5:46 - is this potentially the best riff in a pedal demo ever… Not even normally a fan of the real mid-pushed overdrive but it sounds pretty amazing! This may be my next pedal
Manuel Bastian ....... I see similar comments so often on other demos. What's wrong with hearing how the pedal rssponds to some lead examples along with chords? Where is this like, anti-difficult guitar playing sentiment coming from? Personal taste? Bitter envy? A bit of both? It's only senseless noodling if the player sucks. Don't be salty.
Personally, I'd rather hear more rhythm playing in a overdrive demo because it seems like its easier to get a pedal to sound good for single notes than chords. I do like hearing some good noodling in the demo too though
Its a defense machnism built into guitar players until they learn the major scale or pentatonic.... then they shit on people who only chord. A natural progression within humans. Hate it, learn it hate someting else
Kudos to the guys at Strymon. This pedal sounds fantastic! It's what I've been wanting for a long time. I don't think that there is anything that this pedal can't do, and it has quality written all over it. Thanks for putting some careful thought and great features into this one. I'll be getting mine soon.
I know I said the riverside was the last overdrive I was going to get but damn, I'm selling all my dirt boxes (sans the Riverside) to get this bad boy. I'm just real curious about the possibility of getting some gnarly fuzz out of the Sunset since I'll be parting with my Park Fuzz!
I've been trying to find a drive pedal that's not a tube screamer, or a Klon. This pedal sounds really good. I'm trying to find something that sounds good in the clean setting of the Boss Katana. This might do it. This will be my 4th Strymon..I'm sensing a trend, here. lol! Thanks Strymon!
@@BravoSeven I have the Flint, the DECO, the Zelzah, and the Volante..so it would be my 5th. I haven't decided on the Sunset, yet. I'm in Fuzz land..but I'm always in Fuzz land. lol! I actually got the Mooer US Classic Deluxe Modeler to put in front of the Katana. And it sounds great!
I'd personally like to Strymon do a pedal that emulates a tube amp. The pedal could have cool, useful options, like: -Selectable output tube types...6V6s, EL34s, etc. -Choice of tube or solid state rectification -Adjustable voltage for more/less sag -Adjustable negative feedback -Cathode vs fixed bias The pedal would basically let you control the parameters that give classic amps their signature sound. Add a direct line out for recording + a speaker sim and voila! For me, this would be more useful. Lots of guys don't have the option of taking their tube amp to the "sweet spot" when they play smaller venues. So what do they do? They stick a drive pedal in front of a clean amp (which sounds underwhelming). Why not make a pedal that could respond and sound like a tube amp at it's sweet spot? So many companies have failed at digital amp modeling where Strymon could actually succeed. This seems like low-hanging fruit to me--I'd rather see Strymon tackle modeling a tube amp instead of adding another drive pedal to the thousands already on the market.
Hi Josh, Thank you so much for providing your thoughts. We don't discuss what is in or isn't in the works right now, but appreciate hearing what you think. :)
Josh Neilson there is a pedal you may be interested in called the Sherlock V3. Made in Australia it's a high voltage AC, 3x12ax7 tubes, 2 channel pedal. It's a real preamp stompbox that no analogue or digital pedal can match. Dale has only made a few but 100 are headed to the USA. I demoed it at the Melbourne Guitar Show and Dale gave me one. It is the hands down best distortion pedal I've ever played.
I was ready to let this pedal go because I have a King Tone and to many drives, but it does it's own thing and the ability to parallel a+b sides is to good to let go!
To anyone planning on purchasing this pedal, Before you buy be warned that you cannot turn the volume all the way down if the gain is turned up past noon. If the gain is up and you turn the volume knobs all the way down and then activate either side of the pedal, there will still be a jump in volume. You cannot turn the volume knobs all the way down for no sound or for very little sound to match all your other pedals on your pedal board. Strymon says this is by design.
I'll be honest. I wasn't that impressed with the voicing of the Riverside but WOW the Sunset somehow sounds so much more like what its all about. Gonna make space on the board for this!
Ordered my Sunset today...can't wait until it comes in. I have an OB1 Compressor... I know it's personal preference but what is recommended to come first in the chain? The OB1 Comp or the Sunset?
