Marshall Bluesbreaker - The ESSENTIAL Pedal for John Mayer Fans
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
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This pedal - the Marshall Bluesbreaker reissue - has been about the worst kept secret since MJ's.....Forget it. Anyway, here's how it sounds in front of a Mesa Boogie Mark 3 - one for the John Mayer fans I reckon?
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For someone who isn't a purist, the Duke of Tone seems like the perfect alternative. Super small, toggle to switch between boost, OD, and distortion. Two of those together take up less real estate than a king of tone too.
Long live oversized effects pedals! I am a huge fan of this.
Glorious tone with all the Mayer inflections. You never cease to amaze. Thanks
I bought a Blues Breaker and a Drivemaster when they were first issued and thought they were quite good. Gave the Blues Breaker away to a friend of mine when they started to become in demand and he was jonesing for one.I've now got a Wampler Pantheon and a Fredric Blue Monarch and I do think that they are more useful.
I had the original and stupidly sold it. I’ve already pre-ordered the new one. It’s a great Pedal.
Jhs morning glory is what I have, a lot more gain on tap with the 2 modes to switch between. More expensive but it honestly could make a $150 guitar sound great
I had one of these in the 90's, long gone now. I replaced it with a Fulltone Fulldrive 2.
I have 3 original ones. I have NEVER thought of selling any one of them regardless of the skyrocket prices!!
Man…it does sound good! I kinda thought the concept was a bit stupid at first too, considering all the recent reissues, but the more I hear it the more I like it. I got a used Browne Protein a while ago, mostly to try to find an ODR-1 circuit without the low end issues. The blue BB side sounds great some nights, but the extra drive and high end/mid scoop in it (as well as the increased headroom of a lot of recent BB variants) can make it sound a bit too strident in a lot of settings. Keeping this a true reissue - warts and all - was probably the right move!
I am not for the much gain but for the chewy warm tone of blues breaker.
Woo 100% match with your Mesa and your playing 💯
If i remember the original promos for this pedal, the purpose was to put a Bluesbreaker sound into whatever amp you played. It was a cool idea, but i don't think these really caught on because of the marketing back in the 90's. this pedal was way ahead of its time. I had a programable Korg ToneWorks 105od, also way ahead of its time. Also didn't really catch on.
Easy to tell how well you're vibing with this pedal. Fantastic playing and sounds very similar maybe more "real" then some of your helix lead presets?
This pedal has always been quiet. That's why Josh Scott made the JHS Morning Glory wich has become the industry standard of BBreaker type of pedals -Zack from Mythos said that last thing, not me…
I owned a Morning Glory and Snouse Black Box at the same time. I ended up selling the Snouse. The Morning Glory has some sort of secret sauce to it. Gorgeous sounding pedal.
@@DrProgNerd I started w/ a MG and then got the Snouse because the MG robbed a majority of the low end from my silver sky when engaged (I imagine it would be better suited to something like a Les Paul or similar, something with more lower miss). Then I tried the Browne Carbon sight unseen and sold the Snouse; sounded a touch squishier and was less fussier. Haven't tried this BB reissue yet though
Thanks for the demo! It's cool that they reissued this (and the other Marshall pedals). But this circuit has been done better, cheaper, and smaller by several other builders by now. Heck, the $50 Mooer Blues Crab is a pretty faithful clone at about 1/5 of the price and 1/3 of the size. The enclosure is unique and iconic, but it's all about sentiment. That's a pretty impractical thing to fit on a pedal board for something that most people will use as an "always on" effect for just one or two types of sounds.
There are improved versions of this pedal out there. Sometimes, people just wind up going back to the original, including tube screamers which there is a myriad of clones out there for. I own several BB-type pedals including this one, and I can definitely say it puts a smile on my face when I kick it on.
Thats a nicce amp too though. If theres 1 thing ive learned in all these years, its spend your money on the amp. Whatever genre. Choose a good tube amp to fit it and your good. Well and practice of course.lol the bluesbreaker is an awesome pedal. Im just sayin, pretty nice amp as well.
Damn you're good. 😄 🤣
Just put a Boss BD-2 Blues Driver in front of a Fender Blues Junior, adjust as needed
The BD-2 defeats pretty much anything in a cost/reward situation.
