Hi Dan & Mick, Almost 2 years ago I suffered a significant concussion and whiplash injury that had a serious impact on my vision, balance, equilibrium, and damaged my pituitary function. This left me a shut-in who couldn't read or watch TV. I was left dealing with nausea, migraines, and head fog on a daily basis. I could only leave the house for short bursts before I was overwhelmed with symptoms. I could only listen to audiobooks, podcasts to stem the boredom. As my vision improved slightly I stumbled upon TPS, and found I could listen to you guys all day long. The side effect was that along the way you reignited my passion for the guitar in general and pedals in particular. I'm not yet fully recovered, but I'm finally on the right path with vision therapy, vestibular rehab, PRP injections, physio and weekly hormone injections. Just wanted to say a humble thank-you for what you do. Your joyful enthusiasm for the guitar went a long way to keep my spirits high on my long journey back to the light. Bless you, boys!
The healing power of some friendly voices and music is magical. So glad to hear you are on the mend and back on track. You have a strong spirit. Keep going! :)
There! All those viewers that think your shows are too long or “rehashing old topics” needs to be aware there are people that enjoy every minute of TPS. Thanks for your therapeutic value.
Boost into an overdrive: Blues Driver. Boost after an overdrive: Blues Driver Boost to shape tone: Blues Driver Boost to go underdrive: Blues Driver Drive: Blues Driver 5 Blues Drivers should do the trick.
You forgot splitting the signal to run 5 blues drivers in parallel. So 10 blues drivers in front of the amp and 4 in the loop and your good. Boss should copy TC an create the blues driver x14 with stereo signal path.
what you always have to remember ( in the immortal words of a man taken much too soon) that 'Ariel, that Joey, that JOSH, heck that Jimi " He's not the Messiah. He's a very naughty boy.
Now we are talking! That intro. That's my kinda tone. Love it! Got a Bad bob, Zvex SHO, Skreddy Hybrid Fuzzdriver...yeah baby. Had a SHO for 15 years. It's special because its a boost and a sonic maximizer in one effectively. It strips away the odd order harmonics with it's negative feedback loop. Cleans up your guitar tone before you bring in the gain. It's fabulous!
@@markedwards7721 No. They say "game". Just sounds like "gain" to you. Also, what was really the point of your comment other than to announce that you're racist and weird?
My favourite boost is when Mick says something insightfully philosophical while ripping up and down the fretboard without even looking at the guitar. That always gives me a lift. And Dan's exclamations of joy (current #1 "Thrust me, baby!") boost my mood no end.
I am excited to watch this. You guys keep giving me fresh ideas of how to use my pedalboard. It's almost like looking at the board as an additional instrument, which I never used to do.
That episode could have gone on another hour. “10 ways” is such a brilliant series for so many different types of players at almost any level to learn something new or think through another approach to something they do often. Please keep these coming 🖤
Dan made the point, but I'll reiterate it. In a band, with say a drummer and bassist thumping along, many (most?) of the lovelier tones presented here would dissolve away. But the Beano, which didn't sound that great alone, would shine when used properly. So the context is just as important as the pedal/amp use concepts you've outlined. I think this may explain why more than a few guitarists find pedals so frustrating.
So true. But the caveat that it was all good for “bedroom noodling” was made early on. You have to train your ears when listening for “good tone” to consider the context it’s heard in. Lots of pedals seem to be produced to mimic a certain well known sound or other in isolation. Does this spur you to play the instrument (your guitar and amp) more creatively? YMMV. Interesting that many of the iconic effect pedals were effectively “misused” by guitarists who transcended their intended sound to create new musical tones. Maestro Fuzz to sound like a saxophone, anyone?
My favorite boost to use as an underdriver AND boost into OD: Empress Para EQ! I have mine set to attenuate different frequencies, so all the EQ is reduction, plus a -6dB input pad. Then the boost side can go wayyy over the top, giving me "on and quiet," "off and medium," "on with boost and loud." All this into a Greer Lightspeed works like magic.
The boost in the Para EQ is amazing. If you like the amp distortion already it just takes it to 11. I have mine after all other gain stages and into rhe Empress Tape Delay...which has it's own boost but not sure it is the same as in rhe Para EQ.
The Empress ParaEQ is a "secret weapon" in my opinion for all the reasons you stated above Rob. Plus, being on my board for both acoustic and electric applications it makes it easy to tame any feedback acoustics sometimes incur. A really great pedal that gets overlooked for all the other fancy stuff!
Nice. Boosts are so good. I find myself using fewer ODs since I got a Power Station, because I can run my amps hotter and get most of my drive from the power tubes, but I always have at least a couple of boost pedals to shape the tone and to give me more control over the amp's drive. And a treble booster into an overdriving amp is such a great sound, especially in a live band mix.
What a fabulous episode - I love stacking boosts and drives for texture and feel, and now you’ve given me even more new things to try. Thank you so much - yet again. 😁
These last two episodes have been really helpful even though you’ve done them before. The basics can be covered over and over again, especially given that there’s a seemingly endless supply of new gear. Thanks so much!
