I love that you wrote such an aggressive song to demo a preamp pedal! This thing sounds amazing, and it pretty much does everything I've been trying to get out of 3 pedals, for the cost of 2 of them! thanks for reviewing this thing, I'm definitely picking one up asap! Speaking of pedals, Have you ever tried any of the Bogner Ecstasy pedals?
One of my friends in Boston, Ethan Brosh, swears by this pedal. Haven't had the chance to try it out yet, but listening to it here and hearing his tone, I'm definitely interested.
That first bit of riffage was awesome, I could hear the vocals in my head, pure tonal aggression. The teutonic knights are riding. Please make it into a song so we can download, just read below you've already done. You are brilliant Fluff, cheers from Australia.
Sounds great but 300+ is a lil out of my price range. Do what you do Fluff. QUESTION Fluff. Do you have a tabs for the riffs and the music you create would be nice to learn some of your stuff. Thanks Man.. Hippy.
this isp theta preamp compared to all other analog distortions ?? for example jhs pedal AT bogner burnley or suhr riot ? Sounds maybe a little compresed and thin or not ? Also willit work nice in the clean channel of a full tube amp ? thanx in advance
Because of the Sweep Poti you have a wide spectrum of sounds on the Theta Pedal. It's a pure preamp pedal so it won't work into a clean channel, only into the effects return.
Wow, I thought you were playing that through a tube amp the hole time... The song was great too, although I have noticed a lack of low end in your mixes lately...
This might be the only song like this I've heard you play. Were you listening to more aggressive stuff at the time when you wrote the song you used in this video?
reckon this would wash as a bass preamp? I'm currently running a BBE B-Max and a Darkglass B3K, but the EQ of the B-Max does fuck-all. Maybe I should just try and get a Sansamp RBI or RPM (not as easy a task in Australia as I'd hoped!)?
hey ryan i was wondering why you dont play 7 strings in your reviews it will be really cool to see more low chugs that the ones you already play ( wich are amazing) thanks=)
Hey Fluff! greetings from Venezuela. I'm planning to buy an Isp Theta Pedal and a Tc Electronic Nova System, is there any chance you can easily explain to me how can i control the Theta with de Nova via MIDI if thats possible? i'm on a low budget so i can't afford a Triple Rectifier or something like that, i just something that i can carry on with me and sound awesome. Hope your answer! Thanks
Best preamp ever in existence....puts all those amp heads in the background to shame.....don't buy a kemper, don't bother with the fractured fractal axe fx, don't need a muddy boogie....isp and amt for the win
This is without a doubt the best distortion pedal on planet earth...Metal Mayhem!!!!! It blows the Toneczar away and you get the built in decimator and preamp section too. I originally plugged this into my effects loop and the preamp worked great with my DSL100H tube distortion, but I was bummed about the distortion section on my amp. Was completely dissappointed...and then.... I took it out of the effects loop and went through front end of amp...and.... Holy fucking shit, it blew my dick sideways! Absolutely incredible in everyway, I would have paid double. There is no better distortion pedal on the planet, I shit you not! These vids and reviews dont even come close to how gnarly it really sounds!! If I had to choose grandma or this pedal... Its a no brainer... The Theta pedal all day 10/10!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
***** the preamp section and distortion section of the isp are independent however if u have both engaged your signal will have to go through preamp section through the distortion section. I never use both together, really there is no need. U will get all the gain u were hoping for by using just the distortion section and the master and gain on your amp. Use the preamp section to sculpt and finetune your clean tone. Or u can use the preamp as a solo boost. But to use both in lue of creating a "mega distortion" you will find, will not be necessary. You will get Uber distortion solely from the distortion section. If u want pictures of my settings or video samples of how im rolling let me know. You will b in metal heaven😍 trust me lol
***** also no I used just the distortion section for my distortion, not the preamp gain. Yes they both havegain knobs, but the circuits are different on each section. And the first footswitch gain1 and gain 2 on the distortion channel will give u the flexibility of crunch to balls to the wall metal. I have my 2 gains of distortion circuit at 12 o clock (gain 1) and 3 o clock (gain 2) or in my terms....standard metal and face melting metal lol. Hope this helps
Probably my favorite demo song of yours yet. Sounds awesome dude!
I want to vote you and fluff as best couple of 2014 ;P
The Theta's tone is simply amazing. It's like a JCM900/Rectifier hybrid on steroids.
I got this pedal as the basis of building a pedal board rig. Everything is on one pedal board from the preamp to the power amp. It's awesome.
hands down BEST demo song you have ever done
I bought this pedal a while back. It has more gain than anyone could ever need. Death metal tones all day long.
