Yes, at the start I heard right away that something was different about it with it’s more cleaner side, but didn’t sound very Gilmour like. But then when you cranked that thing I did think it was maybe the best overdrive I’ve heard on your channel, or best tones overall. Cool playing.
It will be expensive in Australia. The Vibe Machine costs roughly what I paid for my amp. You certainly made it rock. EDIT: Holy crap this thing sounds amazing, and Bjorn has never been better. Bravo.
Love that you said it was your current favourite overdrive pedal at the moment I've been saying that to myself for years until something else comes along and obliterates my bank balance and my eardrums when my wife finds out
Thanks again for one of your extraordinarily well done reviews, you have such a high level of competence. The Plexi sound of the engine is great. I just came across Dry Bell gear recently when a friend of mine had my trying his vibe machine (V1, the red one). Those people at Dry Bell in Croatia are assemling some incredibly good gear.
Zvonch has done it again! He spends so much time perfecting pedals before he releases them, I mean the Vibe Machine came out 9 or 10 years ago, and this is just his third pedal, and once again, he hit it out of the park! Just 2 days ago I was trying to figure out if there's a pedal that will truly give me a cranked Marshall sound out of my Reeves Custom 50, is this it? Or, are there better pedals for doing that. I'm actually considering selling my Reeves,cwhich has less than 15 hours at bedroom level playing on it, and trying to find a JCM Slash, the 100//50 watt hand wired model from 1996, in great condition. They only made 3000, and not knowing how rare they were, I sold mine for next to nothing, and it was without a doubt the best sounding Marshall both clean, and dirty I've ever heard. When I had it I had a rackmounted tuner, and a 71 ES 335 TD, with no pedals, other than the one that came with the amp to change channels, and turn the reverb on and off, and I had every tone I wanted at my fingertips. Is there a pedal that will truly make a classic 70s style hylight amp sound like a cranked Marshall? Same basic amp, use the same tubes? There has to be a way to get that sound without totally modding the amp! Please let me know Bjorn, it's too clean even with the PS for me!! Love you brother, Keith
Hi Bjorn, great video, thank you! I just bought the Drybell Unit 67 after watching your review and am considering The Engine as well. If you decide to post that backing track please make mention of that here :) Thanks again.
Absolutely fantastic tracks here Bjorn! I love those pickups too! The tone shines through when the boost is off! Are you playing with the tone on 10 or somewhere in-between? What pickup combinations are you using? The backing tracks always seem so interesting when you solo over them. What's the secret sauce? The chord progression, the scale, or the notes you choose to focus in on?
Hello, I'm Japanese. I'm a big fan of Pink Floyd and I'm a big fan of you. It is difficult to go to other countries due to the COVID-19 now, but do you plan to do a tour when the COVID-19 calms down? I want you to come to Japan!
Their vibe machine is awesome but they are so many great OD/ boost pedal that cost less than this beauty I think ! Got the Diamond MK3 , tried AC booster or Jetter Gold... Thansk a lot Bjôrn for all you work and awesome music ! Got your last album and love it 😍. Regards from France
Did you have any other effects on during the demo, Bjorn? It sounded like there may have been some form of modulation going on in there, but can’t be sure what. Every demo I’ve heard of The Engine sounds incredible, yours not the least of them.
Great demo as always! Great pedal, it is in my check list! Just curious about the vibe machine which I have too..did you ever tweak with the trim pot? Do you use in original or might mode? Thanks in advice
So basically unless you use this with a Drybell 67, you won't get the best sounds? That is $600 just for a basic set-up then. That's asking a lot when new technology and products come out every day.
Bjorn wanted your thoughts on something off subject...I'm looking to get a Stratocaster...would it be worth the effort to get the pickups replaced with the ones Gilmore uses or do the pickups that come standard work well enough with no noticeable difference....enjoy your channel my friend
It depends on what you like and prefer. My best tip is to go down to your local guitar shop and just try a bunch of models. Even the ones you tthought you wouldn''t like just to get a feel of what's out there. Get the guitar that feels right and worry about the pickups later.
I plan on getting a Hiwatt T20 at some point, but I need better speakers. I've been using an old Crate 80w GS412S that has no name speakers in it that are real heavy on the bass. Know of any good vintage style speakers that dont cost $125 USD each?