Another gem, thank you! I've been using tip #1 for ages and have the whole time appreciated that the pedal that makes the tone bloom is the least expensive item on the board.
Under-driving is also really cool with other pedals that have a "master volume". Most vibe and tremolo pedals have this. So you can put them before gain and get a cleaner sound when using the effect. Thanks for a great show as always :)
I'd add string gauges to that discussion. After watching Rick Beato's vid on string gauges I've changed both strings (8's) and action (lower) and I'm over-the-moon happy with the results.
Boost into effects loop is the best. Got a Talisman with the boost at 12 ’o clock and reverb set super low/subtle, it’s become a mainstay. Makes stuff sound the way it’s “supposed to”. Doesn’t really add gain, so much as it adds “balls”. If anything, it’s un-compressing the signal and opening things up. Excited to try out some more power amp boosting ideas now.
My "always-on" tone is a comp & two boosts. Been using that setup for years and people called me crazy! The joke is on them now, TPS stamp of approval :D The second boost is more like "almost always-on" - it's for changing guitars/pups.
This channel has helped me so much, for years I’ve been trying to get my gear sounding the way I wanted it 2 but after watching this channel I couldn’t be happier with my sound. Thanks dan and mick 👍🏽
I bought my first boost thinking I would use it for solos but I always missed it when it was off, so now it's always on for me! Just sweetens everything up without changing things drastically
Yup, EP Booster is just a fantastic “make everything sound way better” pedal. I don’t think I play without it. It works on both my strat and my humbucker guitars. It’s just all around good.
I was sad that you didn’t show all the power of the Fire Bottle at single coils. It is a game changer in tone in cleans sound in any volume range (in my opinion 😆). You guys have a such great show by the way! Keep going!
This is probably one of the best collections of pedals and amps for a variety of budgets. I am most surprised in how subtle the differences in boost tone are, but makes absolute sense. All boost for the most part are just increasing volume all your tone shaping is before and/or after the boost. Cheers guys and thanks for the show.
Great show guys. I am putting a strat specific 5 pedal mini board together and I wanted to include the EP and the SP, and I've been going back and forth on where to put the EP in the order. I learned something new today, thanks Mick, definitely going with the EP in front of the SP, thats why I tune in every week. Top Notch.
Nice to see an Effectrode pedal on the board. Funny, just before I saw it, I was thinking that I sometimes use my Tube Vibe with the intensity turned down as a boost pedal. P.S. Much love to Phil and his lovely wife, who offer the best customer service I have come across yet. I phoned them a while ago for help and his wife answered the phone, she was so friendly and helpful.
Great show guys! Thanks to this I found out that my tremolo pedal is also an excellent boost pedal, if I turn everything down and just have the pedal on! Need to buy another tremolo pedal now!
Well, yet again boys you’ve completely blown my mind with subject material that, on first reading the episode title, I thought would be dull; I could not have been more wrong! Wow, that that bloody fascinating. It also managed to piece together lots of other bits of knowledge that I’ve picked up from watching your show and just kinda bring it all together 👍 Brilliant. Thank you ever so much. You guys are a real gold mine of information I’ve wanted to know for years but never known the right questions to ask or where to start to get there. Cheers guys
Guys, I have to say that 2020 has thus far heard great things from TPS. I feel like you have continued to improve and refine the channel's output whilst still remaining true to why you started it all. From someone who you continue to inspire and make laugh, thanks once again.
Got super excited to hear the Storm, which was brilliant. Also loved the Supa-Boost, which reminded me of my beloved Moog Boost with more EQ-shaping potential. The Moog is cool because you could use an expression pedal as a solo-boost for an always-on option.
Another on point one. Gain stage stacking is probably the big thing I've learned from TPS. And that covers what you're putting into what. Madam. In other words, how your choice of amp can be enhanced, but also what it can't deal with.
Great show and a very timely topic - a subject matter that I’ve been struggling with even after playing guitar for many, many years. I currently get all of my gain from my pedals, using a Greer Lightspeed for medium gain and an Angry Charlie for my high gain. I wanted to add a boost so I could lift the volume of my guitar solos over the mix (without relying on a soundman). I recently added a Suhr Koko Boost Reloaded BEFORE the Lightspeed (added gain & volume) and AFTER the Angry Charlie (added volume). The G2 made this super simple! Additionally, I was able to use the pre-gain & post-gain features of the G2 to further refine those volume levels. Sounds amazing - and works perfectly! 🎸
More of this please! 😊. You used great examples in this show and with so many boost pedals out there, you could do another show with other pedals. Katana, etc etc. you guys are so good at this more would be better!!
