Recently purchased a Ehx Mig-50. Best decision I’ve made in years thank you for supporting that.

I'm watching this ten hours after it streamed and, still, I did not skip the pre-intro. That is some spectacular fluting.

FYI. - Mig shootout actually starts at 33:20

Nick's a drummer. Of course he's got a million bands 😆

Didn’t know they reissued this recently! I used to own a Sovtek MIG 50 and now own a MIG 100. Love these amps to death. I kinda simultaneously got a bonus at work sooooo buying an EHX MIG 50 was a no brainer! Receiving it tomorrow!

I polish my frets ever time i change strings, i also condition my fretboard and wipe down the body, back of neck, and headstock. I love that super clean brand new look. U asked who does that, im that guy. 😁🤣😆

Great show from the past that I watched because I’m considering getting an EHX Mig-50 and 2x12. Terrific guitar work by Josh!

it's actually absurd how similar the old and reissue MIG50s sound.

“I’m not gonna play them because they’re all broken.” -speaks volumes. It totally applies most early EHX stuff too.

I missed the live stream by like 5 months. Still played the intro and didn’t skip. You youtubers were a life saver during the worst months of the pandemic. A lot of us didn’t have anything to look forward to other than perusing our hobbies a little more and consuming entertainment.

The OG dirt road special amp has so many classic sounds in it. I cant believe I've just heard of it.

I think the “clipping” problem you’re having is probably a buffer underrun issue on your audio interface, since it’s not so much a distortion as a stuttering. There’s probably a dropdown menu that lets you choose how many samples of latency you want. Try increasing that to the next level up. Like maybe you’re on 256 and you can go up to 512. That should be a very tiny amount of added delay in terms of milliseconds and you likely won’t notice it, but it might solve your issue. It could theoretically also be a computer not keeping up with the data it’s being sent, like if the processor throttles down to save power or if it’s getting too hot. Or maybe it is indeed the streaming software, but at least on your end you can try increasing the buffer and seeing if that fixes it and making sure any computers involved are always operating up to speed.

Josh your hair game was on point this episode, there was a perfect Hawaiian wave curl. I went straight to the beach after watching the episode and it was dark. The amp was OK to

Josh Scott's hair looks particularly nice in this video. Also Joshua's too lol. One last thing, I am incredibly thankful for the livestreams. They are absolutely amazing, Keep up the good work guys!

When you talk about NYC mob history - it's not the east river but the Gowanus Canal that takes the cake. Fun fact: before it was polluted, the Gowanus Canal was a major source of oysters and other shellfish (there is also a current project to bring oysters back to the canal to help clean up the pollution).

yes the SOVTEK episode!!!, i own a mig 100 and i really really love that thing, its a beast and takes pedals very well

I feel like I prefer the newer one as it's got more bass to it, and I personally like a deeper bass-y sound. I tend to play somewhere between big Stoner Sludge type riffs, Post Rock, and loud Indie Rock (depending on what I'm working on), so that suits me.

The mic placement on the newer Dirt Road is completely different.

I have found that the real character of the reissue (sotospeak) is at higher volumes. It has an AC30ish chime and growl. Dig it. Well done EH!

Cathode bypass caps on V1A and V1B for the inputs are vastly different. 220u for channel 1 and 0.68 for channel 2. Plus a bright cap on channel 2.

Joshua has such a pleasant voice

Those heads sound identical. Those combos sound different but I would chalk that up to the speaker. If it sounds good it is good! Great video!

I have polished numerous fretboards for people now. Addison is right, you tape off the entire fretboard first. At that point I start with 1500 grit sandpaper and go up in grits from (1500, 2000, 2500, 3000, 5000, 7000) finish off with music nomad fret polish and bam. It not only shines them up like crazy but it gives them an incredibly smooth feel when you play! Definitely recommend it!

I've had a Mig 50 for 22 years , rock solid. PS it came stock with 5881's , I've updated mine to 6L6's with a bit more juice.

