Cheers for the honk guys! Re: Cali76, you hit the nail on the head Mick; it's not so much for sustain as it is to emulate that slight sag in an amp that's being pushed hard when in reality, I don't get chance to run my amps that hot all that frequently. The Cali76 is the only compression pedal I've found that does that whilst not robbing dynamic capability. Bloody brilliant pedal!
Howdy B&E and TPS.....same same. I was pretty blown away by this and am currently trying to find a comp for FX loop like you have demonstrated. I love it. Do you feel the 76 Stacked or Deluxe would be the play for this implementation. Thanks!
@@TapioHaanpera In general, compressor before dirt sounds better, but better is subjective. After dirt, it compresses more and sort of middies up the sound. Brian Wampler did a video about that. But in the end, it's what you prefer yourself that's best for you.
Muddy and thick are really close btw😚 I’m a bassist and run lots of effects at times and I run a guru optical comp at the end of my chain and set it to just grab when I dig in then I have a mxr micro amp right b4 the comp and I can thicken my tone up without level chain…. I only run nemesis delay last after the comp/boost so my delay tone/trails are not compromised
@@TapioHaanpera I’ve been using compression after (mostly for sustain) because it feels like it squashes the signal too much going into OD and loses attack.
Howdy Origin! This show has me trying to figure out which one of your comps I want to put into my loop to simulate tube sag/feel a lower volumes. Would you recommend your Stacked or Deluxe 76. Thanks so much!
My always on pedal for over a year now has been a Hudson Dual Broadcast on a light gain setting. It' reacts so well to guitar volume and picking dynamics, I love it.
Completely with you on this. I bought a Broadcast with intentions of using it as a 'lead tone', and using a klon clone as my always on. Ended up using the Broadcast always on, and selling the clone.
I recently put a buffer at the beginning of my signal chain, thinking that’s where it should go... My overdrive pedals sounded like garbage. I had no clue why, until this episode. Always so much to learn from this show! Thanks guys. What you do is so appreciated!
Mines a mythos mjolnir. I bought it to use as part of my overdrive sound, fell in love with it so much I tailored all my sounds around it and never looked back. Greatest pedal I've ever bought.
I think the interesting thing will be to hear your comments on this episode once you hear the audio back. Mick’s comments about the difference in sound being negligible but how it feels under the fingers is a valid and interesting point. Goes to show that even if the listener has no idea what pedal/guitar/amp/pickup combination you are using it’s how it sounds and feels to the player that is inspiring. Great show guys, thank you.
Thank you for mentioning that an active pedal is always buffered! There are so many explanations of buffers on forums and in videos that go through how great (or not great) buffers are, but they always fail to specifically mention that buffers only come into effect when the pedal is not turned on. Even if you have a pedalboard full of true bypass pedals, they *all* have to be bypassed in order for you to lose tone through the entire cable span.
Sorry to be that guy, but not all pedals are properly buffered when active. There are several pedals who take their output straight from the volume pot for example, meaning that their output impedance can be really high. Examples of this are earlier versions of the OCD and the Phase 90. Something like a Boss pedal leaves both the input and output buffers in circuit regardless of bypass state, which has both advantages and disadvantages.
YES! I love this topic. I have four always-on pedals. Five if I'm using two amps. Low-gain drive, compressor, tremolo, reverb, stereo/saturation - for those interested.
For a few years now I have kept a Keeley or SP compressor as an always on pedal for a few years now. I use tube amps and a Kemper and I even use the compressor in front of the Kemper. I refer to it as a "MORE" pedal.
I've been watching this show for years and I've learned countless bits of information, licks, chords, ideas but sometimes I think the most useful thing I get from watching, is the inspiration of seeing someone absolutely lose themselves in playing like Dan does towards the end of the video. The mutual respect from Mick of just letting that be the end instead of trying to one up is just the icing on the cake. Great episode as always and thanks for the inspiration!
Aside from my diamond cpr and chsse tone secret preamp, my tim is my ultimate always on utility pedal. 1. Having a buffer without having an actual one 2. Having a light gain, sort of an amp breaking up 3. Stacks very well with my other overdrives to give more eq and harmonic contents 4. Solo boost Cant play without it!
Hi guys, in Sep 2018 my home studio, with all the gear for my 6 person band, burned down and we lost everything; guitars, basses, amps, pedals, drums, keyboards, PA system, outboard effects, 4 computers, I/Os, studio monitors, etc. I found your show when I started researching what to buy for replacements. Despite the name of your show, you cover much more than pedals (such as amps, guitars, even I/Os) and have really appreciated your advice. Perhaps the biggest impact of your show is that we are buying all our gear with a desired tone and sound in mind, instead of just buying the newest shiny object. I’ve learned a couple things. First, I’ve been playing and recording for over 30 years and was shocked at how much I (and the band) had invested in gear. Over such a long time the total investment can really sneak up on you. Second, get insurance if you can. This may be obvious but if you haven’t “gotten around to it” you better be ready for disaster. Luckily we had insurance. Third, gear can be replaced but I don’t wish this on anyone. Here’s what can’t be replaced for me: my first guitar that my Mom bought me what I was 15, 20 years worth of analog recordings that I hadn’t yet digitized and saved off-site, our framed first setlist from 1995, etc. Thanks for everything!
The only “always on” pedal I use is the fulltone supa-trem.. It has a built in clean boost used as make up gain for the tremolo. I leave it on always and it buffers the chain back to the amp. We have our amps in doghouses off stage and use radial SGIs for the long cable runs. This kills the top end sparkle and the fulltone buffer gets it back. When I don’t need tremolo, I turn the mix knob all the way down. When I do, I turn it up.
The Vertex Steel String is the perfect always-on for me. Very subtle compression, accentuates the upper mids, smooths out the highs, and the transients are beautiful and present. Love it!
Love it how the recent shows have more focus on getting the point across. You successfully managed to demonstrate some pretty complex topics in the recent episodes. Well done.
EP booster and HOF mini over here. Once I realised that I was including them in all of my patches, I took them out of my switcher and just placed before and aft. Freeing up 2 loops for other pedals.
Same, but I have a Timmy set up as a kind of always-on clean boost before my loops and then an ep booster after all the loops for a boost. Just realized I pretty much always used the Timmy and that I use the ep booster intermittently on almost everything or if I just want to push the amp a little more without messing with my guitar volume knobs and then the gain structure of my pedals.
@@thekramdens Great idea! I also lucked out because it is already engaged when powered up. But I'm not sure how to do that on purpose. I normally peek under the board just to make sure it's on, but I wonder if there's a setting I can set to ensure it's one when powered up.
That Cali76 is really intriguing, sounds awesome. A big part of what makes your show so great to me is how you guys are obviously fans of each others playing. It's great to see and brings a real positive vibe to what you do, after all isn't that what playing music is all about? Keep it coming guys, great stuff!
