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I’m an editor in TV and you should definitely get into scoring and composing for film and TV. The tracks you make in your demos are so cinematic. This one would slide right into a Tarantino picture and bring the scene to life. Well done!
looks cool, but it's mostly a gimmick, sound is most important imo, i don't wanna spend £700 for good overdrive tones, there's so many good overdrive pedals way under that price tag.
There's a line of brain implanted cockroaches inside with cords attached to their backs, who have been trained to jump to command. If you don't feed the pedal, over time it will cease to function.
Pedal aside, this video is a really good demonstration of how to layer different guitar parts/tones on top of each other. Useful no matter what gear you’re using 👍🏻
I paid £750 for mine, and as result I could sell my AP Broadcast, a couple of my Rockett pedals, and a nice TS; the Chase can do them all, so in that respect it's not that expensive.
I bought one and have to say it did not disappoint. It sounds incredible. It has a fidelity that needs to be heard to understand it and the operational features are not just gimmicky. The faders moving to a position gives you instant visual feedback to where you're at and you can make instant adjustments to the sound. I control it using midi so get the full feature set experience. I also gasped at the €800 price tag but now that I have one I completely understand what I paid for.
Love the video editing at the end! You keep getting better, not only with better tracks, but better video editing every time! One of the best guitar channels on RUclips. Period.
Considering everything it does, how good it sounds and how cool it is, I actually think the price is pretty reasonable. Even looking at it from a pure functionality point of view, the presets and tweakability are giving you a range of sounds that you'd probbaly need several 'standard' pedals to achieve
One important consideration is looking at the cost of the pedals this replaces - If you consider that it's a Benson Preamp ($250) combined with a Chase Bliss Condor ($350) plus a fuzz (let's say $150 or so) you're already there. Add the fact that it can give you boost or overdrive sounds that you would typically need more pedals in the $90-200 range to get those sounds and it starts to look better. Additionally there's things that are impossible to price, like the presets and midi control, expression control, and while it's a large pedal, it's also going to take up less space on your board than the 3-5 pedals this is replacing, which is incredibly valuable to me since I don't want to lug a pedalboard the nice of an aircraft carrier to gigs. 100% this is not for the beginner. It's for pros who understand the versatility this pedal can bring & know what sound they want out of it. Mine arrives tomorrow - planning on it replacing my preamp & two fuzzes I currently run, not sure I'll be able to part with my beloved Lightspeed tho, gonna try and see how gain stacking the two goes :)
It's funny how nobody questions the worth of a $4k guitar (slab of wood w/pickups) and at the same time consider this wonderful piece of engineering as expensive at $750.
I have one. It’s amazing. Dropped my fulldrive, bunrunner, jhs soul food, and volume pedal out of the chain. Now my mini volume pedal is used as expression for each preset and more. Cleaned up my signal a ton. Sounds amazing and super easy to use.
I'm sure it cleaned up your signal... now wait until you gonna gig a lil after quarantine, if you're a fulltime player, I give you 3 weeks top before you need to have the to clean the faders. Moving faders on a pedal you gonna put on the ground and step on? Hell nah. Great studio tool, but all techs like me are cringing quite hard thinking about live use of this.
You are very fortunate. I would love one of these. It is a "Bank Breaker" for me at this stage of the game. They look and function great. The whole fader this is wonderful. This is the type of item you do not let laying around casually. If these get dirty nothing but problems. Thank you, great video.
So I bought this pedal direct as a b stock item, and have it dedicated on its own to Fender Twin Reverb until I can afford a 78 by bliss also. It is so dynamic with options especially adding a Morningstar MIDI just to geek out. I would never travel with this, but to have it dedicated it is great special, remember it needs a 500amh power source to function at 100%.
I literally just got in my Chass Bliss Brother's pedal today... It's so good. Don't know much about this preamp pedal but I can already tell you that Chase Bliss Audio makes quality gear.
So I messed around with the Preamp for like half the day today. It is incredible, this thing can touch overdrive, distortion, boost, and fuzz sounds. I have presets on my G2 and each one calls a different preset on the Preamp to match its purpose. There is a ton of tone shaping possibilities. Its going to be always on on my board, but presets on the pedal itself change around. So far I’m using 5 presets on it.
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I think you nailed it- works well for a touring pro who can use midi to cycle the settings through the setlist. Makes the pedalboard simpler. Downside is it becomes a single point of failure if breaks mid- set.
If it has a diverse tone range, that's really good and rather versatile. I don't know about the price range, but it's definitely something I'd try out for a more affordable price.
Check out the Analog Drive made by Elektron... if you can deal with the center-positive 12v at 1A power requirement then it could be worth giving a shot. Could probably find one on reverb or somewhere like that for 1/3 of the price of this.
@@louderthangod They could go away from motorized faders. That was save a couple of Benjamin's right there. This is obviously meant to be a premium product though.
