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When doing my captures, I noticed the captures have a little more low end and there's something a bit different in maybe the upper mids or treble. Still love it though

Spot on bro..👍

Sounds great 😊

Finally, a good demo of this pickup

Great walk through! I’m glad the irs are tweak-able as there’s no eq or high/low cut other than the tone stack for captures on here.

Putting the drum mics in there was a masterstroke. Great video.

H Ed, compliment to your video! to your question what was the amp and what was the nano cortex I got it right. Nr. 2 sounded rounder and Nr. 1 the nano cortex missed the "tube amp compression". I had the advantage that I have a really good Steavens 4 ch tube amp had with a mesa recto cab and also a nano cortex. So I could hear what was what. I know the sound of my Steavens with the mesa 4 x 12 cab miced by my sennheiser e 609 and I have captures of Steavens poundcake amps ( I haave still to make my own captures) on the nano cortex that sounds and feel close to my amp. The "response feel" while playing guitar is so close to my Steavens amp that is really fun to play. On a silent stage with in ear monitoring I would be happy to play the nano cortex with captures of my own setup. No need to use my Steavens tube amp head with a two notes captor x in "silent mode". That is the new world! I have to say this, although I have a 78 Vox ac 30 reverb and a music man 110 RD 50 combo. I had also an acoustic model 165 guitar combo ( good sounding mesa boogie MK II "copy"). So I know the feel and the sound of a good sound guitar tube amp . All in all the nano cortex sounds really good and more amp like than my boss gt 1000 core especially in the distortion sounds! And I like the concept very much. The delay and the reverb sounds really good. I can´t understand the whole criticism. The nano cortex is made for live use on stage with a pedalboard and as an amp substitute in this context.

Why mono output ? Any specific reason?

Why doesn't it have an overdrive effect as a pre effect included? Don't understand this. Other modeling software supports this.

i need some guitar lessons from you

I play a UAFX dream 65 live with delays and verb after it! With trs cable can I do the same with nano cortex?

i had the same issue about the noise with a guitar cable but with the ground switch on the back, the noise immediately stoped ...

That's a serious piece of kit! Definitely interested and the app looks ridiculously easy. How does it hold up to the Victory V4? I would guess that woukd sound consistent as an in ear feed since it's the V40 in a pedal?

Hm. I wonder if what you're hearing whilst recording is different than the audio coming through to us... nothing sounded particularly thin to me, and it didn't even seem to change that much when you increased the bass on the onboard EQ... Perhaps it's just my listening setup? (listening on Sennheiser Momentum 4s). Anyone else noticing that? Thanks for the run-through - excellent display of what this little pedal is capable of (and fantastic playing to boot!)

Sounds good. I like it.

CA stand is probably a California standard (Mesa 4x12?)

stack them up!

You have a nice technique mate, its aggresive yet soulful..

Why is there a black brown green protein? Is there any difference other than the color?

That really sounds great! I'm still getting to grips with BB style pedals and I'm really liking them as a kind of low gain drive. Like just breaking up low gain. Does that Mayer thing for me and stacks nicely too. Origin make amazing pedals! I gave the Cali76 on my board nearly 10 years I think. Absolutely love it! The big Revival Drive was on my radar at one point too. Great demo Ed!

Curious question because I’m struggling to figure out my drive set up. Would this be an ideal pedal for rhythm overdrive ? I do have the gold but I’m thinking that’s more for leads?

Great demo. BBs are often placed early in the signal chain, but it's interesting to see what happens when you stack the Halcyon BBs.

I've been a fan of Will Wilde for a long time. and of course after this clip, you were also a great discovery for me

Play the exact same thing with a different pick up and A, B it ,

Yes!!! Absolutely incredible stuff lads. Tasty and great feel too. Nice one!

Cool idea! And great playing from both!

They were all top notch!! Loved the slide solo myself. But that's not taking anything away from the rest of the lads. Great playing all around.

On the volume level, lots of people like to use an overdrive to push the front end of a tube amp. This gives a whole other tonal palette to play with that modeling amps really don't capture. I use my OCD and Tubescreamer into my vintage Marshall, turning up the output of the pedal really interact with the preamp tubes. Especially if I have the amp set slightly dirty, pushing the preamp really brings out some amazing breakup. Especially with the TS, you can set the gain really low, and basically just use it as a boost pedal.

JC Custom Pickups are top notch! Only guy I deal with.

Thanks for asking me 🎸👍

Thanks for a fine review. Seymour Duncan definitely got the name right. And your skills bring out the best of this set. I was looking at the Quarter Pounder but my tech advisor at Sweetwater said I might want to take a look at this set. Glad I did. These are like the Swiss Army knife of pickups.

I have both of them. But my BB is 3rd gen. I had chance for try BB, same like this video in Fender amp. It becomes dirty after 3 o'clock. I didn't have chance try BD-2 much more. I have it since 8 years, but I was inexperienced when I bought it. I had a little chance for BD-2 fender and vox all tube amp in last year, but i can not say i like it. When I have chance I will try too BB into BD-2 with my Vox amp and Fender amp. Thanks, it was very useful video.

Love it! I'm putting it to work immediately. Thanks Ed 🤘

Great lead tone! Any chance you could share the delay settings too?

NICE playing and demo Bro, thanks and ROCK ON........!!!!!!

You can raise the tone of the BB a bit more.

What's the track you were playing on?

The modification was an accident rather than deliberate.

Great Review ! One of the best and honest. Thanks and best regards from France 🇫🇷

I really like dual overdrives. I have a Duellist which is absolutely ridiculous. Love stacking the TS side into other drives and the bluesbreaker side is really growing on me. The Mad Professor Supreme is also another incredible pedal too. I've never tried a preamp pedal or D style. I know the Zen drive is supposed to be very good. Great video Ed 🤘

That sounds really really good! I've been considering getting one as a backup and also for gigs where the "stage" is absolutely tiny and I could go ampless. Might also be a cool option for a stereo setup direct to the PA. Have you used it live yet?

Just started playing around with D style and nearly went for the Dude but went for the Wampler Euphoria …great sounding and really versatile and really worth watching Brian (Wampler)’svideo on how to use it. Use it into a Fredrick effects Blue Admiral ( Blues Breaker type) but has a treble boost. Using a Mythos Mjolner into either of this pedals is great fun too.

I’ve tried em all!!! OCD is hands down the best!!

3:22 How can you test/review a pedal plugged into a modeller? Are you imagining that it is going to react like the front end of a real tube amp? Sorry, you failed and i must disregard your opinions.

What's the blue pedal?? And is the PJD guitar the latest addition? It's a beast!

Thanks this demo has pulled me a bit closer toward swiping the debit card through the copper sound payment portal

The best upgrade is to buy a Telecaster.

Awesome shred ❤🎸🎸🎸

They really can’t make 12o’clock unity gain matching the bypass signal because every guitar has a different volume. If 12o’clock matches your Strat volume when the pedal is bypassed, it’ll be too low to match a Les Paul’s natural volume. Likewise, calibrating it to match unity with a LP means it’ll be too loud to match the Strat.

I would warn people that the tones are highly dependent on the version you pick up. I have picked up one in Candy Apple Red (v2?) that I never got along with. Solid it and bought one that was voiced to match the original before Mike closed shop and changed operations. KILLS. Will never leave the board!!