Wampler Euphoria Overdrive Pedal, John Mayer Tones
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
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The Euphoria is my take on that elusive tone and feel made famous by "Dumble style Amplifiers" - smooth creaminess yet crunchy when you need it to be, yet the tonality is much more transparent than other “Dumble sounding" pedals. Very responsive tone controls that interact with the pedal - they don't just “color” the sound. The controls actually affect the response and feel of the pedal, just like a great tube amp.
If you love the sound of your clean tone, and just wish you could have more “hair” on the note... a little bit of grit without any change in tonality, the Euphoria will do that with ease. PLUS it's extremely flexible... with the toggle switch in the down position you'll get a hint of fuzz along with the overdrive, it's reminiscent of the tones that "Eric Johnson" may use. With the toggle in the up position the tonality is super smooth, creamy yet crunchy when you dig into the strings.
This is reminiscent to the famous “D style” tone, though it's really much, much more than that. In the center position, the toggle will give you tons of crunch, or roll the gain back a bit and push the volume up and you have a superior clean boost with a 2 band EQ that's extremely transparent, but variable so you can actually turn it into an awesome treble booster just by cranking up the treble and turning the bass down.
Great pedal at 9 volts, awesome at 18 volts! This pedals "blooms" when you push 18 volts through it. Kudos to Wampler for putting out such a versatile pedal that gives Stratocasters and Fender amps that much appreciated edge.
Nailed the base Dumble/Two rock tone perfectly, and aded even more to it.
Love this one. It is the only overdrive on my board - although I see it more as a preamp in smooth mode to sweeten up my Deluxe Reverb. Great job Wampler!
This pedal gave me the blues tone in my head and I've tried quite a few. I'll never part with the euphoria. My strat loves it!
Thanks for making such amazing pedals.
reasonsrhymes Glad you like them!
This is the greatest pedal for telecaster. It's amazing with the J Rockett Archer also
I use it with a tele too. It feels so fresh and inspiring. May as well have it built into the guitar.
Do you run the Euphoria into the archer and use the archer as a semi clean boost?
This dude has the Meyer mouth movements down
That's Travis. He makes any pedal sound incredible.
@@jimmysupafly1547 For real! I call hacks from Wampler.
first thing i noticed!!! thank you im not the only one
Could you maybe do a video showcasing the Euphoria and Clarksdale running together? I'd like to see how they interact with each other. In fact, you should do more videos showcasing more than one of your pedals running together to see how good your pedals work in conjunction. Much love! Keep up the great work!
THANKS for a very good &versatile drive! I got a 2nd one lately, as im astounded by the pedal: from dark smooth Jazz tone to nice Bluesy hi gain Overdrive! All in all BEAUTIFUL tones from one single pedal!
I'm gonna go broke cause of this guy
great pedal, I use open, vol 10:00, gain 7:00-8:00, treble and bass noonish. through a princeton non reverb. great clarity and note definition with minimal coloring of guitar/amp sound. kudos!
This pedal brought my old 2x12 classic 50 to life!
Ive had mine for over a year? now. Love it. I couldnt live without it. It sounds amazing on its own thru all my guitars amps, and stacking it with various overdrives creates so many different tasty tones, its kinda surreal. Stacked with the RedWitch Famulus or the El Musico Loco's Ole Glass Fuzz, is pure ninja tone magick. Glorious. Hashbrown yummy.
really want a velvet fuzz and want wampler to come out with a steel string singer boost type pedal
the settings in the intro work really well with my strat!
Sean Kendor Travis is channeling ;)
Not gonna lie this pedal sounds good but it says John Mayer tones in the title and you played with gain all the way up for 3 and a half minutes
Its been my go to overdrive for years; i haven't found anything to replace it yet ....
I just got this last week, matched it with the new Tumnus. Love them both.
+thomas golden Thanks so much!
If you could only have the Tumnus or the Euphoria, which would you choose? I've been thinking about getting one or the other.