Very intrigued definitely want to try one of these out but my real question at the moment is… Why so big? In a world where everything is getting smaller… I mean now we have the stomp. Five years ago it would’ve been a pedal twice that big to do with that thing does… And I’ve got a bunch of the small footprint petals that are just super awesome and they have just as many controls as this thing does dot dot dot does my pedal board real estate mean nothing
WOW... you can certainly play.
I have a Ceriatone Centura and a JHS Bonsai. I may have to see what kind of tones I can get with these three pedals. I don't go for Mayer tones, as I'm more of a rock player, but I think they can get there and beyond.
Less than £180 for a built the UK original spec pedal is a bargain.
It is excellent quality and is exactly the same as the original. Only the jack sockets are made by a different manufacturer but to the same spec. If it was made in China then it could have been cheaper.
I am a gigging musician and use the bluesbreaker and Govner (originals) and have bought both re issues. I could have bought Chinese or USA made pedals but I like the fact that Marshall have produced these exactly the same way as they did in the early 90's.
I also want to support my countries economy NOT China or USA!!
I concur. I bought my original Gu'vnor for £55 new, still got it with the box and receipt, just bought the ri they're near identical sound wise. Good on Marshall, and buying them from my local shop who has them in stock is a Brucie bonus for all. Bluesbreaker next.
JA Golden Boy is a great alternative. I’m biased though.
Deadbeat dad scores a cool pedal! Congrats! Best, D 🤙🏼
Maybe since John has this MBB might he take a crack of recreating in HX stomp and Helix? Would be lovely. Hopeful thinking.
4:43 c’mon just play it already 😅
Sounds wondrous, wonder how it compares with Browne Carbon, bit darker perhaps ?
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Hi John, I also own a Mesa MkIII, just curious - why did you swap out the stock EVM12L speaker
Is this pedal better than crazy tube circuit unobtainable for mayer tone?
I was just about to ask you what amp model/patch you were using on the Helix because that was one of the fattest clean tones I’ve heard on your videos…. Then, I read what you were playing into.
Good thing you don’t deal in illicit drugs… I’d be hooked (then broke and dead)
Mayer has used the Full Drive 2 in the past on his board, this is a good reissue...but Marshall are just doing it because of the clones
Which pedal model on the Helix HX Stomp is the best emulation of this Marshall Bluesbreaker?
The prince of tone is probably the closest though Analogman made some mods to the circuit
@@johnnathancordy I didn't found any model inside HX Stomp named "prince of tone", not even on the legacy models
Heir Apparent!
@@johnnathancordy Ah, thanks!, found it now!
I don't think there's any kind of BB model in the Helix, but I feel like this is the kind of sound you should be able to get from an amp. What do you think?
There's a prince of tone which was Analogman's take on fixing the Bluesbreaker I believe?
@@johnnathancordy that's interesting. I could never work out if that was the case or not as any discussion I found seemed end in a TGP style argument. Going to have a play around later.
I just tested one of my BB1s before my Helix, I usually use the Heir apparent (King of Tone) to get a similar sound, but the BB1 just sounds sooo much better to me. It could be worth having it besides my Helix, but it kind of beats the point of the Helix... FWIW
JHS Morning Glory, Wampler Pantheon, Browne Amplification Protein
I think the Belle is more like the ODR-1, not the Bluesbreaker.
The pantheon is Wampler's take on the BB.
@@dannyllerenatv8635 yep. Not the Belle. I still need my first cup of coffee! lol
If you had to buy only one, JHS or Wampler?
@@br8801 I’d probably go wampler because of its versatility. Both sound great though.
Which of the helix drives gets closer to this? or just use one of the marshall amps?
Heir apparent is the take on King of Tone which is a take on the Bluesbreaker. A Marshall alone doesn't really do it, but a BB1 in front of a Marshall is heaven!!
Which guitar is this
K-Line
@@bammeroo Thank you! Beautiful guitar.
King of tone is still way better.
You don't deserve her!
Boss blues driver is a better pedal, 25% more gain to play with.
Sure if you like fizzy tones the bd2 sounds terrible