Haha you do loooove the reverb =) awesome stuff though man! I've been playing and recording music for 20+ years and I've still learned a ton from watching your channel. Thanks for all the hard work and sharing your knowledge!
Very cool concept and the auto sliders are a sexy feature. After careful consideration, however, this thing looks like studio gear to me. I’m sure it’s great, but it has “indecisive yet hands-on re-amping producer” written all over it.
I have the jhs color box v2. I love that pedal, but I always wish I had more because there are so many sounds you can get out of it. This is similar, but with like 9 of them on your board in a sense. Definitely worth the $750.
I consider this pedal is worth it for the studio musician, it's extremely versatile, extremely high quality and sounds killer. If you're a hobbyist like me, it's a little bit too much (unless you have money to spare).
Between you and Pete Thorn I'm gonna go broke with all this gear you make me buy! Fantastic Rhett, I'm a huge fan of your playing and tone construction. Just brilliant all around.
So, after resisting for many years I just pulled the trigger on an Automatone Preamp. I think in conjuction with a couple of Kingsley pedals that are on my board I should have a super versatile and organic rig.
Love it. Those flying faders are awesome! They’re also the first thing to fail. I’ll see how the early adopters get on for the next year. Until then, I’ll stick with the Strymon Riverside.
RHETT, I have to admit your past tracks in these kinds of videos were pretty standard cool stuff BUT, the track with the cowbells, seems like your getting more creative making these cause that sounded GOOD, loved the percussion
I’ve had to clean and service faders on a console.. they get dirty and noisy. I can’t even imagine how dirty and noisy faders would become laying on the ground getting stepped onnnn
yep I totally don’t get this - seems clear that these are just more possible points of failure. I can’t imagine these faders lasting for e.g. 10 years of regular use.
@@phladjki somebody mentioned in another reply section that Chase Bliss poured a bottle of beer on one and let it sit for a bit, appeared to work a okay. As far as I see, if it can survive disaster, you can always open it up and clean it after. However, there's always bias seeing as they're the ones selling it, so take it with a grain of salt I suppose
I’m pretty sure these are digital controllers and not analog faders, kind of like what you find on automated fader controllers like my Avid Artist Mix. They may eventually get sticky, the motors might wear out or they might start incorrectly registering their position, but since no audio passes through them they won’t get noisy or scratchy like analog faders can on a console. (a couple of the faders on my Artist Mix have worn out motors and feel a bit sticky, but only after 10 years of fairly heavy use) In saying that, I actually find pots on a console to wear out and get scratchy and noisy just as fast as the faders, so it really is a moot point and applies to any analog pots (not digital pots like you find on Strymon type pedals) on a pedal.
Great video Rhett. I enjoyed the "behind-the-scenes" look at how you tailor tones for individual tracks. Dunno if that aspect of the video was premeditated, but I found it very interesting. I would love to see more of that sort of content.
My first thought watching the video was: this is a studio pedal. It's worth the money if it's the only dist/od/fuzz you need and it looks great as a table top fx. Or for session players in studio: again, you don't have to carry loads of pedals to get the tone the producer wants, and that's great.
Your demos are always well thought and sound great. I think the price is fair since it could potentially replace 3-4 pedals but don’t think it’s for a gigging musician due to possible fader damage from beverages et al. It is great for the home player who wants to simply their rig. The 5watt world guy should be jumping all over this pedal.
Dude I loved that pice you put together. It was amazing. Very Quentin Tarantino killer movie track. I'm getting this pedal based on your video. Great job brother!!!! Your channel has grown on me as a go to for a real informed opinion on gear. Your playing is very inspiring. Thanks brother!!!!!!
holy crap i need one now, wish i had the money but with something like this id say you cant cheap out. you also need to release an album of the songs you make in your videos, id listen to something like you made in this one all day long
Great video and great track! The preamp will be a fixture in most studios I think. And agree with your point - the MIDI options mean it is just a monster in a live situation.
Not only is this a guitarist's wet dream of a gear showcase but, also, it reminds me of the opening credits to that show Californication. And that's really dope.
For the price point idk if I would bring it out on the road. I love every thing about it. I can see it’s value no doubt; especially that it makes work follow seem so much easier. I’m curious to see how it holds up when musicians start touring again (hopefully).
I wouldn't mind paying up to $500 for it, but not $750... Yes, the motorized faders add a lot of cost. It has a lot, it sounds fantastic, it is useful and very cool. I think this for a studio session player can be absolutely FANTASTIC, someone that needs to access a lot of sounds, have them hands on and be able to change stuff around quickly, sure, it can definitely find a lot of good use in that scenario and makes sense if it is replacing a lot of different stuff. If you are using only this and not another overdrive, or EQ, or fuzz. Maybe a compressor, a joker pedal that can do a lot of things if needed, a good multi modulation machine, a good multi delay, and a good multi reverb and this is a rig for days for any of these session players.
