The marketing push is very Matt Watson, Carwow. Personally it’s not going to push me to buy something as much as you guys just being yourselves. I don’t think car salesman is the right tact.
LOVE these videos! Maybe get a white board with some magnetic numbers that you can move around throughout the video to track where Pete thinks they are.
@parallax3d - they built Tube Screamer based on Ibanez spec. The speck is what matters. Once the spec is developed anyone can build a Tube Screamer. Maxxon didn't develop the pedal.
@@S_Bellew where did you get that info? That’s incorrect. Maxon was the original. They produced for Ibanez w exact same circuits and specs. You can still find Maxon branding on Ibanez TS pedals
Well an overdrive is meant to just spice up the input signal so the amp saturates earlier. The difference is probably in the one knob equaliser. So they should really not sound much different by default.
It’s a great concept. I actually played along with this one. I got the mini tubescreamer right, but in all honesty they all started sounding the same towards the end. Shows your ears and brain can only really take so much info..🤟🎸👍
Yeah, so do I, mate. It's such a great concept! I really hope they make a series for each type of guitar pedal. Heck, I would even watch a volume pedal blindfold shootout lol.
@@andertons I would love to see a bass pre amp pedal shootout.. the EHX Battalion is one of the cheapest .. I'm curious to see how that one stacks up against some of the more expensive ones... thanx..
@@stratjed that’s ANOTHER thing to love about EHX. They manufacture big numbers so none of this bs where your favorite TH-cam channel called them out and now they’re sold out and only on Reverb for 3X the price.
@@dylandenney3980 Indeed! Once upon a time I owned an early Green Classic Ekectric Mistress in my quest to become Alex Lifeson. Sadly, that Mistress has been lost to the sands of time.... ehx absolutely delivers the goods at crazy reasonable prices. They're doing just fine, but they deserve to be even bigger.
I own the East River Drive and also the TS808. The circuit in there is literally the same. EHX even „weighed“ the potis to match the original 808. The chip is the same as in 80s 808s... I bought it for 40€ used and never looked back✌🏽
All credit to Pete: despite - to my ears - the overriding similarities (well basically they're all a couple of clipping diodes wrapped around a gain stage), he DID spot ( at 26:22) the original and best Tube Screamer. Incredible !
I can't believe it ,so did I .I'm a T.S. guy so maybe that helped. It was confusing at first ,I'm glad I was writing it down .I actually quit trying to guess price ,and just started ranking what I liked best. Also what sounded most like a T.S. My guesses were 808, mini T.S., J.H.S., Strymon, EHX, Tone city, Free the tone, Hudson.
Nice to see Electro-Harmonix getting some love. They've slogged along for years cranking out great kit, and all anyone wants is the latest & greatest flashy "boutique" gear. My Holy Grail and Soul Food have been chugging along for years without a single hiccup.
Gotta say I'm a fanboy. I'll never give up my Hot Wax or Soul Food. Not to mention all the different muffs, the Holy Grail, the Small Clone and Small Stone... The most unique mass production pedal company out there. Great prices too
Loving the blindfold challenges boys! Really good idea to show the many guitar snobs out there there isn’t so much difference between cheaper and expensive gear and that most tend to buy with their eyes and not their ears. EHX seems to be coming out well in these reviews, and they are perfectly price and have become my favourite brand of pedals due to quality & price.
My mother always said: "Opinions are like armpits. Everyone's got two, and they usually stink." She also always said, "If you can't set a good example, then be a terrible warning."
Homer Simpson is wiser than her. He said "well you tried and you failed so the moral of the story is never try". Words to live by, my friend. Words to live by.
If Pete doesn't know the pedal order that Lee has laid out, you're just making results tracking harder by having him choose random numbers. Just go in order.
Agree - again. Choosing random playback numbering order MAKES NO SENSE. It just confuses the viewer. They’re ALREADY in an order Pete doesn’t know ffs!
"When EHX wanted to make a classic overdrive pedal, they asked Analog Man to help them out as we have been working on Tube Screamers longer than anyone else. We worked with the EHX management and engineers and they built this excellent pedal, to our exact specs, with the JRC4558D chip which we have used for so long. A winner at any price, it's a no-brainer at (way!) under $100."
I’m going to keep saying it on every video. Please bring back the double blindfold challenges with Rob and Lee Blindfolded! They are the best videos you guys have made!