Hey Bjorn, Buffalo Fx website is not available anymore ....no idea why....but i was looking to buy the TDX...in your opinion, are there any other alternatives for a really good Tuber Driver other than the TDX? Thanks again.
Mate, just a question, Can you stop making these demos, you're making me poor by buying them lol. Awesome demo as always. Slightly off topic, I'm buying a Hiwatt T20 combo amp for Gilmour tones. I'm using Strat, 2 Compressors rams Head, blues Driver and a bunch of other pedals that you recommend, Any tips for eq settings? Thanks
Hey, don't shoot the messenger! LOL! By EQ settings I assume you mean the amp? Depends on what tones you want, your pickups and the pedals but a good start is to have the normal channel up around noon and the master as high as you need - master should be lower than the channel. Mids and bass around noon or a tad higher depending on the above. You probably want the treble around 9:00 to aviod that harsh high end. Again, it's a start and be sure to set the amp and then match the pedals to get the best platform from your amp.
Let's see if I get some advice from you Bjorn about this pedal. I bought it to use with my plexi (studio vintage). The idea was to emulate the front end of my amp at reasonable volume. No matter how set the pedal, however, it sounds full of mids that muffle my amp. Even the rangemaster side sounds full of mids to me. I checked out this video of yours to see how you set it with your reeves and noticed that the shape knob is crancked (I would have thought the opposite would be the case with a British amp). How do you suggest to set the OD and Boosts sections to scoop out some mids and let the pedal sound more neutral? Thanks in advance
The Plexi already have a lot of mids and compression so this pedal is more suited for amps with less mids and compression. Depending on how you've set the amp, I would roll back the shape control and increase the tone for a bit more sparkle.
@@gilmourishofficial First of all, thank you for taking the time to answer my query. I have tried to set the pedal exactly as you suggested (less shape more tone) but so far I have not found a sound I like. The perennial BD-2 remains the best bet for my amp (and for almost any amp, really). I also learned today that plexi amps are more mid-heavy that reeves/lionheart (which I assume are those you were using in the clip). I did not know it, but I guess music is a never ending journey. Thanks again for your much appreciated reply.
Björn. Gilmour's tones apart, if you are looking for Marshall tones in a box, the best are PedalPalFX boxes. Please, check them out: www.pedalpalfx.com/ Regarding this 'The Engine' box, it is good, but way too expensive, 340 €. With that money you can buy a Marshall head. Cheers, mate.
I have watched a number of vids on the Engine but keep coming back to this one.. for the music.
Thank you!
Lovely that , doesnt matter what gear your using you always sound like the main man . Well played.
So so true. Bjorn is so good.
Thanks you!
Sounds killer! I recently had one in for a demo and fell in love with it. DryBell are killing it!
Yes, at the start I heard right away that something was different about it with it’s more cleaner side, but didn’t sound very Gilmour like. But then when you cranked that thing I did think it was maybe the best overdrive I’ve heard on your channel, or best tones overall. Cool playing.
Thank you!
As always, another incredibly in depth and honest review of gear and it’s application for the music and artist we all love. Thank you Bjørn!
They were smart to send you one to demo 😎
Thank you!
It will be expensive in Australia. The Vibe Machine costs roughly what I paid for my amp.
You certainly made it rock.
EDIT: Holy crap this thing sounds amazing, and Bjorn has never been better. Bravo.
Love that you said it was your current favourite overdrive pedal at the moment I've been saying that to myself for years until something else comes along and obliterates my bank balance and my eardrums when my wife finds out
Ha ha, yes favourite overdrives changes all the time but the Engine is still on my board!
@@gilmourishofficial
How about now in 2024?
I've been whatching several youtube videos of this pedal. Your video sounded the best to me and made me order it! Thanks! Great Playing!
Sounds rather lovely
Thanks again for one of your extraordinarily well done reviews, you have such a high level of competence. The Plexi sound of the engine is great. I just came across Dry Bell gear recently when a friend of mine had my trying his vibe machine (V1, the red one). Those people at Dry Bell in Croatia are assemling some incredibly good gear.
Thanks! Yes, the DryBell stuff is great!
