Man… this pedal has become the most useful pedal on my board! Really helped me on gigs, both now as the primary drive sound on my small Metro 16 board, and as the pedal that got me through a sudden “no amp” emergency when combined with a simple cab sim. So much color and firepower in such a tiny package! Wonderful work man!💪👏🤘
Brad…. Thank you for slamming midi into this pedal. Honest to god i wouldnt even consider it if it didnt have midi at this point. Youve spoiled me so much now with the Golden Boy and ive got my board midied out now. Cant wait to try this thing.
Yes Brad ,Congrats to you and your wife and also for another crazy good pedal which looks and sound amazing I've beem wanting a Klon for a long time and now with your optimist pedal I can get that sound and more, great video and thanks for all the really great pedals you are one of best out there Stay Safe!!!
Excellent video and great performance!!! I think this overdrive Pedal sounds fantastic and it’s very versatile!!! I will say that this and the Wampler Tumnus Deluxe are the best klon with EQ about possibilities and killer tones!!!
Great idea to blend these two circuits into a space saving enclosure and with an EQ. Sounds FN good as well! Well done! It will replace 2 pedals on my board (AMP11 and Tumnus Deluxe) and leave space for something else 😀
Hey Brad, since i keep seeing in your pedal releases and videos that u love the powerful tool of EQ, would you ever make an EQ pedal in the future? It would be a dream come true to have an analog, fully parametric 4 band eq pedal with adjustable Q width, options for high/low shelving along with highpass and lowpass filters, tied together with your amazing digital control allowing presets and midi. I know thats a lot for an EQ pedal, but man do i wish that existed. It would be the ultimate EQ pedal ever.
I find that the Optimist sounds a little more spongier than the original. I get similar Klon sound with Boost on my Bloom Pedal. :) Optimist of course is more versatile.
I really like my golden boy and I like the idea of the optimist. It is just a shame the midi implementation is so little.. I might have to go for the sunset instead..
#askjackson Brad congrats! The optimist sounds incredible. Random question, what program do you find is the most useful in the design of the pedal logo? Looks great
So here's my personal result from this video: The Optimist sounds better to me, it takes up less pedalboard space, it has another OD and EQ in it and costs way less. WOW! But I still want to complain a little bit (sorry 😂): What it lacks to me is 1) Switchable order. You said OD2 is like a TS-style circuit without the mid hump. I'd like to have the EQ after OD2 to introduce some mids to it. And I'd also want OD1 -> OD2 -> EQ which would lead more into a John Mayer direction, I guess. 2) More MIDI. You write "MIDI control over all functions [...] for an unlimited selection of tones", but below that you write, that you can only engage and bypass the three components via CC. Full MIDI control means to me, that I can control all values. I'd like to have a high gain OD1 preset, a low gain OD1 pushed by low gain OD2 with lots of volume, a preset where I shape the tone different to better compliment a fuzz, etc. and presets with changed order from my first point of course. That pedal would really be amazing, because that would fit all my needs.
A bit yes but I’m guessing if you really mess with the EQ on the pedal, or the Klon for that matter, that it can get much closer. Both sound great and I’m not a huge fan of Klons traditionally speaking. Loved this demo.
So good to hear these sounds through a rig so different to Cory's. Love the work you've put into making this such a versatile and useful tool!
Thank you Sebastian! :)
Man… this pedal has become the most useful pedal on my board! Really helped me on gigs, both now as the primary drive sound on my small Metro 16 board, and as the pedal that got me through a sudden “no amp” emergency when combined with a simple cab sim. So much color and firepower in such a tiny package! Wonderful work man!💪👏🤘
Awesome video, Brad. I bought this pedal as soon as I found out about it. Looking forward to getting it!
Good balanced demo. Good info, solid playing. Thanks! 🙏🏼
Brad…. Thank you for slamming midi into this pedal. Honest to god i wouldnt even consider it if it didnt have midi at this point. Youve spoiled me so much now with the Golden Boy and ive got my board midied out now. Cant wait to try this thing.
Yes Brad ,Congrats to you and your wife and also for another crazy good pedal which looks and sound amazing I've beem wanting a Klon for a long time and now with your optimist pedal I can get that sound and more, great video and thanks for all the really great pedals you are one of best out there Stay Safe!!!