Actually, the 59 tweed bassman had both a mids and presence knob, the later brown panel removed the mids and the black panel removed the presence. Cheers.

Rigs of Doom has been selling replacement Sovtek badges for years. They look great

I don't even use pedals and I find your show interesting and entertaining. I can't say life changing but perhaps life altering to some small degree. It is kind of like watching your favorite car rust with an occasional musical interlude. Maybe it is my Alzheimer's and dementia that make the show better. kidding love every minute.

The new EHX combo sounds perfect for the Law and Order theme song

I've got both the East River Drive and the LPB-1 which are almost always hooked up to my rigs; they are a fantastic combo. I've traditionally used the Tubescreamer live, but in my studio environment I prefer the Electro Harmonix East River drive due to it having a silkier top end.

That old combo sounds very QOTSA indeed. A big punch in the belly.

Audio nerd here: The “clipping issue” isn’t actually clipping, it’s a clock mis-match/losing timing between devices. Simple fix if you know what to look for. Drop me a line if you need help. Cheers!

still having my Sovtek Mig 60!! Pure raw power.

The doors - summers almost gone, offa waiting for the sun

I love my NEW Dirt Road Special. It’s in the living room, right next to my stereo. It’s my “go to” amp for playing whilst I’m sitting on the couch, plinking along to my records. I could leave it turned “on” for weeks on end: I use it that often. I Only wish they would’ve made the FX a tremolo AND JUST a spring reverb. I never use the “other two” reverb options on mine. Or they could’ve just made it an FX loop. BTW, the new one: you can always roll your tone pot down. You can’t do anything about the old one: it’s dark and it’s always going to be dark. I did a very short tour (as drummer) with a reunited Indiana punk band from the late 1970’s and the guitarist brought his old Dirt Road (the amp he recorded their old records on & played all the original shows with) - It was a piece of history, but it gave us all nothing but grief. It didn’t make the same sound on the same two nights, ever. I think the local amp fixer in Indianapolis had him on his “frequent flyer program” - that amp had so many problems so often… And, wouldn’t you know: 6 months after the tour ended EH announced they were coming out with a NEW version of the Dirt Road. Another thing: analog synths sound awesome through the new Dirt Road. I plug my MiniBrute & MicroBrute through mine, exclusively. The speaker EH chose to use on the newer Dirt Road is a real “secret weapon” of its tone. It is NOT your typical “guitar amp/greenback style” transducer. I need to try out the cab of the amp with my other 20 watt heads.

I dig that you used Jobim's music to accompany the "please be seated" opener.

Ik im 2 years late but yall are GLOWING in this vod like josh you normally look tired as hell and depressed as shit. And I was mesmerized by joshua’s eyes. lol

After 33:23 where you go to the old Mig, have you ever used a Y cable into both inputs and use the channel volumes to balance/blend the tones?

Ben Stiller was the guitar store employee that explains the legend of the POD if I recall

Thanks again Josh!! Now the mig 50s jumped 200$ I know it’s crazy but we want beautiful demos like yours …

Watching this video for the second time. I would love to hear the new amp through the old speaker.

Miss my old mig, one my favorite amps Ive ever owned

Bro, that dirt road special sounds absolutely phenomenal. Both of them really. I too like the new one--I think im going to buy my first ever solid state amp.

I toured the east coast during the 90s w a mig 50, it sounded killer w a boss sd1

EHX is the brand where I just looked down one day and they were like 2/3 of my board.

I'm glad Josh collects all this stuff so I don't have to.

I’m not a huge fan of either amp on their own, but they sounded great in the mix. New one took the pedals very well.

Old Dirt Road has the classic “snotty” small amp sound.

I like the EHX badge better than the Sovtek. Am I alone with that nonsense? Pre-ordered one today. Currently backordered probably because of this video. Thanks for the comparison though!

Great video! The Mig 50 reminds me a bit of my reissue Supro Thunderbolt with its sharp bite when breaking up.

