Euphoria Overdrive...are you making this mistake with it? Vlog #19
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- Опубликовано: 11 окт 2024
- The bass control on the Euphoria isn't like a standard bass control on other pedals, such as what you'd find on an EQ pedal for example. The pedal doesn't cut bass like a tubescreamer type circuit does, so neutral is with the knob all the way down. As you turn up the bass you'll notice it gets a little more hair on the notes... almost like a fuzz will but not quite as raspy as a fuzz.
More info on the pedal here wamplerpedals....
I doubt you would see/hear Mike Fuller responding in such a cordial manner. Brian is very professional, and a great pedal engineer.
Videos like this greatly increase my purchasing of Wampler pedals. The fact that the guy who designed the pedal will take the time make tutorials to make sure you know how to use the product is next level. Some manufacturers just want to get your money and then ninja vanish.
2 simple things that make this a great demo: Brian's guitar is actually IN TUNE, and the room mic is muted while the guitar is being played so we don't have to listen to the ambient pick/string noise that ruins so many other demos. You would think that would be common sense and common practice, but sadly it is not. Of course, the recorded tones are excellent!
Thank you Brian for making stuff that sounds so good - I have the Wampler Dual Fusion and it is my favorite pedal.
I’ve owned this pedal for about a year and it took me sometime to figure it out. To leave the tone control at 10 (or even 9) was a game changer. My point is, it’s not a “beginners” pedal but once you get the hang of it it’ll stay on your board forever
Euphoria is my favorite pedal. Without a question. Without reservation. Without a doubt. My #1 pedal. The best pedal I own out of 50ish. Yes I have the bass down.
I love how you make these videos seem like your just hanging out, talking guitars. Awesome.
Thanks Mike, glad you like them :)
I don't know... I can't seem to get a bad sound out of my Euphoria. Great pedal🎸
"why would you put diodes on a switch?"
"Because I'm Brian fu***** Wampler, that's why!!!!! (and they sound awesome)"
hahahaha!
This pedal is my heartbeat. LOVE IT.
I love mine! I'm in the open setting it's really transparent and has a great sound. Works nice stacked with the pantheon deluxe with fender deluxe reverb
I own the Dual Fusion and really like it. I run both sides at lower gain levels, stacked they give a good crunch. For leads, hit Euphoria with a boost pedal, Koko ReLoaded in my case. I found out running a boost before my ODs allows me to go from lo to high gain with less pedals when playing live. Thanks Brian👍
Thank you for encouraging people to actually use their options fully. There are many who seem to believe that noon is the official position and venturing from it is only for minor adjustements.
And those who turn one knob, are unsatisfied and turn it back rather then seeing what the *other* knobs can now offer.
It 's also exasperating to watch videos where you're only shown what turning each knob does *in isolation*.
I’m a fan of this type of video, where you explain a bit about what the controls do, and what the adjustments made do to the sounds. More of these would make a great substitute for the recommended settings.
No mistake Brian! I am actually using the Euphoria (smooth setting) with the bass knob cranked at 3 o'clock, the tone control at 11 and the gain all the way down ... that gives me a dark thick "D" type of clean that i simply love and could never obtain with other pedals! Whatever works I guess ...
Three things. Very helpful info about the bass knob and the switches. I love this pedal. You have a hella nice garage.
Just got one of these. Thanks for posting this. It certainly helped me quickly dial in tones that I loved and avoided any confusion I may have had. Fantastic pedal. The Euphoria records incredibly well. Stacks incredible well too. One surprising stack setup I've just tried is Greer Southland -> Greer Lightspeed -> Euphoria (Smooth) for lead. It takes that loud, open and edgy Greer tone of the Southland stacked into the Lightspeed (that I love) and SMOOTHS it out, adds a little volume, and a bunch of sustain. It's awesome.
I saw my first demo of a Euphoria yesterday. I bought a Euphoria yesterday (for my ambient/worship board). I have a Keeley modded SD-1 + a Maxon OD808 which I love (both). Euphoria is replacing my Maxon (which will now go on my metal set-up as a push/boost)...
Very happy with this pedal it gives me a new amp that reacts in so many different ways, thanks for making such a bomb little tone box!
Just a superb pedal that does a lot and keeps your base tone and just improves it.
Without a doubt the best sounding overdrive pedal I have ever played !!
Thank you Brian! I love this pedal and now will have to play with the settings more.
This was a great tutorial, I have the Dual fusion and had to take a bit to play with it for quite some time. Its a tremendously bright pedal and I felt I was doing something wrong with the bass so low, but the more I played with it the more sounds I found. I'm really kinda digging the wolly fuzzy thing and may have to get another just to have that sound on its own. I would love a video on the dual if you could make time.
