That Pedal Show | That Pedal Show LIVE Comments & Questions 9 October 2023 @ThatPedalShow | Uploaded October 2023 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
Buenos greethenges, welcome to VCQ!
This is our weekly live Q&A session - we talk guitars, amps and pedals of course, but sometimes also lawn-mowing, philosophy and other things.
We're all here to hang out, ask better questions and be among likeminded humankind. So please do be kind and civil, or Master Blaster BV will have you out of there.
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Buenos greethenges, welcome to VCQ!
This is our weekly live Q&A session - we talk guitars, amps and pedals of course, but sometimes also lawn-mowing, philosophy and other things.
We're all here to hang out, ask better questions and be among likeminded humankind. So please do be kind and civil, or Master Blaster BV will have you out of there.
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
![Great Tone Ideas For Two-Channel, Four-Input Guitar Amps [For Classic, Non-Channel Switching Amps]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ie0ucIjeUkc/hqdefault.jpg "Great Tone Ideas For Two-Channel, Four-Input Guitar Amps [For Classic, Non-Channel Switching Amps]
There are untapped tones in that classic amp – here’s how to find some of them…
Welcome to the show. If you own a channel switching amp, this might not make much sense at all. BUT if you have a more classic beast that has multiple channels that are NOT channel switching in the ‘modern’ sense, then this video is for you!
Yep, Deluxe Reverbs, Twins, Supers, most (but not all) four input Marshalls, many Vox AC amps, etc etc etc etc. You can – in most but not all – cases use the channels more creatively than you might realise.
Loads of new tones await… enjoy the show!
Interesting bits and go to sections…
0:00 Intro & welcome
Pedals & Stuff used in this show
If you use these links to buy stuff - any stuff – we receive a (very) small cut.
UK & Europe: Andertons Music - https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
USA: Sweetwater - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/5g6ALN
Australia: Pedal Empire - http://bit.ly/2mWmJQf
• TheGigRig Three2One
• Sonic Research ST-200 Turbo Tuner
• Keeley Blues Disorder
• Jam Pedals Waterfall Chorus
• Diamond Pedals Memory Lane
• TheGigRig ABY Baby
Guitars in today’s show
• 1965 Fender Telecaster - Dan’s video here: https://youtu.be/EwBXaq72jQI
• 1962 Gibson Les Paul (SG) - no specific video yet
Amps used in today’s show
• Fender ’65 Deluxe Reverb (completely standard, regular reissue model)
• Marshall 1987x (completely standard, regular reissue model) and Zilla Custom 212 with Celestion Alnico Ruby speakers
You can buy TPS merch to support our efforts https://www.thatpedalshowstore.com
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![Andy Wood At TPS [Playing Insights, Pedalboard Run-Through, Suhr Signature Guitar & Much More!]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jcfi9zP0Phw/hqdefault.jpg "Andy Wood At TPS [Playing Insights, Pedalboard Run-Through, Suhr Signature Guitar & Much More!]
The woodshedder extraordinaire wows us with playing, tone and insight!
Welcome to the show! We are delighted to welcome our dear chum Andy Wood to Schwangri-La. Andy is a Tennessee-based artist and session/tour guitarist/mandolin player who, in addition to his own solo career, has played with Locash, Scott Stapp and Rascal Flatts among others. He also has a Suhr signature model guitar and a couple of pedals to boot.
His mesmerising playing style is a constantly shifting amalgam of traditional Americana, country and full-bore technique rock: it’s quite the experience as we can attest!
We chat about all kinds of topics today - tone, technique, influences and all the good stuff you’d expect from an extended TPS show.
Please subscribe on YouTube - it’s free and it helps us. And of course…
Please enjoy the show!
Andy’s website: https://www.andywoodmusic.com/
Andy on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/andywoodmusic
Andy’s amp setup today…
Andy runs a stereo rig from his pedals and the G3 switcher. All the pedals go into the front of amps, no effects loops.
Today, one side is a Two-Rock Classic Reverb Signature into a Mesa 212 cab with EVM12L speakers (bottom/closed speaker only).
The other side is a Two-Rock TS-1 combo with a TR1265B speaker.
