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Ashley Guitar and Pedals
United Kingdom
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 2 พ.ค. 2020
Welcome to my channel. I am a guy from Cheshire, UK, doing guitar gear demos and anything else guitar related for a bit of fun. I also tinker with electronics and building guitars, and I will post occasional reviews on products I have experienced. I'm not paid or endorsed by anyone to do this, and as such, any opinions that I may express are personal and not to be taken as an unbiased reflection on the product I am demoing or reviewing. Enjoy!
Ashley.
Ashley.
How to change guitar pickups …
This is a step-by-step guide to changing pickups on a telecaster. The same principles can also be applied to any pickup change using standard wiring. I hope it helps!
#guitar #guitarmods #guitarpickups
#guitar #guitarmods #guitarpickups
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Valve vs Solid State: Does the power section make a difference?
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I’m getting all my tone from my valve preamp … right? … Introduction 00:05 Sound comparisons 01:47 Conclusion 04:16 #guitar #guitaramp #electricguitaramp #guitarist
The missing piece of my wet / dry rig …
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I’ve been very kindly gifted a keyboard amplifier by a very good friend of mine and it has sparked the question, “Is this the missing piece of my rig?” I have been getting into direct-in guitar sounds recently, so I wonder if I pair this with a valve amp, will it create tone nirvana? This is a lengthy deep-dive video, so strap yourself in! #guitar #guitaramp #electricguitaramp #guitarist
Donner Circle Looper pedal review and demo
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Today, we take a look at a very inexpensive looper that I have been using for the past 9 months or so. 01:08 User Review 03:30 Drum Samples 06:24 Looper Demo 09:19 Closing Thoughts #guitar #guitarist #looperpedal
Are pedal companies ripping us off? What Josh Scott at JHS didn’t say … #jhs #thejhsshow
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My response to the recent JHS ‘scandal’ … #jhs #thejhsshow
Are the Squier ‘Made in Japan’ Stratocasters worth the hype?
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Today, we take apart a Squier ‘Made in Japan’ strat to see what the quality of components is like. We try to get to the bottom of why these guitars are seen as better quality than other Squiers! #guitar #fender #guitarist
How do you record a loud guitar amplifier?
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How do you record a loud guitar amplifier?
Are guitar shops closing? Discussion Time!
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Are guitar shops closing? Discussion Time!
Orange Amp Detonator ABY: teardown/ repair/ demo/ review
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Orange Amp Detonator ABY: teardown/ repair/ demo/ review
Is the TC Electronic Sub ‘n’ Up any good? Demo and review.
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Is the TC Electronic Sub ‘n’ Up any good? Demo and review.
Is this the best small Marshall amp? Marshall Class 5 Demo and Review
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Is this the best small Marshall amp? Marshall Class 5 Demo and Review
Are we seeing the death of the valve amp? Discussion Time!
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Are we seeing the death of the valve amp? Discussion Time!
Can you get the Dumble sound from a valve preamplifier pedal? Kingsley Maiden D and Page DS Demo
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Can you get the Dumble sound from a valve preamplifier pedal? Kingsley Maiden D and Page DS Demo
Battle of the Fuzz Face Circuits: Real vs DIY / Silicon vs Germanium
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Battle of the Fuzz Face Circuits: Real vs DIY / Silicon vs Germanium
Can you guess the amp that I will be reviewing?
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Can you guess the amp that I will be reviewing?
Discussion time: Why aren’t more people making their own effects pedals?
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Discussion time: Why aren’t more people making their own effects pedals?
Were the Marshall Reissue pedals all hype? Marshall Bluesbreaker Pedal Review and Demo.
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Were the Marshall Reissue pedals all hype? Marshall Bluesbreaker Pedal Review and Demo.
Harley Benton CST-24 guitar kit vs Gibson Les Paul Special Tribute DC Blindfold Challenge
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Harley Benton CST-24 guitar kit vs Gibson Les Paul Special Tribute DC Blindfold Challenge
How good are DIY guitar kits? Harley Benton CST-24T Guitar Kit review / demo
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How good are DIY guitar kits? Harley Benton CST-24T Guitar Kit review / demo
Is this the best overdrive / distortion / fuzz pedal? Hudson Broadcast 24v demo and review.
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Is this the best overdrive / distortion / fuzz pedal? Hudson Broadcast 24v demo and review.
How to build a pedal board: pedal order, power and the practicalities.
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How to build a pedal board: pedal order, power and the practicalities.
Why do guitarists need boost pedals? TC Electronic Spark demo / review
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Why do guitarists need boost pedals? TC Electronic Spark demo / review
Battle of the Budget Valve Amps: Marshall Origin 20 vs Blackstar Studio 10
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Battle of the Budget Valve Amps: Marshall Origin 20 vs Blackstar Studio 10
Do you need a cheap digital delay you could gig with? TC Electronic - The Prophet demo and review.
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Do you need a cheap digital delay you could gig with? TC Electronic - The Prophet demo and review.
