Had a question pop up about this demo earlier today, and figured I would answer here as well. The SOMA63 is a FET based pre with a transformer, not a germanium based device. I have all 3 of these pedals, and love them all!
@@amritjanardhanan only JFETs and the transformer is last in the signal chain, just before the volume control. It processes signal, and the JFETs can load and saturate the steel core of the transformer...
I have the Hudson. Love it. It has internal knobs so you can further dial in the levels for each low and high switches. So much tweakability. I basically use the low as a light OD and it works as a killer boost/thickener for stacking a light OD pedal. The high I set lower internally and it gives almost a killer fuzz tone. I've also done full shows with just the Hudson as a OD. Again, I find it amazing.
I love the Benson preamp. It pushes my amp and makes my strat sound thick and rich. It stacks pretty good with my other pedals as well. Always on pedal on my board for sure.
Benson has more headroom and is great either using it direct or with an amp.The Greer(great company) is very Neil Young sounding; which I love. I'm not sure how I feel about the Broadcast. Ive seen tons of vids on it and its... kinda fizzy in all videos.But I'm basing that on my own tastes and my own needs, so that criticism may not apply to others......All in all...the upper tier of pedals.
I put a tone pot on a switch in my Broadcast. I picked a cap that would shave the very top of the spectrum off. It tames the fizz right down, but keeps most of the topend in place.
I think the benson amps preamp is just a lot more versatile as for as different textures in your sounds but they all sound amazing in there own way great demo and video Thanks!!!
All 3 sound great and it'd be really tough to pick a "favorite" to buy first......I tried mostly focusing on the Strat at the end and I THINK I'd go with the Hudson Broadcast, great demo cheers!
Seems I can't get away from the Ge circuits; what I always miss is a degree of inconsistency in anything but; the Broadcast truly highlights this with the Strat , though the the Soma is impressive with the presence added, - reminds me of a jacked up Supro Drive. Gotta stay with the Broadcast; the Benson is it's sweeter brother, close, but I dig that staccato, more rattling , break up on the BC. This was the comparison I needed to hear.
Maybe I am biased, because I am a VERY HAPPY owner of Benson Preamp, but Benson feels the most natural and fluid against other two pedals, especially Soma, which feels a bit too exagerated, a little bit like my Bad cat 2-tone (which can be amazing when dialed right)
Had a Broadcast and sold it. Great piece of kit especially for the lower gain stuff, but wasn't my bag when cranked up. Soma sounds like the same ballpark. The Benson is the one for me. Still about 3 months out until my name comes up on the wait list for a Monarch.
My Broadcast is a bit too hifi for my ears with most amps (I put a tone pot in mine), however I've got a 5E3 clone with a Cannabis Rex in it that LOVES it. It brings the high range of that amp to life in the best way. Almost Blackface Fender, but with the full mids still there. Bass cut is always nice on a Tweed circuit.
Essentially it has more headroom, like an actual amp would. Catalinbread does this with their pedal-amps (mainly the ones designed by Howard) to fantastic results. Their Fender inspired lineup, the RAH, and the SFT are the best ones for that. Thr Galileo and Sabbra Cadabra are great for ballparking a tone but they don't 100% nail the originals, and although you can definitely find a use for then they aren't nearly as versatile as the others.
All were good, but the broadcast was the best imo. Thought it could get great console distortion/fuzz or treble boostiness as well. The benson was pretty amp like but a bit too dark for me. The soma was good at lower gain but at higher gain settings just sounds broken. Don’t think it would work live or in a mix.
Okay, real comment time. I know a lot of people run these into amps with real tubes and real speakers making real sound in a real room, effectively making these pedals kind of like a cross-breed between a boost, tone shaper, and an overdrive. However, a lot of people are doing ampless setups these days and want a preamp before their cab sim pedal. I'd love to see something like these pedals into a Strymon Iridium, direct in to the interface. I mention the Iridium, because you can bypass the amp side, making it, basically, a CabZeus or an Iconoclast, and you'd be using the same IR for all pedals, taking the cab portion out of the equation for comparison purposes. I think that'd give a really nice representation of "should I pick up a Benson and a CabZeus, or maybe a Soma 63 and an Iconoclast, or will the Iridium do what I need?"
i have a bunch of demos to get to before black friday, so i can’t cook something like that up at the moment, BUT i can tell you i’ve tried all three with a cabzeus and preferred the benson and soma. if you give me a bit, i can put something together. cuz i agree, that’s a common trend that would be useful to be addressed!
