Do we still need amps?
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- Опубліковано 10 гру 2018
- Let's take a look and see if this pre-amp pedal can replace my amp. We'll also take a look at how this works with pedals.
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Hi, my name is Paul Davids! I am a guitar player, teacher, producer, and overall music enthusiast from the Netherlands! I try to inspire people from all over the world with my videos, here on UA-cam.
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READ THIS BEFORE COMMENT:
Let me clear up that this video is not a demo of a product. And especially not A SOUND DEMO of a product. As you can CLEARLY SEE in the title, it's asking a broader question whether or not we still need traditional amps, and what can be used to replace it, and what the consequences of this would be. I'm explaining how you can use a pedal like this, at home are in live situations. I used this particular pedal to see if it actually works with my pedalboard (HENCE THE SHITLOAD OF EFFECTS ON THE GUITAR). I made a demo of *how I would use it* at this particular time. Just made a little track to support it. I do not really make traditional demos, I think demos are boring. And because it's almost Xmas you can win one! Ok, bye! X
Best regards from switzerland :)
Nice playing Paul!
Paul Davids I'm interested in taking your classes
For some people, this would be great.... I'm not sure if I'm one of those people though. I don't have any pa equipment or anything, but I already have 6 guitar amps.
This has me wondering if I should remove the preamp in my Mustang II, and use something like this. I never liked it much anyways, so it's worth trying.
Paul Davids you're absolutely right. In most cases they are indeed boring.
Lol, i was so glad you cleared that up after the song demo.. :) I knew you were smart enough to know that, so it confused me... That song was very "vlog" material for people like..
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No, you no longer need amps and yes, it can replace them.
So send me your Fenders, Marshalls, and Vox's ... and I will dispose of them for you.
@therainman777 FROM me, actually...
@@erdnaxeladamas who tf cares dude
@@erdnaxeladamas I care
@@mrdestruktiv It's just really, really lame.
@Philip Schlaepfer thats THE biggest problem??? I mean ya he's lame and it sucks but like what about violations of civil liberties, the innocent being killed without justice, or the current unemployment rate? I'm just saying there are other things to be mortified about... ✌
I personally embrace this new modeling tech. When I first started guitar 20 years ago, studio quality gear wasn’t made for the consumer market. You went out and got an OK guitar and plugged into whatever shitty combo you could afford, then amassed a collection of pedals to shape your sound.
Nowadays your average aspiring musician can have all sorts of capabilities at their fingertips for cheap. You can get a great sound without having to save up, wait years and hope you didn’t blow your money on the wrong product when you could finally afford it.
Wow a give away with No Strings Attached. No hidden tricks, No subcribing to something.
Just enter the competition and wait. Who does that nowadays?
Paul does it!
Exactly, you tell 'em! ;)
Should we tell him?
Zero does. He's a smasher. Smash Bros pro
I was expecting yet another rafflecopter (spam all our social media thingies everywhere to have a half a chance of being eligible!)
Oh dear...
Remember when synthesizers were going to replace all other instruments?
Synthesizers + A.I.= the possibility. What can stop it? Only people that want to spend the years to learn the art of guitar. Does the newest generation have the motivation? In the world of button pushers, we shall all find out.
sassulusmagnus
Most music you hear on the radio nowadays is made on a computer. So it's not far off...
"The decade that music forgot" (Elvis Costello)
for hobbyists with space restriction, this could be life changing.
Gustav Vader throwing in the obligational: „OK Boomer!“
Been playing onstage fifty five years and I find this amazing. Thanks to you for playing through this the way I would. Extremely helpful!
Greetings from Canada Paul! As usual an amazing video giving a beautiful visual presentation of your well-spoken relevant teachings. As an intermediate guitarist striving to be better, you are an inspiration. I could listen to your "demos" all day! Thank you for all you do for us.
