In my opinion you can replace most of his pedals by some other similar ones or just not having them. IMO you only MUST have 3 pedals: Boss Ds2, Ibanez Wh10 and as the Ce1 is extremely expesive you can replace it with Ce2 which awesome. My natural language is spanish so I hope you can understand all I wrote
Holy shit. I never realized how much the DS2 means to his sound. It sounds like fuzz, even with it's tone turned all the way up. Fuck me, I might have to get one.
This is my 1st time ever to comment to one of your amazing vids. I usually watched your videos. came home from work awhile ago then I stick my eyes & ears here 'til my tired body acquired the powerful energy from this vid. Thank you, dave. I am now a fan of you :)
I had to comtact you because you did gather pedals that made you seem like john playing. I wish I could do it too. I have some pedals but there's something I'm missing in achieving the result I want.
man, you're incredible.... i get excited when i hear you playing all that stuff.. you really sound like frusciante and that's so difficult... i thought that i needed a fuzz, but after hear you i'm not sure if the sound that i like is the sound of the ds-2.... very very very good job! congratulations, if john watched you i would be so happy!!
Awesome video, thank you, Dave! This sound is just everything. I remembered reading Dave Lee mail, I think it was actually your question, and him saying that he thought that John's rig was broken until John played it lol. But you definitely nailed that tone :)
Hi Dave, could you do a video on how to do the John shredding with the middle and fourth fingers. you know what I mean 😉 or maybe techniques to help, apologies if you covered it already. much love.
Te felicito dave! Un maestro! Te puedo preguntar que amplificador valvular de baja potencia me recomiendas para sonar parecido a john? Saludos desde Argentina
It's a good era to try to replicate, pedalboard-wise. I think you'd just need a similar setup and something like a Line 6 DL4 delay to replicate by the way and stadium arcadium delays and reverbs
Dave Simpson You can try the clapperboard method. You start rolling before you do anything serious you hit the strings muted. Than you sync the volume spikes in post editing and everything should be fairly synced.
Hey man! Have you ever checked out the Alexander Jubilee Silver pedal? Just got one sounds sweet on the Mg Clean channel w the bass up to get that Major/jubilee combo. Tried it in the OD1 but it sounds kinda muddy and not clear. Cheers and great tone!
Feede88 love it so far. Put the micro amp right after it... roll the volume down for cleaner tones (soul to squeeze, etc) and 10 on the can't stop/dirtier tones.
Ever since I started watching you I've wanted an Orange CR120, but holy shit, I just looked up a Marshall MG100HDFX head and there's one for sale near me for 125$!!! Insane! It's going to be mine
Hey Dave. I just bought a Zoom G2 and was wondering if you could do a video on how to set up patches to get a John sounding chorus, modulation etc like you have
Dave, would love to jam with you. You've got great playing and a creative mind. Love your videos. I've just moved (Oct 2016) to London from East Anglia for university and your videos really have helped easing my nerves with the whole process. Thank you.
Hey Dave - Thanks for the JF series, great stuff. :) I am looking for some tech advice. When I have my Zoom G2 set to A7 the sound keeps cutting out. For example, if I go to play a scale I get no sound unless I pluck a note with some force or until I strum but then it cuts out again. All other FX appear to be working. Cheers in advance.
First saw them on the 'Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magik' tour in Liverpool '92 (about 2 months before John first left). They were awesome. Saw them at Reading a couple of times too! :)
John - Have you ever tried a Nano Big Muff where you have your pumpkin pie? I just finished today doing my board after watching you and following... starting your John series now! amp>lovepedal Jubilee>Boss CE-2W (WazaCE-1)>Wilson Mod WH-10 Wah>MXR Micro Amp>Nano BigMuff>Boss DS-2>Strat Cheers!! Great vids!
Thats a cool setup. I've never tried the Big muff there no. I don't have one unfortunately. :( Hopefully one day. Thank you so much for watching my videos. :)
Dave Simpson - The green carrot p/pie is a great muff sound I feel now that I've listened to it more.... That Pedal Show did a pretty good review on it in their muff pedal vid. Looking forward to my Album showing up!! Thanks for lesson 8!!
