you're more than welcome, you're actually inspiring me to the breaking point... I've been playing guitar, some bass out live for almost 30 years, been there done that, bought the t- shirt.... but, you move me.. there's thousands of players on you tube. they are all great, but you.. you have what It takes to burn my ass to start recording and playing more....recording is going to be my biggest hurdle... but it's gotta happen. 👍 keep doing what you're doing... it's not only taking you places, it's inspiring many...
I've been using Tech21 products for 20 years. For me they have always been the answer. Thank you bringing the professional respect the unit deserves. I own the Fly Rig 5 Cali and it is awesome. I use it direct for live performance going straight to the PA, the output is low impedance. I wish it had a soft knee compression for cleans, a tuner and another gain stage.
Thank you for the great demo. It gave me a much greater understanding of how I can get the most out of this rig. I played around with the ideas you suggested and improved my sound immediately.
Dude you are one of my fave youtubers and studio cats out there. I was trying to convince myself that the Fly Rig 5 was worth it. Thanks for showing me itnis exactly what I need
I am very glad you did this demo, I was wondering how the fly rig sounds. It sounds as though it could get you through an average gig - sweet! Thanks Pete, awesome as always!
Yea, I think I listened to he first 2 minutes of this one about 25 times so far. You are a gifted, inspired dude, Pete, to be able to whip something like this up every few days ...
I love mine. Perfect tool for some gigs. Good for high risk gigs, and as a backup. Will it sonically replace my Kingsley and Strymon stuff? No. But sooo much more practical in many situations. Good for certain studio sounds too.
I look forward to your reviews, you never leave nothing out and that can only come from knowledge. And your exceptional abilities. I used to watch a couple other guys but now i know what they leave out of their review, Dude you rock.
Man, this sounds like a great option for solo gigs are shows where you want to have minimal gear on stage: I’m also looking at their Acoustic Fly Rig for the same purpose.
This little bugger is tiny - don't know how good it sounds by itself really but having a guy like Pete Demo it certainly wouldn't make it shabby. Thanks Pete, you rock!
Even the clean stuff direct has a thump & balls... What a crazy good, crazy product. Just got one for a cruise ship gig & if it sounds as good as this, I'm gonna be selling off a ton of pedals & amps. Wow. Technology at it's best right here. Hearing Pete demo it is the icing on the fookin' cake.
Hey Pete. This was another great demo with great playing and sound. I subscribed to your channel after watching your Echoplex pedal video, which I did end up purchasing. I have been searching for a proper Brown Sound for years. I have a Freidman BE100, the VH Flanger, a VH phaser, a TC Hall of fame reverb, and now the Echoplex pedal. My journey is complete. Everybody who hears it says "holy cap you sound just like Eddie.." Too bad I can't play just like Eddie.... Anyway, your Echoplex demo was the one that helped me find the missing link for my favorite sound, so I thank you. Thanks again for all of the cool videos you post!
You can just tell we on the edge of major changes to guitar "amplification." Yes, there's always been other equipment on the fringe, but you can definitely see the day [not too far off] in which tube amps are the fringe. Real nice job Pete. Of course...I want one. Hard to believe it's only $249.
I think the overall sounds are very good, but I do find that they seem to lack a "tight" and quick response. They have a bit of a "saggy feel" to them, more like a classic old tube amp. Very dynamic. The sounds work great for slower playing where your notes need time to "bloom". Not really for tight technical metal, but great for more classic rock sounds. For more metal sounds, you need to add a tube screamer in front to tighten up the response and to tame the "sag". -additional comment - The Plexi model that Pete is playing has more of a Marshall vibe, focusing on the High end and Mids, so it sounds a bit brighter and tighter, but I wonder how it "feels" when you play the notes. Is there a lag or does it feel nice and percussive?
Great demo as usual. Great piece, perfect backup for a high end modeler and fine as a main course for classic rock. For the Scandinavian dates on the Mitch Malloy tour I did in 2016 it’s all I used.