I still love the old Catalinbread boosts that I have. The Serrano boost and the sagrado pablano stout boost can do wonders. From that "more" pedal, to pushing an amp or other gain pedal. Really like those, and they're what got Catalinbread on my radar years ago
Such an inspiring 54 minutes. I play a Roland JC40 as it is sufficiently loud for playing in a band but also portable enough to lug around on trains/underground/buses for someone who doesn't drive. However, I find with a Telecaster (MIJ Jerry Donahue 5 way switching) it can all be painfully bright - to the point I'm regularly turning down the tone nob and having amp settings for treble at 2 or 3. I think your 7th idea with compression and boost utilising FX loop will definitely be worth trying out ... yet more rearranging of the pedal board to go! Thank you again for all endless manners of ideas to play around with!
Currently saving up for a Walrus Audio Parrallel Boost, it's a dual boost in one with a mid shift switch, and this video has given my some great ideas on how to use it when I get it 😁
Dan and Mick, just wanted to say you guys are great. I love Fridays for many reasons and TPS just rounds it off! I've learned so much, not least, that I need more pedals lol
Points 1-4 are exactly what I do (yay confirmation bias!). The first pedal in my chain is a Bad Bob, which is off most of the time. The always-on pedal is a Strymon Deco, which is highly underrated as a light boost/crunch pedal (Saturation at 1:00, Volume at just above unity, usually pointed at the "A" in Saturation). When I need a bit more overdrive, the Bad Bob at 10:00 pushes the Strymon into heavier overdrive with just a bit of volume boost. Both pedals are ahead of an always-on Bearfoot Pale Green Compressor set to light compression & output just a hair above unity.When I need a lead tone, I turn the Deco OFF. The Bad Bob into the Bearfoot bypasses the compression of the Decco and hits the amp significantly harder, the Bearfoot catching the spiky transients. It's glorious.
I used the Super Hard On as an always on pedal for atleast 10 years. Not only does it sound wonderful, it also cleans up the whole signal path dramatically, because of its great buffer. I needed that. I ran around on large stages, while using 10 or 12 meter long cables (!!!), 'cause I didn't want to use a wireless system. I don't even remember why I bought it. I just did. I switched it on, it blew me away and I never switched it back off again.
Best show I've seen from you guys in a while! Love boosting an amp. Best way to get more from an amp. I use a Wampler Tumnus for boosting a Carr Slant 6v and Artemus. Amazing unique tones
once more need to express my gratitude! ESPECIALLY this fantastic outlinig you did on the actual content WITH all the links in the description!!! THAT was a work in itself i quess? THAT is worth a lot!!! my warm thanks to the guy who did that! i guess you´re just a great team at TPS^^!
Great episode, Lads. An approach I use I use is to always have my Origin Effects Cali 76 Deluxe on going into my Mad Professor Simble PreDriver. It provides me just enough "give" so the feel is there and the Simble gives a beautiful base tone that I can stack almost any overdrive on top and have lovely control. I love the FX loop boost idea. Gotta try that.
Very nice! Cali 76 and Simble. Wonderful! Just as a suggestion, try them the other way around with a bit of clean blend on the Cali... try it. Mick here. :0)
Even though I use a multi-fx unit, I still gain useful strategies from TPS - eg. the section about using the EP boost into the EP compressor for a better clean feel is something I will experiment with. 👍
Good show. I use my boost (em-drive) to lift me a bit closer to unity with my next gain stage so when I go from clean to OD it doesn't scare anyone. I find my OD pedals come alive at a certain volume. I also use a Klon clone (ryra) for my clean, cut-through-mix sound, and as a solo boost after my ODs.
Looking forward to watching this! Incidentally, two best boosts I've ever had are the preamp in the Fulltone Tube TTE and the preamp in the Effectrode TubeVibe. Effect turned completely off. Then both function as a pure clean boost but they just have that extra magic :)
johnny bwinger Those pedals that just make everything better just for being in the signal chain are my favorite. The Solo Dallas pedal is like that, and so is the EP pre-amp (although not the Xotic EP-Booster).
One of my favorite things to do lately is to stack an Ep Booster into a Greer Lightspeed into a Tumnus, all with very little gain, but with the levels all above unity. It is sooooo touch sensitive, and gives a great feel especially when rolling off the volume knob on your guitar. Its fantastic.
Great video and educational as ever. I have the Solodallas TSR5 , similar to the storm (no filter and 12v headroom). Awesome pedal and yes, it's always on.
Every time I see Butters I always think of a well worn, lightly chewed, Yellow No 2. Pencil :) Some of the better sounds I've heard on it. Great show guys!
Very cool guys, Thank You. Tons of great information and advice/tips. I'm still reeling from the whole Fuzz video and all of it's information. Love the clean sound from my Stratocaster when the volume is backed down with the Germanium Fuzz running full-out!
“Is there any way of losing that horrific treble?” Here I was thinking. That sounded amazing. Funny how deeply subjective taste in tone is. So many of my biggest influences have extremely bright guitar tones. D Boon, Steve Albini, Billy Bragg, Paul Weller, Carl Barat etc.
