Don't let the haters get you down Pete you are a treasure in the musical world

2:53 Me: "Oh nice tone" Pete: "I hate it" Me: "I hate it"

This is what the world needs - good basics. Good basics = good understanding = not falling for hype = less tweaking stuff when not needed and more good playing. Thanks, Pete!

“I hear the separation of the clean and the overdrive”. Your haircut illustrates this perfectly. OD on top, clean on the sides. Seriously, great and informative video, Pete.

Great video. Top bloke. No ego. Just the business. Love this guy.

Step 1: Be a good guitar player Step 2: Twist knobs until stuff sounds good.

The best tones....are the ones your neighbors hate the most.

. . . now I know why I've never liked Tube Screamers. . . turns out, it wasn't the pedal! Thanks, Pete-- you're like the musical big brother a lot of us never had. . . but wished we did.

You seem like a really nice person. Thanks for making the internet a better place.

Great info. I wish KZfaq were around when I was a kid trying to figure out how to use all of this stuff.

Your video is EXTREMELY helpful! I’ve been taming my distortion too much. Now, it has the right balance of tone and distortion!

I always enjoy your demo videos. Very informative. I’ve been playing guitar for 38 years and I love learning new tips and tricks. Pete does a great job. Thanks for putting your time and effort into teaching us old dogs some new tricks.

I love using my Tubescreamer as a clean boost for crushing metal tones! Really tightens up the low end and produces a satisfying chug in my Marshall amp. Turns out it works much in the same way for blues tones! Good stuff, Pete!

I agree, you don't make drive pedals sound the same... but you do find the Great tones of everything you demo.... bottom line, you know how to dial them in....period.

Thank you! Turning the volume up and gain down on my OD was a GAME CHANGER! I finally got a coloured boost without losing tone. Thanks for explaining this so well!

His demonstration of the difference between that point where the distorted signal sits separate (and essentially uninspired) from the clean signal of the amp, versus when the distortion actually mixes in with the amps natural breakup to create a finished sound, was absolutely brilliant.

Your one of the best Pete. Even your "how not to" sounded pretty damn good to us average twangers. You covered this subject well, and your choice of gear is dope. Some of your "bad" sounds are for rock/blues/metal but would work really well for other genres, like rockabilly, indie/surf or even some country. One thing you've really upped your game in is the video production. Very well made.

Hi Pete - you are one of my favorite players I’ve discovered on KZfaq. Whoever said you make all drive pedals sound the same needs to stick with their old Line 6 first generation INSANE settings of solid state 80’s fingernails on a chalkboard sound out of their B.C Rich Ironbird (actually a really cool guitar, nothing but love for B.C.). Keep it up, I love your style both as a human being and an exceptionally talented & tasty player! You have some of the best tones I’ve heard . . . particularly out of those Suhr amps . . . man I need to get me one of those . . . keep on rockin’ amigo and stay safe!! 🤟🏾🎸💕

I totally hear what your saying about the clean and the distortion coming through like 2 layers even on my crap phone speaker. Great video dude

Hi Pete, stumbled across your channel. Love what you're doing.

4:32 sounds badass. This guy knows his chops and gets straight to the point - great explanations!

I've been using my Blues Jr all wrong for what I was aiming for. Love the journey to a good tone. Thanks man! Learned a lot (even after ten years)!

I learned a few things! Another great day in my life! By the way, who are the 495 knuckleheads who gave this video a 'thumbs down?' Wow. You don't have to agree with Mr. Thorn, but he certainly provides useful information that is, at minimum, worthy of investigation. I know my TS9 sounds so much better. (I'd like to say 'sounds great,' but I don't play that well! ;-) )

Super positive reviews of pedals that we all like! Thanks Pete you're the best!!

OH MY GOD. It just clicked for me. I knew that a tube screamer sounded best pushing the front of an amp. I knew that it let some of the clean signal through (provided its own, fixed, "clean mix" setting). BUT I never put the pieces together that the clean signal coming through the pedal will sound more natural if it's hitting a slightly dirty amp. Thanks for that nugget, Pete!