I have the Tech21 RK5 Pairing it with a compressor, a boss GE7 as a mid boost really makes it shine Icing on the cake is a BBE sonic stomp going out...really takes the blanket off the speakers
Pete, you're such a tasteful player! I really enjoy checking out all your gear reviews. My Fly Rig 5V2 came last week and I am pretty stoked so far. We ran it direct into the Focusrite last night and were blown away by the professional sound quality. One thing I've discovered about it is, I can't seem to get any harmonic feedback when I want it - no matter how close I shove the guitar pickup in front of the amp. Sometimes I WANT some feedback, like at end of a song or lead part. I plan to work on it some and see what I can do with it. I probably just haven't had it long enough to tweak it to my liking. But thanks for another great review!
I used the FlyRig5 as the foundation around which I built my pedalboard. I run all the drive before the FR5 and all the mod and delay after. The SansAmp section gives me TONS of shaping options and I really love the Plexi portion as a hefty drive, then I use the DLA with a very short delay and a bit of "Drift" (mod) as a doubler to give me a sort of Robert Palmer/April Wine kind of sound. I have a wah, Klon, 808, and Ram's Head Fuzz in front of it, and a Memory Lane Jr. delay, Electric Mistress, EQ (for a shaped lead boost) and RotoChoir leslie sim in back. It all runs out in stereo to a 13 watt Fender Excelsior and a Vox AC-15. It sounds great with the stereo leslie, and even better with the addition of dueling trem circuits on the two amps!! Swirly fat goodness!
This demo confirmed what I had originally thought when I checked out one of these fly rigs. I love all the features , but the sound ends up a little small sounding. Also the top end is bright and non-musical to my ears. Great demo, you make everything sound great.
I have crazy hearing. If a device doesn't have pristine components, I hear odd harmonics in the top end that bother me. It's a great unit. It's kind of like the difference between a hand-wired point-to-point, and and a micro PC board.
It's interesting that Richie Kotzen basically made a version of this thing at home and then Tech 21 decided to pick it up and made a deal with him. That guy really likes working with his hands!
Wow!! Great playing brow!! Big fan of your channel!! Could you please help me out, how does it compare to the nux Cerberus? Which one would you recommend for live playing, mostly jazz, blues and rock n roll…sometimes need a full distortion! Tks
Pete, Awesome demo again.... unfortunately you make every piece of gear in existence sound good, so i'm worried i'll be disappointed once i plug into it.... lol
Great demo. I've drifted from multi fx to amps to tube fx then tried a line6 hd300 and I've never been happy. Maybe this is the live solution I need. Keep it simple. Now just to decide which one..
Had it. Prefer the drive section in the FR5 to the RK5. But found the Sansamp section a bit lacking in volume. It was hard having unity volume with a clean tone, cause you had to rise the gain so much to be even. Still a great concept.
I have the Flyrig RK5 (The kotzen version of this). I've never readed about the 0 levels on eq and 10 on mids.. Did you read on the manual? Great review, mindblowing playing, as ever!
Nice Pete. I actually heard ( what sounded like ) possibly a little ( R.I.P. ) Allan Holdsworth-like lick @ 1:08 - 1:17. Then the usual Pete Thorn melodic Ripping. Love the solo. Great stuff as usual. Detailed and Informative explanation. I can't imagine how you house & maintain all that gear.
Hey Pete, been just wondering - why don't you offer your music through Spotify? It's the only streaming service I use. I have an aversion towards anything Apple, so when I see itunes I get anxious... I could imagine more people feeling like me, perhaps. Anyway you are without a doubt the coolest cat on YT (and in the world, obvs) , impeccable playing (obvs) but you really come off as a superb person, a big brother sort of type, I enjoy all you do very much. Keep up the good work!
Great demo! I'm curious about how the tone control of the plexi section was set, was it at 12 o clock? It's a great nice rocking distorted sound especially for the rhythm parts, but it is also very bright. Would be interested to hear if it'd be possible to tame it a bit.
Pete , this is without a doubt the best review/ demo of this pedal out there . I 've got one and love it - so sent the link to a buddy to help him make up his mind . You've inspired me to do some recording with it ...... might try an overdrive pedal into it too ? Do you have any thoughts on that ? ( I was thinking a Friedman BE OD) .
