Best description of gain vs volume I’ve heard yet. Easy to understand, thanks

These early videos are great. And I'm sure they're probably the most viewed because some of us learn through Visual demonstrations. Which is why I continue to ask for more videos like this where you use the Whiteboard to illustrate the issues. Thanks

Thanks for this, and I'm looking forward to the next video. I tried getting the guy who fixes my amps and pedals to explain the difference between gain and volume and got the unsatisfying answer that "they're the same thing". If they were the same, the distinction between overdrive pedals and clean boost pedals wouldn't make sense. I still don't entirely get it, but I knew I wasn't getting the whole story from him; hopefully you'll help me make full sense of it in the next video. Your previous videos have been extremely educational, as well. Please, keep up the awesome work!

thanks for sharing this - as a beginner this was really helpful

More of my re watch/review. It's still a great video. As an audiophile and former stereo salesman I used to say " Listen to how accurately this system reproduces that distortion " Thanks for this.

I learned much. Thanks. Block the haters!

Great video! Major thumbs up and instant subscriber

Great video!

Great explanation of gain vs volume

Great illustration

Stumbled upon this, and actually, I watched your first video (on wide range HB vs PAF this saturday). :) Great explanation. Kuddos. The drawing is funny. You do realize, the utmost right peak? :) And what is that gorgeous tele in the background? Once again, great video, will subscribe.

This is an old video but I still got to comment. 1:04 into the video and it’s already the most comprehensive video I’ve seen on this subject.

Great I had never thought of doing the cranking the master and using the gain. Usually did the opposite and crank the gain to about 70% then dialled back if it sounded distorted.

Overdriven, forgot that term :). New subscriber. Player of 30+ years & collector of all things guitar. I understand this concept, but I must tell you that you have a very clear, simple way of explaining relatively complex systems. I went back through your older vids to brush up on concepts I felt I didn't have a good grasp of. I came away from each video with a better understanding of each system being covered. Not once did I have to "rewind" because I didn't understand or because you weren't clear. Good stuff. Glad I found the channel.

it makes a lot of sense in 2021 thank you

Dylan, I really really love this video. Thanks man! Question for ya if you don't mind: Josh Scott of JHS put out a video about Boost that was really awesome, and I'm wondering, are gain and boost the same thing? He talks about using boost to create that distorted sound instead of a distortion pedal, but wouldn't that just keep making you louder and louder as you tried to make more of that crunch? Does Gain work the same way? Thanks!

superb video, I'm a music scholar...you are a great teacher!!!!!!

Thank you Dylan, your videos are always great!

Thanks, Dylan. I've wanted to understand this for a long time and you cleared it up.

easy to understand..thank you.

Man this video is excellent

Thank you.

Thanks bud im digging in to the workings The dsl20h has a gain and volume was wondering how that compares to a master volume

Thanks made it clearer

This is very good detail of half the picture. My amplifier goes from 12v-.02v. I'm wondering, Will adjusting this affect my 12 volt motorcycle battery differently; or does that not matter in any aspect? I seem to remember reading something about that's the current/working amperage. And I'm thinking- as far as power consumption, the closer to .02 the less it takes to work?

Excellent

He mentioned saturated, i love it.

This video was excellent! Thank you for the tutoring.

This was so freaking helpful. Lightbulbs everywhere

thankyou

Great explanation, thanks

Simple and concise explanation really. Great video!

I have a 5W Laney Cub tube amp. Unfortunately, I bought the most basic one (that they don't make anymore), it only has two knobs: Tone and Volume and has two inputs high and low. The issue I am having is that I cannot get this amp to break up (give distortion) like I want it to. Even an SD-1 (overdrive) will not provide enough. A Rat pedal seems to work but it is an oversaturated sound. So the amp has no gain knob. What I want to do is get a distorted sound at bedroom levels. I actually played with a rock drummer with this 5-watt amp placed carefully, it was barely loud enough but at home, even at vol 2, it is too much. Should I buy a EQ with gain pedal? Like the MXR 10 and EQ with gain? How can I get distorted sounds at lower volumes? I basically need a pre-gain stage not just volume knob on the pedal.

Bro your are excellent. I do not no about gain now I know about gain.

cool video- I like the drawings :) Thanks for making it!

So I turned down my gain and turn up the volume and I still get clipping and vice versa. Same thing

Hey, Dylan! Can you, please, tell about more unusual pickup designs such as Fender's Wide Range humbuckers, Gibson's Firebird mini-humbuckers, Filtertrons, etc? It's easy to find information how they are built but I will be really interested to hear your explanation why this construction affects their tone in such a specific way. Thanks a lot for your videos!

Commenting to inflate the stats on this video. Also I liked it. I'm glad I watched this before the Part II. Even though I respect Yo! MTV Raps

With the said dirty signal when used in bass application can lead to burnt out voice coils. Awesome vid

Tell that to Nigel.

What is the difference between gain and a bass knob on a car amp and how to I stay within a level away from distortion?

mkay

So could I turn my gain all the way down to power a lower RMS subwoofer?? The subs I want to get or between 200 to 500 RMS & R 2 ohm and the amp I have is 1 ohm stable at 800 RMS

whr does that gain come from?? Like does the voltage gets bigger..where does that #extra voltage come from?

thank you!

is it possible to make my guitar sing? like actual words?

Fucking gains bro

dude! give a link for the next part!

an example for beginners woulve been nice

Why can't anyone make a video showing how gain SOUNDS . with some demonstrations .very frustrating searching and just finding useless science info i could find explained elsewhere

this was worthless. you neve explained the difference between gain and volume.

Another example of over-complicating a fairly straightforward and easy to understand topic. Way to much gassing on about minutia.

O FFS another one of these insufferable "OK?" guys.. pass

this was terible

Why does my Music on my speaker hurts my ears when the gain is all the way up