Refreshing to hear honest opinions. Telling us what it does well and where it may be lacking. So many gear channels these days just tell us how great the things are. Keep it up! GUNS OUT!
Bro! This has become by far my favorite channel. You do such a great job showcasing gear and you tend to cover really good and desirable gear. And yeah I love all day breakfast buffets Lolol
I have the smaller version of this and it has a crazy amount of gain for an "overdrive" pedal. It also has a single internal trim pot that's set to noon that can either lower or increase the factory set gain. I actually wound up lowering to 9 a clock because it had just too much gain. 😆
great video and awesome playing.i'm gonna hook this pedal into the send and return of my Helix and go to the Mesa Boogie stereo simul class poweramp inputs and Randall RG 100 return input,through three marshall cabinets in wet dry wet setup.i hope it will sound killer😉🤘🤘
I ran my original BE pedal into the low input on my '78 JMP2204. Stacked it with an SD-1. Awesome gain tone. Prob would sound even better with V30s. I'm running it thru a 1960A cab with GT75s.
I thought this channel was about high gain gear not guns.... your reviews are some of my favorites- you do a great job. I think it would be a nice addition if you played your gear with a 7 string. I know E standard is your main thing but your reviews are so good id appreciate some lower tuning. keep up the hard work.
I’ve owned the original and deluxe versions and they honestly sound better than most amplifiers. $269 for the deluxe is a no brainer imo considering the tonal possibilities and sound quality. I’ve also seen the deluxe go for as low as $165 used. I only sold mine because it was too modern sounding for my band. Still a great pedal I can recommend to anyone though.
I dont see the hype. I took mine back because it did not sound as good as I expected in person. It sounded like a toy in the mix, I was just trying to use it for slightly more gain in a live setting but it disappeared in the mix and sounded inorganic and buzzy. It was embarrassing I took it out of the mix immediately and went back to the SD1. I have a bunch of heads and just boost with SD1 and this doesnt come close to any of them by any means. I wasn’t expecting it to compare to my other stuff, I just wanted more gain for when I took my Blues Junior to practice so I didnt have to lug my Marshall every time. To each his own. These frequencies collide with the cymbals too much IMO
@@resistorstudios The fact that you like the SD-1 probably says more about the type of baseline tone or maybe personal preference. The SD-1 sounds like a tin can with spare change inside but if your rig is on the dark side, that can work great. It’s like someone saying they hate a certain flavor, well maybe you just didn’t pair it with complementary flavors. It’s why recommending gear is so hard, because it’s less about the gear and more about how it works with everything else.
@@louderthangod the SD1 is not a distortion pedal. I have used it simply as a clean boost as hundreds of thousands of other people have for decades. Go watch basically any video of any high gain amp being boosted by the SD1 and it is a far more useful tone than the BE OD. It doesn’t do much but what it does do is just enough to take an already good amp tone and push it a bit more. Tubecreamer and other clean boosts do the same thing. The BE OD is basically a distortion pedal meant to sound like a modded Marshall/Friedman type tone. I have a modded Marshall, it sounds nothing like one.
@@resistorstudios I have a BE OD, it sounds great in front of some of my amps with some of my guitars and with some tunings and less so than with others. I wasn’t insulting your favorite pedal, just saying no pedal works in every combination. I’m well aware of the SD-1 and used to own one years ago…didn’t work for my rig at the time and even with others it wasn’t my favorite but I have no doubt that it probably sounds great with some combinations.
@@louderthangod well brother if thats what you dig then you figured out a way to use it. I’m not hating at all if you love it then I am 💯 supportive of it. I was just saying my experience with it! No problems here!!
I bought this pedal. Tried it. Loved the first channel. Thought that the second channel was a bit too much. Returned it. Got the original BE-OD and now I'm a happy kemper. I use Boss SD-1 infront of it.