We set the amps up to sound as similar as possible with plenty of headroom for all of Andy’s pedals to go straight into the front end.
Pedals & stuff in this video
• Suhr Woodshed Compressor
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/3Yw0907
• GNI Octafuzz
http://www.gnimusic.com/octafuzz.asp
• Keeley Super AT MOD
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/3Fsp78O
• Wampler Pantheon
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/46IP4wP
USA: https://bit.ly/3DW0hea
• Wampler Gearbox
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/3gD7Pci
USA: https://bit.ly/3p07a8V
• Boss GE-7
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/3m5XYPe
USA: https://bit.ly/3NMbnYO
• Strymon Mobius
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/2rn724e
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/rQbm4y
• Strymon Timeline
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/2pSEFKm
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/QyeMPM
• Strymon Blue Sky V1 - links to v2
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/3s9aB2E
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/EKVMae
• TheGigRig G3 Atom
https://www.thegigrig.com/g3-atom
Interesting bits and go to sections
0:00 Intro playing
1:21 Intro and hello
2:39 Meeting at NAMM and Elements of Sound
5:15 Andys introduction to bluegrass & mandolin
7:40 The Brent Mason revelation
12:56 Andy’s love of different genres
15:30 Similarities between rock and country
20:18 Transferable techniques?
22:24 Flat picking & hybrid picking lesson
28:24 Andy’s tone journey
30:22 Delay on an expression pedal
32:57 Clean tone
34:20 Suhr Woodshed Compressor
37:29 Need for a versatile guitar
39:20 Producing your sound with compression
45:32 Strymon Blue Sky
46:50 Wampler Gearbox
55:37 Gag effects?
1:00:02 The signature Suhr guitar
1:06:04 Les Paul’s Telecaster pickup?
1:10:08 Andy’s new record ‘Charisma’
1:19:32 The Mighty Skankbanger…
1:21:42 Woodshed Event
1:27:52 Love of loud amps
1:30:17 Andy plays us out
Guitars in this episode
• Suhr Andy Wood Signature guitar with humbuckers
https://www.suhr.com/instruments/andy-wood/
• Suhr Andy Wood Signature guitar with single coils
https://www.suhr.com/instruments/andy-wood/
Amps in this episode
• Two Rock TS1 50w 1x12 combo with TR1265B speaker
• Two-Rock Classic Reverb Signature 100/50 into…
• Mesa/Boogie 212 vertical cab fitted with EVM12L speakers (bottom speaker only)
We hope you enjoy this episode. Please subscribe to our channel.
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![Real Tube Overdrive Pedals [Current Faves Vs Thorpy Electric Lightning & CTC Space Charged]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kFg42klIatE/hqdefault.jpg "Real Tube Overdrive Pedals [Current Faves Vs Thorpy Electric Lightning & CTC Space Charged]
Fancy some vacuum tubes in your overdrive pedal? Step this way…
Welcome to the show. There has been a resurgence in valve-equipped overdrive pedals in recent years. And we don’t mean dedicated preamps – we mean actual, pedalboard-friendly, into-the-front-of-the-amp overdrive pedals.
Regular viewers will know that Dan and I currently have such beasts on our own personal boards, and that a recent guest and dear friend – Mr Chris Buck - has one on his too. What better excuse then to fire up the heaters and start dissipating some voltage? Tube-y or not tube-y… erm, we’ve made that gag before.
Enjoy the show!
Interesting bits and go to sections…
0:00 Intro playing
Pedals & Stuff used in this show
• TheGigRig Three2One
https://www.thegigrig.com/three2one
• Sonic Research Turbo Tuner 200
Australia: https://bit.ly/3AIinS5
• Ibanez Soundtank TS5 Tubescreamer
No longer made
• BK Butler Tube Driver
https://butleraudio.com/tubedriver.php
• Kingsley Harlot (links to V3)
http://kingsleyamplifiers.com/products/pedals/23/
• Crazy Tube Circuits Space Charged V2
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
• Thorpy Electric Lightning
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/3z75289
• Vahlbruch Kaluna Drive
https://www.vahlbruch-fx.com/en/
• Diamond Memory Lane
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/45A02oK
• TheGigRig G3S
https://www.thegigrig.com/g3-s
Amps used in today’s show
• Benson Bellringer 1x12 combo with Benson Custom Ceramic 12-inch speaker
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/NkM6O1
• Fender ’65 Deluxe Reverb with stock speaker
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/B0JXex
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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![Not A Notaklön [Dans DIY Approach To The Klon Centaur]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kSMwVYOJqKg/hqdefault.jpg "Not A Notaklön [Dans DIY Approach To The Klon Centaur]
Josh JHS Made A Modular Klon Centaur-alike… Can Dan Do The Same?
