TECH 21 FLYRIG 5, demo by Pete Thorn
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- A full demonstration of the FlyRig5 from Tech 21. A unique guitar tone shaper that can be used as an entire guitar rig direct into a recording interface or PA, or in conjunction with a traditional guitar amp. For info: www.tech21nyc.c...
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You don't watch a Pete Thorn demo for the gear. You watch to see a master at work. Great composition!
Dammit Pete.... you're killing me here....I love your playing... your writing... you sir, captain badass
jim phelps new subscriber here, completely agree. Wow
+jim phelps thanks!!
+Matt Flickinger hi, welcome!!
you're more than welcome, you're actually inspiring me to the breaking point... I've been playing guitar, some bass out live for almost 30 years, been there done that, bought the t- shirt.... but, you move me.. there's thousands of players on you tube. they are all great, but you.. you have what It takes to burn my ass to start recording and playing more....recording is going to be my biggest hurdle... but it's gotta happen. 👍 keep doing what you're doing... it's not only taking you places, it's inspiring many...
I'm with you all...just started watching recently & I really enjoy Pete's videos!! Inspiring me to play more again. Thanx Pete 👍👍👍👍
I've been using Tech21 products for 20 years. For me they have always been the answer. Thank you bringing the professional respect the unit deserves. I own the Fly Rig 5 Cali and it is awesome. I use it direct for live performance going straight to the PA, the output is low impedance. I wish it had a soft knee compression for cleans, a tuner and another gain stage.
Dude you are one of my fave youtubers and studio cats out there. I was trying to convince myself that the Fly Rig 5 was worth it. Thanks for showing me itnis exactly what I need
Pete... you are a genuine player! Every note is honest and heartfelt. You rock!
Thank u!
Thank you for the great demo. It gave me a much greater understanding of how I can get the most out of this rig. I played around with the ideas you suggested and improved my sound immediately.
I love hearing the Alex Lifeson influence in his solos
Another great demo Pete!
I am very glad you did this demo, I was wondering how the fly rig sounds. It sounds as though it could get you through an average gig - sweet! Thanks Pete, awesome as always!
I like your style so much :) Good guy! 5:54 - OMG that sound is wonderful/powerful!!!
Excellent review. Easy to understand and great examples. Thank you. And…you’re a great player. Enjoyed it!
That tele tone is to die for, every song gets better,bro.. great work
I look forward to your reviews, you never leave nothing out and that can only come from knowledge. And your exceptional abilities. I used to watch a couple other guys but now i know what they leave out of their review, Dude you rock.
Yea, I think I listened to he first 2 minutes of this one about 25 times so far. You are a gifted, inspired dude, Pete, to be able to whip something like this up every few days ...
great intro!
Excelent.... !!! Pete.... the intro was really awesome
Wonderful playing over wonderful chord changes! Such a pleasure to listen to you Pete.
Yeah, I'd love a breakdown on that solo, great playing and taste
It's just no wonder every company gets Pete Thorn to do their demos. This man could make a Line 6 Spider amp sound like something I'd want to buy.
fml, I have one of those from the old days, mate suggested burning it rather than trying to sell it haha
Man, this sounds like a great option for solo gigs are shows where you want to have minimal gear on stage: I’m also looking at their Acoustic Fly Rig for the same purpose.
I have an Acoustic Flyrig. It's great. Works well for acoustics, jazz guitars, and clean bass.
Even the clean stuff direct has a thump & balls... What a crazy good, crazy product. Just got one for a cruise ship gig & if it sounds as good as this, I'm gonna be selling off a ton of pedals & amps. Wow. Technology at it's best right here. Hearing Pete demo it is the icing on the fookin' cake.
Right?!!! Well I guess I got one gig in with it... LoL
This little bugger is tiny - don't know how good it sounds by itself really but having a guy like Pete Demo it certainly wouldn't make it shabby. Thanks Pete, you rock!
This piece of kit is a real weapon. Snap one up if you can folks it really does it all .
Wow... that was a real master class of playing and composition there. Nice job!
Tasty licks! Tasty tones!
That's just awesome review video! Totally fantastic playing and what a TONE!!!
Wow, great demo of this awesome kit, I'm sold
What an inspiring demonstration. Damn!
Short and sweet, love it! Need to save one for myself. Thanks again
Hey Pete. This was another great demo with great playing and sound. I subscribed to your channel after watching your Echoplex pedal video, which I did end up purchasing. I have been searching for a proper Brown Sound for years. I have a Freidman BE100, the VH Flanger, a VH phaser, a TC Hall of fame reverb, and now the Echoplex pedal. My journey is complete. Everybody who hears it says "holy cap you sound just like Eddie.." Too bad I can't play just like Eddie.... Anyway, your Echoplex demo was the one that helped me find the missing link for my favorite sound, so I thank you. Thanks again for all of the cool videos you post!