Ha! Indeed. Hearing it back, it was way more harsh in the room. I think Fraser may have tamed some high end on this whole mix. Me too for what it’s worth - thought it sounded great in the vid!
I've discovered the trick where I put a volume control in the effects loop of my Hot Rod Deluxe. Totally tames it down and you can blast that preamp and get some compression
Exists as a product... JHS Little Black Amp Box, or Carl's Effects Original Volume Box Guitar Amp Attenuator, or even a Donner EMO-AMP Controller Signal Converter... etc
I recently got an axe fx3, and I couldn’t recommend it more to people. I’ve been selling off all my pedals, and it’s so damn freeing I can’t even tell you. The time suck of wiring pedal boards and looking at pedals so often and the money suck of buying them all gone in the best $2k I’ve ever spent. Instead of fooling around with boards and looking into pedals and trying to make them sound better, I’m playing guitar. Hundreds of amps in one place, every effect you could want, all of which sounds amazing. Entire rigs switched over with the push of a button. If you’re big into pedals, cool, whatever floats your boat. But to anyone thinking about doing it, totally do it. It’s so liberating I can’t even begin to overstate how great it’s been to leave the pedal world behind. 🤘🏻🎸
That Pedal Show exactly, for some it’s pedals, and that’s awesome, and for some it isn’t. Just trying to help out my fellow guitar players who may be frustrated with the pedal routine by sharing my experience 🤘🏻🎸
Hi Dan & Mick,
Almost 2 years ago I suffered a significant concussion and whiplash injury that had a serious impact on my vision, balance, equilibrium, and damaged my pituitary function. This left me a shut-in who couldn't read or watch TV. I was left dealing with nausea, migraines, and head fog on a daily basis. I could only leave the house for short bursts before I was overwhelmed with symptoms. I could only listen to audiobooks, podcasts to stem the boredom.
As my vision improved slightly I stumbled upon TPS, and found I could listen to you guys all day long. The side effect was that along the way you reignited my passion for the guitar in general and pedals in particular.
I'm not yet fully recovered, but I'm finally on the right path with vision therapy, vestibular rehab, PRP injections, physio and weekly hormone injections.
Just wanted to say a humble thank-you for what you do. Your joyful enthusiasm for the guitar went a long way to keep my spirits high on my long journey back to the light.
Bless you, boys!
Keep rocking friend! Sorry to hear about your injuries
Wishing the best for you!!
The healing power of some friendly voices and music is magical. So glad to hear you are on the mend and back on track. You have a strong spirit. Keep going! :)
There! All those viewers that think your shows are too long or “rehashing old topics” needs to be aware there are people that enjoy every minute of TPS. Thanks for your therapeutic value.
Boost into an overdrive: Blues Driver.
Boost after an overdrive: Blues Driver
Boost to shape tone: Blues Driver
Boost to go underdrive: Blues Driver
Drive: Blues Driver
5 Blues Drivers should do the trick.
So, lets see. You like the Blues Driver then.
😂😂👍🏻
Yes, yes yes. Keep up the good work old chap.
Are you crazy? Without Blues Drivers in your effects loop and at the end of your signal chain, this just isn't gonna work ;-)
You forgot splitting the signal to run 5 blues drivers in parallel. So 10 blues drivers in front of the amp and 4 in the loop and your good. Boss should copy TC an create the blues driver x14 with stereo signal path.
I get a boost from knowing it's Friday and that there is a new TPS episode to watch. 😊
This show is like the cold beer after a horrible day at work everytime. Much love you guys!
Likewise!
I gotta say, these last few episodes have been absolutely stellar. They have been so so useful
Still waiting for the most 80's show you could possibly do: 10 Ways To Use Chorus Pedals With Your Rig
Featuring a TC 1210 among others.
My early 1990s sound relied heavily on using a Boss CE-3 as a Vibrato pedal (until I got a VB-2 Vibrato). Just plug into the effect output only.
what you always have to remember ( in the immortal words of a man taken much too soon) that 'Ariel, that Joey, that JOSH, heck that Jimi "
He's not the Messiah. He's a very naughty boy.
@@gcvrsathe ce-3 vibrato sound is incredible, i use it all the time
Matt Lynn Pretty sure it's the same chip as the VB-2, just less control over it.
I'm a huge Strat guy myself, but boy is it nice to see the return of Dan's LP! Great work, as always!
Now we are talking! That intro. That's my kinda tone. Love it! Got a Bad bob, Zvex SHO, Skreddy Hybrid Fuzzdriver...yeah baby. Had a SHO for 15 years. It's special because its a boost and a sonic maximizer in one effectively. It strips away the odd order harmonics with it's negative feedback loop. Cleans up your guitar tone before you bring in the gain. It's fabulous!
Boost pedals are real gain changers. You can have that for a shirt. Your welcome
Beware, this is current black slang in America, using "gain" in place of "game". I have no idea if they are cognizant of it, or just stupid.
@@markedwards7721 No. They say "game". Just sounds like "gain" to you. Also, what was really the point of your comment other than to announce that you're racist and weird?