Me at home: ok, Pete said turn the vol of the bassman to the edge of breakup and increase output on the pedal to.... My wife: turn that shit downnnnnn!!!!

There are too many guitarists out there that need this kind of information. Thank you! It took me years to figure out that 100% drive from a pedal or from an amp on its own didn't cut it. The blend of both pedal and amp around 50% drive was the key for a professional tone. Not to mention that you also minimize hum noise with this method.

Bro, why haven't I seen any of your videos before. This channel is pure gold for guitar players. Thanks Man.

You are one of the most important guitar youtubers today. Couldn't think of a better way to describe how to use that pedal.

Such a classic vid… and made me discover why I can’t use Tubescreamers ;D Thanks Pete! You’re great!

Thanks Pete for never over-doing ANYTHING!! Just the right amount of EVERYTHING. In other words, a CLASS ACT. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy/Healthy New Year.

Love this video. You really know your stuff and this was spot on. Thanks for sharing your wealth of knowledge with the guitar community!

Beast-mode bro! Love your stuff.

Don't worry Pete, When they say you make everything sound the same it's just because you have a great touch that's makes everything sound really good and it all sounds like you.

Your vids really are the best, and your musical ideas are incredibly creative LOVE EM. I love the tones you get out of each instrument and pedals

Such a great video, I've been playing guitar now for 12 years - self-taught and I've been using my pedals wrong all along! KZfaq musicians like you who make videos like these are helpful!

Hey Mr Thorn - I believe there are pics showing SRV using 2 TS9 in series with each other at one point in his career. One set at a true overdrive dirty tone and then one set as a clean boost with no breakup.

What a great video! Specially that I'm about to get that one!

10/10 for this explanation! Thank you for this tip. I’ve just adjusted this on a few patches of my Helix LT. Made a huge difference to getting a great tone.

Pete has awesome insight and just damn good ears to differentiate the tone coming from this pedal + amp combo. Great stuff!! Thanks, Pete!! I've subscribed.

When I was much younger and in my first band , my friend and I had carlsboro transistor amps for his lead tone he had an mxr distortion plus and I had a boss SD 1 his tone always cut through the mix no problem, but my boss just wimped out and hid behind the amp

"Bonding with the overdrive of an amplifier..." That's it. What a perrrrfect way of articulating the idea. I fkn love this guy and it's the first time I've heard of him. SUBB'D! KUDOS man, you rock.

This is some of the best advice I've heard in a LONG time. Tried it today on my Tube Screamer and Blues Driver - made a world of difference. Thanks Pete.

Thanks for this video, Pete. I’ve loathed Tubescreamer pedals for 25 years. I just felt it was flat sounding, like that half clean half distorted sound you mentioned. But this has showed me how great they can be. When I can’t use it with my cranked Mesa Boogie I use the TS into a Blues Driver and it does that great blues tone.

Interestingly, I came back to listen to this (again) and agree with some others that the first tone with the clean mixed in is EXACTLY what I want out of a TS. The other tones are fine, but that mix of clean and drive stays really articulate in a mix and reads as a heavy clean. To each his own!

Pete, your playing is so versatile that one should listen to more than just a couple of your songs to get an idea of your "sound/style " so to speak. You definitely do have a "signature " sound though. That being said, I wonder if the person saying "you make all overdrive pedals sound the same " was actually just recognizing your sound. I completely disagree with that statement by the way. This video is priceless. God how I wish I'd had something or someone to teach me these things years ago.

The Boss Blues Driver is very amp-like. Running a TS9 into a BD-2 is a heavenly tone. I used to have a TS9DX, and the regular 'TS9' setting was my favorite. This video shows how awesome it is to blend pedal Od w/ amp Dist.

Excellent video, we are all trying to get the best out of our gear and it's great when someone takes the time to explain things properly. Thanks Bro.

Thank you Pete for all the advice you give every time . You are a incredible guitar player

Well said Pete! I started playing back in mid 80s. I was taught to crank your(hot)amp, use overdrive and control your gain with the volume knob on your guitar. Heck I'm still using a preamp 250!

