Did TC Electronic just release the best value RAT pedal? Magus Pro Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ค. 2024
- It's 60 bucks... There are lots of Rat style distortions on the market. The Magus Pro from TC Electronic evolved from the Grand Magus but this new pedal has three different clipping stages on offer. In this video, I find my top five tones and give my verdict - Is this new mini distortion any good?
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SLEW!! Another top review, honest, detailed and an excellent demo of all possible tones of different modes available and use of filter & gain controls, can’t fault the price for what you get, it goes onto the list of possible pedal purchases when I one day may have a bit of extra cash to splash out and buy more pedals to go into my ever growing pedal collection.
Slew! Interesting direction tc electronic is taking with their new line of pedals. How about a comparison between the Grand Magus Distortion and the Magus Pro?
SLEW BRO, Just bought me one of these on the back of this vid. Love the range of tones you can get from it.
You might say that that slew the competition. It was good to see you getting in it's innards, who doesn't want to see that?
That really is a reasonable price for a pedal from a recognisable manufacturer, good on them for doing that. 😎🎙🎸✅
Great video. My eyes are drawn to the Fender Sixty-Six. I love the looks that guitar! The subtle body lines of the jazz bass, BADASS! This pedal is quite appealing too, very useable tones. Thanks
Great demo never considered this type of tone I do now just proves every day's a school day in our neverending quest for new tones
Slew! Man you deserve 10 times times the amount of views. We need more honest reviews like that and also the opening up of the candy!
Thanks man. I’m working on it! Even by leaving a comment, your helping more people see this video
Great video. My current search is for a pedal that can get the tones of ZZ Top and Nickelback as I’m adding a couple of those songs to our playlist. This seems to do the trick. Slew!
Got one on pre-order from Sweetwater already. Unfortunately they informed me it won’t arrive before September. Nice demo of the sounds thanks!
Cool review 🤘🏼
There’s a (ahem !) slew of excellent tones in this one Andy. I want one and I will buy one next month all going well. It’s right up my alley. Great video Andy and thanks 😀👍👍
Sounds great!
Brilliant video thanks
Sloo slew, great video! @TC Electronic send me one next!!!! Love me some TC Electronic
The Void reverb may have a matching form factor. I love these small pedal designs and the top mounted jacks. ...Also a comparison between this and the Grand Magus would also be welcome IMO.
The mini format is awesome 👏🏻
DUDE that Ibanez is SICK! Nice review! I'm still looking for a decent, affordable Rectifier pedal for my V50 as I love the clean tube sound and the effects are fried. I like this one but it's not quite it.
Added to the wish list at my favourite store's website, (although not available for months). Slew!
thank you - your top 5 is like a cheat sheet for the Magus!
The pedal slew! I have a very similar 3 in 1 rat clone and I think it holds up fantastically. With the form factor, build, and likely higher quality control it gives me some pretty serious GAS! Hopefully this form factor becomes more standard as it's just got so many benefits!
First time seeing your channel, insta-subscribe!
Hey Michael! Welcome. Thanks for your kind words!
One thing about rats that's always struck me, and why I had a Turbo Rat a good few years ago, was how much they captured the sort of unique vibe some older Solid State amps had - the HH amp for example. I was kind of chasing Bauhaus tones at the time. People often called the Rat more "amp like" than other pedals, which is definitely true, comparing to a 250 or DS1 it reacts a lot more like an actual amp - but a Solid State one.
Looking forward to you checking out a slew of distortion pedals in the future.
Actually Rainger FX managed to do top mounted jacks on their Mini Bar pedal. Amazing!
Slew!! Nothing comes on the market these days without having something extra to offer, I think the 3 "modes" is the feature that makes this. More colour to the palette. Thanks GG
You’re welcome!
This pedal with full fuzz focus and none of that woolly thing would be bang on. That indie sound was excellent!
Very good review. Thank you. Slew
You’re welcome!
Those tones slew me!
I already have a SLEW of distortions, overdrives and fuzzes but I'm seriously tempted by this
Some serious tones from this tiny beast. Slew.
SLEW! This seems like a pretty interesting and smaller substitute for a FATRAT and TurboRAT. It's even a little cheaper than the standard RAT, although the turbo mode seems to be where this pedal really shines. It's not necessarily identical in sound, but it gets it in the ballpark. The only thing missing is a Deucetone RAT sort of tone (stacked RATs), but I guess you could get two of theses, or an original RAT and this one.
Ahhh mini pedal format. I've seen you in person and was thinking "oh boy, he's tall but still smaller than me and makes at pedal look tiny".
