Good vid for the beginners. I used pedals back in the 80s.. I only use Marshall amps today and don't need pedals. Marshall today have reverb and all the distortion gain you will ever need. Only pedal I need is a chorus and it will be used only once in A while. Delays and Flangers and all the restore toys for kids. Marshall today can play from country to hard core metal from the one amp. In old days we needed a few amps and a lot pedals to cover all the sounds we wanted. OLD Marshall s sounded good then .. but needed dist pedals for hard core metal . Today buy a new Marshall and that's all you need. I like her vids. Only thing I would do not recommend is buying a modeling amp. I played them all and owned a few don't buy them. You will spend way way too much time understanding them and playing with all the settings. You will constantly be trying to find the right sound and never get it. You will be trying to find a better sound . I won't have one ever agin. Spend more time in selections than practicing.
i like the way you talk. it reminds me of how i talk. you make things very easy to understand for me with how clearly you speak and the like, laid back pacing. you dont speak slowly but its clear. i enjoy listening! thanks for teaching me abt pedals lol
just want to say thank you, been looking at a load of guitar tutorials and I found them hard to understand as I have a couple issues and cant take information in easily. you explain things really gently and simply and I just wanna say I appreciate you :)
I did catch your Kirk Whamet joke and as a dad, I thought it was solid! Nice work. Thank you for your videos. My kids have really enjoyed your music and I am just discovering you through your teaching.
I’m absolutely new to all things electric guitar, been playing bass for a few years and got a free guitar/interface from my old babdmates as a gift. It’s a ‘67 Danelectro/Scarlett 2i2 and I love them! I haven’t even put an ounce of thought into pedals and tone lol I’m just learning chords and theory but one day I’ll have a pedal board and I’ll be shredding!
Lots of other pedal types that are out there, chorus, flangers, tremolo etc... as well as different flavors of delays (digital, analog, tape etc...) You can go berserk (and broke!) getting into all that stuff. This was a good intro for the beginner though.
Please keep teaching! I like the way you break down music into the basics. Dang! I needed you years ago. You and your guitar are going to go far. Thank you for being such a pleasant guitar teacher.
The first pedal I bought was a looper from Boss and man, that really changes the way you practice and takes your creativity on a whole other level. It remains my favourite pedal for sure.
Definitely recommend a looper pedal as the first pedal. Most starter amps have overdrive and maybe reverb and delay so you can start with those for FX but a looper pedal makes practice 100x more fun and productive.
This comment is so dumb i dont even know how to begin. But let’s see… What if I wanna learn metal guitar? Should I shred clean? Or maybe go spend 2000USD on an ENGL only to not get a good tone out of it, because I’m practicing, ie. Playing at bedroom level? Or I could try learning surf without knowing how to work with the spring reverb? Or doom metal without a good fuzz? The list of genres where you need to learn to play the effects is not a short one, whether the effect be a delay pedal or a cranked 100W tube amp…
Talking: tender voice & smiling face Playing: badass strumming & serious guitar face That’s sick, love the demonstration and your dedication to the playing
My guitar Heroes Jimmy Page Jimmi hendrix David Gilmour Eric Clapton EdObrien/Jhonny greenwood Brian may John Frusciante Tom Morello DonFelder/Joe walsh George Harrison SrV Jake Kiszka Kirk hammet EVH Peace and love from the Philippines! keep rocking lead & rythm lords!
Great video! One thing I wanted to mention is that a lot of metal tones from popular metal bands are actually the result of a cranked amp with MODERATE distortion and a tubescreamer hitting the front of it with the volume maxed and the gain all the way down. You can also used 2 pedals, one being a distortion pedal (moderate gain) and a tubescreamer (volume maxed, gain down) to achieve the same thing. Just wanted to mention that. It took me years 10 years to figure that out and I spent most of that time using distortion pedals to try and emulate that sound and most of the time it just didn't sound very good unless you get a really good one.
I understand what your saying and it's true. But today if you simply buy a new Marshall it's all you need. A Marshall a good guitar chord and your guitar. It's all you need and you will have all the gain, dist, reverb you will ever need. And the clean on them are amazing. The 1 amp will do it all.
