I always wonder why the market has very few wah/vol pedal. I mean this kind of thing is needed. Glad to see companies like Hotone are putting out some effort. Sounds great as well.
Well i really wanted a wah/vol pedal until i actually got one lol there were alot of times i wanted to use the wah but cant because that meant maxing my volume back up.
@@keremtatar7304 I just roll the vol knob off my guitar when that conflict comes up. Most of the time I'd use the vol pedal, if I need a full mute its obviously the tuner, and when I need wah and lower volume I use the volume knob. The slight adjustment in tone from rolling off the volume knob is far outweighed by using a wah.
I’ve used a volume pedal since the mid ‘70s, wah for longer than that. To save space on the floor, I prefer to have both functions in one pedal switchable by foot. I used Morley volume/wah pedals for a while, but they were big and clunky, and they used little automotive bulbs for power, that were hard to get and burned out fairly often. They also point down in toe position, and in the days when I could stand up to play for 4-5 hours a night, that worked OK. These days I’m in a wheelchair, and that angled pedal isn’t comfortable for me sitting down! So for the last 20 years or so I’ve used Dunlop volume pedals-they work well, but they don’t do wah, and I don’t want to use a second pedal, so I’ve gone without wah for years, and I miss it! This Hotone pedal looks pretty cool-I may just have to get one!
I've been lookin' for this. And I've been hummin in it my head or when no ones around. Thank you for the sound test, sound test is the most important. Thanks.
Definitely looks built for the road and the sounds you can access add a lot of options to your repertoire. Those volume sweeps really gives Shane's playing even more expression. Easy sell when you hear it.
The Hotone Soul Press II is a Wah, Expression, and Volume pedal in one. This thing is built like a tank! It's a very nice upgrade over the original Soul Press and the larger pedal size feels great under the foot. Thanks for watching! Timestamps and links below. 0:00 - About & Disclaimer (Sponsored) 0:22 - Jam Track 2:31 - Hotone Soul Press II Overview 4:47 - Volume Mode 6:52 - Wah Pedal Mode (classic mode) 7:49 - Wah Pedal (warm mode) 8:36 - Clean Wah Pedal “Q Frequency” 10:43 - Always-on Mode (Wah & Volume) 11:32 - My Hotone Soulpress II Review Official Site - www.hotoneaudio.com/ Amazon - amzn.to/3tlgYw0
Great review. Clarification, Q is for band width and height of the filter spike, not freq. Higher Q is narrower peak band with higher peak, lower Q is flatter up to cut off, then gentle roll off without as much spike.
Yep you control the freq with the wah (as with all wahs). The Q is making the shape of the peak - think of it making a mountain on the freq curve - can be a steeper or gentler mountain.
Great pedal but I wonder what the long term reliability will be like. I wish Shane would revisit some of the pedals to see how they held up long term. Lot of these chinese made pedals stop working after couple of months. PS. Shane, thanks for wearing shoes instead of being bare footed demoing the pedal :)
Old review but caught my. While watching and agreeing on his favorite settings I went back to my studio and pealed mine off my pedalboard to check and you betcha.......classic setting "Q" at 2 o'clock. 👍
I like the warm setting... Sounds perfect for fuzz that usually goes too brittle on the top and where guitar resides in the mix. I usually have to trim off the top so I like that.
Nice. I think you should have demoed the volume side of the pedal after some dirt rather than into the crunch on the Marshall ...... which still sounded pretty dirty to my ears. I appreciate this kind of dual pedal requires a bit of compromise but instead of getting those lovely volume swells we got off=>clean-ish=>dirty which imho didn't show off the pedal's full potential. The wah sounded really good though. Maybe a follow up with the Hotone after your Royal Flush into a clean amp might be appropriate .... assuming you have the time and energy that is. 🙂
Thank you for the video, It was a good in depth review. However I have watched multiple reviews on his pedal now and on many different you tube channels and in not one of them has someone demonstrated flipping between using it as an expression pedal back to a volume or wah pedal. Call me stupid for asking but can I plug in say a pitch shifter pedal into expression port and have it in my pedal chain use it for the pitchshifter and back to a volume and wah? How does that work if the pedal only has a vol setting or wah setting or combo volume wah setting?