The realization of getting big sound at low volume is exactly why I fell in love with the Origin Revival Drive. Into a pair of quiet amps, it just feels and sounds awesome.
The way you have the compressor set is just about perfect, I just like to turn the attack/release counterclockwise to about 10 o'clock. As a matter of fact I turn all 3 knobs to about 10 or 11 o'clock and man it sounds killer. Sustain for days and it doesn't have to be dirty. Love me some clean sustain without having to blow the windows out. Been doing it like that forever, unless I'm outside or in some place really big, but normally my compressor doesn't get turned off. That and faint delay stays on.
I have run my Timmy as my “Always On” for over ten year. Doesn’t matter which guitar or amp, the Timmy gives me “My” base tone. This video helped to put words to why I like my Timmy so much. Thanks guys!
I must thank you guys for--at some point--turning me onto the trick of putting a compressor between two different gain stages! It's tending to make me go for lower gain stages yet still getting tons of grit and sustain, and I've been literally making heads turn! Cheers!
27:16 Mick nails it. I always have something like a drive, boost, or preamp on because I only play at home these days and still want inspiring sound at lower levels. Just set to give a little sweetness when the tubes and speaker can't really do "that thing" that they do.
Thanks guys, another great show. For a very long time my desired base tone was a guitar (single coil or humbucker) into a Fender Deluxe Reverb with the volume set at about 6 or 7. This wasn't possible in most situations and over the past several years I've been trying to replicate that sound at much lower volumes. I finally settled on a Wampler mini Ego into a Tumnus Deluxe set at low gain which comes very close, but there always seemed to be something missing. When Dan turned on a short delay that was mixed very low I knew immediately that is what I needed. When the show was over I powered everything up and did the delay and my sound is now perfect and those 3 pedals are now always on. You guys are doing a fantastic job of breaking tone down into it component parts and training my ear to hear what's missing and how to understand what I want and how to get it. Thank you VERY much!
Great show chaps! My Topanga and DD3 (approx 120ms slapback) are such essential parts of my sound that I can’t play the guitar if they are off (not that I’m great with them on!). My KOT is also on for 95% of a gig, except when i need a properly clean sound. I bought a Supro Trem today, for which I hold Mick 80% responsible.
Another pearl of wisdom today... “you want the Benson to impart it’s thing on everything that follows”... I first instinctively thought I’d want it last, chapeau gents for giving me something more to try!
After Mick’s comment about not liking the sound of your amp I took out my always on drive I used to tame the eq a bit and spent some time properly eq’ing the amp. Now I have a spare slot for a new pedal! Great video for that alone!
Gentlemen, UREI, the company that made the 1176, 1178, LA-2A compressor/limiters and a variety of other pieces of outboard gear(and some recording monitors that were also very popular, if not as beloved), stood for United Recording Electronics Industries, NOT Universal Audio. While I appreciate that UA is the reincarnation of UREI and its owners are the sons of Bill Putnam(who founded Universal Recording and later UREI), they aren't the same thing. I know this may seem ridiculously picky, but while UA is a nice company, they are standing on the shoulders of an absolute giant. Bill Putnam should be considered as important for the development of the recording industry as Isaac Newton was to physics. I'm quite sure the sons of Putnam would agree. Your show is a fine thing guys; thank you so very much for making it. Best regards, Alan Tomlinson
Always on pedals for me are as follows: neunaber Immerse (Reverb) and Mooer Yellow Comp (optical compressor) Nearly always on is Hudson Broadcast run at 18 volts As you say guys its all about the feel under the fingers.
Tried out the Xotic SP Compressor and it brought everything to life. It’s my main always on pedal - obviously use reverb and other things, but that compressor is on 100% of the time.
Structure is good, but isn't everything. You two have a love for our art that is infectious. I've learned loads from your structured sections, but mostly from your rambles and from your enjoyable, insightful tangents. Thanks so much: you've opened my eyes (and ears!) the what's out there and helped me find more of what I love about guitar.
Live: Hudson Broadcast, always on: it sounds very much like my amp is turned up more. Also by placing a volume pedal after it, I can create many shades of grit by either pushing the amp less or by cleaning up with the volume of my guitar. I started using a gain pedal to push my amps since in some venues, especially with singlecoils, having a loud and dirty amp with the guitar volume turned down = hum-galore. With a cleaner amp and controlling volume and gain AFTER a dirt pedal, this seems less so.
There's a point towards the end when all the pedals are on including D&M and dan is shredding and he holds that huge bend at the end and the decibel meter reads literally 100 for over a full second, and I swear that second lasted an eternity as I was watching and probably even longer for dan. That was epic, seriously 100!
Lovepedal eternity is my always on pedal. Lately boosting with soul food and added compression when needed. Add in reverb and delay like salt and pepper and that's what I'm cooking all day
A few years ago, as a throw in for $20, to make an already sweet deal on a used Catalinbread Karma Suture in mint condition a local seller threw in a Calgary made Dingotone HZD, an upgraded version of the Boss FA-1. It blew my doors off so bad that I now own three of them. Being from Calgary myself I got hold of Dingotone and got one made for me as I was having a hard time finding one. I think I paid $179CDN for the third one and I don't care because it is that good, and I wanted an extra for other boards. It is the best boost I have ever owned. I'm going to be trying one in the loop of my Friedman Smallbox as a clean solo boost with top and bottom eq if desired. I think it will be amazing there.
I gig with an old Twin Reverb which I adore, and before I invested in an attenuator, I used to use a Boss Blues Driver with the gain set low as an always-on pedal whenever I had to really turn down. It worked a charm.
Hello Dan & Mick! Thanks for bringing back the AC30! Please consider doing an episode on your pedalboards of yore...the actual boards and not necessarily the pedal setups you've used in the past, though that would of course also be very interesting...to show us what you liked about them and what aspects/issues with those lead you on to your current pedalboard. I have decided I want to move on from my board of 14 years as it's literally just a slab of honeycomb plastic with velcro on it. Looking at current options has been overwhelming as well as unfulfilling...I don't see quite what I'm looking for in the market yet. It would be great to learn more about your board journeys! I believe you're both currently using Schmidt Array.
Rip here...having coffee in my “WahFuzzOctave...” TPS cup after breakfast, listening while the wife does laundry...she’s says, “oh, That Pedal Show”. We have reached full saturation. Cheers from the south eastern US! Keep up the great work!
I personally much prefer having dedicated control over a compressor's attack time instead of a "blend" control. Having both dedicated controls is fine of course, but I never found the blend to be of use to me in that case. Attack time control allows you to delay signal compression to avoid compressing the transients and instead only lifting the tail for a subtle increase in sustain/fullness. With long enough attack time, the compressor stays out of the way and doesn't create the pumping compressor effect sound that most people don't like about compressors. Of course, with extremely short attack time, you can avoid pumping, but then you also flatten your transients; OK for ultra-clean blackface Fenders or the like, but otherwise usually an undesired effect as well. I find the blend control to be an unwelcome compromise as it's just a mix of effected signal and dry signal. If you don't have the compressor dialed in to sound great on it's own, blending in the dry just makes for a murky mix of the two non-prefered signals...I'm also calling the dry signal non-preferred in this case as otherwise the compressor wouldn't even be on.
