Ha! I sell them (or return them if they're kindly lent to me) once I've demoed them. So although my pedal collection is certainly larger than some, it's relatively small.
Lol, just watched a bunch of these vids and hit the subscribe button based on the strength of the loops too 😅 I think the Blues Driver comparison video has my favourite loop thus far.
You need to find a drummer and make a goddamn record, man. These riffs are way too good to be kept in these already very helpful and informative pedal demos. You have a gift for riff writing, keep it up! Love your channel ❤️
Your loop here is really groovy man, great job!! EDIT: 10 months later and I bought my first tube screamer: The East River Drive. Really great sounding pedal, colors your tone a lot but in a nice manner. I think I like tubescreamers now??
Dunes sounds great, love the versatility of tone, although I don't think you could ever go wrong with the classic circuit. I have a Maxon OD808 on my live board. It's a great boost and an amazing overdrive.
Wow! Just wow! Perfect demo video. Love the wood, the books, the stationary view point, the use of the looper pedal sound it's the exact same throughout the demo, the quick back and forth comparisons so you don't forget what either sounded like, the AMAZING CAPTIONS!, the humor and personality in them... perfection.
The East River Drive just won for me. Like, cmon its dirt cheap and it sounds close enough, but not too close. The Dunes are pretty good and other people noted it, without considering the harsh price, of course.
It's the same pedal down to the same transistor/opamp/whatever. The authentic one might - or might not - have better quality components (stricter tolerances, more durability). I don't know and that's why I bought the East River Drive. The slight variation in the top end is likely caused by a difference in potentiometer maximum resistance. It's typical for potentiometers to have 10-20% tolerance so that e.g. for 500Kohm pot the value is really between 400K and 600K. Typically it's 0-10% off the nominal. Super nerdy effects builders probaby test and bin their components before assembly to get more consistency but for mass produced pedals that's not reasonable. If you took a few genuine items off the shelf it could be that you would find greater difference between them than to an EHX clone. These slight variations might be a reason why people hunt tone by switching pedals back and forth. They waste time and money searching while they could just switch a few components inside the box.
This is the second video of yours I've seen, and I expected to see in the desc. or comments that you use cover songs. Your music is wayyyy better than it has any right to be. Oh my God... You are amazing.
Well that's very nice to read. It's honestly just me noodling about trying to find something that isn't boring to listen to and fits the tone of the pedal okay - glad I seem to be getting it right.
I have the East River Drive. I really like it. I don't know from Tube Screamers or Blues Breakers but it gives me a nice, tight, focused sound I really like.
The truth is, a TS is a very very simple circuit and everyone with a bit of brains can replicate it 100%. I own a spare Behringer TO800 and it sounds spot-on line a TS808. And I paid it 20€ NEW (not joking). My favorite inexpensive TS clone, though, is the Hardwire CM-2 (the model when it was still called Hardwire and not Digitech): the normal mode is 100% TS808 clone as well, then it has a "modified" mode where the gain goes up A LOT while not muffling the sound like the Mooer does. And you can find it used for like 40€/$.
I bought a Behringer TO800 out of curiosity after the JHS video on Behringers. It sounds EXACTLY the same as a 150$ Ibanez TS808 and as far as I know is true bypass.
hardwire cm2 owner here. that thing is one of the best pedals ever for the price. built like a tank, sounds awesome. there is really NO reason whatsoever to buy an original Ibanez TS at those prices.
True. No hard to find chipsets or diodes to track down. All very common and cheap. You can build your own for $30 (including the pc board and metal box) I’d say assuming you have the soldering gear already. Maybe closer to $75-$100 if it’s your first pedal. Pretty fun experience to build a pedal. Amazon has a decent soldering iron (be sure it’s variable temp or you’ll melt that board) for less than $20. Watch some soldering videos and don’t beat yourself up if you f it up. It’s just pedals. No rockets here. The 808 clone would be an easy first project. I also recommend the queen of bone (king of Tone clone). Amazing sounding pedal. Google it.
@David RF yep I’ve got the TO800 as well and it is a TS808 to perfection. Paid the same as you too... brand new with free shipping from store to door, $23 usd Best $23 I’ve ever spent on gear by far!