I've now seen a bunch of videos making similar points about the "purpose" of the TS9, but yours is definitely the clearest explanation I've seen. Feel like I finally understand the TS9 now. Thanks!

Man Pete, Your channel is like a guitar college! Not just watch me rip but giving great info as to why you do things and how you think! Thanks so much and best to you!

Dude, I just cant thank you enough. Cheers from Brazil!

Just gotta say, I wrestled my Tube Screamer for years, and this REALLY helped me dial it in. I finally see why people love these things. Thanks man!

Thanks for the help and info! Just checked this out as I just bought a new amp and pedal. Ive never owned either so I’m just getting into it. This helped a lot. 👍🏽

I think this is a great video concept: How best to use pedal X, or How to get sound A out of pedal B. Better than a straight-up feature demo....

Really like your videos Pete. I doubt any TGP'er meant to insult you. You pretty much walk on water over there. Cheers!

So glad I found this channel, it's a literal goldmine of good information. Keep bringing the good shit Pete!

Thanx Pete for your video’s! There still is a lot to know and learn, your video’s are really helpfull.

very interesting... I do the same thing with a soulfood, low drive, high vol, and the amp gain mid but also use a compression for even more boost and sustain.

Exactly how I feel about the ts9, always found the ts9 sounded way better with a amp with drive or dirt. I think we all make amps or pedals sound like our selfs. I think I've spent more time tone searching (40 yrs) than learning to play guitar :-)

Pete is a hero! Thank you for these great explanations and analyses.

I love your reviews. Very informative. I'm running an Ibanez 808 tube screamer through the clean channel on an evh 5150 3 50 watt. Dialing up the gain on the amp as you suggested really made it pop! Thanx brother...😎

Beautiful

Hey thanks for this man! I also like to get the amp distortion up to about 3 o clock and blend in the tube screamer with the distortion at 9 o clock or less... Really great fat crunch sound! I'll try it 2moro with the amp distortion down more with the pedal volume up etc like you mention... Should be a great acdc tone I imagine 😁

great video thank you. great insight, this was very helpful, liked the Stevie Ray Vaughan setting tips, have seen other forms that talk about Stevie Ray Vaughan using the TS-10

Thanks, Pete! Been asking this question for YEARS! "What is the secret sauce to get that classic Tube Screamer (and SRV) sound?" My mistake has been either having the pre-amp gain too high or not having the amp volume up enough when the gain was turned down. Diming everything on the Tube Screamer (noise-fest!) was my initial rookie mistake. Bad tone settings on the amp was the natural follow-up. Ha! Like anything, it's the smallest of details that make a world of difference. Thanks for sharing your studio beast/road warrior knowledge with us! I've been playing guitar since the 80s and consistently learn something of tremendous value through your videos. I appreciate the time and effort you give us! You've become a modern day "Aristotle of guitar" for me. (shameless worship, but well-spent!)

Pete - thank you for all you do and share.

64 Strat? My favorite year Strat. Hell yeah. Honestly, it sounds good even when it sounds "crappy." It shines with a warm tube amp, but it's definitely useable in lots of settings I think.

Dude, thank you for this video. I just got this Pedal (mini version) & fairly new to guitar pedals & started recording with it & was trying to figure out how I felt in words & @ 3:20: it sounded worse than B4 I had it, except when tweaking it for ever, like you said, a layer of wierd distortion mixed with clean/og amp tone & ruins it is what I heard. I know it will be great when I learn how to use it right, the having it at unity is a big help & great tip! thank you for this video man!

Cracking explanation, Pete - straight to the point. It's just made me re-think the way I set my amp and pedals up.

Love the tone secrets series. Very valuable insights (even Pete's product demos have lots of useful tone tips).

Thanks Pete!! a how to use fuzz would be great, fuzz face or muff

Saw this vid a couple of years ago,... Started keeping money inside my piggy bank for one overdrive pedal,... Now 2020,... Piggybank money withdrawn,.. Got myself a tube overdrive pedal,... And I go back to this video again for wisdom. I may not have had enough money for the TS9.. Got myself a cheaper one. But I did get the tone I wanted. Thanks for the wisdom, master. And HELLO FROM MALAYSIA. :)

Thank's a lot for sharing your knowlege and your time. I had many issues with those pedals and now it's clear for me. Thank's again a lot.