Could you guys do some myth testing videos using blindfolds? There are so many myths in the guitar world and I feel like the blindfold is a great way to test them. The video you guys did on tone wood was definitely one of my favorite
They all sound great, but I think (and couldn’t believe it) I preferred the 808. East River came in second, but the original is just so smooth and full sounding. Great video!
I came to say the same thing! I tried out a bunch of tubescreamers side by side at a store a couple years ago and the East River Drive was the closest to a vintage TS808 of everything in the store...
@@hughesp What's crazy is that it might be the most "Tube Screamery" of all the pedals but I just think it might be about the ugliest pedal I've ever seen. LOL!
That East Coast Drive sounds stellar to me! For price, quality and tone I just don't think you can beat EHX, I have the Holy Grail Neo (I adore this reverb 🙂), the Little Big Muff and the EHX 2020 tuner and they're all brilliant (solid too).
Captain and the Dane: "they all sound the same" Chappers, playing along at home: "hmmmm... Pedal #3 sounds like it was made by a left-handed man named Kyle who was born July 16th in St. Paul, Minnesota" 😂😂😂😂
Ibanez pedals probably are made in Japan (if not China, Rob will know)? And probably assembled by women. So it rather will be Ichika from Nagoya, I guess.
I have to admit, I have passed over Electro-Harmonix in the past. However, I agree that the Glove and East River Drive both sounded great. So thanks for broadening my horizons. Great video.
For me, the regular Ibanez Tubescreamer just has that perfect touch of magic to it that I like the most. I love it- I think Ill stay with what I've got!
I own both pedals. The East River was my first EHX drive because in doing some research found that Analog Man worked with EHX on this pedal. Fell right in love with it, then the Glove, both of which I run into my D&M drive and into my Katana 100. I have 3 EHX pedals that sound amazing for less than the price of the JHS or Free the Tone.
The important thing to remember here is that "overdrive" is a category of circuit, whereas tubescreamer is a specific circuit. A selection of "overdrives" would include similar sounding pedals that use different kinds of circuits (transistor based, soft clipping, hard clipping, CMOS based etc) whereas a "tubescreamer comparison" will feature a selection of pedals that all use the exact same circuit with small value changes to one or two components. Tubescreamer is a specific circuit with lots of indistinguishable copies so if you compare tube screamers you are just comparing more or less the same exact circuit made by different manufacturers. It's worth noting that the only circuit that really stood out was the sidecar which uses germanium diodes which makes for a significant departure from the classic TS circuit and which will give a fuzzier tone. A more interesting comparison would be a blindfold comparison of totally different dirt pedals e.g. a tube screamer, a rat, a big muff, a red llama, a blues driver, a klon, a blues breaker etc. I'd be more interested in seeing if a guitarist can correctly identify really famous pedals than if they could distinguish between several copies of the same circuit.
I love how Pete laughs at the futility of choosing any difference between so many of these....and we are all the better for that reality; quality products across the board for great prices, to experience classic, beautiful tone.
Was trying to play along with monitor down and I got so frazzled I gave up. And then I watched Pete just double over and laugh constantly and felt better. I thought "Oh, I'm sure he can tell in the room..." He cannot.
I love your Blindfold Challenges! They are so entertaining and its also really interesting to hear that many pedals in comparison. Thanks for doing them ^^
Guys, first off I love your content. Just wanted to get that out of the way so you would know I’m not just trying to complain or troll you guys. That said, Boss does in fact have a very tube screamer like pedal in the sd-1. Boss had the od1 then the tube screamer came out. It’s an od1 with symmetrical clipping and a tone control. Afterwards, boss came out with the sd1, which is closer to the ts than the od1 was. As I said, I love your content, and I came to the same conclusion as Pete about the East River. That’s why it replaced my genuine tube screamer. Keep it coming guys.
Good to see the TS mini punching above its' weight - "No difference between the last 3" said Pete. Strymon, EHX and TS mini. I got the mini on my board. Glad I have,
The Plumes is fantastic. My only complaint is if u actually like the color that a ts imparts on your tone you won't really find that in there. If that's what you hate about the real thing then the Plumes is for you. Cheaper too and the EQD customer service is fantastic
Honestly. East River Drive sounds just as good as the Sunset. But with those prices, EHX is the clear winner for me here. Unless you really need all those extras, there's no reason to spend so much for a Tube Screamer sound.
I'm sure I'm not the only one who's noticed for some time now but I didn't really mention it. Lee, you must be a watch collector. No one wears an Explorer these days without being some sort of watch collector. Lovely watch. I love mine, too.