+Domenic Campagna I personally place the OB.1 at the front of the chain before my drives so that the dynamics are tightened up before hitting other pedals in the signal chain.
Hey can anyone tell me what kind of pick up the guy has near the bridge of his Tele at about 2:20? I have a stock 62 reissue that sounds incredibly thin and tinny
I bought the riverside and this seems to cover a lot of the same territory. Wouldn't mind A/B these 2... But the real question is when does the BIG dirt box come from Strymon :)
Hi Mark, We have a blog here that might help out > www.strymon.net/single-stage-multistage-gain-topologies-sunset-riverside/ And thank you so much for the feedback, too. We don't discuss what is or isn't in the works, but do appreciate hearing your thoughts.
Mark Artyniuk Yeah A/B'ing this with the Riverside would be an awesome idea. I agree they are very similar but if I was pressed at first blush, I'd say this one had SLIGHTLY more color than the Riverside. Again, I'd love to A/B them but I just love the Riverside.
AfternoonConcession ...... The Empress Phaser is pretty dope. For my $, Strymon and Empress are the class of the effects industry right now. I give empress the slight edge in delay/modulation effects and Strymon the slight edge in over drives. If you are in the market for a boutique phaser though, I'd recommend you check out that Empress.
Can't agree more about the Empress gear. I recently got the ParaEQ and am totally impressed with it. Super quiet and versatile. Love the boost feature. One of the best pedals I own. Funny, I've been interested in phasers recently too. I'll have to check it out. Thanks.
*strymon* bit off topic...myslef I would love to see you guys put out a multi-effects that focused on ambient fx ,for example a larger unit with big sky,mobius and timeline + some eq/compression features rolled into one pedal with an onboard expression pedal. Put a loop on it for od/fuzz pedals and it would be amazing and so much simpler than the rat's nest I have.There's tons of multifx that emphasis modelling preamp stuff,nobody does a quality effects specialized multi-fx..seems like an open niche nobody bothered with. I'm still bummed you don't offer more then 3db cut on your pedal line or in updates,if ever you came up with more pedals it would be much more useful for %100 wet ambient sounds to be able to cut more than 3db.
Thank you so much for the suggestion and the feedback. I can't say what is or isn't in the works, but love hearing your thoughts and always pass them along to the team. Thanks!
My Strymon Sunset is FLASHING WHITE itself in the middle of my performance, I don't know what is happening and I've already tried to follow the configuration to reset factory setting the Strymon Sunset in Strymon website in google, but nothing has changed and my Strymon Sunset still flashing white and all the function is not working. This is my favorite pedal effect, please help me to fix it. How to fix this problem??? Thanks..
Hi Yoga, I'm sorry we weren't online yesterday. Please email support@strymon.net. I'll be on the lookout for it and make sure they see it asap. Thanks!
Haven't tried through that specific amp but we're sure it sounds great :) That's a hard question to answer as Riverside and Sunset are 2 different pedals but we have a lot of great demos on strymon.net to help you decide!
Hi Alejandro, We have a blog that might help out with this. www.strymon.net/single-stage-multistage-gain-topologies-sunset-riverside/ If you have further questions let us know at support@strymon.net :)
Hi, Yes, many of us worked at Line 6 prior to starting Strymon. We have a few blogs over strymon.net where you can learn more about the co-founders, Dave, Pete, and Gregg :) Thanks!
Yes, you can use an external Favorite switch (or MIDI controller) to recall a preset with both sides active at once. You can also just step on both footswitches at once to engage both sides with a single press.
Among all the boutique pedals I have owned this is overall the best sounding and by far the most versatile drive pedal I have ever owned.
Thank you so much!
I didn't know I needed this until 1:55
5:46 - is this potentially the best riff in a pedal demo ever… Not even normally a fan of the real mid-pushed overdrive but it sounds pretty amazing! This may be my next pedal
7:16 this audio sample has me drooling over this pedal
Really good players! Beautiful chords, no nonsense noodling!
Thank you!