@@DemosInTheDark Yep, and that's why I bring it up. I had a FullDrive 2 running into an Iconoclast and loved the base sound, but I picked up an Iridium and love it even more. That said, there are really *no* good demos comparing all of these different preamps at once with a common speaker sound. The Benson's a really popular one to use ampless, and even that doesn't have but maybe one or two videos on the entirety of RUclips.
@@DemosInTheDark Please do that video. I have a benson plus two notes torpedo cab m. would love to see how you set up your ampless rig and how it compares to the soma.
I have both the Hudson and the benson. I would swap them out originally first in the chain then just decided to put them both on my board. Benson first then Hudson at the end of my OD chain. Sounds pretty awesome 🤘🏻
@@kevmac1230 different flavors and, as mentioned above, i was using the broadcast at the end of my chain for solos. gives you a bit more character than a boost
Got ahold of a Color Box which became suddenly reasonable when version 2 became available, though I had long considered the Broadcast a first choice.Gotta say,- it's really grown on me, to the extent that now , I might forget about the latter.While it CAN be harsh and unmusical, set up properly,the Lundahl is truly exceptional with cleans, and the gain sweep range is so broad as to be all encompassing, with a break up which is quite different from Germanium.If the specific sound(s) I've been long seeking is unusual, it goes there.Don't think I'd even bother with V2.I would suggest that any seekers try it, as well as these special examples.
Same here. Use the low gain on the broadcast as a pretty clean tone manipulation... epic. The fuzz side is great too but I back the trim pot down a touch to tame it for my taste. Sounds great with an analog octave or flange in front.
Great demo, thanks for doing this! Hadn’t seen the Soma before but dang, it sounds amazing. Seems like it has a huge range of sounds too. May have just sold me a new preamp pedal...
I love that you will dime all the controls on pedals. Other reviewers will be like, "Well, I'll just show these settings that I like - nobody will ever want to dime the bass..." -- I'm sorry dear Tuber, but you clearly have never met me.
In this particular demo, I felt the Broadcast sounded the best, and most natural, by far. The Benson was OK, nothing special (but I have their Boost that I like very much so far but have only had it for a day) and I did not care for the Greer.
@@DemosInTheDark dude i love mine... and thanks for answering you are one of my top 3 goto guys when i want info on something out there... but your playing style is by far my favorite... of all of them ...keep it up
well, damnit...this is the demo that got me...good bye Cali76 compressor...I hope you find a nice home with the fine gentleman whose giving me a Hudson for you.
Dude, three of THE Best at the preamp game. Obviously I’m biased towards that there Hudson (I use it 😉), but shiiiiit, it’s like I was saying about choruses: there’s just soo many badass effects out there, you cannot go wrong...unless you don’t have any 😘. Great per usual, looking forward to Anaheim mang. -Aaron
with the broadcast does it get the same kinda harmonic effect that the transformer in the soma provides? I love the soma for that reason but given how much it changes my overall tone it doesnt get along with my other ODs in the way I'd prefer without using them simply as a boost before the soma.
yup, i totally know what you’re talking about. he broadcast is certainly less “assertive” than the soma. i actually use it to enhance drive pedals on either side of it. it’s really great for that.