This was the video I needed! Particularly when it’s impossible to get to a music shop and try a few put 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 really loving the sound of the Easy River Drive
I was playing with my Joyo tube screamer clone along with the whole video. Tuning it same as Lee whenever he changes the setting. Man, my Joyo didn't sound bad at all! I got it years ago like 30 bucks I think. If I can afford a TS from ibanez I would. But I love my Joyo even though it is a cheaper clone.
Surprised the Maxon OD-808 wasn't on the list. That's what I use and I love it. I've had the thing for 15 years easy and still going strong. I really liked the EHX pedal here though. It had a little more clarity, note articulation and a greasy quality that I liked. It has that Tubescreamer vibe, but with an added dimension. Also, Pete kept using the adjective nasally when he heard an overtone he didnt like, but I would use muddy or muffled. Nasally is not really a TS9 circuit quality in my opinion... Great vid though boys!
Whatever you choose here you get a tube screamer that most will never be able to argue is crap. Just goes to show we do play with our eyes and brand snobs do exist.. Great video gents. 👍🇦🇺
I own the Glove and the East River Drive... Does that make me some kind of weirdo?? lol :) both make killer clean boost pedals too with the drive turned all the way down... The Glove stays even, where the ERD cuts bass as boosts mids a bit... Really great pedals! Glad to see them getting some love!!
Tried Glove couple time, I really like it as clean boost or with very little dirt. Dont like the higher gain settings there (past 11 OClock). Never tried original OCD thought.
@@ParaBellum2024 ERD > OD Glove will cover any drive sounds you want next to some pretty heavy metal stuff. Killer combo. I’ve been trying to get EHX to make a dual drive out of these two pedals for years.
@@ParaBellum2024 I’ve never really noticed any increase in any of mine. I’ve had about 5-6 OD Gloves in the last few years and kept my favorite one from the group. Although none of them were miles apart but I think I picked the one that had the tolerances in the pots that I like. I’m also not sensitive to noise 🤷♂️.
Slightly different characteristics between each pedal, one isn’t necessarily better than the other. I have the sunset, and it’s versatility is great. They also pointed out that it’s more of an OD pedal than just a TS. Great video!
I’m a shitty novice guitar player who played to some extent a decade ago. I got a custom 60s squier tele recently and accidentally watched a JHS show, now I can’t stop buying mostly ‘inexpensive/affordable’ pedals last couple days. I’m writing this as I wait my order from Andertons, dpd messed up my order and have to wait until through the weekend. In that order there’s a mini tube screamer, watching this gave me so much pleasure. I also ordered a Boss EQ on reverb during and ordering a Moonshine, just because I liked Josh this past week and it looks and sounds cool. Yet I’ll tell you, this is the last one! No more guitar gear until I get MORE GOOD
@C J B that's a bit of a generalization.. But I do think there are quite some expensive pedals that don't live up to their price tag, and also quite some cheap pedals that punch well above their weight. But most drives sound the same through TH-cam. Nothing beats real-life experience💪
@C J B yeah, someone should do a series of blindfold test videos to prove they all sound the same when played by the same person through the same rig...oh...wait...
I love Pete on these blind tests. Your new system is great... Lee is getting the knob positions back to noon, getting the true test and keeping it legit. Nice job everyone. I go with the JHS Moonshine. It has a mid cut type switch and has the blend knob as well. A lot of tones in that pedal.
Played with you this time, not looking at the screen. Like Pete, spotted that n.3 was the original Tube Screamer straight away, even if I've never owned or played one. And, like Pete, I placed the Electro Harmonix as the second most expensive, as I thought it had a slightly overdriven sound that gave me the impression of a vintage vibe possible to be target of a "boutique" pedal.
Joined the blind fold challenge and tonally after some debate with my ears here's my top 3 808 - clinched it by a hair never played one but I've played ts9's Ehx - stupid cheap money for great tone Ts mini - 60 ish Mark again great tones pedal board friendly Great video chaps 🙌
Just bought TS808 last week and i must say, that i instantly loved it. Pairs very well with Blues Junior 4 and MXR carbon copy delay. Best sounds i ever heard from my guitar 👌😎
I have the East River Drive. I wasn’t expecting it to sound good into such a clean amp. Mine sounds ugly af into the clean channel, but rips when it has a bit of amp drive to push into.
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The marketing push is very Matt Watson, Carwow.
Personally it’s not going to push me to buy something as much as you guys just being yourselves.
I don’t think car salesman is the right tact.