Manuel Bastian ....... I see similar comments so often on other demos. What's wrong with hearing how the pedal rssponds to some lead examples along with chords? Where is this like, anti-difficult guitar playing sentiment coming from? Personal taste? Bitter envy? A bit of both? It's only senseless noodling if the player sucks. Don't be salty.
Personally, I'd rather hear more rhythm playing in a overdrive demo because it seems like its easier to get a pedal to sound good for single notes than chords. I do like hearing some good noodling in the demo too though
Its a defense machnism built into guitar players until they learn the major scale or pentatonic.... then they shit on people who only chord. A natural progression within humans. Hate it, learn it hate someting else
Anchovy Run around the 0:50 you can hear some chords. And definitely past 1:00
00:55 I love that melody
5:46 favourite!!
This demo really creates an atmosphere while driving with the window down. 😎
you guys definitely live up to the hype. EVERY TIME.
You guys are all very creative guitar players. This pedal looks great...more interesting than the riverside...
Sounds great and looks extremely versatile!
Rain forest
This is what I expected the riverside to sound like. I'm definitely picking up a sunset when I get my check. Great work guys!
Kudos to the guys at Strymon. This pedal sounds fantastic! It's what I've been wanting for a long time. I don't think that there is anything that this pedal can't do, and it has quality written all over it. Thanks for putting some careful thought and great features into this one. I'll be getting mine soon.
Thank you :)
Wow, sounds really great! That riff at 5.50 is so good.
That first strat looks beautiful!!
Thanks Jarod. Pete pieced that guitar together, it has an American Standard Neck, a Classic 50's body, a Wilkenson bridge and Rocketfire pickups.
I know I said the riverside was the last overdrive I was going to get but damn, I'm selling all my dirt boxes (sans the Riverside) to get this bad boy. I'm just real curious about the possibility of getting some gnarly fuzz out of the Sunset since I'll be parting with my Park Fuzz!
I wish the playing in all those other pedal demos would be like this. Finally I can hear a pedal similar to how I would play it.
I've been trying to find a drive pedal that's not a tube screamer, or a Klon. This pedal sounds really good. I'm trying to find something that sounds good in the clean setting of the Boss Katana. This might do it. This will be my 4th Strymon..I'm sensing a trend, here. lol! Thanks Strymon!
@@BravoSeven I have the Flint, the DECO, the Zelzah, and the Volante..so it would be my 5th. I haven't decided on the Sunset, yet. I'm in Fuzz land..but I'm always in Fuzz land. lol! I actually got the Mooer US Classic Deluxe Modeler to put in front of the Katana. And it sounds great!
Pete is hinting around Paranoid Android at 3:45 ;)
Esse será meu próximo pedal para meu pedalboard 🇧🇷
Se um overdrive é bom, dois é perfeito.
I'd personally like to Strymon do a pedal that emulates a tube amp.
The pedal could have cool, useful options, like:
-Selectable output tube types...6V6s, EL34s, etc.
-Choice of tube or solid state rectification
-Adjustable voltage for more/less sag
-Adjustable negative feedback
-Cathode vs fixed bias
The pedal would basically let you control the parameters that give classic amps their signature sound. Add a direct line out for recording + a speaker sim and voila!
For me, this would be more useful. Lots of guys don't have the option of taking their tube amp to the "sweet spot" when they play smaller venues. So what do they do? They stick a drive pedal in front of a clean amp (which sounds underwhelming).
Why not make a pedal that could respond and sound like a tube amp at it's sweet spot? So many companies have failed at digital amp modeling where Strymon could actually succeed. This seems like low-hanging fruit to me--I'd rather see Strymon tackle modeling a tube amp instead of adding another drive pedal to the thousands already on the market.
Hi Josh, Thank you so much for providing your thoughts. We don't discuss what is in or isn't in the works right now, but appreciate hearing what you think. :)
Build a tube amp emulator! And keep it at the $300 price point ;)
Josh Neilson there is a pedal you may be interested in called the Sherlock V3. Made in Australia it's a high voltage AC, 3x12ax7 tubes, 2 channel pedal. It's a real preamp stompbox that no analogue or digital pedal can match. Dale has only made a few but 100 are headed to the USA. I demoed it at the Melbourne Guitar Show and Dale gave me one. It is the hands down best distortion pedal I've ever played.