Great channel Dave. Best John Frusciante channel by far on the Tubes. I have a question: i can't figure out how to use the Ibanez Wah with Get On Top. I mean, when is it toe down or up? I know it's in the Bass Mode but can't get it sound right
would love the BOSS CE2W. I just got one and it is a japan made combo of the ce1 that john was obsessed with and the ce2 so it also has a stereo out option and it is the most beautiful sounding chorus ive ever heard. nice video as well. and im playing with the same strat. you might also like the vox AC30 but ill stop talking about my stuff. I have one question though, how do you keep your ds2 maxed out but not make it get crazy loud when you turn it on compared to clean? I love the sound but it gets way too loud to be practical? thanks
Hi Dave! Love your videos! One question: I am planning to build my own little pedal board, I already have a zoom g3x ( which is I think is a bit simmilar to your g2 ) and planning to set it up with a Boss ds-2 and a vox 847. Will that work? I just want to make sure that it will work because I'm quite tight on the budget side. I hope for a nice feedback and can't wait to see more videos from you! More power to you!
How did you do that, I don't know if its harmonics or what, but its starting at 1:12, I mean that "yelling sound". Its really cool. Thanks for answer :-)
Hi Dave, hope you're good as always!! well, if you could help me i would be really thankful. I had a low-end equipment, but now i'm saving money to buy new equipment, it's being kinda hard but i think i can do it, thanks to you, i decided to buy a CR120H and a 4x12 cabinet, cause it's just loud and huge, i'm a great Frusciante fan too, and i wanted to replicate his sound, but since my budget is tight...what do you think I should go for when it comes to pedals? i already own a Zoom G2 and a Vox V845, i'm searching for a BOSS DS-2 now, so...is there a good Fuzz pedal for a tight budget? thank you ^^ from one of your biggest fans here in Brazil
Dave, i have a question about cabinets. The 4x12 of the mgx Marshall series, will do the job with a cr 120 ? for nailing the jf tone. greetings from chile, love your vids
Hi dave loved this video, but could you help me? I have not a good amp (my amp is a multifuncional called moug usb 700). But i have a ds2, wh10 and g2.1u. What effect should i use for drive on this zoom g2? Marshall amp emulation (crunch) or boss od-1? Sometimes i play direct on pc (in line + cabinet emulation) instead on my own amp. Thankssss
Hey love the video , i have a big muff fuzz and a vox v847 and im gettin the ds2 , you think i can achieve this kind of screaming wah sound john does ? thanks
Dave, Firstly a great series and I have been continually following - keep up the good work matey - it has been a massive help to me and improved my playing ability beyond recognition of a month ago. Secondly, I'm after a bit of help in trying to get a Frusciante pedal board (as close as possible) out of the G2.U1 exclusively - any pointers on settings? Freeing up the funds for the extra pedals would put me behind on getting a new Strat. Thirdly, what Strats are you using. Fourthly, I've just realised you are from Louth - indeed my home town....I wonder if we have met on a hazy afternoon at Hubbard's or similar in years gone by, we must know a few of the same names....beer is on me when I get back there!
Howde and thank you very much and glad you like my John series and its cool your a fellow Louth resident. :) If you can private message me i'll do some research into the zoom John tones and get back to you when i've figured something. What amp and guitar do you have?
FB'ed a message to you mate - current Zoom G2.1u presets I could find on line left a lot to be desired, and without knowing other peoples balances of amp and guitar makes it a bit tough.
When you max out the level on the ds-2 pedal don't you get a huge volume difference when you turn it on? Or is that fixed with the gain on the amp? Love your videos by the way!
Hey Dave! thanks for the video...Question! why doesn't the maxed out volume on the ds-2 give you problems in terms of general volume? sorry for my crappy english. Big hugs from Argentina!
