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2 years later and you’re still commenting! 😉 not sure it needed capitals! 😅 We can hear you… We’re old, so can be a bit guilty of waffle but hey, there’s plenty out there to watch-if this is not for you it’s not for you. 👋

LP = awesome, no argument here… and Steve’s not bad! 😅 can’t give him too much praise… have to keep him in his place!

Yeah, definitely has its limits but as you say a great value piece of kit for many… thanks for the comment.

No problem at all 👍

We did not know that!

Thank you for the positive comment, much appreciated.

Hi. Mainly due to time and how long it takes to build the channel subscribers. We’d love to keep doing it as we enjoy it, but pressure of earning a living and families etc. do mean we can’t always afford that time. We will probably do some updates in the future, so it’s more a pause than a complete stop hopefully. Thank you for the feedback. That’s appreciated.

Hi, thank you for the positive comment, much appreciated. It really depends on the source of the noise. I’ll come back to that. In most, but not all, the noise gate goes after drive type pedals but before modulation and delay etc. That can catch most things. Always worth experimenting though where exactly in the drive section it goes. The noise from the amp could be from your pick ups but could also be from the mains power. Hum can often be house wiring related. So you need to start there and work backwards. If you’re into metal I’m going to guess your using humbuckers? If not single could and, within that group, P90’s give a lot of noise possibilities. If you think it’s definitely the pick ups as a source of the hum. It’s then down to your position near the amp and other gear, but also setting your noise gate correctly. By the way, we get hum off one of the lights in the studio! So it can come from lots of sources. Turn off that light and the hum stops! So Threshold is when the gate kicks in, decay is how subtle or not the gate is when it kicks in. Set the decay low/fast and then hit a string and play with the threshold to hear when it cuts out the signal. Once you’re happy with that use the decay to tune how the gate closes (basically quick or fast). While you’re playing you won’t hear the hum, and the gate will closed at your settings to kill the signal from your guitar at low volumes so you don’t hear pick up based hum. If your gate kicks in and you still hear hum, then the problem is elsewhere and you need to do a bit of experimenting to find out what it is. We’ve got a viewer in India and he cannot get rid of the hum whatever he does as the mains power itself is the issue. The amp hums without anything plugged in! Hope that helps. All the best.

@@TheBluesBox Hi, thanks for getting back to me!!! The possibility of many sources of sound is problematic and where to pinpoint it. My guitar has two single coil pickups and a humbucker on bottom. I guess I'll just have to keep messing with it to get rid of the hum from the amp; if that's where it's coming from. I appreciate your response to my question!!

Thank you…

Good set up idea there… thanks for the comment Rick 👍

😂 and neither of us do to this day! We both quite like a bit of noise in there… At least you know we’re honest about our reviews! Cheers…

Apart from the sounds later in the vid in the chapter labelled clearly ‘sounds’… there are chapter markers to give you an easy way to get to that point and get past the ‘chat’. Not to belittle your comment but I never understand these comment to be honest as there are many other vids out there that do just sound, so why not just go there and enjoy that one? Yes we do waffle it’s true, but have you seen how old we are, of course we waffle! 😅 But one opinion on the value of that is just that, one opinion. We take them on board, but you can’t make everyone happy, so why bother. Just do your thing and if people like it great and if they don’t, we’ll they don’t. Same with music! We all like different stuff, that’s a good thing.

Cheers Mike 👍

Do you mean the Harley Benton ones? If so, they do promise isolated supplies and they’ve done some decent stuff. They look similar but there’s no way to tell what’s inside even if outside is similar. If they were identical (screw position, vents, switches) then maybe, but not sure I’d go completely budget on the PSU if I’ve got a bunch of expensive pedals, but if they’re more budget pedals I’d be very tempted. We need to find someone who can tear these things down properly and give us the full details.

I’ve tried a few too and really do like this great pedal. I use it to shape the sound before the amp gain stage (and also use an EQ in the loop) so for more than just a boost. Not sure what’s happening with the brand though.

Can’t argue with that. I’ve been trying out other Mad Prof pedals and like them a lot.

I’ve been thinking the same, cheaper guitar and swap for some nice vintage PUs. That squire has passed me by, I’ll take a look! Need to try one of those. Thanks…

@@TheBluesBox It's a pleasure!

Hi, it’s a Reverend Charger with the P90 pickups, which are a good example of when a noise gate can be useful 🙂

@@TheBluesBox I was playing my Jazzmaster that was producing tons of noise. That is great in and that guitar sounds amazing

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Hi Jeff here replying on Steve’s behalf. It’s a Les Paul Special which come this way with the tail and bridge all in one wraparound bridge unit, rather than the two piece type more common on a Les Paul and a bazillion other guitars. Do you too wrap yourself? How do you find it?

Awesome. Let us know you’re thoughts when you’ve had a bit of time with it.

Hi, it is a great riff isn’t it. I almost always have my Fender Bass-breaker on the mid gain channel with the gain around 3/4, just feel it allows me to get a fairly clean tone if I want, or more dirt if I dig in. The Bass-breaker seems to get mixed reviews but I love mine and have got on with it much more than I have with some considerably more expensive amps.

Thanks for your reply. It is a great sound, indeed.