Hello from Portugal! That loop is awesome! Can you post a tutorial of how to play it? I want to play it in my house with all windows open so the streets of Oporto hear it. Thanks. Keep going.
Great job as always! The Tube Screamer is one that has been cloned to perfection many many many times and all the clones I’ve heard are good for the most part. The TS808 is pretty simply circuitry. It’s really just a matter of what you want to pay. I have the Behringer TO800 Vintage Tube Drive and it’s identical. Behringer has great clones of the EHX Big Muff, Pro Co Rat, and every classic Boss pedal as well.
I've noticed Mooers are very good for the price and pedalboard saving size, however there is usually some life and interest that is missing in the sound, but they're 80% to there!
Great video man! I wish more gear channels would use loopers a LOT more often in comparisons! I'm sold on the EH East River myself. Not only does it sound good, but I'd be lying if I didn't say that I was slightly won over by the look lol. I love the art on it, it looks fantastic imo.
I just discovered this channel. You not only make great, informative videos, but you also have great taste in books. Gore Vidal and Elmore Leonard? I love it
I feel like EQD took the Palisades/Dunes and said "Well if we're gonna do it, let's make it a Swiss army knife...". I use my Palisades as a 3 gain stage Bass preamp because it's that versatile. I was also not a ts guy
I love my Earthquaker Dunes. It has the same chip like the TS808 but it's crazy what it can do. I usually let it do a normal TS job and tighten up my metal sound but i like the options with tone shaping, fuzzy sounds and all that.
This is an interesting way to compare pedals. Using a loop to avoid the subtle differences in playing, style, pick attack etc that can occur playing live for each pedal. The only downside I see is that exact thing. Some pedals react differently, better or worse to different playing techniques( guitar volume, pick attack etc.)
Sounds like "Life in the Fast Lane" by the Eagles at first but the transformation it took when it picks up is glorious! On a side note I went with the EQD Dunes with the lower switches to the right, the upper switch to the far left and all the knobs below 12 o'clock (varying) for a few different purposes like stacking on top of my Soul Food for a mid-boost and gain boost for metal and roll the volume pot on my guitar to max for solos. You can't go wrong with any of the pedals but it all depends on what you are looking for in a TS-llike pedal.
Funny... This came out right when I got my first TS. Just got it in the mail yesterday. It's a keeley moded TS. Of the four, as they are, I'd go with the dunes, however, in my opinion, the best TS-style pedal out there is the fulldrive 2. God job, mate. Cheers
I think the Full-Drive is based on the Boss SD-1, which is an essentially identical circuit to the Tube Screamer but with asymmetrical clipping (which sounds harsher / better, depending on your preference) instead of symmetrical. Of course the Tube Screamer is actually based on the Boss OD-1, but Ibanez couldn't use asymmetrical clipping because Boss had patented the circuit, so they used symmetrical and added a Tone control, and a much more popular pedal was born.
Usted señor esta haciendo los mejores shootouts de youtube!!! Dedo arriba, subscrito, hit the bell and you sold me a Katana amp dude, its works so good with pedals, gracias por tu trabajo tan bien hecho.
I've got a TS808/TS9 duel waiting to be edited, but other than that I think I'm done with Tube Screamers for a while. (Although I've just got my hands on an MXR Il Diavolo which is a 'hot-rodded' TS, so who knows?)
Nice riff... and yes !!! now I know what to buy. That East River was amazing. Couldn´t hear any difference between ERD and the 808. And the I can get 3 ERD for the same price as a 808 :)
Hey man, how are you holding up? You’re the reason I bought the River Drive and I love it! I come back for this amazing riff from time to time to put a smile on my face, it’s so good❤ Hope you’re doing well🫂
Another great comparison video 👌 I must say the TS808 does tug at the old heart strings ,but I wouldn't be adverse to the East River Drive . I'm lucky enough to own a very early TS9 with the same chip as your 808 reissue & it still sounds wicked after all these years . Interestingly I was told the TS9 was released in '82 , but the serial no.on mine , 166178, makes it '81 ??
Love your work mate. Would love to see your take on the Maxon TS pedals. I have the OD9 Pro + and it is a great pedal. ALSO would love to see you test some compressors.