My "always on" pedal." Love it with my DRRI.
Brian is a cool dude..... very personable I just picked up this pedal BEST OD I ever played thru and there has been alot....
Great video to adress a 'knowledge' issue. I don't have this pedal but i would hope that your description of the bass control is in the instruction sheet that comes with the pedal.
Your products are great....don't stop.
I played this pedal at my local store and didn't buy it because of the very reason he just covered in the video. I'll be going back for it now. I do have the Tumnus, Velvet Fuzz, and Clarksdale OD and love them all. I may soon have an all Wampler board when it comes to dirt, minus my Friedman BE OD.
Thickness, I agree. I use it in the open Mode with Bass at 10.00 GIRTH!! It's GIRTH
I absolutely love that guitar! Thanks for the videos Brian!
Just got one of these pedals yesterday and when testing it, I immediately ran everything at 12 o'clock. I almost immediately started turning down the bass. It baffles me how someone could not realize they needed to use their ears and adjust the bass knob and just dismiss it as sounding like crap. It's funny that people adjust EQ with their eyes, putting a knob where they like the look of it instead of listening to how the sound changes as they turn the knobs.
Thanks for this video. I had one of these pedals (back when you used to call it Ecstasy) but always thought it was too fuzzy, so sold it off. Then I saw this and was itching to give it a go again. I played one after almost 4 yrs and immediately fell in love with it. Got one today. It’s been a while, I know - but IMHO still one of the most versatile and incredible d-style pedals in the mkt even today - thank you, Brian.
I bought one of these yesterday and I love it! Works with single coils and humbuckers and in both my Matamp clean and dirty channels . You included in the box perhaps the best instruction manual I have ever seen in a pedal box.....perhaps the other guy should have read it first......just sayin!!
Hey Brian, i dont like pedalsounds, cause or but thats why i use this pedal:-). If you dont like pedals sound, take this one. Best open sound and versatile. From clean boost to fuzzy sounds. It comes all out of this box. Always your amp and guitar tone. Your beloved amp sound with gain.Thumbs up.
@wampler PLEASE! PLEASE! Make a mini version!
I use the Euphoria on my electric violin pedal board. It’s such a tasteful overdrive and suits the E violin perfectly
Id like to hear that. Balloon 4 u. 🎈
That sounds extremely cool
That's a very clear and excellent explanation of the pedal!
Yes! Need a transparent OD that has a Bass knob which gives me that fuzz on open guitar volume but cleans up when I turn down the guitar volume. Nice. Let that bass be up! :D Ordered.
I liked the middle position open sound right away ! I'm gong to have to give this one a try.
My BIGGEST issue with "Dumble" style pedals is EXACTLY this... I like a lot of bass in my sound and when you turn the "BASS" up, it DOESN'T just make the bass LOUDER (like a normal bass knob) it puts MORE DISTORTION in the bass... The Caline Pure Sky is the exact same way, and I've noticed that most of the cheaper, "Timmy" style Overdrives with "simplified" (aka passive) tone controls are the same way... As far as Overdrives that sound great AND have GREAT BASS, give me the Digitech Bad Monkey, the Gokko Sonic Fuel, and my favorite, the Nobels ODR Mini...
By the way, GREAT JOB as usual, Brian! Taking the time to show people HOW to use the gear you designed really shows what kind of guy you are!
If I wanted a Wampler Overdrive with POWERFUL bass bottom end, which would you suggest? Maybe the Pantheon?
-Chris Key (aka The Budget King)
When you made that comment people would have called you nuts for liking the bad monkey. Kind of aged hilariously well though. Now I want to check out the sonic fuel. Maybe another hidden gem.
finally got the euphoria. all I can say is wow. what an awesome pedal. works great with my orange TH30. great job Brian. I'm not to far from martinsville. I will be purchasing more of your pedals.
Thanks Brian!
+Wampler Pedals welcome sir
I own the Euphoria.
LOVE it!! Favorite dirt box ever! Lots of tone options if you just play with it and find what works best with your rig, playing style, and music style. You can get most anything from this miracle pedal short of flame-thrower distortion.
I have an old Boss BD2 that's lived on my board for MANY years (I like it way, way better than the Ibanez Tube Screamer). There've been lots of competitors over the years, but nothing beat that pedal for the tone I loved.
And then along came the Euphoria and a new king was crowned. The BD2 still sits on my board, right next to the Euphoria. Those 2 give me ultimate flexibility in tone and overdrive. I'm done shopping, LOL
One thing I am curious about, though ... why the name change from 'Ecstasy' to 'Euphoria'?