@@markedwards7721 okay?
@@Astral_Wave this, grow up mark
*Cringe*... Nobody would buy it. They'd just wear CatalinBread or Old Blood shirts instead
My favourite boost is when Mick says something insightfully philosophical while ripping up and down the fretboard without even looking at the guitar. That always gives me a lift. And Dan's exclamations of joy (current #1 "Thrust me, baby!") boost my mood no end.
Matt Gilbert imagine the “thrust me big man” boost. I need to build that, now!
@@vaughnquinlan6722 I'll buy the first one.
That fire bottle into the blues driver..... just yea... I wish I had a blues driver again. Great sounds, love your show!!!
Thanks Matt :)
I am excited to watch this. You guys keep giving me fresh ideas of how to use my pedalboard. It's almost like looking at the board as an additional instrument, which I never used to do.
That episode could have gone on another hour. “10 ways” is such a brilliant series for so many different types of players at almost any level to learn something new or think through another approach to something they do often. Please keep these coming 🖤
1 second in, Dan’s got the Les Paul out, smile on my face. That tone is my happy place. Thanks guys.
Peace!
Gretsch Jet
I’m a strat guy, but when Mick says “I’m going to switch to some humbuckers,” I know the 335 is coming and my heart rate increases. 😎
Dan made the point, but I'll reiterate it. In a band, with say a drummer and bassist thumping along, many (most?) of the lovelier tones presented here would dissolve away. But the Beano, which didn't sound that great alone, would shine when used properly. So the context is just as important as the pedal/amp use concepts you've outlined. I think this may explain why more than a few guitarists find pedals so frustrating.
So true. But the caveat that it was all good for “bedroom noodling” was made early on. You have to train your ears when listening for “good tone” to consider the context it’s heard in. Lots of pedals seem to be produced to mimic a certain well known sound or other in isolation. Does this spur you to play the instrument (your guitar and amp) more creatively? YMMV. Interesting that many of the iconic effect pedals were effectively “misused” by guitarists who transcended their intended sound to create new musical tones. Maestro Fuzz to sound like a saxophone, anyone?
I've been finding this out lately with pedals and amps. Hoping they'll do a show on this subject.
Patrick Fitzgerald Totally agree
My favorite boost to use as an underdriver AND boost into OD: Empress Para EQ! I have mine set to attenuate different frequencies, so all the EQ is reduction, plus a -6dB input pad. Then the boost side can go wayyy over the top, giving me "on and quiet," "off and medium," "on with boost and loud." All this into a Greer Lightspeed works like magic.
The boost in the Para EQ is amazing. If you like the amp distortion already it just takes it to 11. I have mine after all other gain stages and into rhe Empress Tape Delay...which has it's own boost but not sure it is the same as in rhe Para EQ.
The Empress ParaEQ is a "secret weapon" in my opinion for all the reasons you stated above Rob. Plus, being on my board for both acoustic and electric applications it makes it easy to tame any feedback acoustics sometimes incur. A really great pedal that gets overlooked for all the other fancy stuff!
Nice. Boosts are so good. I find myself using fewer ODs since I got a Power Station, because I can run my amps hotter and get most of my drive from the power tubes, but I always have at least a couple of boost pedals to shape the tone and to give me more control over the amp's drive. And a treble booster into an overdriving amp is such a great sound, especially in a live band mix.
What a fabulous episode - I love stacking boosts and drives for texture and feel, and now you’ve given me even more new things to try. Thank you so much - yet again. 😁
These last two episodes have been really helpful even though you’ve done them before. The basics can be covered over and over again, especially given that there’s a seemingly endless supply of new gear. Thanks so much!
Happy to see you playing the LP again. Such an awesome guitar.
Another gem, thank you! I've been using tip #1 for ages and have the whole time appreciated that the pedal that makes the tone bloom is the least expensive item on the board.
Under-driving is also really cool with other pedals that have a "master volume".
Most vibe and tremolo pedals have this. So you can put them before gain and get a cleaner sound when using the effect.
Thanks for a great show as always :)
THNX !!!!! for the CLEAN jazzy sound !!!!!!!
Have you guys ever discussed guitar action? I like hearing what different players prefer and why.
That would be an interesting show indeed!
I like mine justtt low enough to where it doesn't buzz but where it doesn't feel like I'm having to work
I'd add string gauges to that discussion. After watching Rick Beato's vid on string gauges I've changed both strings (8's) and action (lower) and I'm over-the-moon happy with the results.
I second that request
And fret size!!! (In particular how fret preferences change across guitars)
Booster Fiend. TPS Lover. Thank you for turning a hideous week around so quickly.
You guys need to add a “Blimey O'Riley” T-shirt to the TPS store.
mark gamache and maybe an El Gungo or jamage
And let's not forget Dan's Giddy Aunt...