Yep, good point. According to Steve Vai's video, a distortion pedal is best going into a clean amp, whilst an overdrive pedal is best going into an amp with gain. And the overdrive is the better choice out of the two for solos as it sings more. Accoring to Phillip McKnights video: If you combine overdrive + phaser + delay + gain on the amp, you get that ultimate bluesy solo sound. The essential 4 pedals according to Phillip McKnight are: wah, overdrive, modulation and delay. But the idea he says is, you can swap them out with a wildcard pedal and experiment for fun and get the sound you like, e.g. the delay for a reverb or the phaser for a chorus etc. I’m interested what a solo sound, sounds like with overdrive + chorus + delay + gain on an amp in comparison to the modulation being a phaser. I once saw a really good video on what are some good pedals to get, but of course it all depends on what sound you like: Crybaby mini wah, Boss Chromatic Tuner TU-3, Ibanez mini tube screamer, mxr mini phase 95, Boss DD-3, + a ditto looper. I actually have a Boss rc-5, as I want drums and looper, and it is very good. Thanks for the video Ayla, my first pedal was a Boss ch-1. I don't have a favorite pedal, but would say it is a combination of overdrive, modulation and delay. But my favorite pedal I have for rhythm guitar is the Boss DS-1.
P.S. The most important thing EVERYONE needs to keep in mind from Beginner to Pro is “ if it SOUNDS GOOD TO YOU, - IT IS GOOD “ & if you make an ERROR PLAY A WRONG NOTE KEEP PLAYING EVERYONE make’s a MISTAKE now & then chances are most will NEVER NOTICE . FINALLY HAVE FUNN !!!
I usually was totally open for stuff like that, even got myself one of these Boss EC 300 multi talented thingys. That was until I saw that one deer in the woods that had stolen that one Engl Mille Petrozza years ago. Of course I shot the thief and since that moment of revelation I just plug the guitar, the tone does not stop to blow me away and the Boss multitalent is catching dust. The thing is by no means a Fireball. I do not have that many knobs, but the few I have until now do everything in every direction I want to go. For now ;)
Ayla, the first thing I want to say is that I'm so glad to have discovered your channel! You have cleared up and simplified things I have struggled to learn, even after 45 years of playing, the pentatonic scales are the best example of that! And thank you for this fine video also! It can be a big headache for any player, beginning or advanced, pro or amateur, to decide on a particular pedal, and I credit you for cutting through all of the riff raff when it comes to pedal selection. Now to answer your questions for commenters, my first pedal was a late 70's DOD Overdrive 250. I wish I still had it now. The overdrive was what I call "milkshake", thick, rich, and with flavor ( I mean clarity and definition ) standing out. I ran it straight into my first good amp, a Randall RG60, solid state, but it meant everything in the world to a 14 year old then. The reissue DOD Overdrive 250's, to me, are way too thin, tinny, and nowhere near what I had in my original one. My favorite pedal now is a Radial ToneBone Hot British Distortion. It is tube powered, yes, it has to be plugged in, but the versatility I get from it is more than well worth that trouble. I can get a sweet, mild overdrive, all the way to bone crunching metal monster, and everything in between. They are hard to get now, a lot of them are in Japan, at premium prices, but mine isn't going anywhere! Thank you once again for sharing your knowledge in a clear and concise way! I wish you all the best in your continuing musical journey, for you have certainly helped me with my own! :) :)
For beginners: multi effects pedal. Whether you intend to stick to a limited range or what a wide variety, it's a good way to determine the style and tone you want. It helps you pick individual pedals in future.
@@KaiserBruh Taste and Try before you buy and ideally on your own guitar and amp. I’d get a cheap one second hand for the experience and if they have a power supply and case/bag/box try and get them included, start at the bottom and work your way up, …or not. You’ll need at least one extra jack2jack instrument lead and if you can do a simple solder then get ones with resolderable cable jacks and try and get coloured cables to avoid future confusion, also i’d avoid curly cables, i find them a real pain to coil up. Single function pedal ? I’d choose a reverb first. But maybe that first choice should be a guitar computer/smart phone interface. Good luck 2U.
My first pedals were an MXR Distortion+, an Arion analog delay and an Arion chorus. I'm currently using a Friedman BE-OD distortion pedal, Boss Distortion DS 1X, Strymon DIG delay, MXR anolog chorus, and a Morley Power Wah/Volume pedal. All ran thru a Quilter Tone Block 202 and 4X12 Peavey 5150 cabinet. Amazing sound!
The first pedal I ever bought was a Phaser, since I love it's psychedelic sound. And my favourite pedal now is my Boss RC-30. It's not only a nice effect pedal but a practice tool creativity exploder like no other thing for me
Nice beginner's guide! Helps people get a good sound without breaking the bank. For the record my rig is like this: Guitar->Hardwire Polyphonic tuner->Tumnus overdrive (nice buffer, good at the beginning of the chain)->Mooer Free Step wah->Banshee talkbox->Analog Delay->front of amp (I get most of my distortion from my amp). In my loop, send->Zoom G3 multi effect for lots of special purpose time and modulation effects->TC Spark Boost for clean boost->Wampler Ethereal for always on reverb/delay->MXR 10 band EQ for crafting the overall tone->return. Just remember folks it's not just the effects you use, it's where you put them (which Ayla does a good job showing), how you dial them in and, something people forget about, buffered or true bypass! Ideally you want a combo of both, Google for why. :) Finally, if you're just starting out, buy the amp that has the best overall non-effected sound. You can always add effects later but getting a good basic sound is paramount. Don't buy an amp because it has more bells and whistles if another amp sounds better overall.