I get it for the studio or at home. Flying faders on a pedalboard for a tour however, is completely crazy. I don't want to be relying on something that could fail on me if it gets a rogue knock/kick/splash of liquid. In that scenario having 3/4 small boxes to replace it is blatantly a better option.
In my own experience, and having owned and sold/return three chase bliss products, I think this is another incredible desktop/studio product designed for the producer at heart. Not a pedalboard or musician product. CB pedals come with a huge regret factor, and you quickly realize that beyond two things they won't serve u and then the regret intensifies like crazy. This one is no exception, and at that price point I would say avoid at all costs UNLESS you are running a studio, then this is a priceless tool.
I completely agree, except for the last statement. It's an interesting tool for the studio, but not priceless. There are a lot of other ways to do what this pedal does, and I feel like those methods will be much more reliable in the long term. This pedal looks very breakable. If you want the ultra-modern wow factor in your studio, that's what this pedal sort of does... though the aesthetics kinda look dated, like early 2000's gear. The tones this pedal creates are good, but I think there are better ways to achieve them.
This is my favorite track you have put together for a vid... amazing. So I guess the pedal is for you :) Also just got my Serus T and I am 100% so freaking happy I found them through you. I'll tell them to let you keep the Solus.
Watched this video when it came out. It popped back in to auto play after I watched your Night Sky demo...a delayed counterpoint came to mind: ‘You could buy a really nice pedalboard for $750.’ Yes, but given a compact MIDI controller, how many pedals could this replace? You don’t need multiple pedals for multiple settings, you don’t separate OD, fuzz, distortion + clean boost pedals. Of course there are legitimate pushbacks to that kind 1-dirt pedal setup. But the flexibility of that 1 pedal not just in range of sounds but save-able and accessible presets is impressive.
I wanted it after seeing Paul Davids' video, this made it moreso... it'd certainly be an easier decision if it was available through some place with interest free payment plans, which does sound odd for a pedal.
Its worth it if you do not have room on a pedal board and your a well paid pro artist or rich lol ! That pedal is on a different level than others ! Technology used intelligently is not cheap ! The sliders could be replaced with a touch screen instead of electric servos to save money and eliminate moving parts that wear out ! This pedal can be made well and much less money to make if it had a touch screen where you slide your finger too the level you wish !
Rhett, I really dig the track! The chord riff reminds me a bit of jam in The Beatles' "The End," but the overall tonal vibe has a bit of a surf tinge to it-like if Dick Dale showed up for the *Abbey Road* sessions! 8-) As for the pedal, "Who is this pedal actually for?" is exactly the question that came to mind when I say Paul Davids's review of it. I couldn't come up with a good answer; you kind of did. A key phrase for me regarding your own anticipated use is at 17:59: "It's something that can sit on my desktop...". I can't imagine wanting motorized faders on a floor pedal. In my home studio, I'm amazed at how quickly dust accumulates on my pedals. On a gig, well, the kinds of places I play at are cafes and rooms without a raised stage, with people coming and going, and my cables and pedals need cleaning after every gig. It seems to me motorized faders are begging for trouble in a floor pedal. Why wouldn't sealed encoders with LED rings do just as good a job, without the mechanical Achilles heal of a fader slot and half a dozen servos? (Not to mention the added expense.) -Tom
Good questions... but by all accounts they tested the heck out of them for durability. I think they're about as sturdy as a footswitch, based on the Chase Bliss videos I've seen.
1:38 there is NO bad stuff. I have it's big sister, the CXM1978 and it's the best reverb I own, and I own reverbs out the yang...Strymon, Empress, OTO, Zoia, etc.. These 2 pedals have no peer.
Very impressive. What's it do for bass guitar? Doesn't matter. Totally buying one of these. Expression pedal input?! Where do I sign? Really just the thing if I ever get back the pedal steel.
I would like to see how it behaves as an amp in a pedal thingy, if you would use it as the pre amp and a cab sim/ir loader, and go straight to the interface or a PA... that's where I think it sits, a ampless pedalboard, very travel friendly.
I think that iff you get a tube pre, one of those zvex with germanium transistors anddd that eq that has presets you probably would still spend like 550. half the money goes to motorized faders not sure why you want that if you are not automating a mixdown although if it has memory to recordd automation that might it worth it but maybe only to a sound designer that does live playing.
Really love your sound and musicianship ! Leave aside the high quality standard we're used to with CBA, at that price I would buy 2 JHS Colourbox V2 (who does pretty much the same) and get stereo.
Haha... love the light bulb moment "Could put vocals through it?? 🤔🤔" *starts scoping the room for an XLR to 1/4" adapter * lmfao ... looks great, but when you consider that a Helix LT is around the same price, I think the motorized faders would lose their cool factor pretty quick.