Thaks for demonstrating the sound of the preamp. You can really hear how it sounds in the mix. And the different amp models with the effects were accurately shown. Thanks
Love your unorthodox reviews! That’s part of the reason I like this channel. Also, killer vibes in that piece you played!
Hey Paul! Just wanted to say that every one of your videos is a work of art and I watch every one with wonder, and they make me truly happy. Good luck on your guitar course and God bless :)
An interesting and creative tool. I like that it has knobs instead of all sub menus like so much digital equipment. I'd play around with it for days but I wouldn't sell my tube amps. I've yet to hear digital gear that recreates the dynamic range, compression, variability of crunch and finger/pick response that tube amps have.
I appreciate the way you just got creative and inspired in this video. For me, that was a better demonstration of what this thing can do than just having someone play a bunch of amp types with a few chords.
Not sure that I’d want to choose this over a Kemper, but I can see the usefulness in the Mooer PreAmp, especially when you just want to plug-in and go.
I was amazed at what sounds you produced out of your guitar. Never heard that before and I have dived into ambient playing. Inspired and maybe I’ll buy one of those mooer pre-amps in 2019.
*You need way more subscribers man! You have the prettiest videography on UA-cam! Your a legend. God bless*
No, we don’t. So send me all of your amps
Just gotta cover shipping 😂
Excellent production. Thanks, Paul
I love quality youtubers who do this such fine work. You did great in showing us the pre amps's capabilities. Keep the good work up,Paul > I like it!
Really digging the dreamy vibe in the demo.
Goed bezig!
Hi Paul, after two months, are you still using the Mooer Preamp Live?
Fantastic video, looks like a lot of effort went into making it. Thanks a bunch!
I saw this bad boy a little while ago on Ola Englund's channel, then on Fluff's, then on Pete Cottrell's channel as well and have been so pumped to get one! What an incredible piece of technology! Best of luck to all the entrants! Thank you so much for this opportunity, Paul! This is a perfect addition to ANY guitarists gear set!!
Great advice, even better is your cinematography!! 👍👍
Paul, your videos are informative and entertaining. Also--your camera work is beautiful.
Thank you Paul, your videos have made me fall in love with guitar all over again, like when first started to learn, when I was 13. Love ❤
Thanks for the demo Paul!
Your video editing is, as allways, a fine piece of art!
Right !!
Bro "allways" correct spelling is always
Awesome your doing this for you UA-cam community. Congratulations to the person who wins 👍🏻
Thomas Lanfranchi you’re
Great demo! I ve been following your channel for awhile and I must say your videos are inspiring and creative. One thing I like about you is your voice --- it's soothing and easy to understand. Much respect from India
Love this! Really great way to show the pedal without going into loads of detail
Your videos are so clean and well done, so I wanted to see your set up. But my god, I went broke just LOOKING at the gear you use.
Hi ! I play with a lot of multi effects pedals with preamps and cab simulations and I love it because it's usefull for many "on stage" situations. Sometimes when you just start playing in a town (I just arrived in Paris ) it's hard to carry guitar, pedals and amp everywhere you have to perform and a preamp pedal is a very nice alternative... But anytime I go back to a good ol' valve amplifier I really feel the difference ! Great video production tho I would like to know how you do those too ! Cheers!
Whoa, I absolutely love that demo, I could chill to it anytime of the day or night!
I never thought I would watch a guitar video as one of the early viewers, but you inspired me to learn. Thank you, Paul! I can't wait for the full course on learnpraticeplay.
I love vintage gear and I love modern gear. There are no rules,This is Music, This is Art. You can use all vintage low-Fi al the way down to a Reel to Reel 4 Track recording (i.e. Jack White) or a 5,000.00 Dollar Mayones guitar through a Kemper into your Torpedo speaker emulator into digital recording unit. You can use this and You can use that.It makes no difference,It makes all the difference........? Do what you want and have fun, it's music. We now have an infinite platform or canvas to create whatever we want. I just love companies like Mooer and Nux that make it affordable for musicians that are not rock stars. the working musician.The guy that goes to work and cleans your clogged drains, Fixes your washing machine, works in a warehouse, the full time student that works part time. That working musician. The Mooer Pre-Amp Live is the Poormans Kemper. I love it. I want one. First Time Viewer, Listener, I get it. Thank You Paul.