Dude... You're playing really puts good equipment to work to stir up the imagination. I'm sold on the gear, and your mini-concerts!
Thanks for the very kind words!
Zvonch has done it again! He spends so much time perfecting pedals before he releases them, I mean the Vibe Machine came out 9 or 10 years ago, and this is just his third pedal, and once again, he hit it out of the park! Just 2 days ago I was trying to figure out if there's a pedal that will truly give me a cranked Marshall sound out of my Reeves Custom 50, is this it? Or, are there better pedals for doing that. I'm actually considering selling my Reeves,cwhich has less than 15 hours at bedroom level playing on it, and trying to find a JCM Slash, the 100//50 watt hand wired model from 1996, in great condition. They only made 3000, and not knowing how rare they were, I sold mine for next to nothing, and it was without a doubt the best sounding Marshall both clean, and dirty I've ever heard. When I had it I had a rackmounted tuner, and a 71 ES 335 TD, with no pedals, other than the one that came with the amp to change channels, and turn the reverb on and off, and I had every tone I wanted at my fingertips. Is there a pedal that will truly make a classic 70s style hylight amp sound like a cranked Marshall? Same basic amp, use the same tubes? There has to be a way to get that sound without totally modding the amp! Please let me know Bjorn, it's too clean even with the PS for me!!
Love you brother, Keith
Hey Bjorn, great videos!
You should do a walk through of your studio, would love to see what you've got.
Bjorn your Tone is so good, ( especially starting @ 3:32 ) I never know whether it's Just-You . . . or the pedal? Enjoy your playing brother.
Thank you!
Hi Bjorn, great video, thank you! I just bought the Drybell Unit 67 after watching your review and am considering The Engine as well. If you decide to post that backing track please make mention of that here :) Thanks again.
Love the tune..... one of yours? Incredible tones. i have the Drybell vibe machine, love their equipment...
Thanks! It's a track I made for this review very loosely based on Pink Floyd's In the Flesh.
@@gilmourishofficial You need to get that track out there so we can buy it dude.
Pedal sounds great, your playing is amazing as always. Very tasty phrasing!! Thanks 🙏🏽
Thank you!
For the love of all that is Holy. Bjorn, you certainly made that pedal sing.
Thank you!
Absolutely fantastic tracks here Bjorn! I love those pickups too! The tone shines through when the boost is off! Are you playing with the tone on 10 or somewhere in-between? What pickup combinations are you using? The backing tracks always seem so interesting when you solo over them. What's the secret sauce? The chord progression, the scale, or the notes you choose to focus in on?
Whew! Picking It. Sound is Awesome.
Amazing playing we have here...
Thanks!
Hello, I'm Japanese. I'm a big fan of Pink Floyd and I'm a big fan of you. It is difficult to go to other countries due to the COVID-19 now, but do you plan to do a tour when the COVID-19 calms down? I want you to come to Japan!
Killer sounding jam!
Sounds very good nice playing
Thank you!
Their vibe machine is awesome but they are so many great OD/ boost pedal that cost less than this beauty I think ! Got the Diamond MK3 , tried AC booster or Jetter Gold... Thansk a lot Bjôrn for all you work and awesome music ! Got your last album and love it 😍. Regards from France
Thanks for the kind words!
3 of my favorite pedals
Sounds great. Think I’m going to get one
Drybell make great stuff👍😎
High on the G.A.S. list.
$$$😮 Want everything they make😂
Great vid as usual 👍😎❤🖖
Thanks!
Me at 4:12 "That sounds REALLY good!"
Did you have any other effects on during the demo, Bjorn? It sounded like there may have been some form of modulation going on in there, but can’t be sure what. Every demo I’ve heard of The Engine sounds incredible, yours not the least of them.
I added a Vibe Machine at the end of the vid.
@@gilmourishofficial Ah OK. I thought I was hearing things, as it wasn't in the gear list, that's all.
I missed the overlay I think.
Great demo as always! Great pedal, it is in my check list! Just curious about the vibe machine which I have too..did you ever tweak with the trim pot? Do you use in original or might mode? Thanks in advice
Love the Vibe Machine! It's all stock.
Now I have to go buy everything Dry Bell makes.
I came to the same logical, and reasonable, conclusion.