@@LemonMeIon I think you missed the point of my question. I want to use it live as a volume pedal. And in the same song switch it to use with my pitch shifter pedal then back to volume Question How do you turn offvolune and use as oithshufter then back. There is not footswitch on the pedal for this function
What sells me on this wah/volume/expression pedal is the Q control. It’s like having several different wahs in one! I wonder, however, how compatible the expression side of this pedal is because I could use it for my Uni Vibe type pedal or something else outside of Hotone pedals. Thank you for the cool video Shane! Cheers!🎸🎸🤘🏾🤘🏾
Yes! I works as a standalone exp pedal for Delay, reverb, anything w an exp input. Just use a TRS (2 black rings on the male portion of the jack) instead of standard cable(1 black ring). Works like any other exp pedal.. Killer bit of kit for sure.
@@Gearjunkie35JasonBallou Sorry to revive a year-old comment- but can this be used simultaneously as a wah and expression pedal so I can avoid having two on my board?
Thanks for your review Shane. I like the pedal and would actually use it as an expression pedal (which I believe can be used passively, without power) for either my Strymon Flint or my Strymon DIG (v2). Now I've read online that strymon likes to see expression pedals with 25k pots and that 10k pots might not work that well. Do you know if this one has a 25 (or more) or the 10k pot in it?
Villa Strangiato. Eh up Shane. I'm going to have to have one of these. Funny I asked you a week or to ago if you ever tried a Kilawah by Gigfx. Their kind of the same thing but the Hotone is right up to date, it looks better and no doubt whatever's under the bonnet are better quality components. The size is good to. Impressed with your review mate, you made me want one whether that was your intension or not. You sir have given me Gas.
I’ve always loved the classic, “throaty” sounding wah tones, à la Cream’s “White Room”, or Hendrix on Voodoo Child (Slight Return). I believe they used the Vox pedals. I’ve never owned one of them myself, but I have played on them before. I started with a basic CryBaby, and then I had a really nice Morley Volume/Wah pedal that used the old plane dashboard lights for the optical sensor/shutter system. I loved that pedal and really regret parting with it. I’m currently using a Behringer Hell-Babe, and while it sounds good, in practice I hate it, lol. My interest was piqued when I saw that it was basically a ripoff of the Crybaby From Hell, but at a fraction of what it costs for one of them these days, and from what I hear they unfortunately weren’t made to last. Lots of ppl reporting problems with those little side knobs. On paper, the HB seems like it should be the one for all occasions (almost all, save for one detail). I really liked that it used an optical system just like my Morley had, there was a built in boost, and you could use the knobs to customize the tone to sound like any type of wah you want it to. What could go wrong, right? It sounds perfect. Another feature which grabbed my attention was its buttonless, motion activation. That’s where we run into the first few problems. Now, except for not being able to play stuff with the wah “cocked” (just leaving it turned on in a certain position while playing but not using the foot-pedal, it’s basically as more of a convenient signal boost and/or EQ modulation, when needed) because if you stop using it for more than like 2 seconds it automatically switches back to “bypass”, and for certain songs that I play, not being able to do that is a big prob, (yes, I’ve tried the compressor/solo boost on my Boss ME-70, and even the boost on the wah itself to emulate it but the tone just isn’t the same and the one on the wah only works when the effect is on🤦🏻 plus when you do it with the pedal cocked, it’s nice to be able to just start using the wah on the fly, and I just realized that doing that also essentially makes buttonless activation pointless anyway because it’s already always on, lol!😂). The final problem with it, is how it’s calibrated. The “default” position of the expression pedal on basically every wah pedal I’ve ever used was toe-down. Yeah, I’ve seen used some Morleys and Zoom pedals where it felt like the sweep was reversed, but with the Hell-Babe it has a spring that keeps it in the toe-up/heel-back position for the default. I’ve always been used to pushing down forward first to turn it on (or stepping on the side switch if it’s a Morley), and THEN pulling back to start the first sweep. Don’t get me wrong, it definitely saves time if your playing live and need to break right into a wah part and don’t want to tap dance to get to it, but it just feels like “backwards” and unintuitive to me . I’m also not saying that it’s necessarily a bad pedal either, rather that it just isn’t the best solution that’s suited for my needs/style of playing. Someone who doesn’t do all that stuff and has a more straightforward approach would probably be able to use it as their main “go-to” pedal, but as you can probably guess, seeing as how I’m in the comments section of a wah pedal review video, I’ve decided that it’s time to find something new that can fill