Video by American Musical Supply via YouTube
A huge thank you to Rabea Masaad for making it all the way to the AMS Tone Labs in Mahwah, NJ! We had a blast talking about how he got started in music, his YouTube popularity, and what keeps him going after all these years. And another huge thank you to Victory Amplifiers for sponsoring this video — and providing their amazing tones to gear nerds around the world!
You can get any of the gear that Rabea used in our studio Now at AMS!
Victory VX Kraken MKII 50-Watt Amp Head:
https://ter.li/AmericanMusical-Victory-VX-Kraken-MKII-50W-Amp-Head
Universal Audio Del-Verb Ambience Companion Pedal:
https://ter.li/AmericanMusical-GoT-Del-Verb-Ambience-Companion
To go even more in depth on our interview with Rabea go read our blog post here: https://ter.li/AmericanMusical-Interview-with-Rabea-Massaad-Blog
Make sure to check out Rabea’s YouTube channel here: https://youtube.com/@RabeaMassaad?si=aIdFfERryv9HSHC7
And go stream The Totemist here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2INbp3Y8uErXXkD2wlq7DA?si=ourO0qY5TLSfsHYiSFmvJw
For all your gear needs head on over to AmericanMusical.com
#AmericanMusicalSupply #interview #RabeaMassaad #VictoryAmps #Toska #TheTotemist #KrakenAmp #VictoryVXKrakenMKII
Chapter Markers:
00:00 – Intro
00:30 – Skateboarder to Guitarist
02:33 – Entry for Lead Guitar
04:15 – What made you want to play?
05:16 – Singing
06:25 – Self Taught
07:47 – First Band
09:28 – Influences
15:49 – Let good riffs have their moment
17:52 – Recording Inspiration
19:11 – Entry into the recording world
23:21 – Starting YouTube
24:52 – Studio vs Live Playing
25:55 – Being a fan of your own music
29:53 – Does it get overwhelming?
32:35 – How do you cleanse the palate?
37:19 – The Totemist
41:05 – Recording solo vs with someone else
48:06 – Secret sauce for recording
50:52 – When did you grow the fro?
51:48 – Outro