So basically unless you use this with a Drybell 67, you won't get the best sounds? That is $600 just for a basic set-up then. That's asking a lot when new technology and products come out every day.
Who says that? Doesn't matter what gear you use if you don't know how to use it.
Masterpiece!
Bjorn wanted your thoughts on something off subject...I'm looking to get a Stratocaster...would it be worth the effort to get the pickups replaced with the ones Gilmore uses or do the pickups that come standard work well enough with no noticeable difference....enjoy your channel my friend
It depends on what you like and prefer. My best tip is to go down to your local guitar shop and just try a bunch of models. Even the ones you tthought you wouldn''t like just to get a feel of what's out there. Get the guitar that feels right and worry about the pickups later.
I plan on getting a Hiwatt T20 at some point, but I need better speakers. I've been using an old Crate 80w GS412S that has no name speakers in it that are real heavy on the bass. Know of any good vintage style speakers that dont cost $125 USD each?
Hey, anybody, what was the music at the beginning of this video? Fantastic…
That’s a short excerpt I recorded years ago as an intro for these videos. Check out my albums Bjorn Riis) on Spotify 😉
@@gilmourishofficial Will do - sounds so good!
Great sounds bjorn....but would you say these tones are easily achievable with the combination of a bd2 and sd1???
To some extent.
Sounds good. Have you tried goin direct to daw with wall of sound?
Super Guitar.
Hey Bjorn,
Buffalo Fx website is not available anymore ....no idea why....but i was looking to buy the TDX...in your opinion, are there any other alternatives for a really good Tuber Driver other than the TDX?
Thanks again.
Heard some rumours but I have no idea. I guess the closest match would be an OCD or BD2.
Beautiful playing. Do you make your own original music?
Thanks! Yes! Do check out my solo album under my name Bjørn Riis :)
Mate, just a question, Can you stop making these demos, you're making me poor by buying them lol. Awesome demo as always. Slightly off topic, I'm buying a Hiwatt T20 combo amp for Gilmour tones. I'm using
Strat, 2 Compressors rams Head, blues Driver and a bunch of other pedals that you recommend, Any tips for eq settings? Thanks
Hey, don't shoot the messenger! LOL!
By EQ settings I assume you mean the amp? Depends on what tones you want, your pickups and the pedals but a good start is to have the normal channel up around noon and the master as high as you need - master should be lower than the channel. Mids and bass around noon or a tad higher depending on the above. You probably want the treble around 9:00 to aviod that harsh high end. Again, it's a start and be sure to set the amp and then match the pedals to get the best platform from your amp.
@@gilmourishofficial thanks mate
Let's see if I get some advice from you Bjorn about this pedal. I bought it to use with my plexi (studio vintage). The idea was to emulate the front end of my amp at reasonable volume. No matter how set the pedal, however, it sounds full of mids that muffle my amp. Even the rangemaster side sounds full of mids to me. I checked out this video of yours to see how you set it with your reeves and noticed that the shape knob is crancked (I would have thought the opposite would be the case with a British amp). How do you suggest to set the OD and Boosts sections to scoop out some mids and let the pedal sound more neutral? Thanks in advance
The Plexi already have a lot of mids and compression so this pedal is more suited for amps with less mids and compression. Depending on how you've set the amp, I would roll back the shape control and increase the tone for a bit more sparkle.
@@gilmourishofficial First of all, thank you for taking the time to answer my query. I have tried to set the pedal exactly as you suggested (less shape more tone) but so far I have not found a sound I like. The perennial BD-2 remains the best bet for my amp (and for almost any amp, really). I also learned today that plexi amps are more mid-heavy that reeves/lionheart (which I assume are those you were using in the clip). I did not know it, but I guess music is a never ending journey. Thanks again for your much appreciated reply.
Would love to hear the pedal by itself and not in a song mix!
There are lots of great reviews out there, with different presentations of the pedal.
Björn. Gilmour's tones apart, if you are looking for Marshall tones in a box, the best are PedalPalFX boxes. Please,
check them out: www.pedalpalfx.com/
Regarding this 'The Engine' box, it is good, but way too expensive, 340 €. With that money you can buy a Marshall
head. Cheers, mate.