Rabea Massaad (Guirtarist)

[wizzard67]

Hi All,

Just wondering what everyone thinks about Rabea?

I find him to be very enlightening and educational, despite him not being "classically trained"

See here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRiYGqyCOok

Bloomin' handy on the old axe too.

Cheers

[oddball1313]

i think he’s a really good player, definitely has his own style and sound which is not easy, saved this demo he did a couple of years back as just some fantastic playing and textures

https://youtu.be/76pQcwHgsOc?si=u_2PJPmrR7YUH7hX

[oddball1313]

i think he’s a really good player, definitely has his own style and sound which is not easy, saved this demo he did a couple of years back as just some fantastic playing and textures

https://youtu.be/76pQcwHgsOc?si=u_2PJPmrR7YUH7hX

[cherryowen]

oddball1313 said:

i think he’s a really good player, definitely has his own style and sound which is not easy, saved this demo he did a couple of years back as just some fantastic playing and textures

https://youtu.be/76pQcwHgsOc?si=u_2PJPmrR7YUH7hX

When I used to watch Anderton's YT vids back in the day, I always thought Rabea was a more "complete" player compared to Chapman.

O/T watching ^ that vid reminds me I need a Neunaber Seraphim pedal

[Rod200SX]

I'm a big fan. He seems like a top notch guy and he has a fantastic attitude towards music, none of the pompousness that a lot of online personalities have fallen in to.

I've been enjoying his Neural DSP plug in, and with that, he's been the most consistent with uploading different presets/updates/videos demoing it. Not just releasing the product and forgetting about it whilst raking in the cash.

[slopes]

Some of his stuff is very interesting, some of it is a bit formulaic but that can be true of most guitarists i guess. I particularly like his work with Frog Leap on tour, some of the songs they cover are hilarious but he is definitely a talented musician, very good drummer too by all accounts.

[franki68]

He’s great but pretty much everything he demos or reviews he is paid for so I wouldn’t have much faith in those sorts of things but he’s very likeable and can really play .

[Yahonza]

wizzard67 said:

Hi All,

Just wondering what everyone thinks about Rabea?

I find him to be very enlightening and educational, despite him not being "classically trained"

See here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRiYGqyCOok

Bloomin' handy on the old axe too.

Cheers

Nice tones and style - sponsored by Strymon?

[wombleh]

I purchased one of the pedals he demoed and sound nothing like him !

[TonyRPH]

My eldest was at school with Rabea.

In their final year at school, I attended an end of year performance where my son (plus other pupils) and Rabea performed in their individual capacity.

Rabea was an exceptional guitarist even then! (I think he must have been 16 at the time).

He blew our socks off!

[OldSkoolRS]

I think he's an excellent guitarist, comes across as a decent guy too in the videos I've watched (mostly Andertons ones; the 'sounds like' ones in particular). Saw him in the shop one time too, but didn't get to speak to him as he was obviously busy filming a video.

[fizmo100]

There's a cover he did of Wicked Game with Hannah Boulton on vocals which is a firm re-watch favourite. It was originally done as a way to A/B an old Neve mixer with a plug-in emulation of the same, but they uploaded the performance on its own as it was so good.

Great stuff:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGHRiTJReAk

[cherryowen]

fizmo100 said:

Great stuff:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGHRiTJReAk

That is a fantastic guitar solo!

[slopes]

fizmo100 said:

There's a cover he did of Wicked Game with Hannah Boulton on vocals which is a firm re-watch favourite. It was originally done as a way to A/B an old Neve mixer with a plug-in emulation of the same, but they uploaded the performance on its own as it was so good.

Great stuff:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGHRiTJReAk

If i remember rightly, Hannah Boulton is his significant other and often tours with Frog Leap Studios who Rabea does guitars for