Ross Hobson wow, that's a tough question. They are so different. It would have to depend on what you are playing. I always have one on my board. And it's always dead even. Here's an answer. Get the Euphoria first. Then if you need some good warmth or a boost get the Tumnus later. Just remember. The BASS on the Euphoria is very, very touch sensitive. Keep it way down, like 10:00.
Tumnus. No doubt. What a little gem!
Wow, this monster sounds so good, thats the tone that i want to play open chords and that stuff (sorry for my english)
sounds like angels
Bought one for non-solo, lead stuff like rhythm guitar stuff. Great sounds.
This thing at 18V is just indispensable. I’ve tried so many things to pair with it and it’s honestly tough to land on something this sets the bar so high
I just got this pedal its amazing perfect for telecaster fattens it right up!
I've Just bought the Ecstasy and maaan, thats the best pedal I have
Not gonna lie....really dig the sounds. Well done Wampler, well done.
PS, this pedal with a boost function? ....could be a contender for the Grail of Tone
Great pedal demo, as are all of Brian Wampler demo videos. Somebody found a good use for that Epiphone Valve Jr. head cabinet, on top of the Wampler amp, at 0:14.
Best od pedal ever made bar none
I love this pedal! I leave it on and just use the volume nob to get the right levels through my gigs. Nice job, Wampler!
I'm so going to buy this!
I bought this pedal right when they changed the name. The pedal was originally named Ecstasy. Some say the name wasn't the only thing they changed.
Nope, name is the only thing changed.
@@wampler_pedals Cmon man. I'm trying to boost the value of these Ecstasy named pedals on the reverb black market. 🤣
Keep ‘em low i need to pick one up! 😂
Its an overdriven marshall amp thats being equed with a metal box called a euphoria.
I bought one today and I’m not sure I’ll ever need to buy another drive pedal.
That is a beautiful thing…
Damn that sounds good with some hair from the bass knob.
In the Open setting, can this do the Boss Blues Driver kind of thing?
Smooth don't sound bad but I need to tighten it up, was hoping to hear the "crunch" mode....
Some people named this pedal for bass, "the better OD for bass"; is there any review for bass? thank you!
Huge! Love it!
Jordan Drake Thanks!
The saggy bass is a great feature but I never ever turned it past quarter way, weird. Probably the best poweramp sag emulation in a stomp box.
Brian Cullen Yeah, the bass does add bottom end, but it's gone PLENTY of bottom to go, it also adds a bit more sag as you turn the bass up. My personal fav is with the bass all the way down (which is what I'd call the "neutral" position).
***** Yeah I couldnt get it past quarter way so it was fine, if it sits exactly where you want it and youve got room for a thin sounding guitars bass boost then its pretty amazing, Ive always wondered why you engineered it with SOOOOO much bass though....
Brian Cullen depending on the player, some guys just like the ability to add more bass which adds more 'creaminess' to it.
Fun video. I like to go back to it every now and then. So anyway, looking to change up my overdrive flavors and get something not directly tubescreamer related. This seems different enough to be worth trying, but still has a smooth breakup to it. Think it would compliment a JHS Morning Glory?
Also, have you guys ever considered a church players oriented video, at least as far as overdrive pedals and stacking? There is probably a decent enough niche on youtube who would be interested to see how your dirt pedals would sound in a modern P&W church setting (although I think you make enough quality things that you seriously cover enough bases for ANY player).
What's the point of demoing or focusing something on fuckin worship music? I mean, it's just cheeseball major chord progs. Guess he could probably freestyle some shitty, cornball lyrics because praise music is all the same words just rearranged lol. So lame
i want euphoria and velvet fuzz...I NEED THEM!
I had this pedal and let it get away because of my own fault. I just didn't understand the bass EQ. I have a feeling it will be on my new board.
Nice playing guitar 🎸👍🏻🎸
I have this pedal and I love it. Funny, though, how Brian never used the Crunch setting in the demo and it's my least favorite of the three voices. The other two voices, however, are awesome. It sounds great on its own or stacked with a Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret.