I think I'm maybe done with Tube Screamers for a while (I've also shot a comparison of the TS808 and the TS9, which I'm trying to get round to editing). Compressors are interesting. I just don't know how I feel about them or whether I even care about they do...
awesome demo, one of the best comparison videos on youtube. may I ask you why you did not play with joyo vintage od? I am %100 sure it wouldn't be better than any pedal in the video, but I just wonder your opions about joyos.
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This riff is so fuckin awesome
No, YOU are.
@@ThePedalBored 😁😁😁😁
I love my EHX East River Drive. One of my favorite pedals!
I'm so impressed that a married man has such a great pedal collection. Well done.
Ha! I sell them (or return them if they're kindly lent to me) once I've demoed them. So although my pedal collection is certainly larger than some, it's relatively small.
@@ThePedalBored What pedals do you keep / are on your board?
@@kosmicwizard (Don't tell anyone: I don't have a pedal board!)
@@ThePedalBored :O
The east river probably looks the coolest and that’s the most important part
Came for the loop. Was not disappointed. Keep groovin', man.
Now this is the kind of subscriber I like.
Lol, just watched a bunch of these vids and hit the subscribe button based on the strength of the loops too 😅 I think the Blues Driver comparison video has my favourite loop thus far.
@@duncanpark9101 Same here. The Blues Driver loop really has the groove, imo.
@@duncanpark9101 yup!
You need to find a drummer and make a goddamn record, man. These riffs are way too good to be kept in these already very helpful and informative pedal demos. You have a gift for riff writing, keep it up! Love your channel ❤️
Dude has pedals and books. Mad respect.
These are the best pedal reviews out there, imaginative not boring and awesome riffs
Thanks! Glad you like them.
Your loop here is really groovy man, great job!!
EDIT: 10 months later and I bought my first tube screamer: The East River Drive. Really great sounding pedal, colors your tone a lot but in a nice manner. I think I like tubescreamers now??
Fell in love with the East River Drive in these demos. But I'll eventually get the Dunes; it's my favorite fuzz on RUclips so far..
Man, I also have chosen a east river. Didn't try it yet.
Dunes sounds great, love the versatility of tone, although I don't think you could ever go wrong with the classic circuit. I have a Maxon OD808 on my live board. It's a great boost and an amazing overdrive.
The Maxon is the same as the TS808, right? Maxon was the factory where the original Ibanez pedals were made?
The riffs you use on your videos are all killer. Makes the demo that much better. Keep up the great work.
Thanks!
no fluff no platitudes no bad jokes no life story. just a fabulous comparison. well done and subscribed.
No life story lol seriously tho
You just earned a subscriber! That's how you review pedals!
Fantastic review. I wish all reviews were done in this way. Thank you.
And Ehx does it again. So damn good.
Wow! Just wow! Perfect demo video. Love the wood, the books, the stationary view point, the use of the looper pedal sound it's the exact same throughout the demo, the quick back and forth comparisons so you don't forget what either sounded like, the AMAZING CAPTIONS!, the humor and personality in them... perfection.
The East River Drive just won for me. Like, cmon its dirt cheap and it sounds close enough, but not too close. The Dunes are pretty good and other people noted it, without considering the harsh price, of course.
Same with me. East river wins it for a few reasons. Price is great and it can hang with all the others.
@@СынСын-н9ь Окей, а что из хорошего посоветуете?
It's the same pedal down to the same transistor/opamp/whatever. The authentic one might - or might not - have better quality components (stricter tolerances, more durability). I don't know and that's why I bought the East River Drive. The slight variation in the top end is likely caused by a difference in potentiometer maximum resistance. It's typical for potentiometers to have 10-20% tolerance so that e.g. for 500Kohm pot the value is really between 400K and 600K. Typically it's 0-10% off the nominal. Super nerdy effects builders probaby test and bin their components before assembly to get more consistency but for mass produced pedals that's not reasonable. If you took a few genuine items off the shelf it could be that you would find greater difference between them than to an EHX clone. These slight variations might be a reason why people hunt tone by switching pedals back and forth. They waste time and money searching while they could just switch a few components inside the box.
This is the second video of yours I've seen, and I expected to see in the desc. or comments that you use cover songs.