A little late, but apparently they changed it out of respect when Bogner released an “Ecstasy” pedal to go with the Ecstasy amp
@@kevindecamp9087 Yep.
I bought the predecessor, the Wampler Ecstasy (big box), 5-10 jears ago. Its the best low to medium drive with strat or tele I´ve ever played.
Thanks, Brian...got me one from Sweetwater...they do a great job pushing your products, by the way...dude says I need an Ego next...it's coming from Indiana July 1st or 2nd 2018! Can't hardly wait!
...so far I have only played one of my strats through one of my amps...because I can't stop playing through it long enough to change guitars and/or amps. I can only wonder what my esquire, teles, Richenbackers, LPs, 335, Starfire, G&L and etc...sound like? Absolutely stunning tones!
So shouldn't bass knob be called "bass boost"?
Obviously the guy had not experimented with the knobs enough and read their labels. My Ecstasy is a great pedal.
Brian Cullen Ectasy is bogner... euphoria i think you meant.....or i am missing something......
as I understand it euphoria used to be called ecstasy, it got renamed.
You are correct....the older version was called Ecstasy, was later changed to Euphoria....I think had something to do with Bogner but don't quote me on that...I have the older version....Ecstacy....I have owned many overdrive pedals...this is the only one I keep going to....just sounds wonderful....I had the OCD before this....like the Ecstasy better. an yes, bass pretty much off....
J Nadeau BOGner threatened legal action over the name, a fight he couldn't legally win but Brian is such a good person that he let old BOG have it.
How about doing a video, demoing how certain pedals sound through certain popular amps, Hot Rod DeVille 410, Marshall DSL40c and something like an Vox AC30, Same three pedals, same settings, different amps, and how maybe make em the amps sound like each other :-) with only the pedals? Cheers!
Love your vids Bryan - Catapulp VS Rockerverb - bring it!
It’s my favourite OD. I think the JRAD “The Dude” sounds better, but the Euphoria sounds almost as good and it has more gain.
Did he not read the note that comes with it..? I absolutely love my Ecstacy - irreplaceable..
The trouble with this pedal is that low end rumble can't ever be totally controlled. It makes everything after it garble up in the low end but it kind of wants to go first in line. It operates OK last in line but I find it overlaps with the Pantheon too much without giving any compression or boost to the signal to justify it. I think its best as a Pantheon alternative - itself a very hard pedal to dial in. SMT is lame too, especially when there is room for normal components. I'd rather have the PCB made in China and Taiwan with real components.
Byan... I loved my Euphoia so much fo my main board, I bought a second one fo my practice board... Only one coment, Wish you made it in compact size !
Love your videos! Just ordered one. Was this or the tumnus deluxe, went with more transparent. Hope it sounds good through a 68 custom princeton!
I hated mine almost sold it then I saw a video of you using it and looked at the settings and tried it (turned off the bass) and vuala one of my new favorite pedals lol
huge fan of yours Brian! I'm starting to try designing pedals, where can I find info on using op amps vs diodes and transistors?
Hi Brian. Love your Pedals and your videos. I've just got a Plexidrive Deluxe which I am running through a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe. I'm looking for those ZZ Top early blues tones ie Brown Sugar etc. Could you do a video showing how I might best achieve these.Cheers Tim.
could you do a video simular to this but about the pinnacle ?. I really want to get the best sound possible from it but I don't think I'm using it right.
I can relate, I had a Pinnacle that I just could not get to sound good to my ears and I know it was the way I was approaching the eq... Thankfully the DF was plug and play 👍
seconded! would love to hear you explain the switches and controls for the Pinnacle as well.
Not a problem, make sure you are subscribed to our channel, I'll try to get it out within the next few weeks :)
Thanks so much was just gifted a euphoria and like from the git go but thanks for the pointers
Wow so wow, I wonder. If he is doing soft and hard at the same time with diodes, two diodes per type is the way I've seen it done. What if only one diode per type. A single for the soft in the NFB loop, the hard to ground after the opamp. One will have to figure out the direction they go and probably different types also. Say a shotkey in the loop and a zener to ground.
I'm curious.
i want that guitar
Hello Brian, I would like to change a poti on my Wamplerpedal. Are the pots also selected? Or do they have no influence on the sound? I would install the same from the same company.
That sounds really nice 👍
Brian, I have an older pedal, a Wampler Ecstasy Drive. I bought it secondhand, with no manual.
Is my pedal an earlier version of the Euphoria? Does the bass control work the same way as on the current model of the Euphoria? I can send a photo, if that helps you identify this pedal.
