WILL IT CHUG? - Distortion Pedal Comparison
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- Опубліковано 28 тра 2020
- Revisiting 4 Distortion Pedals I recently tried for WILL IT CHUG? The Engl Powerball Distortion Pedal, Behringer V-Tone Guitar GDI 21, Electro Harmonix Metal Muff w. Top Boost and the Boss DS-1X Distortion.
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Giving the latest 4 distortion pedals I've done for WILL IT CHUG a second chance!
If second chance chugging becomes a series you should call it ReChug!
@@hakancarlsson2881 maybe "Did it chug?" :D
awesome..agreed as well, you don't always have to spend the most to get the tone you're after.
Ola, great comparison video. I would have liked to have seen the Diezel Herbert pedal in the comparison. I love mine, it sounds just like a Herbert head when running it through the power amp section of my Blackstar S1-100 tube head. Diezel on a budget. 🤘🏻
I’m still waiting on my Engl Powerball pedal... I pre-ordered, so it took a month to ship, and it finally ships, and now USPS should have delivered it on Saturday, but they are now officially a week late with no update on when it will be delivered... 🤬🤬🤬
Hi Ola... Nice video 🤘 but a good solo sound is something else.... not the dissel like blowing a comb🤣😚🤐 more tone tooooooone... Less dissel. Stay tuned😎
I'm surprised, the Behringer is my favorite of these actually...
And at least us mere mortals can afford it, unlike the powerball
@• ЯεlιgιασÐεMεяdα • I bought it today and just played it for the first time. And I must say for that price , and as my first ever distortion pedal its very good. Im satisfied with it.
Well, it’s supposed to be a clone of the tech 21 pedals, and it does it pretty well, watch some videos about the original sansamp models.
That thing does it all in my opinion, I recently made a diy copy of the original sansamp classic and it does it all, from mesa nirvana tones to marshall to even a slightly cranked ac30 or a slightly broken bassbreaker ahahahah
The customer should be #1. Price can influence the hears.
I agree. The muff is a muff- too fuzzy. The Engl is a cash grab. Boss are way better at modulation than distortion.
I’m a huge fan of clean power and pedal tone shaping. Used to run a Carvin Valvemaster 100, that had so much clean power, after throwing in KT77 tubes, i could never take it over 3, for fear of blowing my Marshall 1960b cab. Ran it with Skreddy Pedals overdrives and distortions, and it sounded great for the genre i was playing at the time. Almost like a hot rodded 800.
Pedalboards are way more fun than just having a one trick recto.
Ola: "I don't favor any brand"
Solar: *confused screaming*
*HEAVY PANTING*
Well, that's his own brand 🤣
EVERYONE LOVES THEIR OWN BRAND!
Heh
I mean he sure gives an awful lot of screentime to other guitar brands but of course he's going to promote his own brand, he'd be an idiot (and a failed businessman) if he didn't.
BeHringer for the win!!
Yes!
Sansamp GT-2 clone, classic.
Anyway there is a stompbox version of it, it's called TM300
Most Behringers are clones though, the UM300 (my current) is an MT2 (owned long ago) clone basically...I run mine direct into a Lee Jackson designed SS power amp and it shocked the hell out of me...in a good way...
Just wanna ask,I have this pedal but I don't know if this is an OD or DS?
Testing starts at
03:43 with Metal muff
04:33 Metal muff (with boost)
05:46 Boss DS-1X
09:03 ENGL powerball
11:11 Behringer V-tone
Thank god i was bored as hell and then ola came for the rescue
if you are bored, why dont you play guitar???
@@selfsupremacy7816 that is a question you never ask, it can cause a person to go crazy with the realization
@@selfsupremacy7816 i have played so much guitar the last few days that i cut my fingers on the strings.
The man who figured out the hidden secrets of a metalzone doesnt need help with figuring out other distortion pedals..does he?
Lmao yes
@Duck Moore Satanist is the best I think he's ever tested.
He didn't "figure it out" I had been doing it for 10 years. Straight into a solid state power amp.
@@davidburgess5689 i did to. than i seen that it should be used in fx loop. changed the fucking game for me
I'm doing this since 1998, when I got my Boss ME-8, couldn't work in any other way, for me.
What I've learned from my experience on YT:
Some people will never be satisfied, no matter what you do.
Keep doing your shit man! \m/
Still, I think ola should hook up the pedals both ways for the will it chug videos
Life is like that, not just YT.