I think it would be fun for a blind challenge board build to see if the blind choices play well together.
LOVE these videos! Maybe get a white board with some magnetic numbers that you can move around throughout the video to track where Pete thinks they are.
Please tell us what amp is, and leave in the description
@@kamallica who6991318W
After years of trying different pedals to get a great Tube Screamer tone, I settled on.....an Ibanez Tube Screamer.
@parallax3d - they built Tube Screamer based on Ibanez spec. The speck is what matters. Once the spec is developed anyone can build a Tube Screamer. Maxxon didn't develop the pedal.
@@S_Bellew where did you get that info? That’s incorrect. Maxon was the original. They produced for Ibanez w exact same circuits and specs. You can still find Maxon branding on Ibanez TS pedals
😂😂😂🎉
Number 4 was my favourite
ive got one and a mini too great pedal but my favourite is the duelist from kingtone
This the audio equivalent of one of those 1000 piece puzzles where all the pieces are just black.
Ha
Well an overdrive is meant to just spice up the input signal so the amp saturates earlier. The difference is probably in the one knob equaliser. So they should really not sound much different by default.
Racist
I think green would be more appropriate
Every time I see a blindfolded shootout... I like
If you keep liking them, we'll keep making them!
@@andertons please keep making them. Especially the double blindfold videos with Rob or Rabea in the future
It’s a great concept. I actually played along with this one. I got the mini tubescreamer right, but in all honesty they all started sounding the same towards the end. Shows your ears and brain can only really take so much info..🤟🎸👍
Yeah, so do I, mate.
It's such a great concept!
I really hope they make a series for each type of guitar pedal.
Heck, I would even watch a volume pedal blindfold shootout lol.
@@andertons I would love to see a bass pre amp pedal shootout.. the EHX Battalion is one of the cheapest .. I'm curious to see how that one stacks up against some of the more expensive ones... thanx..
if these videos have taught me anything is that electro-harmonix is killer
until you patch one onto your board actualy
@@stanislavmigra
Gotta disagree, for their money, they are out of this world.
So much good for the money.
SHHHH if they think EH sucks there is more for us . EH sucks kids you should all buy way more expensive stuff .
@@stratjed that’s ANOTHER thing to love about EHX. They manufacture big numbers so none of this bs where your favorite TH-cam channel called them out and now they’re sold out and only on Reverb for 3X the price.
Confirmed: EHX consistently makes pedals that deliver far above their price. Nice...makes me proud :D
That's a fact. The Hot Wax and the Soul Food are killer imo. EHX is like the quirkiness of boutique but half the price.
@@dylandenney3980 Indeed! Once upon a time I owned an early Green Classic Ekectric Mistress in my quest to become Alex Lifeson. Sadly, that Mistress has been lost to the sands of time....
ehx absolutely delivers the goods at crazy reasonable prices. They're doing just fine, but they deserve to be even bigger.
My bet is that if the box is rendered more appealing the pedal will be more considered in a choice.
I own the East River Drive and also the TS808. The circuit in there is literally the same. EHX even „weighed“ the potis to match the original 808. The chip is the same as in 80s 808s... I bought it for 40€ used and never looked back✌🏽
That's the one I bought a few weeks ago. Sounds about right.
All credit to Pete: despite - to my ears - the overriding similarities (well basically they're all a couple of clipping diodes wrapped around a gain stage), he DID spot ( at 26:22) the original and best Tube Screamer. Incredible !
He deserves recognition, but they don't mention it in the video!
Ow, just getting to the end of the video, and Lee does mention it again. Pfiew, good to know credits were given where credits were due.
Well spotted Digital C!
I can't believe it ,so did I .I'm a T.S. guy so maybe that helped. It was confusing at first ,I'm glad I was writing it down .I actually quit trying to guess price ,and just started ranking what I liked best. Also what sounded most like a T.S. My guesses were 808, mini T.S., J.H.S., Strymon, EHX, Tone city, Free the tone, Hudson.
@@STRATMAN1969 impressive !
Nice to see Electro-Harmonix getting some love. They've slogged along for years cranking out great kit, and all anyone wants is the latest & greatest flashy "boutique" gear. My Holy Grail and Soul Food have been chugging along for years without a single hiccup.
East River is actually designed by AnalogMan himself, so it is nice one for the money
Got a ‘Memory Boy’ last year and now it’s my always on pre/boost. Love it.