@@167rockstar Of course - they are pretty simple: On MT15 I set B/M/T mostly at noon with pull boost ON, presence to taste -12 to 3 o'clock. On BE-OD Treble and Bass at 10-ish, sometimes at 11 o'clock. The higher the T/B settings, the more scooped it becomes. Prescence at notn or at 1 o'clock, Gain at 2-3 o'clock, tight at 2 o'clock. Sometimes Prescence and bass are corrected to the gig situation. I use 1x12" Suhr cab with v30, so if You are using different cab, it might be necessary to correct the settings. Enjoy, mate 🙂
Dude, so glad you made this. I'm about a year into guitar (15 years playing bass in bands but I wanted to start writing my own stuff during Covid times). Everyone said these BE-OD's are sick. So I grabbed one. I was just using a tube screamer into a drive channel prior to this, so I had no idea these went into a clean channel. Every time I tried to use it, I was like "this sounds like muddy noisy garbage" and ended up returning it... because I was sending it to the already gained out drive channel. Face-palm. For a bassist using ampeg forever, it's just Sansamp into dirt pedal right into the front of the amp and dial to taste, no channels to deal with (Except for some specific amps I don't use) Eh, at least I know now incase I ever pick one up again. Live and learn.
Would I be crazy to put this through the loop of my JCM 900 4100? Love my Marshall but I can do better :) been looking at this and the pricey Kraken preamp pedal
Hey Kyle I know this is an old video but I was wondering if you think the Master Effects Marauder pedal you demoed awhile back gets anywhere close to the tones of this BE OD pedal as in my mond i consider the Peavey teal stripes nontube amps from the early 90s the solid state JCM 800s with way .ore gain on tap for pennies on the dollar and this Friedman is basically a modded JCM 800 tone with way more gain on tap, i know the Marauder is based on a solid state cheap amp where as this is emulating an expensive Friedman tube amp but do you think they share any similar tone whatsoever? Just wondering and thanks for your videos man
I have a DCD. Run it into the clean channel of my MT-15 just like in this in this video. I would say it sounds identical. The DCD is built from the exact same schematic as the BE-OD. Only real difference being the adjustable pots for the tight control. Has the internal trim pots for the gain channels as well.
Hey Kyle is there any chance you can get your hands on a Diezel Herbert preamp pedal? I got the dual channel vh4 pedal like a year ago and I was very unhappy with it. I did not enjoy the low end compression it has. I’d like to know if the Herbert has a similar tone but not the compression it the lows. Thanks for the content
@@BrandonBames Nah I'm going all in for the REVV Generator 120 MKiii. I think the G20 is sweet, BUT, like the PRS MT-15, I'm not convinced it's worth wiring up pedals in the fx loop for 1 gain channel (rather just building the setup around that channel). There's no question that the G20 is amazing but if I was going to get one of the 20 watt Alpha series amps, I'd go with the D20 and have more of a pedal platform focus. But that's just me. Regardless, I'm excited for the Two Notes out that they all have.
Basically I've consistently been a pedals into clean platform guy, but since there are so many gain options/channels on the 120, PLUS the Noise gate built in, I'm more than convinced that this will cover whatever I want when it comes to channel gain vs all pedal gain.
@@andybungert Ahhhh nice, well that should more than do the trick. I love the G20 once it's boosted, but I'm just curious as to some other users opinions on the unboosted tone. I wasn't expecting it to be so flubby, but maybe the whole thing is they expect you to boost it. Anyway, I doubt you'll run into those issues with the big boy and all of the sculpting features. I wish you well on your tone journey!
You sneaky little RUclipsr... You do it on a MT15 to show us that everyone can do it... :p PS: get rid of the Kemper... It makes you unhonest (just kidding)
'Pedal into clean channel' type of demos are useless for me If you want to convince me that a US$200,00+ pedal is good, it has to sound good directly into a power amp.
This thing has tonnes of low end - trust me! Tight switch in the Off position and crank the bass for that 4x12 thump. Kyle likes and his music suits a tighter sound though, which you hear in this vid - but it can crush in the bass department.
Refreshing to hear honest opinions. Telling us what it does well and where it may be lacking. So many gear channels these days just tell us how great the things are. Keep it up! GUNS OUT!
YEEEET
Agree. I love honesty in a review with details to point out why.
You know what my guy? This is like the 4th time you’ve got me to come onto your video in like 2 weeks, and for that, I’ma hit the red button.
YEEEEET
Why come on his video that's hella gross
Bro! This has become by far my favorite channel. You do such a great job showcasing gear and you tend to cover really good and desirable gear. And yeah I love all day breakfast buffets Lolol
Thank you, my guy
I have the smaller version of this and it has a crazy amount of gain for an "overdrive" pedal. It also has a single internal trim pot that's set to noon that can either lower or increase the factory set gain. I actually wound up lowering to 9 a clock because it had just too much gain. 😆
In which places is the trim located please? Thank you
I already found it, it's white
great video and awesome playing.i'm gonna hook this pedal into the send and return of my Helix and go to the Mesa Boogie stereo simul class poweramp inputs and Randall RG 100 return input,through three marshall cabinets in wet dry wet setup.i hope it will sound killer😉🤘🤘
I ran my original BE pedal into the low input on my '78 JMP2204. Stacked it with an SD-1. Awesome gain tone. Prob would sound even better with V30s. I'm running it thru a 1960A cab with GT75s.
