What no one tells you about Guitar Pedals & "clone" circuits
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 เม.ย. 2019
- Often we hear about how "such and such" pedal is "just a clone" of something else. While sometimes, yes it's true that a pedal is a straight up 1 for 1 clone of another, more accurately it can be looked at as "building blocks", similar to legos. In this video I'll take the same basic circuit and turn it into an overdrive, clean boost, distortion, Fuzz, and velcro-glitchy-super fuzz, all by changing an handful of parts and adding a few things around the base circuit.
Side note: If y'all like the sounds here, I might be able to make a handful of one-offs. Let me know in the comments. - เพลง
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Would be really brilliant if you could make your DIY pedal books available for people interested in this stuff. Is there any way to buy a digital copy of them or download them please? Love your pedals, content, guitar playing and attitude. 😎👍👍
@@Underfluked There's one currently on amazon. The next version is currently still being written/edited
Any thoughts on re-releasing the older ones? 🤔🙏
@@Underfluked Other than the mods, they're outdated too much
Ahh ok, thanks for responding. People must ask you the same stuff time and again, appreciate you coming back to me. 😎👍👍
I'm in the electronic engineering program at my local college and this video is GREAT! You've combined my education and my favorite hobby into this video. Please continue to make these "nerdy" videos. Also, I would love an in-depth explanation of how to make different effects at the basic level, like what its doing to the voltage signal, current, etc.
"I spent 3 minutes breadboarding this" and still sounds great. I'm impressed how every breadboarded circuit Brian does in his videos are great. You're awesome, Brian. Cheers from Brazil.
Brian Wampler doesn't gig with a pedalboard; he brings five breadboards, some wire and a bag of alligator clips...and changes 'pedalboards' between tunes!
Seriously, I would throw money at any of those impromptu "circuits" you whipped up. Very educational/enlightening. You're a true artist at what you do!
Also: My V.1 Sovereign is probably my favorite distortion pedal of all time. Cheers!
Picture it: effects circuitry you can shift mid-gig, much like moving around the patch cables on an analog synth rig.
@@rickc2102 that is basically what the switches and pots on the top of any pedal make available. Especially rotary switches as you can totally change your path multiple ways.
Why bother adding a foot switch ? Just wiggle around a few jumper wires and you’re good to go ! :)
@@rickc2102 like modular for guitarists' pedal boards.
@@nzeches yeah but you wiggle the wrong way and you're not going anywhere, ha!
Great job on this!
Gee I wonder why Josh Scott likes the video where it shows that cloning a circuit exactly is pretty hard.
I have an idea, make a silicon fuzz circuit with and without a certain redundant capacitor. But you've already done that, haven't you ;)?
GAYLIEN the Gay Alien you seem like a really fun guy!
@@jhspedals Oh I'm great at parties.
Josh, you should get the guy doing production on your videos to Indiana to do a few videos for Brian.
They both have great shows. Brians way of filming reflects his personality perfectly. As im sure Joshes does as well. I find the jhs channel to be a very different type of education more about the history of gear this one is more about the creation. A nice change of pace from one to the other. Both very nice to have access too.
Dang, Brian’s breadboard sounds better than many pedals I’ve owned 🤦🏼♂️
I agree. Here's an idea: Can you put all those sounds in one box? Since the circuits are pretty much the same. "The stompbox that can be whatever you need it to be: fuzz, clean boost, overdrive, ..."
@@elonmush4793 there's the JHS colour box
dad \m/etal phil try the east river drive 👍
I thought the same!!
dad \m/etal phil Yessir! Wish I had his knowledge.
I'm not into electronics, I don't understand much about what's going on inside these boxes but here's why I love this channel: Often, when people talk about this box or that effect, about this brand and about that model, they make it seem as if there was something mysterious, something magical going on inside the box but in your videos, you're showing how at the end, it's just a matter of what you use in a circuit and where you use it. That's it! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!!
