One of the best demos with the clearest explanations I've seen.

+1 for using Lateralus around the 3:40 mark. Epic pedal!

I wish all music gear demos were like this. Great explanations! ORDERING!!!!!!

The quickest "WILL IT CHUG?" demo From Ola Englund. Nice Canadian product ! Really good job

Got it. One of the best distortion pedals I've ever had. And I have a lot.

How I wish every pedal demo was on KZfaq! Great video/pedal!

I picked one of these up a couple months ago, it is my absolute favorite distortion pedal, I've been playing since 1983 and this is the best pedal I have ever used. I'm looking seriously at another couple pedals now by Empress Effects, this one blew me away

Definitely thinking about getting one of these. I have the ParaEQ and love it - super powerful tone sculptor which works amazingly as a boost (my amp already has a great distortion channel but when I kick that thing on it takes it to the next level). I really like the build quality, the easy-to-press switches, they use. Really well thought out designs.

Sounds like a great pedal! Well done!

Great demo, Dan. I think I'll have a shot at it today too. Not sure what you've left me, though! :)

Day-Yum that is HEAVY! Nice pedal!

I was just kind of skimming through videos looking at guitar effects pedals and wow man, this Empress Heavy sounds really really good! Was also looking at the Wampler Triple Wreck but dang! This one is f~ing nice.

Gotta say, that clean tone you guys have going on is balls...

Is the best distortion pedal ever!!!!

Absolutely love it. Replacing the Blackstar Metal Pedal in my wishlist.

I have only two Empress pedals so far.......the incredible 'Echoe System' and now the 'Heavy'. i've seen the demos but was not prepared for the evil crushing heaviness that is the 'Heavy' pedal. I play Mesa Mark V to begin with....and this pedal transformed it into the Engle 'powerball' i was going to buy. thanks Empress.

Really want this pedal sounds perfect for me

This pedal is amazing well worth every penny do your self a favor and get one right now

Hoo! Totally wanna try one of these with cello.

this sounds unreal! i need dis!!!

Do you have any setting ideas of using it to produce tone like Mesa Boogie Mark series?

Oh shit man. The Red Fang riff sold me. Excellent.

Does this work well in front of the amp or should this be used through the effects loop?

Ohhh man it does that Mastodon-esque, Melvins-esque tone really well!!! SOLD!!!

Agreed; that said, the difference between the tiny sounding clean and the overdriven signal is MASSIVE.

trust me. ive hunted the world for the best distortion, this is it...

Got it. Love it.

the best distortion ever!!!

Any empress effects recommendation to achieve paul gilbert distortion guitar tone especially on "curse of the castle dragon" or racer x song,shredding stuff? This pedal sounds too metal for me..any suggestion? Thanks in advance,nice demo btw!

Can't. Wait.

does it clean up with your volume knob?

I like how he does this demo in standard tuning, in drop/chug tunings, it's difficult to tell what's going on, it all sounds about the same to my ears. With the standard tuning I can hear all the nuances. Sounds great.

How do plug it into? Do we need an overdrive before it. Do we need a special mic guitar?

any plans to release a one-channel version more affordable?

what cable is that on the right?

just wow !

Good for post rock stuff using delays and reverbs?

How can i do to get one of those ones?

great job

i think id like to try one of these

i have tried out this pedal using a guitar equipped with EMGs and it doesn’t balance very well with EMGs, it just kick in the noise gate which is sucking the sound of my guitar not until I put my volume to max

Nice. You put in some Tool and Red Fang in there!

Was that some Red Fang I just heard?

AWESOOOOOOME!!!!!!!

At the moment, I am running a pedalboard with the Empress Heavy as my main distortor. I have one question, since I run a 2 cable connection at the moment (4 cable will follow soon). How do I connect this one the right way? Via Send or Returner? I use an ENGL Fireball 60. Could the Gentlemen at Empress shed some light? Here are some additional informations: Amp: ENGL Fireball 60 Pedals: Empress Heavy, Jampedal Ripply Fall for clean, Big Muff for Stoner, Worm for Machine Gun Sound, Delay + Tap Delay, ENGL Footswitch (connected behind the amp), and a Crybaby Wah. Guitars: PRS, ESP LTD and Gibson SG. Please, could some Pedalnerd help another one in Training? :)

Hi again Empress effects... I finally received my Empress Heavy and my Empress Vintage Modified Super Delay. But the problem is that the power supply input requirements for the pedals is 110-120V where as in India, the standard power supply is 240V. So my question is will it be a problem if I plug in the pedals through a standard Canada to India power converter, or an MXR Dunlop DC brick or a Trex Fuel tank or a Voodoo labs pedal Power 2??? Please help. Thanks Bonni.