Yes
Is this business about the bass control knob in the instruction booklet? (is there a booklet?).
I would ask what smooth/fat switch on Dual Fusion is doing related to clipping as the right part of the pedal is (should be) an Euphoria.
Does the dual fusion have the same bass knob functionality? Really liked it! Thanks for the awesome pedals!
I have a thing where I get bored with everything that is easy to use (SOLDANO anyone?) and spend a lot of time trying to figure out how to make troublesome things sound good, which is why I’m here learning about the Euphoria
you made a lot of beatifull pedals!😀
Hey Brian, I just got my Euphoria pedal and I am still getting quite a bit of fuzz on my low strings even with the bass all the way down. I’m playing an American standard Tele HH through a fender hot rod deluxe III. Could this be a problem with my amplifier? Or something else? Thanks.
Beautiful guitar
So Crunch is hard clipping only?
Anyone have any suggestions for settings on getting a Robben Ford lead tone on this pedal? I don't own one but I am thinking on buying one.
That guitar is bad ass.
same with the dual fusion euphoria side?
i wish all pedals had bass and treble knobs especially ts
Maybe a video of a comparison between the old faux tape echo and the new one?
He put it all to noon, why? Did be not play with the knobs at all, why not? I'da' messed with it major, even turning all knobs all the way both ways. That is what knobs are for If you don't know what they do. BTW did he set the amp the same as well? Nothing sounds like a PV clean channel set to noon. What about his guitar, all knobs on 5.
Brian love your gear. I use the ego comp stacked into the Paisley drive to a faux tape echo, now just wondering when I'm playing through a fender twin deluxe reverb. If I need more gain or volume jump. Would you recommend a db booster or just stack another pedal after the Paisley, like the euphoria. Your thoughts please.?
If you need more *clean* volume, you can use something like the db+ booster, or something like that. If you want more gain (or clipping), then you would want to run a booster before the drive pedals, or stack another pedal before your main overdrive pedal. That actually might make a good video!
+Wampler Pedals Hi Brian, I'd love if you did a video talking about how different types of clipping diodes would do in booster situations. It's cool that the euphoria has multiple diode selections but I'd love to know what characteristics those diodes would lend to say boosting after a fuzz or muff circuit. I think it'd be an important video because you'd be teaching people how to get more versatility out of their Wampler pedals! Does my question make sense?
Driving myself insane trying to decide between Euphoria and Tumnus deluxe. Playing an LP custom shop and a Marshall jcm 900 4x12.. I'll also be using the Ego compressor as well with whichever one..So an honest opinion would really be appreciated.
I like both sounds is the problem LOL..the Euphoria seems to have a bit a fuzz on it, and the tumnus seems to have more of a smooth growl. Am I right ?
Both handle the low end tone (fat) which what interests me in these 2 pedals in the first place.
I think this is more transparent. The tumnus has the mid bump thing. Sounds like a tubescreamer kinda.
Did the dude know he was talking to the guy who made the pedal? I'm guessing not.
wish I'd seen this vid before I sold my Euph on eBay.. right now it would be the missing link and play nicely with my DLS.. oh well.. I always talk up Wampler to my friends at GC.
Hi ! I have a question... generally speaking, not exclusively about Euphoria, is it possible that taking 10 pedals ( I mean the same pedal, let's say 10 pinnacle ) they all have a slight different tone ? Or maybe some of them have more than-a-slightly difference ?
I was looking around on youtube and google, and I understood ( maybe ) that all components have a nominal value, but the reality is different. So if you make plus and minus of all real value, this can turn in a different tone. Also I was reading of some trigger that can be turned, and it gives different output ( ? ). I am definitely not in electronics stuff, but it happened to ear 2 copies of same pedal they sounded quite different.
yes, definitely. Especially on cheaper pedals. Higher quality parts have better tolerances so you generally won't notice as much of a difference on higher end gear. I'm not sure what you are referring to when you said something about a 'trigger' though... is that a typo?
yes..it is a typo! I meant TRIM or TRIMMER, something like this
thank you so much for answering, you are cool and kind
Pre gain bass control, so it distorts the bass not raises the volume of it.
that Tes Paul is growing on me.
Hallo Brian, my new Euphoria is a very great pedal :-) ...love the sound!!!
but is it normal, that the gain pot scratches a little bit by turning?
greetings from germany, Ralf
Thanks! Yes, that's normal if it's a slight noise when turning. If it's exhibiting behaviors like a dirty pot though, you can simply spray some deoxit type cleaner in the pot. (See my video on this)
Is the reason behind it in the circuit or is the scratching away when I swap the poti?