Your music is wayyyy better than it has any right to be. Oh my God...
You are amazing.
Well that's very nice to read. It's honestly just me noodling about trying to find something that isn't boring to listen to and fits the tone of the pedal okay - glad I seem to be getting it right.
Honestly, same, I also don’t like TubeScreamers.
Which is probably why the Dunes on full range was my favorite.
It's like we share the same monocle, Monocle Pig.
You're not using them right. Cranked master volume, low gain and this in front
The way they are demoed sound like shite
lol what
@@tomvice How is that any different from what he did here?
Just sold my plumes to get a dunes specifically for that full range switch.
this is best pedal comparison I've seen yet! not to mention the sick playing
K. So I need that EHX East River Drive now. Thanks.
You’re welcome! ;)
I use the east river drive. Sounds amazing on its own and even as a boost to amp overdrive. Awesome pedal and so close to the original too
Sounds great through a fender deluxe reverb or clean channel on a mesa boogie.
One of the best pedal reviews I've seen and trust me when I say I've seen some lol your demo riff is awesome too!
I have the East River Drive. I really like it. I don't know from Tube Screamers or Blues Breakers but it gives me a nice, tight, focused sound I really like.
That riff is absolutely sick!
The truth is, a TS is a very very simple circuit and everyone with a bit of brains can replicate it 100%. I own a spare Behringer TO800 and it sounds spot-on line a TS808. And I paid it 20€ NEW (not joking). My favorite inexpensive TS clone, though, is the Hardwire CM-2 (the model when it was still called Hardwire and not Digitech): the normal mode is 100% TS808 clone as well, then it has a "modified" mode where the gain goes up A LOT while not muffling the sound like the Mooer does. And you can find it used for like 40€/$.
I bought a Behringer TO800 out of curiosity after the JHS video on Behringers. It sounds EXACTLY the same as a 150$ Ibanez TS808 and as far as I know is true bypass.
hardwire cm2 owner here. that thing is one of the best pedals ever for the price. built like a tank, sounds awesome. there is really NO reason whatsoever to buy an original Ibanez TS at those prices.
Yeah, it's definitely one of the easier ones. Which is why there are SO MANY COPIES of it EVERYWHERE.
True. No hard to find chipsets or diodes to track down. All very common and cheap. You can build your own for $30 (including the pc board and metal box) I’d say assuming you have the soldering gear already. Maybe closer to $75-$100 if it’s your first pedal. Pretty fun experience to build a pedal. Amazon has a decent soldering iron (be sure it’s variable temp or you’ll melt that board) for less than $20. Watch some soldering videos and don’t beat yourself up if you f it up. It’s just pedals. No rockets here. The 808 clone would be an easy first project. I also recommend the queen of bone (king of Tone clone). Amazing sounding pedal. Google it.
@David RF yep I’ve got the TO800 as well and it is a TS808 to perfection.
Paid the same as you too... brand new with free shipping from store to door, $23 usd
Best $23 I’ve ever spent on gear by far!
I was enthralled by that riff/loop! You're right, the differences between the 808 and the east river drive are almost imperceptible.
Very kind of you. I spend more time on the loops than I should really...
Best pedal comparisons on RUclips by a country mile.
This is the kind of slightly Cornish comment I always enjoy as an Englishman transplanted transatlanticly.
@@ThePedalBored Wiltshire man, me!
Man your videos are something else. Cheers to you, i really enjoy them.
Cheers to you - I really enjoy getting nice comments about them!
Hello from Portugal!
That loop is awesome! Can you post a tutorial of how to play it? I want to play it in my house with all windows open so the streets of Oporto hear it. Thanks. Keep going.
Great video, excellent comparison, awesome riff!!!
I think I'll go for the east river drive after that!
Thank you!
Thank you very much for that well organized and sounded comparison! Nice tone.
You’re very welcome 🙏
Great job as always!
The Tube Screamer is one that has been cloned to perfection many many many times and all the clones I’ve heard are good for the most part. The TS808 is pretty simply circuitry.
It’s really just a matter of what you want to pay.
I have the Behringer TO800 Vintage Tube Drive and it’s identical.
