That Pedal Show - Kingsley Valve Pedals With Simon Jarrett
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
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In this episode we’re joined by Simon Jarrett of Kingsley Amplifiers. kingsleyamplifi...
Kingsley also makes exceptional valve pedals, including the Jester which is one of Dan’s all-time favourite overdrives.
Simon was in the UK on vacation (he now lives in Canada) and dropped in to see us, treating us to some very tasty playing and some insight into the latest additions to the Kingsley pedal range.
It was an absolute pleasure (not to mention an education) to hang out for a couple of hours!
Interesting go-to bits
• Intro and a bit of valve pedal background: 1:57
• The Page (boost/light OD) overview: 4:59
• Simon’s guitar playing background and how it feeds into amp & pedal design: 8:57
• New bass cut switch on the Page: 11:25
Minstrel overview: 12:28
Interlude. Simon playing the Constable into the Page with Mick’s Strat: 14:48
More Minstrel: 15:32
The Harlot overview: 19:07
The Constable overview: 24:44
Simon plays us out using the Page and the Deluxe Memory Man 1100-TT: 31:04
Guitars in this episode:
• Gibson Custom 1958 Les Paul Standard
• Fender American Vintage ’62 Stratocaster
• Fender Custom Shop ’63 Telecaster
The amps are a Mesa Lonestar (100 watt) and a Hamstead Artist 20+RT. They’re both running all the time.
As always, all switching and signal routing is handled by TheGigRig G2 www.thegigrig.com
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These unbelievable guitar playing skills belong to the man who actually designs and builds the world's finest amplifiers. Amazing.
He’s also a true gentleman. Worthy of our business on both points.
All of this is true...except he doesn't build full amps anymore. Was quoted 7 year lead time and not even a full commitment. Kingsley is a (great) pedal maker now.
What a player!!!
It takes one to know one :-)
For real. Tom's one of my heroes!
Coming from Mr. Quayle, that is high praise indeed! :D
TPS quickly becoming one of my very fave stops on youtube. Bravo guys!
What the hell...? Is this guy a wizard? Both the playing and pedals sounds absolutely superb. I then go to check out his amps, equally amazing. He will single handedly drain my bank account.
Yeah he is. Been following him for a decade, fabulous tone, touch. Check out his album if you can.
He already took care of my account. God help us.
@@johngogo17
Hi, is this John Gogo from British Columbia? If so, I met your brother Paul in Cassidy through some great mutual friends. Good times! Kingsley pedals also took care of my account. I placed an order right after I saw this!
@@surfarijeff7884 @Surfari Jeff It is not lol I'm an American: Gogo has been a family nickname for nearly a century since it's easier than the full-blown Polish last name lmao
Glad to hear that my name-twin and those associated with them are spreading good times!!!
May Kingsley always take care of your tone!
@@johngogo17 Hi, hilarious. Just to let you know, there whole family is super well known in Canada as a musical set of brothers and cousin in various bands and on their own. David Go Go (cousin) is the most recognizable as a guitar blues/vocal artist, John played with Blue Sky Miners and Paul is the keyboardist for Trooper right now. Glad to know there's more Go Gos out there. Kingsley does indeed!
My Constable is SN 002. I got it all cleaned up and took pictures to sell as I wasn't using it. Plugged it in to test all was working and stopped dead in my tracks. It is so dynamic and perfect. Couldn't do it. Don't think I can ever sell mine. Esp since Marshall Super Lead is THE tone for me. Nothing does it better than Constable
I have had the pleasure of knowing Simon for sometime now. the only thing that can trump his pedal design and guitar abilities is him as a person. I have never met anyone so humble, honest, positive and supportive in my life. if you have ever had a chance to meet him, I guarantee you will agree. Bravo Simon.
I concur
Concur part 2
This guy is a legend.
These are truly the only pedals I've heard that sound straight up like a real amplifier.
I've always said Simon makes the BEST amps on earth. He is also an amazing player and extremely humble.
You know... There are those guys you see playing that you wonder: What Is the thought process??!!!! How could I get to that level where my brain will hit the notes in such a sequence and choice that will sound just like that... My god... What a treat this episode was...
+Csar 4144 We feel exactly the same about Simon Csar. Thanks for watching.
That Pedal Show y'all gunna make a part 2 to your thoughts on valve overdrives ? I'd love to see y'all play some more! especially that lightning boy without the added parts cuz I think they ruin it. love y'all peace!
I love it when Dan turns the knobs up to saturate it like crazy, Simon rarely plays with gain up that high, but he's such a beast of a player with high gain. So killer.