Hahah yeah! All pedals are mini pedals to us
@@TheGuitarGeek I additionally have being fat to help in that regard.
Great pedal and very nicve playing btw. mr. F.. I will absolutely buy one when it will be available @thomann.
Question: Have you tried the behringer super fuzz? Maybe i am too stoopid to find a video with you playing one but for a fuzz afficionado like you are that should be in your house imo. No pedal farts (i mean fuzzes) harder than this one.
Awesome!
Sounds great. It does a whole SLEW of things
il mio prossimo distorsore !!! Grazie
awesome pedal! slew!
You slew (ed) it! I would have liked a side by dude comparison...
SLEW! Do you recommend this one or the Joyo Splinter, which you tested in the same year? Saw the review of the Joyo yesterday and was on the verge of ordering is, until I saw this one. Price difference is around 35 euros, so another way to say you get two Splinters for one Magus :).
You slew it man!
Slew rhymes with, hahaha... a lot of words I won’t repeat here today. Cool little pedal. Is it part of a new series of pedals? Or do you know if that’s what they are up to? Seems like it would be a series focused toward pedal board down sizing. Lord knows mine needs some down sizing... No, that’s not what she said, either. lol... thanks man...
🎸🤓🎸🇺🇸☮️
As a Rat and Turbo Rat owner, me likey this! Slew!
This video sold it for me. Bought it pre-order so I hope I don't have to wait to long. I love the turbo sounds, especially #3. I think I'm going to have a SLEW! of uses for this once I get it. I might even even stack it with my 18 yr old proco rat 2 that has recently rejoined my pedal board.
Slew! I'm sold, starting the rat hunt now.
Thanks, very interesting take on a dirt cheap slewish pedal. ;-)
Slew! View of my future pedal board...
Sounds good!
I am proud to be able to say the word “slew” and that I survived another video of yours🤪
Take care
Craig
Survival of the geekiest!
Looks like you didn’t have to mod one haha...this is pretty close to my mouse melter mod.
Does this mean we can look forward to an Eyemaster Pro?
I can’t say
I got the GRAND MAGUS ... and to my ears ... with my stuff ... delivers PLEXI tones .... and beyond ... if is cranked ... gets you to MESA BOOGIE Rectifier zone ... great pedal ... discontinued I must said ...
I wouldn't say it's darker at higher gain settings, it just seem to lose some of the rusty jagged stuff on top. Suits me fine. Odd the setting they call Turbo is louder and cleaner. So far I like the Fat the best. on your "70's" tone, put a les Paul on and give it more gain; THEN you'll have the '70's. I like the size; no falling over like a mini. Slew.
For just 60 bucks holy shit. That's an easy recommend to any new guitarist, no matter what kind of music they want to play. They can always find something useable. (And I might just snatch it myself during summer, I still have a thomann gift card....) Slew.
have a grand magus besides a ts-mini, and always thought "ohh boy i wish this pedal was smaller"
your prayers have been answered!
Future video please obtain the ODIN octave Fuzz. OMG for a FUZZ pedal lover❣️
I would love to!
There will be a slew of lawsuits because he took the darn thing apart. Or not. Great review.
This vs ratsbane, what do you think is best ?
I really wanted to love and buy this pedal but I just don’t. It’s definitely rat-like but I definitely prefer the original rat. Superb demo nonetheless!
Slew: /slōō/
Verb
1. Turn to slide violently or uncontrollably in a particular direction.
2. (Of an electronic device) undergo slewing.
Noun
A violent or uncontrollable sliding movement.
Thanks for taking it apart and showing that the pedal doesn't have an LM308 in it, despite pictures of one on their website and very opaque marketing copy. I wish you'd have shown how the pedal sounds with the Filter knob after 12 o'clock and with some more gain, you know, gotten into stoner/doom territory, even if it isn't your strong suit... I mean, just play power chords slowly and loudly. :D Throw some purple smoke on the screen in After Effects, or something. :D
You’re welcome . I’m doing a comparison so I’ll make sure I do that
The product webpage says "We’ve specially designed a circuit to recreate the classic slow slew of the infamous LM308 op-amp using readily available modern components.", which reads pretty clearly to me.
TCe is using SMT for these new pedals. I wonder Zeus too have the same.
I like.
i was wondering why everyone was saying slew. i cant wait for this pedal to drop, by the time it does ill prolly discover something else cheaper thats ready to ship...
Mmmm fireman!!!!! What’s the Slew rate I don’t wanna skew my time codes ahhhh rat!!!
Slew...this smaller size nailed it.
