Crazy Tube Circuits Sidekick JR | All the Reverb, Delay + Modulation tones in detail! Review & Demo
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- Опубликовано: 9 июл 2024
- This is the Crazy Tube Circuits Sidekick JR - a three-in-one modulation, delay and reverb pedal that promises professional quality guitar tones in a compact, simple and easy to use package!
Get the Sidekick JR here: thmn.to/thoprod/575730?offid=...
Get the Crazy Tube Circuits XT Footswitch here: thmn.to/thoprod/558345?offid=...
Crazy Tube Circuits released the original, larger Sidekick back in 2019, and the Sidekick JR takes all the good stuff about the original, improves the sounds and algorithms, and puts it all in a smaller, pedalboard-friendly box.
In theory, the Sidekick JR has everything you need to play live, apart from an amp (and a guitar, of course!). There are three modulations on board, two delays, and six different reverbs, and you can use each effect independently, or up to all three simultaneously. The modulations - Dimension, Flanger and Ensemble - are inspired by the classic Boss DC-2, BF-2 and CE-2 stompboxes respectively, and you control them via Depth and Speed knobs.
On the delay front, you get a pristine 80s-style digital delay, and a tape delay with a fresh new tape in it. There are three knobs to control the delay section: More (for the volume), Tail (for the number of repeats), and Time (for the length of the delay - note, there is no tap tempo option).
The six reverbs are Shimmer, Hall, Exciter, Spring, Gated and Plate, and each is controlled via Mix and Excite knobs. Mix controls the volume of the reverb in your signal, while Excite is different for each reverb, basically giving you more of whatever makes the current algorithm unique… you’ll get the gist as you listen!
Coming in at €289, the Sidekick JR is not the cheapest pedal around, and you will probably want to get the additional Crazy Tube Circuits XT Footswitch (for another €40/50ish) to get complete control (you can access all of the sounds without it, but an extra switch gives you independent switching options for all three effects). However, the Sidekick JR feels extremely high quality - it’s made in Greece, by the way - and I would challenge you to find three separate pedals that will deliver the same tonal performance and versatility for the same price or less. Suggestions in the comments there please!
But anyway, there’s a bunch of tones and sounds to get through here. I’m using the excellent Maybach Stradovari Superfly HSS Start-type guitar today, and to keep the rig as compact as possible, I am running the Sidekick JR straight into the Walrus Audio ACS1, with some drive as required from the Walrus Audio Fundamental Overdrive pedal.
We run through all the sounds and algorithms here, in as many musical styles as possible, from ambient and pop to indie, rock, and more. And, at the end, I run an ambient loop where we really get to twist all the knobs on the pedal, try out different combinations and find out how truly versatile the Sidekick JR can be!
Here are some links to the various playing samples and info bits:
00:00 Hello!
00:17 Introduction to the Sidekick JR
01:39 Pedal controls and features
05:05 Today’s rig and plan
07:04 Modulation sounds
11:23 Delay sounds
14:34 Reverb sounds
19:21 Mixed sounds
26:25 Overdrive test
26:46 Post rock/wall of noise test
27:29 Ambient guitar loop with tonal tweaking
38:04 My thoughts
38:34 Sounds discussion: Modulation
39:57 Delay
40:28 Reverb
42:30 Controls and ease of use
44:00 Things I like: price, build quality, size
45:22 Things I don’t like
46:21 No presets: good or a problem?
47:15 What other similar pedals are out there?
48:58 A note on the Walrus Audio ACS1
49:20 My conclusions on the Sidekick JR and why you should buy it
My setup was as follows: I ran the Sidekick JR straight into the Walrus Audio ACS1 Amp + Cab Simulator, and I used the Walrus Audio Fundamental Series Drive pedal for the overdrive sounds. The ACS1 went directly into my Focusrite Scarlett 2i4, which went into Logic Pro X. That's it. No post-processing on the sounds was done. Oh, and I used my Boss RC-10R to play the loop.
Here’s some links to those bits of gear:
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Walrus Audio ACS1: thmn.to/thoprod/511898?offid=...
Walrus Audio Fundamental Series Drive: thmn.to/thoprod/564325?offid=...