As a beginner, a modelling amp has been the best decision I could've made. It has all the effects I could ask for, I think they sound great (although somebody with a better trained ear would probably argue with me) and the whole thing cost about as much as a single higher end pedal.
First pedal I bought was the Mooer Cruncher, I bought it on a very tight budget and wanted a drive pedal. My fav pedal now is the Spaceman 6 stage phaser which has helped me be more creative and has opened many new doors within music.
@@moreglutesmoredudes9974 it won't work the same way loopers work while plugged into fx loop of the amp/modeler. Looper before interface will record dry sound of your guitar, so it won't work as intended for layering different tones while looping. In this order, it becomes a tool for setting up tones. You record a riff with a looper and then you can tweak tone on amplitube, while the looper plays the riff for you. But you can use software loopers and you can control them with MIDI footswitch if you have one.
Yeah I kinda wish I had a pedal for the processor I have I'm thinking it would come out both sides of the channel you can record a song on the looper station in stereo coming out both sides of the output of your Scarlet solo or what ever into both channels of the looper station
When I was young (in the 80s) I built a small peddle board. Sounding like EVH was all that mattered to me! Now that I’m older, I have been playing with a Helix LT. However, I’m thinking of going back to a board. The Helix is definitely cool, but there’s something simplistically beautiful about peddles. And I think they probably sound better.
Holy cow I love that reverb pedal !!! Honestly pedals are the single reason I got an electric guitar 👌 the infinite amount of tones one could get is superb
First pedal I bought was the Boss DS-1 distortion pedal, which served me alright as a teenager but I was never really that into it. My favorite pedal now is my Joyo Taichi, which is a cheap Zendrive clone. That pedal just produces the most satisfying tone that makes me want to solo all day
I'm a noob to pedals, but am addicted. Here's my current order; Guitar - compressor - tube screamer - fuzz - amp In the fx loop I currently have a stand alone Sonicake Levitate, but intend to add a chorus and a flanger in the future.
My first pedal was a Boss Ds-1. That thing took me a long way before I replaced it with a Ds-2. But my overall favorite pedal I own now is probably my Big Muff
My first pedal I bought in like 1980 was a Ibanez flanger. my favourite to use is the MXR 90. My board also has a chorus, delay, a mini wah simulator , a full tone 69 fuzz pedal ( like using as well ) and a equalizer. I use reverb, distortion and over drive gain on my tube amp, a Hughes and Kettner ! Great vid !
I see Jimi's Smash Hits in the background, yeah! My favorite and first pedal was a fuzz box in 1976 and yes I lost it. If you ever want to, I'm curious what is a compressor used for?
The first pedal I got was the DS1 distortion pedal and then now my favorite pedal that I didn’t know how much I needed before is now the Dyna Comp from MXR
I'd recommend to newbies not to get a tuner pedal for one simple reason. Don't get me wrong, tuning is essential and you should have a tuner, but a tuner PEDAL is a basic function at a high price point. So if youre tight on cash, I'd recommend getting a headstock tuner. Same function, gets your guitar in tune, and you can find a good quality one for less money than the cheapest tuner pedal. Saves more money to spend on effects down the road and saves room on the pedalboard
Tuner pedals are a waste of realestate on pedalboards, apart from the mute function I agree a headstock tuner gets the job done and can be much cheaper
@@LiamNashMiller No tuner needs to be perfect though. As long is it's accurate enough that you don't sound out of tune, it's done all it needs to. Anything beyond that isn't really necessary
Thanks, Kiddo! I liked your video and being in late 40's and still yearning to play the guitar, your multi-effects pedal seems the right choice for an oldie like me. But Overall, all the best dear. Being a musicophile, I really appreciated your video, please do put up more. Here to learn!
Awesome thanks! My first pedal was the MXR Phase 90. My next two were also MXRs, the Carbon Copy, and the M300 Reverb. They’re all brilliant. Next is an overdrive and a looper! Cheers!
My first pedal was an Electric Mistress by Electro Harmonix ,I wish I still had it!! My favorite is a Treble Booster Ranger, I don't use too many pedals now , My Mesa Tremoverb does most of what I need by itself! It helped by installing a Mercury Magnetics output and power transformer ! a Dual Rec on steroids!
