Setting Up Your Amp To Use With Drive Pedals

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8 жыл бұрын

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In this episode, Daniel and Mick attempt to throw some light on how to think about setting your amp up for different drive pedals.
Bottom line, the gain and EQ structure of your amp has a huge influence on how your drive pedals sound, feel and react.
The guys begin with a late-1970s Fender Twin with EV speakers and a Mallard 18-watt Marshall clone through Greenbacks.
They use a Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive and Electro-Harmonix Nano Big Muff Pi into both amps, to demonstrate the extent of just how different your pedals can sound, depending on which kind of amp you use - the difference is remarkable!
They then move on to an amplifier that sits between the classic Marshall and Fender schools in terms of gain and EQ structure, the Hamstead Artist 20, to explain how you might think about setting up your amp and drive pedal to get the sound and feel you desire.
There's a little bit of discussion on delay and reverb, but this is predominantly about drive and distortion.
Daniel is playing is Fender Custom Shop ’63 Telecaster; Mick is playing his Fender American Vintage ’62 Stratocaster.
Switching is handled effortlessly as ever by TheGigRig G2.
As ever, there are no answers - we're just trying to help you ask better questions in pursuit of your ideal sound!
For more on TheGigRig, see www.thegigrig.com

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@davejones8680 8 жыл бұрын

I'm approaching 40, and started learning to play guitar when I was around 15. In between, there were a lot of years when I didn't play that much for various reasons (none of them very good). Anyway, over the last few years I've committed to rebuilding my rig and getting back into a passion that I've cared about deep in my soul ever since I was a kid. Finding this show is one of the very best things that's happened to me as a guitar player. It is the friendliest, most accessible set of explanations I've ever been able to find about pedals and amplifiers. From a Yank living in the cold, snowy American upper Midwest (Minneapolis), thank you guys for this show. I love it.

@Subtle-System 8 жыл бұрын

That's awesome dude... I love this show and most of the time they are great, but they are beig totally misleading here on how a Big Muff will sound on different amps without dialing them differently for each amp... That is absolute rubbish, but most other episodes are great... Not this one .

@rmcunningham3874 6 жыл бұрын

Same situation. Same experience. This channel has been such an inspiration. I can't believe how much more fun it is to play with sounds when I have some idea of what I'm doing! Highly recommend the Anderton's channel as well if you haven't stumbled across it. There's a similar positive vibe over there.

@mattgilbert7347 6 жыл бұрын

Same. Played from 14-24 then put it down for 15 years. Started getting serious again around 3 years ago. Love it.

@mattgilbert7347 6 жыл бұрын

Wampler is also a good channel.

@utooberblooper 6 жыл бұрын

STOP BEING AN IDIOT AND GET A LAUGH OUT OF IT,the twin sounds like ass.............. period......

@herrlogi 8 жыл бұрын

Man this video is perfect for showing people/my wife why I need to buy more amps!

@dakn0x 8 жыл бұрын

Professional, intelligent, insightful....putting other You Tubers to shame!

@michaelsnydermusic Жыл бұрын

I learned more in this video than any other. It’s funny how everyone misses the obvious (in hindsight) key: the amp. Just like how so many people get caught up on tone wood, tubes and so on when it’s the speakers and how you mic them that has the largest impact on tone. Thanks guys!

@anthonyknight5114 8 жыл бұрын

Ok guys, I love your videos. They are very insightful, but I just have one problem with this segment. This video was supposed to be about setting up your amp to work with drive pedals. To me, it seemed like the bottom line here was throw out your Fender and Marshall amps if you're going to use certain drive pedals, and get a Hamstead because it will seemingly handle everything better than the latter two. You demoed the Fender with the fuzz pedal and said it had a "bad sound". You also demoed the Marshall clone with the SD1 it also had a "bad sound", but my problem here is that you never gave any suggestion or insight on how to remedy these "bad sounds" if you happen to own these amps. I have a Marshall JCM 800 clone, but what I don't have is time or money to endlessly try and buy pedals to find ones that work best. I, like most I assume, have to make the best out of what we have so to that effect, it would have been nice for you to share some tips on overcoming the sort of flaws in these two amps in regards to using drive pedals.

@Slothclawcolseslaw 4 жыл бұрын

The moral of the story is pick the right pedals for your amps circuit. You don’t have to buy to try them out. Bring your rig to your local guitar store and throw some different things in front of it. Or just google which pedals work best with a jcm800 (cough tubescreamer cough).