Agreed! After a year or so of messing about with comps that have blends, I've gone back to an old T-Rex Comp with a good dedicated attack control. I could never find the "sweet spot" with the blend so that it interacts with the other controls in a useful/pleasing way.
The way or use my preamp it's on the end of the signal path because when I go play at some random pub in London I find myself having to deal with a different Amp in a different room every time so for me my preamp is about consistency on how my pedals are going to respond and also EQ to compensate on the character of whatever Amp I'm using which I set up always as Flat as possible with no reverb, (I use my HOF for reverb) is the only way to keep my sound consistent throughout every gig.
I recently got a Belle Epoch Deluxe, and today as I began assembling my first (!) proper pedalboard, I tested switching it into "trails" mode with the internal switch, which essentially turns the preamp section into an "always on" pedal. I'm liking it so far so I'm going to leave it that way for now.
My always-ons are a a Timmy and SP compressor into an AC10, and a Mad Professor Predriver into Suhr Corso (running in stereo). Adds a touch of grit and compression on each line, and improved upper midrange clarity on the Corso side. At gig volume (seldom) I tend to turn off the SP though. You guys make a good point that I should also count the always-on buffer in the RadialTwin City ABY early in the chain. Nicely executed and informative episode, thanks!
Hi another pedal that comes close to the origin is The diamond compressor I find gives you that dynamic sound to. I have mine always on and could never take it off it’s shapes my sound for the way I play really love it. Johnny Marr uses it and says the same thing.
Hi Dan Hi Mick it’s Koen here from Sauble Beach Ontario Canada. I will always love your videos and your channel. It has really inspired me to learn more about the pedal world. By the way I just wanted to say that ever since I got them, my main 5 pedals out of all the pedals on my board have been the Timeline, Mobius, D&M Drive, Keeley Aria, and the FullTone Plimsoul and I haven’t changed those out since. I’ve had the D&M and the Aria since they came out and I’ve have had the Plimsoul for 3 years. The Mobius I got in November of 2018 and the Timeline I’ve had for a month. Just wanted to say how you guys and That Pedal Show actually means to me. Thanks guys and keep rocking. 😄✌🏻
Because if they spill coffee on one of those pedals they wouldn't just grab one of the hundreds of other pedals in the room... I'm sure they are really worried about it.
It's not necessarily the coffee itself, but the cream that I can see is in it, and any sugar that I'll assume is in it, that would be the problem. Cream for eventual stinkiness and sugar for stickiness!
Great show!!! As a bass player… I blend my clean and dirty sounds with a splitter/mixer and an always on dirty amp pedal. Bass in (thru a few pedals 😉) into Badger Effects Schism XV (signal splitter/mixer) - Channel 1: Creation Audio Labs Grizzly Bass, Channel 2: Clean into Mesa amp's preamp out into an Ashly CLX-52 compressor into the loop and back in. The Badger Effects Schism XV is amazing!!! Too bad he's not making the anymore. (Hint, hint. Coax him enough and maybe…) The Grizzly Bass (based on their Holy Fire) is soooooo amp-like! I cannot believe it's not more popular. I just re-watched "That NEW Pedal Shed." Your (as in alla yinz' [Pittsburgh]) commitment to your passion is SO VERY INSPIRING! Here!!! Here!!!
I'm a compressor always on player, using it less for compression (very subtle) and mostly for level and treble boost. It also sits after the gains and before the mods (fuzz>wah>distortion(also at a very subtle setting)>comp>phase shifter(I can't call them phasers, to me phasers are set to stun on Star Trek!)>flanger>delay>reverb>amp).
I have this always on thing. It's called shit fingers! It's the very first thing in my chain from the moment I pick up the guitar. Even after 20 years of practise i still have always on shit fingers!
Great topic! Jumping on the band wagon - my always-on pedals are the Cali' 76 > Vox OTTB (pre-amp) and finally a Holy Grail. The 76' helps give that loud amp 'feel' at lower volumes, set up more as a parallel compressor, and the OTTB is my pre-amp, cuts through beautifully in a band mix!
Loop switcher means I play with all my pedals always on ;) But seriously, EP boost (at the end) and verb always on (even if the reverb is changing all the time).
I've decided the reason I love TPS, apart from all the great info and gear, is that you guys remind me of my favorite British TV show Detectorists. You guys are like Lance and Andy only with guitars instead of metal detectors! Great show guys. Thanks!
I have 2 pedalboards. I always have at least 1 pedal on. The first pedal on both my boards are boosters. Not to boost the signal, but more functioning as a buffer. 1 is a Keeley Katana, the other is a Unit67.
Big fan of the 335! literally guitar goals for me. I've been putting away a little at a time and watching one after another come and go on reverb. Super cool guitar!
Just reordered my board with the compressor after the gain stages and fuzz and suddenly the world of fuzz is open to me. Now its OCD low gain > OCD high gain > Fuzz > EHX LPB-1 boost > Compressor. Comp used to be 1st in the chain, and I could never get it to sound right always anemic and fizzy; thanks again fellas for the super useful info.
Awesome show. Questions on the Clover. 1- Where would Edge put it in the signal chain. First in chain? After overdrives? After delay? 2- How much it differs from Korg’s SDD3000 preamp?
My always on is my mojomojo at just the right amount of grit. It's going into my sovtek mig50 at this moment but she's getting quite old and tempermental. Also thanks to Dan and Jay leonard j and danish Pete, as well as a few others,I've been jonesing for a tele. Thank you to all of you for giving me G.A.S.
Great video - I use a Kongpressor as my always on pedal - It has studio quality compression that is highly dynamic and clear. I add the Boss Cs3 one for solos. Compression stacking 😊👍
The 335, into the Servo, into the Topanga, into the AC-30, is almost... almost, instant Kirk Fletcher! (Except for Kirks ability to endlessly improvise some of the greatest blues licks ever, lol..) Y'all got some GREAT tones out today fellas! Great show again. Peace and God bless Mick and Dan for all the advice and inspiration you give, for free, every week!
Love episodes like this. Thank you guys! As an aside, you should check out some Jackson Audio pedals sometime. The Prism is a great always-on boost (it kicked the EP Booster off my board). The Bloom is an EQ compressor boost thing that a lot of guys use always on too. They just came out with a drive pedal too.
Love the tone you ended up with toward the end of the episode. It's reminiscent of the sort of sounds I tend to go for. My always on: Holy Grail, Carbon Copy, Hungry Robot Low Gain, which serve some of the same purposes. This makes me strongly consider a compressor, for those country gigs... Great job as always, gentlemen.