The broadcast has internal trim pots and can adjust them to do higher gain driven tones and fuzz gain tones. I’ve never played benson but hear nothing but great things about it. I have the broadcast and love it
The Soma63 has incredible range. It has thunderous lows and cutting highs. But the Broadcast augments the original sound better. It doesn't colour nearly as much as the Greer, which makes everything sound like an old Brownface (not a bad thing, just a thing). The Benson is a bit more straight ahead. The controls are still highly interactive though and actually change the way gain reacts rather than just adding or reducing perceived bass/treble. Personally, being so close to the UK, I'd go with the Broadcast as it's cheaper. But the Soma63 is more compact and has way more control.
can i make a question .... youre running the Broadcast at what volts ? cause the one i've palyed was running at 18v and i couldnt reach that high with the "high level" knob without explode the roof off !!!!! i'm surprised with it ... thanks ... great video ... greetings from Portugal
broadcast was running at 9V. i'm running it into a benson amps monarch reverb, which is 15 watts, so i can hit the front end pretty hard without it being horribly loud! 💪
Are these pedals meant to replace a preamp in a guitar amp? For example, the BOSS Katana has an option to bypass the preamp and go direct to the power amp. Could these pedals be used to replace the preamp in such an amp, I wonder? Were they designed for such a thing?
@@terrybanks5063 I got a custom Kingsley Jester v2 with Sizzle mod and besides for being able to be a true preamp, it is the greatest thing that I have in my arsenal, unless you want transparent, then get Greer Southland harmonic or Lightspeed organic od pedals. Cheers
Awesome shoot out! The Soma surprised me - really dug it. I just got a Benson Preamp myself and am trying to figure out where it best sits in my setup - playing a Tele into a Vox AC15. Would you normally run the Benson first in your chain before your other drives?
i run it in the middle. boost and fuzz before and modulation, delay, reverb after. that’s just my personal taste tho. you gotta do what’s right for your hands and earholes! 👍
@@eddieriviello Tele and AC15C1X player here. My favourite pedals with the Vox are Walrus Audio EB-10, RAT clone like DRV1981, JHS Colourbox v2, Skreddy Screwdriver and Crowther hotcake. Cheers.
I bet the black Hudson goes to "11". On a less silly note, I've been looking for a pedal that only introduces some light and clean-ish clipping that compliments the existing tone. In other words, I don't want to be forced to sound like the pedal. Sorry, these three pedals didn't scratch the itch.
I have owned the Hudson for a couple of years. I have never really found a use for it and so it lives in its box. It’s not versatile and a bit of a one trick badly overloaded hifi speaker without much musicality. Well made though.
I ‘m just the opposite, hardly ever play without some sort of boost or preamp because... I think vintage & lower output pickups, almost all of them single-coils, have/transmit more nuance & personality, BUT need a bit of help getting into an amp at a decent level, SO... voila! Boosts & preamps, typically not that dirty or distorted, just beefing up da signal
I listened to only the Nash section, since I play all single coils. I thought the Broadcast sounded best, for my tastes. At the same time, it seems like more of a challenge to tweak than the other two. I like simple pedals, so still looking.
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Had a question pop up about this demo earlier today, and figured I would answer here as well. The SOMA63 is a FET based pre with a transformer, not a germanium based device. I have all 3 of these pedals, and love them all!
thanks nick. got to rambling there and when that happens the wires between my brain and mouth start to fray. pinned!
Are there only JFETs? What is the transformer doing?
@@amritjanardhanan only JFETs and the transformer is last in the signal chain, just before the volume control. It processes signal, and the JFETs can load and saturate the steel core of the transformer...
@@GreerAmpsInfo A really original design!
@@GreerAmpsInfo Got one on order ;-) Hoping to get the Canned Heat 'Fried Hockey Boogie' sound from my P-90 LP and Princeton
I have the Hudson. Love it. It has internal knobs so you can further dial in the levels for each low and high switches. So much tweakability. I basically use the low as a light OD and it works as a killer boost/thickener for stacking a light OD pedal. The high I set lower internally and it gives almost a killer fuzz tone. I've also done full shows with just the Hudson as a OD. Again, I find it amazing.
it’s a great pedal for sure. i had to peel it off my board to do the video.
I love the Benson preamp. It pushes my amp and makes my strat sound thick and rich. It stacks pretty good with my other pedals as well. Always on pedal on my board for sure.
right!? it’s heaven with a strat!