How difficult is it to build your own Klon pedal? Aion Refractor demo and review.
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How difficult is it to build your own Klon pedal? Aion Refractor demo and review.
Is this the best budget overdrive / fuzz? TC Electronic Tube Pilot Overdrive Pedal review
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Is this the best budget overdrive / fuzz? TC Electronic Tube Pilot Overdrive Pedal review
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Nice amp, if you avoid (too much) power amp sagging and bass fuzz, as it is wired quite hot, so it is no "everything at ten amp". But you can also solve these problems with some modding easily. Nevertheless, the 5W are too loud for any home use without additional attenuation or load box use. Rather a smaller gigging amp. What I personally miss is Master and a negative feedback loop, as this also is an essential part of a typical Plexi sound, without it the sound is rougher, dirtier, which some players will like, other not and maybe also a Low Input.
Yeh - definitely too loud to use at home without annoying the neighbours! 🤣
@@ashleyguitarandpedals So is my 0.4W Killer Ant... ;-) But I have a good load box and at the end all that counts, is the sound.
i saw this amp on rudderess
i just so happened to have found one today used at guitar center for a great deal and picked it up along with a used prophet digital delay for less than 100 USD total! it sounds other worldly with my 1970s Morley PFW! figured id pop back in and thank you for the great demo and steering me in the right direction!
Brilliant! I’m so glad that it helped! Thanks for letting me know. Enjoy! 🙌🏻
Example 1 the tube absolutely pwned. The solid state sounded thin and harsh. It could just need eq adjustments though.
Plug into something well made using good tubes, you'll hear and feel the difference.
It only makes a difference if pushed outside of its linearity region, that is at highest volume levels. People say AC/DC do that but no one needs to.
It is a meaningless comparison if the speakers are different. Especially between a guitar speaker, that colors the sound by design, and a keyboard speaker that tries to have a flat response and a wide frequency range.
It’s definitely a huge factor in the difference in sound 👍
I have a vox straight 6 pedal and the difference and quality Is HUGE when used in front of a solid state amp. Both clean and distorted, specially the dynamics are pushed much wider and the ability to clean up the sound by rolling off the volume knob. The attack Is also sharper.
By that do you mean that it’s better into a solid state or valve amp?
Exactly. Wants vs. needs. Claiming “rip-off” when it comes to a “want” is either clickbait or a supreme expression of entitlement,nothing more.
Great comparison and video
Thanks 🙏🏻
Capitalist society or not- a discussion around fair prices is 100% legit. It’s especially important that consumers actually know what they’re paying for. The workings of pedals are not that well known to consumers. Is a pedal expensive because of high level craftmansship and components, or is it expensive just because of a cool logotype? Questioning overprized products is part of the capitalist idea of competition.
Yeah its actually horrifying how brainwashed everyone has become.
TY for the great review...definitely asking for this for X-Mas. Cheers, Malcolm
I’m glad it was useful! 🙌🏻👍
My friend plays in a band that mainly performs in pubs. He plays a Harley Benton PRS kit guitar which he made himself. It sounds great and, really, do the punters in a pub know or care whether his guitar is a HB or a PRS? No.
Absolutely 🙌🏻
Good to see someone with some f'n sense. Cordy is a dimwit. My only complaint is stop saying "Capitalist Society"... it's a free market, simply put.
Sounds real nice
Thanks! It has really surprised me! 🤔🙌🏻
Great video, Ashley! 🤘🏻🎸 Appreciate the deep dive.
Hey man great video! i just bought it brand new to run a bass amp and a guitar amp together but the phase switch is not done much as the bottom from the bass is still missing. I think its not a proper phase reverse switch. It's more like an eq
Interesting! 🧐
Great pedal, great video, thank you!
Thanks! 🙏🏻
Marshall amp
Good guess … but no … 🤔
Nice I use a Chuck Berry amp 🤫
Very 'woolly'
should have removed the old lacquer
Man i dare to say even those alnico are muddy. Cheers good vid
Thanks!
🔥 Love the look! Any work needed on the frets?
Nope - all good 👍 🙌🏻
Excellent video on the topic. What blew me away aside from Josh's professionalism was how ride John really was with the video. And then he deleted the original and the follow up videos after Josh replied. I enjoyed John's videos but he essentially tried to sweep it under the rug like he didn't try to deal a blow to JHS and people's livelihoods
Thanks. Yeh, it’s wild! The fact that it was all done under the guise of curiosity is really damaging!
Very cool approach to music using the looper.
☝🏾Great ,..useful advice for these types of Loopers! Use it in Stereo for backing Chord work! Record your lines, counter melodies & various parts on separate takes with recording on Left or Right inputs but have the unit in Stereo mode. Play a REAL Bass or Synth Bass loud enough to balance /mix well w/Drum Track later! Layer in each take volume level -wise to have “depth” & dynamics in your Loop Sessions! (This is Killer for live gigging!) You’ll enjoy the playback jam sessions immensely👍🏾😁! Try this for whatever Genre!!..and have a great , fun time with your Donner Looper or whichever you have similar..🤘🏾😎🎛️🎸✨
This IS my favorite 100.00 pedal and has been since C19 or so. HF.