Gotta say I'm a fanboy. I'll never give up my Hot Wax or Soul Food. Not to mention all the different muffs, the Holy Grail, the Small Clone and Small Stone... The most unique mass production pedal company out there. Great prices too
Soul food might be the best value pedal on the market IMO
Got a holy grail, sounded best to my ears after much deliberation, I use it for vocal.
Pete is sending these EHX stonks to the moon.
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Mathews Guitar Works I’M HODLING
@@Paul-dw2cl 🤘
Loving the blindfold challenges boys! Really good idea to show the many guitar snobs out there there isn’t so much difference between cheaper and expensive gear and that most tend to buy with their eyes and not their ears.
EHX seems to be coming out well in these reviews, and they are perfectly price and have become my favourite brand of pedals due to quality & price.
My mother always said: "Opinions are like armpits. Everyone's got two, and they usually stink."
She also always said, "If you can't set a good example, then be a terrible warning."
My grandma used to say "if you can't play guitar very well, buy an overdrive pedal"
My grandma is evil. Anyone want to swap?
Kudos to your mom
Homer Simpson is wiser than her. He said "well you tried and you failed so the moral of the story is never try". Words to live by, my friend. Words to live by.
If Pete doesn't know the pedal order that Lee has laid out, you're just making results tracking harder by having him choose random numbers. Just go in order.
Just to be confusing, in the video description, the timestamps are in order
Agree - again. Choosing random playback numbering order MAKES NO SENSE. It just confuses the viewer. They’re ALREADY in an order Pete doesn’t know ffs!
People will complain it is a setup. Some still do, but more would.
"When EHX wanted to make a classic overdrive pedal, they asked Analog Man to help them out as we have been working on Tube Screamers longer than anyone else. We worked with the EHX management and engineers and they built this excellent pedal, to our exact specs, with the JRC4558D chip which we have used for so long. A winner at any price, it's a no-brainer at (way!) under $100."
The EHX 'East River Drive' is going to fly off the shelves as a result of this!
This series is an instant classic! Bravo!
Captain: "You've got one last pedal, number 7, which you will insert somewhere." Pete: "Bend over then."
I’m going to keep saying it on every video. Please bring back the double blindfold challenges with Rob and Lee Blindfolded! They are the best videos you guys have made!
Could you guys do some myth testing videos using blindfolds? There are so many myths in the guitar world and I feel like the blindfold is a great way to test them. The video you guys did on tone wood was definitely one of my favorite
YES! Great idea!
Like is buffer better than bypass, or Clones can’t clone the originals...
They all sound great, but I think (and couldn’t believe it) I preferred the 808. East River came in second, but the original is just so smooth and full sounding. Great video!
In fairness, the East River Drive was designed by Analog Mike Piera, so technically it's the most expensive designer.
Definitely my favorite
I came to say the same thing! I tried out a bunch of tubescreamers side by side at a store a couple years ago and the East River Drive was the closest to a vintage TS808 of everything in the store...
@@hughesp What's crazy is that it might be the most "Tube Screamery" of all the pedals but I just think it might be about the ugliest pedal I've ever seen. LOL!
@@SimpleManGuitars1973 Tastes vary... I actually quite like how it looks on a pedalboard...
@@hughesp I agree I kind of like the graphic
I went with a tube screamer mini a while ago and I've never looked back. Great shootout Andertons! Cheers Pete and Captain!!
That East Coast Drive sounds stellar to me! For price, quality and tone I just don't think you can beat EHX, I have the Holy Grail Neo (I adore this reverb 🙂), the Little Big Muff and the EHX 2020 tuner and they're all brilliant (solid too).
Captain and the Dane: "they all sound the same"
Chappers, playing along at home: "hmmmm... Pedal #3 sounds like it was made by a left-handed man named Kyle who was born July 16th in St. Paul, Minnesota" 😂😂😂😂
yes. although pete did real well with this one.
@@beeftheheat absolutely he did, I just couldn't resist the joke 😉
Ibanez pedals probably are made in Japan (if not China, Rob will know)? And probably assembled by women. So it rather will be Ichika from Nagoya, I guess.
@@fritsvanzanten3573 well played 😉
On. Point. :-D
Great video guys. I'm happy, just bought the Ibanez TS Mini for a great price; fits precisely on a tiny gap on my board 👍.
I love blind tests. These two have great ears👂🏼!
I have to admit, I have passed over Electro-Harmonix in the past. However, I agree that the Glove and East River Drive both sounded great. So thanks for broadening my horizons. Great video.