I just sold one of these for $175 brand new. I never used it, sounded great, I just use my amp. If you play live these are great for a back-up or if you wanna plug direct.
I can see myself purchasing one of these so I can do some songwriting and demo tracking away from home when I can't bring my rig. It sounds pretty damn good.
I'll wait for your rocking on the RK5 before I make my purchase! Been looking at that for a while so I don't have to drag around the 50lb board! Please make it hard rock and some spacey vibe stuff!.
I use one for live gigs (Cali version, better for strat imho). Cool devise, my workhorse! 550 grams only, zero problems on transfer, decent analog sound, easiest interface possible.
I'd love to see the Fly Rig compared to the Para Driver DI, which has an on-bard Sansamp. The Para Driver DI has the DI part built right in and it's phantom-powered. Seems like a cool backup amp solution without having to actually take a second amp.
For you Alex fans he occasionally shows up at a club he co-own's the Orbit room and he jams with the house band-session musicians and they sound great and he is a sweet guy! Spinal tap would love to have him in the band
hi Pete.. enlighting review as always, i have the flyrig rk5, however i couldn't find the best setting for the sansAmp, if it is connected directly to amp, i feel like the sound is beeing conpressed..
You don't watch a Pete Thorn demo for the gear. You watch to see a master at work. Great composition!
Dammit Pete.... you're killing me here....I love your playing... your writing... you sir, captain badass
jim phelps new subscriber here, completely agree. Wow
+jim phelps thanks!!
+Matt Flickinger hi, welcome!!
you're more than welcome, you're actually inspiring me to the breaking point... I've been playing guitar, some bass out live for almost 30 years, been there done that, bought the t- shirt.... but, you move me.. there's thousands of players on you tube. they are all great, but you.. you have what It takes to burn my ass to start recording and playing more....recording is going to be my biggest hurdle... but it's gotta happen. 👍 keep doing what you're doing... it's not only taking you places, it's inspiring many...
I'm with you all...just started watching recently & I really enjoy Pete's videos!! Inspiring me to play more again. Thanx Pete 👍👍👍👍
I've been using Tech21 products for 20 years. For me they have always been the answer. Thank you bringing the professional respect the unit deserves. I own the Fly Rig 5 Cali and it is awesome. I use it direct for live performance going straight to the PA, the output is low impedance. I wish it had a soft knee compression for cleans, a tuner and another gain stage.
Thank you for the great demo. It gave me a much greater understanding of how I can get the most out of this rig. I played around with the ideas you suggested and improved my sound immediately.
Dude you are one of my fave youtubers and studio cats out there. I was trying to convince myself that the Fly Rig 5 was worth it. Thanks for showing me itnis exactly what I need
Pete... you are a genuine player! Every note is honest and heartfelt. You rock!
Thank u!
I love hearing the Alex Lifeson influence in his solos
That tele tone is to die for, every song gets better,bro.. great work
I am very glad you did this demo, I was wondering how the fly rig sounds. It sounds as though it could get you through an average gig - sweet! Thanks Pete, awesome as always!
Excelent.... !!! Pete.... the intro was really awesome
This piece of kit is a real weapon. Snap one up if you can folks it really does it all .
Wonderful playing over wonderful chord changes! Such a pleasure to listen to you Pete.
Yea, I think I listened to he first 2 minutes of this one about 25 times so far. You are a gifted, inspired dude, Pete, to be able to whip something like this up every few days ...
Pete Thorn,you could plug into a Potato and it would kick ass!!
Excellent review. Easy to understand and great examples. Thank you. And…you’re a great player. Enjoyed it!
Awesome video! Could you please do a demo for the RK Fly Rig as well? A comparison between the two would be great as well. Thank you :)
I see an RK5 on his desk, I think it's on the way ;)
Oh! Great observation! I'm excited :)
I love mine. Perfect tool for some gigs. Good for high risk gigs, and as a backup. Will it sonically replace my Kingsley and Strymon stuff? No. But sooo much more practical in many situations. Good for certain studio sounds too.