My first pedal… went into the store “I want all the pedals and a board” came out with about 11 pedals and a larger price tag, no regrets since they are plenty of fun. I’m actually a fan of the metal zone pedal as it’s very thrashy feeling.
Didn't get my first pedal until playing for 5 years so for those beginners out there, like she said, you don't need one! I have a great modeling amp that always carried me through the effects I needed
My first and still favorite pedal : Flanger (Boss BF-2), but a good harmonizer/pitch shifter is a serious rival. It's incredible the many sounds you can get with that single pedal, the combinations are so numerous.
Volume pedal + HX Effects by Line 6 is what I would choose to get. That together with cables is somewhat around 750 (euro) or 780 (dollar). 100+ different tones and effects and the volym pedal because... I think it is underrated. And yes the HX effects has a tuner and compressor inside it. Pretty dope.
I actually began with an iRigHD & Amplitude. But now am into pedals. My first pedal is a Boss Blues Driver (it’s my favorite sound altering pedal); love the bluesy sound I get from it. My favorite pedal overall has to be my Ditto+ Looper. It had allowed me to improve my soloing exponentially.
Really cool🙂 I started with a tiny Marshall amp that only had gain, tone, and volume lol. I then got a modeling vox amp and a whole new world opened. I was dialing in tones of songs I was learning. It’s so much better when you can get the correct tone. I believe the first pedal I bought was an mxr carbon copy. My favorite pedal currently is the ehx small stone🙂
I think I had the same amp you had lol (the Marshall, I mean). This would have been Summer 1999. I thought it was the shit. Then I nearly blew the speaker from cranking it while trying so hard to be Joe Perry. 😂
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in other words if you have a couple grand to drop you can really have some fun looking for the perfect tone?
0:15 Roll credits!
Thank You for this precious video!🎸
Kirk laughed so hard at your joke, he’s just been taken away in a Whambulance
I could almost swear I heard him crying as they took him away: "Wah, wah, wah!"
This joke was somewah exquisite. Nice.
HAHAHAHA
😂😂
Good vid for the beginners. I used pedals back in the 80s.. I only use Marshall amps today and don't need pedals. Marshall today have reverb and all the distortion gain you will ever need. Only pedal I need is a chorus and it will be used only once in A while. Delays and Flangers and all the restore toys for kids. Marshall today can play from country to hard core metal from the one amp. In old days we needed a few amps and a lot pedals to cover all the sounds we wanted. OLD Marshall s sounded good then .. but needed dist pedals for hard core metal . Today buy a new Marshall and that's all you need. I like her vids. Only thing I would do not recommend is buying a modeling amp. I played them all and owned a few don't buy them. You will spend way way too much time understanding them and playing with all the settings. You will constantly be trying to find the right sound and never get it. You will be trying to find a better sound . I won't have one ever agin. Spend more time in selections than practicing.
She said the whammet joke with a straight face, i didnt pick it the first time
i like the way you talk. it reminds me of how i talk. you make things very easy to understand for me with how clearly you speak and the like, laid back pacing. you dont speak slowly but its clear. i enjoy listening! thanks for teaching me abt pedals lol
Thanks very much for this excellent overview.
I’m glad someone finally tells these beginners you don’t need a pedal - I am never in tune tho because I’m a punk
Like learning a whole other instrument! I think I'll learn how to play the guitar first!
just want to say thank you, been looking at a load of guitar tutorials and I found them hard to understand as I have a couple issues and cant take information in easily. you explain things really gently and simply and I just wanna say I appreciate you :)
Enjoyed this and learned some stuff! Thanks
I did catch your Kirk Whamet joke and as a dad, I thought it was solid! Nice work.
Thank you for your videos. My kids have really enjoyed your music and I am just discovering you through your teaching.
i think trying to explain the joke and ake it look like a failed joke attempt is even funnier
Im glad the first one you mentioned was a tuner!
For some reason I wasn't expecting Slayer... great job. Nice explanation of the different types of petals. Especially great for a beginner like me
Great video! Thank you!
I’m absolutely new to all things electric guitar, been playing bass for a few years and got a free guitar/interface from my old babdmates as a gift. It’s a ‘67 Danelectro/Scarlett 2i2 and I love them! I haven’t even put an ounce of thought into pedals and tone lol I’m just learning chords and theory but one day I’ll have a pedal board and I’ll be shredding!
After watching this I realized what a genius that u2 guitarist is
I thought you would have mentioned a chorus pedal, very useful eh?
Lots of other pedal types that are out there, chorus, flangers, tremolo etc... as well as different flavors of delays (digital, analog, tape etc...) You can go berserk (and broke!) getting into all that stuff. This was a good intro for the beginner though.
what is the song at 2:50
Thank you. I have played bass and rhythm guitar for 20+ years and now trying leads and melodies. Your lessons are amazing.
