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You have done good job. But the pickups are a bit miss. There are many good replica P.A.F pickups. They would be better fitting.

I’d be curious to have you use the brightest cap (bright all the way to the right) and the output set to the right so it pushes the power amp the hardest and see if it gets closer to the real plexi

The main differences are mahogany top for r7 and unknown top (maple?) for standard, as well as single piece wood body for r7 and multi pieces wood body for standard. The r7 should have lighter wood body for being a custom.

Ventris for me.

I find the Empress to be brighter and has this metallic sound to it. Ventris was more of a "natural" voice to it.

The differences are subtle, but noticeable. They CSR7 has a better top end. The USA sounds a bit darker and less defined. The USA sounds a bit thin by comparrison overall. Custombuckers in the USA would be interesting.

Excellent comparison! The R7 just has that special edge - fuller, airy-er, a slight more acoustic quality. I did many similar upgrades to my 2011 LP traditional and compared to my CS '61 SG if you want to check my vid (even both played Hideaway haha, sweet!)

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The king. But you didn’t make any adjustments between the Drive and Gain knobs.

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Not much doubt that the R7 sounds better.

Thanks for this comparison. Would love to hear Part 2. Any chance that'll be uploaded any time soon?

I’m a synth player hunting for good reverb, there’s nothing to separate these two. The empress provides some chorus options but I already have plenty of that. I think the echoverb on the Ventress edges out the empress. Night Sky vs Ventris is my next search

shiny one sounds better to my ears 😉

Awesome guitar pedals my first time hearing this!

You made me stop liking the Empress. Thanks a lot!

I already have workingmans. Should I buy a "the king"?

Complete waste of time to compare the 2. I can’t believe anybody would think it’s relevant. Fortunately there are other logical videos on YT.

Both are great pedals! Own both and don't plan to sell either. Ventris wins on customizing with dual engine and Nero app. Sound wise the Ventris sounds cleaner, but the Empress sounds more organic. No bad choice and either are TOTL reverb pedals.

Subscribed. Informative and just awesome. Great Job. Edit: for me its the Ventris but I wouldn't throw away an Empress

I’m late to the party. Not really a comparison because you out the knockoff pickups in the standard. Put the same pickups in the standard. There is always going to be some variation even between examples of the same model, due to minor variances of parts.

Good video but the Dire Straits in the background is super distracting.

The most difficult thing to do is to test multiple custom shops out in person. Even if they are the same finish, they all sound different, feel different, weight different. Even if the difference are marginal, they'll be there. I have two R9's in Lemon Burst, a 2018 VOS and a 2020 Murphy Lab Ultra Heavy Aged. The ML cost over $4k more and looks like dog shit but sounds incredible. Yet when I A/B them the VOS makes sounds that the ML can't. It's rounder and smoother where the ML is more aggressive and biting.

Thanks for this demo. It's a toss-up between two quality pedals, really. I wonder if either is planning an update to their respective platforms still.

I just traded my 2022 standard 50's this past weekend toward a 2018 Historic R9 in "Honey lemon fade" and the improvement is substantial! in all area's The CS Les Paul's are stellar guitars! Worth every penny i paid!👍

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the background music - Dire Straits... wasn't Mark Knopfler playing a Stratocaster? Is there some irony that I'm missing?

Timeline markers for quick comparison: Concert Hall vs Hall L 1:20 Classic Plate vs Plate 4:14 Studio Plate vs Plate 4:45 Bright Spring vs True Spring 5:23 Dark Spring vs True Spring 6:24 Overdriven Spring vs Outboard Spring 7:22 Room vs Room 9:00 Ghost vs E-Dome 10:35 Casper vs E-Dome 14:28 Sparkle vs Shimmer 18:18 Glummer vs Shimmer 19:38 Modulation(Tremolo) vs Modverb 20:47 Lo-Fi(50's Radio) vs Lo-Fi 21:44 Lo-Fi(Warble) vs Lo-Fi 23:37 Triggered Swell vs Swell 24:45 Gated Swell vs Swell 26:11 Seed vs Swell 26:48 Reverse with Decay vs Reverse 27:38 Reverse and Stop vs Reverse 29:19 Single Tap Delay vs Echoverb 30:41 Blendable Delay vs Echoverb 31:53 Chorus Reverb vs Plate(Mod) 33:34

Im now decideing which one to buy... I see you put the lows in the JTM45 fully down..... Is there too much low end in that pedal? Would you wish to reduce bass even more or with the bass knob fully down is enough? Thank you

Thanks for the great video. We can hardly hear you because the loud music :))

The R7 definitely sounds better!

