8 Overdrive Pedals from Mad Professor Comparison

8 Overdrive Pedals from Mad Professor Comparison - Shootout

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In this clip I compare 8 overdrive, distortion and boost pedals from Mad Professor. I'm using a 2008 Gibson Les Paul R9 and a 1983 Marshall JCM800 410, 50W, 1X12 combo equipped with a 1971 Celestion G12H-30 55Hz bass cone pulsonic Greenback. The combo is miced using two 1960s BeyerDynamic M160 Ribbon Microphone, one close and one room mic. The Sound interface is an Apogge Duet and the DAW is an IPad with Cubasis. Recorded dry. The pedals are:
Blueberry Bass Overdrive
Ruby Red Booster
Bluebird Overdrive
Little Green Wonder
Mighty Red Distortion
Stone Grey Distortion
Sweet Honey Overdrive (My Favourite)
Royal Blue Overdrive
Cheers!
Johan

Пікірлер: 101

@juno4494 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your always-helpful reviews, but especially this one, Mr. Segeborn. I thought I heard the bass depth I've been looking for in an overdrive pedal when you played the Blueberry here and it convinced me to try this pedal out (for six-string), and now it has a permanent place on my board!

@davidwigginton9151 9 жыл бұрын

This demo is amazing, great job!

@JohanSegeborn 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks! :-)

@jusbahumaljoki9091 7 жыл бұрын

Great idea and the way You did it. Simple and clean, nice! Thanx, help me a lot, ´cause I´ve just been thinking of buing one or two of those!

@JohanSegeborn 7 жыл бұрын

+Jussi Humaljoki Thanks Jussi, glad to hear it

@patricethureau4276 9 жыл бұрын

Quel courage et quelle organisation ! Chapeau l'artiste!

@JohanSegeborn 9 жыл бұрын

THUREAU PATRICE Merci! :-)

@bumblefritz 6 жыл бұрын

Great comparison! Hard to say which is my favorite. They are all subtly unique.

@BigfootPreston 9 жыл бұрын

Great video!!!! Love those pedals, all of them! :)

@TommyWendover 10 жыл бұрын

I have to say that my favorites are the Blueberry, Royal Blue and Sweet Honey. Great video, I love it!!

@JohanSegeborn 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tommy! Glad to hear that. Yeah the automatic time adaption of the delay of the Blueberry is really practical. Cheers! Johan

@carlfredrikmusic 10 жыл бұрын

Great Johan, as always. I'm impressed by your amazing comparison videos. Keep up the good work! Sweet Honey is hard to beat, but the Royal Blue is putting up a good fight. :)

@JohanSegeborn 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! My favourite too. Cheers! Johan

@oscarsundbaum2026 6 жыл бұрын

Blueberry bass sounds awesome!!

@CT68 10 жыл бұрын

This was actually pretty helpful. I was surprised that through-out the video, my favorites remained the same, until you got the "naked" parts. I didn't like the blueberry, until I heard it alone. The Green Wonder and the Sweet Honey sounded great in band, but kinda harsh by themselves; this might explain why I've been liking some pedals until I get them home. I liked the Royal blue all the way through, though.

@JohanSegeborn 10 жыл бұрын

CT68 Thanks! and yeah showcased guitars and band mixes are often two different animals. Cheers Johan

@Yvan77 10 жыл бұрын

Super cool overdrive shootout video Johan. But I have to see the clip 2 or 3 more time for make my opinion ! :)

@JohanSegeborn 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks Yvan! Looking forward to hearing which one is your favourite. Cheers! Johan

@sheajohnson4907 8 жыл бұрын

1. Royal Blue 2. Sweet Honey 3. Bluebird

@JohanSegeborn 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks! The Sweet Honey was marvellous

@RLMUD 9 жыл бұрын

my amp is a fender twin reverb, with a strat, so my setup is very clean. I keep my fulltone full drive on all the time for a little grit. then click on my mad professor blue bird for my leads and with these pedals stacked, I have been told 1000 times that my sound is very very good. Im a blues rock guy. but its all in the players own ear that tells the story. Good luck everyone with finding you sound.

@DelReiRock 10 жыл бұрын

Very very nice demo, my friend. My favorite is Honey too!! But to tell the truth, except for the Honey and Bass, all the others sounded very similar... And the Red Boost sounded a little weak for me.... Thank you so much!

@JohanSegeborn 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks Del! Yeah the differences between the others probably become more clear in gainer, cruchier and more modern playing styles. Cheers! Johan

@SkeletonKeey 9 жыл бұрын

Royal Blue is it ....