The drums on that track are really great. What are the loops called/where are they from? Cool pedal too. Seems to be really worth the price IF you have that kind of cash to burn which isn't most if us these days. :)
I love the look of it, it's awesome. I'm a metalhead, you didn't show how much gain you can get out of this so I'll have to look elsewhere for that. That being said, the company would gain a lot by making a "light" version without the motorized fader or/and the preset function but with the same look with the faders, maybe that would be the gateway to get people to buy this one. You start with the light version and it gives you a taste.
Would be interesting to hear how this pedal sounds directly into power amp. If it gives you a great tone that way, it could be an additional selling point.
It's the golden missing piece to a puzzle that you've already started. If you havent started a puzzle (beginner/green horn) consider getting your feet wet first and exploring other options that can sum up to or even less than that price
Rhett: I love innovation and when a company tries a new approach to an old way of doing things.. Rhett's T-Shirt: I NEED VINYL We are complex creatures with conflicting ideals and all of it is wonderful 🙌🏽
You could get an Eventide H9 or a Line6 Helix stomp for less money. These may have more going for them than a pre-amp/EQ/fuzz pedal. If you have the other FX covered, then this would be the icing on the cake as it does sound good.
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Check CBA Paul Uhls Midi Demo of the Preamp MkII on RUclips. He's using an iPad with the Ribn app and a Yamaha bluetooth adapter ... Unbelievable ... just tried it ... weeks of fun
Looks and sounds great but I can't help but think this is a lot of moving parts. What happens when the servo motors break after too much usage? Are your presets lost? At a $750 price tag, it's a pretty steep bet.
My interest was piqued at the thought of a midi-capable servo-actuated eq. The fact that it's also got various tasty dirt, too, puts it firmly on my "eventually, because of cost" list. Really liked your track you created for this, too, very Black Keys.
Love the innovation and creativeness. I’ll admit I’ve been a pedal junky since the early 90’s. The past few years have been somewhat repetitive and boring with exception of a handful of builders. Nice video, Rhett. Interested now.
Hello Rhett. Thank you for this. That preamp is a bit down the road for me. But quick question about the Revv which is on my radar. How are you getting along with the Revv? Maybe a follow up video to let us know? Thank you, Best, Joe
Cool Demo, dude! Might want to watch your input level on your Apollo. Looks like you're hitting the red in the video. I'm sure you weren't while recording the actual takes. I try to stay in the green as much as possible on mine. The converters tend to sound their best when they're not being pushed hard. \m/
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I’m an editor in TV and you should definitely get into scoring and composing for film and TV. The tracks you make in your demos are so cinematic. This one would slide right into a Tarantino picture and bring the scene to life. Well done!
Thank you!
The good guy just walking out a full on mass assassination of bad guys with blood flowing everywhere at the movie ending hahahahaha
Yep
Omg. I commented that before I read yours. Hahahaha. Your right. Totally has that 60s vibe.
mbolanowski have to agree...Rhett, very high quality job!
the sliders moving on their own is more than enough to get me to buy this lol
looks cool, but it's mostly a gimmick, sound is most important imo, i don't wanna spend £700 for good overdrive tones, there's so many good overdrive pedals way under that price tag.
@@crabbtrixexp thats very true, he said it himself about just using that money to buy a complete pedal board that does that and more lol
There's a line of brain implanted cockroaches inside with cords attached to their backs, who have been trained to jump to command. If you don't feed the pedal, over time it will cease to function.
Hey, I'm Martin Heath. I did not comment above. The internet is a strange place.
Until you see the price 😂
Pedal aside, this video is a really good demonstration of how to layer different guitar parts/tones on top of each other. Useful no matter what gear you’re using 👍🏻
Yees, I loved the layers upon layers of guitar parts and it was very cool
Kind of sad the name for the live show isn't Live at Tilly's
Seconded
Yeah, that was my idea and it had the most likes too. Oh well.
thirded
Forth’d
Rhett to himself: "yo, how much reverb you want on these tracks?"
Rhett to himself: "yes."
I love how your drumbeat has a hip hop feel to it since I'm into oldschool hip hop as well as rock music.
I paid £750 for mine, and as result I could sell my AP Broadcast, a couple of my Rockett pedals, and a nice TS; the Chase can do them all, so in that respect it's not that expensive.
That’s a lot of pedal for $750. I was expecting closer to a thousand. Great demo and playing. Love this channel!
I bought one and have to say it did not disappoint. It sounds incredible. It has a fidelity that needs to be heard to understand it and the operational features are not just gimmicky. The faders moving to a position gives you instant visual feedback to where you're at and you can make instant adjustments to the sound. I control it using midi so get the full feature set experience. I also gasped at the €800 price tag but now that I have one I completely understand what I paid for.