I can't hear any guitar in the video at all.....what gives?
carnivaltym at around 4:30 you hear 3 guitar tracks at the same time...
@@kspicksguitartricks1014 thanks for that!
The much more I watch this video, I'm really understand what's about!!! Thanks man!!!
Top notch production. These videos truly show what it feels like to make music and have a great time.
Love your videos, your playing, and your cinematography is on point!
Next video: "Do we still need guitars?" made up of timelapses of falling autumn leaves to a background of industrial metalworking noises.
Video after that: “Do we still need humans?”
@@raphaelrodriguez1856 ... and Paul shooting everyone in the streets
Paul every video you release inspires me greatly, thank you for doing what you do!
Thanks for all the great content on your page!
The funny thing is, I was reading comments while listening to the "demo" and was waiting for the guitar to enter the mix. The demo ended and I realized that "to me" there were no guitars in the song at all. I guess every sound I heard was coming from a guitar. I guess those processed tones are what some people are looking for, but not me.
I play an old Les Paul through an old Marshall with no pedals. Could this preamp replace the tone I have become used to?
Paul you are a great player and a gifted teacher. I thank you for all your entertaining videos.
Of course it can, they have all sorts of amp modelers out there, even in tiny amp combos. You just have to push the Marshall amp button on them and your good to go. ...Actually Rick Beto and some other guys did a comparison with a 50 watt Marshall and the Helix, to be honest it sounded pretty good but it was not exact and both were still compressed into digital You Tube. You really have to hear thing live to hear the real difference.
@@jacobl6572 naaaaa, theres no preamp in the world that sound like my ols blues junior . its not the same thing and its not the same sound, when the speaker breaks theres a sound that not one digital preamp can replicate.
@@rjsvids isso é psicológico, duvido que num teste cego tu saberia qual é qual. Não vou dizer que é igual, mas as diferenças são absurdamente mínimas. Eu vendi meu DSL que tava criando poeira aqui e só uso interface praticamente hoje em dia, usei a grana pra fazer uma viagem hehe.
I think even thought a good modeler could mimic your sound pretty damn good many could not tell the difference you sound like the modeler would lack the feeling of a real amp. For me playing a modeler thru pc and monitors sounds really good and its far better for recording at home than any amp, I would still plug it in the fx loop when I play just for fun. The tone can be just the same but it coming from a pair of egg size speakers versus 4x12´ the feeling is way different.
I'm very sure that not all sounds you heard came from a guitar. There where samples and synthesizers..
Surprised by the technology advances, really usefull, from uruguay writing this coment.
Amazing video! Thank you very much Paul for your great job.
Thanks for the opportunity Paul!
Tons of love from Canada
xoxo
"Do we still need amps?" This product, Kemper, etc. shows us that we don't. Do we still need pedals? Again, Helix, Kemper, Axe-FX, etc. show us that we don't. Do we still need guitars? MIDI, synths, etc. show us that we don't? Do we still need guitarists? Artificial Intelligence shows us that we don't.
Technology can conceivably replace everything, but screw that.
I'd rather hear SRV with his Strat, TubeScreamer and Dumble, or Angus with his SG and Marshall, or BB King, Lucille and an L5, or some bluesman on a porch with a guitar from the Sears Roebuck catalog.
Lugging heavy gear is a pain, but they're not called "working musicians" for nothing. Technology is a very convenient tool, but it has a slow, deliberate insidious knack of making the user less and less relevant.
Keep playing your red Strat and ToneKing, Paul. You all sound great together.
Hell yeah, i agree with that man!!