I got a nice lightly used EHX Mig 50 a few months ago for $300 ( I have the BOX!!!) , but mine has a RED jewel light on the front. When did they start using BLUE?! I run it through a Marshall 2x12 that looks just like the EHX 2x12 except it has better power handling.

I was really hoping a Tube Midget 50H would have also been included. For my own selfish reasons.

Just bought a new Mig-50 and I love it. But then I proceded to order a load box/attenuator because it's SO loud haha

My main amp is a first run Mig 50 and I love that thing.

So glad you did this episode !!! great job.

Was hoping to hear the soul food into the mig 50! Love that pedal! I have a Mig 50 on its way to me right now...was hard to come by in the UK but I finally found a dealer. This has to be the best value amp out there right now?!! Couldn't believe the price. I hope they put out some more amps.

MIG buffs and Big Muffs 👻

Hi guys. In the pick of destiny Ben Stiller works at guitar center and informs gas and jabbles about the pick of destiny and how to find it, but first he mentions the Ernie Ball Amp Caster! A caster wheel. Not sure if I’m first but there ya go.

The old Mike Matthews amp sounds JUST like AC/DC's "It's a Long Way to the Top." Like....JUST like it. 🤔 I'm thinking the biggest difference comes down to speakers. Apparently the old ones had blackback Celestions. I'd love to hear the new one into a good 4x12.

just ordered mine today.i didn't even know these were being made till today. it was the easiest decision i have had to make all year.now i gotta wait for 3 weeks.

That jam around 48 mins was smokin!

That Les Paul sounds absolutely incredible.

Great show! My local shop just got in the new one, stoked!

Just bought a new mig 50 mkll and I like the fact that you can put any tubes including el34's, 6l6, 5881 and all you have to do is set the bias. I didn't know this until I bought it.

That audio glitch thing sounds like what happens when I set the latency too low on my audio interface. It's just weird that it's intermittent, so I wonder if it's the computer getting bogged down with background processes and it can't handle the latency setting while that's occurring. (source: I'm a computer tech as well as audio nerd).

I like that dark first Imput.

Got my Mig-100 in 1998 for $200 bucks. I've been wanting one of the new EH 50's. If I were going to dump stupid money I'd try to get one of the orange face Mig-30's just for collection sake.

People say speaker break in isn't a thing, I agree as your speaker will break it's self in with hours used. However, in the same thread, several hours of break in to reduce brightness on a speaker cant replace years of use, Smokey bars and riding in the back of a pickup.

Could it be that the combos sound so different only due to the different speakers? ...Would somewhat explain the very similar sound of the heads.

Thanks @JHS Pedals now theres a MIG 50 on it's way to my house...🙃😉

This is my new fav channel, you guys are cool.... Love 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🎸

I love this amp... I just so wish it had an effects loop. Why EHX, why??? I know that would take it away from the original, but I don't think too many people would have complained about that.

Can you do an episode on how to build a solid state amp? Or breaking down schematics? It’s so cool

In Russian, Soviet is actually pronounced Sahvyet so' SahvTech' is the right way to say Sovtek. So you were saying it right the whole time!

Love the hollow harmonic sounds, kind of like Jessey Davey’s latest guitar tones on his Ad’s….

I am fortunate enough to own a working Sovtek Big Muff, which is still on my board. It was the second pedal I ever bought; I heard that the Smashing Pumpkins used them, and I wanted that sound. Obviously, I was disappointed when it didn’t sound like the Punpkins, and it sat in the box, and later in the closet… until about 20 years later, when I got into David Gilmour tone building (he used a “Civil War” Muff during the “Pulse” era, but all the Sovtek Muffs have very similar sound; unless you’re a Big Muff aficionado, it can be hard to tell the difference). My 3 gripes: 1) it takes up a lot of board real estate; 2) it’s 9v battery only, unless you mod it or use an adapter, like I do; 3) I don’t have the box, and it was the cool wooden box.

the jam around the 49 minute mark was killer. You could call it "Killer 49".