that role. The main purpose of a second expression pedal is because even though the ME-70 has the multi-function pedal that includes wah, the problem is that if I want to use it as a whammy/pitch pedal, or delay rate control, etc. I have to pick one and pretty much am stuck with that for the rest of the song since it’s a pain on the ass to try and bend down to change settings while trying to play at the same time, unless you’re lucky and the song has a few rests or sections with breaks/less playing. So if I want to use both a pitch shift effect and then wah later on in the same song, it makes sense to just have a separate dedicated pedal for it. The volume feature is also a nice bonus since I can always use one with the other pedal on, since the default on the Boss is volume when it’s switch is off, and hey if I ever need both on at the same time I can just roll the knob on the guitar itself anyway. PS- one last thing I’ll mention before I end this impromptu essay about my views on wah pedal features and functionality, is that based on some things I’ve read recently about Behringer pedals as a whole and how they do bypass, caused me to stop using it for the time being because I’m fairly certain that it was partly responsible for some of the signal issues I’d been having, which are already bad enough as it is since I’m using a vintage Peavey Stereo Chorus 212, which badly needs a “tune-up”, as it were. I know there’s a lot of Behringer-haters out there, and so I dunno for sure if it was truly 100% to blame for it. I mean, it’s possible a shoddy patch cord, improper adapter or any other number of things could’ve also contributed, and to be even more fair ti them, I didn’t read super deeply into the forum discussion that mentioned the bypass issues, but at the same time though, for what it’s worth, once I went back to just the multi-effect pedal straight from the guitar into the amp with nothing else in between, the problem did go away. If I end up buying this pedal, I’ll reply to myself and leave a review of it.
With the overdrive on, you can't really hear very much about it's tone... I was about to get the SP2 but have heard that it has a gain jump (I've noticed this in a lot of Chinese pedals) and a slightly gritty sound (I'm playing medium sized gigs with a miked Blues Junior as clean as possible🙄)... is it going to turn my funk to crunch ? Thanks for your great reviews and yur cool vibe 👍
Anyone looking at the new Hotone Wong Press, this pedal is the exact same thing with very insignificant changes. the Wong Press has a $199 price tag vs. the $119 price tag for the Soul Press 2. I found a deal on a Soul Press 2 on Reverb for $100.
Great review. My question is whether it is possible to use the expression function controlling HX stomp parameters. When I activate the wah it turns off the expression, and when I turn off the wah the expression works again. In this case I don't want to use the pedal volume function. Have you already tested this? Could you test?
Making a mod was my first idea, when I thought about using exp and wah; I thought about making it have max exp while using wah. Did you get your Hotone and did you make a mod? If so, what did you do? I'm actually thinking about buying one, too... Cheers
I read some reviews that say the wah is a little noisy? Can you confirm or deny with your sample? I plan to use a lot of game behind the pedal so I'm just wondering
Sounds pretty good and some useful features. The warm mode could be good as a contrast to more trebly bright tone, or for more jazzy roll off tone, especially on single coils and hollow body…just guessing.
Is it possible to place the Soul Press 2 on a (transformer based) power supply? Or will this cause hum? The inductor in the old red Soul Press wasn't shielded at all...
Great range of wah tones but wish I could set the volume pedal range like I can the Q on the wah. I don’t want a full off but a would rather a more gentle volume controls slope.
I sat thru this entire vid just to see how it functions as an XP and you never even bother with it, and their website isn't much better- I had to download the f'n manual for a pedal I don't even own just to see if it will do what I want. Point being, maybe cover the WHOLE pedal next time?
Maybe you've learned this in the meantime: but you're using too much gain for the use of a volume pedal. At least for it to have a smooth/linear curve. With a clean sound, the volume curve will be smooth. With an overdriven or distorted signal, the volume will come in quite quickly ('the first quarter') and will then just add more gain as you go up. Unless you put it in the FX loop or after you drive pedals. It's like this with every volume pedal of volume pot!
It's an expression pedal it works however you set it up with a device that works with it. It will work as a wah or volume pedal for example with any multi-effects pedal or something like a Kemper.
Great review. I already have 6 wah pedals so I need this one too.
🤣🤣 agreed
Do you like it compared to the 6 other wah pedals? 😅
I always wonder why the market has very few wah/vol pedal. I mean this kind of thing is needed. Glad to see companies like Hotone are putting out some effort. Sounds great as well.
