Ethos Overdrive Channel - HRM - User Guide And Demo - Dumble Tones!
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
- Rodney Gene Junior, Austin Texas demonstrates the Ethos Overdrive with HRM. For the 'Performance Only' video, see here: • Ethos Overdrive HRM Us...
This is a simple user guide with a few tips and tricks to get the most out of your Ethos Overdrive. For the 'Performance Only' video, see here:
For more info see CustomTonesInc.com or RodneyGene.com
Thank you for watching!
**Apologies for the three uploads! Had to get that audio synced - Had some formatting issues and requirments that greatly affected the audio quality. I apologize for the overall sound. Not as full and rich sounding as it was recorded or the other vids of mine on YT using the Ethos, but we got the vid up anyway! rest assured, up close and personal the Ethos OD sounds huge! Cheers and thanks for listening and watching
Of all the DUMBLE amps, clones and pedals I checked out on RUclips, my ears really perked up when I heard the tone you were getting. Exactly what I was looking for. Great playing too! Lots of nice melodic lines in your soloing. Good job too in explaining what all the knobs and switches do. Thanks so much for taking the time to put this video together and take care!
Rodney - Your tutorial was so excellent I bought a unit from Rob. I have had it since early June. It's everything I ever wanted and more. I have eliminated my amp and go right into the board. I gig the Etos with just a tuner and a delay pedal. My rig and set up has been simplified. Plus I get a sound that fits just me!!! Many thanks!!! Your Roots Rockin' Pal, Billy F. Otis
Thanks Billy, congrats! Enjoy, it's a deep well!
@@RodneyGeneJunior Couldn't have gotten there without You & The Ethos!! Regards from Virginia!! Billy
Excellent demo. Not only do you explain the features clearly and completely, using excellent communication skills, but your superb and extraordinarily musical playing makes the entire video a great pleasure to experience. Thank you very much, and keep up the quality work.
I bought an Ethos a couple years ago, and wasn't real "taken" by it. Your *excellent* "video manual" has inspired me to give it another go. Thanks for all of the effort you put into your vids!
It is this video that got me interested and turned on to ETHOS (thank you Rodney😊). Been trying to get one for few years (they are hard to find in Europe). Finally found one in a pawn shop in the very street I live in😊. ETHOS is awsome. My Mesa Boogie Lonestar and my strat love it🎉
Fantastic video! I plan on getting this with the power amp. I can’t believe the sounds it can make, and I can hear how touch responsive it is. Great playing. New subscriber! Thank you!
BRILLIANT. I have had this unit for a while now and to have it explained in actual eloquent "Dumb"lese has proven invaluable. Excellent examples of licks there RGJ, stole a few! All in the vein of what I'm having to play right now. I've got my sounds fluent for next rehearsal. I'm staggered at this little box and so glad I snapped it up when I could. Front end for workstation recording par excellence. Thanks again Sir. It goes into a '63 Tremolux for live work, opens up the amp. opens up the guitar...nuff said.
very well spoken, my friend.. highly articulate, great vocabulary, highly refreshing in this day of mumbling incoherences.. i thoroughly enjoyed listening.. thank you, professor!
Douglas, thank you! I sincerely appreciate the listen and the super cool comment! Means alot!
Great Thanks Rodney,
Your playing is awesome and your way of going through and explain the pedal is easily understood and logic.
I have got the Ethos pedal for 5-6 years and I quite often get back to your video as a reference when I need to
understand how I get "the right" sound to my immediate guitar/pedal/amp setup. The guys behind the Ethos pedal has
certainly done a great engineering job - thanks, however writing a proper useful manual was never done. With your video handy
it is quite simple to write a piece of paper with all the tonal tricks, the proper way to tweak the pots and get to a
good chance for a great result. So, thanks for your inspiring video manual.
Carsten Schwaner
Great demo Rodney! Also very good analysis of what the Ethos really is...I think most people don't realise how much more there is to it and how it differs from the pedals in the market! This is actually half a dumble amp
Excellent tutorial on this fine preamp. Well done. I wish all demos were this well explained and had equally good playing.
