That Pedal Show | Matchless C30 & Mesa Cali Tweed Guitar Amps – Preamp, Power & Speakers Mash Up @ThatPedalShow | Uploaded March 2024 | Updated October 2024, 4 minutes ago.
We’re mixing & matching once again, this time with EL84 and 6V6 power sections
Welcome to the show. Please note your amp[s] need an effects loop to do this…
A few episodes back we took a Marshall 50-watt Plexi and a Mesa Lone Star Classic, and used their preamp, power amp and speaker offerings in different combinations to see what was what. We had so much fun we thought we’d do it again, albeit with different amps.
The concept is simple enough – use your effects loop to separate the pre- and power sections and connect ’em up for new combinations.
PLEASE: Make sure you ALWAYS have a speaker load or dummy load connected to both amps.
Enjoy the episode!
Pedals & stuff used in this show
• TheGigRig Three2One
thegigrig.com/three2one
• Sonic Research ST-200 Turbo Tuner
Australia: bit.ly/3AIinS5
• Dinosaural Cogmeister
cogginsaudio.co.uk
• Free The Tone Future Factory
UK & Europe: bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Interesting bits and go-to sections
0:00 Intro playing
0:30 Chainsaw guy?
1:40 What are we doing today?
3:40 Matchless C30 sounds
4:48 Mesa Cali Tweed sounds
6:00 Matchless, Mesa, Jensen
7:00 Mesa variable wattage
8:44 Matchless, Mesa, Celestions
11:40 All Matchless
12:45 Mesa, Matchless, Celestions
18:00 Mesa, Matchless, Jensen
18:35 All Mesa
20:37 Matchless, Matchless, Jensen
21:48 All Matchless
25:00 This doesn’t seem to work
27:35 What have we learned?
Guitars used in today’s show
Fender Custom Shop ’63 Telecaster - Dan’s video here:youtu.be/rnQ4OIJFTgY?feature=shared
Gibson Custom True Historic Les Paul Goldtop, Murphy aged - no specific video but it’s featured a lot on the show
Amps used in today’s show
Matchless C-30 head
Mesa/Boogie California Tweed 6v6 4:40 with 1 x 12 Jensen Blackbird 100 speaker
Vox AC30 (speakers only) with 2 x 12 Celestion Alnico Blue speakers
We hope you enjoy this episode. Please subscribe to our channel.
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Please visit our preferred retailers!
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Australia: Pedal Empire bit.ly/2mWmJQf
We’re mixing & matching once again, this time with EL84 and 6V6 power sections
Welcome to the show. Please note your amp[s] need an effects loop to do this…
A few episodes back we took a Marshall 50-watt Plexi and a Mesa Lone Star Classic, and used their preamp, power amp and speaker offerings in different combinations to see what was what. We had so much fun we thought we’d do it again, albeit with different amps.
The concept is simple enough – use your effects loop to separate the pre- and power sections and connect ’em up for new combinations.
PLEASE: Make sure you ALWAYS have a speaker load or dummy load connected to both amps.
Enjoy the episode!
Pedals & stuff used in this show
• TheGigRig Three2One
thegigrig.com/three2one
• Sonic Research ST-200 Turbo Tuner
Australia: bit.ly/3AIinS5
• Dinosaural Cogmeister
cogginsaudio.co.uk
• Free The Tone Future Factory
UK & Europe: bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Interesting bits and go-to sections
0:00 Intro playing
0:30 Chainsaw guy?
1:40 What are we doing today?
3:40 Matchless C30 sounds
4:48 Mesa Cali Tweed sounds
6:00 Matchless, Mesa, Jensen
7:00 Mesa variable wattage
8:44 Matchless, Mesa, Celestions
11:40 All Matchless
12:45 Mesa, Matchless, Celestions
18:00 Mesa, Matchless, Jensen
18:35 All Mesa
20:37 Matchless, Matchless, Jensen
21:48 All Matchless
25:00 This doesn’t seem to work
27:35 What have we learned?
Guitars used in today’s show
Fender Custom Shop ’63 Telecaster - Dan’s video here:youtu.be/rnQ4OIJFTgY?feature=shared
Gibson Custom True Historic Les Paul Goldtop, Murphy aged - no specific video but it’s featured a lot on the show
Amps used in today’s show
Matchless C-30 head
Mesa/Boogie California Tweed 6v6 4:40 with 1 x 12 Jensen Blackbird 100 speaker
Vox AC30 (speakers only) with 2 x 12 Celestion Alnico Blue speakers
We hope you enjoy this episode. Please subscribe to our channel.
