That Pedal Show | LIVE Viewer Comments & Questions - Mick Only Today - 27 February 2023 @ThatPedalShow | Uploaded February 2023 | Updated October 2024, 6 hours ago.
Warm greetings TPS family! The big question: where is Dan?
Welcome to VCQ Live. Mick here… I'm flying solo tonight as Dan is indisposed. Let's see how we get on!
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Warm greetings TPS family! The big question: where is Dan?
Welcome to VCQ Live. Mick here… I'm flying solo tonight as Dan is indisposed. Let's see how we get on!
We do this most Mondays and we're glad to welcome you to the TPS Family.
We're all here to hang out, ask better questions and be among friends.
You can buy TPS merch to support our efforts thatpedalshowstore.com
You can buy guitar pedals and gear in the USA from That Pedal Shop: thatpedalshop.com
We are on Patreon – crowdfunding for creatives. Active Patrons can also access this as a podcast.
patreon.com/ThatPedalShow
Please visit our preferred retailers!
UK & Europe: Andertons Music bit.ly/2cRvIvt
Australia: Pedal Empire bit.ly/2mWmJQf
![Awesome Reverb Pedals For Guitar [Meris Mercury X, Poly Verbs, Boss RV-200 & EHX Oceans 3-Verb]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/S1ysRSKg_20/hqdefault.jpg "Awesome Reverb Pedals For Guitar [Meris Mercury X, Poly Verbs, Boss RV-200 & EHX Oceans 3-Verb]
The ’verbs just keep getting better and better - so what’s new?
Welcome to the show. Today we’re looking at a handful of highly capable reverb units that go far, far beyond the sounds and textures of a simple spring.
Indeed it wasn’t that long ago when it would be pretty unusual to see a reverb pedal at a guitar player’s feet. Today they’re relatively commonplace, but if you need a bit of guidance and inspiration on how to get in the verb game, this show is for you!
Yes, we spend a disproportionate amount of time on the Poly Verbs. More on the Mercury X would have been good. Maybe when Dan has had chance to explore it more we could follow up.
Enjoy the episode!
Pedals & Stuff used in this show
• TheGigRig Three2One
https://www.thegigrig.com/three2one
• Sonic Research Turbo Tuner 200
Australia: https://bit.ly/3AIinS5
• Vahlbruch Kaluna
https://www.vahlbruch-fx.com/en/
• Electro Harmonic PICO Oceans 3 Verb
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/49y5rh9
USA: https://bit.ly/42W1twg
• Strymon Big Sky
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/2x0GSdY
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/DKgjg2
• Meris Mercury X
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/3ICPhrf
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/AWVqeo
• Boss RV-200
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/49Vox0n
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/21qGz7
• Poly Effects Verbs
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/4bZrAH1
• TheGigRig G3S
https://www.thegigrig.com/g3-s
Interesting bits and go-to sections
0:00 Intro playing
2:07 Why are we doing this today?
2:53 From the BigSky to today’s pedals
6:10 Strymon BigSky for context
9:53 Way beyond spring reverb
13:22 EHX Oceans 3-Verb
16:00 Things to love about 3-Verb
20:50 Boss RV-200 intro
23:15 RV-200 sounds
30:20 RV-200 simple preset UI
32:30 Meris Mercury X intro
33:35 Mercury X sounds
37:03 Mercury X UI and more sounds
48:38 The fight: features vs sound vs UI
51:30 Poly Verbs intro
53:20 Longest reverb in the world?
55:30 More Poly sounds
58:35 Mick captures impulse responses!
1:08:30 Mick’s IRs - did they work?
1:13:12 Better way to capture an IR?
1:14:00 Name Drop Horn IR?