John Marquez Yeah, it's my least fav setting, but we have a lot of customers who swear by it. In retrospect, I probably should have demoed some other settings better, I kinda stuck to the ones I like most :D
Sorry man, I'll do a better one soon ;)
***** Hey, no need to apologize! I hesitated to even say anything about a least favorite setting 'cause I absolutely love this pedal. The smooth and open settings have such gorgeous tones. Very nicely done!
Loved it and had it but there's something noisy in the upper harmonics that put me off after a while. Yes it is very Mayer ala Two Rock sounding. I'm looking forward to a Wampler update to this one perhaps with a brighter but also smoother top end.
Brian Cullen Thanks for your comment Brian - curious, what kind of amp where you using with it? Shouldn't have had any weird artifacts in the highs unless you had the tone control all the way up. Also, what kind of guitar are you using?
There's some complicated question and answers. Tele copy by Levinson -Blade Delta with Fralin/Analogman Jim Weider Pickups. Also a PRS clone that sounds better than a PRS - Cort M900 with Mojotone classic PAFs Alnico 4 hot wound. Into an Ulbrick Arena 50, Bassman Plexi copy with GLKT66 poweramp tubes and NOS RCA long and short grey plate pre tubes.
I don't think its anything wrong with the pedal, its the sound of the components inside it (its natural sound) because I hear it in other Wampler pedals too. I have the Faux Tape Echo WHICH IS STELLAR, it doesn't seem to have that sound but that could be to do with the digital circuitry but videos of other Wamplers pedals and my mates V1 Hotwired and Ego Comp have it. Its not broken its just something in the 'Timbre' of the components that gets to me and I personally think of it as noisy because thats the only way I can describe it (its a semi subtle sound like timbres are).
Love the pod cast by the way.
Hey Brian, Do you know what speaker you were running the Euphoria through? I am chasing that tone you have going on.
so how do i get near john mayer tones
Could it be good in a metal guitar tone? I’m looking for ſomeþing a bit different to blend wiþ my SansAmp GT2. I was þinking of putting a J Rockett Dude before my GT2 but perhaps þe Euphoria would be better to conſtruct a unique metal ſound.
I like the dual fusion what do you think should I buy a pinnacle and stack it with the euphoria I had a pinnacle dx before but sold it something smother but the pinnacle has so much gain on hand but lacks some the smoothness so I was wondering do these stack well together or should I sell the euphoria and get a dual fusion
RobinUriah0927 Euphoria/Pinnacle may be a cool stack, personally I like stacking our Clarksdale with the Pinnacle :)
Love the tones out of this monster, BUT I'm having difficulties with the clean channel after I turn the pedal off. When I stomp it off, the clean channel's volume goes wayyyyy down. I've tried other amps, changed out patch cables, used different guitars, and the pedal still does it.
TingleTheAssassin Shoot us an email at help@wamplerpedals.com and we'll make sure we get that fixed for ya.
We didn't hear the "crunch" setting yet, did we?
Wampler....What happen to the Ecstasy overdrive? every time I find a good sounding pedal I look for it to find they dont make it anymore.
+Ringo Gingo yes we do, it was just renamed “euphoria” several years ago
Thanks good to know.
Great demo but jeez, camera angle swapping made me seasick! :)
Nice. I bet Katy Kerry will be giving Travis a call soon. But seriously folks, what is the best mode on the Euphoria to use with a fuzz face?
1986strat not sure what you mean by "best" mode... it's all preference. Me personally, I leave it on "open" :)
I hate when people use the word "Best " in something so subjective and preferential.
Im actually looking for a not transparent distortion pedals, if anyone knows where to look please let me know
probably the most transparent overdrive ive heard yet... please reply if you know of a dumble-ish overdrive that you feel is more transparent.
nope this is it
Luke Maggioli incluido the morning glory?
Would this pedal sound good in combination with a ts9? Im playing with a fender strat on a 65 deluxe reverb
Im aiming for a SRV, john mayer kind of sound
more likely sounded similar to my Fulltone OCD
Jay Marasigan Agreed,i hear even a Boss ds1 sounds in it
I've got an hold "Ecstasy" is the same?