Dude ! I am 54! And you nail this! Thank you!! I get ya! Great vid!

Dude I moved, so my studio is gone. I am in a "Bedroom Sound Limited" situation. I can't turn up an amp to the edge of breakup. Therefore, can you do a video on how to adapt to such situations with OD medals, from TSP thru EVH 5015 Pedals ? I'LL bet you can generalise the information so as to teach us how to get the tone we want, cuz it ain't easy. I switch pedals, but still .... Thanks for all your work.

super helpful man, really appreciate the advice. Using a DOD FX50B got its own sound but built to compete with TS9 and DS1

Love this guy. I’m a fan of his taste in effects and playing style

Pete, what do you think of a Tube Screamer stacked with a "amp in a box" style pedal, maybe like the Bogner LaGrange?

It's so refreshing to come across a You-tuber whom is so reciprocal by responding to their disciples questions and praises! So many you-tubers won't stoop to the level of their lowly followers I guess it's a hazard of the business of being ultra famous!

Thanks for the great posts. Always find your reviews relevant and useful.

I'm always amazed how many "reviewers" review pedals with knobs at 12 o'clock or cranked full (or tone at zero LOL). Most couldn't hold back on maximizing the gain knob. Thank you for a video that shows contrasts in usage. Very informative. Good job!

2 things: 1. Awesome info 2. Inspiring to me to see someone with what I assume is strabismus making videos. I get super self conscious about mine when I try making videos, and you’re so comfortable on camera, it’s really awesome to see. Thanks for the great work!

Hey Pete, just my 2 Canadian Cents, but someone so Generous like yourself should not have to Worry about comments from some Group of Wanna Be Critics!!:-)...lol Your Videos Always send a Positive Vibe!!! Cheers...

Great demo presentation. Pete is wise and sharing some cool and helpful tips. Thanks Pete.

never forget the first time i listen to a TS driving an amp, back in the 80´s we were a bounch of kids trying to sound "decent" with cheap amps and terrible distortion pedals, but there was this guy with the best sound of us all by far; the TS!

Damn that Bassman sounds epic on its own.

Man you seem like a down to earth dude with a huge passion for music

Wow, 1 million views. I’m happy for you Pete, you seem a genuinely nice guy to me since the first time I saw a video of yours, about 9 years ago. Congrats.

just want to say how helpful this was, was having trouble dialing in my t808 used this, and loved it!! Thanks Pete Your a boss!

Greatest guy ever. World class player and human .

1973. 14 yr old teen just getting started after hearing zz top for first time. Guitar-check. Amp-check Tube screamer- check.

Great video. The tube screamer is amazing as an "Always-On" pedal in front of a high gain Mesa, 5150, etc... The go to for most modern metal/heavy bands!

Having just bought a tube screamer mini, which I have not used my Bogner uberschall since I bought oh I'm sad, this was just exactly what I needed to find. Thanks so much dude! Subscribed

I have to say that I actually like that first "bad" sound; where the slight overdrive and clean can be hears together and separate. It's limited in its usefulness, but if you have a nice punky riff that starts off brash but not too heavy it really works, but only if then it's contrasted by a much fuller and heavier overdrive sound. As I said, it's limited in its application, but I think it's a great sound when used in this way. Imho. I guess it would sound pretty terrible and weak for a full song, which is what you're no doubt getting at, but I felt I wanted to defend it a little bit. Otherwise, thank you very much for this. I will be utilizing your advice immediately. It's great getting tips from somebody with your knowledge and experience.

you're actually explaining why the neighbours are yelling and banging the walls when i get great tone.

I just watched another video where you nail the Brian May We Will Rock You ... with a nice casual groove... and in this you do SRV very naturally. You are loved.

Honestly, I liked the sound of the amp alone in the first scenario. Your SRV tone was spot on and that comment on that type of tone cutting through in a band context is a great point. Sometimes my tone get buried under all the rattle and hum. :)

You deserve more subs man.