You the man Pete ! . i just ordered one of these just 5 mins ago after watching this video
Love your demos. Thank you for your contributions to quality content in the guitar community.
I'm a long-time brown sound nerd, and am asking IYO which version of the Fly Rig best replicates brown sound distortion. Thanks.
We want the anatomy of this one too Pete 👍
magnificent phrasing!
Pete, you are an incredible guitarist. Keep playin!!!! Sounds great! - Sincerely, Rob
Beautiful playing as always! Such tasty lick! Very inspiring, thanks for all the vids Pete - you rock! Have a great day 😊
I love mine. Perfect tool for some gigs. Good for high risk gigs, and as a backup. Will it sonically replace my Kingsley and Strymon stuff? No. But sooo much more practical in many situations. Good for certain studio sounds too.
great playing Pete!
Sounds great Pete.
Pete, Great demo & awesome playing !!
I have the Tech21 RK5
Pairing it with a compressor, a boss GE7 as a mid boost really makes it shine
Icing on the cake is a BBE sonic stomp going out...really takes the blanket off the speakers
Awesome review, been waiting for someone to put this through the paces, you did a great job!
This demo confirmed what I had originally thought when I checked out one of these fly rigs. I love all the features , but the sound ends up a little small sounding. Also the top end is bright and non-musical to my ears. Great demo, you make everything sound great.
David Marshall Not Musical? What do you you mean by that?
I have crazy hearing. If a device doesn't have pristine components, I hear odd harmonics in the top end that bother me. It's a great unit. It's kind of like the difference between a hand-wired point-to-point, and and a micro PC board.
Pete, you're such a tasteful player! I really enjoy checking out all your gear reviews. My Fly Rig 5V2 came last week and I am pretty stoked so far. We ran it direct into the Focusrite last night and were blown away by the professional sound quality. One thing I've discovered about it is, I can't seem to get any harmonic feedback when I want it - no matter how close I shove the guitar pickup in front of the amp. Sometimes I WANT some feedback, like at end of a song or lead part. I plan to work on it some and see what I can do with it. I probably just haven't had it long enough to tweak it to my liking. But thanks for another great review!
Have you found your feedback?
Awesome as always Pete
Awesome video! Could you please do a demo for the RK Fly Rig as well? A comparison between the two would be great as well. Thank you :)
I see an RK5 on his desk, I think it's on the way ;)
Oh! Great observation! I'm excited :)
Great demo as usual. Great piece, perfect backup for a high end modeler and fine as a main course for classic rock. For the Scandinavian dates on the Mitch Malloy tour I did in 2016 it’s all I used.
Super cool! Versatile and affordable little tool.
I used the FlyRig5 as the foundation around which I built my pedalboard. I run all the drive before the FR5 and all the mod and delay after. The SansAmp section gives me TONS of shaping options and I really love the Plexi portion as a hefty drive, then I use the DLA with a very short delay and a bit of "Drift" (mod) as a doubler to give me a sort of Robert Palmer/April Wine kind of sound. I have a wah, Klon, 808, and Ram's Head Fuzz in front of it, and a Memory Lane Jr. delay, Electric Mistress, EQ (for a shaped lead boost) and RotoChoir leslie sim in back. It all runs out in stereo to a 13 watt Fender Excelsior and a Vox AC-15. It sounds great with the stereo leslie, and even better with the addition of dueling trem circuits on the two amps!! Swirly fat goodness!
interested to know your power supply for that board? cheers
another great one Pete. 🎼💣👊
Great demo.
i actually have prayed to Jesus about you doing a video of fly rig and here I am !!!
I prayed to Jesus I could play 10 percent as good as Pete. That dude can play.
ToeB001 Woof lol. Jesus never comes through on that one.
That intro reminds me of Rush. Wonderful stuff!
Dammitt I wish I could play with your fluidity!....
Tremendous Pete thorn
Tasty! Right on Pete!
Nice Video... Awesome playing... ♫♫♫
Beautiful solo, man.
Thanks!
Classy playing, really well balanced between melodic a ripping runs. Great demo!
You can just tell we on the edge of major changes to guitar "amplification." Yes, there's always been other equipment on the fringe, but you can definitely see the day [not too far off] in which tube amps are the fringe. Real nice job Pete. Of course...I want one. Hard to believe it's only $249.
Pete Thorn,you could plug into a Potato and it would kick ass!!
Great jam,
U r d best in doing reviews!
The Mooer red truck looks interesting too for fly rig. It's fully kitted out
Pete, once again, the pedal might be good or not, but your playing is out of this Earth!!!!