You've helped me so much in my journey of learning guitar, just wanted to tell you to keep doing what you're doing
i’m glad to see that you have an api lunchbox as well as two EL8s. every studio needs an EL8.
Nobody:
Absolutely nobody:
Rhett: THERES NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME TO BE A GUITARIST
You know this is some quality stuff when the faders move on their own
That actually says nothing whatsoever, except that the faders move on their own.
Rotary encodes would have been more practical
Unless it's controlled by thought, not sure.
Love the video editing at the end! You keep getting better, not only with better tracks, but better video editing every time! One of the best guitar channels on RUclips. Period.
Considering everything it does, how good it sounds and how cool it is, I actually think the price is pretty reasonable. Even looking at it from a pure functionality point of view, the presets and tweakability are giving you a range of sounds that you'd probbaly need several 'standard' pedals to achieve
I find the sequence of the equalizer faders counter intuitive: I'd expect the bass left, then middle plus frequency, then treble to the right.
One important consideration is looking at the cost of the pedals this replaces - If you consider that it's a Benson Preamp ($250) combined with a Chase Bliss Condor ($350) plus a fuzz (let's say $150 or so) you're already there. Add the fact that it can give you boost or overdrive sounds that you would typically need more pedals in the $90-200 range to get those sounds and it starts to look better. Additionally there's things that are impossible to price, like the presets and midi control, expression control, and while it's a large pedal, it's also going to take up less space on your board than the 3-5 pedals this is replacing, which is incredibly valuable to me since I don't want to lug a pedalboard the nice of an aircraft carrier to gigs.
100% this is not for the beginner. It's for pros who understand the versatility this pedal can bring & know what sound they want out of it.
Mine arrives tomorrow - planning on it replacing my preamp & two fuzzes I currently run, not sure I'll be able to part with my beloved Lightspeed tho, gonna try and see how gain stacking the two goes :)
I saw an add on instagram about this pedal yesterday and I thought: "surely Rhett will make a review video"... It took him less than a day.
It's funny how nobody questions the worth of a $4k guitar (slab of wood w/pickups) and at the same time consider this wonderful piece of engineering as expensive at $750.
Coming back to this in 2021. This track and the one you did for the Volante are my favorite ones you’ve done. Really creative and musical
I have one. It’s amazing. Dropped my fulldrive, bunrunner, jhs soul food, and volume pedal out of the chain. Now my mini volume pedal is used as expression for each preset and more. Cleaned up my signal a ton. Sounds amazing and super easy to use.
I'm sure it cleaned up your signal... now wait until you gonna gig a lil after quarantine, if you're a fulltime player, I give you 3 weeks top before you need to have the to clean the faders. Moving faders on a pedal you gonna put on the ground and step on? Hell nah. Great studio tool, but all techs like me are cringing quite hard thinking about live use of this.
You are very fortunate. I would love one of these. It is a "Bank Breaker" for me at this stage of the game. They look and function great. The whole fader this is wonderful. This is the type of item you do not let laying around casually. If these get dirty nothing but problems. Thank you, great video.
3:56 you had me at motorized faders and presets. I already love it. and it sounds good too? totally worth the price.
that song is dope too!
So I bought this pedal direct as a b stock item, and have it dedicated on its own to Fender Twin Reverb until I can afford a 78 by bliss also. It is so dynamic with options especially adding a Morningstar MIDI just to geek out. I would never travel with this, but to have it dedicated it is great special, remember it needs a 500amh power source to function at 100%.
I literally just got in my Chass Bliss Brother's pedal today... It's so good. Don't know much about this preamp pedal but I can already tell you that Chase Bliss Audio makes quality gear.
Sounds great. That track was sick!!
So I messed around with the Preamp for like half the day today. It is incredible, this thing can touch overdrive, distortion, boost, and fuzz sounds. I have presets on my G2 and each one calls a different preset on the Preamp to match its purpose. There is a ton of tone shaping possibilities. Its going to be always on on my board, but presets on the pedal itself change around. So far I’m using 5 presets on it.
Rhett your new camera and audio gear is SICK!!!!! Can’t wait for your July 11th show!!! Thanks for doing this and keeping the music alive! Aloha from Oahu, Hawaii 🤙🏼
I think you nailed it- works well for a touring pro who can use midi to cycle the settings through the setlist. Makes the pedalboard simpler. Downside is it becomes a single point of failure if breaks mid- set.
If it has a diverse tone range, that's really good and rather versatile. I don't know about the price range, but it's definitely something I'd try out for a more affordable price.
“Chase Bliss” and “affordable” are not words that exist in the same sentence
@@tompoynton You're probably right haha
Check out the Analog Drive made by Elektron... if you can deal with the center-positive 12v at 1A power requirement then it could be worth giving a shot. Could probably find one on reverb or somewhere like that for 1/3 of the price of this.
RC32 How would you suggest they make it more affordable? Reduce features, sub-living wage labor, sell it for a huge loss?
