Jackson Audio Golden Boy: Parting Thoughts
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- Опубликовано: 28 июл 2020
- An addendum to a previous video- some expounded thoughts as to why I parted ways with the Jackson Audio Golden Boy.
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Very helpful dude and exactly why I never pulled the trigger on one myself. Cheers!
Michael Best I certainly jumped the gun, but the couple of videos I’ve done on it seemed to have helped others learn from my mistakes 😂
Need more vids like this! Just honest opinions on pedals. Cheers man!
Thanks man! Definitely more to come like this- I'm pretty opinionated haha.
I love the purple clipping setting and with the MC3 Midi controller, the CC commands are enough.
I think it still presents some cool options, just worth noting what it can and can’t do!
I get your point however when it comes to a sound one likes in a pedal I think it’s worth the extra steps, I divert to a different path to control mine with my J48 Direct box, After recording the guitar or vocals I can tweak it any way I want this pedal is amazing when recording with it...
Very helpfull. THANKS!
Marek W. Glad it’s helpful!
I've had this pedal sitting in my closet for about a year and it's surprising me now. With thag said, this is Joey Landreth's signature pedal and I noticed how he doesn’t have tthe Golden Boy on his board anymore. Interesting stuff!
Yeah, we all go through phases! I find that I can have an overdrive I love with one amp/guitar setup, and change one part of the equation and it doesn’t work for me anymore. And Joey loves to change things haha.
Great info
Glad to help!
The boost is the amp mode of the prism and the amp mode mosfet boost pedal that jackson audio also sells. The prism is the same boost, with a lot more versatility. You can get the same boost sounds out of it and more.
Blair Switch Project Yeah, I’ve been tempted by the prism many times. In a perfect world, I can run my amp pretty hot and get my base drive tone from there, and sculpt with dirt pedals. When I can do that, I really only need a single overdrive and a fuzz. But since it’s not always a viable option, I keep multiple dirt pedals around 🤘🏻
I had a different experience with mine... I feel that in the gain stage/cycling, mine didn’t have enough volume difference between stages, so I always leave it at the lowest stage b/c if feels the most open. I don’t use midi, I just use it as a regular drive and boost. I love it tho. Stacks well. Love ur vids.
Yeah, I think the Golden Boy can work well as a “set it and forget it” pedal. I just had a problem with it being a $330 version of that... haha.
Glad you like the videos man! More to come!
I wish there was more of this on guitar RUclips
J S Agreed. With people being paid for demos, there’s a side of it that always puts a positive spin on pedals even if they don’t like them. Which I totally understand being a “glass half full” type of guy, but flaws should be pointed out as well.
Have you explored the cabling options? Each side of the Golden Boy can be broken out into its own channel? A TRS cable can be used in the input and output channels of the GB and it splits out the effects as individual sides as separate effects. I use this same feature on the Protein. As to MIDI implementation I’ll have to look at that a bit more, but sending a group a CCs to achieve a particular preset is not that big of a deal with a good switcher like an RJM PBC 10 or 6X
When I had it I never tried that! Definitely a cool option though.
In regards to MIDI, it’s not that controlling the GB that way is difficult, but more so that you can’t control parameters like the tone knobs that bothered me. Yes, being able to turn sides on/off and change the gain cycling is helpful, but the presets would be more beneficial if you could have drastic EQ changes for certain sounds/using different guitars/etc.
Still a great pedal!
Isn’t the Prism from JA the same as the boost circuit in the Golden Boy? Thought I heard that somewhere.
Simon Prittie Sort of. On their website they say that the boost in the Golden Boy/Broken Arrow is “based on” the boost in the Prism. But they don’t have a standalone boost that has the 4 different EQ modes like the one found in the GB/BA.
The golden boy boost is one of three modes on the prism. The prism has the amp, clean, and color modes. The amp mode is many ppls fav, so they put it in the golden boy and the broken arrow. They also sell a mini version called “amp mode” that is a cheaper stand alone option. The other differences are that in the golden boy and broken arrow, you can choose between 4 EQ settings and adjust the vol/gain knob. On the prism, there is a treble and bass knob for EQ, and a three way toggle for low, med, or high gain, and the clean, amp, or color modes. If you love the boost, def check out the prism. It can be a boost, preamp, or gain pedal. I keep the golden boy at the front of my drive chain, and a prism at the end, so I have a boost on both ends.
So the boost side is a small portion of the jackson prism if your still like that boost style. I just wanted thought the prism sounded a little too brittle and geared towards worship style
Guitar.
I don’t think I knew that! Thanks for the info 👍🏻
Gain cycling should have an impact on volume. Think about it: usually you want more gain you want to stick out a bit more. And I really don’t ever use any other gain mode than blue. So any difference between modes is of no importance. I think the pedals fantastic my only complaint is trying to pair it with a Tumnus is seems to react differently than I hope in either order, but each individually is amazing.
Sure, to each his own! That part wasn’t a huge deal to me, but it was a factor.