Boss RC-10R Rhythm Loop Station: thmn.to/thoprod/470055?offid=...
Focusrite 4i4 (the new 2i4): thmn.to/thoprod/467952?offid=...
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Enjoy!
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Backing music from the RUclips Audio Library: Duck In The Alley - Track Tribe.
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Видеоклипы
Let these timestamps be your Sidekick with which to enjoy the video:
00:00 Hello!
00:17 Introduction to the Sidekick JR
01:39 Pedal controls and features
05:05 Today’s rig and plan
07:04 Modulation sounds
11:23 Delay sounds
14:34 Reverb sounds
19:21 Mixed sounds
26:25 Overdrive test
26:46 Post rock/wall of noise test
27:29 Ambient guitar loop with tonal tweaking
38:04 My thoughts
38:34 Sounds discussion: Modulation
39:57 Delay
40:28 Reverb
42:30 Controls and ease of use
44:00 Things I like: price, build quality, size
45:22 Things I don’t like
46:21 No presets: good or a problem?
47:15 What other similar pedals are out there?
48:58 A note on the Walrus Audio ACS1
49:20 My conclusions on the Sidekick JR and why you should buy it
You sold me on this pedal. I almost sent it back before opening it, don't know why. But in the middle of the night, it was nagging at me to open and try it. I'm so glad I did, the way the three effects work together is magic.
Thanks! Glad you kept it... I also had reservations before I played it somehow (I don't use modulation that much, or should I say - I didn't used to!) but when you find a combination of the three here, it's pure tonal bliss. The perfect inspiration pedal for just playing and creating new sounds and textures... I love it! Thanks for watching and enjoy yours :)
nicely done overview. I’m a bassist and have been using the sidekick jr. + XT for a few weeks now on my board and loving it. I wanted something more compact to having my separate reverb (EHX Oceans 11), delay (MXR Carbon Copy), and Chorus (Boss CEB-3), and bare bones controls as I use these effects to color what I do, but not over saturate. This pedal definitely does the trick for what I need with reverb and delay, but I found my CEB-3 does a better job for chorus modulation and has a much warmer sound, plus its low pass filter control is a huge win for bass.
Overall, I really do love this sidekick jr. and it’s earned a permanent spot on my board.
That Maybach and the pedal sound glorious together.
I totally agree - they're a stupendous pairing. Initially I was going to go with my standard Tele/Les Paul pairing for this video, but the Maybach just sounds fabulous across all the pickups with the Sidekick JR.
It's a good channel for falling a sleep. :D :D. Just joking!! I love the channel! I was joking about other people's comments. Nice pedal, I liked the old school delay/reverb, as well as other FX. Nice pedal.
under an hour, you must have skipped a few options on what the is everything you need in the efx loop pedal! :) most thorough tone examples available anywhere!
Ha ha, this is the cut down version... my Patreons get the six-hour uncut walkthrough. The Sidekick JR is worthy of all the time in the world, though... it's a fantastic little machine!
Wow cuz, much tone love in a small box. Great video. Wallet emptied
You won't regret it, cousin! Enjoy 😊 This one's a keeper!
Gigantic review! 🤘
I wouldn't have it any other way! Need to go watch yours now, although I have a feeling I know how it'll go 😉
Sorry I am unsubscribing. This channel is going to cost me too much money otherwise
Must admit it is a wonderful pedal, never heard of the brand.
Makes me think of Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance something in that direction.
A for cost...if your guitar has only one string left, put a huge reverb on it
I do not need one but I want one 🤠
Ha ha, I do apologize! And I totally understand ;)
But you're right... this pedal can do so much, and for those 80s pop, indie and post punk sounds it excels. I think I've used chorus more since I've had this pedal than I did in the previous 10 years of playing guitar! So it's extremely inspirational in that way...
Give one a try if you can... you never know, you may realize you genuinely need one!
@@RichWordsMusic Funny you mention chorus... Today switched fuzz off on ME-80 and put chorus, reverb and tremolo on...so calming (slow trem)...I wish I knew this before 😅
@@michelvondenhoff9673 Yep, FX like that are definitely worth checking out from time to time! When I use multi-FX I sometimes just go to patches I'd never normally use and see if something inspirational comes out... and sometimes it does :)