Welcome to the show! And very possibly the last Klon show we do. For a while anyway. Because the very, very, very clever people at JHS Pedals recently launched the Notaklön, a Centaur-type OD pedal in kit form. Genius idea, genius marketing.
The easy thing would have been to buy one and compare it to Mick’s Klon. But. But but but but but… this is That Pedal Show and we like to be a little more, erm, enquiring. Thusly, Dan has attempted to deconstruct a Klon circuit, using other pedals to try to explain what’s going on.
Can we do it? Why would we do it? Welcome to That Pedal Show.
Enjoy the episode!
The JHS Notaklön https://jhspedals.info/products/notaklon
Pedals and stuff used in this video…
• TheGigRig Three2One
https://www.thegigrig.com/three2one
• Lazy Bear Custom Parallel Splitter
https://www.lazy-bear.co.uk
• MXR 10-Band EQ
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/2Yx95Wz
USA: https://bit.ly/3EhAiPx
• Ross Distortion
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/3LNWIxH
USA: https://bit.ly/3Q0bTX0
• Empress Para EQ
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/3uP2MAj
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/m5JNAD
• Boss GE-7
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/3m5XYPe
USA: https://bit.ly/3NMbnYO
• JHS Summing Amp
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/2DjEe7G
USA: https://bit.ly/3ddeatS
• TheGigRig Wetter Box
https://www.thegigrig.com/wetterbox
• Origin Effects DCX Boost
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/46aiCn6
USA: https://bit.ly/445aMcy
• Lazy Bear Custom Volume Pot
https://www.lazy-bear.co.uk
• Klon Centaur - head very gently to Reverb or eBay
• TheGigRig QMX4
https://www.thegigrig.com/quartermaster
• Crazy Tube Circuits White Whale
https://crazytubecircuits.com/white-whale
0:00 Intro playing
1:45 Why are we making this show?
3:40 Klon circuit brief explanation
4:58 Dansclaimer!
5:45 Today’s amp reasoning
7:44 Sounds Of The Klon Centaur
11:10 Three distinct signal paths
14:35 The Ross Distortion & hard clipping
16:45 Dual-gang gain pot
19:35 Why the DCX Boost?
20:21 Hear the Klon tone control
22:30 Sound 1: Low Gain Clean Boost
29:40 Still not quite getting the clean tone
33:00 Sound 2: Mid Gain Overdrive
36:05 Hear the DCX Boost
37:40 Sound 3: Higher Gain Overdrive
40:15 Reconstructing it backwards
42:22 Closing thoughts
Guitars in today’s show
• 1961 Fender Stratocaster - Mick’s video here: https://youtu.be/WOMHUQeHGRQ?si=Sz4oEy4GzppoWbVs
• New-ish Gibson USA SG Standard with Maestro Vibrola - no video yet
• Gibson Memphis 1958 ES-335 - Mick’s video here: https://youtu.be/Ha82vk1wLyA?si MGExnobH_n-c56f
• Gibson Custom True Historic ’57 Les Paul Godtop. Murphy Aged - no video yet
Amps in today’s show
• 1979 Fender Bassman 70
• Mesa Boogie 212 vertical cab with EVM12L speakers
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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Please visit our preferred retailers!
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![Steven Wilson & Niko Tsonev On Music & Guitar Solos [From Stevens Record The Harmony Codex]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kkFCxO1HBp4/hqdefault.jpg "Steven Wilson & Niko Tsonev On Music & Guitar Solos [From Stevens Record The Harmony Codex]
Solo sounds, construction and inspiration with a modern British leg-end!