I run a V30 & G12T-75 cab, it's the best of both worlds
I thought this channel was about high gain gear not guns.... your reviews are some of my favorites- you do a great job. I think it would be a nice addition if you played your gear with a 7 string. I know E standard is your main thing but your reviews are so good id appreciate some lower tuning. keep up the hard work.
Not bad at all. That is a very marshall sound! Reminds me of a jcm2000 I played in a studio once!
Love the BE-OD Deluxe pedal. But I got to be honest, I’m really really digging that guitar!
What model is that gtr?
its a balaguer @@danpena7922
I’ve owned the original and deluxe versions and they honestly sound better than most amplifiers. $269 for the deluxe is a no brainer imo considering the tonal possibilities and sound quality. I’ve also seen the deluxe go for as low as $165 used. I only sold mine because it was too modern sounding for my band. Still a great pedal I can recommend to anyone though.
I dont see the hype. I took mine back because it did not sound as good as I expected in person. It sounded like a toy in the mix, I was just trying to use it for slightly more gain in a live setting but it disappeared in the mix and sounded inorganic and buzzy. It was embarrassing I took it out of the mix immediately and went back to the SD1. I have a bunch of heads and just boost with SD1 and this doesnt come close to any of them by any means. I wasn’t expecting it to compare to my other stuff, I just wanted more gain for when I took my Blues Junior to practice so I didnt have to lug my Marshall every time. To each his own. These frequencies collide with the cymbals too much IMO
@@resistorstudios The fact that you like the SD-1 probably says more about the type of baseline tone or maybe personal preference. The SD-1 sounds like a tin can with spare change inside but if your rig is on the dark side, that can work great. It’s like someone saying they hate a certain flavor, well maybe you just didn’t pair it with complementary flavors. It’s why recommending gear is so hard, because it’s less about the gear and more about how it works with everything else.
@@louderthangod the SD1 is not a distortion pedal. I have used it simply as a clean boost as hundreds of thousands of other people have for decades. Go watch basically any video of any high gain amp being boosted by the SD1 and it is a far more useful tone than the BE OD. It doesn’t do much but what it does do is just enough to take an already good amp tone and push it a bit more. Tubecreamer and other clean boosts do the same thing. The BE OD is basically a distortion pedal meant to sound like a modded Marshall/Friedman type tone. I have a modded Marshall, it sounds nothing like one.
@@resistorstudios I have a BE OD, it sounds great in front of some of my amps with some of my guitars and with some tunings and less so than with others. I wasn’t insulting your favorite pedal, just saying no pedal works in every combination. I’m well aware of the SD-1 and used to own one years ago…didn’t work for my rig at the time and even with others it wasn’t my favorite but I have no doubt that it probably sounds great with some combinations.
@@louderthangod well brother if thats what you dig then you figured out a way to use it. I’m not hating at all if you love it then I am 💯 supportive of it. I was just saying my experience with it! No problems here!!
Can you have a volume down and one up to use it as a rhythm and lead?
absolutely!
Thank you!! No one ever mentions that on any of their reviews.
Had this one but the single one...Too metal for my taste...sold it and bought the Dirty Shirley voilà !
Happy and rockin'
I bought this pedal. Tried it. Loved the first channel. Thought that the second channel was a bit too much. Returned it. Got the original BE-OD and now I'm a happy kemper. I use Boss SD-1 infront of it.
The original BE-OD is exactly the same as the green channel. The one you said is a bit much.
Wildness can be adjusted with the trim pots.
😂
No more Mr nice Guy!!! Lmao nice riffs dude 🤘🤘🤘
I use BE-OD into MT15 - it is great for gigs.
I just got the BE-OD Deluxe today (Merry Christmas) and have an MT-15. Mind sharing your favorite settings?
@@167rockstar
Of course - they are pretty simple:
On MT15 I set B/M/T mostly at noon with pull boost ON, presence to taste -12 to 3 o'clock.