Greg Hill I'll check it out!
Josh... If you are patient, order a Kingsley product... all amazing!
Great demo, sounds amazing, it's red - I'm in!
I was ready to let this pedal go because I have a King Tone and to many drives, but it does it's own thing and the ability to parallel a+b sides is to good to let go!
To anyone planning on purchasing this pedal, Before you buy be warned that you cannot turn the volume all the way down if the gain is turned up past noon. If the gain is up and you turn the volume knobs all the way down and then activate either side of the pedal, there will still be a jump in volume. You cannot turn the volume knobs all the way down for no sound or for very little sound to match all your other pedals on your pedal board. Strymon says this is by design.
I'd really love to see another Mason Stoops video with the Sunset...I'm a sucker for Strymon probably because I'm an engineer.
Nice work on this guys.
Thank you :)
:)
Holy cow that tone at 2:12 !
Amazing sounds guys :)
It wouldn't surprise me if Strymon brings out a Timeline size version of this pedal, with MIDI and presets.
I'll be honest. I wasn't that impressed with the voicing of the Riverside but WOW the Sunset somehow sounds so much more like what its all about. Gonna make space on the board for this!
Glad Sunset fits what you are looking for. If you post any videos once you get Sunset, please share them with us. We love hearing them :)
Riverside is a beautiful distortion pedal, combine it with a Volante and you get a hairy miasma of echoey Strymon goodness
I'm glad Walter White found a more ethical profession.
You're goddamn right
You took my words!
I'm watching it again currently 😂
“Jesse, we need to jam.”
Man, that Sunset is Breaking Bad! Just ordered one. I have the Iridium, but this sounds even better to me.
i'm sold, have to move some stuff of the board now...
Couldn't decide which to buy so bought them both :-).
:D Please share with us if you post any videos!
Ordered my Sunset today...can't wait until it comes in. I have an OB1 Compressor... I know it's personal preference but what is recommended to come first in the chain? The OB1 Comp or the Sunset?
+Domenic Campagna I personally place the OB.1 at the front of the chain before my drives so that the dynamics are tightened up before hitting other pedals in the signal chain.
Really good demo video of the pedal !, I wish all demos were this good, 11 popcorn out of 10
I love strymon
Thank you! ❤️
Hey can anyone tell me what kind of pick up the guy has near the bridge of his Tele at about 2:20? I have a stock 62 reissue that sounds incredibly thin and tinny
I can tell the dude with the Vermont tshirt knows his Brand Bew
I bought the riverside and this seems to cover a lot of the same territory. Wouldn't mind A/B these 2... But the real question is when does the BIG dirt box come from Strymon :)
Hi Mark, We have a blog here that might help out > www.strymon.net/single-stage-multistage-gain-topologies-sunset-riverside/ And thank you so much for the feedback, too. We don't discuss what is or isn't in the works, but do appreciate hearing your thoughts.
Mark Artyniuk Yeah A/B'ing this with the Riverside would be an awesome idea. I agree they are very similar but if I was pressed at first blush, I'd say this one had SLIGHTLY more color than the Riverside. Again, I'd love to A/B them but I just love the Riverside.
strymon ...... Sweet, good lookin' out Strymon.
AfternoonConcession ...... The Empress Phaser is pretty dope. For my $, Strymon and Empress are the class of the effects industry right now. I give empress the slight edge in delay/modulation effects and Strymon the slight edge in over drives. If you are in the market for a boutique phaser though, I'd recommend you check out that Empress.
Can't agree more about the Empress gear. I recently got the ParaEQ and am totally impressed with it. Super quiet and versatile. Love the boost feature. One of the best pedals I own. Funny, I've been interested in phasers recently too. I'll have to check it out. Thanks.
Hey Pete, I got it that you guys have decided to go with SoCalGeoPlaceNames but I think you might have stuck with 'wallop' for this one.
Sounds great! Does anyone know what guitar the Mustang/Jaguar-like Fender with humbuckers is?