Welcome to the show! Its our great pleasure to welcome back musician, composer, producer and all-round leg-end, Steven Wilson. Dan’s been doing Steven’s touring pedalboard for, ooh, ages, and so he’s dropped in with guitarist Niko Tsonev to tell us about new release, The Harmony Codex, alongside a chat around life, music and everything that goes with it.
Steven and Niko also play through five guitar solo sections from the new record to help us understand a little bit about the process that informs their creativity. Loads of great stuff here, including some fab advice around being a pro player. Enjoy the show!
56:13 The new record is called The Harmony Codex, not Economies Of Scale. Sorry!
- Steven’s website - https://stevenwilsonhq.com/
- New record, The Harmony Codex - https://stevenwilson.lnk.to/theharmonycodex
Pedals & stuff in this episode
Steven’s board
• Dunlop Cry Baby
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/2HUY0nX
USA: https://bit.ly/3GLoSnN
• TC Electronic Polytune
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/2GiHjRc
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/ZQYVAq
• Origin Effects Cali76 Compact Deluxe
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/2rPSRWo
USA: https://bit.ly/323rheM
• Source Audio EQ2
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/3r2y70Z
USA: https://bit.ly/3spyUHh
• Analog Man Prince of Tone
http://www.buyanalogman.com
• Electro Harmonix Nano POG
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia; https://bit.ly/3oEElmk
USA: https://bit.ly/3EiFS3p
• Option 5 Destination Rotation
Erm, no longer available?
• Diamond Vibrato
Not currently available
• Red Panda Tensor
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/2URKYlb
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/EKR0DP
• Red Panda Particle
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/48fnDMy
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/DKRWxj
• Strymon Timeline
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/2pSEFKm
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/k0J46z
• Moog Minifooger MF Trem
No longer available
• Strymon Big Sky
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/2x0GSdY
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Qy2YDA
• TheGigRig ABY BABY
https://www.thegigrig.com/aby-baby
• TheGigRig G3
https://www.thegigrig.com/g3
Niko’s board
• Dunlop Volume X Pedal
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/464UX6T
USA: https://bit.ly/3sQwUu2
• Digitech Freqout
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/3lxXnJd
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Vm2OM3
• Source Audio ZIO
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/40Y7Eyv
USA: https://bit.ly/3oBzuiE
• Bogner Harlow
No longer made
• Bogner Wessex
No longer made
• Source Audio Ultra Wave
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/DKRW7d
• Chase Bliss Automatone Preamp MkII
https://www.chasebliss.com/preamp-mkii
• Eventide H90
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/40Yl3qC
USA: https://bit.ly/40RnYB7
• Eventide Rose
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/48bUf9K
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/751XYQ
• Morningstar MC6
Australia: https://bit.ly/46a4edM
• Dunlop DVP4
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/45P6OGj
USA: https://bit.ly/3m424bk
• Lehle P-Split
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z
Australia: https://bit.ly/3PByU2n
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/rQJE73
Interesting bits & go-to sections
0:00 Intro & welcome
1:50 Impossible to pigeonhole?
4:00 Hello Niko!
5:28 Steven’s needs for a guitar player
9:30 Great pop melodies
11:40 Demos as final takes
16:45 Solo 1 - Time Is Running Out background
18:53 Solo 1 performance
21:24 Recording apart, directing from afar
22:49 Solo 2 - Rock Bottom background
26:28 Solo 2 performance
29:40 Dry signal, or effected?
31:28 Solo 3 - What Life Brings background
34:03 Solo 3 performance
37:15 HK Tubemeister 5
39:25 Solo 4 - Staircase background
40:15 Solo 4 performance
44:48 Solo 5 - Actual Brutal Facts background
46:23 Solo 5 performance
50:00 Advice for budding pro guitar players
Guitars today
• Gibson SG Special
• Fender Stratocaster [bitsacaster that Niko put together]
• PRS Single Cut Trem
• Squier 40th Anniversary Jazzmaster
Amps today
• Hughes & Kettner Puertone and HK Vintage 212 with 2 x Celestion G12M Greenback Speakers
• Hughes & Kettner Tubemeister 5
• Matchless C-30 & 212 ESD with one Celestion G12M Greenback and one Celestion G12H Anniversary
Please subscribe to our channel.
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