Simon was my guitar teacher for a few months in the late 80’s before he moved to Canada, great guy and excellent teacher
Every time I switch on my rig and I like my tone, doesn't matter if to do a gig with some friends or to record something or just to practice or play around something, I can't help but think that the pedals made by this man sound so good simply because he is such a fine guitar player...
21:30-22:17 is honestly some of the nicest guitar playing I've heard in my life
Dan's section just afterwards is also stunning! I think the quality of the gear is really inspiring the guys to play so well
+TheGlobuleReturns That's absolutely how it works. It is in the fingers, but the right gear gets the fingers doing the best they can! And fair play to Simon too - our guitars are unfamiliar to him. No problemo!
That Pedal Show Haha well your inspired playing has in turn inspired me to seriously check out some of these pedals! Why are your guitars unfamiliar? Does he play a different style/type of guitar altogether or just that they aren't his personal guitars? Either way he was awesome here (as was Dan)!
+TheGlobuleReturns Yeah, not his personal guitars. You know how it is, you get attached. He likes the Strat trem floating, for example. Mine is 'just' about usable and set flat on the body. Can be a big difference. No worries for a true great guitar player I guess!
Omg. I need all of these. NEED. NEEEEEED.
Lord Almighty!!! Chasing tone and finding it one pedal is Nirvana. Finding it in four pedals in one go is a few degrees north of ridiculous! Thanks for the Friday fix guys. Cheers!
Thanks for having him on. He's a monster player and gets great tone...Love this show
+Nevil Riker he's remarkable
Another Great Show, and demo with one of the industry's best! I must have been living under a rock, because I really just got turned onto Kingsley searching for load boxes and IR's on TGP. Someone mentioned Kingsley, and I've been absorbing as many RUclips videos as I can. Would ever consider doing a video of some of his amps?
My God, that guy plays SO good. And that tone (gasp). Every time Dan was at a loss for words, I was too. I think he literally got short-circuited by the tone-overload, I know I did.
21:05 is a good example of why a lot of people are into pedals.. when things are set up just right for you, it totally affects your approach and mindset. Tone changes everything.
That Pedal Show just keeps on getting better and better.... love this stuff!!!
I just LOVE how Simon design his pedals! There are so many pedals that do their thing and does not care about cooperating with guitars, amps and other pedals.
But these really ties sounds together in a completely unique way! They work SO great with different guitars, pedals and amps.
Simon truly is a genius!
This is my fourth time watching this. The tones... the playing... MEGA
Very honoured to have owned a Kingsley Deluxe 32, by FAR the best amplifier I have ever played. Unfortunately I had a lumbar injury and had to sell it to get through college for job retraining. But living in the Lower Mainland of BC, where Mr. Jarret is now living as well, there are Kingsley's that pop up around here now and then- maybe I'll be lucky enough to find another one at some point. And yes- fantastic player.
Whatever you do, make sure you watch the Page demo at the very end using a Strat, oh my... simply amazing pick response and playing. WOW! What a treat to listen to these guys play and talk. Thanks!
Dan and Simons playing styles (pick attack) are so different, the video really gives a good idea of how the pedals respond to different playing dynamics.
I met Simon in Canada a number of years ago and visited his shop. Recorded extensively with his earlier line of pedals and amps and found amazing tones. I now play direct as a live-looper and find the Jester to easily be the most valuable pedal I own for every single situation. Everything of his is fantastic though!
He is going to have to increase his staff to keep up with demand. Crazy good. Thanks for showing us what we've been missing. Again.
Can I just thank you guys for this show - I ordered a Page and Harlot after seeing it and they are such incredible pedals; now the centrepiece of my rig. I'm also so glad this gave extra exposure to Simon and Christine Jarrett and the Kingsley Amplifiers business. They deserve all the success they get. Their products are amazing and they are also really wonderful people to deal with.
+Bernard Mills Nice one Bernard - no arguments from us!
Mick here hellooooooooooooooooooo
One week Mick said "Hellooooooo, Mick here". Only a very subtle difference from his usual greeting, but it threw me and I couldn't relax into the video in the same way.
I keep returning to this, year after year. Simon’s pedals are utterly sublime. If anyone is watching this and unsure about taking the plunge I’d say…..order the Page first. It’s just sublime. Then you can happily disappear down the rabbit hole. There’s not an average pedal among his range - total quality.
Love the Harlot .... sounds like a boutique amplifier...the harmonics that was sparkling in the lower gain setting was absolutely amazing !
Thank you for actually caring about how gear sounds on RUclips. You guys, and Pete Thorn, are a cut above.