Well i really wanted a wah/vol pedal until i actually got one lol there were alot of times i wanted to use the wah but cant because that meant maxing my volume back up.
@@keremtatar7304 I just roll the vol knob off my guitar when that conflict comes up. Most of the time I'd use the vol pedal, if I need a full mute its obviously the tuner, and when I need wah and lower volume I use the volume knob. The slight adjustment in tone from rolling off the volume knob is far outweighed by using a wah.
I’ve used a volume pedal since the mid ‘70s, wah for longer than that. To save space on the floor, I prefer to have both functions in one pedal switchable by foot. I used Morley volume/wah pedals for a while, but they were big and clunky, and they used little automotive bulbs for power, that were hard to get and burned out fairly often. They also point down in toe position, and in the days when I could stand up to play for 4-5 hours a night, that worked OK. These days I’m in a wheelchair, and that angled pedal isn’t comfortable for me sitting down! So for the last 20 years or so I’ve used Dunlop volume pedals-they work well, but they don’t do wah, and I don’t want to use a second pedal, so I’ve gone without wah for years, and I miss it! This Hotone pedal looks pretty cool-I may just have to get one!
I've been lookin' for this. And I've been hummin in it my head or when no ones around. Thank you for the sound test, sound test is the most important. Thanks.
Definitely looks built for the road and the sounds you can access add a lot of options to your repertoire. Those volume sweeps really gives Shane's playing even more expression. Easy sell when you hear it.
The Hotone Soul Press II is a Wah, Expression, and Volume pedal in one. This thing is built like a tank! It's a very nice upgrade over the original Soul Press and the larger pedal size feels great under the foot. Thanks for watching! Timestamps and links below.
0:00 - About & Disclaimer (Sponsored)
0:22 - Jam Track
2:31 - Hotone Soul Press II Overview
4:47 - Volume Mode
6:52 - Wah Pedal Mode (classic mode)
7:49 - Wah Pedal (warm mode)
8:36 - Clean Wah Pedal “Q Frequency”
10:43 - Always-on Mode (Wah & Volume)
11:32 - My Hotone Soulpress II Review
Official Site - www.hotoneaudio.com/
Amazon - amzn.to/3tlgYw0
Great review. Clarification, Q is for band width and height of the filter spike, not freq. Higher Q is narrower peak band with higher peak, lower Q is flatter up to cut off, then gentle roll off without as much spike.
Yep you control the freq with the wah (as with all wahs). The Q is making the shape of the peak - think of it making a mountain on the freq curve - can be a steeper or gentler mountain.
A very interesting pedal. That classic sound is SO 1970’s! Great playing as always, Shane.
The wah tone is really nice. Having the ability to sweep the frequency is pretty great. :)
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Always impressed with your knowledge another great review, thanks so much.
Thanks mate 😊
Great pedal but I wonder what the long term reliability will be like. I wish Shane would revisit some of the pedals to see how they held up long term. Lot of these chinese made pedals stop working after couple of months. PS. Shane, thanks for wearing shoes instead of being bare footed demoing the pedal :)
Old review but caught my. While watching and agreeing on his favorite settings I went back to my studio and pealed mine off my pedalboard to check and you betcha.......classic setting "Q" at 2 o'clock. 👍
I like the warm setting... Sounds perfect for fuzz that usually goes too brittle on the top and where guitar resides in the mix.
I usually have to trim off the top so I like that.
I have/use this pedal and also can’t say enough about it. Very useable, versatile multipurpose compact wah pedal 🤘🏻
Rocks and rolls of voices, and blues music feels , two kind of sounds pedals ....great
Thanks man. You convinced me to pull the trigger on one.
I have the first version and i love it. But now i need the new one. 🤷♂️
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Nice. I think you should have demoed the volume side of the pedal after some dirt rather than into the crunch on the Marshall ...... which still sounded pretty dirty to my ears. I appreciate this kind of dual pedal requires a bit of compromise but instead of getting those lovely volume swells we got off=>clean-ish=>dirty which imho didn't show off the pedal's full potential. The wah sounded really good though. Maybe a follow up with the Hotone after your Royal Flush into a clean amp might be appropriate .... assuming you have the time and energy that is. 🙂
Thank you for the video, It was a good in depth review.
However I have watched multiple reviews on his pedal now and on many different you tube channels and in not one of them has someone demonstrated flipping between using it as an expression pedal back to a volume or wah pedal.