It's because there's some DC on the pot. Unless the sound is more like a dirty pot (which would mean it's cutting in/out)
I just got the Euphoria today after reading the manual and playing through the suggested settings and trying a few of my own. I noticed that (at least in my 70s Fender Champ, there is a delay when clicking on the pedal, or changing gain settings via the toggle switch. Is this normal? because it seems long, sometimes around 5 or 10 seconds? For example: if I am n the "Smooth" setting and have the pedal in bypass mode, when I click the pedal on. I get kinda of a low volume nasty tone. After an indiscriminate time (3-10 seconds), the pedal suddenly engages, the volume doubles (at least), but sounds wonderful. I looked through forums and also your website but could not find any info on th. I absolutely love the tones I'm getting from this pedal but I'm wondering if it's working correctly by taking so long when I try to engage the pedal, or change the toggled gain setting?
+Joseph Caccavo something isn't right there. Try a fresh battery or power supply
I tried a different a 1 Spot 9v, Ibanez 9v, and a brand new just out of the package Duracell 9v (I confirmed it was new w/a volt meter), different guitar, cables and amp. The problem remains but I now suspect it might be the toggle switch? Could that be causing these symptoms?
To follow up on my previous post, I sprayed out the toggle switch with some contact cleaner and the problem seems to be gone. The peddle sounds fantastic and as far as I can tell seems to be working perfectly switching between voice settings immediately and the foot stomp switch engages immediately. I have a gig tonight and will use this pedal. If you hear no more from me it's because the problem is solved and I can't put down my guitar long enough to type.
hey brian
as what i heard,, the ecstasy and euphoria got 2 different sound..so,,why so many people said that euphoria replace the ecstasy?
they are exactly the same thing. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if some of the older pcb's in the euphoria's said ecstasy on them. the only thing that changed is the graphics (unless we are talking first run, larger enclosure version)
i see..now i have a better understanding about those pedals..but i do love clarksdale & ecstasy/euphoria the most..no matter how expensive the pedal is,,i still choose those pedals..😉
The Elements has the same diode selection switch
Is it me, or do several of these Wampler pedals need Brian to make a video on how to use them, or they dont sound good? (i swear theres at least 1 other pedal..a blue one maybe). BUT, Ill give you one balloon, for always looking like Steve Smith, from American Dad. 🎈 (dont pop it.)
So it could be considered your bass/base tone?
Brian, I'm a longtime player and a newtime sound guy/aspiring pedal builder. What's the difference between clipping and gain?
+Maxon Mendel think of gain as math- how much a signal is increased. Clipping is the “sound” of distortion
Hey nice tele! I've been wondering about teles a lot lately. I see that this one is in HH configuration. Does this interfere with its tele-ness. I've been wondering the pros and cons vs traditional setup.
Yes, it will sound different with double coils. It will still twang, but not the same as single coils, if that's what you mean by tele-ness. The best thing to do is try them both to see which one suites you the best.
I think the only thing tele about that guitar was the body shape... haha. different brand, different construction, different pickup type and style, different bridge, etc.
correct - it's actually more like a les paul
+Wampler Pedals it still sounds pretty twangy though.
Where can I try this out? I live in St. Louis MO Sounds and describes like it would make a good treble booster with dirt if needed. Is it more like that.
I don't use pedals much unless they are on pretty much all the time on a amp that needs a bit if ' filtering' .
You can find a local store here: www.wamplerpedals.com/dealers/locations or many online retailers offer a 30 day money back guarantee as well
I probably have misconceptions about gain. could you explain it to me? amd the difference between gain and clipping.
( I'm open to nerdy and complex terminology as long as you go back and break it down. haha)
for context, I have experience working with gain on a soundboard and with my guitars, and I notice that it works differently
Must have that guitar!!!!!!!!!!
Anyone...would I be able to get sustaing Santana-ish tone from Euphoria? Tele with Duncan Little '59 'bucker @ bridge & mini- bucker at neck, into Deluxe Reverb
Just a thought, but it might be cool to see how different but similar pedals in the range compare? Like the Euphoria and the Vintage Dual Fusion side, or the Plexi Drive and the Plexi-esque side of the Brent Mason overdrive, PDD Boost with Clarksdale... :) amazing video
I thought he was Schneebly from School of Rock😅
The only bad thing about the euphoria is switching it off.
You love that zeppelin riff huh lol
I can't stand it when someone is demonstrating the sound of a particular pedal and say..."I'm going to show you how this sounds...oh by the way I'm using another pedal with it"