Exactly! 👍🏻
Brian, could you do a beginner's guide series for those of us who are interested in building and tinkering but are just plain ignorant from the get-go? THANKS!
Release the bread board circuit
Call it The Bread Winner
Make DAT Bread
Also, if it sounds good, it IS good.
The broken fuzz is perfect!!
Man, thats so insightful. You should make pedals. Oh, hold on...
One of the most important things that I've learned from your videos is that the only fundamental difference between a fuzz and a distortion is how much bass you let get distorted.
insanely good tidbit of info
The last fuzz sound was right up my alley.
Sounded like some White Stripes
So to get that fuzzed out tone you just need all your wires exposed which is almost a moment of synchronicity that is exactly what i did last night testing a newly soldered fuzz circuit totally bare going into amp wires were picking up signal like crazy had to put guitar volume just a smidgen above 0 or the utter devasting tsunami of noise would've been literally earsplitting even at that volume the sputters & spits & fuzziness were like awesome...
Garbage. It sounded like a fart, but not as good as that.
@@WaRLoKWYATT sorry Mr. Bluesrock. Scheduling will be back to normal klons, tubescreamers, light crunches and spring reverb, don't worry
Look for Devi Ever - no-fi fuzz. Not sure if that was the original fuzz name, but you can get this type via the chaos mode switch on a soda meiser fuzz.
That’s very helpful. Knowing how different pedals arrive at drive sounds helps me narrow down what I’m looking for. Thanks Brian!
Thank you! Between you, TPS and JHS vlog... Man, I feel invigorated to tackle tone in the most inspiring yet realistic way possible.
Thanks for all the useful information you give us, Dude. We all appreciate it!!
I found the video fascinating! I've never built a pedal before, but it looks like it would be a lot of fun. Brian, perhaps you could do a video on how to build a breadboard pedal (fuzz, distortion, etc.) It would be useful to first see the basic signal path, and then see where resistors, capacitors, op amps and other components are added and changed to modify the sound as desired. Thanks
That distortion sound - considering you spent three minutes making this - is ridiculously good. It sounds fantastic, Brian!
Really appreciate your contribution to the music world brother! Keep up the good work.
This is really amazing to watch when you have been stuck in pedal design. Add more stuff and things happen! I never bread board, instead create small sections of circuits and lego them together in different ways until happy, then tweak away at values. This really makes sense to me with the blocks of “more stuff”. Thanks Brian!
This is EXACTLY why I love you channel. Thank you Brian!
Thanks for the video, it did a great job showing just how versatile a basic circuit outline can be.
Wow, this video was amazing. I am a newb to circuits and this was such a good video to demonstrate the little components tweaks for modeling the wave forms. Can't wait to start breadboarding and experimenting.
I found this video really informative. Thank you for your passion and search for tone and your will to share it and the knowledge to everyone!
That was a lot of fun. More of this kind of video, Brian. In just a few minutes I learned a good deal about pedal circuitry. Thanks.
So cool! Thank you! This is wonderful to see! Love that we get to see the breadboard and the logic behind everything.
thank you for the demonstration. i find it super interesting that small changes in a circuit can elicit so many different sounds.
Amazingly thorough and informative, thank you for the peak behind the curtain
I am loving your videos. I'm interested in building my own pedals and i find your vids to be very useful to help point me in the right direction. I must admit that the fuzz tones you got in this video are what I've been initially seeking to build. Nasty, gnarly fuzz barely contained in a box!
Confirming my suspicions. Every electric guitar player should see this video
awesome just simply some of the best guitar tones I've ever heard listening to this channel
One of the most interesting videos on drive pedals I've ever seen. Also very entertaining 10/10
The high gain and fuzz were sick. Absolutely wonderful sounds!
All of these breadboard videos are really turning my gears. Both of the examples you used today would be awesome to utilize.
I enjoyed this video. My interest is in trying to build my own effects and have no desire to duplicate anyone else's work. You definitely gave me some ideas. Thank you!