Fender Toronado
great demo, as always .. what amp did you use for this video ? especially for the hard setting and texas
Hi, We had missed putting the amps in the description, they are now listed. :)
*strymon* bit off topic...myslef I would love to see you guys put out a multi-effects that focused on ambient fx ,for example a larger unit with big sky,mobius and timeline + some eq/compression features rolled into one pedal with an onboard expression pedal. Put a loop on it for od/fuzz pedals and it would be amazing and so much simpler than the rat's nest I have.There's tons of multifx that emphasis modelling preamp stuff,nobody does a quality effects specialized multi-fx..seems like an open niche nobody bothered with.
I'm still bummed you don't offer more then 3db cut on your pedal line or in updates,if ever you came up with more pedals it would be much more useful for %100 wet ambient sounds to be able to cut more than 3db.
Thank you so much for the suggestion and the feedback. I can't say what is or isn't in the works, but love hearing your thoughts and always pass them along to the team. Thanks!
I'm missing intense fuzz sounds like a tone bender. Then it would be the all-in-one overdrive on my pedal board.
Could need more modern examples
I’m gonna have to get this I think, you’ve done me for the 6th Time STRYMON 🥵
My Strymon Sunset is FLASHING WHITE itself in the middle of my performance, I don't know what is happening and I've already tried to follow the configuration to reset factory setting the Strymon Sunset in Strymon website in google, but nothing has changed and my Strymon Sunset still flashing white and all the function is not working. This is my favorite pedal effect, please help me to fix it. How to fix this problem??? Thanks..
Hi Yoga, I'm sorry we weren't online yesterday. Please email support@strymon.net. I'll be on the lookout for it and make sure they see it asap. Thanks!
How its sound through a boss katana amp? What is better, riverside or sunset?
Haven't tried through that specific amp but we're sure it sounds great :)
That's a hard question to answer as Riverside and Sunset are 2 different pedals but we have a lot of great demos on strymon.net to help you decide!
Make examples with synthesizers....
Wow Mr!! You are a genius! But you got me in troubles!! Whats the differences between sunset and the riverside? I cant buy both.. :(
Hi Alejandro, We have a blog that might help out with this. www.strymon.net/single-stage-multistage-gain-topologies-sunset-riverside/ If you have further questions let us know at support@strymon.net :)
Thank you! I will see it right way! 🙂
I have deco and this brand is awesome.
Is there any connexion between Strymon and Line 6 ?
Hi, Yes, many of us worked at Line 6 prior to starting Strymon. We have a few blogs over strymon.net where you can learn more about the co-founders, Dave, Pete, and Gregg :) Thanks!
@@strymon when you wanna release a fuzz pedal, in the soul of jimi Hendrix and billy Gibbons?
can you go from clean to stacked (a+b) with one switch?
Yes, you can use an external Favorite switch (or MIDI controller) to recall a preset with both sides active at once. You can also just step on both footswitches at once to engage both sides with a single press.
is there any compressor in signal chain or post processing? specially for the first two sounds?
Nope :)
strymon coool !
You know how to make pedals as much as I'm good at drinking water. (I am good at drinking water)
LOL :)
is it digital?
Sunset has an analog JFET front end and digital processing for the various sounds you can dial in.
how does this compare to the riverside? can't decide which one i want
ozzysman07
I own the riverside... my first impressions are it sounds quite similar but tbh I think I prefer the tones in this video
Hi, We have a blog to help out with that question here > www.strymon.net/single-stage-multistage-gain-topologies-sunset-riverside/ Thanks :)
Alex Parer This one seems a bit less transparent/has a bit mor color. Depends on your style and what sound you're trying to get out.
strymon
Thanks, that's interesting. Btw I do love the riverside
Guys!! What exact model is that double HH Fender Jaguar guitar??
Ok, I found out its a 1998-99 fender toronado. Does it still have the original pickups?
Yes that is the original pickups :)
you gotta have big spending money to mess with Strymon
any hint on riffs at 3:33 ? thats beautiful ...
We were just improvising :) Thanks!
say my name
Should i get this or the riverside?
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4:27 omg scary no eyes.
why so serious?
Mmmm dunno...
2nd guitar is a...?
Hi Allan, That is a Fender Toronado
BREAKING BAD omg
You can't be good at everything!