Call me stupid for asking but can I plug in say a pitch shifter pedal into expression port and have it in my pedal chain use it for the pitchshifter and back to a volume and wah? How does that work if the pedal only has a vol setting or wah setting or combo volume wah setting?
agreed same question
I’ve tested this. The expression control is a passive function so it always works in any setting and even when not powered.
@@LemonMeIon I think you missed the point of my question. I want to use it live as a volume pedal. And in the same song switch it to use with my pitch shifter pedal then back to volume
Question
How do you turn offvolune and use as oithshufter then back. There is not footswitch on the pedal for this function
Cheers Mate! Those runners are as clean as your playing!
haha thanks! I actually gave them a wipe before filming because some things can't be unseen! 🤣
Very cool pedal. Very versatile. Great video Shane.
What sells me on this wah/volume/expression pedal is the Q control. It’s like having several different wahs in one! I wonder, however, how compatible the expression side of this pedal is because I could use it for my Uni Vibe type pedal or something else outside of Hotone pedals. Thank you for the cool video Shane! Cheers!🎸🎸🤘🏾🤘🏾
Yes! I works as a standalone exp pedal for Delay, reverb, anything w an exp input. Just use a TRS (2 black rings on the male portion of the jack) instead of standard cable(1 black ring). Works like any other exp pedal.. Killer bit of kit for sure.
@Jamal what does it do exactly? Does it widen or shorten the range or does it set the middle point of the range?
It works well as an expression too. Best if you can calibrate the pedal you’re controlling to the range of the sweep
@@Gearjunkie35JasonBallou Sorry to revive a year-old comment- but can this be used simultaneously as a wah and expression pedal so I can avoid having two on my board?
Yeaw! The demo I was waiting! I realy want this one :D
Thanks for your review Shane. I like the pedal and would actually use it as an expression pedal (which I believe can be used passively, without power) for either my Strymon Flint or my Strymon DIG (v2). Now I've read online that strymon likes to see expression pedals with 25k pots and that 10k pots might not work that well. Do you know if this one has a 25 (or more) or the 10k pot in it?
Always important for a footpedal to feel good in the hand.
Villa Strangiato. Eh up Shane. I'm going to have to have one of these. Funny I asked you a week or to ago if you ever tried a Kilawah by Gigfx. Their kind of the same thing but the Hotone is right up to date, it looks better and no doubt whatever's under the bonnet are better quality components. The size is good to. Impressed with your review mate, you made me want one whether that was your intension or not. You sir have given me Gas.
Pretty cool pedal. Great Video... Greatly appreciate your channel
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I’ve always loved the classic, “throaty” sounding wah tones, à la Cream’s “White Room”, or Hendrix on Voodoo Child (Slight Return). I believe they used the Vox pedals.
I’ve never owned one of them myself, but I have played on them before. I started with a basic CryBaby, and then I had a really nice Morley Volume/Wah pedal that used the old plane dashboard lights for the optical sensor/shutter system. I loved that pedal and really regret parting with it.
I’m currently using a Behringer Hell-Babe, and while it sounds good, in practice I hate it, lol. My interest was piqued when I saw that it was basically a ripoff of the Crybaby From Hell, but at a fraction of what it costs for one of them these days, and from what I hear they unfortunately weren’t made to last. Lots of ppl reporting problems with those little side knobs.
On paper, the HB seems like it should be the one for all occasions (almost all, save for one detail). I really liked that it used an optical system just like my Morley had, there was a built in boost, and you could use the knobs to customize the tone to sound like any type of wah you want it to. What could go wrong, right? It sounds perfect. Another feature which grabbed my attention was its buttonless, motion activation.
That’s where we run into the first few problems. Now, except for not being able to play stuff with the wah “cocked” (just leaving it turned on in a certain position while playing but not using the foot-pedal, it’s basically as more of a convenient signal boost and/or EQ modulation, when needed) because if you stop using it for more than like 2 seconds it automatically switches back to “bypass”, and for certain songs that I play, not being able to do that is a big prob, (yes, I’ve tried the compressor/solo boost on my Boss ME-70, and even the boost on the wah itself to emulate it but the tone just isn’t the same and the one on the wah only works when the effect is on🤦🏻 plus when you do it with the pedal cocked, it’s nice to be able to just start using the wah on the fly, and I just realized that doing that also essentially makes buttonless activation pointless anyway because it’s already always on, lol!😂).