Faxxx
I don't think it should replace an amp, pedal or else but rather be an alternative of those things. I've seen lots of touring musicians using multi FX units, midi controllers and all sorts of digital stuff. Johnny Marr from The Smiths uses a Boss GT100, Depeche Mode uses midi controllers live and it sounds good, you literally can't hear the difference BUT they still use their analogue gig in the studio and on their records. So it's a nice balance, we should be happy we have such amazing tools these days! Analogue or digital, we should use every kind of resource available.
i think it is a big difference between technology replacing human activity and technology supporting it. Technology could replace guitar playing only, if you are interested in not more than what comes out of the speaker. no choice for a guitarrist. you are interessted in creating and forming sound and music by the interaction of your brain, your ears, hands, and your guitar. maybe even more parts of your body😎. technology can help you doing so without owning, carrying and lifting tons of heavy glass tube and transformer iron loaded gear. what one considers as a heavy working musician might by perceived as heavy work force wasting musician by others.
@@dspindola94 Everything you said is true, and I'm not trying to completely bash technology. But to me, it's made a lot of today's music sound a lot more sterile.
All of the great musicians have a unique, distinctive sound, and while digital technology and the unlimited options it offers can help someone find their own sound more conveniently and for a lot less money, too many options can be a distracting rabbit hole that holds them back.
Being able to sound like everything can also make you sound like nothing special.
So what is the difference between this and a multi-effects with modeling? Isn't it, say, the Line 6 Helix, point of existence is exactly what this has and more?
I really love your videos and it has been of unmatched quality lately. One of the best guitar related content available on the internet right now. God bless you! By the way, love those preamps.
your videos give me a relaxing vibe a sense of serenity , so nice videos , i literally love every video you make mate keep up the good work
I think there’s still something about plugging in to a great all valve amplifier and the real feel!
Yes I definitely still need and will always need amps, especially old Marshall, Fender and Vox "tube amps" they just sound sweet as hell whether on stage or in the studio !
Purely subjective.
Everuone who thinks they can tell the difference always fails a blind test
Youre video audio lighting color motiff is so awesome man! Very classy.
You are really doing a fine job and I like your kind of behave and showing. Thank you, I'm learning much from you. Nice greatings from Germany.
Nice, super nice, suuuuuper nice demo!!!
Alexis Schrödinger
Paul Davids liked your comment but he has stated that this video is not a demo.
Confused?
Very impressive but can I have an amp?
Your production on this video is awesome - great work!
Love the simple and quite different little "music video" as time goes on the digital side of music seems to be more and more prevalent as someone like me who uses modern amps and vintage pedals, it's interesting to see the change happen. Keep up the great content!
Demo schmemo... That was a tasty, tasty jam. And if anything inspires such music, that's all the demoing I need.
You don't need a guitar amp if you're going to use your guitar as a synth and not a guitar, I agree.
I spent 5 minutes checking my equalizer settings wondering if the guitar track was muted.
Your comment is false. I still had a good laugh though so you get a like.
@@Disqualified_Identity In what way is my comment wrong?
Your comment wouldn't be wrong 10-20 years ago perhaps. Digital technology no longer has the limitations that you seem to be suggesting.
@@Disqualified_Identity It seems as though you didn't watch the video. I'm not saying that at all. I'm saying that he didn't show how an amp simulator could get anywhere close to the quality of an actual amp because his demonstration involved nothing but turning the sound of his guitar into a synth where you can't even hear the original guitar sound. This was a poor presentation of what he was trying to convey.
That thing seems pretty cool. Thanks for sharing!!!
Curious to try this thing out! Thanks for the video :)
Deizel vh4. I do appreciate the new kinds of kit. But nothing will ever beat roasting tubes.
These Paul D. videos are getting better and better - keep rockin' dude !!! Greetings from Austria !
