@@SimonGotthelfMusicWould love to see you revisit this again, with drive pedals & reverb & delay. Yours is the best. I've hesitated copping one of these but as of today I'm committed; it sounds too good to pass on.
Simon, I´ve seen a lot of music device presentations on YT, but what you are doing is really outstanding good! You are an awesome player with awesome tone and with awesome knowledge of presentations for the customer needs. Go on like this and thank you so much!
Thank you 🙏 I am glad you like it. It is a lot of fun to work with and I think the tones are very tube amp like. An more important the feeling has some of that tube sag and response. I dig it. Simon
Thanks man 🙏 this little box i special. Easy to dial in like a little amp. And FOH are going to love having this instead of mic’ing up a loud cab on stage.
What does the Hampster sound like on it's own however? I am mostly hearing the ODs you are using. Also can the Hampster drive a speaker like the Ethos drive can?
The Ampster sounds like a vintage clean Marshall on its own but is made to be used with pedals. It is not supposed to be used on its own. You can if you will - but like a classic Marshall it works best with a boost pedal in front. It can not drive a speaker because it is a direct box.- not a poweramp. You can run through it to your favorite amp and just use the Ampster to go to front of House. Cheers Simon
@@frankvela3083 That makes me Happy 😊 I love that song. I wrote it originally for at Komet pedal demo years ago and then finished the song for my album last year 😊
1: Can you use the LINK & the DI output at the same time? 2: Using the LINK output by itself, are the cab sims sent to that output just the same as they are w/DI output?
Yes you can use them at the same time. DI has the speaker sim and goes to front of House and link is unfiltered so you can send a signal to you amp from your pedalboard like always Cheers
If you turn the gain knob up all the way it Will break up a little with humbuckers. We tried different gain stages within the Ampster prototype and found the best to have just a touch of breakup. It gives the pedal a more realistic interaction with otter gain pedals like a tube amp. Cheers Simon
Carl Martin, Two Notes, & Friedman have rigs w/analog speaker sims. Perhaps there's more to the analog thing than people give credit or proper time and evaluation.
To add to this, I bought Irin/horse branded American sound and AC Tone pedals using them as strictly my tweakable analog cabSim pedals for my tube preamps and they are amazing. Just set them super clean.
@@jst601 Yet to be seen, if you ask me. Best example is the new Palmer loadbox and speaker sim released at NAMM 24. Shockingly bad sounds from an rather expensive product. Sounds no better than my long gone H&K Redbox from yesteryear.
Just spoke to someone from the company. To use it with a poweramp and speaker cab or to go to the eff return of a combo you need to use the “send” from the Ampster. The cab sim will be disengaged and simultaneously you can use the XLR out to go to a mixing console with the cab sim engaged.
Just spent over 9 minutes watching this demo, and I can honestly say I don’t know what the Ampster sounds like. Every sound was obtained with an OD, distortion, or fuzz pedal in front of it. 🤷🏻♂️
@@gilguajardo7808 Well it sounds like a clean vintage Marshall type amp. But it is supposed to give you the sound of your pedals into an old JMP. We compared the direct signal of the Ampster to a miced signal of a clean Marshall (with pedals) and the sounds were almost identical
I simply can't understand why manufacturers still deliver mono units supposed to be put at the end of a pedalboard when the same manufacturers provide stereo delays or reverbs. Totally nonsense.
Nov 2024....still sounds fabulous, timeless & tube.
@@jst601 Thank you very much. A very handy tool combined with a good drive pedal 😊
@@SimonGotthelfMusicWould love to see you revisit this again, with drive pedals & reverb & delay. Yours is the best. I've hesitated copping one of these but as of today I'm committed; it sounds too good to pass on.
Simon, I´ve seen a lot of music device presentations on YT, but what you are doing is really outstanding good! You are an awesome player with awesome tone and with awesome knowledge of presentations for the customer needs. Go on like this and thank you so much!
Really enjoy your demos as well as your playing, always good stuff Simon!
Thank you very much, John. I appreciate it 🙏😊
Gosh, everything sounds authentically awesome, and the playing is melodic & fantastic…
Thank you Stephen 🙏🙏
Outstanding tones! And outstanding playing too, of course! 👍👍👍
Thank you 🙏 I am glad you like it. It is a lot of fun to work with and I think the tones are very tube amp like. An more important the feeling has some of that tube sag and response. I dig it. Simon
Great review! Loved your playing style
Thanks man
Im going to pair it with a spark 40 hopefully it will improve my experience
I’m trying to decide between an ‘ampster and a guinea pig for my kids. Which one makes a better pet?
Ha ha I know what I would get 😂
I like that kind of units ;) danke für demo ;)
Thanks man 🙏 this little box i special. Easy to dial in like a little amp. And FOH are going to love having this instead of mic’ing up a loud cab on stage.