This is an early Silver Series Squier Strat probably from 1991 or 1992. These were meant to be a step up in quality after Fender had almost trashed the brand in Korea in the late 80s. If you want a truly great Japanese Squier get a JV- or SQ-Series model, which were made about ten years earlier.
Noted! Thanks 🙌🏻
great video, cheers for the detailed demo!
Glad it was helpful! 🙌🏻
Thanks for that, almost bought and Origin. Not now.....going for one of these!
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I need a guitar pedal. I build enough to then sell them. Some people buy my pedals😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤ they need.
Good review straight forward and honest
Thanks! 🙌🏻
Great playing and demonstration. I have 6 tube amps ranging from 5w to 100, and half of them are marshalls. nothing puts a smile on my face like the class 5 does. it's such a rude little thing and it sounds huge
It’s certainly got a unique character, and when you get the sweet spot, it’s just tasty! 🙌🏻
Nice Under The Hood Look
Thanks! 🙌🏻
You got elf ears, I love it.
Best comment I’ve ever had! 😂🙌🏻
The pedal market is fairly decentralized, if you don't wanna spend $$$ on JHS, there are plenty of cheaper alternatives.
I’ve got an “E5” series 1985 Squier Strat “contemporary “ model. White, no pickguard, rear loaded, standard trem, HSS with 3 mini toggles for the pickups instead of a 5-way switch. I bought it in Aug or Sept of 1986. When I bought it, it was discontinued, store was getting rid of it. Paid $313 with hard case. Still play it, though I’ve customized it over the years. The stock pickups were weak, replaced with Seymour Duncans. It took on water in Hurricane Katrina and had to be rewired at which point I added a 3way switch for neck and middle, and left one toggle for the middle pickup. Still plays great, though it isn’t what I’d call a great “gigging” guitar. Stock tuners are a little finicky. But it works for me.
Thank you thank you thank you, exactly.
Excellent point, one I was screaming at both John Nathan Cordry and Josh Scott out loud while watching their respective videos. I really like both those guys quite a lot, the friction is middilingly disappointing but still very civil all around.
I picked up a 1983 MIJ Squier strat when they came out, and it is a fantastic guitar. I have gigged with it for over 40 years and have never had to make any mods or adjustments, other than basic maintenance. I've played a lot of strats over the years and mine holds up to any of the ones I've played. One surprising aspect is how well it stays in tune even whe using the tremolo. Fabulous craftsmanship.
Amazing! 🙌🏻 What series / factory was it? (If you know!)
The 3 series is very affordable
Josh's prices are actually pretty good.
Exactly!
Funny, I was just thinking this very same thing this afternoon. I had watched both John's and JHS' videos yesterday and so it was on my mind today. And I came to a similar conclusion. Gas companies rip us off. Insurance companies. The price of insulin can be a rip off. Those are all things we need to "survive". We need gas to get to work to make a living. Some people need insulin to even live. Like you said. No one "needs" a guitar pedal. Plus...no one is forcing people to buy the JHS pedals. There are pedals on Amazon made in China for $14. If you don't want to pay over $150 for a guitar pedal, there are options. So to say that JHS is ripping people off is pretty ludacris. Not to mention. JHS are made in the USA, using some USA made components. That immediately drives up the cost. Also, why didn't John pick on companies like Boss? Their pedals are made in China, Japan and Taiwan. The Boss OD-3 is almost $100.
Absolutely 👍 It’s also a really nasty choice of words to describe what seems like a good bunch of people being creative and educating people along the way!
Cordy was not asking an innocent question like a lot of people are inferring, he was casting aspersions on pedal producers and JHS in particular straight up. All he done was to show his total ignorance on how business is conducted, the cost involved and the effort that goes into running such a concern, the way Josh broke it done definitely educated Cordy and a lot of other clueless guitar players.
I completely agree 👍
Based on Cordy's response video, I still don't think he really understands much of the concept.
@@SparksofHell Yeah, half arsed apology
Get over it! both are narks, I'll translate it for you, -it's just expressing opinions that are conflicted, both are fellow commercially driven yaptuber's and therefore steaming untrustworthy turds 100%. -end of report! -your never going to get truth when dealing with steaming turds, =both are blind and deaf to this fact by sheer nature of their narcissism.
Yeah people are clinically blind to this aspect.
I don't think it's a rip off. I can buy pedals for fifteen dollars to thousands. For me to build a pedal it costs about the same as jhs to build.
What the dude still didn't understand in his apology was, what is intellectual property worth? It is worth what others value it at... IE how much you're willing to pay for their creation. How much to produce a Picasso? said nobody, ever.
Spot f-ing on, my friend! So much whining on the Internet about things people choose to buy/watch/listen.
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