So helpful, thank you🤙🏼👍
Thanks Ayla ! You got me on the Loop Pedal ! Love it going to look into one ! Love the videos !
that look when u hit that gain pedal and meant that note! georgeous 😍😍😍😍😍
Thanks so much! You're very informative!!
The explanation about the differences between different types of gain pedals in this video is very clear and concise. Thank you :)
14:12 : This really nailed it. Even if my amp allows me to create custom sound profiles, your own pedalboard is better, and typically cheaper.
Please keep teaching! I like the way you break down music into the basics. Dang! I needed you years ago. You and your guitar are going to go far. Thank you for being such a pleasant guitar teacher.
This is soooo cool, thanks for this
The first pedal I bought was a looper from Boss and man, that really changes the way you practice and takes your creativity on a whole other level. It remains my favourite pedal for sure.
Definitely recommend a looper pedal as the first pedal. Most starter amps have overdrive and maybe reverb and delay so you can start with those for FX but a looper pedal makes practice 100x more fun and productive.
Mine was distortion
Loopers are REALLY good as far as practicing and improvising goes. Very underrated. Fuck tone, you learn theory without even knowing it.
For sure
A Looper pedal is amazing for practice, it really helps with Timing and soloing over some chords. Lots of fun for anyones guitar journey
can we appreciate how soothing and heavenly her voice is🥺
When the pleasant, laid back, friendly young woman whips out the metal riffs ...
That's alright some dude will be running sound for her as he did for the trio of sisters from Monterrey
@@Longhorn.Rock_Roll61 Are you referring to THE WARNING?
@@TheGuitarman1968 well I have been there and I don't think there is another trio of sisters from there. I'm kidding yes of course
Watching your video on TH-cam rite now .
What Guitar Pedals Should You Buy? NONE! Learn to play instead.
This comment is so dumb i dont even know how to begin. But let’s see… What if I wanna learn metal guitar? Should I shred clean? Or maybe go spend 2000USD on an ENGL only to not get a good tone out of it, because I’m practicing, ie. Playing at bedroom level?
Or I could try learning surf without knowing how to work with the spring reverb?
Or doom metal without a good fuzz?
The list of genres where you need to learn to play the effects is not a short one, whether the effect be a delay pedal or a cranked 100W tube amp…
My first pedal was and still is an Electro Harmonix Big Muff Pi from the early seventies. Still use it.
Talking: tender voice & smiling face
Playing: badass strumming & serious guitar face
That’s sick, love the demonstration and your dedication to the playing
Thanks for all the info!!
My guitar Heroes
Jimmy Page
Jimmi hendrix
David Gilmour
Eric Clapton
EdObrien/Jhonny greenwood
Brian may
John Frusciante
Tom Morello
DonFelder/Joe walsh
George Harrison
SrV
Jake Kiszka
Kirk hammet
EVH
Peace and love from the Philippines!
keep rocking lead & rythm lords!
Great stuff girl 👍🏻😎🤩
Great video! One thing I wanted to mention is that a lot of metal tones from popular metal bands are actually the result of a cranked amp with MODERATE distortion and a tubescreamer hitting the front of it with the volume maxed and the gain all the way down. You can also used 2 pedals, one being a distortion pedal (moderate gain) and a tubescreamer (volume maxed, gain down) to achieve the same thing. Just wanted to mention that. It took me years 10 years to figure that out and I spent most of that time using distortion pedals to try and emulate that sound and most of the time it just didn't sound very good unless you get a really good one.
Yep, works great. I can get some crazy chunky distortion with just a small amount of fuzz from my wah pedal and overdrive .
I understand what your saying and it's true. But today if you simply buy a new Marshall it's all you need. A Marshall a good guitar chord and your guitar. It's all you need and you will have all the gain, dist, reverb you will ever need. And the clean on them are amazing. The 1 amp will do it all.
Yep, good point. According to Steve Vai's video, a distortion pedal is best going into a clean amp, whilst an overdrive pedal is best going into an amp with gain. And the overdrive is the better choice out of the two for solos as it sings more. Accoring to Phillip McKnights video: If you combine overdrive + phaser + delay + gain on the amp, you get that ultimate bluesy solo sound.
The essential 4 pedals according to Phillip McKnight are: wah, overdrive, modulation and delay. But the idea he says is, you can swap them out with a wildcard pedal and experiment for fun and get the sound you like, e.g. the delay for a reverb or the phaser for a chorus etc.
I’m interested what a solo sound, sounds like with overdrive + chorus + delay + gain on an amp in comparison to the modulation being a phaser.