Boost into effects loop is the best. Got a Talisman with the boost at 12 ’o clock and reverb set super low/subtle, it’s become a mainstay. Makes stuff sound the way it’s “supposed to”. Doesn’t really add gain, so much as it adds “balls”. If anything, it’s un-compressing the signal and opening things up. Excited to try out some more power amp boosting ideas now.
My "always-on" tone is a comp & two boosts. Been using that setup for years and people called me crazy! The joke is on them now, TPS stamp of approval :D
The second boost is more like "almost always-on" - it's for changing guitars/pups.
#10 gave me goosebumps via both guitars - that doesn't usually happen on two guitars, but they both sounded awesome - beautiful trick!
The storm into the matchless is heavenly. Also that switchover from the hot rod to the matchless just proves how nice those amps sound.
I run a boost into my SP Compressor and really like it as well. Great video today guys!
I have a Hot Rod Deluxe III and I get excited every time you use that amp in the show :-) Like, Yay, my Tone Gurus like my pedestrian little combo!
This is the first time anybody has been able to explain boost to me. Many thanks.
How did I miss this three years ago? Great episode!
Cheers Larson 🙏
I love the boost on the Analogman KoT? Gain into boost on that pedal is magic!
This channel has helped me so much, for years I’ve been trying to get my gear sounding the way I wanted it 2 but after watching this channel I couldn’t be happier with my sound. Thanks dan and mick 👍🏽
One of my favorite videos you have done for quite a while! Nice work guys.
I bought my first boost thinking I would use it for solos but I always missed it when it was off, so now it's always on for me! Just sweetens everything up without changing things drastically
Yup, EP Booster is just a fantastic “make everything sound way better” pedal. I don’t think I play without it. It works on both my strat and my humbucker guitars. It’s just all around good.
I was sad that you didn’t show all the power of the Fire Bottle at single coils. It is a game changer in tone in cleans sound in any volume range (in my opinion 😆). You guys have a such great show by the way! Keep going!
This is probably one of the best collections of pedals and amps for a variety of budgets. I am most surprised in how subtle the differences in boost tone are, but makes absolute sense. All boost for the most part are just increasing volume all your tone shaping is before and/or after the boost.
Cheers guys and thanks for the show.
Great show guys. I am putting a strat specific 5 pedal mini board together and I wanted to include the EP and the SP, and I've been going back and forth on where to put the EP in the order. I learned something new today, thanks Mick, definitely going with the EP in front of the SP, thats why I tune in every week. Top Notch.
Nice to see an Effectrode pedal on the board. Funny, just before I saw it, I was thinking that I sometimes use my Tube Vibe with the intensity turned down as a boost pedal.
P.S. Much love to Phil and his lovely wife, who offer the best customer service I have come across yet. I phoned them a while ago for help and his wife answered the phone, she was so friendly and helpful.
Great show guys! Thanks to this I found out that my tremolo pedal is also an excellent boost pedal, if I turn everything down and just have the pedal on!
Need to buy another tremolo pedal now!
Man that Blues Driver sounds so great. Even with the boost off.
Well, yet again boys you’ve completely blown my mind with subject material that, on first reading the episode title, I thought would be dull; I could not have been more wrong! Wow, that that bloody fascinating. It also managed to piece together lots of other bits of knowledge that I’ve picked up from watching your show and just kinda bring it all together 👍 Brilliant. Thank you ever so much. You guys are a real gold mine of information I’ve wanted to know for years but never known the right questions to ask or where to start to get there. Cheers guys
It has been a great couple weeks to be a TPS fan! Y'all were playing your asses off today, excellent info as well
Guys, I have to say that 2020 has thus far heard great things from TPS. I feel like you have continued to improve and refine the channel's output whilst still remaining true to why you started it all.
From someone who you continue to inspire and make laugh, thanks once again.
Thank you Stuart, that is a wonderful thing to hear! Always forward. :0)
My main take from this is that I need a 7 watt bassbreaker instead of my v40 for the bedroom!
Coffee, cake ... that pedal show 😄
I love fridays
Good gravy the EP -> SP -> Clean Amp sound was fantastic. I need to give that a shot and thankfully I already have those pedals. Yay me!!
Great show guys! Glad to see Dan rock that middle position on his Les Paul, even if was only for 8 seconds haha
Got super excited to hear the Storm, which was brilliant. Also loved the Supa-Boost, which reminded me of my beloved Moog Boost with more EQ-shaping potential. The Moog is cool because you could use an expression pedal as a solo-boost for an always-on option.
The Storm into a Marshall is really great. We should have done that really. :0)
That Pedal Show Angus would have definitely sued, no matter what you played! 😆
Veraciously epic playing Dan!!
Always something new to learn! Awesome! Thanks! Cheers.
Another on point one. Gain stage stacking is probably the big thing I've learned from TPS. And that covers what you're putting into what. Madam. In other words, how your choice of amp can be enhanced, but also what it can't deal with.
Tons of great info, thanks guys!
