architect behind artists like Khalid and Tate McRae, reveals how nuanced compression can transform a vocal from mere signal to living narrative. With the Rupert Neve Designs OptoFET at the heart of the process, we witness how saturation, layering, and creative risk-taking breathe depth and character into every word. This isn’t just about making vocals louder—it’s about letting them bloom, shimmer, and haunt the mix with their own

Rupert Neve Designs OptoFET

18. February 2026

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Sweetwater’s Quad Cortex Mini: Amp Captures vs Models – Who Wins the Tone War?

Sweetwater’s at it again, this time putting the Neural DSP Quad Cortex Mini through its paces in a no-nonsense shootout between amp capturing and amp modeling. If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re hearing a digital snapshot or a full-blown algorithmic Frankenstein, this video’s got your answer. Expect a deep dive into the tech, plenty of hands-on tone flipping, and a few surprises that’ll make you question your own ears. Sweetwater’s trademark straight-talking style keeps it all tight and practical – no fluff, just the facts and plenty of sound.

Neural DSP Quad Cortex Mini

15. January 2026

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Shinedown’s Sonic Arsenal: Sweetwater Goes Full Rave Bunker

Sweetwater’s latest rig tour is a backstage pass to Shinedown’s relentless evolution, where genre boundaries get stomped and gear gets the royal treatment. Forget the usual polite pedalboard walk-throughs—this is a full-on deep dive into the band’s influences, songwriting chaos, and the kind of tech setups that would make a NASA engineer sweat. Zach Myers’s guitar collection is a wild ride, Barry Kerch’s drum rig is a fortress, and the band’s honesty about their legacy is as raw as it gets. If you think you’ve seen a rig rundown, think again—this one’s got attitude, banter, and enough gear to start

Ampeg SVT-7 Pro, Dunlop Wah, Ernie Ball Music Man Stingray Bass, Evans Drumheads, Fender Stratocaster '59 Hardtail, Fractal Audio Axe FX 3, Kenton MIDI Line Driver, Korg DTR-1 Tuner, Moog Minitaur, MXR Carbon Copy Mini, Pearl Music City Custom Drum Kit, Pro Mark Sticks, PRS NF-53 Custom, PRS Silver Sky, Radial JX-44 Version 2, Rivera Silent Sister ISO Cabinet, RJM GT10 Mastermind, Roland Drum Triggers, Roland SPD-SX, Rupert Neve RNDI, Sabian Stratus Cymbals, Shure Axient Wireless, Soldano X-88R, Studio Logic MP-113 Pedals, Synergy Stereo 50-watt Power Amp, Yamaha Motif Rack

4. January 2026

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Sweetwater & Josh Scott: Fuzz, Accidents, and the Sonic Uprising

Sweetwater brings in JHS’s Josh Scott for a wild ride through the twisted, fuzz-soaked history of guitar effects. If you think distortion was always cool, think again—Scott digs up the moments when fuzz was an accident, a scandal, and finally, a revolution. Expect tales of blown transformers, failed pedals, and the kind of sonic chaos that turned polite pop into a street fight. Sweetwater’s polished style meets Scott’s pedal-geek enthusiasm, and the result is a history lesson that kicks like a drunken horse. If you want every detail, you’ll need to watch the video—some sounds just can’t be described in

Big Muff, Fuzz Face, Gibson Maestro FZ-1 Fuzz-Tone, Octavia, Tonebender Mark I, Univox Super-Fuzz

28. December 2025

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Sweetwater’s Studio Survival Guide: Colt Capperrune’s No-Nonsense Home Recording Wisdom

If you think a killer studio career starts with racks of shiny gear, think again. Sweetwater brings in Colt Capperrune, a Nashville mix wizard with Billboard Top 40 creds, to drop some hard truths and a few gear bombs. Forget the myth of magic plugins—this is about relationships, room treatment, and a handful of street-tough tools that actually make a difference. Colt’s advice cuts through the fluff, and if you want to know what really matters before you blow your next paycheque, this is the video (and article) for you. Grab a brew, skip the sales pitch, and get ready

Focal Solo 6, Focal Trio 11BE, Lauten Audio Atlantis, Manley Reference Cardioid, Neumann KH120, Oratone 5C, Presonus Eris Pro, Serpent SB4001, SPL PQ, SSL Bus+ (SSL Bus Plus), Tube-Tech LCA-2B, Vintech 273

7. December 2025

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Sweetwater’s eKit Showdown: From Bedroom Bashers to Stage Beasts

Sweetwater rolls out the red carpet for electronic drum kits, pitting budget bruisers against pro-level monsters in a no-nonsense, hands-on comparison. If you’re hunting for your first kit or plotting an upgrade, this video slices through the marketing fluff and gets straight to the features that matter—playability, sound, and bang-for-buck. Sweetwater’s demo style is as polished as ever, but don’t let the showroom lighting fool you: there’s plenty of real talk about what each kit can (and can’t) do. Whether you’re a bedroom jammer or a stage regular, this is the eKit cage match you didn’t know you needed.

Alesis Nitro Max, Alesis Nitro Pro, Alesis Strata Core, Alesis Strata Prime, DWE DW, Roland TD-02K, Roland TD316, Roland TD516, Roland VAD316, Roland VAD516, Roland VAD716, Roland VQD106, Zildjian ALCHEM-E

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