Exactly! You do you, and if folks like it or appreciate it, your views, likes, and comments will reflect it. If they don’t like what you do, they can move along. 👍🏻
Some will always be satisfied... And justice for all
The Metal Muff has my favourite type of tone of all the pedals here, raw, old school, with big chugs, but the Behringer produced the best quality tone, and owning that pedal myself (as well as the Metal Muff) I can say that the Behringer can produce even better tones (it has 3 different amp / gain / mic modes)
yeah something about the MetalMuff just felt right
and it sounded really nice connected to my EQ GE7
man not sure why i had the stupid idea of selling my old MM pedal?
"I love this pedal... It's great for genres that have terrible guitar tone."
When the Behringer pedal sounds better than the Engl, you know there is something wrong with the world! Also that riff starting at 11:43 was pure fire!
its the flood from the haunted
@@waynemetallum7623 Thanks bro
Got to say, my favourite may be Metal Muff, but then again I have a soft spot for the very nasty solid state Death Metal tone. Uglier the sound the better.
The closer you get to an Ampeg VH140c, the better
Yep, the behringer did it the best xD
Love the quick recap at the end. It really shows the character differences between them. Thanks man. Stay safe.
...Will it chug while casually revealing a new Solar model...:D
To me, the Metal Muff was better by a landslide. It was the only one that had a lot of chug, but still a decent amount of mids, and a well balanced top end. Also the tightest. Could see that one working the best in a mix for sure.
I agree, yet it didnt blow my mind.
That's what I love about Behringer! say what you want about their build quality? But in the end for the most part, they care about sound quality!👌👍👍
I got a V-amp2 for fifty bucks on reverb.com and I use that straight into a focusrite scarlett 2i2 interface and the tone really works well ! Bargain basement rig and the tones are legit !
That's because behringer mostly just lets other companies spend time and money designing the circuits, then they simply copy them and undercut the price.
@@adamtwelve You honestly think that other companies don't clone the death out of each other? I just appreciate that Behringer actually gives you rock bottom prices for it.
I agree max,i have the behringer GDI21 and get very good tones out of it,i tried it out with my marshall code 25 and i am getting great 7 string guitar tones with this hookup,i also have the behringer TO100 and TO800 overdrive pedals and i would recommend these pedals to anyone looking for low cost overdrive pedals that sound very good!I use them with my marshall code amps and all of my other modeling and tube amps,these pedals are the secret weapon to make the marshall code amps sound fantastic by cutting the low end mud on some of the codes amp models!My marshall code 50 i modded with a 1/4" output jack so i could plug it into my marshall 4x12 1960a cab and with the behringer TO100 overdrive and using my strat and tele copy guitars i get tones better then going through my marshall DSL40c tube amp for blues,overdrive and metal tones!
I buy Behringer when I want to play something different than my normal tone and don't want to spend the money investing in a whole new rig. They just get the job done.
you nailed Ola, that quick comparison at the end showing room sound and mic'd , nobody do that!, thanks.
Danelectro FAB Metal. Will it Chug???
those are actually pretty decent (in a dm chainsaw sort of way) if you keep the "tone" knob on 9:00 or less.
it's a clone of DOD Grunge with the bass knob removed (fixed at 3:00)
9 as in 9/10 or as 9 o'clock?
I have had a Metal Muff since they came out. I did just buy a Behringer V-Tone pedal yesterday. Can't wait to compare the two thru several of my tube amps. Thanks for the demo!
This type of controlled conditions comparison video is the most valuable around, thanks Ola.
Great! I also prefered the Behringer, which is a clone of the Sansamp GT2, if someone is wondering. A Sansamp PSA-1 chug test could be fun also, this thing packs a metric ton of fire. That's quite a lot, since fire is pretty light.
This is a pretty damn good review, especially the comparison in the end because you can really put the pedals in perspective. Behringer might have a cheap reputation, but they have great experience in making gear and for reasonable prices.
@Kenneth Miles isn't behringer a interface? They sell guitar and pedal? I learn somting today
@@ozzyisdrunk Behringer has an entire, like city in China. They produce all sorts of electronics goods for the music market. Pedals, Interfaces, Synths, Midi controller, amps( I think I saw one). That's also the reason behind them being cheap, as they can be mass produced at a low cost. Even other pedal builders buy parts off of them.
fuzz pedal is around 20 bucks and decent
have owned their b1 mic and 2 input interface for 5 yrs no issues
@@ozzyisdrunk they also make bass gear such as amps
I believe that Behringer makes tube amps under the name of Bugera.
I am so SO glad I got my Behringer V-amp 2 when I did cause Ola is gonna blow up their spot with these " Will it chug?" videos of their stuff !!!