I have my "Go To" always on pedals, but almost always find that I use them when I'm not absolutely in love with my amp. When I found the amp that gave me the goods and "my sound" - the always-on stomps were always off. Personal experience, of course.
I have been searching for an amp to give me "my sound" for almost 30 years, and tried everything up to my last amp, Mesa Mark V Half Stack, none gave me complete satisfaction, unfortunately.
@@kgriff1205 I ultimately went to Jamie at Booya! Amplifier in NJ and had a bespoke custom amp made. It cost me less than a new Boogie. Sure, I use pedals but never anything to give me "that missing something"
23:35 and 25.33 Dan, you've always had great spankyness and funk, but over these last few years we've seen your playing improve leaps and bounds. Love the harmonic nuance and feel here. What a pleasure to listen too.
I use a Fairfield Barbershop as the always-on stage of my signal chain for most of my guitars, it's the most transparent overdrive I've ever used. I switch it out for a Hudson Broadcast if I'm using guitars with muffled or bass-heavy sounds, so I can utilise the 24v headroom and low pass filter. Everything else stays off until needed. Since I always have at least one pedal on, there is no need for a buffer in the chain.
Awesome job guys. Please keep up these instructional exploration type videos as I am learning a lot from them. As a side note my always on pedal is the TC spark just to color the sound some. Just doesn't sound right without it.
hey fellas ! just want to thank you, you make my morning commute much easier and help me escape for a little while. I download all the podcasts. Nice to be in company with mates that understand that the little things make all the difference. cheers! Keith
Not on topic, but one of the reasons Mick and Dan sound so good is that their neck's relief and action are extremely well set up and it gives them that beautiful attack and sustain... start with a well set up guitar and everything else is icing.
EP boost set 8-9 o'clock last in the chain for my always on! SD1 towards the front of the chain for my almost always on. Great show as always! I love when you discuss concepts versus reviewing gear.
At home i've been using a JHS Prestige after ODs, and an EHX Oceans 11, and swap between tumnus or EQD Dunes (or stack them) for my main tones. At my practice space, been trying a whitey tighty in place of the prestige for a little more sustain.
On my live pedalboard, I have a Dunlop EP101 (the echoplex preamp pedal) that I put at the end of my board and I leave it always on. I set it to unity gain, it pretty much just makes everything sound smooth with a mid-focused EQ that just cuts through a mix. It doesn't really cut the lows like a tubescreamer does, but it just boosts the mids.
I sometimes use an EHX hot tubes as an always on when using a solid state amp, Hot Tubes > OD Glove (ocd clone) > TC Darkmatter . I run the Hot tubes always on, click on the TC for crunch and when I want full hi gain metal I kick in the OD glove as well (set with low gain hi volume to slam the TC or similar sometimes us e a DOD gunslinger instead of the TC,) The hot tubes covers warm clean , adds depth to the crunch with the TC and helps drive the OD glove (which inturn slams the tc) this chain of slamming od's gives a very tube feel, a bit of sag and dynamic response in full on hi gain thats hard to achieve with a singular hi gain pedal I stack in this way in other combinations as well of different drives, but these 3 pedals mentioned match very well together (keeping all gains below 12 oclock , volume boost on the OD glove)
Loved the video!! The always on pedal concept always seem to change for me...whether it be Reverb at the end, Boost at the beginning or just everything on as an ‘always on’....sometimes I’m just feelin that. One thing I learned, as a strat player, was the value of the JHS Clover in conjunction with guitar’s volume. Seems like a nice alternative to having treble bleed on guitar. I have an idea....how about for another video having the “always on pedal board”?
What a wonderful crescendo of creating more and more interesting tones and seriously good advice, leading into an excellent Dan solo. I wish this show was on TV when I was a kid. Good stuff. Pedals are awesome.
The Benson is beautiful...When running a two-amp rig, if one wanted to isolate it to one amp (maybe the Hiwatt, in your rig) how would you two set it up? Probably not putting it in an effects loop? As always, loads of great information! I swear, in 30 years of guitar playing, I've learned more in the last two watching TPS than all the previous.
Always on for me: Miku. Really livens up my weekly blues jam.
that actually made me audibly chuckle. kudos
I knew some comment was gonna mention the Miku but I still laugh out loud because I can just hear it in my mind.
Now we´re talking!
I trust you have it permanently on the "nyan" setting.
damn, I was about to say the same, kudos!
Cheers for the honk guys! Re: Cali76, you hit the nail on the head Mick; it's not so much for sustain as it is to emulate that slight sag in an amp that's being pushed hard when in reality, I don't get chance to run my amps that hot all that frequently. The Cali76 is the only compression pedal I've found that does that whilst not robbing dynamic capability. Bloody brilliant pedal!
Howdy B&E and TPS.....same same. I was pretty blown away by this and am currently trying to find a comp for FX loop like you have demonstrated. I love it. Do you feel the 76 Stacked or Deluxe would be the play for this implementation. Thanks!
Are you using your Cali76 before or after dirt? I like using my Cali76 SE before dirt. However i haven’t tried it after dirt for some time..
@@TapioHaanpera In general, compressor before dirt sounds better, but better is subjective. After dirt, it compresses more and sort of middies up the sound. Brian Wampler did a video about that. But in the end, it's what you prefer yourself that's best for you.
Muddy and thick are really close btw😚
I’m a bassist and run lots of effects at times and I run a guru optical comp at the end of my chain and set it to just grab when I dig in then I have a mxr micro amp right b4 the comp and I can thicken my tone up without level chain…. I only run nemesis delay last after the comp/boost so my delay tone/trails are not compromised
@@TapioHaanpera I’ve been using compression after (mostly for sustain) because it feels like it squashes the signal too much going into OD and loses attack.
Great to see that our Cali76 Stacked Edition made it onto the show :) That and the Blue Strat make a killer combo!
And spectacular it is too!
Howdy Origin! This show has me trying to figure out which one of your comps I want to put into my loop to simulate tube sag/feel a lower volumes. Would you recommend your Stacked or Deluxe 76. Thanks so much!
Best part of Friday. Early lunch, proper coffee, TPS.
Amen
Even better in a TPS Mug!
My always on pedal for over a year now has been a Hudson Dual Broadcast on a light gain setting. It' reacts so well to guitar volume and picking dynamics, I love it.
Very cool! That discussion is had here with the Benson, Clover and Servo. All doing essentially the same job, but with varying tonal results. Cool!
Completely with you on this. I bought a Broadcast with intentions of using it as a 'lead tone', and using a klon clone as my always on. Ended up using the Broadcast always on, and selling the clone.
lazaglider funnily enough I also had a k-type pedal that I sold for the same reason
I very much regret selling my broadcast...
Broadcast always on- yes! Great tone!