Hello Dave What would u say if a distortion pedal has a "Tone" knob on it and It's all the way on high and I have 1 with 3 knobs for high, mid, bass EQ-s, how do I set all 3 to get the same output as if I had only 1 Tone knob all the way up high
Hello Dave! How are you? I´m trying to achieve Frusciante´s "cleanish" sound the we all know and love! To get that sound with a clean amp, I know you recomended Tone City Golden Plexi but I live in Brazil and I´m having trouble finding this pedal here. Is there any other option that you can think of? If I´m not wrong, you once said Marshall Jackhammer would be a good choice too...Please, let me know your thoughts! Btw, I´m using a Squier Classic Vibe 50s (really nice guitar)
hey man, how you do for have that nice nice nice (nice) clean tone with the wh10 in the chain?, i ask because i got the wh10 reissue and it is (sadly) a tone sucker :c
Hi there. All is well thank you. Hows things with you? I haven't tried the jubilee pedal as its a little out of my price range. I feel the best pedal for the John tone is the Tone City Golden Plexi. :)
Hey mate, enjoying your videos. As a newish fan of RHCP did John use his DS2 as his main distortion sound or simply as a boost for leads? I'm trying to get that Suck My Kiss kinda distortion sound for my Strat. Any suggestions? Thanks.
Thank you very much and in doodles John did use his ds2 as his main distortion. As for getting the suck my kiss sound i'm not 100% sure what john was using and it'd be hard to nail the exact sound. Sounds like amp distortion but could be the ds2 with the gain run abut half. :)
Dave Simpson Thanks. Maybe you could do a demo on setting up the DS2 to get Johns tone. Maybe you have and I have missed it and in that cause if you can link me to the video. Thanks!
I'm thinking of buying my first pedals (ds2 and vox v847 wah) but my amp doesn't have channels (orange tiny terror combo amp). Wondering if the ds2 would still run fine through a totally clean channel?? Is there some overdrive pedal I should put it through? Thanks :D
The DS2 wont like that no. You need an overdrive straight after the amp to compress the sound so the DS2 can't get rowdy. :) The tone city golden plexi is the best but a boss overdrive will work nicely to. :)
Dave, I have an Ibanez WH10V2, but the pot started to crack very hard, I tried with 2 kinds of contact cleaners and it didn't change anything, how can I make my wah sound good again? You know where I can order a replacement pot ?
Why not type in to google, that's what Dave and the rest of us would have to do. No offense btw :) Better yet go to your local guitar/music equipment shop, and see if they can fix it. I always try and support small local businesses. Bless
I honestly have no clue where you would get a replacement pot. I would take it like Mr Pogflipper said to a music shop that has a repair department and see if they can sort it out for you. :)
Ok guys, I'd appreciate anyones help here. Also, great work as always Dave! I am looking to buy a wah pedal, and I want the Ibanez wah but I really don't want to shed out 100 quid on something that will sap my clean tone. Can anyone suggest an alternative? I appreciate nothing will replicate the Ibanez wah, but maybe something that could do a close second best?? Something that will give me that crazy shred/wah at the end of dani california? Thanks!!
i’m planning on buying a boss katana mk 2 50 watt for christmas. if i got the boss ds2, ibanez wah and the zoom g2 pedals... would they work with that amp for a john frusciante sound?
Hey! Could you please help? I've got a Defender Kustom amp, and ds 2 should be ALL on max? I mean...there is a lot of noise... Thanks! Awesome video by the way :)
I fucking love this, hands down the best guitar channel around!
Keep kicking ass and saying "okay" ;)
Thank you so very very much indeed. that means alot. :)
Agreed!!!
I love how you keep the Frusciante spirit alive. :)
I do my best. :)
Dave Simpson Great! :)
13:11 Vietnam flashback
Haha. :)
Such a pleasure to see this channel keep growing. Your Fru series has been incredible so far, can't wait to see more.
Thank you very much and more John coming soon. :)
Dave,I only discovered you the other day,been binge watching all week.You are my kind of wierd mate.Rock on.
Thank you very very much indeeed. Happy you like what i do. :)
Dave is a mad scientist
Moo hahahaha. :)
Hands down one of the best guitar channels around. Good job man i can't wait to watch more john videos!
bro and your riffs and intro jams are so clean some times i spend 15 min trying to figure those out and forget about the awesome video.
Thank you very much indeed. : )
It's so good to see a cheerful Dave :). Hope all is well. Thanks for the video.
It is indeed well. Thank you for watching. :)
Great vid. Unbelievable playing! Johns sound down to a T!! I wanna hear you play Charlie solo now, one of my faves off stadium.
Thank you very much and i'll try fit it in at somepoint. :)
That hairstyle is also john frusciante inspired
More worzel gumage and riff raff. Haha. :)
JohnCleese111 lol!