+earthlydescent Wow. To be in the same breath as him is high praise indeed!
Had the pleasure of chatting with Simon tonight while ordering a Page. What a great guy and AMAZING player. It will be a long wait but I am so excited about getting that Page!
+Phil Heesen III its spectacular. The only other overdrive on my board now next to the D&M Drive
Simon is such a great player and his pedals... This episode is one of the best of the year!
please read this as a compliment!
This is probably the most charmingly brittish demos and interviews I've ever seen. Just two stellar product makers going "oh I'm no good, but you're really good" and then taking turns sounding great. I feel like I need to go watch some rock-star freakouts for a bit to detox... or retox...?
Kingsley user here for 2 years. (Constable/Minstrel). These pedals are the real deal. They are so different than using a typical dirt box. They allow your guitars knobs to really shine and make unlimited useful tones. The way it handles the highs is much, much different.
What a wonderful episode.The pedals do sound terrific and I can understand Dan's enthusiasm. On top of that we get some beautiful playing from Simon in addition to the usual lovely stuff we get from Dan and Mick. These videos are a highlight of my week.
Simon is an amazing player! I remember Dan talking about his playing in the old EQ video. I was not ready for that amount of face-melting guitar goodness!
+Joe Jenkins Check out his own demos at www.kingsleyamplifiers.com too - awesome, awesome playing. Thanks for watching!
super nice guy talked to him on the phone when I ordered my jester overdrive a few years ago.
ALL of his pedals sound so great.
The range is so extensive now though I'm a bit confused!
This is my favorite video, Simon playing Micks strat is amazing
I received the Jester pedal from Simon last month. It is indeed incredible - you would never guess that you are playing through a pedal, it just sounds like a driven amp. And it was a pleasure to deal with Simon. I was thinking about buying another one of his pedals... so this Pedal Show episode couldn't have come at a better moment. Thanks guys!
I cant believe that anyone could give this a thumbs down - they cant be electric guitar lovers. The sounds and playing are to die for, Dan's as well as Simon's. I've already ordered a Harlot - truth is I want them all!!!
Oh my God... His playing is incredible! So much feel and emotion, even when he's just "noodling". Way better than some "guitar gods" we hear about! And his pedals... Great Odin's Raven! I'll take one... of each. Do his amps sound like that too? Can you feature his amps on an episode? I'm literally drooling. Help me.
Simon is amazing. I got to see him play at a local coffee bistro this summer and it was inspiring. I would highly recommend checking out his Kingsley amps and pedals.
Simon's playing never ceases to amaze me. Simply blown away.
Also, someone will have to pry my original Minstrel out of my cold, dead hands. Greatest overdrive pedal of All Time.
Great player & I love those pedals!! Please tell me its not all in the fingers ;)
+CaptAnderton We reckon this is the perfect 50 50. The fingers are there, and the tone is making them do the best they can. They'd look right nice on Andertons' shelves!
It would do this side of the world a great service if someone like Andertons stocked these!
Id be interested in these pedals at andertons so long as they arent crazy prices. Bloody brexit.
+J583 the US prices for his pedals are so utterly reasonable... It makes you wonder why people making glorified clones charge so damn much for their stuff.
@@Alexander-iq5yq
What on earth had/has 'Brexit' to do with the price and availability of musical equipment?
Man oh man my ears are loving these chords! It's these type of chords that made me change my major from classical to jazz in school. Killer playing on this one! Love the tone so much!
Another brilliant show guys... thanks so much for ALL of the great content and insight to these great tones ... thanks additionally to Simon for coming on your channel and sharing his musical gifts... again thanks Dan and Mick !!
Brilliant Player, Divine Music & One of the best demos!
Like other fellow guitarists, I drooled over these pedals and bought Harlot, Page & Jester!
Used them with my current setup and realized that although Kingsley Pedals are a dream to acquire and play but there are exceptional brands out there which will lead you to same tones & experience. And These pedals are definitely made to support such as Mr Kingsley!
As of today, Page & Harlot are SOLD, tinkering with Jester which I do like a lot but only after Ethos.
So guys, just remember there are many other brands to explore whether they have tube on them or not.
Love you D&M! 🙏
Musically,
VaMi 🤟
Just out of curiosity, what did you replace those pedals with?
WOW WOW WOW - just gorgeous playing !
Some truly sublime playing in parts there by Simon, might have to steal some of his licks! Always see the comments on people wanting to see shows/reviews of cheap and/or obtainable pedals. I can see the appeal, but I for one purposely tune in ever week to enjoy seeing and hearing the stuff we lust after. Sometimes change is good, but in this instance I think you guys are onto a winning formula. Keep up the good work!