Being new to pedals I have to say "RGJ" this presentation is truly one of the finest articulate, clear, and nearly as wonderful as your amazing guitar playing. Thank you for taking the time to produce such a high quality video. AL
Alan, cheers man! Thanks for the awesome comment, means alot. I often wish I could re-do this vid and touch on a few more points, but I find the Ethos is more hands on anyway! Have great week and keep on rockin! Cheers RG
Best tone on your video I've can think of; this demo is my favorite of all I've ever seen; the playing and description is top notch; I wish I had the hrm on mine; but I still love the sound; thanks so much
Glad you liked it! Thank you for the nice comment Roger!
Nice job Rodney! Great playing, nice feel. I have had an Ethos Overdrive for several years now, and I love it! You did a great job explaining all the features and how to use them.
Wow! What a piece of gear!
And a superb, calm, clear description of all these features.
Thanks!
I loved this demo of the Ethos . Rodney , your playing is soooo tasteful ! You have a new fan young man !
Thanks Dave! Appreciate the listen and the great comment! Means alot! Cheers and nimble fingers to you!
Hey Rodney - I contacted you a while back - maybe on another demo you did on the Ethos...anyway I got my Ethos. Decided to get everything offered. Wow. I get these same tones now. Selling all of my other OD's. Your playing and tips are great! Keep it up! And thanks for your inputs - great OD. Best I've had...
Thanks Chris congrats man! Packs a whole lot of goodness in that box! Cheers, RG
i love when great musicians also have the ability to kill it with the english language.. well done, on both fronts.. thx
Thanks Douglas! I appreciate that nice comment! Cheers
We need more smart people in this world, like this guy, that know how to speak and make sense.
Extremely helpful and clear description of how these controls interact. Smokin' playing, too! I just bought this OD. It is awesome, but I need to spend more of time experimenting with it. Thanks for taking the time to put the video together and follow up. I found answers in your earlier replies.
Thank you, best tour yet and many things I hadn't figured out or understood in my Ethos HRM - contender for best pedal - ever
Interesting tidbit - before I had the HRM added to mine, it was the best tone sweetener - ever, but "overdrive" was meh. Adding that changed my world and it became an Ethos OVERDRIVE.
Excellent presentation, Rodney. Thinking about ordering an Ethos HRM after watching this. Very nicely done!
Been awhile since I have seen this! I still use mine!! I love the HRM mod, brings it out to a new level of control and plexi chewiness! Thank you for the listen and nice comment!
Ethos overdrive is Rocker Girl approved! Informative video and killer playing Rodney.
RockerGirl, thanks for the listen and the thumbs up! Appreciate the nice compliment!
Love your tones. Am thinking of getting one soon.
I like your style Rodney. Great explanation of the ethos as well!
Thank you Ernie! That means alot! Appreciate the listen also! Cheers!
Thank you for the methodical, detailed explanations of each function.
My Pleasure! Thank you for the listen and the comment! Appreciate it!
Great run through! I love my Ethos OD! Ethos + H9 = direct rig
Thanks for such a great overview. This thing sounds amazing in your hands!
Thanks Daniel! Appreciate the listen and the great compliment! It's easy to sound good with! Cheers, RG
that's a nice work Rod.., accurate! you give the best feel and tone for every stuff you play
Excellent comment! I really appreciate the listen and good words! Cheers, RG
That was some really awesome and flavorful playing... Very, very, nice!
Tony! Cheers and many thanks for the listen and the cool compliment! Appreciate it!
Rodney Gene Junior
You're very welcome, Rodney.. It was totally my pleasure.....
Gosh- I want to play like that when I grow up!
Great demo youtube Rodney...Also enjoyed you playing skills, Thanks!
I have been a big fan of the Ethos OD for a long time. I am anxiously awaiting the next generation Ethos OD Deluxe! But I guess we will be waiting a bit longer still.
Me too Don! Been having fun with the Ethos TWE-1 though! Thanks for the comment!