Benson has more headroom and is great either using it direct or with an amp.The Greer(great company) is very Neil Young sounding; which I love. I'm not sure how I feel about the Broadcast. Ive seen tons of vids on it and its... kinda fizzy in all videos.But I'm basing that on my own tastes and my own needs, so that criticism may not apply to others......All in all...the upper tier of pedals.
your interpretation is very spot on! i love all three, but the flavors are totally different!
I put a tone pot on a switch in my Broadcast. I picked a cap that would shave the very top of the spectrum off. It tames the fizz right down, but keeps most of the topend in place.
The Soma is a true amp in a box, sounds simply amazing!
Nah, sounded overly compressed and thin, far from sounding like an amp.
@@themodularmodular you should try playing through an actual cranked guitar amp sometime, then maybe you'll know what you're talking about
@@solarflaresmusic9267 thanks for your suggestion. Yes I have, I know what I’m talking about.
I think the benson amps preamp is just a lot more versatile as for as different textures in your sounds but they all sound amazing in there own way great demo and video Thanks!!!
I prefer the Greer because of the tone shaping options. Very helpful in adjusting for different pickups.
All 3 sound great and it'd be really tough to pick a "favorite" to buy first......I tried mostly focusing on the Strat at the end and I THINK I'd go with the Hudson Broadcast, great demo cheers!
I was thinking the same for my Strat -- Broadcast
Good choice.
Seems I can't get away from the Ge circuits; what I always miss is a degree of inconsistency in anything but; the Broadcast truly highlights this with the Strat , though the the Soma is impressive with the presence added, - reminds me of a jacked up Supro Drive.
Gotta stay with the Broadcast; the Benson is it's sweeter brother, close, but I dig that staccato, more rattling , break up on the BC.
This was the comparison I needed to hear.
Maybe I am biased, because I am a VERY HAPPY owner of Benson Preamp, but Benson feels the most natural and fluid against other two pedals, especially Soma, which feels a bit too exagerated, a little bit like my Bad cat 2-tone (which can be amazing when dialed right)
hey man, if it ain’t broke...! 👍
Had a Broadcast and sold it. Great piece of kit especially for the lower gain stuff, but wasn't my bag when cranked up. Soma sounds like the same ballpark. The Benson is the one for me. Still about 3 months out until my name comes up on the wait list for a Monarch.
yeah, i like the broadcast best when my amp is already thumping and using it to add more texture.
My Broadcast is a bit too hifi for my ears with most amps (I put a tone pot in mine), however I've got a 5E3 clone with a Cannabis Rex in it that LOVES it. It brings the high range of that amp to life in the best way. Almost Blackface Fender, but with the full mids still there. Bass cut is always nice on a Tweed circuit.
its also worth mentioning that the SOMA can be run at 18v which changes the gain characteristic quite a bit at lower levels.
Essentially it has more headroom, like an actual amp would. Catalinbread does this with their pedal-amps (mainly the ones designed by Howard) to fantastic results. Their Fender inspired lineup, the RAH, and the SFT are the best ones for that. Thr Galileo and Sabbra Cadabra are great for ballparking a tone but they don't 100% nail the originals, and although you can definitely find a use for then they aren't nearly as versatile as the others.
So can the Broadcast.
@@kevmac1230mine takes up to 24 v, I think they all do 🤷♂️ but worth mentioning.
Yea I reckon all broadcasts take 24v but check first of course. It certainly changes the response and the saturation. 😊
All were good, but the broadcast was the best imo. Thought it could get great console distortion/fuzz or treble boostiness as well. The benson was pretty amp like but a bit too dark for me. The soma was good at lower gain but at higher gain settings just sounds broken. Don’t think it would work live or in a mix.
killer observations! i love hearing how different ears interpret the same sounds. thanks, man!
All fantastic! I’ve got a Broadcast. Sounds fantastic with my old Vox, Marshall and Supro’s. Good demo!
those are certainly top of the line amps, my friend!