On BE-OD Treble and Bass at 10-ish, sometimes at 11 o'clock. The higher the T/B settings, the more scooped it becomes. Prescence at notn or at 1 o'clock, Gain at 2-3 o'clock, tight at 2 o'clock.
Sometimes Prescence and bass are corrected to the gig situation. I use 1x12" Suhr cab with v30, so if You are using different cab, it might be necessary to correct the settings. Enjoy, mate 🙂
Do you ever use the BE-OD as a boost on the red channel ?
@@167rockstar no. Red channel is gainy enough ;-)
One of my favorite pedals!!!
I love that Peavey-branded amp table for your MT-15🤣
BE-OD vs BE-OD Deluxe ? Is the deluxe worth it ? Is the original BE-OD part of this pedal ( kind of a 2 pedals in 1)?
Will you be doing a review of the Valveking 2 100? I see it under your MT15 and I’m curious what you think about it!
Dude, so glad you made this. I'm about a year into guitar (15 years playing bass in bands but I wanted to start writing my own stuff during Covid times). Everyone said these BE-OD's are sick. So I grabbed one. I was just using a tube screamer into a drive channel prior to this, so I had no idea these went into a clean channel. Every time I tried to use it, I was like "this sounds like muddy noisy garbage" and ended up returning it... because I was sending it to the already gained out drive channel. Face-palm. For a bassist using ampeg forever, it's just Sansamp into dirt pedal right into the front of the amp and dial to taste, no channels to deal with (Except for some specific amps I don't use) Eh, at least I know now incase I ever pick one up again. Live and learn.
I've tried it every way and just doesn't do it for me.
Man id love one of those but i have brand new downstairs neighbors and have no idea how they are gonna react to guitar
Could you do a demo of the Boss Power Stack/ST-2?
I'll look into it!
Would I be crazy to put this through the loop of my JCM 900 4100? Love my Marshall but I can do better :) been looking at this and the pricey Kraken preamp pedal
Not crazy at all! perfect use for iti!
How do you think it compares to the Friedman mini head
Wish I could say, haven't tried the head!
@@belligerentamateur right on 👍
Is this pedal transistor or tube based?
Solid state. Tube based pedals are rare nowadays
Damnit!!! I came here for insight into the BE-OD Deluxe...
...now I was breakfast buffet!!!
Hey Kyle I know this is an old video but I was wondering if you think the Master Effects Marauder pedal you demoed awhile back gets anywhere close to the tones of this BE OD pedal as in my mond i consider the Peavey teal stripes nontube amps from the early 90s the solid state JCM 800s with way .ore gain on tap for pennies on the dollar and this Friedman is basically a modded JCM 800 tone with way more gain on tap, i know the Marauder is based on a solid state cheap amp where as this is emulating an expensive Friedman tube amp but do you think they share any similar tone whatsoever? Just wondering and thanks for your videos man
please compare it with the gup tech DCD. thanks!
I have a DCD. Run it into the clean channel of my MT-15 just like in this in this video. I would say it sounds identical. The DCD is built from the exact same schematic as the BE-OD. Only real difference being the adjustable pots for the tight control. Has the internal trim pots for the gain channels as well.
@@Qbuilt Me too I have the DCD, I love it! I think it sounds best in front of the amp (clean channel) than in the fx return.
Kyle, have you demoed the Marshall DSL 20 watt head? Great job on the BE-OD Preamp!
Yes I have, recently! Search it on my channel!
Comparing the Revv4 to this one, which is better?
Totally subjective my man. It's basically like mesa vs marshall style tone
You have me thinking about using this pedal through my Axe i/O with Amplitube 5- Thanks, Kyle! [subscribed]
Ever tried Eminence Swamp Thang speakers for metal?
I have a pair but haven't installed them just yet. Soon
Fuck yeah, good review! Would love to hear it with a fuzz in front of it even though you said you are a thrasher
Is that a production line model guitar? Looks so sick man.
Hey Kyle is there any chance you can get your hands on a Diezel Herbert preamp pedal? I got the dual channel vh4 pedal like a year ago and I was very unhappy with it. I did not enjoy the low end compression it has. I’d like to know if the Herbert has a similar tone but not the compression it the lows. Thanks for the content
I definitely will at some point, been curious about it.
Thoughts on the Kemper? Have you already made a video on it?
Not yet, but I will soon!
Can this pedal works as a fuzz?