Great show and a very timely topic - a subject matter that I’ve been struggling with even after playing guitar for many, many years. I currently get all of my gain from my pedals, using a Greer Lightspeed for medium gain and an Angry Charlie for my high gain. I wanted to add a boost so I could lift the volume of my guitar solos over the mix (without relying on a soundman). I recently added a Suhr Koko Boost Reloaded BEFORE the Lightspeed (added gain & volume) and AFTER the Angry Charlie (added volume). The G2 made this super simple! Additionally, I was able to use the pre-gain & post-gain features of the G2 to further refine those volume levels. Sounds amazing - and works perfectly! 🎸
Well done Mates, excellent Episode!!! Keep on' Rockin'!
I’ve been using a GE-7 in the loop section of my hotrod thanks to a wampler video, now I have some new ideas to try! Thanks guys!
Some absolutely rocking tones!
More of this please! 😊. You used great examples in this show and with so many boost pedals out there, you could do another show with other pedals. Katana, etc etc. you guys are so good at this more would be better!!
I still love the old Catalinbread boosts that I have. The Serrano boost and the sagrado pablano stout boost can do wonders. From that "more" pedal, to pushing an amp or other gain pedal. Really like those, and they're what got Catalinbread on my radar years ago
Got a booster pedal. Man that thing is awesome. Sends the mxr distortion pedal into another dimension. Great video thanks
Such an inspiring 54 minutes. I play a Roland JC40 as it is sufficiently loud for playing in a band but also portable enough to lug around on trains/underground/buses for someone who doesn't drive. However, I find with a Telecaster (MIJ Jerry Donahue 5 way switching) it can all be painfully bright - to the point I'm regularly turning down the tone nob and having amp settings for treble at 2 or 3. I think your 7th idea with compression and boost utilising FX loop will definitely be worth trying out ... yet more rearranging of the pedal board to go! Thank you again for all endless manners of ideas to play around with!
Currently saving up for a Walrus Audio Parrallel Boost, it's a dual boost in one with a mid shift switch, and this video has given my some great ideas on how to use it when I get it 😁
Dan and Mick, just wanted to say you guys are great. I love Fridays for many reasons and TPS just rounds it off! I've learned so much, not least, that I need more pedals lol
Thank you Matthew!
Very interesting guys! I’ll be applying a few ideas tonight on my board. Thanks!
Points 1-4 are exactly what I do (yay confirmation bias!). The first pedal in my chain is a Bad Bob, which is off most of the time. The always-on pedal is a Strymon Deco, which is highly underrated as a light boost/crunch pedal (Saturation at 1:00, Volume at just above unity, usually pointed at the "A" in Saturation). When I need a bit more overdrive, the Bad Bob at 10:00 pushes the Strymon into heavier overdrive with just a bit of volume boost. Both pedals are ahead of an always-on Bearfoot Pale Green Compressor set to light compression & output just a hair above unity.When I need a lead tone, I turn the Deco OFF. The Bad Bob into the Bearfoot bypasses the compression of the Decco and hits the amp significantly harder, the Bearfoot catching the spiky transients. It's glorious.
I used the Super Hard On as an always on pedal for atleast 10 years. Not only does it sound wonderful, it also cleans up the whole signal path dramatically, because of its great buffer. I needed that. I ran around on large stages, while using 10 or 12 meter long cables (!!!), 'cause I didn't want to use a wireless system. I don't even remember why I bought it. I just did. I switched it on, it blew me away and I never switched it back off again.
Best show I've seen from you guys in a while! Love boosting an amp. Best way to get more from an amp. I use a Wampler Tumnus for boosting a Carr Slant 6v and Artemus. Amazing unique tones
Giggity! Dan was on 🔥!
18:54 - 19:30 So, Dan, remind me why you need fuzz?! An awesome overdriven sound, made epic by reverb (and the smile on you face tells all).
Man, an absolute gem as always! The ONLY tonal stuff I continually agonise over these days is gain stages.........this video is pure gold! 😎👍
once more need to express my gratitude! ESPECIALLY this fantastic outlinig you did on the actual content WITH all the links in the description!!! THAT was a work in itself i quess? THAT is worth a lot!!! my warm thanks to the guy who did that! i guess you´re just a great team at TPS^^!
You’re most welcome 🙏
Great episode, Lads. An approach I use I use is to always have my Origin Effects Cali 76 Deluxe on going into my Mad Professor Simble PreDriver. It provides me just enough "give" so the feel is there and the Simble gives a beautiful base tone that I can stack almost any overdrive on top and have lovely control.
I love the FX loop boost idea. Gotta try that.
Very nice! Cali 76 and Simble. Wonderful! Just as a suggestion, try them the other way around with a bit of clean blend on the Cali... try it. Mick here. :0)
Will do! Thanks Mick!
23:29 is the same idea as using a preamp pedal into the effects loop of amp, such as the Page but with an OD. Nice one!