Brilliant guys. And a huge 'Thank you!!' for consolidating my choice in the TS Mini.
This series is soooo good..... EHX must be absolutely loving every second of this validation.
For me, the regular Ibanez Tubescreamer just has that perfect touch of magic to it that I like the most. I love it- I think Ill stay with what I've got!
Genuinely, as a player of 20 years, this year, the Joyo version of the tube screamer is spectacular value for the money.
That East River Drive sounds incredible.
The EHX East River Drive was a collaboration with Mike from AnalogMan Pedals... ;)
I own both pedals. The East River was my first EHX drive because in doing some research found that Analog Man worked with EHX on this pedal. Fell right in love with it, then the Glove, both of which I run into my D&M drive and into my Katana 100. I have 3 EHX pedals that sound amazing for less than the price of the JHS or Free the Tone.
The important thing to remember here is that "overdrive" is a category of circuit, whereas tubescreamer is a specific circuit. A selection of "overdrives" would include similar sounding pedals that use different kinds of circuits (transistor based, soft clipping, hard clipping, CMOS based etc) whereas a "tubescreamer comparison" will feature a selection of pedals that all use the exact same circuit with small value changes to one or two components. Tubescreamer is a specific circuit with lots of indistinguishable copies so if you compare tube screamers you are just comparing more or less the same exact circuit made by different manufacturers. It's worth noting that the only circuit that really stood out was the sidecar which uses germanium diodes which makes for a significant departure from the classic TS circuit and which will give a fuzzier tone.
A more interesting comparison would be a blindfold comparison of totally different dirt pedals e.g. a tube screamer, a rat, a big muff, a red llama, a blues driver, a klon, a blues breaker etc. I'd be more interested in seeing if a guitarist can correctly identify really famous pedals than if they could distinguish between several copies of the same circuit.
I love how Pete laughs at the futility of choosing any difference between so many of these....and we are all the better for that reality; quality products across the board for great prices, to experience classic, beautiful tone.
You can keep all of the pedals.
I'll have that Strat.
Oh, ok, I'll have that EHX East River Drive too.
32:20 --> "People hear with their eyes, man....."
Pete, spot on! My buddy runs a guitar shop and has been saying that for years!!!
Big reveal: Lee never actually switched to different pedals; all we heard was the 808 :-)
Plot twist, the pedal wasn't on the table, it was a metalzone on the floor
@@abcrx32j Touché
@@abcrx32j plot twist, they were actually playing a bass guitar
Plot twist, Pete is not even actually playing, its Rabea behind the camera!
Was trying to play along with monitor down and I got so frazzled I gave up. And then I watched Pete just double over and laugh constantly and felt better. I thought "Oh, I'm sure he can tell in the room..." He cannot.
I love your Blindfold Challenges! They are so entertaining and its also really interesting to hear that many pedals in comparison. Thanks for doing them ^^
Thanks for watching Jonas, we're glad you like them!
Guys, first off I love your content. Just wanted to get that out of the way so you would know I’m not just trying to complain or troll you guys.
That said, Boss does in fact have a very tube screamer like pedal in the sd-1. Boss had the od1 then the tube screamer came out. It’s an od1 with symmetrical clipping and a tone control. Afterwards, boss came out with the sd1, which is closer to the ts than the od1 was.
As I said, I love your content, and I came to the same conclusion as Pete about the East River. That’s why it replaced my genuine tube screamer. Keep it coming guys.
I keep watching these pedal shootout videos and what I've learned is that I need a strat.
Good to see the TS mini punching above its' weight - "No difference between the last 3" said Pete. Strymon, EHX and TS mini. I got the mini on my board. Glad I have,
Earthquaker devices Plumes deserves to be here.
Instead of the Free the tone, that pedal really sound out of place here.
Honestly I clicked the video to see if plumes was here lol
@@ebanizalex same here! I love it. Maybe it's sold out in their store 😁
The Plumes is fantastic. My only complaint is if u actually like the color that a ts imparts on your tone you won't really find that in there. If that's what you hate about the real thing then the Plumes is for you. Cheaper too and the EQD customer service is fantastic
Indeed!
Authentic texas blues from across the pond. Nicely done!
Honestly. East River Drive sounds just as good as the Sunset. But with those prices, EHX is the clear winner for me here. Unless you really need all those extras, there's no reason to spend so much for a Tube Screamer sound.
I'm sure I'm not the only one who's noticed for some time now but I didn't really mention it. Lee, you must be a watch collector. No one wears an Explorer these days without being some sort of watch collector. Lovely watch. I love mine, too.