Ry guy, this is without a doubt the best track you've ever written for an episode. Soooo good.
Another awesome demo as always! I was actually wowed the most by the clean tones you got out of it.
I love that you wrote such an aggressive song to demo a preamp pedal! This thing sounds amazing, and it pretty much does everything I've been trying to get out of 3 pedals, for the cost of 2 of them! thanks for reviewing this thing, I'm definitely picking one up asap!
Speaking of pedals, Have you ever tried any of the Bogner Ecstasy pedals?
Have one of these myself. SUPER versatile pedal and I feel a bit underrated. Great video!
One of my friends in Boston, Ethan Brosh, swears by this pedal. Haven't had the chance to try it out yet, but listening to it here and hearing his tone, I'm definitely interested.
Fluff Hectic playing in this one, the riff deserves a full song my man. Really hooky and head bag worthy! \m/
That first bit of riffage was awesome, I could hear the vocals in my head, pure tonal aggression. The teutonic knights are riding. Please make it into a song so we can download, just read below you've already done. You are brilliant Fluff, cheers from Australia.
Screw the gear you demonstrate, you got really inspiring riffs.
You probably have the best facial expressions ever when you're playing. Nicely done as always, fluff.
I love the music in this Fluff , good work, it sounds great
This riff reminds me a LOT of Trivium's newer work. Love iiiiiit.
This video became a philosophical debate really quickly haha. Pedal sounds good fluff. Playing is awesome as always.
Two Notes Le Lead, or Theta? Which one do you prefer?
This thing is a metal machine!
FLUFF! What are your thoughts on solid state amps and what solid state would you recommend most? Sweet Vids thanks!
Gotta say, awesome song. You've outdone yourself.
The lows are HUGE sounding here!
My dude if you ever finally make an album this song better be on there
Best tune in a long time! Awesome!
You should see about getting an Amptweaker Tight Metal Pro and giving a demo of that. Its hands down the best and most innovative pedal Ive seen
Kickass demo song! Great video!
Great video fluff! That riff was amazing!
Nice video as usual, thanx a lot, have you tried the "remote" inputs in the back? can you use any amp footswitch?
Sounds great but 300+ is a lil out of my price range. Do what you do Fluff. QUESTION Fluff. Do you have a tabs for the riffs and the music you create would be nice to learn some of your stuff. Thanks Man.. Hippy.
dang, this sounds so good. I need to check one of these out
this isp theta preamp compared to all other analog distortions ?? for example jhs pedal AT bogner burnley or suhr riot ? Sounds maybe a little compresed and thin or not ? Also willit work nice in the clean channel of a full tube amp ? thanx in advance
Because of the Sweep Poti you have a wide spectrum of sounds on the Theta Pedal. It's a pure preamp pedal so it won't work into a clean channel, only into the effects return.
yoooo that tone is sweet
What's up Fluffy boy? Was just curious about the Nautkicker poster you have in your room. It's just too cool to not know about it, IMO.
really dig the track to that ***** you got a backing track? would love to jam/solo over that
Really good! When will you demo the Amptweaker Tight Metal, *****?
Tight riff
Need to flesh this one out and make a full tune
Them sneaky shots of the Randall.
I think we can all agree that this was fluffs best intro ever... #metalasfawk
Dude, hell of a riff
AMP TWEAKER tight metal pro its also SICK!!! is a distortion pedal but u can also use it as a preamp
Is the 'clean' preamp usable or pretty flat sounding?
Wow, I thought you were playing that through a tube amp the hole time...
The song was great too, although I have noticed a lack of low end in your mixes lately...
nice! check out the Randall RG-13 preamp, you will love that thing
Hey Fluff, are you going to upload this demo -song to your Sound Cloud? I'd love to hear it there, it sounds awesome!
Hey Fluff have you ever tried the Diezel Zerrer preamp?
(Great song bro!)
Bad ass tune on this demo bro :)
Hey Fluff love the show! Have you ever had a chance to play one of those Line 6 JTV modelled guitars? If so, what's your views on em?
Awesome riff!
This might be the only song like this I've heard you play. Were you listening to more aggressive stuff at the time when you wrote the song you used in this video?
awesome sponge tone man. god't DAYUM
THAT, WAS, THE, MOST, AWESOME, BADASS, RIFF, EVEEEEER! Tabs? :D
reckon this would wash as a bass preamp? I'm currently running a BBE B-Max and a Darkglass B3K, but the EQ of the B-Max does fuck-all. Maybe I should just try and get a Sansamp RBI or RPM (not as easy a task in Australia as I'd hoped!)?