I recently put a buffer at the beginning of my signal chain, thinking that’s where it should go... My overdrive pedals sounded like garbage. I had no clue why, until this episode.
Always so much to learn from this show! Thanks guys. What you do is so appreciated!
Hooray! Somebody who finally understands buffers by using their ears. Nice one Brian - so obvious when you hear it!
Mines a mythos mjolnir. I bought it to use as part of my overdrive sound, fell in love with it so much I tailored all my sounds around it and never looked back. Greatest pedal I've ever bought.
I think the interesting thing will be to hear your comments on this episode once you hear the audio back. Mick’s comments about the difference in sound being negligible but how it feels under the fingers is a valid and interesting point. Goes to show that even if the listener has no idea what pedal/guitar/amp/pickup combination you are using it’s how it sounds and feels to the player that is inspiring.
Great show guys, thank you.
Thank you for mentioning that an active pedal is always buffered! There are so many explanations of buffers on forums and in videos that go through how great (or not great) buffers are, but they always fail to specifically mention that buffers only come into effect when the pedal is not turned on. Even if you have a pedalboard full of true bypass pedals, they *all* have to be bypassed in order for you to lose tone through the entire cable span.
Sorry to be that guy, but not all pedals are properly buffered when active. There are several pedals who take their output straight from the volume pot for example, meaning that their output impedance can be really high. Examples of this are earlier versions of the OCD and the Phase 90. Something like a Boss pedal leaves both the input and output buffers in circuit regardless of bypass state, which has both advantages and disadvantages.
YES! I love this topic. I have four always-on pedals. Five if I'm using two amps.
Low-gain drive, compressor, tremolo, reverb, stereo/saturation - for those interested.
For a few years now I have kept a Keeley or SP compressor as an always on pedal for a few years now. I use tube amps and a Kemper and I even use the compressor in front of the Kemper. I refer to it as a "MORE" pedal.
I've been watching this show for years and I've learned countless bits of information, licks, chords, ideas but sometimes I think the most useful thing I get from watching, is the inspiration of seeing someone absolutely lose themselves in playing like Dan does towards the end of the video. The mutual respect from Mick of just letting that be the end instead of trying to one up is just the icing on the cake. Great episode as always and thanks for the inspiration!
Aside from my diamond cpr and chsse tone secret preamp, my tim is my ultimate always on utility pedal.
1. Having a buffer without having an actual one
2. Having a light gain, sort of an amp breaking up
3. Stacks very well with my other overdrives to give more eq and harmonic contents
4. Solo boost
Cant play without it!
Hi guys, in Sep 2018 my home studio, with all the gear for my 6 person band, burned down and we lost everything; guitars, basses, amps, pedals, drums, keyboards, PA system, outboard effects, 4 computers, I/Os, studio monitors, etc. I found your show when I started researching what to buy for replacements. Despite the name of your show, you cover much more than pedals (such as amps, guitars, even I/Os) and have really appreciated your advice. Perhaps the biggest impact of your show is that we are buying all our gear with a desired tone and sound in mind, instead of just buying the newest shiny object.
I’ve learned a couple things. First, I’ve been playing and recording for over 30 years and was shocked at how much I (and the band) had invested in gear. Over such a long time the total investment can really sneak up on you. Second, get insurance if you can. This may be obvious but if you haven’t “gotten around to it” you better be ready for disaster. Luckily we had insurance. Third, gear can be replaced but I don’t wish this on anyone. Here’s what can’t be replaced for me: my first guitar that my Mom bought me what I was 15, 20 years worth of analog recordings that I hadn’t yet digitized and saved off-site, our framed first setlist from 1995, etc.
Thanks for everything!
The only “always on” pedal I use is the fulltone supa-trem..
It has a built in clean boost used as make up gain for the tremolo. I leave it on always and it buffers the chain back to the amp.
We have our amps in doghouses off stage and use radial SGIs for the long cable runs. This kills the top end sparkle and the fulltone buffer gets it back.
When I don’t need tremolo, I turn the mix knob all the way down. When I do, I turn it up.
The Vertex Steel String is the perfect always-on for me. Very subtle compression, accentuates the upper mids, smooths out the highs, and the transients are beautiful and present. Love it!
Love it how the recent shows have more focus on getting the point across. You successfully managed to demonstrate some pretty complex topics in the recent episodes. Well done.
Have you considered a digital horn with an analog dry through?
We'd rather just have an analogue one. Preferably made before 1965. /0)
Always the way, those NOS ones always sound better
@@ThatPedalShow A wet-dry-wet rig for the horn in the future?
@@ThatPedalShow It's definitely an all-tube horn.
Preferably buffered
EP booster and HOF mini over here. Once I realised that I was including them in all of my patches, I took them out of my switcher and just placed before and aft. Freeing up 2 loops for other pedals.
Same, but I have a Timmy set up as a kind of always-on clean boost before my loops and then an ep booster after all the loops for a boost. Just realized I pretty much always used the Timmy and that I use the ep booster intermittently on almost everything or if I just want to push the amp a little more without messing with my guitar volume knobs and then the gain structure of my pedals.
Same. My HOF Mini was always on anyway, so I just mounted it underneath the board so make room for more on top.
@@MontanaFox I made a toneprint for mine that renders the knob inert. That way it can't get cranked or turned down. Perfect for an under board pedal.
@@thekramdens Great idea! I also lucked out because it is already engaged when powered up. But I'm not sure how to do that on purpose. I normally peek under the board just to make sure it's on, but I wonder if there's a setting I can set to ensure it's one when powered up.
@@MontanaFox you'd have to open it up and jump the footswitch. Easier to just lift the board and have a look.
My secrets getting out. I’ve used the Boss DM-2 as an always on pedal for 11 years. What it does to your sound is amazing.
That Cali76 is really intriguing, sounds awesome. A big part of what makes your show so great to me is how you guys are obviously fans of each others playing. It's great to see and brings a real positive vibe to what you do, after all isn't that what playing music is all about? Keep it coming guys, great stuff!
The realization of getting big sound at low volume is exactly why I fell in love with the Origin Revival Drive. Into a pair of quiet amps, it just feels and sounds awesome.
The way you have the compressor set is just about perfect, I just like to turn the attack/release counterclockwise to about 10 o'clock. As a matter of fact I turn all 3 knobs to about 10 or 11 o'clock and man it sounds killer. Sustain for days and it doesn't have to be dirty. Love me some clean sustain without having to blow the windows out. Been doing it like that forever, unless I'm outside or in some place really big, but normally my compressor doesn't get turned off. That and faint delay stays on.
I have run my Timmy as my “Always On” for over ten year. Doesn’t matter which guitar or amp, the Timmy gives me “My” base tone. This video helped to put words to why I like my Timmy so much. Thanks guys!