I look forward to your reviews, you never leave nothing out and that can only come from knowledge. And your exceptional abilities. I used to watch a couple other guys but now i know what they leave out of their review, Dude you rock.
We want the anatomy of this one too Pete 👍
Man, this sounds like a great option for solo gigs are shows where you want to have minimal gear on stage: I’m also looking at their Acoustic Fly Rig for the same purpose.
I have an Acoustic Flyrig. It's great. Works well for acoustics, jazz guitars, and clean bass.
This little bugger is tiny - don't know how good it sounds by itself really but having a guy like Pete Demo it certainly wouldn't make it shabby. Thanks Pete, you rock!
I like your style so much :) Good guy! 5:54 - OMG that sound is wonderful/powerful!!!
Wow... that was a real master class of playing and composition there. Nice job!
Yeah, I'd love a breakdown on that solo, great playing and taste
Even the clean stuff direct has a thump & balls... What a crazy good, crazy product. Just got one for a cruise ship gig & if it sounds as good as this, I'm gonna be selling off a ton of pedals & amps. Wow. Technology at it's best right here. Hearing Pete demo it is the icing on the fookin' cake.
Right?!!! Well I guess I got one gig in with it... LoL
can this man play or what guys?
Wow, great demo of this awesome kit, I'm sold
You the man Pete ! . i just ordered one of these just 5 mins ago after watching this video
Short and sweet, love it! Need to save one for myself. Thanks again
It's just no wonder every company gets Pete Thorn to do their demos. This man could make a Line 6 Spider amp sound like something I'd want to buy.
fml, I have one of those from the old days, mate suggested burning it rather than trying to sell it haha
Hey Pete. This was another great demo with great playing and sound. I subscribed to your channel after watching your Echoplex pedal video, which I did end up purchasing. I have been searching for a proper Brown Sound for years. I have a Freidman BE100, the VH Flanger, a VH phaser, a TC Hall of fame reverb, and now the Echoplex pedal. My journey is complete. Everybody who hears it says "holy cap you sound just like Eddie.." Too bad I can't play just like Eddie.... Anyway, your Echoplex demo was the one that helped me find the missing link for my favorite sound, so I thank you. Thanks again for all of the cool videos you post!
Beautiful playing as always! Such tasty lick! Very inspiring, thanks for all the vids Pete - you rock! Have a great day 😊
Pete, you are an incredible guitarist. Keep playin!!!! Sounds great! - Sincerely, Rob
That's just awesome review video! Totally fantastic playing and what a TONE!!!
Tech 21 do some amazing gear it has to be said, doesn't break the bank either :-). Sounds like his Fender Bassman does it? that'll do! :-)
You can just tell we on the edge of major changes to guitar "amplification." Yes, there's always been other equipment on the fringe, but you can definitely see the day [not too far off] in which tube amps are the fringe. Real nice job Pete. Of course...I want one. Hard to believe it's only $249.
Pete, Great demo & awesome playing !!
What an inspiring demonstration. Damn!
Another great demo Pete!
Awesome review, been waiting for someone to put this through the paces, you did a great job!
i actually have prayed to Jesus about you doing a video of fly rig and here I am !!!
I prayed to Jesus I could play 10 percent as good as Pete. That dude can play.
ToeB001 Woof lol. Jesus never comes through on that one.
Oooooh....I see the OMG version of the pedal on your desk. Could there be another Fly Rig demo for that one? Hope so.
I've got the Cali and the RK5 versions. Great sounds.
So tell us the difference please! I'm really curious :)
The Cali version preamp is based on the Mesa Boogie MkII amp, and the RK5 preamp is based on the Richie Kotzen OMG Drive pedal.
Cool, but what is your personal impression of them? How do they sound?
I think the overall sounds are very good, but I do find that they seem to lack a "tight" and quick response. They have a bit of a "saggy feel" to them, more like a classic old tube amp. Very dynamic. The sounds work great for slower playing where your notes need time to "bloom". Not really for tight technical metal, but great for more classic rock sounds. For more metal sounds, you need to add a tube screamer in front to tighten up the response and to tame the "sag".