I'd say more curly hair John's is like mine
@@kaicottrell1560 ok
@@farioxx That was 4 Month ago why do you keep replying to each comment I put
In my opinion you can replace most of his pedals by some other similar ones or just not having them. IMO you only MUST have 3 pedals: Boss Ds2, Ibanez Wh10 and as the Ce1 is extremely expesive you can replace it with Ce2 which awesome.
My natural language is spanish so I hope you can understand all I wrote
Frusciante tone man, It's all in your hands! and you nailed, just wow! Cheers...
Thank you very much indeed. :)
I love your sound. As one of the same john fans, i learn many things from you. Thank you
Thank you very much. :)
The clean is spankin' good stuff! The pumpkin fuzz is pure bliss.
Thank you. :)
1:08 sounded very Hendrix-"MachineGun-ish"
Holy shit. I never realized how much the DS2 means to his sound. It sounds like fuzz, even with it's tone turned all the way up. Fuck me, I might have to get one.
There worth it. :)
Though it's not a fair review by you, because everything you play sounds amazing. I might have to test myself LOL
Diax1324 can a ds1 give u that kinda sound??
Jaxon Lutzer alright thanks dude
Damn if you hear this without seeing the video you'd actually think this was John, great job man, you're awesome
Thank you very much indeed. :)
This is my 1st time ever to comment to one of your amazing vids. I usually watched your videos. came home from work awhile ago then I stick my eyes & ears here 'til my tired body acquired the powerful energy from this vid.
Thank you, dave. I am now a fan of you :)
Thank you very very much indeed. :)
I had to comtact you because you did gather pedals that made you seem like john playing. I wish I could do it too. I have some pedals but there's something I'm missing in achieving the result I want.
man, you're incredible.... i get excited when i hear you playing all that stuff.. you really sound like frusciante and that's so difficult... i thought that i needed a fuzz, but after hear you i'm not sure if the sound that i like is the sound of the ds-2.... very very very good job! congratulations, if john watched you i would be so happy!!
Thank you so very much. :)
Awesome video, thank you, Dave! This sound is just everything. I remembered reading Dave Lee mail, I think it was actually your question, and him saying that he thought that John's rig was broken until John played it lol. But you definitely nailed that tone :)
Thank you very much indeed and i love that he said it sounded rubbish until John played through it. He is just a magic human being. :)
He sure is :)
Hi Dave, could you do a video on how to do the John shredding with the middle and fourth fingers. you know what I mean 😉 or maybe techniques to help, apologies if you covered it already. much love.
Howde. I have covered it in one of these videos. Thank you for watching. :)
Great video, I really enjoyed it, great playing as well.
Thank you very much indeed. :)
Top channel, your lessons have been helping me a lot! Thanks!
Thank you very much indeed. Happy to hear that. :)
So pleased to see you are feeling better, I must say that was awesome \m/
Thank you very much indeed. :)
My ds2 is coming tomorrow can't wait to try out Dani California with it
Dude...it sounds just like it. It's unreal. You won't believe how much closer to John's sound it will get you.
Even closer with the wh10 and ce-1 preamp I have ds2 wh10v3 and pastfx ce-1
@@kaicottrell1560 how do you deal with volume jumps?
@@roman-kg1tn that was from ages ago 4 pedals now ce-1 preamp pedal pastfx
@@roman-kg1tn doesn't bother me
Te felicito dave! Un maestro! Te puedo preguntar que amplificador valvular de baja potencia me recomiendas para sonar parecido a john? Saludos desde Argentina
It's a good era to try to replicate, pedalboard-wise. I think you'd just need a similar setup and something like a Line 6 DL4 delay to replicate by the way and stadium arcadium delays and reverbs
Very true indeed. Thank you for watching. :)
Is a dd7 a good choice compared to a DL4?
You are a great guitarist... Really loved the video...
Thank you very much indeed. :)
So glad i found this channel. Love yow man
Thank you very much indeed. :)
That's a sweet board Dave! You can get some awesome sounds out of it 👍👍
Thank you very much. :)
I remember first studying John last year in September and look at me now.
Awesome intro! I hope to have that sound someday :)
Thank you very much and i'm sure you will one day . :)
Thank you for a cracking real idea from a real musician rather than a nerd in a film studio trying to sell us stuff!! brilliant!!!