I really enjoyed this video. Great to have at least two to compare to create a baseline or gauge relative chug. Would be neat to hear a plug in vs a pedal as a future idea like what you love to hear (your best) vs something else as a test.
These Behringer V-Tone pedals are unbelievable.. Even the bass pedal gives the darkglasses and tech 21 pedals tough competition.
I plan to look into these now.
The Bass V Tone is a copy of The original Sansamp.
tech21 yes, darkglass tho? not in a million years. It doesn't get close to the range of dirt grunt and roaring the darkglass stuff can give you. It just hasn't enough overdrive for that.
They're great for the price, but I don't think they can really rival such high-end gear as Darkglass, however they're tons of fun no doubt.
Got the Behringer one. Pretty versatile and quite chunky when dialed in right and if you don't have a budget best thing there is on the planet. Got mine for only 12.5 GBP used!
Signal chain is important, but the most important thing is that you as the player enjoy the sound and have fun with it.
You played "All Against All", one of my favourite The Haunted tunes. You made my day Ola, infinite thanks!
I can't tell you how HAPPY it makes me to hear "All Against All" Ola, that song is so great.
Metal Muff sounds like it could fit in with DRI "Beneath the Wheel"
Never mind the pedals, what about that guitar! That's a Roasted maple bolt on, Floyd Rose beauty right there! Satin black body for the 10/10
Want a ruby red body version of this 🙋♂️
Same guitar with evertune will be purchased immediately.
Yes!!! Agree 💯. Satin/matte black finishes with a roasted neck look absolutely incredible.
No, solid 6.5/10
I had the EHX Metal Muff for about 3 years, and I had never used the top boost for anything. I was gladly surprised with the behringer. Thanks for this comparisson!
I have always loved that behringer v tone. Great distortion without a lot of fuzz, and very crisp. Versatile. Sounds incredible also as a clean boost/ shape pedal. at the lower price point its not known for its durability but still Ive owned two
I think I’m so glad I’ve sold my metal muff and other pedals I had and got the HX stomp!
And also - the behringer just sound better then all the rest to my surprise.
I agree that the Behringer sounds the best and that's not being biased
"Now that I`ve dailed down the bass ... i loose the bass" - Ola, 2020
*lose
Thank you for great pedal review, Ola!
Cool shootout! I dig the Behringer! Just started saving for my first Solar Guitar...wanna get the A 1.7D! I’ve successfully quit smoking after many tries, so now putting all the money I’ve would have spent on smokes in a seperate account, and when I have enough I will purchase it!! Can’t wait! Love this channel Ola!!!
I liked the sound of the Metal Muff in this demo the best (without the top boost of course lol) but the Behringer sounds like it could be more versatile for various styles. Funny how the 2 cheapest pedals had the best results
This is great. More in-depth! Behringer surprising winner!
Behringer V-amp 2 . I'll swear by it.
Should definitely do more videos like this one. It was cool seeing different distortion pedals compared.
Got one of those Behringers after your last video and it's awesome. Glad it sounded the best here too!
Same. Got mine today and im satisfied
Metal Muff sounds much louder than the others. Love it.
Ooooh the typical "experts" in the YT comments who always know better. Where's their channel with demos and all their expertise? You do you Ola. You're content's top notch and I respect you and your opinion. Great vid as always
At least we know enough about Ola that we can see what he likes and what he doesn't. And that's totally fine. Some people like the modern djenty sound, some people like old school chainsaw, at least I know where Ola is coming from. That's the problem with random comments. When someone say that you must suck if you can't make some pedal sound great, you have no idea if the think "great" means "70s plexi" or "80s black metal" or "90s death metal".
Congratulations on the comparative video. Very professional. I loved!! I prefer the ENGL Powerball. And that new Solar is awesome!!!
Dude that’s the nicest looking Solar I’ve ever seen. Great work on that one!!!
I still can’t believe how good that DS1X sounds. Definitely was better through the clean channel, but still, that thing is TIGHT.
That Behringer really caught me off guard, surprisingly held it's own against the others
Ive always loved that Behringer pedal. Theyve been making them for years and they sound incredible, crisp.
Very enjoyable video. Entertaining and informative. Keep up the great work.
A great video would be to take 1 pedal and compare the tone when using it in the loop, into the clean channel of a amp and then into a pedal amp.. Same pedal, 3 different tones, See which is best.
That boss ds1x sounds amazing.
Also,the maple neck in that guitar is gorgeous
Bought the Behringer (pedal version - same set up) Love it. Thanks Ola!