I once saw a really good video on what are some good pedals to get, but of course it all depends on what sound you like: Crybaby mini wah, Boss Chromatic Tuner TU-3, Ibanez mini tube screamer, mxr mini phase 95, Boss DD-3, + a ditto looper.
I actually have a Boss rc-5, as I want drums and looper, and it is very good.
Thanks for the video Ayla, my first pedal was a Boss ch-1. I don't have a favorite pedal, but would say it is a combination of overdrive, modulation and delay. But my favorite pedal I have for rhythm guitar is the Boss DS-1.
Great advice. Thank you.
Something about her voice and the way she talks is just SO comfortable to listen to.
Boss Blues driver was my first pedal. Still have it after 20 years.
I have some interesting pedals but the hxstomp has the reverse delay. I hadn't thought of it until your video. Thanks!
Excellent tutorial..
P.S. The most important thing EVERYONE needs to keep in mind from Beginner to Pro is “ if it SOUNDS GOOD TO YOU, - IT IS GOOD “ & if you make an ERROR PLAY A WRONG NOTE KEEP PLAYING EVERYONE make’s a MISTAKE now & then chances are most will NEVER NOTICE . FINALLY HAVE FUNN !!!
very helpful - thank you!
I'm so glad you mentioned the all-in-ones. Some pedal people are snobby about it. I have a PodGo and I think it is awesome bang for your buck.
Those are just boomers who have a couple hundred gs stashed away.
Amazing video
I love to watch Ayla's tutorials its like listening into an angel my guardian angel😍
I usually was totally open for stuff like that, even got myself one of these Boss EC 300 multi talented thingys. That was until I saw that one deer in the woods that had stolen that one Engl Mille Petrozza years ago. Of course I shot the thief and since that moment of revelation I just plug the guitar, the tone does not stop to blow me away and the Boss multitalent is catching dust. The thing is by no means a Fireball. I do not have that many knobs, but the few I have until now do everything in every direction I want to go. For now ;)
Ayla, the first thing I want to say is that I'm so glad to have discovered your channel! You have cleared up and simplified things I have struggled to learn, even after 45 years of playing, the pentatonic scales are the best example of that!
And thank you for this fine video also! It can be a big headache for any player, beginning or advanced, pro or amateur, to decide on a particular pedal, and I credit you for cutting through all of the riff raff when it comes to pedal selection.
Now to answer your questions for commenters, my first pedal was a late 70's DOD Overdrive 250. I wish I still had it now. The overdrive was what I call "milkshake", thick, rich, and with flavor ( I mean clarity and definition ) standing out. I ran it straight into my first good amp, a Randall RG60, solid state, but it meant everything in the world to a 14 year old then. The reissue DOD Overdrive 250's, to me, are way too thin, tinny, and nowhere near what I had in my original one.
My favorite pedal now is a Radial ToneBone Hot British Distortion. It is tube powered, yes, it has to be plugged in, but the versatility I get from it is more than well worth that trouble. I can get a sweet, mild overdrive, all the way to bone crunching metal monster, and everything in between. They are hard to get now, a lot of them are in Japan, at premium prices, but mine isn't going anywhere!
Thank you once again for sharing your knowledge in a clear and concise way! I wish you all the best in your continuing musical journey, for you have certainly helped me with my own! :) :)
The camera's sudden reaction to the gain effects at 4:00 made me lol
For beginners: multi effects pedal. Whether you intend to stick to a limited range or what a wide variety, it's a good way to determine the style and tone you want. It helps you pick individual pedals in future.
thanks gonna invest in this now
mooer ge100 i got its soo good
And you avoid cables of signals, power supplies etc, plus you can practice with headphones, and nowadays they are very affordable with great results.
any recommendations? i heard of a boss 20 or something i think
@@KaiserBruh Taste and Try before you buy and ideally on your own guitar and amp.
I’d get a cheap one second hand for the experience and if they have a power supply and case/bag/box try and get them included, start at the bottom and work your way up, …or not.
You’ll need at least one extra jack2jack instrument lead and if you can do a simple solder then get ones with resolderable cable jacks and try and get coloured cables to avoid future confusion, also i’d avoid curly cables, i find them a real pain to coil up.
Single function pedal ? I’d choose a reverb first. But maybe that first choice should be a guitar computer/smart phone interface. Good luck 2U.
Ayla I must confess you are saving my life. 🙏🏻
My first pedals were an MXR Distortion+, an Arion analog delay and an Arion chorus. I'm currently using a Friedman BE-OD distortion pedal, Boss Distortion DS 1X, Strymon DIG delay, MXR anolog chorus, and a Morley Power Wah/Volume pedal. All ran thru a Quilter Tone Block 202 and 4X12 Peavey 5150 cabinet. Amazing sound!