Could be an LM308. There’s an SMD version of the chip available. It’s mega cheap, so no reason for them to put anything else in, tbh.
great vid! Thanks, and take more $#!+ apart!
Yes sir!
For those about to rock, we slew you
Just got this pedal... wow! I compared it side by side to the Ratsbane and I swear, what a deal! The only upside to the Wampler ratsbane is that Brian put more gain on tap and a switch to morph the circuit. More gain does equal more noise, though. Other than that, this TC pedal hangs right in there. In fact, I think I'm preferring this pedal over the ratsbane... shh, don't tell the gear snobs!🤫
Slew ist the clou!
This is the form factor I've been hoping pedal folks start using. I absolutely despise side jacks, especially in micro pedals
There is one flaw with this pedal which isn't pointed out in this review, perhaps because it's sponsored and that is the footswitch. It's soft touch and non-latching and only engages the pedal once it is released. Keep your foot on it momentarily or longer and it won't engage for example. What that means is there is a slight delay, so an issue if you are trying to come in on a beat from clean playing. You get a rough idea at 03:21 . This is not an issue if you have the pedal always on of course, but otherwise it means you need to have a different method for switching on an off compared to your other pedals. It can sometimes be finicky switching off too imo, again as its non-latching. Boss manages to have the pedal engage once the pedal is depressed (not on release) why can't TCE? Just thought it's worth highlighting this.
Certainly didn't leave it out on purpose and the video is not paid for, I just got to keep the pedal. I guess I am used to the switching but you are right, I should have mentioned it.
@@TheGuitarGeek Hey, thanks for replying. No harm meant, I was just referring to the paid promotion icon on the video. Those switches are a drag though.
Slew.! Hmmmmmm might have to grab one.
This or Joyo Splinter?
You slew the Magus pedal 😆
best value would be the joyo splinter
SLEW!
That is all.
I wanted to hear it with the gain dimed.
😟 slew
I'm sure you'll be putting the Magus Pro through its paces playing a slew of Ibanezes 😁
my slew are all blue :)
Slew? Nope you were in full control over the untamed sounds which came out of this pedal. How about a new series? Pedal Rodeo!
I like the idea!!!
Slew? or Sloo? or Slough?
Yes
If I hadn't already bought a Rat clone, I would DEFINITELY buy this one! I have a slew of pedals already though🤘
@@kcussrebutuemos4815
TC did merge/sell/aquire Behringer. Not sure when or who the parent is but being that everything is made in a plant called 'Behringer City', I'm going to assume (always dangerous!) that Behringer is the parent.
@@harrycornelius8386 Behringer bought TC, under the name "Music Group".
Slewww! Slicy dicey ! The look of love ! Tune ups!! Edgy EDGY...Metro 20 #PEDALTRAINLOVESAUSTRIA.
I want one! Slap a da bass! You really got me “ not really” Lets get ready to RUMBLE!!! 60 cycle hum sucks!!!One for the road! Number 1 RatFan!! AaahhHhAahhh! Da the guitar geek! Why so CIRRUS! RRRRRRR.Thats is .... RAT! Thunder! Thunder! Thunder! Damn thats cheap! Warranty VOID. I express daily. Ferrells Intergraded spaceship flange That quarterback is toast .Rest in peace little drumthing. Ampiltube 5 is alive and Joe bonamassa is wrong and he is a wobbly boy. Woooby dooper loopy
Slew are you… slew slew… slew slew
Nice sloo ;P
Thanks 😁
I like this pedal but is it just me or is it not really rat like? Perhaps they should call it a "Mouse" :)
Looks/sounds good and its SLEW-dicrously cheap. See what I did there?
RIP pearloid.
That pedal was pretty slew. Nice.
Hmmm, so not true bypass. Which has its plus side of being able to go anywhere in the chain. Slew
Slew!!!!!!!!
I think the best sound was when it was turned off. I just don't get Rats....sorry!
This probably isn’t the video for you then!
@@TheGuitarGeek Your video is good - I just didn't like the pedal.
Slewwwww, sluue, sloooo...I dunno. Lol
There's a slew of tones in this one.
yuck..yuck..yuck...
Slew?
Slew
Sloo... I had to be different.
If you have a shit thin transistor amp that fat mode would fucking rock :)
With th gain NOT cranked all the way ,it sounds crappy.
Slew me!!!....
Consider yourself slewed!
Ultimately it sounds way too bright and spikey.sharp tones that I don't like at all.no saturation at all.
There are MUCH cheaper Rat clones, and you can get a REAL Rat for just €15 more.