I love my LGrange! Fact of the matter, the boost is it's strong point. Add a preamp, and it's all that I really need. Thanks for the comparison.

13:35 (R7) VS 13:50 (50s) When playing the muffled sound, the 50s feels blurry but thick but not clear enough. It doesn't have the heavy and clear feeling of the R7.

6:40 50s too bright for me. I like the R7. Warmer than 50s at 6:40. Turn up the sound and listen with monitor headphones, you will find that the sound of 50 is very bright and harsh, not as warm, soft and not abrupt as R7.

Love the standard gold collor better the thw greenish gold of the reissue.

Thank you. Enjoyed your video.

Did you not like the Burstbucker 1 & 2 in the original 50's? I have an Original 50's goldtop and I love those creamy pickups. Very Slash sounding as well as nailing all the classic rock tones. Mine's a 2021 model and it's all hand wired with Orange Drop capacitors. Your's must be an earlier model with the PCB board electronics. I didn't even know they made the Original 50's with that type of electronics. Thank God that didn't last. The only mod I'd be willing to do would be to get those Gotoh tuners with the flat head tuning pegs. Do you have a Gotoh part # for those tuners?

naaaa, Push/Pull Pots on a standard 50ties is kinda weired... This guitar was made to be original..

great video, very consice and to the point as well as great playing and tones all round. As someone who owns a 50's Standard and did many of those same mods I hate to admit that while it sounds great, it's a little sterile when compared to the custom shop. I can't help but wonder how much the pickups play a factor...

Awesome! Some of these riffs would of also sounded killer though a blues breaker pedal like the Vick Audio Mount Pleasant.

Soundwise both are great. Can you do us a favor? Can you do a sustain test to see if the Long tenon has something to do with it? I know it's a myth but it's always good to see these kind of tests. Thank you

Great video. Thanks for this comparison. I’m not going to comment about the comparisons as those are somewhat subjective- my question is about the amp head: why does the power switch LED blink/ flash? Is that a mod you did or something that is stock on those amps? Thanks

I’ve got a 2017 Traditional T, which is the exact same guitar as your 50s standard (no weight relief, ABR bridge, same neck profile) and it’s a little under 9lbs. I can hear some of the same characteristics in yours, they are bright and snappy for a Les Paul, moreso than the 90s and 2010s standards I had which I always felt needed some more top end to them. The custom shop has a smoother high end and the low end sounds a little bigger. Oh and the custom shop gold is incredible!!!!

thanks im about to modify a 50s standard goldtop instead of buying an r7 i've modified other usa gibsons to custom shop specs with great results love all the mods you did i do the same

Pretty good video mate! Just a question on the feel of the guitars, is there a difference to how the custom shop feels when compared to the standard?

Mauvaise prise de son, je possède la Plexdrive et ça sonne mieux que ça. La JTM Drive avec le médium à fond ???

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I have a JTM45 clone that runs on KT66 power tubes. I love it as it is a Bassman on roids. However, it is pretty clean and a very good pedal platform on the low gain inputs. I just ordered a PlexFace. Because I think it will be perfect with the 57 fender tweed and marshall JTM45/100 model 1959 settings through my amp. I'm actually really excited to get it! I'm not looking for higher gain JCM800 or later marshall tones.

Tuning up that high E sure would make the dirt sound so much gooder..

What is difference between Constable Plexi and Constable JTM45? Are the two effects different? Or is it a difference in settings? I have Constable, but my pedal is just Constable.

Great preamp! To my ears SV20H seems to have slightly more bite. But, you know, I'm just listening to a TH-cam video... How is it in real life?