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![Can I Plug My Guitar Into That? [Or How To Rock Without An Amp]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XiYNVLhJgDc/hqdefault.jpg "Can I Plug My Guitar Into That? [Or How To Rock Without An Amp]
You might think the answer is in modern tech. Well not necessarily…
Welcome to the show! It has been said that Daniel and I, well, aren’t exactly early adopters when it comes to the very most modern guitar tech. There are a number of reasons for that, but a very significant one is that with all the latest gizmology, connection protocols, app registration and seemingly bottomless user interfii*, the will of most Average Humans can be sapped entirely before a single note gets played.
So let’s just plug into a bunch of stuff and see if we can have More Fun With Less Tech. Is it even possible?
Enjoy the show…
* TPS plural of interface
Pedals and stuff in today’s video
• IK Multimedia iRig Pro
UK & Europe: http://bit.ly/41BNBqc
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/ZdP6V1
• IK Multimedia Amplitube
iOS app available from Apple App Store
Presumably similar things exist for Android
• Any Powered Speaker with an aux input – we love the look of this…
Laney Supergroup Bluetooth Speaker
UK & Europe: http://bit.ly/3J0mRYW
USA: http://bit.ly/3m5LAC8
• TheGigRig Three2One
https://www.thegigrig.com/three2one
• Sonic Research ST-200 Turbo Tuner
Australia: http://bit.ly/2mR1s8c
• Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: http://bit.ly/3y3YoeY
USA: https://bit.ly/3EnhrCE
• Tone City Angel Wing Chorus
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
• JHS 3 Series Delay
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/3xZ9wKV
USA: https://bit.ly/3tIx5Fg
• Boss GE-7 Equalizer
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/3HZSfUa
USA: https://bit.ly/3dyPnAr
• Universal Audio Dream ’65 Reverb Amp
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: http://bit.ly/3kzIfuT
USA: http://bit.ly/3ZpBRF8
• The GigRig Humdinger
https://www.thegigrig.com/humdinger
• The GigRig QMX4
https://www.thegigrig.com/quartermaster
• Tannoy Gold 5 Powered Monitor
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/BXDn5L
• Line 6 Stage Source PA Cab
No Longer available
• Some old LG 50-inch TV
Any old TV will do… as long as it has an audio input!
• 1940s/50s Bell & Howell Filmosound 179
Modded/built by Hello Sailor Effects
• Some Random Megaphone
Dan found it on Amazon
• Line 6 Pocket Pod (into Mini car stereo aux input)
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
USA: http://bit.ly/3EQ8tQz
Interesting bits and go-to sections
0:00 Intro and welcome
1:40 Smartphone?
3:00 You need an interface
6:10 Bluetooth/Aux speaker
10:15 Straight into the BT speaker
11:15 Add some pedals
13:20 Pedals into a Bluetooth speaker
15:10 Powered monitor speaker?
19:10 EQ to make louder?
20:30 Will it overdrive?
24:40 UA Dream ’65 Reverb
29:35 Powered PA cab & UA Dream
36:10 It’s too complicated now
37:10 What about your TV?
40:00 Overdrive the TV!
41:45 OD pedal into TV
45:23 Bell & Howell Cinema Speaker
50:15 Megaphone
53:50 Closing thinkables & observances
56:07 Car?!
Guitars in this episode
• Gibson Custom Murphy Lab ’64 SG w/Maestro Vibrola, Light Aged. Hear it here: https://youtu.be/WixK3bzMyS4
• Fender Custom Shop ’63 Telecaster. Dan’s video here: https://youtu.be/qfLs2rAWYEU
• 1961 Fender Stratocaster. Video here: https://youtu.be/WOMHUQeHGRQ
• Gibson Custom True Historic 1957 Les Paul Goldtop, Murphy Aged - no video yet
Amps in this episode
• Erm…
We hope you enjoy this episode. Please subscribe to our channel.
You can buy TPS merch to support our efforts https://www.thatpedalshowstore.com
We are on Patreon – crowdfunding for creatives
https://www.patreon.com/ThatPedalShow
Please visit our preferred retailers!
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Australia: Pedal Empire http://bit.ly/2mWmJQf")
![Epic Stereo Chorus For Guitar [Not Just For The ’80s!]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Y2FlIQfl97w/hqdefault.jpg "Epic Stereo Chorus For Guitar [Not Just For The ’80s!]
No! Don’t turn off! There are some genuinely awesome tones in this show
Welcome to the show! Now there are people who think chorus is cheesier than a pair of gorgonzola grundies… more roquefort than rock, if you will. I hope I die before I get mould? Ahem.