Dan's playing on the Harlot just about made me weep. Great playing through a wonderful pedal. Must check the coffers. Damn you, That Pedal Show.
I must have seen this video over 20 times from yesterday. The players are awesome and the sound is the most organic one I have heard from pedals, at least for a youtube video. All pedals are awesome, I will get one pretty soon.
So happy for you Simon. I'm glad I have my Minstrel V1, because the amount of orders after this video will be insane. Also a very happy owner of a Kingley Keep amp as my main amp. Thanks for your awesome playing, music and gear Simon!!!.
Best show online! You guys really inspired each others playing. Shred for life
I feel so inspired...great pedals and thank you for giving us the chance to listen to an amazing player like Simon...specially liked the way Dan respects Simon when he starts playing on his Tele...Dan You Rock man
from clean to overdriven without touching knobs... amazing
Would have liked to have seen Dan's face during that harmonic lick around 21:54 ha! Excellent stuff as always, can't wait to get a Page
This may be my most watched TPS. Just kills me - everything about it
Man, I could listen to that sound all day... Reminds me a lot of my Blackstar HT-Dual :) Simon Jarrett is also very humble guy. thanks for this great episode!
I'm amazed with the job done in this channel, I like all your videos because you aboard concepts of the sound, make real examples, suggests equipment and also with your playing you are sharing your musical creativity, I think that I've never listened to repeated riffs in every video you have done.
Thank you so much! :D
+Antonio de Jesús López Alarcón cheers A ;)
Absolutely gorgeous overdrive sounds from these pedals. Stunning.
Simon Jarrett sounds so damn good from any perspective!!
One of the Best shows so far! Quite informative...The tones are simply amazing...
My favourite video of yours! What a nice guy Simon is, a great pedal/amp builder and a phenomenal player too. You are the first channel I look for when I'm pedal hunting. Time to get saving for a minstrel!
Dan, Mick, so cool that you had Simon on the show! He's a great guy and amazing player. I've spoken to him a few times on the phone, and he really knows his stuff. I'm proud to say I'm a Jester, Juggler and Harlot owner! (I'm actually a weirdo who doesn't use a normal amp - I have a valve rack power amp and the Kingsley Juggler as my preamp.)
THANKS FOR BRINGING SIMON IN FOR A DEMO! Oh man! Oh! The guy is a freakin' monster good player and his pedals sound unbelievably awesome. I'm definitely going to pick a few of these babies up. Thanks Mick and Dan!
Another amazing show with just a fantastic guest. Guys... so much knowledge shared again. Love the show!!
What an excellent show guys! Outstanding pedals, tones and playing with in-depth information... Can't ask for more than that! :) Well done guys, much appreciated. Cheers!
GREAT sounding pedals! Awesome show Dan! HELLO Mick!
Astonishing at least... Awesome pedals and super tasty playing by Mr. Jarrett! Really lovely! Cheers from Italy!
Thanks for your show! Great as always. Simon makes amazing pedals and amps and his customer service is so good. The pedals are extremely well made with perfect tone ranges. He has a golden ear! I use the Squire as my main preamp today, feeding the Page, then Strymon delay and reverb into return of a power amp. The whole preamp section on the floor with full control at my feat. The tone is very musical and dynamic.
+Martin Ekberg Good stuff Martin! I've become intrigued by this approach (Mick) so there's a Page ODS on the way and we'll see what transpires! Expect some show time as it happens. Thanks for watching!
Great Mick! The Squire (D) is always on and serves as the first preamp stage, the Page ODS as the second cascaded gain stage and together they give 95% of the tone of my TR CRS - or JTM 45 with different settings. For small sessions I usually feed my TR Studio, for stereo the VHT 2/50/2, just amazing. The Squire also takes pedals really well. Also, you’ll not have any problems with time effects in the “loop”. The loop is a straight signal path on your pedal board. Unlike Dan, I’ve never liked how time effects affect the gain tone having them before the input stage.
+Martin Ekberg Excellent - looking forward to trying it. I'm the opposite - I've always avoided loops because they're too much hassle with cabling and I've never found one that doesn't sound better (to me) when you don't use it! However, this is a fundamentally different approach, so I'm looking forward to some tweakery. I know a Squire D is an inevitability for the loop approach, but one step at a time....
Always appreciate your videos! I anticipate them more than The next episode of The A-Team when I was a kid!
Man so many cool sounds from so many cool toys! I'll just throw a shout out for my Digitech Time Bender. It does some killer modeling, tone control, modulation, patterns, and 2-voice pitch shifting. Great for getting lost in the sound, beautiful modulation, or tripped out sequences.