1:23:45 Our choices & closing thoughts
Guitars in today’s show
• Fender Custom Shop ’63 Telecaster - Dan’s video here: https://youtu.be/rnQ4OIJFTgY?si=zCJiGD6-hqokBIPm
1965 Gibson ES-345 - Mick’s video here: https://youtu.be/-nHwoIgysnQ?si=NmiL6yB_sWAcreg3
Amps in today’s show
• Two Rock TS1 50-watt 112 combo with TR1265 speaker
• Mesa Boogie 50/50 Stereo Power Amp with 2 x Zilla Custom 1x12 cabs with Celestion WGS12L speakers
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![The Guitar Pedal Bingo Challenge - Dan Vs Mick [3 Random Pedals – Who Makes The Most Of It?]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/S5EyhIzySeU/hqdefault.jpg "The Guitar Pedal Bingo Challenge - Dan Vs Mick [3 Random Pedals – Who Makes The Most Of It?]
Three pedals each, selected at random. Who gets what? Who sounds okay?
Welcome to the show! A bit of fun today… What happens when you give me and him three random pedals? What other gear do we choose to complete the rig, and what kind of sounds will ensue?
Let’s find out!
Pedals & stuff used in today’s episode
A quick note on the buffer confusion…
Hello, Mick here. I did some reading after the show and both the UA Del-Verb and the Nordvang ’83 Drive are not true bypass. They both use always-on buffers. I’m going to make a little follow-up vid to explain the significance of this.
Mick’s Board
• Pedaltrain Nano
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/3evNoLQ
USA: https://bit.ly/3xNmsC2
• Fjord Fuzz Berserk
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/44a1Z9H
• Nordvang ’83 Drive
https://nordvangcustom.com/products/83-drive-v2-0-pre-order
• Universal Audio Del-Verb
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/44bWqYA
USA: https://bit.ly/3JKVtOR
Dan’s Board
• D’Addario XPND
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
USA: https://bit.ly/3u1araE
• Universal Audio MAX
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/3PFCRDB
USA: https://bit.ly/43hhEmu
• Coppersound Pedals Daedalus
https://coppersoundpedals.com/product/daedalus/
• Universal Audio Galaxy
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/43djO6s
USA: https://bit.ly/46BirRZ
Interesting bits & go-to sections
00:00 Here we go!
00:42 Today’s challenge outline
03:10 The game begins!
05:47 Prizes pedals revealed!
07:35 Mick’s board build
16:34 Dan’s board build
20:22 Guitar and amp choices
24:00 Dan’s core tone - guitar and amp
26:19 Turn that AC30 up a bit
28:20 Mick’s core tone - guitar and amp
32:45 Dan UA Max
42:02 Mick Flood Fuzz Berserk
46:45 Dan Coppersound Daedalus
52:10 Mick Nordvang ’83 Drive
1:01:08 Dan UA Galaxy
1:12:03 Mick UA Del-Verb
1:21:26 A loose jam
1:25:22 Closing thoughts
Guitars in this video
• 1961 Fender Stratocaster - Mick’s video here: https://youtu.be/WOMHUQeHGRQ
• Gretsch G6118T Players Edition Anniversary - Dan’s video here: https://youtu.be/AZmX6rH0sqI
Amps in this video
• Two Rock Classic Reverb Signature 100/50 & 212 cab with TR1265B speakers
• 1961 Vox AC30 with 2 x 12 Celestion Alnico Blue speakers
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![Big Or Small Hendrix Fuzz Face? [JHF1 & FFM3 – Effector Du Jour]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SXjnStlK2V4/hqdefault.jpg "Big Or Small Hendrix Fuzz Face? [JHF1 & FFM3 – Effector Du Jour]
A Strat, a Marshall & two Fuzz Faces. Which one for you?
Welcome to the show and welcome to Effector Du Jour. Short videos, as to-the-point as That Pedal Show is ever likely to get.
Mick’s fave fuzz is the standard Dunlop JHF1 Jimi Hendrix Fuzz Face Distortion. It uses BC108 silicon transistors and cleans up just beautifully…
But there’s also the FFM3 Mini version that takes up waaaaay less pedalboard space AND can run off a 9V external supply. Theyre more or less the same price to buy. So what do we think?
Enjoy!