Well done guys one of the best shoot outs I’ve seen. I had a feeling that EHX would be a contender
This was the video I needed! Particularly when it’s impossible to get to a music shop and try a few put 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 really loving the sound of the Easy River Drive
Well done EHX 😯
"People listen with their eyes"..... How very true.
Please!! Do a Fool´s Day Special edition with a blindfold Challenge with 5 same pedals to fool Pete! This would drive him crazy!!!
We're saving this!
I was playing with my Joyo tube screamer clone along with the whole video. Tuning it same as Lee whenever he changes the setting. Man, my Joyo didn't sound bad at all! I got it years ago like 30 bucks I think. If I can afford a TS from ibanez I would. But I love my Joyo even though it is a cheaper clone.
Now do klons! I bet the ehx soul food will come out on top
They just did that with Rob Chapman a few months ago.
Klon blindfold challenge is coming soon...
@@andertons Hopefully the Sugar Drive made the list!
@@andertons maybe throw in the MXR Sugar Drive?
What about the real deal?
Surprised the Maxon OD-808 wasn't on the list. That's what I use and I love it. I've had the thing for 15 years easy and still going strong.
I really liked the EHX pedal here though. It had a little more clarity, note articulation and a greasy quality that I liked. It has that Tubescreamer vibe, but with an added dimension. Also, Pete kept using the adjective nasally when he heard an overtone he didnt like, but I would use muddy or muffled. Nasally is not really a TS9 circuit quality in my opinion...
Great vid though boys!
This guy is amazing!!! His licks are so smooth...
That didn't come out right...
It's amazing how Pete gets the Cap to adjust each pedal so they all sound the same. You guys are great.
This is crazy. And I was actually hoping to see the Ehx in top 3. Man this is no coincidence
Andertons shootout and challenge videos have always been a favorite of mine. And this is no exception.
EHX always smash these challenges out the park!
Not with their Klon clone they didn’t.
This is currently my favourite series on youtube :)
Whatever you choose here you get a tube screamer that most will never be able to argue is crap. Just goes to show we do play with our eyes and brand snobs do exist.. Great video gents. 👍🇦🇺
I own the Glove and the East River Drive... Does that make me some kind of weirdo?? lol :) both make killer clean boost pedals too with the drive turned all the way down... The Glove stays even, where the ERD cuts bass as boosts mids a bit... Really great pedals! Glad to see them getting some love!!
Tried Glove couple time, I really like it as clean boost or with very little dirt. Dont like the higher gain settings there (past 11 OClock). Never tried original OCD thought.
No, it makes you a smart value shopper!
@@stanislavmigra Have you tried flipping the 9v to 18v switch inside the pedal? Lets you run it at 18v on a 9v power supply. Makes it better IMO.
@@ParaBellum2024 ERD > OD Glove will cover any drive sounds you want next to some pretty heavy metal stuff. Killer combo. I’ve been trying to get EHX to make a dual drive out of these two pedals for years.
@@ParaBellum2024 I’ve never really noticed any increase in any of mine. I’ve had about 5-6 OD Gloves in the last few years and kept my favorite one from the group. Although none of them were miles apart but I think I picked the one that had the tolerances in the pots that I like. I’m also not sensitive to noise 🤷♂️.
Slightly different characteristics between each pedal, one isn’t necessarily better than the other. I have the sunset, and it’s versatility is great. They also pointed out that it’s more of an OD pedal than just a TS. Great video!
I really feel sorry for Pete. This is so im-f***ing-possible to hear price-wise.
That's not Pete that's Brian setzer
Thank you for all these shoot out vdos!! Awesome
Pete's a much tastier player but chappers got the better ears for sure. The observations of his supreme hearing always were interesting
Rob also has the bigger ego and that can get annoying, to be honest.
@@mrcoatsworth429 Yeah I don't watch the videos with rob anymore. Pete is just way more charismatic and endearing
I’m a shitty novice guitar player who played to some extent a decade ago. I got a custom 60s squier tele recently and accidentally watched a JHS show, now I can’t stop buying mostly ‘inexpensive/affordable’ pedals last couple days.
I’m writing this as I wait my order from Andertons, dpd messed up my order and have to wait until through the weekend. In that order there’s a mini tube screamer, watching this gave me so much pleasure.
I also ordered a Boss EQ on reverb during and ordering a Moonshine, just because I liked Josh this past week and it looks and sounds cool.