Sounds great!
fantastic demo!
It's interesting that Richie Kotzen basically made a version of this thing at home and then Tech 21 decided to pick it up and made a deal with him. That guy really likes working with his hands!
The FlyRig sounds awesome here. I sold mine because I hated the loud noise floor my unit had.
Sounds Great..nice playing!!
GREAT review and demo!!! Thank you!
Such tasty playing!
Great demo. I've drifted from multi fx to amps to tube fx then tried a line6 hd300 and I've never been happy. Maybe this is the live solution I need.
Keep it simple. Now just to decide which one..
Nice Pete. I actually heard ( what sounded like ) possibly a little ( R.I.P. ) Allan Holdsworth-like lick @ 1:08 - 1:17. Then the usual Pete Thorn melodic Ripping. Love the solo. Great stuff as usual. Detailed and Informative explanation. I can't imagine how you house & maintain all that gear.
wow! it's awesome! greetings from Chile!
For you Alex fans he occasionally shows up at a club he co-own's the Orbit room and he jams with the house band-session musicians and they sound great and he is a sweet guy! Spinal tap would love to have him in the band
I'll wait for your rocking on the RK5 before I make my purchase! Been looking at that for a while so I don't have to drag around the 50lb board!
Please make it hard rock and some spacey vibe stuff!.
really cool!
It has that freaking amp like whomp in the low end. I've wanted one of these for years and this video reminds me once again why.
Pete you are becoming my favourite gear guy
Thanks Tod!
Every demo tune compilation please. 😎🙏
my god that Yaron burst sounds incredible :)
I can see myself purchasing one of these so I can do some songwriting and demo tracking away from home when I can't bring my rig. It sounds pretty damn good.
Yes it's perfect for that
i like it Pete. thanks dude you kick beep !
Great demo. :)
amazing video!!!
make another video about flyrig rk5 kotzen signature like this one with no amps!!!!
Tech 21 do some amazing gear it has to be said, doesn't break the bank either :-). Sounds like his Fender Bassman does it? that'll do! :-)
I just sold one of these for $175 brand new. I never used it, sounded great, I just use my amp.
If you play live these are great for a back-up or if you wanna plug direct.
Oooooh....I see the OMG version of the pedal on your desk. Could there be another Fly Rig demo for that one? Hope so.
I've got the Cali and the RK5 versions. Great sounds.
So tell us the difference please! I'm really curious :)
The Cali version preamp is based on the Mesa Boogie MkII amp, and the RK5 preamp is based on the Richie Kotzen OMG Drive pedal.
Cool, but what is your personal impression of them? How do they sound?
I think the overall sounds are very good, but I do find that they seem to lack a "tight" and quick response. They have a bit of a "saggy feel" to them, more like a classic old tube amp. Very dynamic. The sounds work great for slower playing where your notes need time to "bloom". Not really for tight technical metal, but great for more classic rock sounds. For more metal sounds, you need to add a tube screamer in front to tighten up the response and to tame the "sag".
-additional comment -
The Plexi model that Pete is playing has more of a Marshall vibe, focusing on the High end and Mids, so it sounds a bit brighter and tighter, but I wonder how it "feels" when you play the notes. Is there a lag or does it feel nice and percussive?
Holy cow... a solo so good that I busted out laughing!! Is playing like this even possible without special effects!?
Robert Simpson he literally is reviewing a guitar effect haha
I use one for live gigs (Cali version, better for strat imho). Cool devise, my workhorse! 550 grams only, zero problems on transfer, decent analog sound, easiest interface possible.
Had it. Prefer the drive section in the FR5 to the RK5. But found the Sansamp section a bit lacking in volume. It was hard having unity volume with a clean tone, cause you had to rise the gain so much to be even. Still a great concept.
I'd love to see the Fly Rig compared to the Para Driver DI, which has an on-bard Sansamp. The Para Driver DI has the DI part built right in and it's phantom-powered. Seems like a cool backup amp solution without having to actually take a second amp.
HI Great review, i got a trouble with the vol level between the sansamp module and the overdrive, when i active the disto de difference of volume is huge between both (sorry my poor english) Thanks!!
about that concept of setting the amp with bass and treble at 0 and mids all the way up for the flattest response. Is that aplicable for any pedal?
esperando uma demonstração completa do FlyRig RK5 agora.
hello from Alberta
Fantastic !!! :)
FlyRig great unit, playing it since 3 years now. But thats not the point. Everything Pete's demoing sounds amazing. Super guitarist !!!
Wow!! Great playing brow!! Big fan of your channel!! Could you please help me out, how does it compare to the nux Cerberus? Which one would you recommend for live playing, mostly jazz, blues and rock n roll…sometimes need a full distortion! Tks