Thank you very much. :)
I love your videos, Dave. Rock on!
Thank you so very much indeed. :)
Wait u have the turbo in ur FX loop? Or is this all in front of the amp im confused now
Its all in the front.
Please give Dave a proper mic for recording. Love your vids
I do have one but no way to link audio with video. :(
Dave Simpson You can try the clapperboard method. You start rolling before you do anything serious you hit the strings muted. Than you sync the volume spikes in post editing and everything should be fairly synced.
Amazing stuff! Greatings from Brazil
Thank you very much. :)
Hey man! Have you ever checked out the Alexander Jubilee Silver pedal? Just got one sounds sweet on the Mg Clean channel w the bass up to get that Major/jubilee combo. Tried it in the OD1 but it sounds kinda muddy and not clear. Cheers and great tone!
chase baldridge That pedal is so awesome, I can't wait to get my hands on one. Kinda expensive ($180) but totally worth it!
Feede88 love it so far. Put the micro amp right after it... roll the volume down for cleaner tones (soul to squeeze, etc) and 10 on the can't stop/dirtier tones.
Howde. I haven't tried it no. A little out of my price range unfortunately. :( Maybe one day. :)
One of the closest here on youtube! Great job dude
Thank you. : )
I love your tone!!! :)
Thank you very much. :)
dude i just love this video ... what are the clean amp's settings?
Ever since I started watching you I've wanted an Orange CR120, but holy shit, I just looked up a Marshall MG100HDFX head and there's one for sale near me for 125$!!! Insane! It's going to be mine
GET IT GET IT. : )
Hey Dave. I just bought a Zoom G2 and was wondering if you could do a video on how to set up patches to get a John sounding chorus, modulation etc like you have
Video coming today on how i have my G2. :)
Dave, would love to jam with you. You've got great playing and a creative mind. Love your videos. I've just moved (Oct 2016) to London from East Anglia for university and your videos really have helped easing my nerves with the whole process. Thank you.
Thank you very much indeed and thanks for watching. :)
Hey Dave - Thanks for the JF series, great stuff. :)
I am looking for some tech advice. When I have my Zoom G2 set to A7 the sound keeps cutting out. For example, if I go to play a scale I get no sound unless I pluck a note with some force or until I strum but then it cuts out again. All other FX appear to be working. Cheers in advance.
Thank you. Check your noise gate on the zoom. It could be set to strong. Go to the ZNR setting and see what its set to. : )
The first part of the intro literally sounded like an Incubus inspired jam, in the style of Frusciante. I just noticed this
dude…. spot on.
Have you ever seen John Frusciante live ?
I have. I was at Hyde park and i saw him at the beginning of the Stadium Arcadium tour. It was life changing. :)
Nice. Wish I could see them with Frusciante, now all he does is attempt to make Aphex Twin music
James Brown and Chicks on Speed supporting? Great gig - mad as a bag of spanners knowing all of this now.
First saw them on the 'Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magik' tour in Liverpool '92 (about 2 months before John first left). They were awesome. Saw them at Reading a couple of times too! :)
John - Have you ever tried a Nano Big Muff where you have your pumpkin pie?
I just finished today doing my board after watching you and following... starting your John series now!
amp>lovepedal Jubilee>Boss CE-2W (WazaCE-1)>Wilson Mod WH-10 Wah>MXR Micro Amp>Nano BigMuff>Boss DS-2>Strat
Cheers!! Great vids!
Thats a cool setup. I've never tried the Big muff there no. I don't have one unfortunately. :( Hopefully one day. Thank you so much for watching my videos. :)
Dave Simpson - The green carrot p/pie is a great muff sound I feel now that I've listened to it more....
That Pedal Show did a pretty good review on it in their muff pedal vid.
Looking forward to my Album showing up!! Thanks for lesson 8!!
My boyyy!!!! Awesome my boy my girl intro man xD
Great channel Dave. Best John Frusciante channel by far on the Tubes. I have a question: i can't figure out how to use the Ibanez Wah with Get On Top. I mean, when is it toe down or up? I know it's in the Bass Mode but can't get it sound right
Its not in the bass mode. Its guitar mode and basically it starts with heel down then slowly to toe down.