I must thank you guys for--at some point--turning me onto the trick of putting a compressor between two different gain stages! It's tending to make me go for lower gain stages yet still getting tons of grit and sustain, and I've been literally making heads turn! Cheers!
27:16 Mick nails it. I always have something like a drive, boost, or preamp on because I only play at home these days and still want inspiring sound at lower levels. Just set to give a little sweetness when the tubes and speaker can't really do "that thing" that they do.
What an intro jam by Dan. Wonderful!
Thanks guys, another great show. For a very long time my desired base tone was a guitar (single coil or humbucker) into a Fender Deluxe Reverb with the volume set at about 6 or 7. This wasn't possible in most situations and over the past several years I've been trying to replicate that sound at much lower volumes. I finally settled on a Wampler mini Ego into a Tumnus Deluxe set at low gain which comes very close, but there always seemed to be something missing. When Dan turned on a short delay that was mixed very low I knew immediately that is what I needed. When the show was over I powered everything up and did the delay and my sound is now perfect and those 3 pedals are now always on.
You guys are doing a fantastic job of breaking tone down into it component parts and training my ear to hear what's missing and how to understand what I want and how to get it.
Thank you VERY much!
Great show chaps! My Topanga and DD3 (approx 120ms slapback) are such essential parts of my sound that I can’t play the guitar if they are off (not that I’m great with them on!). My KOT is also on for 95% of a gig, except when i need a properly clean sound.
I bought a Supro Trem today, for which I hold Mick 80% responsible.
Another pearl of wisdom today... “you want the Benson to impart it’s thing on everything that follows”... I first instinctively thought I’d want it last, chapeau gents for giving me something more to try!
Amazing how you guys explain what I have experienced and not been able to describe or fully understand. Keep up the great work!
After Mick’s comment about not liking the sound of your amp I took out my always on drive I used to tame the eq a bit and spent some time properly eq’ing the amp. Now I have a spare slot for a new pedal! Great video for that alone!
Dan, your playing during the Taurus demo was, as you say, Ace!
Gentlemen, UREI, the company that made the 1176, 1178, LA-2A compressor/limiters and a variety of other pieces of outboard gear(and some recording monitors that were also very popular, if not as beloved), stood for United Recording Electronics Industries, NOT Universal Audio. While I appreciate that UA is the reincarnation of UREI and its owners are the sons of Bill Putnam(who founded Universal Recording and later UREI), they aren't the same thing. I know this may seem ridiculously picky, but while UA is a nice company, they are standing on the shoulders of an absolute giant. Bill Putnam should be considered as important for the development of the recording industry as Isaac Newton was to physics. I'm quite sure the sons of Putnam would agree.
Your show is a fine thing guys; thank you so very much for making it.
Best regards,
Alan Tomlinson
Always on pedals for me are as follows:
neunaber Immerse (Reverb) and Mooer Yellow Comp (optical compressor)
Nearly always on is Hudson Broadcast run at 18 volts
As you say guys its all about the feel under the fingers.
Tried out the Xotic SP Compressor and it brought everything to life. It’s my main always on pedal - obviously use reverb and other things, but that compressor is on 100% of the time.
Worth a mention: Greer Lightspeed, definitely an "always on" pedal! That frequency knob helps dial in the sound no matter the amp or guitar.
Structure is good, but isn't everything. You two have a love for our art that is infectious. I've learned loads from your structured sections, but mostly from your rambles and from your enjoyable, insightful tangents. Thanks so much: you've opened my eyes (and ears!) the what's out there and helped me find more of what I love about guitar.
Live: Hudson Broadcast, always on: it sounds very much like my amp is turned up more. Also by placing a volume pedal after it, I can create many shades of grit by either pushing the amp less or by cleaning up with the volume of my guitar.
I started using a gain pedal to push my amps since in some venues, especially with singlecoils, having a loud and dirty amp with the guitar volume turned down = hum-galore. With a cleaner amp and controlling volume and gain AFTER a dirt pedal, this seems less so.
There's a point towards the end when all the pedals are on including D&M and dan is shredding and he holds that huge bend at the end and the decibel meter reads literally 100 for over a full second, and I swear that second lasted an eternity as I was watching and probably even longer for dan. That was epic, seriously 100!
Lovepedal eternity is my always on pedal. Lately boosting with soul food and added compression when needed. Add in reverb and delay like salt and pepper and that's what I'm cooking all day
A few years ago, as a throw in for $20, to make an already sweet deal on a used Catalinbread Karma Suture in mint condition a local seller threw in a Calgary made Dingotone HZD, an upgraded version of the Boss FA-1. It blew my doors off so bad that I now own three of them. Being from Calgary myself I got hold of Dingotone and got one made for me as I was having a hard time finding one. I think I paid $179CDN for the third one and I don't care because it is that good, and I wanted an extra for other boards. It is the best boost I have ever owned. I'm going to be trying one in the loop of my Friedman Smallbox as a clean solo boost with top and bottom eq if desired. I think it will be amazing there.
Totally addicted to M&D's superb show. Starting to watch shows for the 4th time and even more! Thanks, guys.
Thank you!
I gig with an old Twin Reverb which I adore, and before I invested in an attenuator, I used to use a Boss Blues Driver with the gain set low as an always-on pedal whenever I had to really turn down. It worked a charm.
Spectacular playing at the beginning Dan really lovely really makes me smile
Now watching you guys converse through the merits of the tonal universe in 1.25x speed....doesn't mean I love you ANY less
Great idea
Keeley Katana boost always on set just a smidgen above unity. Gives you a little something I really like!
Watching your videos becomes almost a zen-meditation. It´s so cool to listen to you and there´s so much to learn.
Hello Dan & Mick!
Thanks for bringing back the AC30!
Please consider doing an episode on your pedalboards of yore...the actual boards and not necessarily the pedal setups you've used in the past, though that would of course also be very interesting...to show us what you liked about them and what aspects/issues with those lead you on to your current pedalboard. I have decided I want to move on from my board of 14 years as it's literally just a slab of honeycomb plastic with velcro on it. Looking at current options has been overwhelming as well as unfulfilling...I don't see quite what I'm looking for in the market yet. It would be great to learn more about your board journeys! I believe you're both currently using Schmidt Array.
That would be very interesting. I hope they do a retro boards show.
Rip here...having coffee in my “WahFuzzOctave...” TPS cup after breakfast, listening while the wife does laundry...she’s says, “oh, That Pedal Show”. We have reached full saturation. Cheers from the south eastern US! Keep up the great work!
I personally much prefer having dedicated control over a compressor's attack time instead of a "blend" control. Having both dedicated controls is fine of course, but I never found the blend to be of use to me in that case.
Attack time control allows you to delay signal compression to avoid compressing the transients and instead only lifting the tail for a subtle increase in sustain/fullness. With long enough attack time, the compressor stays out of the way and doesn't create the pumping compressor effect sound that most people don't like about compressors. Of course, with extremely short attack time, you can avoid pumping, but then you also flatten your transients; OK for ultra-clean blackface Fenders or the like, but otherwise usually an undesired effect as well.