@@louderthangod They could go away from motorized faders. That was save a couple of Benjamin's right there. This is obviously meant to be a premium product though.
Haha you do loooove the reverb =) awesome stuff though man! I've been playing and recording music for 20+ years and I've still learned a ton from watching your channel. Thanks for all the hard work and sharing your knowledge!
Very cool concept and the auto sliders are a sexy feature.
After careful consideration, however, this thing looks like studio gear to me.
I’m sure it’s great, but it has “indecisive yet hands-on re-amping producer” written all over it.
What a kick ass track you came up with!! Great job Rhett!!
I have the jhs color box v2. I love that pedal, but I always wish I had more because there are so many sounds you can get out of it. This is similar, but with like 9 of them on your board in a sense. Definitely worth the $750.
I consider this pedal is worth it for the studio musician, it's extremely versatile, extremely high quality and sounds killer. If you're a hobbyist like me, it's a little bit too much (unless you have money to spare).
Between you and Pete Thorn I'm gonna go broke with all this gear you make me buy! Fantastic Rhett, I'm a huge fan of your playing and tone construction. Just brilliant all around.
So, after resisting for many years I just pulled the trigger on an Automatone Preamp.
I think in conjuction with a couple of Kingsley pedals that are on my board I should have a super versatile and organic rig.
Love it. Those flying faders are awesome! They’re also the first thing to fail. I’ll see how the early adopters get on for the next year. Until then, I’ll stick with the Strymon Riverside.
RHETT, I have to admit your past tracks in these kinds of videos were pretty standard cool stuff BUT, the track with the cowbells, seems like your getting more creative making these cause that sounded GOOD, loved the percussion
I’ve had to clean and service faders on a console.. they get dirty and noisy. I can’t even imagine how dirty and noisy faders would become laying on the ground getting stepped onnnn
yep I totally don’t get this - seems clear that these are just more possible points of failure. I can’t imagine these faders lasting for e.g. 10 years of regular use.
@@phladjki somebody mentioned in another reply section that Chase Bliss poured a bottle of beer on one and let it sit for a bit, appeared to work a okay. As far as I see, if it can survive disaster, you can always open it up and clean it after. However, there's always bias seeing as they're the ones selling it, so take it with a grain of salt I suppose
I’m pretty sure these are digital controllers and not analog faders, kind of like what you find on automated fader controllers like my Avid Artist Mix.
They may eventually get sticky, the motors might wear out or they might start incorrectly registering their position, but since no audio passes through them they won’t get noisy or scratchy like analog faders can on a console. (a couple of the faders on my Artist Mix have worn out motors and feel a bit sticky, but only after 10 years of fairly heavy use)
In saying that, I actually find pots on a console to wear out and get scratchy and noisy just as fast as the faders, so it really is a moot point and applies to any analog pots (not digital pots like you find on Strymon type pedals) on a pedal.
Love your channel Rhett👍
Great video Rhett. I enjoyed the "behind-the-scenes" look at how you tailor tones for individual tracks. Dunno if that aspect of the video was premeditated, but I found it very interesting. I would love to see more of that sort of content.
Thanks @rhettshull! I saw Paul Davids video too. Looks like Josh Smith got one of these. Looking forward to his review too.
I feel like one of these days Rhett is going to show us his day job. No, just kidding. I love your channel Rhett!
My first thought watching the video was: this is a studio pedal. It's worth the money if it's the only dist/od/fuzz you need and it looks great as a table top fx. Or for session players in studio: again, you don't have to carry loads of pedals to get the tone the producer wants, and that's great.
I'd love to hear more of the low end on this pedal; particularly if it can go either flubby and/or tight
Your demos are always well thought and sound great. I think the price is fair since it could potentially replace 3-4 pedals but don’t think it’s for a gigging musician due to possible fader damage from beverages et al. It is great for the home player who wants to simply their rig. The 5watt world guy should be jumping all over this pedal.
Dude I loved that pice you put together. It was amazing. Very Quentin Tarantino killer movie track. I'm getting this pedal based on your video. Great job brother!!!!
Your channel has grown on me as a go to for a real informed opinion on gear. Your playing is very inspiring.
Thanks brother!!!!!!
Any Chase Bliss pedal is worth the money! Amazing stuff as always and your song was really dope!
holy crap i need one now, wish i had the money but with something like this id say you cant cheap out. you also need to release an album of the songs you make in your videos, id listen to something like you made in this one all day long
Great video and great track! The preamp will be a fixture in most studios I think. And agree with your point - the MIDI options mean it is just a monster in a live situation.
Such a great channel you have Rhett.
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Not only is this a guitarist's wet dream of a gear showcase but, also, it reminds me of the opening credits to that show Californication. And that's really dope.
This was a good lesson in how to lay tracks using different tones. And a very cool pedal
It's for me a couple of years ago when I was a promiscuous pedal buyer.