I love these kinda videos. I love the way you bread board the pedal in mins lol. I know there's a lot of knowledge that goes into it but you make it look simple.
Never really enters my mind. However I do LOVE that you explain circuits and pedals opens my eyes to what I’m buying, and what goes into it. Thx.
That transistor gain stage with the opamp sounded a whole lot like a Superfuzz, cool. And, the last circuit sounded like something you would dial in with a Fuzz Factory, amazing. Love this breadboard stuff.
Probably my favorite Wampler vid so far! Great job.
Great video. If I like the way the pedal sounds than it's good. I don't get wrapped up in the right circuits or chips.
This is funny timing as Josh at JHS just posted a vid about Behringer Clones. haha
YA, I know I was just thinking the same thing as i just came from watching that JHS video, then here..lol
Serendipity! I haven’t seen the JHS one yet
@@Superjet113 Same!
I wonder if he'll make a video on the clone subject featuring his whole line of pedals...
@@wampler_pedals10 years ago I went all analog pedals, I bought two beringers cuz they were cheap , both 25.00. The tuner showed up D. O A. New and the chorus worked a week. MXR PEDALS !!!!
I want that first one you hooked up.... Thanks for the explanation. Anything that helps us define and label that ever elusive "tone" we have in our heads is a good thing.
Super appreciate this perspective Brian
Honestly I don’t know anything about pedal building but i can watch this stuff all day long. It helps me learn the lingo and understand a few things here and there. Thanks man!✌🏻🎸🤘🏻
Very cool way to explain basic knowledge of how these gain pedals are created. Nice Lesson!
Brian - thanks for the awesome video. This is the exact kind of thing I would love to learn more about!
Very interesting. Great video! love your take on building and explaining how circuits work. Cheers
Great sound and excellent demo!
Eye opening. Thanks Brian.
Very cool to see what the different changes did!
These are so helpful. Keep em coming!
Thank you for this video! Love your pedals!
Can you do a pedal for dummies segment where you go in to more detail about op-amps and such?
Cool setup. Great video. Thanks for sharing your builds.
Great sounds as usual.
Brian, I am just an old picker that knows what I like to hear.....how it is achieved is up to you.
You sir, make the best sounding, tone shaping gear I have ever had the pleasure of using.
Thanks for the videos and the little magic boxes😆
Never heard a fuzz I liked till 4:42. Amazing
Thanks! I enjoy all the electronics explanation videos.
Those were some great fuzz tones!! Box them up and take my money. Seriously great video
In all honesty, I love the idea of videos that show off the electrical engineering side of effects, whether explaining clones, or something else. It's akin to what CSGuitars does when he explains the physics of how guitars and amplifiers work.
I just happened upon this channel. This is very interesting stuff. Pedals have always been mysterious to me. I’ve subscribed, and look forward to learning more.
Love these techie subjects. Thanks!
Very illuminating and dare I say, educational. Thanks.
Sounds nice straight away
Thanks Brian. I always enjoy your videos.
Oh, and the plural of Lego, is Lego.
I just read the description. It's a bit of a thorn with me
@@simonfreer9076 oops! sorry
I soo wish there would have been a teacher at my school that did this sort of thing.
Love it , you are really good at breaking the myth of tech.
As said elsewhere here, this throw together 3 minute jobby sounds better than 90% of stuff I have now or have owned in the past!!!!
Love this kind of video man!!
And of course would be cool to have that circuit on hand 😁
So cool. Thanks for sharing this stuff.
Very enlightening! !
Thank you!
Thanks for the informative video Brian!
Yes, yes! Crazier! Great demo sir.
Another amazing instructional video from Professor Wampler! I'll probably never build a pedal, even though there are all of those kits available, but your breadboard circuits are waaay too cool for words, so keep it up. I definitely look at what a pedal may be a "clone" of, but I don't let it's clone-iness or lack of clone-iness make the decision to purchase for me; gotta leave that to my ears, and the way it response to my playing. Thanks again Brian!!!
