Great pedal! For me it's a fantastic lead pedal. Perfect for jazz fusion type stuff (Steely Dan), or any time you want to jump out of the mix. Even though it has a lot of gain, it still sounds and feels organic and natural. The other day I A/B'd with my old ProCo Rat and I can definitely hear and feel the resemblance. But the Winford is much more refined. It's a tad loose in the low end at higher gain levels, so higher gain tight palm muted rhythm riffs aren't its forte. But the payoff is the amount of hair you get on each note of your solo. So sweet for solos! In my mind I sort of think of it as being in between my Rat and my J Rockett The Dude.
Shawn, your demos sound so good! True inspiration! I was wondering if you maybe could make a demo of your pedalboard and how you use all the different gain pedals? Would be interesting to see how you use your effects!
Another great demo Shawn !!! You know, between You , Pete and Brett , you give us such good info on these pedal demo's that it really helps to clarify what can buy to get our own tones and sounds together on our rigs ... Thank you !!!!
Killer demos man! Would love to hear some more rhythm parts as well though, just to hear how the gain and EQ responds to full chords. Keep up the good work!!
Sometimes I look up your demos just to look at that PRS beautiful color and I love the clean no inlays neck. Really though your demos are great the sound is always spot on and demos are pointless unless the sound is good. You are in my top three of guys to check out when I want to hear what a pedal sounds like and get your reactions to it.
Another great vid. Thanks! I'm a big fan of the XTS stuff. Got their Preamp on my big board and a Multi-Drive followed by an XTS modded GE-7 (really sweet eq). Both boards sound great. I'm intrigued by this Winford Drive. Don't know where I'd put it on either board, though...as I'm really happy with the setups I've got. But this pedal sounds great.
Hi Shawn! I love the tone of my Winford Drive but do you ever notice there is a split second sound drop out when you turn the pedal on or off? It's really only an issue if you're stacking during a song. But it's annoying. Wondering if perhaps my switch might have a glitch, or if they all do that. I've never experienced this with any of my other pedals (Suhr, JHS, JRockett, Radial, Barber, etc.). You may not even notice this because your pedal is always on in your "big rig" where you have that switching system. Just thought I'd see if you ever noticed that, or like I said, perhaps I just got a lemon. Thanks, Dan
Most of the pedals you mentioned are hard mech switched. The Winford is relay bypassed so there would be a very slight blip. Thanks for the question and for watching!!
@@ShawnTubbs Wow thanks for the quick response! Ya know that thought crossed my mind. I don't have any other drive pedals with the "soft switch" that the Winford has. I have some other pedals with that type of switch (Wampler Ego compressor, TC Electronic Flashback delay), but since they're not dirt boxes, and don't immediately change the tone when engaged, I don't notice the slight delay when I turn them on or off. I'm going to reach out to XTS to see if there is a standard mechanical switch that they'd recommend for the Winford if I were to replace the switch. It's really not a big deal, but for some reason it bothers me. Must be an OCD guitar player thing!
FYI - so I reached out to XTS on my issue with the switch and they modified my pedal for me. Barry at XTS was awesome! Here is his initial response to my question about the switch. "Yes, there is a 20ms ducking when ever the footswitch is depressed. This negates the transient switching noise of the true bypass relay." Barry mod'd the pedal for me and now there is no delay at all when I kick on the pedal, which still has the soft switch. No noise, no pop, just cleanly turns the pedal on/off when I hit the switch. Perfect! I'm very impressed with the pedal and the company.
Nicely done! Thank you. I'm looking for a pedal to leave on all of the time to give my tone little dirt. Just enough for character. Would you recommend this pedal for that application Shawn? Again, thanks for your time.
Paul Kreuzer Thanks Paul. Really I just listened to tons of different players and just pick up the tonalities. I'm not a scale driven player at all. For the most part I haven't got a clue what I'm doing.;)
Hey Shawn do you find the winford to be noisy? I'm looking to get one but I've heard it's noisy. However in your video it seems quiet. Killer playing by the way.
I haven't had a noise issue with mine. If I totally dime the gain or something theres a bit of noise floor but not at all out of the ordinary. Thanks for the question.
Expensive, but may be worth it.
Another stellar ST demo!
Great pedal! For me it's a fantastic lead pedal. Perfect for jazz fusion type stuff (Steely Dan), or any time you want to jump out of the mix. Even though it has a lot of gain, it still sounds and feels organic and natural. The other day I A/B'd with my old ProCo Rat and I can definitely hear and feel the resemblance. But the Winford is much more refined. It's a tad loose in the low end at higher gain levels, so higher gain tight palm muted rhythm riffs aren't its forte. But the payoff is the amount of hair you get on each note of your solo. So sweet for solos! In my mind I sort of think of it as being in between my Rat and my J Rockett The Dude.
Shawn, your demos sound so good! True inspiration!
I was wondering if you maybe could make a demo of your pedalboard and how you use all the different gain pedals? Would be interesting to see how you use your effects!
Great demo Shawn. Love my Winford already!
Another great demo Shawn !!! You know, between You , Pete and Brett , you give us such good info on these pedal demo's that it really helps to clarify what can buy to get our own tones and sounds together on our rigs ... Thank you !!!!
Thanks so much, Art!!
Love your demos and playing! Very much inspired.