Pedals & stuff in this show
• TheGigRig QMX4
https://www.thegigrig.com/quartermaster
• Dunlop JHF1 Jimi Hendrix Fuzz Face Distortion
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/6eKnVm
• Dunlop FFM3 Jimi Hendrix Mini Fuzz Face Distortion
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/3upR6UJ
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/NkVR21
• Source Audio Collider Delay & Reverb
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/323SzgS
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/DKrOBb
Guitars used in today’s show
• 1961 Fender Stratocaster - Mick’s video here: https://youtu.be/WOMHUQeHGRQ?si=JmFUMOsIgTW5sNLv
Amps used in today’s show
• Marshall 1987x & 1960AX 4x12 cab with Celestion G12M Greenback speakers
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/k0X9VV
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![Dan Chooses A New Amp For His Wet-Dry Rig [JTM45 Vs Tweed Bassman Vs Sovtek MIG-50]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/S_1xnJsTQ5s/hqdefault.jpg "Dan Chooses A New Amp For His Wet-Dry Rig [JTM45 Vs Tweed Bassman Vs Sovtek MIG-50]
He wants headroom and transients – which amp will Dan choose to pair with his Matchless?
Welcome to the show! This one came about because Dan is moving from a fully wet-dry-wet rig, back to a more ‘simple’ wet-dry situation. Albeit ‘TPS Wet-Dry’ we should say… but don’t get hung up on the definitions. It’s a two-amp rig where the fuzz, drive and distortion goes to both amps, and most of the ‘wet’ effects – reverb, delay, tremolo and so on – only go to one of the amps.
Dan’s Matchless C-30 / ESD212 cab has been his #1 amp choice for years now, but what to pair with it? Three contenders are lining up today; they have a closely shared genesis and evolution, so the comparison should be jolly interesting!
Argh! Bassman or Bass Breaker? Im confused…
The amp were using today is a Fender Custom Shop Bass Breaker from 2002. It has nothing to do with the current Bassbreaker series. Ours is a Fender ’59 Bassman amp, exactly as the reissues of the period, albeit in a 2x12 cabinet instead of a 4x10 configuration. We refer to it as a Bassman because thats what it is! Except its called a Bass Breaker… argh!
Enjoy the show…
Pedals & stuff used in today’s episode
• Analogman Sun Face NKT Red Dot
https://www.analogman.com/fuzzface.htm
• Dean Markley Overlord - no longer made
• Kingsley Page Tube Boost
http://kingsleyamplifiers.com/products/pedals/7/
• Jam Pedals Harmonious Monk MkII
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia:https://bit.ly/414fg2h
USA: https://bit.ly/3o8l782
ThatPedalShowStore: https://bit.ly/421cyKA
• Diamond Vibrato - not currently available (may be again soon!)
• Meris LVX Modular Delay System
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/424UZcv
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/y2rjeN
• Chase Bliss CXM 1978 Reverb
https://www.chasebliss.com/cxm-1978
• TheGigRig G3
https://www.thegigrig.com/g3
• Radial Headbone VT
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/9genM4
Interesting bits & go-to sections
0:00 Intro playing
2:33 Why are we doing this?
4:55 The two main issues
6:57 The Sovtek MIG-50 story
8:52 The other two amps…
9:35 The prediction challenge!
10:28 Sovtek & Marshall - cabinet?
11:40 Sovtek & Marshall comparison
14:45 Normal channel in the Marshall?
16:30 High treble channel, low input
17:45 Marshall vs Sovtek conclusion
18:10 And with some overdrive?
19:00 Bassman arrives (Bass Breaker)
21:30 Sovtek & Bassman comparison
24:30 Sovtek into overdrive
26:27 Bassman into overdrive
29:36 Sovtek & Bassman with Page boost
33:38 Wet effects in the Sovtek & Bassman
35:45 The prediction result!