Okay, real comment time. I know a lot of people run these into amps with real tubes and real speakers making real sound in a real room, effectively making these pedals kind of like a cross-breed between a boost, tone shaper, and an overdrive. However, a lot of people are doing ampless setups these days and want a preamp before their cab sim pedal. I'd love to see something like these pedals into a Strymon Iridium, direct in to the interface. I mention the Iridium, because you can bypass the amp side, making it, basically, a CabZeus or an Iconoclast, and you'd be using the same IR for all pedals, taking the cab portion out of the equation for comparison purposes. I think that'd give a really nice representation of "should I pick up a Benson and a CabZeus, or maybe a Soma 63 and an Iconoclast, or will the Iridium do what I need?"
i have a bunch of demos to get to before black friday, so i can’t cook something like that up at the moment, BUT i can tell you i’ve tried all three with a cabzeus and preferred the benson and soma. if you give me a bit, i can put something together. cuz i agree, that’s a common trend that would be useful to be addressed!
@@DemosInTheDark yes, please. That would be verry useful
@@DemosInTheDark Yep, and that's why I bring it up. I had a FullDrive 2 running into an Iconoclast and loved the base sound, but I picked up an Iridium and love it even more. That said, there are really *no* good demos comparing all of these different preamps at once with a common speaker sound. The Benson's a really popular one to use ampless, and even that doesn't have but maybe one or two videos on the entirety of RUclips.
Doug Clark that’s an awesome idea!!! Maybe run them into a torpedo Cab M and use the same cab IR and power amp sim on the Cab M 🤔
@@DemosInTheDark Please do that video. I have a benson plus two notes torpedo cab m. would love to see how you set up your ampless rig and how it compares to the soma.
I have both the Hudson and the benson. I would swap them out originally first in the chain then just decided to put them both on my board. Benson first then Hudson at the end of my OD chain. Sounds pretty awesome 🤘🏻
dude, same!
@@DemosInTheDark sounds so good!
@@DemosInTheDarkWhat's the advantage if any running two preamps?
@@kevmac1230 different flavors and, as mentioned above, i was using the broadcast at the end of my chain for solos. gives you a bit more character than a boost
Got ahold of a Color Box which became suddenly reasonable when version 2 became available, though I had long considered the Broadcast a first choice.Gotta say,- it's really grown on me, to the extent that now , I might forget about the latter.While it CAN be harsh and unmusical, set up properly,the Lundahl is truly exceptional with cleans, and the gain sweep range is so broad as to be all encompassing, with a break up which is quite different from Germanium.If the specific sound(s) I've been long seeking is unusual, it goes there.Don't think I'd even bother with V2.I would suggest that any seekers try it, as well as these special examples.
agreed there. i don't own one, but i've played them and jhs nailed it with that pedal.
Colourbox V2 owner here. Satisfied, very satisfied, thanks for asking.
@@kosmicwizard same, couldn’t be happier.
That sound like something is exploding in the background when the Soma and the Hudson are near on dimed is tasty.
yeah!!! rattling transformers and amp pummeling! so satisfying!
Have the SOMA and three versions of the Broadcast... Love what they can do as tone shapers as opposed to using them as overdrives.
absolutely! so many flavors! 👊
Same here. Use the low gain on the broadcast as a pretty clean tone manipulation... epic. The fuzz side is great too but I back the trim pot down a touch to tame it for my taste. Sounds great with an analog octave or flange in front.
dude you rock this was awesome
hey, thanks man! 👊
That benson hits the early free or raspberries tone.
Sweet. Love the Soma though
i love the early free and raspberries stuff!!!!
Great demo, thanks for doing this! Hadn’t seen the Soma before but dang, it sounds amazing. Seems like it has a huge range of sounds too. May have just sold me a new preamp pedal...
man, it’s a LOT of fun. coulda spent 20 minutes on that alone!
Great demo! Thank you.
absolutely! thanks for the kind words!