@davidbrookes9424 4 жыл бұрын

@@wildbob I noticed the tone knob on the muff was all the way to the right which is very bright. If they had of turned the tone knob down a little it may have introduced some more mid range on the Fender.

@josearalat 2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree with you. What a waste of my time this video was.

@whynottalklikeapirat 8 жыл бұрын

It is a beautiful thing to reach point on the arc of life where appreciating the deep seated irony of a big muff into a fender twin is bound to cause spontaneous outbursts of merriment.

@shaunm1983 7 жыл бұрын

giving the back end more love........while Daniel plays with the big muff

@GJSolo 7 жыл бұрын

I see what you did there

@joehenry9787 3 ай бұрын

Lads that was a brilliant explanation about amps as well as overdrives. I pushed the mids beyond where I normally would and got the best sound I've ever had out of my amp. All these years!!

@Adipsia1 7 жыл бұрын

In 1977 I remember being a budding 16 year-old rock-hero... and believing that I needed more watts in the same way that Blue Oyster Cult needed more cowbell on 'Don't Fear the Reaper'... in fact our band was called Reaper. ;) Sadly our band lasted just one gig because I went out and bought a Laney 100w head and 4x12 on the day, plugged my Carlsbro Suzz-pedal into it during the evening... and sounded like a very angry wasp in a jam-jar. I've been suffering from PTSD ever since... :)

@bazjones7349 7 жыл бұрын

Peter Marshall been there seen it done it,I had a sound city 120 ,2 4x12 ,flat out !!!!!!!,then bought a Hiwatt dr105 ???? used to drive to a gig in an old breadvan !!!!!,drove home in a rolls royce !!!!!!! right ear has no top end now !!!!!!!

@Jaspertine 7 жыл бұрын

That muff into the twin sound really takes me back to the days of watching noisy as fuck punk bands at all ages shows when I was a teenager. I have a startling amount of nostalgia for that awful, awful tone.

@sliberty 7 жыл бұрын

When I was a kid, I bought a Sam Ash Fuzztone. I brought it home, and it didn't make a fuzz sound. I brought it back to the store, and it sounded properly fuzzy. Took it home again, no fuzz. Based upon the demos in this video, I bet it was due to the differences in the amps I tried the pedal with. I certainly didn't understand that back then. Thanks for a great, instructional video. Always learn something from you guys.

@stevestarr6395 8 жыл бұрын

So great to find a place where not only gear is demo'd but technical issues are disgusted as well. Thanks guys!

@TheGigRigDaniel 8 жыл бұрын

+Steve Boldt cheers Steve, make sure you check out our new channel too :)

@maxsalasr 8 жыл бұрын

Guys, your vídeos are a masterclass. Loved them. Just so much info all together, so valuable. I just don't have words to describe how much I have learned lately with you guys. THANKS SO MUCH

@TheGigRigDaniel 8 жыл бұрын

max salas absolutely our pleasure Max, feedback like this makes it all worthwhile ;)

@a21drs 7 жыл бұрын

max salas I've watched almost every video from this guys, up until this day and indeed they are a masterclass. I got a lot better with my sound, based on their videos

@jarrydee2799 6 жыл бұрын

I love the videos also, sometimes way to much talking, but still good

@777Yoni 7 жыл бұрын

Big Muff + Twin Reverb + Miku pedal = apocalypse?

@shamzamri3442 3 жыл бұрын

Just infront of you for years without realising it..Thanks guys u re d best.

@schwag512 7 жыл бұрын

First off, I'd like to thank Mick and Daniel for taking the time to explore the different tones available. I would like to express how incredibly hard it is to choose, the right tone a person would be looking for. I personally find it very difficult to think what setup would be right for me. With a limited budget and limited time to play, I want to get the most our of what I experience. I consider myself a very logical person, but with an infinite amount a variables it's easy to get lost. Keep up the good work. -Drew

@TheseusTitan 5 жыл бұрын

I laughed my hind end off when you played the Big Muff through the Fender. On my computer speakers it sounded like you were playing it through a 7 transistor radio speaker. I have an original black face Super Reverb. I bought it back around 1969 or 1970 and it doesn’t sound anything like your Fender amp. I like the tone of mine a million times better. It isn’t as clean as yours either. I seldom use pedals… but when I do I use my Timmy and a few others. They all sound great through my Super Reverb. Thank God they don’t like pedals through your Fender - lol

@mickbrenton 7 жыл бұрын

As a budding guitarist with 45 years of gigging I have to say this video is the best on the subject that I have ever seen! Simply brilliant!!!