Man, your playing is great. I'd like to hear more from your work.
Thanks Denis! Really appreciate the listen and the cool comment!
Definitely detect some Robben in your playing, but bud, you are a hell of a speaker. Very informative. Great review. Good job!
Thank you Brientnall! Those smooth RF dynamics are really supported with this pedal! BTW, describing tone in words in paradoxical at best! I really appreciate the listen and compliment!
Beautifully done and very articulate, terrific playing too! - thank you for this, Rodney Gene. I just bought one used on eBay and am awaiting delivery. Wish you spoke more of the mod. Is it an Ethos mod? It seemed so but I wasn't certain. Again, great job!
Rick, thank you for the listen and the nice comment! It definitely takes some time! Have fun - And yes sir, the mods (any mods for the Ethos) are done by Rob, all in house. The HRM mod is truly a working mans, usable mod. Some days you want a bit less spongy, singing Dumble sound and a bit more EL84-ish british sounds. This helps! Cheers, RG
Outstanding
Thank you! Appreciate that!!
I wish I never sold my Ethos, but maybe buying a new one with the HRM would be the way to go!
Cheers, thanks for the listen! Hey - check out the new Ethos Clean II. Single channel , but it has the best of all worlds in a small footprint. Super versatile!
Amazing video, thanks dude!
Nicholas! Thank YOU! Nice thing to say, appreciate it!
Sounds great I really want to pick one of these up
Hey brother Nick! Hit me up, I know a guy who knows a guy! RG
I own one as configured in the video and it's the best pedal I've ever owned.
Nice! My #1 as well Tim~ Thank you for watching and listening!
Very useful video. The Ethos has a wide variety of settings and I learned some things I wasn't aware of. Great playing, too -- as well as killer tone!
Thank you Tim! Really appreciate the comment!
I'm the proud owner of the 30W amp version, and for small gigs there's nothing better .
I use it with a 4x12 loaded with celestion G12-65.
Agreed! It's a stunning tone box when paired with a cab! I run my Ethos amp as a second OD but have it on the tour board for emergencies. Never had a Carr amp fail on the road, but it's reassuring to know what I have so close at hand!
Thanks friends! Apologies for the three uploads! Had to get that audio synced - Had some formatting issues that affected the audio quality. I apologize for the overall sound. Not as full and rich sounding as it was recorded or the other vids of mine on YT using the Ethos, but we got the vid up anyway! rest assured, up close and personal the Ethos OD sounds huge! Cheers and thanks for listening and watching.
Beautiful, articulate, tasteful playing. I very much enjoyed the review. A gear question regarding the ethos. I'm currently running a Soldano preamp into a mesa power amp and pair of 2 x 12's.I put a TS-808 in front of the preamp to get a middy, "poor mans dumble" thing with the clean channel. Do you think I could a/b an ethos with the Soldano, and go directly into the mesa power amp? The Soldano has a fairly distinctive voice, which I'm concerned might overly color the ethos tone. Thanks in advance,Jon
Rodney,
First, great video! Second, would you recommend running a Delay and Reverb before or after this pedal? (Especially if you were going directly to a PA)
Thanks MTC, appreciate the listen and the comment! - AFTER - similiar to an amp or gain/OD pedal in a pedal board. One available option on the Ethos is an independent effects loop in which case you could put the time based effects (Delay, Reverb) in a loop for a bit smoother /Dumulator sound. But for traditional old school effect and amp sound, I would do GUITAR - ETHOS - DELAY - REVERB in that order. Cheers! RG
where's the Rodney's talent switch? very nice playing and sweet od tones
Scott, thank you! I sincerely appreciate the cool comment! Thank you for the listen!
I listen these samples few times, amazing sound and great playing! Just curious, is it recorded with different amps, or you using the same amp for every sample? Because sometimes it's sounds with low mid like jcm 800, but sometimes like american twin or something like that. Is it achieved by TLE/Modern switch, or just separate amp for every sample? Thanks!