Great opening segment & well done video !! :)
Heel vet man ik zou m eigenlijk bestwel graar willen maar waarschijnlijk zie je dit niet :( , als je het wel ziet SO naar jouw ik kijk je al heeeul lang en je bent geniaal 👍🏻
The power amp, speaker and cab are the most important parts of an amp’s sound.
You can take advantage from this
Hi Paul! Great vid! Guitar playing never had so many options and possibilities as today. Great for creativity or for old folks trying to replicate their favorite sounds of a life time.
Any approach is valid!
i really love your videos Paul . that was a very cool demo
now that's what I call good timing. I'm actually looking into buying something along those lines, and have been looking at different (cheaper) products like audio interfaces to connect my guitar to the PC. I've neglected my guitar practice for a couple of years and seriously thinking of getting back to it. I don't have the budget/space to get an actual amp/pedals though. Can anyone advise something good? And how exactly is this preamp different from an audio interface?
BTW Paul, really looking forward to your learnpracticeplay thing, if it'll cover music theory I'm all in!
This is a completely different product than an audio interface. An audio interface is a digital to analog converter (DAC) which is required to record anything to a PC. DACs have preamps but they are not made for guitars and will not distort pleasantly (most of the time). The built in cabinet feature would actually make this a pretty slick practice recording and even live solution. That said with my experience with Hughes and kettners Redbox (via a tubemeister 36) you're much better off using amp plugins and impulse responses than just cabinet emulation. Alternatively use this instead of amp sim but still use impulse responses with the cab sim off. Or go ham and get some tube amp and a reactive load (with impulse responses) or ox box. Or just mic the damn thing lol. The Scarlett 2i2 interface is very popular sounds good and is affordable.
@@yoyoninjaboy6431 sorry it took me so long to respond. Thank you for your tips. Is it not better then to simply buy a cheaper amp? Like a mustang v2 or something along those lines? Since my speakers are not exactly studio monitors, it's better to have an actual amp speaker right? plus mustang comes pc connecting capabilities and some ways to modify the sound within it's software
@@msykala mustang would work. If you ever play with a drummer it will not cut it. It's a little more expensive but I know the boss katana is probably the best in class digital modeler right now.
Honestly the best setup to get is one that gets you playing and keeps you there.
This video trips me out
Lovely track man, thank you for your work
This video is so aesthetically pleasing. Your production value is great my friend
*creates chill ass composition*
"tHis Is ThE WoRsT dEmo proBaBly"
Ok bro
@@joelbmathew3195 But it was a pretty weak demo.
I read this in your voice...
I disliked and unsubbed
Being a worship pastor at a relatively small church, I've been on the journey of low volume guitar sounds. I currently use a 1979 Fender Super Reverb into a suhr reactive load into a digitech cab driver. Most digital preamp or even drive sounds that I have heard or played almost do too much of the work. I havent really found something digital that feels like it still has the headroom and the responsiveness of a real amp. I'm open to my mind being changed, because life would be a little less complicated for gigs outside of church, and I would love to be able to put together a low-cost setup for my other guitar players that's at a quality I would not be ashamed to use. Also the digitech seems to be the weakest link of my chain right now, I dont love it. I'd love some suggestions there as well. Thanks!
ChadTV .,. i just wanna dance .. Nice man! I vote this guy to win it ...
Jv Dyk same
@@J1JL haha thanks, man! You're too kind!
Try a Kemper... game over. 👍🏼
@@joshpetermann I hate the way they sound in videos, but I need to find a shop that carries them and try one!
You may have just shown me what I be been looking for. Gracias.
I like this guy. He communicates very effectively his extensive knowledge of music.
This isn’t as exciting but hello from Utah.
I think it's pretty cool... Utah. Sounds great. Utah.. UTAH!
Lol
Double hello from Utah.
Times change... (I don't know if I like it but it's fact)
It's part of the evolution and I like the steps it takes. There were people probably criticising Amps back than that it isn't music anymore, real talent is playing an acoustic guitar and that everything else is basically cheating or not music. (Heck, there are still noblets saying that a real guitarist plays acoustics only nowadays. Those people are fun...)