I'd love to hear what this thing sounds like running into a Fryette Powerstation + cab
hey ryan i was wondering why you dont play 7 strings in your reviews it will be really cool to see more low chugs that the ones you already play ( wich are amazing) thanks=)
That's sounds fcukin monstrous!!
very good tone!
I really like its tone. But I have absolutely no idea how to use a preamp pedal
dude thank you for this video!
Hey Fluff! greetings from Venezuela. I'm planning to buy an Isp Theta Pedal and a Tc Electronic Nova System, is there any chance you can easily explain to me how can i control the Theta with de Nova via MIDI if thats possible? i'm on a low budget so i can't afford a Triple Rectifier or something like that, i just something that i can carry on with me and sound awesome. Hope your answer! Thanks
Could I put this infront of a barebones tube amp and use it as if it was the amps Eq/gain/ect? The tube amp I would use doesnt have an effect loop.
FOR THE LOVE OF ODIN PLEASE TURN THIS INTO A FULL SONG!!!!
Perfect riff!
Sounds sweet.
Your metal face is fucking hilarious. I love it
fluff! whats your opinion on krank amplifiers?
your demosong is fuckin amazing
Sounds awesome, shame it doesn't look good. Not like ISP at all, the decimator is an awesome looking pedal.
Best preamp ever in existence....puts all those amp heads in the background to shame.....don't buy a kemper, don't bother with the fractured fractal axe fx, don't need a muddy boogie....isp and amt for the win
That riffing is crazy as fuuuuck!
Awesome song fluff
Very nice!
have you tried the amptweaker tight metal?
US made or Korean Made ?
USA
This is without a doubt the best distortion pedal on planet earth...Metal Mayhem!!!!! It blows the Toneczar away and you get the built in decimator and preamp section too. I originally plugged this into my effects loop and the preamp worked great with my DSL100H tube distortion, but I was bummed about the distortion section on my amp. Was completely dissappointed...and then.... I took it out of the effects loop and went through front end of amp...and.... Holy fucking shit, it blew my dick sideways! Absolutely incredible in everyway, I would have paid double. There is no better distortion pedal on the planet, I shit you not! These vids and reviews dont even come close to how gnarly it really sounds!! If I had to choose grandma or this pedal... Its a no brainer... The Theta pedal all day 10/10!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
***** the preamp section and distortion section of the isp are independent however if u have both engaged your signal will have to go through preamp section through the distortion section. I never use both together, really there is no need. U will get all the gain u were hoping for by using just the distortion section and the master and gain on your amp. Use the preamp section to sculpt and finetune your clean tone. Or u can use the preamp as a solo boost. But to use both in lue of creating a "mega distortion" you will find, will not be necessary. You will get Uber distortion solely from the distortion section. If u want pictures of my settings or video samples of how im rolling let me know. You will b in metal heaven😍 trust me lol
***** also no I used just the distortion section for my distortion, not the preamp gain. Yes they both havegain knobs, but the circuits are different on each section. And the first footswitch gain1 and gain 2 on the distortion channel will give u the flexibility of crunch to balls to the wall metal. I have my 2 gains of distortion circuit at 12 o clock (gain 1) and 3 o clock (gain 2) or in my terms....standard metal and face melting metal lol. Hope this helps
***** no problem gimme aday or 2 to put that together for u. Pm me ur email Addy so i can attach large files. K
how do you normally hookup a preamp
Sound pretty good
fluff, you are a fucking genius!!
Needs a tube screamer and a les Paul into a Marshal jcm800 ;)
Rockin! now to Google Theta) \m/
That Gibson RD still is one of your best sounding guitars.
a head bobber for sure!
Gotta admit I relistened to this demo song about 11 times.
OMG! Devil sound!
what the hell? this thing blows all those other preamp pedals (distortion pedal?)
Awesome Job!!! (y)
Please make a review for Nailbomb (Alnico V) from Bare Knuckle Pickups!
Thanks!
i dfinatly think this is the best track you wrote.
Sweet!
the begining sounded like Tortuga bay from Running wild.... ;)
\m/\m/ AWEOSME TUNE man!!!!
Holy shit!
is it me, or does all of his reviews sound the same?
Sounds awesome but it is not inexpensive.
Chunka Chunka Shredders dream..
Yo sounds like Arch Enemy! Awesome !..!,
Scene much??? lol
mom said clean up your room.
Mastodon? Is that you?
Brian Gronemann If you can tell the difference, you're listening to it to much.
Brian Gronemann Fair point.
Sounds like Inhale Exhale.
I think there is a cigarette lighter on there.
Tasty riffage