Before we condemn it to the leftover bins however, let’s at least understand what we’re throwing away. We’ll start by explaining the basics of the chorus sound, before a longer taste test of the three principle types of stereo chorus wafting from the gently ageing anals of music history.
After you’ve heard some of the epic tones in today’s show, we sincerely hope you’ll revisit the ol’ classic and grate some greatness back into your sound!
Enjoy the show…
Pedals & stuff in today’s episode
• TheGigRig Three2One
https://www.thegigrig.com/three2one
• Sonic Research ST-200 Turbo Tuner
Australia: http://bit.ly/2mR1s8c
• Custom Barber Electronics Overdrive
http://www.barberelectronics.com/
• TheGigRig Humdinger
https://www.thegigrig.com/humdinger
• Boss CE-2W
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: http://bit.ly/2iqp2rs
USA: https://bit.ly/30YiTN0
• TC Electronic SCF Gold
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/3A03BGa
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/0ZQyN3
• Boss DC-2W
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: http://bit.ly/2CQ9IhY
USA: https://bit.ly/3oSZ3MJ
• Free The Tone Future Factory Delay
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
• TheGigRig G3
https://www.thegigrig.com/g3
Interesting bits and go-to sections
0:00 Intro playing
1:30 What are we doing today?
3:21 How is chorus created?
4:34 How is chorus created?
5:15 Boss CE-2w - Level 1
10:09 The Haas Effect
12:23 What’s that Barber pedal?
15:29 What about the centre amp?
16:52 TC SCF Gold - Level 2
22:40 When stereo cancels
27:30 Outside amps & centre amps
29:14 Level 1, Level 2 and…
32:00 Boss DC-2w - Level 3
36:15 DC-2w sounds
41:58 Dan Schwang All 3
47:22 Closing thoughts
Guitars in this video
• 1965 Fender Telecaster - Dan’s video here: https://youtu.be/EwBXaq72jQI
• Epiphone Casino - Mick’s video here: https://youtu.be/ubwr6Owqp_E
• 1961 Fender Stratocaster - Mick’s video here: https://youtu.be/WOMHUQeHGRQ
Amps in this episode
• Revv D20 x 2 with Barefaced Audio Reformer 1x12 cabs. 1 x Celestion Vintage 30 speaker, 1 x Celestion Alnico Cream
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: http://bit.ly/3mQBOnL
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/3eAy1v
• Fender Custom Shop Bass Breaker (2002) with Celestion Vintage 30 speakers
No longer available
We hope you enjoy this episode. Please subscribe to our channel.
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Australia: Pedal Empire http://bit.ly/2mWmJQf")
![Easy Ways To Tame The Fender Hot Rod Deluxe [Input 2, Dr Watson, Tube Changes & More!]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YSqE6HNa3Gg/hqdefault.jpg "Easy Ways To Tame The Fender Hot Rod Deluxe [Input 2, Dr Watson, Tube Changes & More!]
Simple things to transform your experience of the Fender Hot Rod Deluxe guitar amplifier… should you want to
Welcome to the show! We published a video on July 14 2023, exploring ways in which you can tame the somewhat visceral nature of Fender’s Hot Rod Deluxe… should you wish to. That video was full of useful stuff, but many of you came back with a bunch of other suggestions, some of which are very simple and effective.
Here are our faves among those suggestions, as we explore yet more ways to turn this amp into something more usable for lower volume use.
Please enjoy the show!
SAFETY WARNING! Valve guitar amplifiers contain potentially lethal voltages. If you’re in ANY doubt about changing valves, don’t do it - take it to a tech.
Pedals & stuff in this episode
• TheGigRig Three2One
https://www.thegigrig.com/three2one
• Sonic Research Turbo Tuner ST-200
Australia: https://bit.ly/3AIinS5
• Boss SD-1W
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/3FnUrDa
USA: https://bit.ly/3lu3RGb
• Walrus Audio ARP-87
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/2xXMsvF
USA: https://bit.ly/3SPbh66
• Doctor Watson Lion Tamer
We found ours on eBay
• Groove Tubes Substi-Tube 928-PR
No longer available new as far as we’re aware
Search for ‘Yellow Jackets’
Interesting bits and go-to sections
0:00 Intro playing
2:00 Why are we doing this again?
2:50 What’s the ‘problem’?
3:47 Volume pot taper…
4:40 Is that a problem?
6:20 Four things we’ll do today
7:00 Why is the Hook amp there?
8:00 Thing 1 - The Low Input
15:13 Thing 2 - Use The Drive Channel
28:07 Thing 3 - Dr Watson Lion Tamer
34:45 Dr Watson with delay in the front?