That’s a real shame. I hope that’s not a sign of things to come from them. Always disappoints me when a music retailer doesn’t check over stuff before it goes out though. I now run a small effects pedal online only - for now - shop and everything is checked before it’s sent. No way I’m sending out something I don’t know works properly. Is that a rosewood (or similar) board? Can you not take that up with the retailer? I have to say every Rev we’ve tried has been very good.

Where have you got the pedal in your signal chain? Have you tried just that pedal alone? If you have and that still happens it sounds like an issue with that particular pedal maybe. A mate uses one in a studio and no issues like you mention.

Thank you…

Thank you, that’s really appreciated. The gain itself is not the most pleasant on this pedal in my view, so best used sparingly… but it’s a very good overall boost for the price… Really appreciate your feedback.

Yeah, big price rise, looks like a good unit though…

It will be good but it doesn't offer much more than the 125i so I think you got the best deal.@@TheBluesBox

I’ll have to see if I can borrow one from someone one day. I love my 125i, been a life and ear saviour. Thanks for sharing the info, much appreciated.

It is a good value pedal. It doesn’t have the features some do, but sometimes those features can just get in the way. I like the build of it too, like you. It’s overall a good solid buy. Sounds like your having fun with your set up though 🙂 Are you using a single coil guitar, is that why the hum is so bad?

@@TheBluesBoxNo earthing in my room 🙃🙃 I use one piezo solid body electro acoustic 1 super strat hss And mainly my LES PAUL replica. So I mix em all.

@@akshaysharma2786 no wonder! 😅 festival of hum…!

@@TheBluesBox 🤣🤣🤣🤣best description yet. FESTIVAL OF HUMM.

Pozdrowienia z Wielkiej Brytanii… They are stunning looking guitars. Not my thing but can appreciate the craftsmanship and material choice. Thanks for watching.

De rien… thanks for watching and the comment.

What are you thinking would make the Rev better…

Two very different pedals and much depends on what you’re trying to achieve. The OD1 is more of a Marshall-Like tone, whereas the Spark is about being more transparent and pushing what you’ve already got into more of it… it does have great time shaping (the full size model) with great EQ Control… hope that helps…

They’ve nailed the neck profile and fretting for me too.

Um, cough, what typo? cough, nothing to see here, um - quickly edits title to avoid looking like a fool! 😅 good spot! Thanks for letting us know…

Cheers for the info, always appreciate that extra but of knowledge shared. 👍🙂

No offence taken 🙂 never thought it was a blues breaker tone to be honest, but a good note on the King of Tone pedal. What we do know is this is a cracking overdrive… cheers… 👍🙂

The Royal Blue has nothing to do with the bluesBREAKER it is more a bluesDRIVER (which is a completely different pedal). It is some kind of mixture between a timmy and a bluesdriver. It is way more dynamic than a king of tone oder any other bluesBREAKER style pedal.

I’ll second that idea! Yeah, that would be sweet. I love their p90s…

That’s a bold call 🙂, there are so many variations in the Fender stable, but if it’s made you think about other manufacturers and the quality out there then that’s great. All the best in your search… what do you think you’re after? I still can’t shake the need for the vintage Strat sound that I can’t quite find anywhere else…

I’d agree. It’s a great guitar. Just not quite what I was after tone-wise. But still a great guitar if you like the Reverend neck… thanks for watching…

Yes I am with you. As a player I reckon everytime I feel like I can dig in the sound and get as much reaction from the guitar as I want. That's why I cherish my Revs as much as I do (I own 4 : Buckshot, Airsonic RA, Warhawk RT, Crosscut).

Nice collection of Revs 👍

Never tried their Twimble type drive pedal from them. Now I’d like to hear it 😅 thanks for the comment…

Yeah, I know what you mean. I’d say a lot of blues players though are pretty conservative with the tone, always chasing that vintage tone, but I do love hearing new takes on stuff so changing your tone can definitely be part of that… cheers for the comments and watching.

Is that the 80’s model with the active pick ups?

Thank you for watching… such a beautiful place you’re living in…!

He’s so good full stop I reckon. Enjoy the gig, sure it’ll be amazing!

Thank you. Steve does a good job here…

Cheers Mark, thanks for the comment and the view.

Have to say I’ve never had issues with notes being sharp in my Rev Charger. Maybe you’re putting a little too much pressure on the strings when fretting…?But this is why all sorts of fret sizes, neck radius, nut widths, and a billion other variable still exist and we’re not all playing the same ‘perfect’ guitar, because it’s personal and just what suits. So important to try stuff out in a shop if possible and get to know what you like. Thanks for the comment, I’m still looking for a vintage strat sound that isn’t a strat! Not sure it has or will ever exist… Cheers

They are using Medium Jumbo in this Eastsider S guitars… Don‘t know about the Sensei. Hard to test here in Germany.

I think the RAT pedal is great value. Something like £75 in the UK. Can’t go wrong! Thanks for the comment…

​@@TheBluesBoxNot really:) Original old USA made versions goes around 300-600 usd :) I bought RAT2 for 250 which is kinda great price for this now

@@i.shadrinwell yeah, an original is not maybe in the value-for-money bracket, that’s for sure 😅 The reissues from ‘91 are sought after also but cheaper at £160-200-ish. They have the chip everyone seems to want. But the new pedals are good value, though some swear by that older chip… I like the new ones, and the space saving Lil’ Rat… Thanks for the view and comment 👍

Nope! One of us is South Wales and the other is Bristol way (but he’s been living in Wales a while now so his accent has changed quite a bit…)