I love that mid boost on there . That’s a nice tone! I’m definitely ordering this pedal
1:19 - 1:24...HOLY CRAP! By far, my favorite RUclips player. Great work, Shawn!
Thanks so much for watching!!
Killer demos man! Would love to hear some more rhythm parts as well though, just to hear how the gain and EQ responds to full chords. Keep up the good work!!
Great opening track. The tones are lovely - thick and juicy. I love it.
Thanks so much Edward.
Barry at XTS is my go-to guy in Nashville. His pedals are great IMHO...
Yes Barry is the man!! He did the Fractal rack for the Storyteller Tour!
Sometimes I look up your demos just to look at that PRS beautiful color and I love the clean no inlays neck. Really though your demos are great the sound is always spot on and demos are pointless unless the sound is good. You are in my top three of guys to check out when I want to hear what a pedal sounds like and get your reactions to it.
Another great vid. Thanks!
I'm a big fan of the XTS stuff. Got their Preamp on my big board and a Multi-Drive followed by an XTS modded GE-7 (really sweet eq). Both boards sound great.
I'm intrigued by this Winford Drive. Don't know where I'd put it on either board, though...as I'm really happy with the setups I've got. But this pedal sounds great.
Xts totally rocks 🪨💪🎸🤟
You inspired me all the time!!!
koh Tomiyama Thanks very much!
another great review..
I am putting this pedal on my list
Thanks Embree.
Ok that was crazy great!
I’m sure you get this a lot...but holy shit man you can play
Great vids Shawn! Wish the voice was as loud as the guitar. Keep up the awesome work
Yes sorry about that...Got it sorted on later vids. Thanks man!
Hi Shawn! I love the tone of my Winford Drive but do you ever notice there is a split second sound drop out when you turn the pedal on or off? It's really only an issue if you're stacking during a song. But it's annoying. Wondering if perhaps my switch might have a glitch, or if they all do that. I've never experienced this with any of my other pedals (Suhr, JHS, JRockett, Radial, Barber, etc.). You may not even notice this because your pedal is always on in your "big rig" where you have that switching system. Just thought I'd see if you ever noticed that, or like I said, perhaps I just got a lemon. Thanks, Dan
Most of the pedals you mentioned are hard mech switched. The Winford is relay bypassed so there would be a very slight blip. Thanks for the question and for watching!!
@@ShawnTubbs Wow thanks for the quick response! Ya know that thought crossed my mind. I don't have any other drive pedals with the "soft switch" that the Winford has. I have some other pedals with that type of switch (Wampler Ego compressor, TC Electronic Flashback delay), but since they're not dirt boxes, and don't immediately change the tone when engaged, I don't notice the slight delay when I turn them on or off. I'm going to reach out to XTS to see if there is a standard mechanical switch that they'd recommend for the Winford if I were to replace the switch. It's really not a big deal, but for some reason it bothers me. Must be an OCD guitar player thing!
FYI - so I reached out to XTS on my issue with the switch and they modified my pedal for me. Barry at XTS was awesome! Here is his initial response to my question about the switch. "Yes, there is a 20ms ducking when ever the footswitch is depressed.
This negates the transient switching noise of the true bypass relay." Barry mod'd the pedal for me and now there is no delay at all when I kick on the pedal, which still has the soft switch. No noise, no pop, just cleanly turns the pedal on/off when I hit the switch. Perfect! I'm very impressed with the pedal and the company.
@@stratodan27 So glad you got that all sorted out! Barry and all of the gang at XTS are top-shelf.
Nicely done! Thank you. I'm looking for a pedal to leave on all of the time to give my tone little dirt. Just enough for character. Would you recommend this pedal for that application Shawn? Again, thanks for your time.
Your guitar licks are so tasteful. Do you have advice on how to approach the guitar the way you do? Learning tools? Scale recommendations?
Paul Kreuzer Thanks Paul. Really I just listened to tons of different players and just pick up the tonalities. I'm not a scale driven player at all. For the most part I haven't got a clue what I'm doing.;)
Lol! Very impressive.
Shawn Tubbs I reckon that makes two of us.... But I'm not sure I believe you.... A buddy told me Django didn't talk about his playing either...
I have and love the winford but want to try something different to fill the same needs on my small board. What would you recommend?
The Winford is pretty unique so it will be hard to duplicate but if you want something different for solo sounds, maybe the GTO by Rockett Pedals?
Shawn what model is the PRS you're playing? And pickups? Beautiful.
Thanks, Rik! That's a McCarty 58 with PRS 5808 Pickups.
Hey Shawn do you find the winford to be noisy? I'm looking to get one but I've heard it's noisy. However in your video it seems quiet. Killer playing by the way.
I haven't had a noise issue with mine. If I totally dime the gain or something theres a bit of noise floor but not at all out of the ordinary. Thanks for the question.
Shawn Tubbs Thanks so much!
Sure!
I'd love to play this and Unimos side by side. I have a Unimos, Any thoughts Shawn?
Bill Wilkie Hmmmmmm....Yeah they're both great pedals. I think the Winford might have the edge in versatility.
Shawn Tubbs Thanks Shawn. Appreciated. The Winford doesn't have that built in huge mids, so yeah, sounds abut right.
1:19
Shawn, get a mic for your voice, you are too low.
How would you compare this with their Precision Multi-Drive?
The Winford will give you more control over the mids. Both pedals are dynamic sounding overdrives.
@@ShawnTubbs thanks