Bixonic Expandora Demo And The Billy Gibbons Tone!

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  • Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
  • #guitar #pedals #demo #guitarpedals #geardemo #bixonic #expandora #zztop #billygibbons #tone
    In this video, I’m taking a look at a lesser known, obscure looking - and sounding - curious creation, the Bixonic Expandora! Beloved by ZZ Tops’ Billy Gibbons for its unique character and wonderful picking response. We’ll hear it in all its glory as well ass try it with various types of pickups and amps for an in-depth demonstration of its huge range of sounds!
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Комментарии • 37

  • @bloozswami
    @bloozswami Год назад +3

    Well I have been playing blues since the sitries, seen all kinds of vids on boxes. This is the best presentation of any units that I have ever seen. Good work. Outstanding effort.

    • @cupofjoe1984
      @cupofjoe1984  Год назад +1

      That might be the nicest thing anyone ever commented on RUclips!
      Thanks, man. Made my day!

  • @fretwinder
    @fretwinder Год назад +4

    My sister made a trip to N.Y. decades ago and brought me a Expandora that I still have. It's the version that has the switches inside on the pcb. It's one of my favourite pedals. It sounds a bit like a overdrive combined with fuzz and there is something else about the sound that is hard to describe. No other pedal that I have and I have a lot of overdrive and distortion pedals sounds like the Expandora. I guess one has to play it in person to realize what makes it so special.

    • @cupofjoe1984
      @cupofjoe1984  Год назад +1

      You're spot on. Only thing that comes close to that overdrive but fuzz hybrid sound, in my experience, is the RAT, which also loves the harmonics but it's not the same. The Expandora has it's own delicious flavour!

  • @joellemaster998
    @joellemaster998 Год назад +2

    i like the snarly trebley bite it has, ithink it would sound great with my top hat clubroyal and tweed amp....

  • @boseefusmacmurphy1156
    @boseefusmacmurphy1156 Год назад +2

    I thought everyone forgot about this pedal! I'm not a zz top guy but I always thought this was a cool pedal. I own an op amp big muff and I'm not into smashing pumpkins. Some tones are like unopened treasure chests. ..

  • @pattayaguideorg
    @pattayaguideorg Год назад +11

    How to make you're expensive valve amp sound like a 15 wat transistor amp lol

  • @martinlewis2143
    @martinlewis2143 Год назад +1

    Great video Joe! Highly informative and really enjoyable to watch! 🎸🎶

    • @cupofjoe1984
      @cupofjoe1984  Год назад

      Thanks, Martin!

    • @Cadoogan
      @Cadoogan Год назад

      Absolutely! Great sounds, great variety of gear and high quality yet relaxed production. You‘re the man, Joe 🙂

  • @jordanmann8805
    @jordanmann8805 Год назад +1

    Brilliant video 🙌

  • @christophkropp4238
    @christophkropp4238 Год назад

    Wow, what a great video 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Thanks!

  • @Utube-g3g
    @Utube-g3g Год назад +1

    I bought one of these yrs ago. I can’t get that much gain out of it. Maybe I need to play it with more amp’s distortion. The forbidden fuzz is exactly that. The jhs kilt is an exact copy. V1 with the internal switches makes zero sense to me. V2 has the dip switches like yours on the outside.

  • @davidwilliams3504
    @davidwilliams3504 Год назад +1

    Man that thing's got plenty of Rio grande mud in it. Sounds great

    • @cupofjoe1984
      @cupofjoe1984  Год назад

      Thanks! It’s awesome. Hope you enjoyed it!

  • @amoruzz
    @amoruzz Год назад +2

    Geez, I forgot all about those pedals.
    Do they still build and sell them?

    • @cupofjoe1984
      @cupofjoe1984  Год назад +1

      Watch the video, I tell you where to get one!

  • @markalley4810
    @markalley4810 Год назад

    Might be a stupid question but I'm a newbie. Would this work on an acoustic guitar?

    • @cupofjoe1984
      @cupofjoe1984  Год назад +2

      If your acoustic guitar has a pickup, yeah, it would work... it probably wouldn't sound too great, but you never know!? 😈

  • @christophkropp4238
    @christophkropp4238 Год назад

    What do you think about the 3 MissingLinkAudio ZZ Eliminator pedals?

    • @cupofjoe1984
      @cupofjoe1984  Год назад

      They look the business but I've not had the opportunity to try one out.

  • @johnroberts7018
    @johnroberts7018 Год назад +2

    I have never found anything about this pedal that sounded good to me.

    • @thorpenator9148
      @thorpenator9148 Год назад

      Me either. Another gimmick.

    • @cupofjoe1984
      @cupofjoe1984  Год назад +5

      Well, everyone isn't going to like everything, that's part of life's rich tapestry... But have you tried using 6 of them all at once? That might be the real secret!

    • @-jank-willson
      @-jank-willson Год назад +2

      @@cupofjoe1984 I use 5 boosts slamming into my 20$ Klon Klone. Sounds like the world is gonna blow up.

    • @cupofjoe1984
      @cupofjoe1984  Год назад +3

      @@-jank-willson Sounds a little unorthodox but the world needs visionaries! 😂

    • @-jank-willson
      @-jank-willson Год назад +1

      @@cupofjoe1984 When the smoke starts coming out of the klone, you know its working right

  • @MW47742
    @MW47742 3 месяца назад

    Good video, good sound, but there is no resemblance to Billy‘s sound…not at all.

  • @user-yz1ri3ut7y
    @user-yz1ri3ut7y 7 месяцев назад +1

    Your not a fan of ZZ Top? I’m guessing Taylor swift is your thing huh?

  • @jamiehalifax4954
    @jamiehalifax4954 Год назад +1

    Kinda like AC/DC's sound..almost

  • @user-yz1ri3ut7y
    @user-yz1ri3ut7y 7 месяцев назад

    Nice sound but all positions sound exactly the same