@francescomorso1009 10 жыл бұрын

i love the red distortion :)

@adithyoperdhana 7 жыл бұрын

best guitar channel on youtube😊👍

@adrianleiva5884 5 жыл бұрын

Royal Blue - Best.-

@mootsym 7 жыл бұрын

toss up between the Little Green Wonder and Bluebird for me. They sound fairly similar, would have to spend time with each to explore their tones. I know the LGW has the body knob which is really handy for getting a nice variety of tones out of it. Sweet Honey was great too.

@JohanSegeborn 7 жыл бұрын

+Matthew Maneri Thanks Matthew

@andysong2521 9 жыл бұрын

Oooooooooh!sweet honey!!!

@JohanSegeborn 9 жыл бұрын

My favourite too :-)

@rikpt 2 жыл бұрын

After this video got the Road Blue and Sweet Honey. 2 completely different overdrives that complement each other so well

@simonwarner3601 9 жыл бұрын

My favorite is the Royal Blue. Cheers.

@JohanSegeborn 9 жыл бұрын

Good choice! Cheers

@robertdidonato5740 9 жыл бұрын

What is the Cr@ZY picture on the couc-h....???

@gaoldias 10 жыл бұрын

I liked the Sweet Honey Overdrive with the Little Green Wonder as my second choice. Great demo, Johan.

@JohanSegeborn 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andrew! Yeah the sweet honey sounds the most like a cranked tube amp, Cheers! Johan

@MrBossei 8 жыл бұрын

Same sound, different colours :-)

@kemalrezarivai9461 7 жыл бұрын

Bosse Ignell go to ear doctor

@fretbuzz59 5 жыл бұрын

kemal reza rivai Go to a psychiatrist because you're hearing things.

@rakusin 6 жыл бұрын

At section 3/4 when the SHOD appears then had an eargasm. I think SHOD can perform the perfect rythm and LGW is awesome as a solo booster, it really pushes the leads to the front of mix.

@Jmaccguay 9 жыл бұрын

Hello, Johan. Could you recommend an overdrive mad proffesor that mix with the band. I like rock 70 y too i play blues. I have a tube screamer. Excellent and profesional video. Thanks

@JohanSegeborn 9 жыл бұрын

Jose Santana Thanks man! I'd go for the Sweet Honey Overdrive which I think is the one the most resembles the overdrive from a vintage tube amp. Cheers!Johan

@shreivox 8 жыл бұрын

Royal Blue and Sweet Honey Od ... but if you tweak the red ruby booster maybe it will sound the best

@RobCmusic 5 жыл бұрын

Sweet Honey was my favourite

@headcrusher21ify 10 жыл бұрын

Cool

@JohanSegeborn 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jake!

@wildbob 7 жыл бұрын

I thought the Stone Grey stood out and had a pleasant bite. Followed by the Little Green Wonder. I would like to hear more of what can be done tonally with the Royal Blue and Bluebird.

@JohanSegeborn 7 жыл бұрын

+superesonator Thanks!

@tomi1537 5 жыл бұрын

bluebird and lgw for me! they sound the same to me, except lgw has more mids

@mattgilbert7347 6 жыл бұрын

Royal Blue for rhythm Ruby Red for lead BLueberry was nice too

@Yvan77 10 жыл бұрын

My first choice is Sweet Honey Overdrive for his kind of clipping sound, my second is Bluebird Overdrive for his kind of delay sound in the background and my last choice is Royal Blue Overdrive because I like the little extra bass in the sound. But my choice I do by feeling, maybe my choice would be different if I would be in the room to feel the sound power of the amp. :)

@JohanSegeborn 10 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I agree, the sweet honey overdrive was my favourite too.

@eeeejcicjn 5 жыл бұрын

Mighty Red and Sweet Honey

@kluker 4 жыл бұрын

Sweet Honey OD & Bluebird OD for me

@RLMUD 9 жыл бұрын

To my ear all mad professor distortion pedals sound very good, but they all sound the same. The blue bird has the delay also, and i like that for my solos.

@delatronics3257 Жыл бұрын

Sweet Honey Overdrive and Little Green Wonder in that order (sounded more juicy)

@relic6196 10 жыл бұрын

my favorite is Royal blue and Bluebird

@adrianleiva5884 5 жыл бұрын

Royal Blue waaauuuuu

@beeastman1235 8 жыл бұрын

Is there a royal blue pedal clone out there?

@JohanSegeborn 8 жыл бұрын

+Beeastman123 I don't know, but the price is quite competitive so I doubt it.

@PendelSteven 3 жыл бұрын

Personally for me: Royal Blue clear winner. But that's me.

@braddietzmusic2429 7 жыл бұрын

Would be good to play every pedal with controls at 12 o'clock and record that because by and large you can eq them to sound very much like each other as the demo proves here.

@JohanSegeborn 7 жыл бұрын

+Brad Dietz yeah, one single setting is indeed not enough to give a good view of how they relate to each other

@user-kw1oq5ho8x 7 жыл бұрын

royal blue ，blueberry，sweet honey

@JohanSegeborn 7 жыл бұрын

+王墨斐 Thanks!