Great job. You have open my eyes to the world of pedal building. Please. Teach us
You called it as it is! Good work
Absolutely fantastic !
I can't thank you enough for a video like this. Even though I don't fully understand electronic circuitry,I am starting to. I hear of people building or modifying their own pedals alot. Wow,the things I could do if I possessed that kind of knowledge. Regardless,,,thanks again for a great knowledge share. Hats off to the creative pedal makers everywhere. Hope to see more videos like this soon.
Great video, it really re-sparked my interest in electronics
Brian and Josh, Gods of Guitar Tone.
Very educational and entertaining !
I love it
Sounds fantastic
Wow. Great tones for 3 minutes!
Interesting and informative. Thanks.
This is an excellent demonstration of how tweaking a few parts by just changing/adding a few components. You always were the master of the breadboard. I really dislike using them.
Very helpful for my (newb) level of pedal electronics & circuitry understanding!
Good information... thanks!
Just to say the video was a much better "let's fool around with some basic circuits and show you what's going on" than "what no one tells you" -- the title of the vid grossly undersells why this was a great video to watch!
I really appreciate your videos
Cool episode, thank you for the information!
Loved this video Brian. Offers great perspective on this subject, and honestly I would love to see you do a mini series on bread boxing and recreating basic circuits. Thanks as always! The Tumnus Deluxe sounds massive into my Dirty Shirley by the way.
I would totally be gasing for a pedal that did all these tones in one box. Nice job Brain!!
Brilliant Video, loved the Tone at 3:25 killer!
Thank you 👍👍👍.
Melbourne, Australia.
The last hyper fuzzed out tone was too cool!
I love your videos! They are so detailed and cover the topics and questions before I figure out how to ask them! I heard something in a video that you have a book? Gotta fond that!
By the way, I loved this. I’m trying to get into pedal modding and eventually building, mostly as a hobby for myself in the hopes that I can literally create the tone I’m looking for. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for this, I found it very enlightening. New subscriber here!
Hey Brian, these nerdy videos are really interesting! It would be nice to have a video present how you choose the capacitors and resistances going between these different stages.
I'm amazed at how much time & money "musicians" spend on Legos combinations of op amps, transistors & diodes in search of that perfect sound & Wes Montgomery just plugged a Gibson into a Fender amp & played with his thumb. Of course, if people are having fun, who cares. I like your playing BTW & dig that well worn maple fretboard.
I like seeing this kind of stuff. I build electronics not just for guitar but in general and it feels like no one ever really talks about guitar electronics. The circuits can be wildly different with basically the same end result many times. What it really comes down to is there are only so many frequencies and only so many ways we can alter them so how you reach a specific sound doesn't matter that much. Picking a pedal should be easy not complicated but a lot of guys make it hard for no reason. Does it produce sounds you like? Does it fit your budget? Is it going to last long enough for what you paid? If yes buy if no keep looking. There is no black magic or voodoo going on in a pedal that makes it special.
It's tonewood debacle. Although in this case at least some of it is true. Not much though. You can just either do diode clipper ( up to mosfet due to differing iv curve), diode clipper in reverse feedback, "sag" clipper ( but this one can toast transistors) in solid state or tubes. Potentially one could also use fototransistor with led and transparency to actually make it a bit more customised but it's not really something I've seen done, despite me once trying to make Hammond organ tonewheels with such setup
Good video, good information. Thanks man
You have opened a world of options in my head. Now I am thinking about how cool it could be if I could have this in form of pedal and few sockets with switches to activate abs to activate different modules and also be able to change this modules to different ones. Essentially no different than what you show in the video just more organized as a finished product.
Thanks for the video!
Wow that was insightful! Makes me wanna fiddle with some circuits right now. Too bad I need to go to work :/ Awesome video as always. Could you please make more like this?
loved it !!...have 2 learn more 'ronix !!...thank u 4 ur insight & electo-knoledge..!!