The final problem with it, is how it’s calibrated. The “default” position of the expression pedal on basically every wah pedal I’ve ever used was toe-down. Yeah, I’ve seen used some Morleys and Zoom pedals where it felt like the sweep was reversed, but with the Hell-Babe it has a spring that keeps it in the toe-up/heel-back position for the default. I’ve always been used to pushing down forward first to turn it on (or stepping on the side switch if it’s a Morley), and THEN pulling back to start the first sweep. Don’t get me wrong, it definitely saves time if your playing live and need to break right into a wah part and don’t want to tap dance to get to it, but it just feels like “backwards” and unintuitive to me . I’m also not saying that it’s necessarily a bad pedal either, rather that it just isn’t the best solution that’s suited for my needs/style of playing. Someone who doesn’t do all that stuff and has a more straightforward approach would probably be able to use it as their main “go-to” pedal, but as you can probably guess, seeing as how I’m in the comments section of a wah pedal review video, I’ve decided that it’s time to find something new that can fill that role. The main purpose of a second expression pedal is because even though the ME-70 has the multi-function pedal that includes wah, the problem is that if I want to use it as a whammy/pitch pedal, or delay rate control, etc. I have to pick one and pretty much am stuck with that for the rest of the song since it’s a pain on the ass to try and bend down to change settings while trying to play at the same time, unless you’re lucky and the song has a few rests or sections with breaks/less playing. So if I want to use both a pitch shift effect and then wah later on in the same song, it makes sense to just have a separate dedicated pedal for it. The volume feature is also a nice bonus since I can always use one with the other pedal on, since the default on the Boss is volume when it’s switch is off, and hey if I ever need both on at the same time I can just roll the knob on the guitar itself anyway.
PS- one last thing I’ll mention before I end this impromptu essay about my views on wah pedal features and functionality, is that based on some things I’ve read recently about Behringer pedals as a whole and how they do bypass, caused me to stop using it for the time being because I’m fairly certain that it was partly responsible for some of the signal issues I’d been having, which are already bad enough as it is since I’m using a vintage Peavey Stereo Chorus 212, which badly needs a “tune-up”, as it were. I know there’s a lot of Behringer-haters out there, and so I dunno for sure if it was truly 100% to blame for it. I mean, it’s possible a shoddy patch cord, improper adapter or any other number of things could’ve also contributed, and to be even more fair ti them, I didn’t read super deeply into the forum discussion that mentioned the bypass issues, but at the same time though, for what it’s worth, once I went back to just the multi-effect pedal straight from the guitar into the amp with nothing else in between, the problem did go away.
If I end up buying this pedal, I’ll reply to myself and leave a review of it.
Very well designed pedal
I think it's much better if you call it Ho Tone, on account of the wah wah
Just ordered one 👍😃
hotone!!!!!!!!!! again !!!!!!!!!! love it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm usually a straight into the amp kind of guy, but I would totally buy this pedal.... and that Tokai... and some of them Joe Barden pickups.
With the overdrive on, you can't really hear very much about it's tone... I was about to get the SP2 but have heard that it has a gain jump (I've noticed this in a lot of Chinese pedals) and a slightly gritty sound (I'm playing medium sized gigs with a miked Blues Junior as clean as possible🙄)... is it going to turn my funk to crunch ? Thanks for your great reviews and yur cool vibe 👍
Anyone looking at the new Hotone Wong Press, this pedal is the exact same thing with very insignificant changes. the Wong Press has a $199 price tag vs. the $119 price tag for the Soul Press 2. I found a deal on a Soul Press 2 on Reverb for $100.
A question: When we insert a 9V rechargeable battery into the Soulpress 2, when connected to the source, is the 9V battery being recharged?
Excellent little pedals!
Dawg, this pedal rules!
Great review.
My question is whether it is possible to use the expression function controlling HX stomp parameters.
When I activate the wah it turns off the expression, and when I turn off the wah the expression works again.
In this case I don't want to use the pedal volume function. Have you already tested this? Could you test?
The expression control works all the time. I’ve tested it.
@@LemonMeIon Wow thanks. I really liked the sound and bought one on aliexpress. I'm waiting for delivery. I'm thinking of making a mod.