It’s not a fuzz but it’s dirty enough that it could work in a similar capacity sonically, sort of.
Dam Bro!💪
U doing dumbbell curls in-between each riff?
Gotta stay limber
Hey kyle got a question do you like the revv g3 better or the BE-OD Deluxe? Your thoughts.
Tough, really depends what I'm going for. Tight, modern, maybe lower tuning - G3, E standard, thrashy yet full and harmonic - BE-OD
This guy on the juice
Certainly.
Awesome tone
Dude what is that guitar model??
“Let’s do it !” 😂
Great review!
"E Standard Thrash Metal"
We have a new genre in the lexicon, Kyle 🎸🤘
Except that’s what Metallica has been doing since the first four albums. This is still a great demo though. Thanks, Kyle.
Is $750 a good price for a peavey vtm 60?
a little high but I put this in my viewer's comment episode for this week
Killer sound!!!
Can you do the Mesa flux five next?
I'd love to try one!
What guitar is that?
Balaguer Espada!
@Kyle Bull with the gun show lol
Until I get my REVV, this has been my preamp/heavy gain on my dry pedal platform. Love it. 🤘🎸🔥
in fact I used to run it through an MT15 :D
Which Revv? If it's the G20, I also have one and I'd be very interested in your thoughts once you try it out.
@@BrandonBames Nah I'm going all in for the REVV Generator 120 MKiii. I think the G20 is sweet, BUT, like the PRS MT-15, I'm not convinced it's worth wiring up pedals in the fx loop for 1 gain channel (rather just building the setup around that channel). There's no question that the G20 is amazing but if I was going to get one of the 20 watt Alpha series amps, I'd go with the D20 and have more of a pedal platform focus. But that's just me. Regardless, I'm excited for the Two Notes out that they all have.
Basically I've consistently been a pedals into clean platform guy, but since there are so many gain options/channels on the 120, PLUS the Noise gate built in, I'm more than convinced that this will cover whatever I want when it comes to channel gain vs all pedal gain.
@@andybungert Ahhhh nice, well that should more than do the trick. I love the G20 once it's boosted, but I'm just curious as to some other users opinions on the unboosted tone. I wasn't expecting it to be so flubby, but maybe the whole thing is they expect you to boost it. Anyway, I doubt you'll run into those issues with the big boy and all of the sculpting features. I wish you well on your tone journey!
Cool guitar bro
Thanks! Balaguer Espada
Sweetwater has them on sale right now for $229.00 Not a bad price for the tones you're getting.
Agreed, worth that brand new all day
wasp silly Rabbit, yeah this video is cool
How in God's name can you have an overdrive/distortion pedal demo without going through single note soloing sounds???
Kyles biceps and forearms be shredded yo. Gotta have arm strength to really shred
Scooped....what. it's totally mid forward like anything Friedman.
i bet he worked for 2 hours trying to get the camera angle right for when hes resting his right arm on the guitar puffing out the biceps.....
3 hours, actually
You sneaky little RUclipsr... You do it on a MT15 to show us that everyone can do it... :p
PS: get rid of the Kemper... It makes you unhonest (just kidding)
PS: I just visited Balaguer Guitars (first time) You should be on their endorsers list RIGHT ON TOP... Honestly!
I was not a fan of this pedal. I took it back. It is way too buzzy and scooped, not something I was expecting at all.
Can't say I experienced this, but everyone has different tastes
@@belligerentamateur to be fair it was the regular BE OD. I think the deluxe has way more mids available.
To me without Mids you'll never cut through the mix, even with a cut saw! I'm not impressive, any of my tube amps can do more than that!
Чувак ты не умеешь настраивать звуки! А если не умеешь , то лучше не надо! Это какая-то грязь.
'Pedal into clean channel' type of demos are useless for me
If you want to convince me that a US$200,00+ pedal is good, it has to sound good directly into a power amp.
Ok, go listen to another video where they do that! That's what the ending is for my man. Thanks!
@@belligerentamateur The ending is the most interesting part of this video
Friedman’s distortion pedals are designed to be run in front of a clean amp. My BE-OD Deluxe sounds incredible in front of my Morgan SW50.
Diarrhée sonore
Sounds crap. No real bottom end.
This thing has tonnes of low end - trust me! Tight switch in the Off position and crank the bass for that 4x12 thump. Kyle likes and his music suits a tighter sound though, which you hear in this vid - but it can crush in the bass department.