@paraguitarmedic 7 жыл бұрын

That Marshall is the best sounding amp I've heard on KZfaq

@regularnimnule9715 8 жыл бұрын

"We're giving the back end more love" LOL!!!!

@cyberdel 5 жыл бұрын

Dan's voice sounds different here.. I was like "who's voice is that!?"

@ptrisonic 7 жыл бұрын

Still going back through your old vids... This is one of the most informative you have yet produced and it should be compulsory watching/listening to anyone interested in so-called transparent overdrives or alternatively mid -heavy drives and how they relate to individual amp sounds and styles of playing. Great! Pete.

@justinpaquette224 3 жыл бұрын

I play mostly funk and soul music. So I play a fender twin with the master at 10 and gain at around 3, clean, clean and then when I turn my guitar volume from 8 to 10... also clean, but with great cut and tone for single note lines. So the way I get my dirt is by having a clean boost, Fuzz, low gain drive and a medium gain drive on my board. Many options this way. I've found that I get a good fuzz tone if I run the fuzz into my low gain drive

@tombowman9463 7 жыл бұрын

I've played a silver face 1969 Twin Reverb since the early 1990s. It's a wonderful but very challenging amp, especially for overdriven and distorted sounds. The amp reveals everything, but lots of pedals sound harsh and thin as Mick and Dan demonstrate so well. I've had great results with a number of pedals, though. For example: Fulltone "The 69 Pedal" (from the mid-90s) is a rich fuzz that really works. Zendrive and Zendrive 2 work great (and an Archer Icon into the Zendrive 2 is visceral experience!) because both pedals offer some compression and mid boost. Wampler Black 65 (with mid boosted and treble and bass down) sounds like an extension of the amp itself-very open and uncompressed. Wampler Euphoria works too with mid boosted but treble and bass down. Exotic RC Booster (fabulous) and BB Booster work. All of these pedals seem to preserve the openness and headroom that make the Twin what it is. Tube Screamers sound OK too (and maybe less revealing of every tiny detail and flaw in my playing), but at the cost of a lot of low frequencies. I'm still looking for a TS808-style solution. BTW, I tend to play Strats and Teles.

@slavmeister73 7 жыл бұрын

Daniel, what you said is spot-on correct. The question SHOULD be: "What effects are going to work better with my amplifier?". I know this through my own personal experience. For about 2-years, I played through a Fender Blues De-Ville 410 Reissue. Good amp, not the best. The 4 x 10 amps can sound toppy so I replaced the original Eminence speakers with Jensen's to make the amp project a warmer and rounder tone. I chose the 'Clean channel as my sonic 'canvas' and then set about finding good overdrive/distortion pedals. I must've tried out a dozen or so and the ones that worked well did so because of the way they interacted with the De-Ville's tone. I always paid attention to how the pedals sounded when I tried them out at the shops through other amps, but I had to know my amp well enough to hear how they would sound going through it. The importance of tone and EQ controls on the pedals was crucial. I had to be able to tailor the tones to work well with my amp. What I have discovered in the end was that the tonality and and flexibility of the pedals were the most important so that if one day I was to switch to another amp, the pedals would still sound great. I found a new amp (a very, very good one) and when I ran my old trusty pedals through it, the tone was amazing! I hope this can shed some more light on the subject.

@GK-mm3nz 8 жыл бұрын

Congrats guys. You've had a video on KZfaq for a week, with over 11 thousand views and not one thumbs down! That says a lot. Seriously, keep up the great work.

@davidsonlou 8 жыл бұрын

Big Muff---> Twin= San Francisco 1967 Yeah!! BIg Brother + the Holding company. ENjoying your shows,thanks for Fun info....

@marcuslewitzki4610 2 жыл бұрын

Damn, Dan's voice sounded completely different back in 2015 than it does today. A dramatic difference.