Beautiful.
Thank you. :)
hi dave, you should make a video explain how we get frusciante tone on softwares like guitar rig 5 or amplitube, would be amazing!
I'll see what i can do. :)
Glad to see you are feeling better. what head were you using on panic blues? that was a great sound.
Thank you very much. I am feeling much better and i was using a Kustom KG100 head. :)
I love this video🙌
which pedal is crunch sound?
sorry i'm not good at english😣
Thank you very much and the Green Carrots Pedal Cornstar is the Crunch tone. :)
Dave Simpson Thanks!
would love the BOSS CE2W. I just got one and it is a japan made combo of the ce1 that john was obsessed with and the ce2 so it also has a stereo out option and it is the most beautiful sounding chorus ive ever heard. nice video as well. and im playing with the same strat. you might also like the vox AC30 but ill stop talking about my stuff. I have one question though, how do you keep your ds2 maxed out but not make it get crazy loud when you turn it on compared to clean? I love the sound but it gets way too loud to be practical? thanks
I'm about to buy a fuzz pedal ( big muff ) so i gues the connection shold go wh1-fuzz-ds2 or ds2 before fuzz? cheers.
Either way works great. :)
Hi Dave! Love your videos! One question: I am planning to build my own little pedal board, I already have a zoom g3x ( which is I think is a bit simmilar to your g2 ) and planning to set it up with a Boss ds-2 and a vox 847. Will that work? I just want to make sure that it will work because I'm quite tight on the budget side. I hope for a nice feedback and can't wait to see more videos from you! More power to you!
Thank you very much indeed. Happy you like my vids. That would work very nicely indeed. :)
+Dave Simpson Thanks! Hoping to see more videos from you!
How did you do that, I don't know if its harmonics or what, but its starting at 1:12, I mean that "yelling sound". Its really cool. Thanks for answer :-)
Its juts feedback being manipulated with the tremolo arm. :)
Dave Simpson Thanks for answer! So you aren't picking strings during tremolo bending? :)
Hi Dave, hope you're good as always!! well, if you could help me i would be really thankful.
I had a low-end equipment, but now i'm saving money to buy new equipment, it's being kinda hard but i think i can do it, thanks to you, i decided to buy a CR120H and a 4x12 cabinet, cause it's just loud and huge, i'm a great Frusciante fan too, and i wanted to replicate his sound, but since my budget is tight...what do you think I should go for when it comes to pedals? i already own a Zoom G2 and a Vox V845, i'm searching for a BOSS DS-2 now, so...is there a good Fuzz pedal for a tight budget?
thank you ^^ from one of your biggest fans here in Brazil
If you wanted to throw a pedal like the golden plexi or the jackhammer in, where would you put it?
I would have it just after the zoom. So Amp - Zoom - Jackhammer/Plexi - Wah DS2. : )
Ok thanks a lot! Also i love how you care so much for your viewers :)
Dave, i have a question about cabinets.
The 4x12 of the mgx Marshall series, will do the job with a cr 120 ? for nailing the jf tone.
greetings from chile, love your vids
Howde. They should do a pretty good job but if you can try and hunt down a JCM 900 cab. :)
Hi dave loved this video, but could you help me? I have not a good amp (my amp is a multifuncional called moug usb 700). But i have a ds2, wh10 and g2.1u. What effect should i use for drive on this zoom g2? Marshall amp emulation (crunch) or boss od-1? Sometimes i play direct on pc (in line + cabinet emulation) instead on my own amp. Thankssss
I use the JC mode. Thats always been a great place t start. Thank you for watching. :)
Hey love the video , i have a big muff fuzz and a vox v847 and im gettin the ds2 , you think i can achieve this kind of screaming wah sound john does ? thanks
Thank you very much indeed and i do indeed think you can get that wah sound. :)
thanks a lot man :D
Hey Dave, what's your fav JF solo album? Thanks
Ethan Cowley curious as well
ARGH. Thats really hard to answer but if i was to have to narrow it down to one it would be Inside of Emptiness. :)
Dave,
Firstly a great series and I have been continually following - keep up the good work matey - it has been a massive help to me and improved my playing ability beyond recognition of a month ago.