I find the blend control to be an unwelcome compromise as it's just a mix of effected signal and dry signal. If you don't have the compressor dialed in to sound great on it's own, blending in the dry just makes for a murky mix of the two non-prefered signals...I'm also calling the dry signal non-preferred in this case as otherwise the compressor wouldn't even be on.
Agreed! After a year or so of messing about with comps that have blends, I've gone back to an old T-Rex Comp with a good dedicated attack control. I could never find the "sweet spot" with the blend so that it interacts with the other controls in a useful/pleasing way.
The way or use my preamp it's on the end of the signal path because when I go play at some random pub in London I find myself having to deal with a different Amp in a different room every time so for me my preamp is about consistency on how my pedals are going to respond and also EQ to compensate on the character of whatever Amp I'm using which I set up always as Flat as possible with no reverb, (I use my HOF for reverb) is the only way to keep my sound consistent throughout every gig.
For metal music, at least, you typically leave a tube screamer on to tighten up the tone. I leave a ts9 and an isp on allways
I recently got a Belle Epoch Deluxe, and today as I began assembling my first (!) proper pedalboard, I tested switching it into "trails" mode with the internal switch, which essentially turns the preamp section into an "always on" pedal. I'm liking it so far so I'm going to leave it that way for now.
I know you have had the Timmy on quite a bit but I think most people who have it use it as always on. I love you guys and your show is fantastic!
Yep or a Jan Ray. And no a Jan Ray is not the same as a Timmy.
My always-ons are a a Timmy and SP compressor into an AC10, and a Mad Professor Predriver into Suhr Corso (running in stereo). Adds a touch of grit and compression on each line, and improved upper midrange clarity on the Corso side. At gig volume (seldom) I tend to turn off the SP though. You guys make a good point that I should also count the always-on buffer in the RadialTwin City ABY early in the chain. Nicely executed and informative episode, thanks!
Hi another pedal that comes close to the origin is The diamond compressor I find gives you that dynamic sound to. I have mine always on and could never take it off it’s shapes my sound for the way I play really love it. Johnny Marr uses it and says the same thing.
Hi Dan Hi Mick it’s Koen here from Sauble Beach Ontario Canada. I will always love your videos and your channel. It has really inspired me to learn more about the pedal world. By the way I just wanted to say that ever since I got them, my main 5 pedals out of all the pedals on my board have been the Timeline, Mobius, D&M Drive, Keeley Aria, and the FullTone Plimsoul and I haven’t changed those out since. I’ve had the D&M and the Aria since they came out and I’ve have had the Plimsoul for 3 years. The Mobius I got in November of 2018 and the Timeline I’ve had for a month. Just wanted to say how you guys and That Pedal Show actually means to me. Thanks guys and keep rocking. 😄✌🏻
The coffee cup on the board is absolutely terrifying.
:D
Because if they spill coffee on one of those pedals they wouldn't just grab one of the hundreds of other pedals in the room... I'm sure they are really worried about it.
😱 Yes!
Yes, but definitely an always on thing. I noticed it was at half volume and not running very hot by the end.
It's not necessarily the coffee itself, but the cream that I can see is in it, and any sugar that I'll assume is in it, that would be the problem. Cream for eventual stinkiness and sugar for stickiness!
Great show!!!
As a bass player… I blend my clean and dirty sounds with a splitter/mixer and an always on dirty amp pedal.
Bass in (thru a few pedals 😉) into Badger Effects Schism XV (signal splitter/mixer) - Channel 1: Creation Audio Labs Grizzly Bass, Channel 2: Clean into Mesa amp's preamp out into an Ashly CLX-52 compressor into the loop and back in.
The Badger Effects Schism XV is amazing!!! Too bad he's not making the anymore. (Hint, hint. Coax him enough and maybe…)
The Grizzly Bass (based on their Holy Fire) is soooooo amp-like! I cannot believe it's not more popular.
I just re-watched "That NEW Pedal Shed." Your (as in alla yinz' [Pittsburgh]) commitment to your passion is SO VERY INSPIRING! Here!!! Here!!!
My always on pedal is voodoolab giggity! Conceptually I use it as a jack of all trades preamp (last pedal on board) for grit texture and eq control
I'm a compressor always on player, using it less for compression (very subtle) and mostly for level and treble boost. It also sits after the gains and before the mods (fuzz>wah>distortion(also at a very subtle setting)>comp>phase shifter(I can't call them phasers, to me phasers are set to stun on Star Trek!)>flanger>delay>reverb>amp).
I have this always on thing. It's called shit fingers! It's the very first thing in my chain from the moment I pick up the guitar. Even after 20 years of practise i still have always on shit fingers!
Think Gold Fingers and your Tone will Change 😏
I too have that gear. But I bet that I got them cheaper than you did.
Remember to test cheap fingers before you buy, some aren't good
@@ivanbrasla wished I'd tried before buying. Mine are crap!
@@wannaberockgod9474 Plus the 30 day return policy sucks!
Great topic! Jumping on the band wagon - my always-on pedals are the Cali' 76 > Vox OTTB (pre-amp) and finally a Holy Grail. The 76' helps give that loud amp 'feel' at lower volumes, set up more as a parallel compressor, and the OTTB is my pre-amp, cuts through beautifully in a band mix!
Loop switcher means I play with all my pedals always on ;)
But seriously, EP boost (at the end) and verb always on (even if the reverb is changing all the time).
I've decided the reason I love TPS, apart from all the great info and gear, is that you guys remind me of my favorite British TV show Detectorists. You guys are like Lance and Andy only with guitars instead of metal detectors! Great show guys. Thanks!
That is all at once tremendously flattering and extremely scary all at once. Love that show!
@@ThatPedalShow I mean it the best possible way
Could have also been named Clean Tones v2 or getting big tones out of a quiet amp. Loved it. Thanks for each and every show guys. Cheers.
I have 2 pedalboards. I always have at least 1 pedal on. The first pedal on both my boards are boosters. Not to boost the signal, but more functioning as a buffer. 1 is a Keeley Katana, the other is a Unit67.
Big fan of the 335! literally guitar goals for me. I've been putting away a little at a time and watching one after another come and go on reverb. Super cool guitar!
Just reordered my board with the compressor after the gain stages and fuzz and suddenly the world of fuzz is open to me. Now its OCD low gain > OCD high gain > Fuzz > EHX LPB-1 boost > Compressor. Comp used to be 1st in the chain, and I could never get it to sound right always anemic and fizzy; thanks again fellas for the super useful info.
Yes!
Will have to try that Cool
Awesome show. Questions on the Clover.
1- Where would Edge put it in the signal chain. First in chain? After overdrives? After delay?