I know this is late after this was released. But I had the volume issue. I messaged them and they fixed that issue for me. I was frustrated but I discovered that the volume thing was an error on some of the early ones. Just my experience!
Kenton Schroer Good to know! Wouldn’t have been enough to make me keep the pedal, but I’m sure that’ll help someone referencing this video!
What's ur take on the origin revivaldrive and revivaldrive hot rod?I never got the tone of this pedal.maybe best 4 slide?
I haven’t ever played one, but I have loved everything I’ve played from Origin Effects! Love my Cali76.
Honestly, I have both the broken arrow midi and golden boy midi and I can’t really imagine using them without midi. I even use my chase bliss brothers midi. All controlled with my boss ES8. I use the Golden Boy for more rhythmic tones and broken arrow for lead tones and brothers for whatever else. If I didn’t have midi, I would have to agree with you. I love both pedals equally 🤙. Great vid bro!
Nick Crawford Totally get that! I liked the Broken Arrow without midi, but not so much the Golden Boy. It would be really cool to see Jackson Audio expand their Midi capabilities to give them both functionality like the Brothers has, but Chase Bliss stuff is so advanced I doubt we will see it. Thanks for the kind words!
Hi Nick! How you connect your GB and BA to your ES8? Do you need a special cable? And also, with the ES8 you have all the pedals functionality at you disposal? I have also the GB and BA that a love btw, and I’m planning to get a Midi Controller for be able to have all their potential. Do you have a video for the setup process? Thanks man
Josué Aguilar hey! Sorry for the late response. I use the midi box 4 by disaster area designs and connect them with a TRS cable. I connect the JA bloom, BA, GB, and chase bliss bro’s with the disaster area designs box.
The boss ES 8 is super easy to use with the Jackson Audio pedals because they just use Control Changes. All the steps are on their website.
The chase brothers is a little more complicated. But they have their videos up. Unfortunately I do not have a video but maybe soon I can put something up.
Nick Crawford I would love to see that video Nick!! there is no RUclips video with the ES-8/5 and the Jackson Audio pedals
Josué Aguilar okay, I’ll see what I can. It might not be the best quality though lol
In terms of MIDI is the broken arrow the same where MIDI doesnt recall EQ presets?
Tim Young Yes. That’s the biggest shortcoming of Jackson Audio’s design. Limited MIDI is better than none, but the EQ is so powerful that having it controllable via MIDI would be great.
Is there any other distortion effect with MIDI you would recommend?
Not that I’ve played. I think both of these from Jackson are still good, just not my taste.
Did you end up getting a different bluesbreaker style pedal?
Sort of! I ended up with the Swindler Effects Iron Drive, which is “technically” a tube screamer variant, but only the Si mode sounds/feels like a tubescreamer. The LED clipping mode is incredible. I made an impromptu demo of it because I like it so much- check out that video if you’re interested!
@@RiggsTaylor - good choice ongoing with the Swindler pedal. Great dude, great pedals!
So wait, is the Midi implementation better on the Broken Arrow V2, or is it the same problem?
PinchTune Same deal. Better than no midi, but not what I would’ve wanted or expected.
@@RiggsTaylor I got mine yesterday. I haven't tried Midi yet... but as far as the pedal itself goes, I'm blown away. I've played many distortion and overdrive pedals before and this thing is amazing. The most impressive thing is the gain cycling and the amount of gain. Most overdrive pedals don't go very high. But this thing plays blues like a Plumes or an 808, but I cranked the gain up and dropped mids and played some metal through it and was like, "did I just get metal tones out of this thing." I'm in love.
@@PinchTune Glad you dig it! I think it’s a really cool pedal- I ended up with something else that works better for me, but I think the Gain Cycling and boost are great!
@@RiggsTaylor Does make me wonder how the Broken Arrow sounds in person... if it's supposed to do more gain. Now I kinda want one too given how amazing this GB is.
@@PinchTune The Golden Boy definitely has more gain, and is my favorite of the two like I said in the video. I think the Golden Boy has a more useable gain range than the BA, being that it can do lower and higher gain well!
When gain cycling mine never gets louder…so I’m a bit confused why anyone else’s is doing this. One of the notes features of this pedal is that the gain doesn’t affect the volume while gain cycling.
Not sure. Regardless, I didn’t love the overall tone of the pedal, but YMMV
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Sagarias Tsam Definitely! Not for me, but that doesn’t mean it’s not for anybody 👍🏻
@@RiggsTaylor sometimes it takes time to get use to it! you might miss the fantastic drive sounds of that golden boy. listen a lil bit to 1970's hits by ZZTOP music and you will understand what it is about.
Sagarias Tsam I understand what it’s about, and spent just over a month with it (sessions/live recordings/etc.)
I think it’s a good overdrive, but for the price, it leaves something to be desired. There are others I prefer 🤷🏻♂️
This pedal has no sound ???
Did a full video comparing it to the Broken Arrow - check it out for the demo!
I don't really like the pedal but... booooooo!!!
Explain?