Secondly, I'm after a bit of help in trying to get a Frusciante pedal board (as close as possible) out of the G2.U1 exclusively - any pointers on settings? Freeing up the funds for the extra pedals would put me behind on getting a new Strat.
Thirdly, what Strats are you using.
Fourthly, I've just realised you are from Louth - indeed my home town....I wonder if we have met on a hazy afternoon at Hubbard's or similar in years gone by, we must know a few of the same names....beer is on me when I get back there!
Howde and thank you very much and glad you like my John series and its cool your a fellow Louth resident. :) If you can private message me i'll do some research into the zoom John tones and get back to you when i've figured something. What amp and guitar do you have?
FB'ed a message to you mate - current Zoom G2.1u presets I could find on line left a lot to be desired, and without knowing other peoples balances of amp and guitar makes it a bit tough.
When you max out the level on the ds-2 pedal don't you get a huge volume difference when you turn it on? Or is that fixed with the gain on the amp? Love your videos by the way!
It is indeed fixed with the gain on the amp. Thank you for liking what i do. :)
I can't seem to find any of those zoom pedals around, do u know a alternative or where I can get that zoom
Gnome Walls sweetwater.com probably
Gnome Walls Ebay
Hey Dave! thanks for the video...Question! why doesn't the maxed out volume on the ds-2 give you problems in terms of general volume? sorry for my crappy english. Big hugs from Argentina!
Thank you for watching and i shall be doing an in depth video on that soon. :)
Hi Dave! I Have a question, what are the settings of the chorus? And also, the ds2 has always the knobs to the Max? Regards from argentina!
The settings for the chorus are
40 - 50 - 40
and the DS2 is always set flat out yeps. : )
Any tipps how to get a john frusciante wh10 sound out of my weeping demon?
Hello Dave
What would u say if a distortion pedal has a "Tone" knob on it and It's all the way on high and I have 1 with 3 knobs for high, mid, bass EQ-s, how do I set all 3 to get the same output as if I had only 1 Tone knob all the way up high
I would say you want to use the high and low frequencies more than the mids. Tone normally just add high end. I hope this helps. :)
I have a vox wah and when I put the wah after the distortion the volume boost from the wah is too much. How do you overcome this?
AndreasHemr use compressor/mellow overdrive maybe?
AndreasHemr your amp has to be breaking up to counter that
Hello Dave! How are you? I´m trying to achieve Frusciante´s "cleanish" sound the we all know and love! To get that sound with a clean amp, I know you recomended Tone City Golden Plexi but I live in Brazil and I´m having trouble finding this pedal here. Is there any other option that you can think of? If I´m not wrong, you once said Marshall Jackhammer would be a good choice too...Please, let me know your thoughts! Btw, I´m using a Squier Classic Vibe 50s (really nice guitar)
The jackhammer is awesome for johns tone. If you can get one do it. : )
Perfect! I´ll do it. Thank you very much!
dave simpson plz r
tell me solid state amp of low wattage for jihn frusciante sound i have squier bullet strat
hey man, how you do for have that nice nice nice (nice) clean tone with the wh10 in the chain?, i ask because i got the wh10 reissue and it is (sadly) a tone sucker :c
I have done a video on it that will be out today. The WH10 likes to see a broken up signal and with that kind of sound the horrid bypass goes away. :)
Hi Dave,
All good mate? What's your opinion on the Alexander Jubilee Silver Overdrive pedal as a JF tone? Did you tried? Cheers
Hi there. All is well thank you. Hows things with you?
I haven't tried the jubilee pedal as its a little out of my price range. I feel the best pedal for the John tone is the Tone City Golden Plexi. :)
Nice video, man. Are you John Frusciante's long-lost twin brother or something? Lol
Thank you very much and i wish i was. :)
Please can you tell me if this setup would work but using a Vox Valvetronix modelling amp? Thanks
It would indeed. :)
Thanks Dave and thanks for the JF videos, which have been really useful even to a beginner like me. Your MHA week video was a sincere credit to you.
that strat sounds nuts! are they standard pickups?
Thank you and the strat is totally stock yeps. :)
Hey mate, enjoying your videos. As a newish fan of RHCP did John use his DS2 as his main distortion sound or simply as a boost for leads? I'm trying to get that Suck My Kiss kinda distortion sound for my Strat. Any suggestions? Thanks.