Learned something today! Cheers brola x
Well, it's obvious that some pedals sound better in the fx loop, and others sound better in a clean channel.
You'll need to do both from now on ;-)
finally a more varied selection of riffs
Love your riffs dude
I've been playing guitar for almost a year now, so I don't understand everything Ola is talking about, but I really enjoy watching his video's because of his killer riffs
10:19 -
Sounds a little like a new age 'Suicidal Tendencies' tone! \m/
Especially the tone on "How Will I Laugh Tomorrow..." Love the playing on that album.
Lol that Engl being the most expensive. Very underwhelming
honestly was one of my favorites, the behringer was actually pretty tight too, I hated the Boss though
@@ThePookybear56 The Engl just came off weak and lacking. Dunno. Asking so much for a pedal like that would demand a lot more.
@@Golem29 The Engl: Trying to emulate a sound achieved after tens if not hundreds of hours spent refining a tube amp's way of distorting a signal.
The Beringer: Just designed to distort the signal to get into the ballpark of a a much less refined tube amp distortion sound.
@OLA Many videos of yours make me happy 😃
Awesome recap dude!!Super fair!!!
For the tones I prefer I would use in this order.
Not saying the other pedals wouldn't be great for other applications
1. Behringer V-Tone Guitar GDI 21
2. Boss DS-1X Distortion.
3. Electro Harmonix Metal Muff w. Top Boost
4. The Engl Powerball Distortion Pedal.
The boost on the metal muff makes my ears bleed 🩸
It’s even worse in person 😂😂😂
Yeah it may be the shittiest pedal ever made
GearGasms now maybe the fanboys of that pedal will take my video seriously when I said it sucks a year and a couple of years ago. LOL
I've heard better highs on a 5 watt practice amp
As someone who owns the metal muff i dare not use the top boost. It is trash. But with no top boost its alright.
The V-tone definitely sounded the best in that caparison. Better tone and better note clarity
Ola, that first riff!! Sounds amazing
I love the "will it chug" series. Good videos, thanks man.
Me: Hey mom can we get Bleed
Mom: but we have Bleed at home
Bleed at home: 7:17
Hi, Ola! Can you try to replicate the ,,Tomb of the mutilated" tone? I think it sounds awesome!
Greetings from Bulgaria!
he did in the "cannibal corpse gear" video, just a mesa boogie rectifier boosted with a metal zone/ts9
What AnthonyEsquer
said. Cannibal Corpse are well known for having used a metal zone boosting Mesa Rectifiers on some early albums. Do you know the band Enthrallment from your country? Very good death metal band who were influenced by C.Corpse in their early days.
Had a GDI21 for a while in 2008... what a beast, I miss it!! Hope to buy another one soon.
Houra !!! U did it. Impressed by the Behringer V-Tone Guitar GDI 21. Thks a lot BurrrpppppPPPP
Why don't you do both? Just try to make it chug in the clean channel (as most people would use a distortion pedal, I guess), and then plug it in the FX loop right after that in one single video. Or the other way around idk
He used to do this in his old vids
More work but although a multi fx user I suppose they're both valid ways to use a pedal. I guess in front of the preamp would be the "right" way if one wants to use the clean channel on the amp.
Renato Domingues, well, he doesn’t have to do any work regarding making opinion videos about gear, right? I don’t see the Gestapo over there forcing anything on him. He can go drive a taxi instead.
If you’re going to make judgments about pedals, connect them both ways, and then give an opinion. There is no excuse of it’s “more work.” It would be “more work” to anesthetize you before removing your tonsils, but I’m sure you would insist upon it anyway.
@@Dr.Jekyll I'm not sure I'm getting your point, probably due to my so so english. Do you mean he should do the "complete" task or not at all? As a viewer I would prefer so, but it's not like I'm entitled to it. It's free content and there is more of it to explore, and not only on UA-cam.
@@rbdrbd I think the point is that instead of complaining "I can never win", he could just put in the extra effort of trying both methods. It's not exactly a ton of work to plug it in the clean channel, try it, and then plug it into the FX loop and do the same thing, when the recording rig and everything is set up anyway. Not that he _has_ to do anything, but seems that there would be a fairly simple solution to this issue.
Make a JC-120 chug
Yep, I ordered a V-tone. Thanks Ola. 🤘🤘🤘👍
Man you are the best, thanks for the great content!
"Is this a lead some people want really?". HELL NO!