Making a mod was my first idea, when I thought about using exp and wah; I thought about making it have max exp while using wah. Did you get your Hotone and did you make a mod? If so, what did you do? I'm actually thinking about buying one, too... Cheers
Does anyone know if I can hook it up to my rig as both wah and expression, and toggle between these functions?
I read some reviews that say the wah is a little noisy? Can you confirm or deny with your sample? I plan to use a lot of game behind the pedal so I'm just wondering
Hey man, great review but it would have been good to also see the expression mode.
Sounds pretty good and some useful features. The warm mode could be good as a contrast to more trebly bright tone, or for more jazzy roll off tone, especially on single coils and hollow body…just guessing.
Is it possible to place the Soul Press 2 on a (transformer based) power supply? Or will this cause hum? The inductor in the old red Soul Press wasn't shielded at all...
Great range of wah tones but wish I could set the volume pedal range like I can the Q on the wah. I don’t want a full off but a would rather a more gentle volume controls slope.
I sat thru this entire vid just to see how it functions as an XP and you never even bother with it, and their website isn't much better- I had to download the f'n manual for a pedal I don't even own just to see if it will do what I want. Point being, maybe cover the WHOLE pedal next time?
Another very good demo video from Shane,
Hello, thank you for your review. When it is used as an expression pedal, does it work when both the pedal is on or off?
Yes, it is a passive function so it always works in any setting and even when not powered.
Great playing and review. How is the bypass? Does it change the tone when the volume is ON? Thank you!
Can I like BOTH Classic and Warm tones?? I’m a sucker for indicator lights!
Good demo but seriously disappointed you didnt demo the exp feature
I didn't know something like this existed. I was wondering if I had to get multiple foot pedals which seems kind of stupid to do.
I like it. Esp with the strat.
Maybe you've learned this in the meantime: but you're using too much gain for the use of a volume pedal. At least for it to have a smooth/linear curve. With a clean sound, the volume curve will be smooth. With an overdriven or distorted signal, the volume will come in quite quickly ('the first quarter') and will then just add more gain as you go up. Unless you put it in the FX loop or after you drive pedals. It's like this with every volume pedal of volume pot!
Fantástico pedal, saludos desde España ;)
Thank you for this video! 😊 is it possible to use the pedal with also the ampero switch connected to Ampero 2?
Which one is the best: Hotone Soul Press II or Joyo Wah II?
Ibanez 's , mrx 's, boss's , and many of brands. Wah wah wah .wah wah wah !!!!! This are super !!!!!!wah
Nice pedal but where can I find that jam track?
Can you use the Hotone Ampero Switch and Wah together?
In theory could you rock two of these on the chain in different modes?
Expression...Volume.....All the Crybaby sounds..All the Morley sounds....Damn. That's a great piece of kit.
How is this one holding up? Still solid?
I need this to make room for two more pedals😂😂😂😂
Hey Shane if you get the chance could you review the Fender made in Japan Hybrid II series Tele or Strat
Hi bro. Do you still use this wah? Hows the reliability after a year? Thanks
is it made of plastic or metal?
Review expresion pedal plis
I use the expression output parallel to the wah or volume functionality? Thanks!
Yes, it is a passive function so it always works in any setting and even when not powered.
Can i conect the Tone press with 18v ?
Awesome pedal, but how does it fare with a Bass?
It should have no issues with Bass. Most guitar/bass effects are interchangeable.
Does it work for bass and does it have a mode where both volume and wah are on? I want a volume boost when I turn on the wah.
Tx.
Yes but it’s either or. I think the Ibanez wah has a boost built in when you engage the wah
Everytime I watch someone on RUclips demo soloing I realize how much I overcomplicate soloing and end up making it harder than it needs to be.
it is all about phrasing
Be nice ta have another option, where the Wah & Volume run At The Same Time!
I agree
I love how they're making pedals to fit the feet of the typical 5 year old rocker.
Nothing about the expression function?
It's an expression pedal it works however you set it up with a device that works with it. It will work as a wah or volume pedal for example with any multi-effects pedal or something like a Kemper.
Ho tone, or Hot one.
They claim this works with Quad cortex? have you tried? anyone?
you sir can make a tin can sound like a 1960s vox wah.
really disappointed on the screws on the battery cpmpartment. very cheap. i bought this to be operated by battery
Thank you, but what about the expression demo? That's an incomplete review 🥲
If there’s nothing to control using the expression side, I can’t showcase it.