Two best I've owned are Jackson Prism and Drybell Unit67 - both pedals sound excellent first in line and improve the tones and feeling of all my amps
Guys today your playing was really good , both of you where nailing it
Even though I use a multi-fx unit, I still gain useful strategies from TPS - eg. the section about using the EP boost into the EP compressor for a better clean feel is something I will experiment with. 👍
I am waiting patiently for Blue on boosters. Starting with the EP Booster is just right.
Good show. I use my boost (em-drive) to lift me a bit closer to unity with my next gain stage so when I go from clean to OD it doesn't scare anyone. I find my OD pedals come alive at a certain volume. I also use a Klon clone (ryra) for my clean, cut-through-mix sound, and as a solo boost after my ODs.
Nice playing today, Dan!
Looking forward to watching this! Incidentally, two best boosts I've ever had are the preamp in the Fulltone Tube TTE and the preamp in the Effectrode TubeVibe. Effect turned completely off. Then both function as a pure clean boost but they just have that extra magic :)
johnny bwinger
Those pedals that just make everything better just for being in the signal chain are my favorite. The Solo Dallas pedal is like that, and so is the EP pre-amp (although not the Xotic EP-Booster).
Ahhh I wish you included the Xotic super sweet and super clean - they are awesome! I'm even questioning the need for my KOT anymore!
Thanks again for the always enjoyable videos!
One of my favorite things to do lately is to stack an Ep Booster into a Greer Lightspeed into a Tumnus, all with very little gain, but with the levels all above unity. It is sooooo touch sensitive, and gives a great feel especially when rolling off the volume knob on your guitar. Its fantastic.
That's pretty similar to what I have and use. In the same order. My Lightspeed is on atleast 80% of the time.
@@mariodriessen9740 same here. I love the crispness and tint bit of compression it gives.
Great video and educational as ever. I have the Solodallas TSR5 , similar to the storm (no filter and 12v headroom). Awesome pedal and yes, it's always on.
You guys are awesome always watch the show keep up th work guys
Always a learning experience on TPS thank you
All I wanna know, is did it hurt when you tone angels fell from heaven? Always the highlight of my non-performing week. Love you guys.
-Aaron
Every time I see Butters I always think of a well worn, lightly chewed, Yellow No 2. Pencil :) Some of the better sounds I've heard on it. Great show guys!
Great video! Glad you did it with the HRD, absolutely brilliant! It must have been deafening in that room...
Very cool guys, Thank You.
Tons of great information and advice/tips.
I'm still reeling from the whole Fuzz video and all of it's information.
Love the clean sound from my Stratocaster when the volume is backed down with the Germanium Fuzz running full-out!
As always great show, and I watching with a cold one.
That Collins Junior always sounds fabulous. Quite high on my IWOOT list....
I bought a used 290 a few years ago. I’m a pretty rubbish guitar player, but even I can tell it has something special.
Mick convinced me to buy one.... a dog hair 290, and it’s fantastic.
“Is there any way of losing that horrific treble?” Here I was thinking. That sounded amazing. Funny how deeply subjective taste in tone is. So many of my biggest influences have extremely bright guitar tones. D Boon, Steve Albini, Billy Bragg, Paul Weller, Carl Barat etc.
Ha! Indeed. Hearing it back, it was way more harsh in the room. I think Fraser may have tamed some high end on this whole mix. Me too for what it’s worth - thought it sounded great in the vid!
@@ThatPedalShow That was my thought exactly: harsh amps live can sound very different recorded depending on the mic and processing.
One man’s tone is another man’s noise.
I've discovered the trick where I put a volume control in the effects loop of my Hot Rod Deluxe. Totally tames it down and you can blast that preamp and get some compression
Exists as a product... JHS Little Black Amp Box, or Carl's Effects Original Volume Box Guitar Amp Attenuator, or even a Donner EMO-AMP Controller Signal Converter... etc
How did you do it? Wired in or some type of pedal?
@@patrickfitzgerald2861 It's a box with a knob. Got it from a local guy, but he also sells on Reverb, I think. Search for 'bark arrestor'
I recently got an axe fx3, and I couldn’t recommend it more to people. I’ve been selling off all my pedals, and it’s so damn freeing I can’t even tell you. The time suck of wiring pedal boards and looking at pedals so often and the money suck of buying them all gone in the best $2k I’ve ever spent. Instead of fooling around with boards and looking into pedals and trying to make them sound better, I’m playing guitar. Hundreds of amps in one place, every effect you could want, all of which sounds amazing. Entire rigs switched over with the push of a button.
If you’re big into pedals, cool, whatever floats your boat. But to anyone thinking about doing it, totally do it. It’s so liberating I can’t even begin to overstate how great it’s been to leave the pedal world behind. 🤘🏻🎸
Good for you Joe, whatever works dood!
That Pedal Show exactly, for some it’s pedals, and that’s awesome, and for some it isn’t. Just trying to help out my fellow guitar players who may be frustrated with the pedal routine by sharing my experience 🤘🏻🎸
Dan you had a great "Tone moment" at around the 37:00 mark. Gorgeous tone and playing.