If it's a smaller box like this one, yes the circuitry is the same
yes, the same size, thank you!!
what amp are you running it through in the video?
Ryan Pickrel It's a Fargen Blackbird
Actually you play like John, but your sound isn't like John's one, it's just a (pretty good) standard strat sound.
john uses 100,000 dumble amps . thats where his tone comes from
sorry forgot the dollar sign there
Sorry sir, doesn't sound like John Mayer at all.
The Cleft a pretty good strat tone is enough for me
who turns the bass all the way up???? cmon turn that thing down.
Could you turn the gain up a bit next time?
yes, gained demo needed 🤟
John Mayer is a goober but this pedal is nice
Haha a goober! Haven't heard that in a while. Dig it
Great tone, but nowhere NEAR JM's tone
肥肥的tone給我一種感覺!就是有點白癡的感覺!
lol
Sounds like rick james.
Didja have to mention John effing Mayer??
Dude! your "Fender" is a fake!
Not feelin' it. How dare I, in the midst of the hurricane of hype?? Nothing personal, this seems to be a pervasive phenomenon about not only devices but tone itself!! Whilst a huge (yuge) bundle of teens are trying to look (sound) cool there gets to be omissions from the list of great, all time tones: Ritchie Blackmore, Mikael Åkerfeldt, Pete Townshend, Mick Taylor, Carlos Santana, and for example that rhythm tone on "Paint it Black". Of course Jimi Hendrix is on the list - how could possibly be ignored? So . . . Why would they want tone a tone that cannot be used for, say perhaps, expression? Doesn't matter if grandpa or junior swipe the strings, it sounds . . . that same. I mean c'mon, Hetfields tone is in fact, LOUSY. But more to the point here (finally) is when it comes down to the actual elements of the 'distorted' tone is the brittle, course frequency spikes of the saturation. The tones too, usually sound animec sterile and lifeless. Yes there are some controls over odd, even and symmetrical, asymmetrical harmomics etc. but the technology has yet to stuff a 'live' and active transient/sustain envelope without the distortion of the otherwise pristine tone of the instrument, . . . into a small device at you feet. The IR's might do well to be as comprehensive for amp/speaker/cabinet as for reverb such as Ocean Way or Altiverb. Could there be ultra fine elements - beyond the "Tubescreamer" or 'fuzz'?? I think the Ovaltone's "Fountain" is a step in that direction. The DV Mark GH250 for those of us fusion players. Just sayin'.
What's a "John Mayer" tone? Seriously... every tone he uses is HEAVILY copied from the original work of others! I appreciate he's a gear head, and has a good ear but in the grand scheme he's a replicant, an artisan rather than an artist: very derivative and not very creative tonally.
I hope you realize that every guitar player has copied one before him/her. People like to say he copies Stevie Ray but no one likes to bring up that SRV got a lot of his licks from Albert King. Everyone is inspired by someone.
Joey Comstock You are right, but SRV copied Albert King note-by-note. Apart that, he always stated AK was his greatest hero, but his gear was totally different (never seen SRV playing a Gibson Flying V, and their amps were totally different a well). That's the difference between being inspired by someone else and act like 'wannabe'. Let me also point out that I respect John Maier, even if he's not my cup of thea.
BluesLicks101 totally agree with you, dude.
Also a lot of SRV youtube videos will have a title of "the greatest guitar player of all time" with SRV covering a Jimi Hendrix song.
Joey Comstock
I think the point here is that Stevie absorbed Albert stuff but he didn't SOUND like Albert he sounded like Stevie. With John Mayer there can be more of a feeling of ah here is the B.B. moment ah, there is the Stevie moment, and hey ho here comes the Clapton moment. It's all very musical and well executed, but personally I don't get the same sense of a deep personal style and voice pulling it all together to form something else that has it's own truly unique thing. Really his best feature that way is his rythm and timing, like he is really a drummer in a guitarists body.