@michaelsteveharristonquisp6466 Жыл бұрын

He had a cold that day

@JIMJAMSC 8 жыл бұрын

I have accumulated enough effects over 35+ yrs to open a store. At any given time I have 4 running amps/effects setups and when friends come over have noticed a common problem. I call it SPINAL TAPPING. First thing guys do is max the knobs. Distortion, CRANKED. Reverb,echo,chorus,flanger, etc knobs must be maxxed!! Its like you paid for it, use it! If a little bit of chorus,echo,flanger sounds good then MAXXED must be better!!! My advice to get a newbie started is turn them all to 12 o clock and go counterclockwise. If you are alone or simply soundscaping in a room of blue smoke who cares. But if you cannot find your pets for days or open a inerdimensional portal you might should turn all the pedals off and give it a rest.Remember- a turd + effects sounds like a turn + effects. The turds just now cost more.

@adamannear 5 жыл бұрын

It's 3 years on, and this video has helped immensely. Drummer of 19 years, focusing more on electric guitar now to increase theory, start writing and just cos I love it. I'm seeing there is so much too learn from guitar > from theory, technique, gain structure and electronics, eq etc etc.. love your work guys. Thanks so much.

@GingerLeftyGuitar 8 жыл бұрын

Just stumbled upon this channel at the weekend. I love it. This is probably the most informative guitar related channel out there. Brilliant work.

@durkar3791 8 жыл бұрын

Watching Daniel every time he puts the big muff into the twin is the funniest thing I've seen in ages lol. Really informative though guys well done.

@rigorhead01 8 жыл бұрын

This is a really great video explaining and showing why pedals sound so different in different amps, and how important it is to choose a pedal for a specific amp. It totally makes sense why Tubescreamer-type pedals sound so good in blackface Fender amps: Fender blackface amps are so mid-scooped and a TS pedal makes up for it. Great job guys! I always love your videos, but I believe that this one is one of your best!

@justinjuk 8 жыл бұрын

Binge watching That Pedal Show and tweaking my board and amp. My tone is sounding all grown up. Thanks!

@frankie28web 8 жыл бұрын

Hi Daniel, just wanted to say that this is one of the very best guitar channels! So much knowledge and good information! Thanks for the good work. Rock on...

@rahachi 5 жыл бұрын

Daniel, I love and appreciate your passion in helping and aiding guitarists in the creation of expanding our colors and palettes with the use of pedals. thanks for your dedication and enthusiasm, also you're a great player ! Kudos to you!

@lcjg2013 8 жыл бұрын

I LOL'ed so loud when the big muff went into the twin. xD Good vid, guys.

@jtownguitar5 3 жыл бұрын

Are you still laughing

@boozoochavis7506 6 жыл бұрын

This goes back to the fact that we as musicians and guitar players do NOT hang out or play music together as much as we used to! In the bad old days, pre interent, there was a serious lack of knowledge and the best place to discover some real truths was from our peers and elders - people who knew because they had done said effort. I learned more from guys like Dan and Mick than I ever did reading 6 different brands of guitar magazine.

@eivindnyhus9181 8 жыл бұрын

I never really considered how much of a differance AMPs would make. This explains a lot.

@TheGigRigDaniel 8 жыл бұрын

Yep, makes a huge difference

@fangrocker 8 жыл бұрын

I listened to this video twice tonight. Kudos to both of you. This had more information about OD pedals and amps than hundreds of other videos. Cheers!

@mikeypaul4428 6 жыл бұрын

You guys have the absolute best vids on KZfaq! Hands down the most informative and clear descriptions. Thank you keep them coming! 👌👌👌

@johngilley3518 7 жыл бұрын

Really helped with the new pedal additions to my board. I also used something that I saw you do in another video, by using the volume on the pedal to push the amp into overdrive. Great job guys.

@MisterTee 8 жыл бұрын

Great, great video. You gents sit firmly atop the plethora of youtube guitar shows

@TravisKeenan 8 жыл бұрын

I look forward to watching your videos every week, thank you for them! I'd love to see a video of the process you may use when 'setting up' an amp that you have never played before. How do you learn what EQ settings sound good to you, or the settings of master volume vs. the gain. Please keep the videos coming! :)

@tfigmoney520 5 жыл бұрын

Huge video, guys. Have spent the last few weeks going back and forth on the knobs bc I'll land on a tone that i think i like and then dislike it 4 days later. Hoping the amp tips you provided in this video clean up my tone direction for drives as I prepare to dive into reverb and delay on top of it. Thanks!!

@gregclarkreasons 7 жыл бұрын

Love that Marshall! That natural drive is glorious.