Benson hands down to my ears.
there ya go! 👌
I love that you will dime all the controls on pedals. Other reviewers will be like, "Well, I'll just show these settings that I like - nobody will ever want to dime the bass..." -- I'm sorry dear Tuber, but you clearly have never met me.
gotta do it!!!
Thank you for this! Great video. Love these pedals
👊👊👊
Wow, the Soma sounds like a fuzz! Never considered a preamp pedal before, but I might now
yeah! adds a different dimension!
In this particular demo, I felt the Broadcast sounded the best, and most natural, by far. The Benson was OK, nothing special (but I have their Boost that I like very much so far but have only had it for a day) and I did not care for the Greer.
I have the Broadcast and wouldn't trade it for the world
i have had one on my board for as long as i can remember!
@@DemosInTheDark dude i love mine... and thanks for answering you are one of my top 3 goto guys when i want info on something out there... but your playing style is by far my favorite... of all of them ...keep it up
Thanks, Ryan!
well, damnit...this is the demo that got me...good bye Cali76 compressor...I hope you find a nice home with the fine gentleman whose giving me a Hudson for you.
haha! glad i could help!
Dude, three of THE Best at the preamp game. Obviously I’m biased towards that there Hudson (I use it 😉), but shiiiiit, it’s like I was saying about choruses: there’s just soo many badass effects out there, you cannot go wrong...unless you don’t have any 😘. Great per usual, looking forward to Anaheim mang.
-Aaron
each one has its own special mojo for sure. namm soooooooon!
BENSON sounds great
Benson for me.
wise man!
I like the Benson best.
Fantastic demo! Broadcaster for me
it’s a good one for sure!!!
I hate em with humbuckers but love em with single coils.
with the broadcast does it get the same kinda harmonic effect that the transformer in the soma provides? I love the soma for that reason but given how much it changes my overall tone it doesnt get along with my other ODs in the way I'd prefer without using them simply as a boost before the soma.
yup, i totally know what you’re talking about. he broadcast is certainly less “assertive” than the soma. i actually use it to enhance drive pedals on either side of it. it’s really great for that.
Benson for sure. Holds together at higher drive levels.
The broadcast has internal trim pots and can adjust them to do higher gain driven tones and fuzz gain tones. I’ve never played benson but hear nothing but great things about it. I have the broadcast and love it
Great video. I don’t believe the Soma has a germanium transistor, just the Broadcast out of the bunch.
As far as I know SOMA does not use any germanium transistors. It uses 4 SMD-version of J201 JFETs and a TY141-P transformer at the end of the chain.
You're right but it was already established as true. See pinned comment at top of page!
I use a petty John chime as an always on... any comments in comparing these three w it?
that's not a pedal i've used, i'm sorry.
The Soma63 has incredible range. It has thunderous lows and cutting highs. But the Broadcast augments the original sound better. It doesn't colour nearly as much as the Greer, which makes everything sound like an old Brownface (not a bad thing, just a thing). The Benson is a bit more straight ahead. The controls are still highly interactive though and actually change the way gain reacts rather than just adding or reducing perceived bass/treble. Personally, being so close to the UK, I'd go with the Broadcast as it's cheaper. But the Soma63 is more compact and has way more control.
so the answer is to have all three!
The Hudson was very unimpressive until I turned the low gain trimmer from 1 to about 6 and the fuzz trimmer from 11000 to about 5.
can i make a question .... youre running the Broadcast at what volts ? cause the one i've palyed was running at 18v and i couldnt reach that high with the "high level" knob without explode the roof off !!!!! i'm surprised with it ... thanks ... great video ... greetings from Portugal
broadcast was running at 9V. i'm running it into a benson amps monarch reverb, which is 15 watts, so i can hit the front end pretty hard without it being horribly loud! 💪
Hudson lover here.
Are these pedals meant to replace a preamp in a guitar amp? For example, the BOSS Katana has an option to bypass the preamp and go direct to the power amp. Could these pedals be used to replace the preamp in such an amp, I wonder? Were they designed for such a thing?