39:08 Thing 4 - Change Out Valve V1 intro
45:00 Preamp valve change sounds
51:00 Thing 5 - Change The Power Valves intro
54:20 Power valve change sounds
59:28 12AY7 & EL84s & Lion Tamer at lower volume
1:04:30 Closing thoughts and observations
Guitars in today’s episode
• 1961 Fender Stratocaster - Mick’s video here: https://youtu.be/WOMHUQeHGRQ
• Gibson USA SG Standard ’61 Maestro Vibrola - no video yet
Amps in today
• Fender Hot Rod Deluxe III - links to latest version
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/215moa
• Hook Amps Little Lenny II
https://hookamps.com/lenny/
We hope you enjoy this episode. Please subscribe to our channel.
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We are on Patreon – crowdfunding for creatives
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![Play Funk Guitar [Dialling In Tones, Great Chords To Use, Rhythm & FUN!]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Y_VLcxEBT2c/hqdefault.jpg "Play Funk Guitar [Dialling In Tones, Great Chords To Use, Rhythm & FUN!]
Food for thought for FUNK! Can you and your guitar get on the one?
Welcome to the show! Whether you’re a true disciple of The One or your band just throws in a couple of James Brown tunes in the set, this video will offer a ton of useful tips and advice on how to pull off a better funk performance.
We talk about what funk actually is, before discussing the guitar’s role in classic funk music; some classic killer chords and moves; rhythm approaches and of course, some guidance on dialling in great tones.
Are you ready to get on the good foot? Hit me now!
Enjoy the show…
Pedals & stuff used in today’s episode
Mick’s board
• Jam Pedals Retrovibe Mk3
UK & Europe: hhttps://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/3IPmn5R
USA: https://bit.ly/321iBVY
• Thorpy Warthog
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/2WRo1fY
USA: https://bit.ly/3qWCTK7
• Catalinbread Belle Epoch Deluxe
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/2Ovelqa
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/9gAXXE
• DOD Mini Expression Pedal
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/3Jgk8dU
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/daLmm2
• Union Tube & Transistor LAB
https://www.uniontone.com/shop/lab
Dan’s Board
• Sonic Research ST-200 Turbo Tuner
Australia: https://bit.ly/3AIinS5
• MXR Blue Box
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
• 1970s Electro-Harmonix Small Stone Phase Shifter
No longer made
• Hamstead Zenith Amplitude Controller
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/2RuvUJl
• DigiTech Synth Wah Envelope Filter
No longer made
• TC Electronic Ditto+
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/3dzYW2D
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/y2y70G
Interesting bits & go-to sections
0:00 Intro jamming
2:30 What are we doing today?
3:38 Today’s questions
4:17 What is funk & what bands?
6:35 The role of guitar in funk
8:34 An exercise for 16th-note strumming
12:35 Chords to learn, E9
14:38 Chords to learn, Em7
15:24 Chords to learn Dom7
15:49 Chords to learn E7#9
18:00 Chords to learn Bbm13
18:54 Why you NEED a trebly sound
20:40 Chord recap
21:05 Single-note phrases
24:00 Guitar & amp choices?
25:15 Tele & Hot Rod Deluxe settings
27:00 ES-335 & Bassman amp settings
29:38 Reverb!
30:15 Wah-wah
32:30 Wah with delay?
34:52 Autowah
35:50 Phaser
39:27 EQ & Compression, Dan
42:48 Compression, Mick
46:30 What about a DI guitar signal?
49:35 Distortion & fuzz?
50:45 MXR Blue Box
51:49 Thorpy Warthog & JAM Retrovibe
57:51 Tips for two guitars in a band
Guitars in this video
• Gibson Memphis 1958 ES-335 - Mick’s video here: https://youtu.be/Ha82vk1wLyA
• 1961 Fender Stratocaster - video here: https://youtu.be/WOMHUQeHGRQ
• 1965 Fender Telecaster - Dan’s video here: https://youtu.be/EwBXaq72jQI
• Gibson Custom 1958 Les Paul Standard - Dan’s video here: https://youtu.be/UrmPhw_8vpg
Amps in this video
• 1979 Fender Bassman 70 & Two-Rock 212 with TR1265B speakers
• Fender Hot Rod Deluxe III with standard speaker
UK: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/xky74R
We hope you enjoy this episode. Please subscribe to our channel.
You can buy TPS merch to support our efforts https://www.thatpedalshowstore.com
We are on Patreon – crowdfunding for creatives
https://www.patreon.com/ThatPedalShow
Please visit our preferred retailers!
UK & Europe: Andertons Music https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: Pedal Empire http://bit.ly/2mWmJQf")