@TSRThom 8 жыл бұрын

Great explanations. One of the best Descriptions I've ever heard. I'm playing since 35 years. A few of them as a professional guitarist. You nailed it perfectly . Thanks a lot. Greetings from Germany Thom

@mikeroadblock 8 жыл бұрын

I know I really appreciate all of your help and going through all of the little details guys. Thank you!!!

@patrickfarley8036 7 ай бұрын

The moral of the story kids, is know (really learn and know) each and every piece of your gear/rig and recognize each piece for what it is! "The right tool for the job!" is more than half the battle to any job in any industry! And for fahk sake learn everything there is to know about gain staging! When you know these things, you will have more confidence and life will be so much easier because you will know your options before you start! You'll know exactly what to bring for any particular gig your doing, without having to bring everything thing you own and hope you hit the right sound! "Know Your Gear!!!!"

@J0sA1Ac 8 жыл бұрын

I subbed initially a few months back when you guys did the first "The Pedal Show" thinking it was just another channel to promote your gigrig products. But on the contrary, these are really some great informative videos. I love the honesty. That big muff into the twin sounded hilarious. Keep the honest videos coming. We enjoy them!

@joshmuz9018 4 жыл бұрын

That tone they are laughing at so hysterically, is literally every tone you got on an old pod

@whittington72 4 жыл бұрын

@6:36

@stvywndr 7 жыл бұрын

Excellent information you guys provide! I've been playing a long time and still find your tutorials to contain tidbits I was not aware of and can utilize, thank you!!!

@timthomas9785 8 жыл бұрын

Great show. I just went from a Traynor with 6L6 to one with el84 and you showed me how the correct pedal makes all the difference

@ruiseartalcorn 6 жыл бұрын

I've watched this a few times but today (for some unknown reason) I decided to watch it again and actually got something new from it. Maybe before I was listening from a different perspective - I don't know but today some stuff just clicked! Thanks guys! :)

@petert7449 8 жыл бұрын

Great show Guys. I accidentally stumbled on to your site. This is a great tutorial. Its people like you guys that keeps me interested in music. I really appreciate the time you guys put in to this stuff. Thank you.

@bmorr6734 7 жыл бұрын

Fantastic information, you gentlemen saved me years of pissing around. You guys are the best. Thank you

@hoosierdaddy2308 8 жыл бұрын

My first amp I played with in a band was a Fender Twin with silver face. It was stolen. That was one loud amp. I had to use a distortion pedal to get a gain sound I liked for the 70's and 80's music. I played a lot of Thin Lizzy, etc. Would love to see you guys do a video about using over drive with a really clean amp such as a Roland JC, etc,. or more analog solid state amps that many guys buy. I know they have a bad rep, but if you buy a good one, they sound great. Many have said bad things about them because they played one of the little cheapy things that came out and were sold at box stores. Thanks again. Tim

@patrickteto 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks guy's.Great posting.I played with my favorite amp and gained a bit of knowledge. Then with an amp I picked up on the cheep but set it up like my Marshall and wasn't impressed.Then switched out a peddle or two and now found a noise I really like. I had 3 or 4 pedals that were collecting dust and they have now found a home on what I was considering passing on...

@TheGigRigDaniel 8 жыл бұрын

+Patrick Teto excellent work Patrick :)

@StephenGallacher 8 жыл бұрын

It's great to see people comparing amps as well as pedals and guitars, I've come across many players who think 'tone' comes either from pedals or the effects processor with the guitar doing little more than providing note information and treating the amp as nothing more than a volume machine. Great to see a practical comparison, The only thin missing was a hum bucker loaded guitar or two, but then the video would have been twice as long...

@wendelllaffin240 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great videos. These are great demos. I am learning a lot about pedals... how to use them, where to place them, and how they sound dynamically different on different amplifiers. Keep them coming, i definitely look forward to more.

@DerekLewisSuperStar 8 жыл бұрын

Great video as always - with great points made and so much information - thanks! I would love to see where the Gain knobs on the pedals were set - as that also makes a huge difference. Thanks Dan and Mick

@MCEnchilada 8 жыл бұрын

This is by far the most helpful video that I have ever watched for guitar and tone. Thanks guys great job!

@Duds.811 8 жыл бұрын

Guys, you rock!!! Congratulations!! Every video I watch, I learn a lot from you!! Best channel for guitar players on youtube, for sure!