Thanks Sergey. Thank you for the comments! Always the Carr Impala (Bassman style circuit) So that has both Fender and Marshall flavor. All tunes use the HRM which adds a plexi-ish vibe and any major difference in sound will be due to different pickups and whether I have my volume or tones rolled down. But every sample, every guitar, is using Carr Impala and Ethos w/ HRM. Cheers!
How much does this one cost? What do you think of this one compared to the Ethos Clean II, or the Vertex Steel String Clean Drive? Or the Dumbloid OD pedal? There seems to be such an extreme amount of stuff to learn about all this pedal stuff..How would this one sound with a Fender Strat and a 68 fender twin Reverb or a 65 Fender Bassman both amps have JBL D120F speakers.. I played for a long time just could never afford the pedals and good amps.. so I still got a ton of stuff to learn and that is ok, keeps it interesting.
Nice video, useful information. What do you think about the Ethos direct sound? How does is compares to modern units AS the Fractal Audio or the Kemper? Thanks!
Cheers Matteo, thank you for listening and watching! I appreciate it. Been a Fractal user for years also. The Ethos is 100% Analog. It has a dry, direct upfront sound when going direct. I use it for bass on most all of my recordings. OD sound direct is very good, though really a single 'D' style flavor and a single speaker sim. Unlike Fractal or Kemper with many Cab IRs besides the amp choices. Bottom line, excellent as a direct unit, but limited.
Thanks for your reply! Your playing is great by the way, really groovy!!
Great demo Rodney! by the way, whats the song/progresion at 14:22 ?
Alvin, thanks for watching and listening, appreciate it! That is Larry Carlton version of Josie~ A fun tune for guitar!
Curious could you use this to get some D tones at home recording levels in front of a fender NMV amp? As everyone else has said, great playing. I just bought my first 335, huge Steely Dan fan here, and your tone is what i'm looking for. Thanks Rodney.
Thank you for the listen and comment! I appreciate it! Yes! Indeed - excellent for home recording, low volume D tones in front of clean amp! The 'speaker' out or sim on the Ethos is truly musical and top notch! I have seen it used in a variety of scenarios with great success! Cheers!
Rodney, i'm curious, is it difficult to keep your 335 from feeding back when you have the gain cranked on the Ethos? I have one on order. Stoked.
335 is certainly one of the most feedback resistant guitars I have, no issue at all. The fact that the Ethos is medium gain OD makes it a great match! You'll really enjoy the combo!
Cool man, thanks
Great review, thanks! Very good backing track at 9:30 by Stevie Wonder. Can you share it some way?
Hey Sergey! Thank you for the comment and listen! Appreciate it! The Stevie Wonder backing I bought here: www.bobbysbackingtracks.com/en/ - Bobby and his crew make some great tracks, low cost and great for some classic tunes. Enjoy!
Does the speaker Cab emulation Output use TRS cables when going Direct?
Thank you for the listen Michael! I appreciate it! No, standard TS patch cable! It is a mono output. Cheers!
Rodney Gene Junior oh that's kind of disappointing... how are you supposed to drive long cables to a mixer for Direct applications then? Was hoping it would be balanced Direct outs
Hi Michael, no it's great. The buffer in the Ethos is fantastic and designed for several reasons. You could run 100' feet of unbalanced cable without a tad of loss of any kind. Its done constantly. Any big stage is running to a snake also. Enjoy! RG
I've never understood how a preamp pedal works as a preamp without preamp tubes?
Thanks for the listen! Analog circuit - Transistors instead of tubes. Same as any non-tube preamp. Some classic Solid State amps have nice preamps. This Ethos is a great one! Cheers, RG
Rodney Gene Junior Thanks for the information. Great player and informed about the products. Do you use this into the effects loop bypassing the front end or straight in?
My pleasure. Just straight in front of the amp! My Carr amps are old-school style builds, no effects loop. And you generally don't get musical results putting distortion through the loops. But if you have an amp with a pre-amp in/out, this is a good option.
Rodney Gene Junior I love Carr amps! Thanks!