East river drive is actually the fdr for those who don't live in NY. And west river drive or riverside is Horace harding

On my Mig50h, (master volume version) - input 1 was low gain, and input 2 was high gain. No tonal differences.

Civil War, Triangle, and Rams Head for muffs. Shout out to the Blackout Effectors Musket fuzz for a do-it-all muff

Not gonna lie, that price is very good (MIG 50). They sound how the old Sound City amps (I mean 70's/80's ones) kinda sound (and obviously ultra close to the old Sovtek)

For the money, IMO, the Marshall 9005 is hard to beat. They are heavy, because you are getting TWO "Made in England" Marshall 50watt EL34 amps with 1/2 power switches in a 4 space rack case. Granted you need a preamp to hook up in front of it but there are plenty of preamps and preamp pedals out. Or just get a Marshall tube preamp to get a great Marshall sound. I have 2 of the 9005's and got them off ebay for 300 each. Also have the Marshall 9001 tube preamp that goes with this amp. Payed 150 for the 9001. So for 450 I have two 50W made in England Marshall tube amps. FYI, Tony Iommi used this preamp/amp pair in his live rig for awhile.

really the main nugget i got from all that is that big muff makes everything better

Would love to see the deep dive episode quoted at 16:00 I'm really interested in the history of EHX, particularly the russian bits.

Honestly, I'm more into the pedal videos, but you guys do have some good banter going on.

How is it EHX always sounds different when all they had to do was put in a different package. I know the amps here are horrible example of that but like why can they not shrink down a Qtron properly, without sounding different.

Finally the long awaited sovtek episode

I have just bought a vintage Mig50 and found this video a few days after. Damn, should have gone EHX way, but oh well maybe I will start collecting ;)

That sovtek is something else. So dark and rich 😍

Yay! Another live thing! I want that Mig 50 reissue! It sounds great!

Please correct me if I am mistaken EXH & Sovtek are and were under the same owner. Thus, I would presume the use the same parts. I will certainly get the EHX one and also certainly put a Sovtek budge on it.

I think the more important comparison is between the new MIG-50 and a new Hotrod Deluxe. If we're talking 2x6L6 amps that are affordable, reliable, gig-able, and great pedal platforms, it's really up against the HR. And when you can get a HR for $300 used (everyday) and you don't need to buy a cab, that's pretty tough to beat.

I wonder if EHX is still printing "Tower, this is Ghost Rider requesting a flyby." on the circuit board as they did with the first run of the new Mig 50's?

I saw Larry McCray open for Gov't Mule in the late 90s at the 5 pts. Music Hall in Birmingham & he was using a Sovtek MIG 50. Talk about rip your head off tone & a killer player!!! I kick myself for not buying one off ebay in the 90s. BTW RIP Allen Woody! The Mule was never quite the same. Btw Josh when did you lose your Alabama accent. As a NE Alabama, Etowah County man I'd like to know & it's kinda sad at the same time.

Those of you who know - would the EHX MIG 50 work for surf music? Or is it too much Marshall for clean-ish surf?

I think it would be really awesome if you shot out a metal zone and a klon. I’ve been looking for a video like that and haven’t found any 🤷‍♂️

Have y’all tried active pickups into channel 1? It’s more Amateur sorcery than magical, but, if you have a bit of time to mess around and a few enjoyable dirt pedals you’ll probably find some rather nice tones that’ll you’ll never use!

I’m a big fan of the LPB-1 sandwich! 🤘👽

A dirty river? Yes. Even the most polluted on the eastern seaboard. But technically Norfolk has more gross tonnage.

In which we find out Josh is just using an IR for both of them.

combos- the new one for gigging, but if you went to a studio & they had the old one, you'd use that. but you need to reverse-engineer that transistor tester & build one for yr germanium stash.