I own a mxr distortion. And in my opinion they sound great
Every time I've seen a show and one of the bands is running Quilters, they have always been the best sounding bands of the night
*Thank you so much! Your video really helped me a lot.*
The first pedal I ever bought was a Phaser, since I love it's psychedelic sound.
And my favourite pedal now is my Boss RC-30. It's not only a nice effect pedal but a practice tool creativity exploder like no other thing for me
Always the best !!!!!
Nice beginner's guide! Helps people get a good sound without breaking the bank. For the record my rig is like this:
Guitar->Hardwire Polyphonic tuner->Tumnus overdrive (nice buffer, good at the beginning of the chain)->Mooer Free Step wah->Banshee talkbox->Analog Delay->front of amp (I get most of my distortion from my amp).
In my loop, send->Zoom G3 multi effect for lots of special purpose time and modulation effects->TC Spark Boost for clean boost->Wampler Ethereal for always on reverb/delay->MXR 10 band EQ for crafting the overall tone->return.
Just remember folks it's not just the effects you use, it's where you put them (which Ayla does a good job showing), how you dial them in and, something people forget about, buffered or true bypass! Ideally you want a combo of both, Google for why. :)
Finally, if you're just starting out, buy the amp that has the best overall non-effected sound. You can always add effects later but getting a good basic sound is paramount. Don't buy an amp because it has more bells and whistles if another amp sounds better overall.
Ayla always passes the vibe check
As a beginner, a modelling amp has been the best decision I could've made. It has all the effects I could ask for, I think they sound great (although somebody with a better trained ear would probably argue with me) and the whole thing cost about as much as a single higher end pedal.
Interesting: gifted AND articulate. Very nice, informative video.
First pedal I bought was the Mooer Cruncher, I bought it on a very tight budget and wanted a drive pedal. My fav pedal now is the Spaceman 6 stage phaser which has helped me be more creative and has opened many new doors within music.
Nice looking guitar. Thanks for the vid.
I think the only one that is a true "must" is a looper pedal, because it's an essential practice tool.
agree
Can you put a looper pedal in front of an audio interface and run it into Amplitube?
@@moreglutesmoredudes9974 it won't work the same way loopers work while plugged into fx loop of the amp/modeler. Looper before interface will record dry sound of your guitar, so it won't work as intended for layering different tones while looping. In this order, it becomes a tool for setting up tones. You record a riff with a looper and then you can tweak tone on amplitube, while the looper plays the riff for you. But you can use software loopers and you can control them with MIDI footswitch if you have one.
@@JohannDaart didn’t understand any of the words but it looks like good advice 👍
Yeah I kinda wish I had a pedal for the processor I have I'm thinking it would come out both sides of the channel you can record a song on the looper station in stereo coming out both sides of the output of your Scarlet solo or what ever into both channels of the looper station
you are very talented. ive been playing 40 years and enjoy your videos
When I was young (in the 80s) I built a small peddle board. Sounding like EVH was all that mattered to me! Now that I’m older, I have been playing with a Helix LT. However, I’m thinking of going back to a board. The Helix is definitely cool, but there’s something simplistically beautiful about peddles. And I think they probably sound better.
If your not looking to spend a lot a multifx pedal is also a really good way to get into pedals
Holy cow I love that reverb pedal !!! Honestly pedals are the single reason I got an electric guitar 👌 the infinite amount of tones one could get is superb
Your persona puts me at ease.
First pedal I bought was the Boss DS-1 distortion pedal, which served me alright as a teenager but I was never really that into it. My favorite pedal now is my Joyo Taichi, which is a cheap Zendrive clone. That pedal just produces the most satisfying tone that makes me want to solo all day
I'm a noob to pedals, but am addicted.
Here's my current order;
Guitar - compressor - tube screamer - fuzz - amp
In the fx loop I currently have a stand alone Sonicake Levitate, but intend to add a chorus and a flanger in the future.
My first pedal was a Boss Ds-1. That thing took me a long way before I replaced it with a Ds-2. But my overall favorite pedal I own now is probably my Big Muff
First pedal was GAMMA Eros clean chorus pedal. Ish is phenomenal 🎸
My first pedal I bought in like 1980 was a Ibanez flanger. my favourite to use is the MXR 90. My board also has a chorus, delay, a mini wah simulator , a full tone 69 fuzz pedal ( like using as well ) and a equalizer. I use reverb, distortion and over drive gain on my tube amp, a Hughes and Kettner ! Great vid !
