Rob Scallon, a talented musician who is always looking for new ways to do things, attempted to recreate ten different sound effects without the use of modern technology. Instead, he created effects using reel-to-reel tape, with the help of Rob Ruccia at Uptown Recording. While some of the effects were a little more challenging than…
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Rob Scallon Rocks Out an Original Heavy Metal Song on a Traditional Russian Balalaika
The very adventurous musician Rob Scallon got his hands on a Russian balalaika, added a bit of electricity to the traditional instrument and proceeded to do what he does best, shredding some licks on an original heavy metal song. On Scallon’s other YouTube channel, the musician shared how he wrote the song that he played…
A Competitive Rob Scallon and a Silent Davie504 Face Off in Separate Battles of Bass and Guitar
The very creative (and competitive) Rob Scallon and a silent, laid back Davie504 took turns on both the bass and the guitar while facing off against each other. At first Scallon played Davie’s signature bass and Davie played Scallon’s signature guitar. Then they reversed, each playing his own signature instrument. The combined efforts of these…
The Oddly Soothing Sound of an Electric Guitar Being Played Through a Telegraph Machine
The very creative musician Rob Scallon, clad in full fatigues and stationed in what appeared to be an underground WWII bunker of sorts, pulled out his signature guitar and began playing it one-handed through a pedal that mimicked the tremolo pattern of a telegraph machine. This really cool pedal by Coppersound is aptly called the…
A Trio of Musicians Brilliantly Recreate the Function of a Electronic Delay Pedal Using Acoustic Guitars
The incredibly talented and very creative musician Rob Scallon and fellow guitarists Jeff Linville and Dave Dunsire brilliantly performed an acoustic recreation of Scallon’s song “Rain“, which is normally performed solo using a delay pedal. The trio struggled a bit at first, but after 59 takes, they hit it perfectly. The session was recorded by…
Rob Scallon Records Acoustic and Metal Songs on 100 Year Old Wax Cylinder Recording Equipment
The very talented Rob Scallon who is know for being rather adventurous with his music, had the phenomenal opportunity to record in a studio using 100 year old Edison Cylinder Phonograph. He and friend Jeff Linville started off the session with the beautiful acoustic fingerstyle “Short Song” that Scallon wrote awhile ago. Then an oddly…
Rob Scallon Plays a Brilliantly Dissonant Guitar Solo Using Only Tritone Chords aka the Devil’s Interval
In answer to a listener request, the very talented multi-instrumentalist Rob Scallon composed a brilliantly dissonant guitar solo employing only tritone chords. These chords, known as the “Devil’s Interval“, were rumoured to be banned from churches for fear that the inharmonious sinister sound produced by a diminished fifth (with a flat) or the augmented an…
Rob Scallon Rocks Out Respectably on a Tiny Toy Guitar That He Purchased for a Dollar
The very talented and adventurous musician Rob Scallon went to his local Dollar Tree, purchased a tiny, toy guitar for a dollar, hooked it up to some electronics and rocked out rather respectably on an original heavy metal song that featured the distinctly tinkly sounds of the tiny toy axe. Rocking out on a budget….