Great playing there! Reckon you could get fender style cleans from it?
What does the Hampster sound like on it's own however? I am mostly hearing the ODs you are using. Also can the Hampster drive a speaker like the Ethos drive can?
The Ampster sounds like a vintage clean Marshall on its own but is made to be used with pedals. It is not supposed to be used on its own. You can if you will - but like a classic Marshall it works best with a boost pedal in front.
It can not drive a speaker because it is a direct box.- not a poweramp. You can run through it to your favorite amp and just use the Ampster to go to front of House. Cheers Simon
Do I need yo connectet in front of the amp or can I plug it in the return to use only the amps tube powerstage.
What’s that backing track from 1:56 to 3:04?? Amazing track.
Thanks man 🙏 that is my song Go Slow from my 2021 album. You can check it out here: simongotthelf.hearnow.com/all-things-guitar
@@SimonGotthelfMusic wow I like the feel of that song.
@@frankvela3083 That makes me Happy 😊 I love that song. I wrote it originally for at Komet pedal demo years ago and then finished the song for my album last year 😊
@@SimonGotthelfMusic I love the progression 4,5,3 one of my favs
1: Can you use the LINK & the DI output at the same time?
2: Using the LINK output by itself, are the cab sims sent to that output just the same as they are w/DI output?
Yes you can use them at the same time. DI has the speaker sim and goes to front of House and link is unfiltered so you can send a signal to you amp from your pedalboard like always
Cheers
@@SimonGotthelfMusic Thanks much!
Was wondering if it clips when turning the volume knob all the way up?
If you turn the gain knob up all the way it Will break up a little with humbuckers. We tried different gain stages within the Ampster prototype and found the best to have just a touch of breakup. It gives the pedal a more realistic interaction with otter gain pedals like a tube amp. Cheers Simon
Can you plug it directly into a cabinet or frfr/active cabinet ? Thnx!
@@Dwoed well maybe… but it is made go send to front of House or recording console. It is more of a direct box. Cheers Simon
Heya heya, appreciate the video. Is this pedal capable of running straight into a cabinet (1x12, 2x12, 4x12 etc.)?
Thank you. No, it runs to FOH or DAW. Cheers Simon
Analog speaker sims sound good to ok with clean sounds, but with more and more gain, that flat 2D sound quality creeps in.
I think this one works better than most speaker sims - maybe because of the tube
Try a BBE sonic stomp after analog speaker sims! Really brings them to life :)
Carl Martin, Two Notes, & Friedman have rigs w/analog speaker sims. Perhaps there's more to the analog thing than people give credit or proper time and evaluation.
To add to this, I bought Irin/horse branded American sound and AC Tone pedals using them as strictly my tweakable analog cabSim pedals for my tube preamps and they are amazing. Just set them super clean.
@@jst601 Yet to be seen, if you ask me. Best example is the new Palmer loadbox and speaker sim released at NAMM 24. Shockingly bad sounds from an rather expensive product. Sounds no better than my long gone H&K Redbox from yesteryear.
Would this work well into something like a Seymour Duncan Powerstage power amp?
I am nog sure how that would sound. It i designed to go direct to DAW or FOH.
If the poweramp is “neutral” it might work cheers Simon
Just spoke to someone from the company.
To use it with a poweramp and speaker cab or to go to the eff return of a combo you need to use the “send” from the Ampster. The cab sim will be disengaged and simultaneously you can use the XLR out to go to a mixing console with the cab sim engaged.
What is the brand of your Strat guitar ? 😍
It is a Rahbek Classic S - Custom guitar.
I have two Rahbek guitars - best I have ever played 😊
OK. Where can i buy this?
I cant find it at the Carl Martin Page...
www.carlmartin.com/ampster?cid=fc3daf12-8f8a-4efa-9da6-5e0034d58a67
Just spent over 9 minutes watching this demo, and I can honestly say I don’t know what the Ampster sounds like. Every sound was obtained with an OD, distortion, or fuzz pedal in front of it. 🤷🏻♂️
Which is excactly how the Ampster is supposed to be used. At the end of the pedalboard with your pedals in front.
Cheers Simon
@@SimonGotthelfMusic But does it not sound good on its own, i.e., like a real tube amp should?
@@gilguajardo7808 Well it sounds like a clean vintage Marshall type amp. But it is supposed to give you the sound of your pedals into an old JMP. We compared the direct signal of the Ampster to a miced signal of a clean Marshall (with pedals) and the sounds were almost identical
@@SimonGotthelfMusic Would love to see/hear that! Any videos/recordings?
I simply can't understand why manufacturers still deliver mono units supposed to be put at the end of a pedalboard when the same manufacturers provide stereo delays or reverbs. Totally nonsense.
Balanced stereo out would definetly be cool 😊