Peace.
These pedals are fantastic. Once you get one...watch out! The Page is the gateway drug.
On Mick's advice, I'm gonna try to find a Jester. Almost 400 dollars here in the USA but for what you get, well worth it! All the Kingsley pedals are great!
i'm watching this again for the umpteenth time, the sounds are perfect. And much though I love Simon's playing,Dan's at 22.50 is as good as it gets so far as I'm concerned.
+robbieredball ah, cheers Robbie. I was quite nervous playing in front of Simon. Had to bring my A game
Love your and Mick's playing, I've never loved shred,always loved blues and tone. Thanks for the videos. I thought I knew a lot about gear (as opposed to playing) but I've learnt so much from watching your videos.
Gorgeous tones as always guys, and stunning playing from Simon! Thanks for this :)
I went to the Kingsley website just to hear him play more. There are several demo videos. Worth hearing both for the playing and the pedals and amps. Well done, nice video!
It's 4:30 AM.
I'm watching the Simon pedal show video again for the 3rd time & I know that I NEED to order yet another Kingsley pedal
immediately to keep my Harlot company.
It could just be the lack of sleep & hungry belly making me a wee bit loopy, but I definitely think that by hooking 2 Kingsley pedals up together, it will make me be able to play just like Simon.
I know it will. I just know it!!!!!
Simon, expect a call soon for a Jester or a page......or both!!!!!!
Awesome sounding pedals and what a player!
I came here looking for a pedal demo and got treated to some unbelievable guitar playing. Wow wow wow. I am inspired.
I've learned so much about tone and sound in general just from listening to the banter in these videos let alone the subject of them. It must be sinking in because I was sitting here thinking... that Harlot pedal is really bringing out the attack, a couple seconds later Dan mentions it.
I feel like I just earned my green belt or something in tone-jitsu.
It's nice to have the actual designers explaining an playing theirs own pedals. Cool
The sounds and playing in this video are so inspiring. I was thinking how I could listen to those tones all day right before Dan said the same.
All right! My favorite youtube moment of the week! :D
Fantastic playing, and really fun pedals. I'm a fan
wow, great sounding pedals and what a player! I have to say Dan your LP and Tele are a great pair, they both sound superb and compliment eachother very nicely
This tone is so refreshing. I was going to buy a fender amp but definitely a Kingsley now, that’s an easy choice.
that must be one of the best sounds I've heard on the entire show (up until September 2018).
I think I know which pedals to get to tweak the brittle crunch sounds of my Screamer 50. Problem is, they all sound soooo fantastic. Jeez.
WOW! I really LOVED every minute of this episode! Thanks for posting! :)
Beautiful sounding pedals - and Simon's playing is AMAZING across the board - on the Harlot middle mode, it was sublime! Now, to just get him playing the Talkbox/Vocoder... Keep up the great work, gentlemen! :)
What a wonderfull player and designer! Thnx for sharing! Every pedal sounds great!
Good morning Guys! I'd wager Klon/Klones sales just decreased...the Page is simply Killer! And none of the pretentiousness associated with the aforementioned! Great player, great show as always. Running off to go Jam with my buds here in a bit today( friday morning hacks!) and will spead the word. Thanks again!
Would be cool if you guys done a show about octave pedals such as the Micro Pog and the Sub n Up
+Stinkfist2000 Yep, on the cards. Thanks for watching!
+That Pedal Show Sweet, thanks for the reply
+That Pedal Show Great, been hoping for this. Can you possibly explain an octave fuzz vs an octaver + fuzz please?
This is it! These sounds are so inspiring! Great show, guys! But I must say that Mick is being missed (he wasn't in Guitar Paradiso either today).
+Kristof Neyens Guitar Ha! I was there Kristof. Not enough room for three people on camera!
Yeah, fridays are often mickday. Not today, unfortunately. But we got a good old "Mick here, hello!", at least.
Anyway, great video as always, guys!
You know someone's a good player when you're in awe of how smoothly they switch pickups. Blimey.
Yes!!! My next amp it will be a Kingsley!!! Simon is a great player!
Love watching the hosts facial expressions while Simon lays out some sweet riffage. Probably what I looked like during my lessons with him lol. Simon is the man! Such a humble and amazing dude!
I just ordered a Page and a Harlot! Thanks Dan for this amazing episode!
Another great show! Love the Kingsley gear and Simon is a wonderful player.
Man that guy can play! Dan brought his best riffs to the party too. A feast of fancy fingerwork! 😀