@periloustemple8290 4 жыл бұрын

Of course, I watched this one the day it came out. But all this time later, one thing that is really interesting about that Muff into the Fender: Gilmore not only used Hiwatts famously, but also spend most of the 80's into the early parts of Delicate Sound of Thunder (Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour) with big, clean Fender heads (he also had a Mark IV and eventually a Mesa Boogie Studio Preamp - kind of a Mark III in a rack mount sans power stage. He basically used these as drive "pedals") - and used Muff's, Ibanez TS's, Chandler Tube Drivers, etc. Seems impossible, but sounded killer - and nothing like that Muff into that Fender. He did have at least 3 Boss Eq's he could put in and out for all kinds of things. Very complex, of course, with tube buffers all throughout his Pete Cornish rig. No answers or better questions here, just Wow. Go figure.

@latigo66 8 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic, extremely insightful. A cut above the rest. Thank you.

@mikeyclapis9819 8 жыл бұрын

Damn, this video is so eye-opening! I've been playing for years with constantly shifting pedals and amps. I always consider how my pickups interact with pedals (particularly because I love octavers and had to know that those track better with humbuckers in the neck), but pedal & amp combination seem just as, if not more important.

@marcelferencz6688 8 жыл бұрын

great video, great show one of the best out there, lots of quality infos

@TheGigRigDaniel 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks Marcel :)

@KozmykJ 6 жыл бұрын

I dug and dug and dug to find this episode again. I needed to clarify something in my mind (or what's left of it). I remembered the principle of the lesson but not he bloody details.. The topics this video covers are of pivotal importance in the search for good tone. Should be a big neon banner on your vid list "WATCH THIS FIRST", regular notices in Guitar magazines .... Sunday colour supplement pull outs...

@TheGuitarShawn 8 жыл бұрын

This is incredible stuff! You have a subscriber for life; thanks for taking a deep dive into why I love Fenders but hate them with (most) drives.

@MrMalq 8 жыл бұрын

A bloody fantastic episode guys!

@dougdixonhull 6 жыл бұрын

Great video. after years of using cheap modelling amps (Line6 spider and Marshall MG) recently I bought a Blackstar tube amp. I was so surprised how different my pedals sounded. I also have a Vox AD30VT, so as an experiment I used a switch pedal to A/B test with my drive pedals. I was astonished how they (Mooer Green Mile,TC'S Dark Matter and TC'S Mojo Mojo ) sound completely different.

@YRUACNT 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making me think about these questions.

@christianfrosio 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you guys....I am learning a lot of things from you...and the most important thing, that I do it with happiness and emotion...thank you

@gregclarkreasons 7 жыл бұрын

Probably one of the most enlightening gear videos I've seen.. thank you guys.

@hbert06 7 жыл бұрын

I never heard a Big Muff sounding any good. The same time I love the sound of the SD-1. It didn't change in this video. No matter what amp.

@Giggity230 8 жыл бұрын

this is the best show ever...i love you guys learning so much LOVE LOVE LOVE IT please give us more !!!!!!!!!

@HolsingerE 8 жыл бұрын

Really helpful video (as usual). It can be difficult to find demos with your own specific combination of guitar/amp so having some guidelines to consider is helpful in getting the desired results.

@FocusBeDrifting 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making this vid, I have a fender twin reverb probs exact model you guys have and been trying to determine where I want to go with the tone in pedals etc, so thanks.

@sanketkhadilkar8219 8 жыл бұрын

U should hold a graduation ceremony for the people who have viewed (and understood,hopefully) all your videos. So much information right there.Keep up the good work.Cheers from India!!

@santos0x 8 жыл бұрын

Every electric guitar player should be required to watch this video. so helpful. I wish I could've had this knowlege when I was 15. You guys are awesome.

@UsMaLeMan1 8 жыл бұрын

Saw this video today and it really made sense and I actually had an "ah hah" moment. I have a Blues Junior that I haven't really played much. I've been searching aimlessly for a good tone that really rocks my socks off and haven't had much luck. I was playing distortions and od pedals into a super clean tube amp with the master volume up and the pre amp volume down. Today, after seeing this, I went to the local guitar store and got a Boss SD-1 and grabbed my Blues Jr. and did what you guys did in this video. I dialed in a clean tone but this time put the pre amp volume up to 4 or 5 so that my JR was just starting to break up and on the edge of growling. Then I stomped on the Boss and OMG...BLUE STEEL, FERRARI, LE TIGRE and MAGNUM all at once. THANK YOU SO MUCH for opening my eyes and putting my rock and roll wheels back on the tracks!