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Promiscuous? You were fucking a lot of pedals..? Weird, but strangely cool...
@@tonezone111 That would be a pedalphile
For the price point idk if I would bring it out on the road. I love every thing about it. I can see it’s value no doubt; especially that it makes work follow seem so much easier. I’m curious to see how it holds up when musicians start touring again (hopefully).
I wouldn't mind paying up to $500 for it, but not $750... Yes, the motorized faders add a lot of cost. It has a lot, it sounds fantastic, it is useful and very cool. I think this for a studio session player can be absolutely FANTASTIC, someone that needs to access a lot of sounds, have them hands on and be able to change stuff around quickly, sure, it can definitely find a lot of good use in that scenario and makes sense if it is replacing a lot of different stuff. If you are using only this and not another overdrive, or EQ, or fuzz. Maybe a compressor, a joker pedal that can do a lot of things if needed, a good multi modulation machine, a good multi delay, and a good multi reverb and this is a rig for days for any of these session players.
I get it for the studio or at home. Flying faders on a pedalboard for a tour however, is completely crazy. I don't want to be relying on something that could fail on me if it gets a rogue knock/kick/splash of liquid. In that scenario having 3/4 small boxes to replace it is blatantly a better option.
It’s for me but when I’m middle aged and overloaded with too much cash and too much time on my hands! Can’t wait for the 11th!! 🤘🏻🎸🖖🏻🔥
In my own experience, and having owned and sold/return three chase bliss products, I think this is another incredible desktop/studio product designed for the producer at heart. Not a pedalboard or musician product. CB pedals come with a huge regret factor, and you quickly realize that beyond two things they won't serve u and then the regret intensifies like crazy. This one is no exception, and at that price point I would say avoid at all costs UNLESS you are running a studio, then this is a priceless tool.
I completely agree, except for the last statement. It's an interesting tool for the studio, but not priceless. There are a lot of other ways to do what this pedal does, and I feel like those methods will be much more reliable in the long term. This pedal looks very breakable. If you want the ultra-modern wow factor in your studio, that's what this pedal sort of does... though the aesthetics kinda look dated, like early 2000's gear. The tones this pedal creates are good, but I think there are better ways to achieve them.
@@Dartheomus I was trying to end on a nice note for CB😂 I like Joel. But you are right, this pedal could never replace a solid fuzz for example.
This is my favorite track you have put together for a vid... amazing. So I guess the pedal is for you :) Also just got my Serus T and I am 100% so freaking happy I found them through you. I'll tell them to let you keep the Solus.
Watched this video when it came out. It popped back in to auto play after I watched your Night Sky demo...a delayed counterpoint came to mind: ‘You could buy a really nice pedalboard for $750.’ Yes, but given a compact MIDI controller, how many pedals could this replace? You don’t need multiple pedals for multiple settings, you don’t separate OD, fuzz, distortion + clean boost pedals. Of course there are legitimate pushbacks to that kind 1-dirt pedal setup. But the flexibility of that 1 pedal not just in range of sounds but save-able and accessible presets is impressive.
I'm nowhere near needing a pedal like this, but hearing your track does make it more appealing, even at $750.
I wanted it after seeing Paul Davids' video, this made it moreso... it'd certainly be an easier decision if it was available through some place with interest free payment plans, which does sound odd for a pedal.
Its worth it if you do not have room on a pedal board and your a well paid pro artist or rich lol !
That pedal is on a different level than others !
Technology used intelligently is not cheap !
The sliders could be replaced with a touch screen instead of electric servos to save money and eliminate moving parts that wear out !
This pedal can be made well and much less money to make if it had a touch screen where you slide your finger too the level you wish !
Rhett, I really dig the track! The chord riff reminds me a bit of jam in The Beatles' "The End," but the overall tonal vibe has a bit of a surf tinge to it-like if Dick Dale showed up for the *Abbey Road* sessions! 8-) As for the pedal, "Who is this pedal actually for?" is exactly the question that came to mind when I say Paul Davids's review of it. I couldn't come up with a good answer; you kind of did. A key phrase for me regarding your own anticipated use is at 17:59: "It's something that can sit on my desktop...". I can't imagine wanting motorized faders on a floor pedal. In my home studio, I'm amazed at how quickly dust accumulates on my pedals. On a gig, well, the kinds of places I play at are cafes and rooms without a raised stage, with people coming and going, and my cables and pedals need cleaning after every gig. It seems to me motorized faders are begging for trouble in a floor pedal. Why wouldn't sealed encoders with LED rings do just as good a job, without the mechanical Achilles heal of a fader slot and half a dozen servos? (Not to mention the added expense.) -Tom
Good questions... but by all accounts they tested the heck out of them for durability. I think they're about as sturdy as a footswitch, based on the Chase Bliss videos I've seen.
it's so cool!! thanks Rhett
When are we gonna get some of those bass tones my dude?! They sound killer
I actually waited for your review for this epdal and I'll definily buy it!!! Thanks rhett. Greetings from Israel.