This is such a damn useful vlog
I see Jimi's Smash Hits in the background, yeah! My favorite and first pedal was a fuzz box in 1976 and yes I lost it. If you ever want to, I'm curious what is a compressor used for?
everything i needed answered.
The first pedal I got was the DS1 distortion pedal and then now my favorite pedal that I didn’t know how much I needed before is now the Dyna Comp from MXR
I found a DS-1 in my garage somehow as my first pedal. My friends kept telling me to get a compressor. Now its on 100% of the time
What pedal do I n-e-e-d?
Yes.
I'd recommend to newbies not to get a tuner pedal for one simple reason. Don't get me wrong, tuning is essential and you should have a tuner, but a tuner PEDAL is a basic function at a high price point. So if youre tight on cash, I'd recommend getting a headstock tuner. Same function, gets your guitar in tune, and you can find a good quality one for less money than the cheapest tuner pedal. Saves more money to spend on effects down the road and saves room on the pedalboard
Tuner pedals are a waste of realestate on pedalboards, apart from the mute function I agree a headstock tuner gets the job done and can be much cheaper
Yeah my exact thoughts
Headstock tuners are generally no where near as accurate as a pedal tuner.
@@LiamNashMiller No tuner needs to be perfect though. As long is it's accurate enough that you don't sound out of tune, it's done all it needs to. Anything beyond that isn't really necessary
@@TheFinalFarewell For a lot of people, a Snark Tuner or an equivalent wouldn’t work in a live environment.
Thanks, Kiddo! I liked your video and being in late 40's and still yearning to play the guitar, your multi-effects pedal seems the right choice for an oldie like me. But Overall, all the best dear. Being a musicophile, I really appreciated your video, please do put up more. Here to learn!
Awesome thanks! My first pedal was the MXR Phase 90. My next two were also MXRs, the Carbon Copy, and the M300 Reverb. They’re all brilliant. Next is an overdrive and a looper! Cheers!
Tuner, Noisegate, EQ must haves imo
My first pedal was an Electric Mistress by Electro Harmonix ,I wish I still had it!! My favorite is a Treble Booster Ranger, I don't use too many pedals now , My Mesa Tremoverb does most of what I need by itself! It helped by installing a Mercury Magnetics output and power transformer ! a Dual Rec on steroids!
My first pedal… went into the store “I want all the pedals and a board” came out with about 11 pedals and a larger price tag, no regrets since they are plenty of fun. I’m actually a fan of the metal zone pedal as it’s very thrashy feeling.
THIS VIDEO IS NOT FOR SHOEGAZERS, SKIP THIS VIDEO
The first pedal I got was an Ibanez tube screamer 😊
Didn't get my first pedal until playing for 5 years so for those beginners out there, like she said, you don't need one! I have a great modeling amp that always carried me through the effects I needed
Thank you🥹❤️🤗
My first and still favorite pedal : Flanger (Boss BF-2), but a good harmonizer/pitch shifter is a serious rival.
It's incredible the many sounds you can get with that single pedal, the combinations are so numerous.
Thank you for your time and for sharing in a non pretentious fashion.
You seem like a good teacher to me. K, bye
Seriously, Ayla is such a charming person to listen to, and she is a gifted musician.
I just like watching her talk - I don't even play
First was Fuzz. Have a Boss ME 25 mfx now
Volume pedal + HX Effects by Line 6 is what I would choose to get. That together with cables is somewhat around 750 (euro) or 780 (dollar). 100+ different tones and effects and the volym pedal because... I think it is underrated. And yes the HX effects has a tuner and compressor inside it. Pretty dope.
Dam that Slayer lick just earned my respect
Hell yeah 🤘
Thank you for the great info, my first pedal was a Boss Blues Driver and my current favorite pedal is the Electro Harmonics Big Muff 🤘🎸
That reverse delay is amazing!
I actually began with an iRigHD & Amplitude. But now am into pedals. My first pedal is a Boss Blues Driver (it’s my favorite sound altering pedal); love the bluesy sound I get from it. My favorite pedal overall has to be my Ditto+ Looper. It had allowed me to improve my soloing exponentially.
thank you so much. apprecate it.
Really cool🙂 I started with a tiny Marshall amp that only had gain, tone, and volume lol. I then got a modeling vox amp and a whole new world opened. I was dialing in tones of songs I was learning. It’s so much better when you can get the correct tone. I believe the first pedal I bought was an mxr carbon copy. My favorite pedal currently is the ehx small stone🙂
A decent amp is very much worth the investment.
I think I had the same amp you had lol (the Marshall, I mean). This would have been Summer 1999. I thought it was the shit. Then I nearly blew the speaker from cranking it while trying so hard to be Joe Perry. 😂
Omg, she plays rining blood. Now I’m in love😻