Maybe it would sit better in a mix? But just like that, no thanks
Fantastic for Smashing Pumpkins.
the boost knob should never go more then 9 o'clock especially when he had much treble already...but a mid boost would still work better for lead
@@kesamek8537 Yeah, if you mean literally smash pumpkins and destroy everyone's ears LOL
That top boost tone sounded like a line 6 spider amp on max gain
My guess is that the top boost has extra levels just in case youre playing a guitar with potatoes instead of pickups
😂😂😂
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Comment to say that i finally orderder an A1.7D Solar :D so happy, great content like always
Yeah, i'm going to need to get my hands on this guitar. And one of those T shirts! Rad!
Ola: "I don't favor any brand"
Uses a Fortin amp and cab :D
That doesn't mean he favors Fortin, that means he likes their cabs and power amps better than other brands, which is not the same.
Eliseo Caporale is that not favoring?
@@gabrielc.1556 No it's not, favoring is what Anderton's did once with the Mesa Boggie Cab Clone (or sth like that), when they did a video where the cab sounded really bad, but really, like ass, but there was a Mesa employee (which actually at that time was Peter Honoré) and because of that they said the cab sounded great, that's favoring the brand absolutely
I still favor the Metal Muff, probably for the same reason you do not..: I like that "artificial" sound.
and this is how you do a pedal review!!! Thank you Ola
Wow bro !! Two of my favourite The Haunted songs in the same video. All Against All my all times favorite. The Flood probably the second one.
To my ears, in this setting the ENGL and Behringer sounded good, while the Boss and the MetalMuff sounded like ass
I have to agree....and I like EHX pedals. ✌️
Ive said it a billion times. Distortion. Don’t send a pedal to do an amps job
The first time I ran a 6505 through a v30 oversized cab and popped a Chubberooney, I knew what tone was
Nate Hamann my exact rig...did we just become best friends?
Except the HM2. That’s unbeatable
Great vid Ola!
awesome review man , thanks 🤟🔥
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Ive had the metal muff for years and I have never used the top boost. Its totally useless~!!
I’ve had the metal muff for 2 years and have only used it a few times 😂😂
So is the rest of it. I’ve owned that pedal three times trying to make it sound good. Turns out it can’t be done.
Awesome demo, ola.\m/ I personally like how the metal muff sounds without the boost. The boost makes the distortion sound unpleasant and It sounds Way better without it. The engl powerball sounded pretty heavy. And the behringer v-tone sounded surprisingly good.
Great demo Ola, have a great weekend.
Am i a tard for thinking the behringer sounded amazing
Nope it’s great. The amp versions of the pedals are great too. The 2x12 combo is like $250 but it’s a real monster.
Nope. People are just gear snobs sometimes.
No, it sounds amazing
it sounds tight af
Tyler McDavid i have both the 2/12 and another amp called a VAMPire, it’s a 1/12. I like them both a lot, they got some chunk in them
why are there no comments on this vid :(
because it's not up yet... well NOW it is! :)
because its not up yet hehe
@@OlaEnglund ohh so i saw it cuz i m a member ? :P
No you saw it because you’re a LEGEND
I had one of these Behringer V-tone in my teenagers time, i loved it.
I love Ola channel... And the best thing that happened to the world is him joining The Haunted... 🤘🏼🤘🏼
I loveee the Engl Powerball pedal! Haven't heard the Behringer yet, but it's the most full-bodied and tubey tone I've heard so far
great video great info unbiased information....rare pleasantly surprised ...thank you
I thought this was one of the best “Will it Chug” episodes yet. Variety ✔️ Context ✔️ Surprise✔️Fairness & Consistency✔️. Maybe a viewer poll for each episode with semifinals and finals to find the best pedal as judged by Ola and the Subscribers?
Liked the clarity of the Metal Muff. I like the Behringer over all.
I do own the Behringer. I got it because 1) it had many different sounds and 2) it works as a DI.
I actually went out and bought a Behringer V-Tone after watching the first video you did. I use it for recording rough demos. I plug hit strait into my Focusrite scarlet interface through my DAW. I'm using Reaper but I prefer to track di to get clarity. But I don't like guitar plugins bc I don't like the flat tingy artificial guitar tone that most amp plugins have. So the V-Tone amp sim is perfect for what I'm doing. Like I said just for rough demos. I mic a EVH 5150 III 50w with a couple sm57's and a condensor mic when I track for finals. Surprisingly, there's not much of a difference in tone. Very pleased with it.
Too this day I've liked the Boss metal core and Digitech metal master. Both are under 50 used. Both great pedals
Thank you for sharing your honest opinion!
All of them sound wonderful, but "Metal Muff" is very close to my style! Well, I was looking for a new distortion pedal to buy and finally, I found which one! Thanks, Ola!