Thank you very much and in doodles John did use his ds2 as his main distortion. As for getting the suck my kiss sound i'm not 100% sure what john was using and it'd be hard to nail the exact sound. Sounds like amp distortion but could be the ds2 with the gain run abut half. :)
Dave Simpson Thanks. Maybe you could do a demo on setting up the DS2 to get Johns tone. Maybe you have and I have missed it and in that cause if you can link me to the video. Thanks!
I'm thinking of buying my first pedals (ds2 and vox v847 wah) but my amp doesn't have channels (orange tiny terror combo amp). Wondering if the ds2 would still run fine through a totally clean channel?? Is there some overdrive pedal I should put it through? Thanks :D
The DS2 wont like that no. You need an overdrive straight after the amp to compress the sound so the DS2 can't get rowdy. :) The tone city golden plexi is the best but a boss overdrive will work nicely to. :)
Can you recommend a different multi FX pedal that has similar capabilities that the zoom g2 has as it seems to be discontinued?
I would say anything by Zoom. Awesome company. :)
how are you controlling volume? the muff and ds-2 can be considerably louder than the clean tone of the amp...
I'm uploading a video today about how i get it to work. :)
Dave, I have an Ibanez WH10V2, but the pot started to crack very hard, I tried with 2 kinds of contact cleaners and it didn't change anything, how can I make my wah sound good again? You know where I can order a replacement pot ?
Why not type in to google, that's what Dave and the rest of us would have to do. No offense btw :)
Better yet go to your local guitar/music equipment shop, and see if they can fix it. I always try and support small local businesses. Bless
I honestly have no clue where you would get a replacement pot. I would take it like Mr Pogflipper said to a music shop that has a repair department and see if they can sort it out for you. :)
Dave Simpson Thank you Dave, I hope I will sort this out
can you give a list of the pedals that you used one by one
Its all in the video. :)
Ok guys, I'd appreciate anyones help here. Also, great work as always Dave! I am looking to buy a wah pedal, and I want the Ibanez wah but I really don't want to shed out 100 quid on something that will sap my clean tone. Can anyone suggest an alternative? I appreciate nothing will replicate the Ibanez wah, but maybe something that could do a close second best?? Something that will give me that crazy shred/wah at the end of dani california? Thanks!!
I use a Vox wah pedal and that has always worked for me. You can get close to a WH10 sound by boosting it with an overdrive pedal also. :)
Is that just the standard Vox wah?
the beggining reminds me "my boy, my girl"
How do you have your ds-2 level maxed out? I do that and it makes my amp 10x louder?
What website did you get that ds2 off
Video in I could have lied? Especially the solo Sounds? Please Dave...
I shall get to it. :)
i’m planning on buying a boss katana mk 2 50 watt for christmas. if i got the boss ds2, ibanez wah and the zoom g2 pedals... would they work with that amp for a john frusciante sound?
Yo dude you wanna buy my zoom g2 through reverb? I’m trynna sell it.
TheTominator i’m tryna get the amp first. that seems like the most important thing right now. my current amp is very bad.
@@ilanrodriguez7698 Sure. If you're ever looking for a G2 come back to this video and just msg me.
@@tom.guitar22 ight cool thank you
Where can I get that pedal case
Hey! Could you please help? I've got a Defender Kustom amp, and ds 2 should be ALL on max? I mean...there is a lot of noise... Thanks! Awesome video by the way :)
Thats normal. You need to turn it on when you need it and turn it off when your done with it. :)
Thanks! One more answer, please: should the wah be after or before the ds2? My wah is a Morley PWA from 1998... Thanks, man
Dave, how big as that room you are playing in? Seems that a 100w amp full out would rip your head off.
Its tiny but i'm not playing loud. :)
Anyway I can get Green Carrot pedals? I'm from Portugal
Contact the company. :)
Is there a good univibe pedal that gives you that Jimi Hendrix machine gun sound?
Benjamin Leon have a look at the fulltone dejavibe
Dunlop rotovibe is the one i love. :)
that was cool!!!
Thank you very much indeed. : )
Hey dave, i am also dave, and i love your videos and keep up the good work
Hi Dave. :) Thank you very much. :)