Yet I’ll tell you, this is the last one! No more guitar gear until I get MORE GOOD
I'm at the five pedal break. They're all indistinguishable to me.
It never got any clearer. Again, to me, and thru a Galaxy S20.
@C J B word.
@C J B that's a bit of a generalization.. But I do think there are quite some expensive pedals that don't live up to their price tag, and also quite some cheap pedals that punch well above their weight.
But most drives sound the same through TH-cam. Nothing beats real-life experience💪
I saw a pedal on Facebook that had parts from a Russian Mig for controls. Whole thing reminds me of the wine industry: Its at least 50% the label.
@C J B yeah, someone should do a series of blindfold test videos to prove they all sound the same when played by the same person through the same rig...oh...wait...
This makes it simple. Pick your favorite art/design and buy that one. The simple Ibanez green box is still my favorite.
Every time Pete laughs, I laugh! 😂
At the last round Pete finally picked the tube Screamer 26:23 ! Thanks for these nice videos guys.
All I can say is that EHX makes extremely good pedals for a reasonable price.
had so much fun watching, thanks for this mates !
There really is something magical in the EHX circuits. Even pedals I have zero interest in sound incredible!
I love Pete on these blind tests. Your new system is great... Lee is getting the knob positions back to noon, getting the true test and keeping it legit. Nice job everyone. I go with the JHS Moonshine. It has a mid cut type switch and has the blend knob as well. A lot of tones in that pedal.
I’ve always thought EHX pedals are best bang for your buck. Often not the best lookers but always sound great.
Great job on this. I love these blind shootouts. This proves to me, that we also " Hear with our Eyes "
Love these challenges! How about "transparent" overdrives? Seems like everyone makes one of those 🤔
This channel is great and Pete Honore is a legend to my ears. Thanks.
When Pete says "Its impossible!"... I don't feel bad
Remember the octave fuzz blindfold challenge wit Rob ?. Ehx also came winner with the octavix. These guys know how to make inspiring pedals.
Blindfold with Blues Breaker pedal would be awesome !!
And tweed style od pedal btw
Played with you this time, not looking at the screen.
Like Pete, spotted that n.3 was the original Tube Screamer straight away, even if I've never owned or played one.
And, like Pete, I placed the Electro Harmonix as the second most expensive, as I thought it had a slightly overdriven sound that gave me the impression of a vintage vibe possible to be target of a "boutique" pedal.
Instead of waterboarding, The captain was "pedalboading" poor Pete on this one.
Joined the blind fold challenge and tonally after some debate with my ears here's my top 3
808 - clinched it by a hair never played one but I've played ts9's
Ehx - stupid cheap money for great tone
Ts mini - 60 ish Mark again great tones pedal board friendly
Great video chaps 🙌
I got an idea how about a uni vibe one next?
We do like a uni vibe here at Andertons... We'll see what we can do!
@@andertons please an mxr one im planning buying one.
Don't overlook the vibronaught by lovepedal. Gets no love at all.
I'm super down for that as that's an effect thats hard to get accurate from what I've seen
Yeah! My favorite modulation.
What's not to love about these two dudes in a room with 8 Tube Screamers? This was fun!
Very Good comparison! but...
Pete should do the SAME Challange with the SAME Pedals in two weeks :-)
Just bought TS808 last week and i must say, that i instantly loved it. Pairs very well with Blues Junior 4 and MXR carbon copy delay. Best sounds i ever heard from my guitar 👌😎
Time to get the $5000 Klon, EHX Soul Food and others in the ring.
We've got that one coming...
Wampler Tumnus/J Rockett Archer/KTR vs the more affordable ones like the Soul Food
Wampler Tumnus is my favorite klon style pedal that’s not a klon
I think the best OD pedal I’ve played is the JHS Bonsai. It is so versatile and fun. Plus it throws a little Keeley love into the mix.
9:43 They're so similar even the video editor got lost.
I never get tired of tube screamer clone shootout videos.
Hahahah “uha puuuha slemme fyr” and “nummer seks”😂😂😂
This is so amazing because every pedal was the favorite at some point, so yeaaah, nice!
I'm going to buy so many Ehx pedals after those videos it should be illegal.
I have the East River Drive. I wasn’t expecting it to sound good into such a clean amp. Mine sounds ugly af into the clean channel, but rips when it has a bit of amp drive to push into.
I'm not surprised that the East River Drive sounded so good. Love EH.
Love these videos!