Thank you so much! :)
The MIDI commands needs to have Volume adjustments done by midi to have different presets have volume and drive levels.
Excellent video and great performance!!!
I think this overdrive Pedal sounds fantastic and it’s very versatile!!!
I will say that this and the Wampler Tumnus Deluxe are the best klon with EQ about possibilities and killer tones!!!
Sounds great man! This one is tempting me!
Great idea to blend these two circuits into a space saving enclosure and with an EQ. Sounds FN good as well! Well done!
It will replace 2 pedals on my board (AMP11 and Tumnus Deluxe) and leave space for something else 😀
thanks so much!
I would love to hear this side by side against the strymon sunset... both multifunction OD pedals with midi. And both have a Klon model.
Congrats on #3 and the Optimist - it sounds great!!
I can’t wait to try one out.
Hey Brad, since i keep seeing in your pedal releases and videos that u love the powerful tool of EQ, would you ever make an EQ pedal in the future? It would be a dream come true to have an analog, fully parametric 4 band eq pedal with adjustable Q width, options for high/low shelving along with highpass and lowpass filters, tied together with your amazing digital control allowing presets and midi. I know thats a lot for an EQ pedal, but man do i wish that existed. It would be the ultimate EQ pedal ever.
Optimist + Golden Boy! Solved my desire to have a Klon + KoT.
Be getting one at some point. Seems killer
Love the ol Andy reference in there 🤣
I find that the Optimist sounds a little more spongier than the original. I get similar Klon sound with Boost on my Bloom Pedal. :) Optimist of course is more versatile.
I really like my golden boy and I like the idea of the optimist. It is just a shame the midi implementation is so little.. I might have to go for the sunset instead..
Congratulations on #3
The actual demo starts a 9 whole minutes in @ 9:02. You're welcome.
#askjackson Brad congrats! The optimist sounds incredible. Random question, what program do you find is the most useful in the design of the pedal logo? Looks great
I actually don't design logos. I hire a friend of mine @sirmon to do it for us. He's the best!
Hi Brad I’m in Ft worth can I come by the shop and pick one up.
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G&L into a 65 Amps SOHO😂
Old School gear videos! :)
So here's my personal result from this video:
The Optimist sounds better to me, it takes up less pedalboard space, it has another OD and EQ in it and costs way less.
WOW! But I still want to complain a little bit (sorry 😂): What it lacks to me is
1) Switchable order. You said OD2 is like a TS-style circuit without the mid hump. I'd like to have the EQ after OD2 to introduce some mids to it. And I'd also want OD1 -> OD2 -> EQ which would lead more into a John Mayer direction, I guess.
2) More MIDI. You write "MIDI control over all functions [...] for an unlimited selection of tones", but below that you write, that you can only engage and bypass the three components via CC. Full MIDI control means to me, that I can control all values. I'd like to have a high gain OD1 preset, a low gain OD1 pushed by low gain OD2 with lots of volume, a preset where I shape the tone different to better compliment a fuzz, etc. and presets with changed order from my first point of course.
That pedal would really be amazing, because that would fit all my needs.
9:00 Comparison Centaur vs Optimist
Thanx
Do you get the same volume out with both circuits engaged as when using just one or the other? No boost effect?
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How well would this pair with the amp mode pedal?
Optimist was darker
A bit yes but I’m guessing if you really mess with the EQ on the pedal, or the Klon for that matter, that it can get much closer. Both sound great and I’m not a huge fan of Klons traditionally speaking. Loved this demo.
Definitely
You sound super funny at half speed playback XD
Insant buy if this had the 4 gain stages controllable by midi that your other pedals have.
Congratulations to you and your wife. You’ll be really busy (tired) towards the end of the year 🥱🎉😂
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Go see Jake Cinninger play a G&L, it will change your view.
Congratulations on your new kid! Question, Where would you place this pedal in the chain? Before or after the Comp as in Bloom Compressor ? Thanks !
compressor first then overdrive 👍🏼
I don’t know who that Corny Wong dude is but this pedal is 🔥!!!!
Cory who? Wong?
Too much pots for me ! 6 vs 3...why ? Less is more.
3 pots for each circuit.
Who the heck is this guy Cory you keep mentioning?