1:38 there is NO bad stuff. I have it's big sister, the CXM1978 and it's the best reverb I own, and I own reverbs out the yang...Strymon, Empress, OTO, Zoia, etc.. These 2 pedals have no peer.
That's very slick. The diode selector is way innovative. The faders moving themselves would scare my cats though.
Stellar video Rhett!
Very impressive. What's it do for bass guitar? Doesn't matter. Totally buying one of these. Expression pedal input?! Where do I sign? Really just the thing if I ever get back the pedal steel.
I would like to see how it behaves as an amp in a pedal thingy, if you would use it as the pre amp and a cab sim/ir loader, and go straight to the interface or a PA... that's where I think it sits, a ampless pedalboard, very travel friendly.
I think that iff you get a tube pre, one of those zvex with germanium transistors anddd that eq that has presets you probably would still spend like 550. half the money goes to motorized faders not sure why you want that if you are not automating a mixdown although if it has memory to recordd automation that might it worth it but maybe only to a sound designer that does live playing.
I haven’t played a Chase Bliss pedal I didn’t like. They're also really nice people!
Really love your sound and musicianship !
Leave aside the high quality standard we're used to with CBA, at that price I would buy 2 JHS Colourbox V2 (who does pretty much the same) and get stereo.
Haha... love the light bulb moment "Could put vocals through it?? 🤔🤔" *starts scoping the room for an XLR to 1/4" adapter * lmfao ... looks great, but when you consider that a Helix LT is around the same price, I think the motorized faders would lose their cool factor pretty quick.
The drums on that track are really great. What are the loops called/where are they from? Cool pedal too. Seems to be really worth the price IF you have that kind of cash to burn which isn't most if us these days. :)
I love the look of it, it's awesome. I'm a metalhead, you didn't show how much gain you can get out of this so I'll have to look elsewhere for that. That being said, the company would gain a lot by making a "light" version without the motorized fader or/and the preset function but with the same look with the faders, maybe that would be the gateway to get people to buy this one. You start with the light version and it gives you a taste.
Lol they’re selling out of them faster than they can make them. I think a light version would only sacrifice the creative integrity of the pedal.
Nothing to do with this video but watching the progression of your career warms the heart. So happy for you brother.
Would be interesting to hear how this pedal sounds directly into power amp. If it gives you a great tone that way, it could be an additional selling point.
It's the golden missing piece to a puzzle that you've already started. If you havent started a puzzle (beginner/green horn) consider getting your feet wet first and exploring other options that can sum up to or even less than that price
I think the automatic faders it is the thing why the price is high, but it worths, it's luxury
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the actual answer to "Who is this for?" is at 16:55
You could get an Eventide H9 or a Line6 Helix stomp for less money. These may have more going for them than a pre-amp/EQ/fuzz pedal. If you have the other FX covered, then this would be the icing on the cake as it does sound good.
Thanks, Rhett!
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Would it be cool to have a blue tooth control on the guitar to control the sliders presets/function?
Check CBA Paul Uhls Midi Demo of the Preamp MkII on RUclips. He's using an iPad with the Ribn app and a Yamaha bluetooth adapter ... Unbelievable ... just tried it ... weeks of fun
Looks and sounds great but I can't help but think this is a lot of moving parts. What happens when the servo motors break after too much usage? Are your presets lost? At a $750 price tag, it's a pretty steep bet.
There’s an internal switch that allows you to defeat the faders. All of your presets are still accessible.
Watch David Paul's video. He explains it pretty well.
My interest was piqued at the thought of a midi-capable servo-actuated eq. The fact that it's also got various tasty dirt, too, puts it firmly on my "eventually, because of cost" list. Really liked your track you created for this, too, very Black Keys.
Love the innovation and creativeness. I’ll admit I’ve been a pedal junky since the early 90’s. The past few years have been somewhat repetitive and boring with exception of a handful of builders. Nice video, Rhett. Interested now.
This pedal is super cool but I think it's made to sit next to a lawyer's PRS in his home office.
@@vandal_dk are you in civil, criminal, or bird law?
Hello Rhett. Thank you for this. That preamp is a bit down the road for me. But quick question about the Revv which is on my radar. How are you getting along with the Revv? Maybe a follow up video to let us know? Thank you, Best, Joe
Seems like a killer piece for session players!
New camera Rhett? 😂 The video quality is insane!
New aspect ratio
Cool Demo, dude! Might want to watch your input level on your Apollo. Looks like you're hitting the red in the video. I'm sure you weren't while recording the actual takes. I try to stay in the green as much as possible on mine. The converters tend to sound their best when they're not being pushed hard. \m/