@TheGigRigDaniel 8 жыл бұрын

+UsMaLeMan1 that's fantastic! So glad you put the info yo good use. Now go forth and rock!

@phlopalopagus 8 жыл бұрын

A lot of early Rivera amps like my r55 12 has the Marchell /Boogie on channel 1 and fender cleans on channel 2. I just switch which channel for what peddle. This video was very helpful as I couldn't figure out why my fuzz was so tinny as I had just assumed using the fender super clean was just the way to go for all the peddles. I switched it over and it was bad ass so thanks guys.

@TheGigRigDaniel 8 жыл бұрын

+Phlop Alopagus fantastic! Our job here is done ;)

@avinaashmunohur1175 8 жыл бұрын

Great demo guys!! I have also gone with a "clean platform with pedals" formula recently, it just gives you so much versatility. I currently use a Brunetti Singleman 35W combo (with a WGS ET-65 speaker), a great Blackface-type amp which also takes pedals like a champ. Watching your video has taught me how to really get that amp to work with the different pedals I have on my board... I have never really been a big pedal guy, but this setup has made me change my mind about using pedals, they can be sooooo much fun to play!!

@LuisRadaAlean 8 жыл бұрын

Great amp/pedal lesson!!! You opened my eyes! Thanks so much for shearing all that wisdom! Greetings from Colombia!

@MrAtoz-jq5ry 7 жыл бұрын

You guys nailed it! I have been trying to explain the interaction of pedals to amps to my friends for years. Now I need you to do the same thing with speakers, cabinets, string gauge and (heaven forbid!) "tone" wood.

@johnmarquez333 8 жыл бұрын

I love Daniel's reactions when he cracks up, especially at 6:35.

@guitaraholic83 7 жыл бұрын

This video was extremely helpful for me. Thanks for clearing up something that was so confusing for me. You guys are awesome!

@nlmal4 6 жыл бұрын

I have learn again from this two guys. Thanks! Glad with you two guys! 🙂

@klewis2048 8 жыл бұрын

Probably the best pedal video I've seen anywhere. Thanks guys.

@timfender0740 8 жыл бұрын

Loved the sound of the strat the SD1 and that Marshall!

@johnthelad 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, how interesting this was. Learned a massive amount about a misunderstood topic regarding pedal sounds. will look more outside the box in future.

@theguitarden6920 7 жыл бұрын

I deal Matamp amps at The Guitar Den and today sold a 28 watt cathode bias EL34 combo! Sounded amazing.

@xbob 7 жыл бұрын

Wow! This really cleared up why some of my pedals sounded like crap, when I first started playing in the late 60's/early 70's. Thanks!

@caleshtcincredibles 7 жыл бұрын

again spot on class on mixing pedals , Amps and tones .....thanks guys !

@Benhind 8 жыл бұрын

Great video(s)!! I'd love to see a video about cabs and how different an amp sound depending on the cab you use. Keep the great work guys!

@maham593 7 жыл бұрын

Brilliant information as always, cheers!

@ShawnTBell 8 жыл бұрын

@5:14 you nailed it! I called my '73 master volume silver face 'The Guitar P.A." Ha ha, so clear, and loud, but a bizarre pedal platform. It almost sounded like plugging into a Mackie board. It weighed about 70lbs.

@ryannunwick2328 7 жыл бұрын

this video is ideal for me. I know its an old video now but i have recently aquired a handwired hayden valve combo. it features 4 machted quad EL34 in the power stage. along with a rectifer. no fx loop so pedals are all in front. abit like this. its not hard to find that sweet spot. this video has helped me alot choosing the right pedals and how to set the amp up. the amp is still relatively new to me but my god it sounds outrageously good!

@jonlaughman4561 7 жыл бұрын

Great show gents, so many questions answered that i have been struggling with. keep up the great work.

@christianboddum8783 8 жыл бұрын

Regarding the Fender twin, When Leo fender was out of the way so to speak, there were eager technicians that wanted to make changes to the amp that Leo had forbidden from a soundperspective. Those were; making the amp more stable electronically, and getting cleaner, away from that "terrible" distortion (that Leo knew was good). I grew up around these amps and the guitars of that era (spikey 70's Teles - ouch) I'm glad that Fender got back on course. A lot of info can be found on this, should you so desire :-)