-additional comment -
The Plexi model that Pete is playing has more of a Marshall vibe, focusing on the High end and Mids, so it sounds a bit brighter and tighter, but I wonder how it "feels" when you play the notes. Is there a lag or does it feel nice and percussive?
Great demo as usual. Great piece, perfect backup for a high end modeler and fine as a main course for classic rock. For the Scandinavian dates on the Mitch Malloy tour I did in 2016 it’s all I used.
I have the Tech21 RK5
Pairing it with a compressor, a boss GE7 as a mid boost really makes it shine
Icing on the cake is a BBE sonic stomp going out...really takes the blanket off the speakers
Pete, you're such a tasteful player! I really enjoy checking out all your gear reviews. My Fly Rig 5V2 came last week and I am pretty stoked so far. We ran it direct into the Focusrite last night and were blown away by the professional sound quality. One thing I've discovered about it is, I can't seem to get any harmonic feedback when I want it - no matter how close I shove the guitar pickup in front of the amp. Sometimes I WANT some feedback, like at end of a song or lead part. I plan to work on it some and see what I can do with it. I probably just haven't had it long enough to tweak it to my liking. But thanks for another great review!
Have you found your feedback?
I used the FlyRig5 as the foundation around which I built my pedalboard. I run all the drive before the FR5 and all the mod and delay after. The SansAmp section gives me TONS of shaping options and I really love the Plexi portion as a hefty drive, then I use the DLA with a very short delay and a bit of "Drift" (mod) as a doubler to give me a sort of Robert Palmer/April Wine kind of sound. I have a wah, Klon, 808, and Ram's Head Fuzz in front of it, and a Memory Lane Jr. delay, Electric Mistress, EQ (for a shaped lead boost) and RotoChoir leslie sim in back. It all runs out in stereo to a 13 watt Fender Excelsior and a Vox AC-15. It sounds great with the stereo leslie, and even better with the addition of dueling trem circuits on the two amps!! Swirly fat goodness!
interested to know your power supply for that board? cheers
another great one Pete. 🎼💣👊
Sounds great Pete.
This demo confirmed what I had originally thought when I checked out one of these fly rigs. I love all the features , but the sound ends up a little small sounding. Also the top end is bright and non-musical to my ears. Great demo, you make everything sound great.
David Marshall Not Musical? What do you you mean by that?
I have crazy hearing. If a device doesn't have pristine components, I hear odd harmonics in the top end that bother me. It's a great unit. It's kind of like the difference between a hand-wired point-to-point, and and a micro PC board.
@@davemarshall9153 you can't hear that give it up
It's interesting that Richie Kotzen basically made a version of this thing at home and then Tech 21 decided to pick it up and made a deal with him. That guy really likes working with his hands!
Awesome as always Pete
great playing Pete!
Tasty licks! Tasty tones!
Super cool! Versatile and affordable little tool.
Wow!! Great playing brow!! Big fan of your channel!! Could you please help me out, how does it compare to the nux Cerberus? Which one would you recommend for live playing, mostly jazz, blues and rock n roll…sometimes need a full distortion! Tks
Pete,
Awesome demo again.... unfortunately you make every piece of gear in existence sound good, so i'm worried i'll be disappointed once i plug into it.... lol
macleanclassics best comment lol
Dammitt I wish I could play with your fluidity!....
Great again. Thanks and blessings.
Great demo. I've drifted from multi fx to amps to tube fx then tried a line6 hd300 and I've never been happy. Maybe this is the live solution I need.
Keep it simple. Now just to decide which one..
The Mooer red truck looks interesting too for fly rig. It's fully kitted out
Classy playing, really well balanced between melodic a ripping runs. Great demo!
Me likey!!!You gonna demo the RK fly-rig too, Pete???
Had it. Prefer the drive section in the FR5 to the RK5. But found the Sansamp section a bit lacking in volume. It was hard having unity volume with a clean tone, cause you had to rise the gain so much to be even. Still a great concept.
I have the Flyrig RK5 (The kotzen version of this). I've never readed about the 0 levels on eq and 10 on mids.. Did you read on the manual? Great review, mindblowing playing, as ever!