Behringer has great clones of the EHX Big Muff, Pro Co Rat, and every classic Boss pedal as well.
Every time, your riff is cool and very helpful. Thank you.
The image is fashionable!
I appreciate it.
I've noticed Mooers are very good for the price and pedalboard saving size, however there is usually some life and interest that is missing in the sound, but they're 80% to there!
Great video man! I wish more gear channels would use loopers a LOT more often in comparisons!
I'm sold on the EH East River myself. Not only does it sound good, but I'd be lying if I didn't say that I was slightly won over by the look lol. I love the art on it, it looks fantastic imo.
Best tube screamer video yet. Awesome playing and very insightful!
I don’t normally like TS either, but I just bought a Dunes because of this video. I love your channel!
I just discovered this channel. You not only make great, informative videos, but you also have great taste in books. Gore Vidal and Elmore Leonard? I love it
Thank you! I hope to be able to get back to making them soon once the world gets back to normal... 🦠
In the meantime, I have plenty of books to read 📚
@@ThePedalBored can't wait for you to come back! In the meantime, have fun reading stuff
hope you're well
This is a very well done shootout. Love how well you represent each pedal!
I feel like EQD took the Palisades/Dunes and said "Well if we're gonna do it, let's make it a Swiss army knife...". I use my Palisades as a 3 gain stage Bass preamp because it's that versatile. I was also not a ts guy
Your riffs are so sick, this one especially!
Thank you!
I love your demos. The way you compare pedals couldn’t be more precise.
'Precise' - what a great word for it! I like it.
I love my Earthquaker Dunes. It has the same chip like the TS808 but it's crazy what it can do. I usually let it do a normal TS job and tighten up my metal sound but i like the options with tone shaping, fuzzy sounds and all that.
As another said, you "earned a subscriber", these side by sides are so well done. Good work sir
I love that
Looper ditty man It gets stuck in my head
Outstanding demo and lovely playing. The East Side sounds a bit more fizzy with less mid-body compared to the Tubescreamer. Great work. 👍
I love these licks, every single video has amazing riffs
Smart order to put the buffered one at the end 👍🏽
This is such a great demo, thanks so much for making this!
your reviews are some of the best on RUclips. Great job!!
This is an interesting way to compare pedals. Using a loop to avoid the subtle differences in playing, style, pick attack etc that can occur playing live for each pedal. The only downside I see is that exact thing. Some pedals react differently, better or worse to different playing techniques( guitar volume, pick attack etc.)
I bought Boss Katana because of your videos
Xcellent comparison. Brilliant video!
Sounds like "Life in the Fast Lane" by the Eagles at first but the transformation it took when it picks up is glorious! On a side note I went with the EQD Dunes with the lower switches to the right, the upper switch to the far left and all the knobs below 12 o'clock (varying) for a few different purposes like stacking on top of my Soul Food for a mid-boost and gain boost for metal and roll the volume pot on my guitar to max for solos. You can't go wrong with any of the pedals but it all depends on what you are looking for in a TS-llike pedal.
Funny... This came out right when I got my first TS. Just got it in the mail yesterday. It's a keeley moded TS.
Of the four, as they are, I'd go with the dunes, however, in my opinion, the best TS-style pedal out there is the fulldrive 2.
God job, mate.
Cheers
I think the Full-Drive is based on the Boss SD-1, which is an essentially identical circuit to the Tube Screamer but with asymmetrical clipping (which sounds harsher / better, depending on your preference) instead of symmetrical. Of course the Tube Screamer is actually based on the Boss OD-1, but Ibanez couldn't use asymmetrical clipping because Boss had patented the circuit, so they used symmetrical and added a Tone control, and a much more popular pedal was born.
Great tune and cool video!
thank you so much for your great work. teacher of the month! BR from Berlin, Germany
That song is amazing.
I had to stop and check I read it right.... Through a Boss Katana? Wow, sweet sounds.
Excellent comparison, guy! Thanks a lot! :D
We need more of your pedal DJ-ing wizardry please!!! 😁
Usted señor esta haciendo los mejores shootouts de youtube!!!
Dedo arriba, subscrito, hit the bell and you sold me a Katana amp dude, its works so good with pedals, gracias por tu trabajo tan bien hecho.