@@terrybanks5063 I got a custom Kingsley Jester v2 with Sizzle mod and besides for being able to be a true preamp, it is the greatest thing that I have in my arsenal, unless you want transparent, then get Greer Southland harmonic or Lightspeed organic od pedals. Cheers
You can't go wrong with either of these pedals...
Awesome shoot out! The Soma surprised me - really dug it. I just got a Benson Preamp myself and am trying to figure out where it best sits in my setup - playing a Tele into a Vox AC15. Would you normally run the Benson first in your chain before your other drives?
i run it in the middle. boost and fuzz before and modulation, delay, reverb after. that’s just my personal taste tho. you gotta do what’s right for your hands and earholes! 👍
@@DemosInTheDark Agree it comes down to my ears! But this helps point me in the right direction. Thanks for the reply!
@@eddieriviello Tele and AC15C1X player here. My favourite pedals with the Vox are Walrus Audio EB-10, RAT clone like DRV1981, JHS Colourbox v2, Skreddy Screwdriver and Crowther hotcake. Cheers.
I know I'm late to this party, but personally I would use the benson preamp dead last in my chain on low gain settings as an always on pedal
How loud is that monarch when it starts to break up? What’s the headroom like?
Greer WON hands down.
I bet the black Hudson goes to "11". On a less silly note, I've been looking for a pedal that only introduces some light and clean-ish clipping that compliments the existing tone.
In other words, I don't want to be forced to sound like the pedal. Sorry, these three pedals didn't scratch the itch.
Greer Southland
Great demo. Which pickup(s) did you use for the ES and the Strat?
hey thanks! the nash has lollar pups (whatever combo they put in those. i’m not sure.) and the es has 57 classics.
@@DemosInTheDark Thanks were you using bridge, neck, combo?
middle on strat, bridge on the gibby.
Soma all day
nice!
🤘
tele_voxac30 ...ok so now i have a fulltone ranger into a hudson broadcast into a greer lightspeed...it is awesome
sounds like a winning combo!
What mic are you using to record your amp?
c414xls and i think i was using a 121 back when i filmed this, but prefer a fathead now.
Strat + Soma = Heavenly Tone! OR the strat + benson.
you had me at "strat".
Benson please!
it’s a goodie!!!
the benson is in a diferent league
Broadcast wins any shootout
A good fulltone ocd blows them all away
The Broadcast looks cool but they all sound like ca-ca - way too oversaturated. This dude really turned me off to all 3.
Thoughts on the Chase Tone secret preamp?
honestly, i've never tried any of his stuff. i need to!
I have owned the Hudson for a couple of years. I have never really found a use for it and so it lives in its box. It’s not versatile and a bit of a one trick badly overloaded hifi speaker without much musicality. Well made though.
Try adjusting the trim pots inside to your taste and you may find you want to actually use it 👍
I don't think Preamps are for me. I didn't like any of them.
yeah? you like it clean or way dirtier?
I ‘m just the opposite, hardly ever play without some sort of boost or preamp because... I think vintage & lower output pickups, almost all of them single-coils, have/transmit more nuance & personality, BUT need a bit of help getting into an amp at a decent level, SO... voila! Boosts & preamps, typically not that dirty or distorted, just beefing up da signal
@@jimspencer4413 Actually I'd agree with that....clean(ish) boost or EQ pedal is fine to overdrive the amp further.
@@plantagenant To me, it’s almost more about the feel side of it, the ‘tightness’ of the fingers/guitar/amp connection, as it is the actual sound
"dark rock" LUL
😉 probably norwegian.
really not impressed with the benson and the hudson
Thats a honk
Take a shot every time he says uhmmm
Benson is the king. What a remarkably poor pedal the Hudson Broadcast is
Very unpopular opinion it seems. I respect that.
Holy shit the Soma has that lovely "all knobs to 11 on a fender twin" sound
definitely!
The King of Tone does that well too.
I listened to only the Nash section, since I play all single coils. I thought the Broadcast sounded best, for my tastes. At the same time, it seems like more of a challenge to tweak than the other two. I like simple pedals, so still looking.