2- How much it differs from Korg’s SDD3000 preamp?
The original boss preamp clipped onto your guitar strap (not kidding) so it was right after his guitar.
My always on is my mojomojo at just the right amount of grit. It's going into my sovtek mig50 at this moment but she's getting quite old and tempermental. Also thanks to Dan and Jay leonard j and danish Pete, as well as a few others,I've been jonesing for a tele. Thank you to all of you for giving me G.A.S.
Great video - I use a Kongpressor as my always on pedal - It has studio quality compression that is highly dynamic and clear. I add the Boss Cs3 one for solos. Compression stacking 😊👍
I was debating on picking one of those up for a bit there, I ended up getting a Keeley because I loved what it did to a Dano 12
The 335, into the Servo, into the Topanga, into the AC-30, is almost... almost, instant Kirk Fletcher! (Except for Kirks ability to endlessly improvise some of the greatest blues licks ever, lol..) Y'all got some GREAT tones out today fellas! Great show again. Peace and God bless Mick and Dan for all the advice and inspiration you give, for free, every week!
best source of pedal (and music) G.A.S. of youtube
Love episodes like this. Thank you guys! As an aside, you should check out some Jackson Audio pedals sometime. The Prism is a great always-on boost (it kicked the EP Booster off my board). The Bloom is an EQ compressor boost thing that a lot of guys use always on too. They just came out with a drive pedal too.
Love the tone you ended up with toward the end of the episode. It's reminiscent of the sort of sounds I tend to go for. My always on: Holy Grail, Carbon Copy, Hungry Robot Low Gain, which serve some of the same purposes. This makes me strongly consider a compressor, for those country gigs... Great job as always, gentlemen.
I have my "Go To" always on pedals, but almost always find that I use them when I'm not absolutely in love with my amp. When I found the amp that gave me the goods and "my sound" - the always-on stomps were always off.
Personal experience, of course.
I have been searching for an amp to give me "my sound" for almost 30 years, and tried everything up to my last amp, Mesa Mark V Half Stack, none gave me complete satisfaction, unfortunately.
@@kgriff1205 I ultimately went to Jamie at Booya! Amplifier in NJ and had a bespoke custom amp made. It cost me less than a new Boogie. Sure, I use pedals but never anything to give me "that missing something"
23:35 and 25.33 Dan, you've always had great spankyness and funk, but over these last few years we've seen your playing improve leaps and bounds. Love the harmonic nuance and feel here. What a pleasure to listen too.
Klone, wet room reverb and a smidgen of slapback, all set!
I use a Fairfield Barbershop as the always-on stage of my signal chain for most of my guitars, it's the most transparent overdrive I've ever used. I switch it out for a Hudson Broadcast if I'm using guitars with muffled or bass-heavy sounds, so I can utilise the 24v headroom and low pass filter. Everything else stays off until needed. Since I always have at least one pedal on, there is no need for a buffer in the chain.
Awesome job guys. Please keep up these instructional exploration type videos as I am learning a lot from them.
As a side note my always on pedal is the TC spark just to color the sound some. Just doesn't sound right without it.
hey fellas !
just want to thank you,
you make my morning commute much easier and help me escape for a little while. I download all the podcasts.
Nice to be in company with mates that understand that the little things make all the difference.
cheers!
Keith
I made a pedal from a dollar store walkman that would do everything you dialed it to and I used it as my guitar line driver.
Think I preferred the riffs, waffling and accidental learning over the more structured shows. Still 100% the best channel on utoob tho. Great work!
Monday - audience interaction. Tuesday - product review. Friday - theory. Yep, this is really working for TPS!
Not on topic, but one of the reasons Mick and Dan sound so good is that their neck's relief and action are extremely well set up and it gives them that beautiful attack and sustain... start with a well set up guitar and everything else is icing.
Hope you enjoyed Joey Landreth at Bristol Thekla on Tues! What a great performance
Boonar set for always on short delay works great and gives the swell button some real function for big washes
Epic intro Dan!!!! All day long!
EP boost set 8-9 o'clock last in the chain for my always on! SD1 towards the front of the chain for my almost always on. Great show as always! I love when you discuss concepts versus reviewing gear.
At home i've been using a JHS Prestige after ODs, and an EHX Oceans 11, and swap between tumnus or EQD Dunes (or stack them) for my main tones. At my practice space, been trying a whitey tighty in place of the prestige for a little more sustain.
On my live pedalboard, I have a Dunlop EP101 (the echoplex preamp pedal) that I put at the end of my board and I leave it always on. I set it to unity gain, it pretty much just makes everything sound smooth with a mid-focused EQ that just cuts through a mix. It doesn't really cut the lows like a tubescreamer does, but it just boosts the mids.
Might try my Xotic pre like that or better yet a Full tone 2B
Paul Cowart yeah, I think the Xotic EP booster is pretty much the same pedal, but with more db of boost on tap.
My always on.. Wampler clean buffer, xotic soul driven and ep booster in the fx loop at the end of the chain
The tip about hardly there delay has transformed my clean tone, thank you!
Zvex SHO. It makes EVERYTHING sound a little bit better.
That's been my always on pedal for years. Unfortunately mine started to hum after 10 years. I consider the ZVex Channel 2 now.
Me too!
I sometimes use an EHX hot tubes as an always on when using a solid state amp, Hot Tubes > OD Glove (ocd clone) > TC Darkmatter .
I run the Hot tubes always on, click on the TC for crunch and when I want full hi gain metal I kick in the OD glove as well (set with low gain hi volume to slam the TC or similar sometimes us e a DOD gunslinger instead of the TC,)
The hot tubes covers warm clean , adds depth to the crunch with the TC and helps drive the OD glove (which inturn slams the tc) this chain of slamming od's gives a very tube feel, a bit of sag and dynamic response in full on hi gain thats hard to achieve with a singular hi gain pedal
I stack in this way in other combinations as well of different drives, but these 3 pedals mentioned match very well together (keeping all gains below 12 oclock , volume boost on the OD glove)
Loved the video!! The always on pedal concept always seem to change for me...whether it be Reverb at the end, Boost at the beginning or just everything on as an ‘always on’....sometimes I’m just feelin that. One thing I learned, as a strat player, was the value of the JHS Clover in conjunction with guitar’s volume. Seems like a nice alternative to having treble bleed on guitar. I have an idea....how about for another video having the “always on pedal board”?
What a wonderful crescendo of creating more and more interesting tones and seriously good advice, leading into an excellent Dan solo. I wish this show was on TV when I was a kid. Good stuff. Pedals are awesome.
The Benson is beautiful...When running a two-amp rig, if one wanted to isolate it to one amp (maybe the Hiwatt, in your rig) how would you two set it up? Probably not putting it in an effects loop? As always, loads of great information! I swear, in 30 years of guitar playing, I've learned more in the last two watching TPS than all the previous.