LOVE the loop... sounds like Frusciante... well, not the Frusciante of the past decade, but you know...
Really really enjoying your channel!
Love these pedal shootouts
East River Drive for me!
That riff is sick👌👌👌
Love it
More fantastic playing... love it.
Thank you :)
I come back to this video at least 2 day per week just to listen that fucking riff!
Awesome video. I don't really care for the Tube Screamer but I like what that Dunes does.
oh now that tune is SO stuck in my head :)
This. This is how you compare pedals properly!
Great video, mate. Far more entertaining than staring at pedals should be.
So fun to hear and watch. This is cinema alright (and I'm mos def going for that Dunes thing)
Very complete video thanks !
A comparaison with Ibanez ts mini (true bypass) and that clones would be interesting.
Great stuff, man. The Dunes is like a TS on steroids. I personally love TS type pedals so I hope you do more.
I've got a TS808/TS9 duel waiting to be edited, but other than that I think I'm done with Tube Screamers for a while. (Although I've just got my hands on an MXR Il Diavolo which is a 'hot-rodded' TS, so who knows?)
I remember you said you were not a big TS fan so I figured that was the case. I'm looking forward to the 808 TS9 though.
Nice riff... and yes !!! now I know what to buy. That East River was amazing. Couldn´t hear any difference between ERD and the 808.
And the I can get 3 ERD for the same price as a 808 :)
Great track to listen to, great comparison. Now my fave sub
Thank you!
I love your videos and the aesthetics
I love your comment MORE.
Excellent reviews!!!
Great demo! You done it again. Cheers!
Thanks Bella!
("Home?! I have no home! The jungle is my home! Hunted and despised...")
The Pedal Bored Hell Yeah! Glad we are on the same page
Amazing review man! Congrats
Thank you!
Before I buy some pedal, go to the pedal bored to see wich one, very helpful!
And your sick riff !!!
Hey man, how are you holding up? You’re the reason I bought the River Drive and I love it!
I come back for this amazing riff from time to time to put a smile on my face, it’s so good❤
Hope you’re doing well🫂
Thanks! I’m doing okay, just not finding the time to get back into doing more of these yet sadly
@@ThePedalBoredHow are you man?
Great riff and vídeo, as usual
Thank you! Soon I'm going to run out of musical inspiration...
damn man, this riff is amazing!
i have ehx erd, great gear
Another great comparison video 👌 I must say the TS808 does tug at the old heart strings ,but I wouldn't be adverse to the East River Drive . I'm lucky enough to own a very early TS9 with the same chip as your 808 reissue & it still sounds wicked after all these years . Interestingly I was told the TS9 was released in '82 , but the serial no.on mine , 166178, makes it '81 ??
MAYBE YOURS IS MAGIC...
Another great review!
Cool riff!
Thanks! Cool Beefheart fish face hat hand.
Awesome, wonder how the eq plumes holds up against these
Love your work mate. Would love to see your take on the Maxon TS pedals. I have the OD9 Pro + and it is a great pedal. ALSO would love to see you test some compressors.
I think I'm maybe done with Tube Screamers for a while (I've also shot a comparison of the TS808 and the TS9, which I'm trying to get round to editing).
Compressors are interesting. I just don't know how I feel about them or whether I even care about they do...
awesome demo, one of the best comparison videos on youtube. may I ask you why you did not play with joyo vintage od? I am %100 sure it wouldn't be better than any pedal in the video, but I just wonder your opions about joyos.
I had no idea that the East River Drive was a “screamer”...Noice 👽👍
Earned another sub. Great vid, now I'm gonna see if you did any delay shoot out vids.
Mike Hoover None yet. But planning to
Well.. I'm subscribed now with notifications on so I'll know when you do. Looking fwd to it. Thanks
Love the Gore Vidal books
Awesome loop. Subscribed!
such good book choices, too!
that riff at 38 seconds in is amazing, do you remember what it is? or what you played?
Anyone notice the subtle book suggestions with every video? You're brilliant
Thanks! It's my secret fun addition to the world of pedal demos.
Great video, I learned a great deal, mainly that I don't like Tubescreamers..
Ha! Perfect
Killer riff!
M J Thanks!