37:25 Matchless & Bassman united
38:48 What Dan wants from his Matchless
40:16 Wet-dry, Matchless & Bassman
41:22 And with overdrive…
43:05 Dialling in some sounds
46:17 Closing thoughts
Guitars in this video
• 1965 Fender Telecaster - Dan’s video here: https://youtu.be/EwBXaq72jQI
Amps in this video
• Sovtek MIG-50
No longer made, but check this: https://www.ehx.com/products/mig-50/
• Marshall JTM45
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/AWKnEa
• Marshall 2061cx cab with Celestion G12H Anniversary speakers
No longer made
• Fender Custom Shop Bassbreaker with Celestion Vintage 30 speakers
No longer made in this format, however…
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/jr1Jav
• Matchless C30 & 212 ESD with one Celestion G12M Greenback and one Celestion G12H Anniversary
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![UAFX Orion Tape Delay [And Fulltone TTE - Effector Du Jour]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TVUdrzSuZ_8/hqdefault.jpg "UAFX Orion Tape Delay [And Fulltone TTE - Effector Du Jour]
Powerful processing meets super-simple interface – but how does it sound?
Welcome to the show and welcome to Effector Du Jour. Short videos, and as to-the-point as That Pedal Show is ever likely to get.
There are LOADS of tape delay simulating pedals out there. Some do it in the analogue world, but far more common is to employ some digital signal processing where names such as the Strymon El Capistan, Catalinbread Belle Epoch and Boss RE-202 loom large.
This is hardly UAFX’s first dive into these waters, but there’s something we just love about the Orions simple form factor and relative lack of bells and whistles.
We have a Fulltone Tube Tape Echo for reference – now I KNOW its not exactly the ‘right’ thing as the Orion is aiming more at a kind of Echoplex EP-3 sound. Nevertheless, it’s some context of actual real tape in the far more common world of digital simulations. Erm, and tubes and analogue preamps.
Enjoy this quick blast - if you want more detail and discussion, watch our long shows. There are plenty of em!
Pedals & stuff in this show
• TheGigRig QMX4
https://www.thegigrig.com/quartermaster
• UAFX Orion Tape Echo
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/42KPstv
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/21q2EM
• Fulltone Tube Tape Echo
Not currently made new
Guitars used in today’s show
• 1961 Fender Stratocaster - Mick’s video here: https://youtu.be/WOMHUQeHGRQ?si=JmFUMOsIgTW5sNLv
• 1965 Gibson ES-345 - video here:
Amps used in today’s show
• Fender ’65 Deluxe Reverb
UK: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/m5BW1q
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![Does The J Rockett The Jeff Archer Sound Like Micks Klon Centaur? [Or The Regular Archer?]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ufm6rlQ_7kE/hqdefault.jpg "Does The J Rockett The Jeff Archer Sound Like Micks Klon Centaur? [Or The Regular Archer?]
And does anyone still care? We kinda do…
Welcome to the show. Its a simple enough question, so lets explore some answers!
Please enjoy the show…
Pedals & stuff in this episode
• TheGigRig Three2One
https://www.thegigrig.com/three2one
• Sonic Research Turbo Tuner ST-200
Australia: https://bit.ly/3AIinS5
• J Rockett The Jeff Archer
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/3Fuogo7
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/rQbdrB
• J Rockett Archer
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/3q8FPSN
USA: https://bit.ly/498IBgc
• 1990s Klon Centaur
No longer made
• TheGigRig QMX4
https://shop.thegigrig.com/products/quartermaster-qmx-4?_pos=2&_sid=043196492&_ss=r
• TheGigRig Humdinger
https://shop.thegigrig.com/products/humdinger
Guitars in today’s episode
• 1961 Fender Stratocaster - Mick’s video here: https://youtu.be/WOMHUQeHGRQ
• Fender Custom Shop ’63 Telecaster - Dan’s video here: https://youtu.be/rnQ4OIJFTgY
• Gibson Memphis 1958 ES-335 – Mick’s video here - https://youtu.be/Ha82vk1wLyA
Amps in todays episode
• Two Rock Classic Reverb Signature 100/50 with 112 cab / EVM12L speaker
• Fender ’65 Deluxe Reverb with stock speaker
UK: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
USA: https://imp.i114863.net/6bOByN
We hope you enjoy this episode. Please subscribe to our channel.
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