Nice Pete. I actually heard ( what sounded like ) possibly a little ( R.I.P. ) Allan Holdsworth-like lick @ 1:08 - 1:17. Then the usual Pete Thorn melodic Ripping. Love the solo. Great stuff as usual. Detailed and Informative explanation. I can't imagine how you house & maintain all that gear.
That intro reminds me of Rush. Wonderful stuff!
Hey Pete, been just wondering - why don't you offer your music through Spotify? It's the only streaming service I use. I have an aversion towards anything Apple, so when I see itunes I get anxious... I could imagine more people feeling like me, perhaps.
Anyway you are without a doubt the coolest cat on YT (and in the world, obvs) , impeccable playing (obvs) but you really come off as a superb person, a big brother sort of type, I enjoy all you do very much. Keep up the good work!
GREAT review and demo!!! Thank you!
The FlyRig sounds awesome here. I sold mine because I hated the loud noise floor my unit had.
Great demo! I'm curious about how the tone control of the plexi section was set, was it at 12 o clock? It's a great nice rocking distorted sound especially for the rhythm parts, but it is also very bright. Would be interested to hear if it'd be possible to tame it a bit.
Pete , this is without a doubt the best review/ demo of this pedal out there . I 've got one and love it - so sent the link to a buddy to help him make up his mind . You've inspired me to do some recording with it ...... might try an overdrive pedal into it too ? Do you have any thoughts on that ? ( I was thinking a Friedman BE OD) .
Which one do your prefer? The RK5 or the Fly Rig 5?
fantastic demo!
Pete, once again, the pedal might be good or not, but your playing is out of this Earth!!!!
It has that freaking amp like whomp in the low end. I've wanted one of these for years and this video reminds me once again why.
Holy cow... a solo so good that I busted out laughing!! Is playing like this even possible without special effects!?
Robert Simpson he literally is reviewing a guitar effect haha
wow! it's awesome! greetings from Chile!
magnificent phrasing!
I just sold one of these for $175 brand new. I never used it, sounded great, I just use my amp.
If you play live these are great for a back-up or if you wanna plug direct.
I can see myself purchasing one of these so I can do some songwriting and demo tracking away from home when I can't bring my rig. It sounds pretty damn good.
Yes it's perfect for that
I'll wait for your rocking on the RK5 before I make my purchase! Been looking at that for a while so I don't have to drag around the 50lb board!
Please make it hard rock and some spacey vibe stuff!.
I use one for live gigs (Cali version, better for strat imho). Cool devise, my workhorse! 550 grams only, zero problems on transfer, decent analog sound, easiest interface possible.
I'd love to see the Fly Rig compared to the Para Driver DI, which has an on-bard Sansamp. The Para Driver DI has the DI part built right in and it's phantom-powered. Seems like a cool backup amp solution without having to actually take a second amp.
Does it come with a set of your hands? I feel like they might be a serious component of the tones demoed here....
Tasty! Right on Pete!
Sounds Great..nice playing!!
my god that Yaron burst sounds incredible :)
HI Pete .. i love your video.. some musicians use palmer di box junction infront of PA.. Could you tell me why and would you recommend to get it to..
For you Alex fans he occasionally shows up at a club he co-own's the Orbit room and he jams with the house band-session musicians and they sound great and he is a sweet guy! Spinal tap would love to have him in the band
would be nice to compare it to the valeton dapper mini.... that one is much cheaper and seems similar
Beautiful solo, man.
Thanks!
Pete you are becoming my favourite gear guy
Thanks Tod!
hi Pete.. enlighting review as always, i have the flyrig rk5, however i couldn't find the best setting for the sansAmp, if it is connected directly to amp, i feel like the sound is beeing conpressed..
Nice Video... Awesome playing... ♫♫♫
Such tasty playing!
great playing and review! any chance you could do a review of the fly rig Cali.
Great demo.
I have to wonder how much the work done in DAW help the sound. Will it sound as good with my basic skills?
about that concept of setting the amp with bass and treble at 0 and mids all the way up for the flattest response. Is that aplicable for any pedal?
Tremendous Pete thorn