This is the best distortion pedal I’ve ever played! I’m not a metal player, but it works great for the alternative and punk stuff I do with a clean amp and vintage style guitars.

Gotdamns this creature is a beast! Great demo.

I purchased this pedal and it's still for delivery. A friend of mine told me that it will sound better if it is put in the fx loop rather than the front of the amp. I was just wondering if any of you have an opinion about this coz I never tried putting a distortion of any kind in the loop. Probably it is per preference so I will try both when it arrives

Crusher Destroyer!! Alright, this pedal has got my attention.

full analog?

Very true~!

5:34. Good taste my man.

This pedal sounds ACE

Good!

Looks pritty killer

I'm willing to spend the money for this pedal though I would like to know if anyone else has used this to play some Pantera live and studio settings. At the moment from guitar to amp I use my custom made Les Paul, DT Whammy, Tonnebone hot British distortion, ISP decimator, MXR 10 band eq, and to my JCM200 and 1960 B cab. I'd be switching out the tonebone with this pedal for my metal stuff. Anyone recommend this for getting that Dime tone or recommend another pedal for playing Pantera live and studio?

Hi, i finnaly got mine, and i love it! But i didn't understand what is the function of the WEIGHT knob. I ajusted it right/left and really can't see any difference in the sound. Even in this video, you can't see what is this control for...?

How about a bass demo?

Signal chain?

Hi. My name is Bonni and I am from India. I have been try to get a hold of this unit and the Superdelay vintage modified, but it seems no one in the country deals with Empress units. So is there any way that I could get it directly from you guys?

Empress,a bit off topic but there's no demo for it yet ,I noticed you have a new reverb pedal so I ask-can a preset be assigned to each of the 3 switches or can they only be used to scroll?Also,can the "output" attenuate more than -3db>My Strymon attenuate only -3db and it isn't enough for long trails on heavily wet signals-it gets WAY too loud so I'm in the market for another reverb pedal.

I hear metalzone at 0:54 but totally a heavy pedal. Good for tight riffs.

This pedal is like Fear Factory in a box and more!

Tool Riff Detected \o/

Pedal is due to arrive on 9/15/2020. Can't wait!🤘😎🤘

This is how a demo should be.

How practicle would it be to throw this in the fx loop to use as a preamp for an alternate dirty channel?

I think the purpose is to make a two channel head in a pedal to go from hard rock to metal/sludge or Heavy=Rhythm Heavier=Lead

Does this work on bass guitar?

Is it an actual preamp, like the KSR Ceres?

how much?

Expensive but way better than the big letdown if the bogner pedals especially the users gall which is not high gain at all. And the red that does not sound right for lead

I've had the Freidman OD Deluxe and the MXR 5150 pedal, they were able to give me good (better than anything else) SRV , Allman Bros tones in front of my tube amp on the clean channel. Can this pedal do that on it's lighter channel or is it to 'heavy' to start with? The issue is that I need both SRV and Classic Rock (crunch to metal) , and neither the Fried, nor 5150 could do anything remotely heavier than great overdrive.

Sold.

5:33 Prehistoric Dog

this would be a great pedal for slipknot stuff. so i can get that aggressive low end.

Sounds very lackluster through that jcm 900. Shame it wasn't demoed through a better amp.

I just received this pedal and I can't get it to power on. It came with no power supply so I'm using a Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 2. Is my unit defective or do I need to buy a separate power supply?

Anyone know if this pedal is still around or the company? I am having issues finding anyone who carries it new, as well as those who carry it are all out of stock. Did I miss the boat on this?

RED FANG !!!!

Grrr

I wonder if there’s articulation when playing dense chords? I play a bunch of weird open chords higher up on the neck, and it’s been tough to find a pedal where the separation isn’t lost at high gain settings.

I don't know both sides sounded the same to me nice gritty sound but never the less the same

7'25 : more pedals should be designed this way, with 2 real channels, like the Blackstar HT. This is very convenient for stage use

Black then white are all I see. In my infancy Red and yellow then came to be, reaching out to me Lets me see.

Mee Wantee

Mastodon + Red Fang... did I have to say something else?! INCREDIBLE pedal and demo.

*LATELARUS* _T O O L_

Fuckin sick....

does it djent? :V

B.A.M.F.

sounds good if your willing to spend $300+ for distortion pedal

3:34 SUPER HOT FIIIIIIIRRRRRRREEEEEEE!!!!!!

@ afterburner rockett: What the hell are you talking about? They made a Distortion pedal.How is the Distortion not theirs?It's their pedal. Next time let's see if you can be even more vague on your comment that really meant nothing anyway

You have to have some kind of giveaway because I'm tight on money but I want 20!!!!!!

08:15 sounds CROWBAR af !

Meant uberschall.

What...no blues or "dad rock" riffs ?! LoL 😂

I think Linkin Park would need this one =)