@Caged63Man 9 жыл бұрын

Would ya please explain why you'd use these various distortion/overdrive pedals through a Marshal JCM 800 which everyone knows is King of Rock Tone, and no pedal is ever needed? Just dont make sense at all...Perhaps through a Roland Jazz Chorus with crap overdrive/distortion or any other subpar amp that has hopeless amp grit!...Diggin your playin!

@tikitikibamboo 9 жыл бұрын

Which one would comes closest to that 70s era tone in your opinion?

@JohanSegeborn 9 жыл бұрын

Tobi Tobsen Hi Tobi, The Sweet honey overdrive! It's got that clipping sound you'd expect from an old Marshall. Cheers Johan

@tikitikibamboo 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@dapperdanman1956 10 жыл бұрын

The best effect to me is the mad professor 1, some of these effects sound to similar.

@JohanSegeborn 10 жыл бұрын

Hi Keith, I have tried the "1" yet. I think that for more modern, gainer tunes the differences between some of the pedals will be more prominent. Cheers! Johan

@chrismusic5012 9 жыл бұрын

I like "Little Green Wonde"r and "Mighty Red Distortion" !!!

@jorgedesiderio1399 6 жыл бұрын

I think the same thing ! :-)

@rickmilam413 9 жыл бұрын

For me, without question, the best sound was the first one, with no pedal....

@JohanSegeborn 9 жыл бұрын

Well there is no pedal in the world that has the dynamics of a tube amp, with the possible exception of Centaur Klon. Cheers Johan

@rickmilam413 9 жыл бұрын

Johan Segeborn I would add to that short list the Hughes and Kettner Tube Factor. Been on my board ten years.... But you're right, of course.

@mootsym 7 жыл бұрын

Kingsley Page perhaps? ]

@drwrevoltar 7 жыл бұрын

I'll take the royal blue and sweet honey

@JohanSegeborn 7 жыл бұрын

+Menandro Revoltar thanks

@Usuallyjustahuman 10 жыл бұрын

I want a score or tab for this :D

@JohanSegeborn 10 жыл бұрын

I can make a clip where I teach this riff and others like if I you'd like. Johan

@Usuallyjustahuman 10 жыл бұрын

Johan Segeborn Hi Johan! Yes that would be great! I like that nice 70`s Tone and Rockbeat! And it seems not so difficult. I guess i could learn it in acceptable time and rock out on my own!! Yeaahhh wooohaaa :D So, yes please make a tutorial video for your rock riffs! Greetings from Germany! btw: You live in sweden, right?

@JohanSegeborn 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I sure do! In Gothenburg. A tutorial ís coming up soon! :-) Cheers Johan

@gookiecrunch 6 жыл бұрын

I highly suggest learning this by ear... it's not too hard and he repeats it pretty consistently. Ear trading is more important to me than reading tabs. Lessons are always good though.

@motokev2727 7 жыл бұрын

I couldn't tell much difference between any of them unlike the Wampler video.

@JohanSegeborn 7 жыл бұрын

+motokev Yeah, the differences are more subtle here

@MT-mt8bd 2 жыл бұрын

Sounded best with no pedal at all!

@jay2xtremefy 7 жыл бұрын

Huhu why no simble?

@JohanSegeborn 7 жыл бұрын

+Jay Nartz Yeah, there was no one available at the time. That's one amazing pedal

@jay2xtremefy 7 жыл бұрын

Yeah i love it. Btw great video and skills.

@JohanSegeborn 7 жыл бұрын

+Jay Nartz Thanks Jay!

@danlopez2012 8 жыл бұрын

nice try, dunno why you bothered, but im callin skullduggery on this one

@JohanSegeborn 8 жыл бұрын

Well Dan, I'm afraid you're gonna have to elaborate there

@danlopez2012 8 жыл бұрын

This is just for me.. I can't speak for anyone else, so I won't... Trying to listen to the differences with earphones.. theyre pretty damn good earphones... all but the ruby and that mighty red sounded the same.. then I'm watching the playing, along with the sound and its so out of sync it looks like air guitar. Now i don't know if the intention was to have them all sound the same.. cuz they did.. but as i listen to other videos of these drives, there are distinct and overwhelming differences among them... Now I do get it.. overdrive is overdrive, and at somepoint you absolutely CAN make pedals sound like eachother.. but I just found it bizarre that all but two sounded pretty much exactly the same.. .. like I said.. can only speak for myself... dunno how others hear the diff with or without headphones... looks like you had fun though... just sayin

@JohanSegeborn 8 жыл бұрын

Usually people single out the Sweet Honey Overdrive as the one that differs from the rest. I remember I was surprised that they sounded so similar. If you have a test clip that reveals more and where everything but the pedals is kept constant please share it here! Cheers Johan