Times change and with it the gear we use or can use. I love my Amps more than any plugin or "rigs in a bag", but there's no way in denying that things like that are pretty cool and a step forward. It's like with the TVs. They were bulky, heavy and had less functions not to many years ago and while the flat screens had to be developed over years to display the eye candy we are used to today, boy, are we happy with those flatscreens nowadays.
I know how you feel, but it's just natural, since we feel comfortable with what we used so far. But that new technology and the ones coming in the future aren't bad things.
Especially since we are still the force, who create the music we play. These are just tools if we be honest. It will all still be us who need to practice and write music. These tools will still be tweakable to our taste and preferences.
It's the future and it's up to use if we personally embrace it or not. But it's coming. It's on our way and there's no way we can stop change and technological advances, developments and steps in directions we might find strange in the beginning.
I still find it shocking how many great guitar sound on Albums are made with Kemper or the Axe-FX and no one could tell, including me, but I welcome every convenient evolution that still let's the people do the music.
@@marvinroggon3168 I couldn't agree more. Especially as a young (17) musician I can't really relate to, or afford, the "Vintage" guitars, amps and designs that everyone keeps pushing at me. So it's refreshing to know that the music technology is changing with the times and that there's something new for my generation too.
@@marvinroggon3168 I disagree that these are a step forward from amps. I think they are a step in a different direction. The raw tone of tube amps cannot be created digitally, it will never sound as organic.
Thank you, Paul, for all the inspiration...,
Awesome visuals Paul!
Honestly that’s great that you show us a composition instead of wanking on every patch 😉
I've had my preamp live for a few months. Although a clever unit, it gets little use. Tubes forever.
I have a sans amp modeling pedal nothing beats the real thing. Tubes rule
Looks cool
Great production man... ...and great way to show this baby in action
I was amazed to find I hadn't already subscribed. Enjoyed so much of your content, and really value your way of talking about music, so it was a no-brainer - so much so that I thought it was already done - to subscribe
Those camera's angles...
what was the purpose of this video? and what was that song demostrating? no guitar sounds, just delays and reverbs, nothing to do with preamp sounds. Your question, do we still need amps? Afeter watching this video I still ask myself the same question.
Hey Paul. Great A/V production on the performance section of the video.
Great Video Paul, your videos are so cool!
Paul You’re A Musical Professional And You Make The Guitar Sound Like A Beautiful Rainbow 🌈, Everything You Do Sounds Perfect . Oh By The Way I Would Love That Pre Amp , I Live in a small Town house with thin walls . Cheers Mate , Toronto Ontario Canada 🇨🇦
Hello from India, oh and I love your accent it's as if you have a great guitar and vocal tone...
Ashutosh Srivastava It’s a Dutch accent :)
😂
When I read India I suddenly start reading your comment in India accent✌😂
Thanks!! Great giveaway Paul.... Now I'm gonna go try to learn Autumn Leaves from your video lesson...man, I love that tune!!!!!
Your quality video and camera work are stunning. Keep goin' lika that man!
Thanks for the acid trip
Half of it isn’t what you hear .. it’s how it feels!
Nothing so far feels like the real thing.. all because it isn’t ... however everything has an application though .
damn right !
Lovely video, well done!
You my friend are an excellent guitarist with one amazing musical imagination.
So many cool toys, so little time...
How tf did you get here 18h ago?
He is NO.1 fan
If I had a time machine I would mess around in Paul's comment section as well...
charaf hero Patreon...
How are we supposed to be convinced when you can’t hear a single guitar sound in the demo?
Convinced about what?
Paul Davids, that we don’t still need amps.
@@PaulDavids literally any claim you make about this pre-amp. you didn't demo it at all. there is zero substance here.
Cool piece but couldn't hear any guitar!!!
It's not a demo.
Just learning at 48 and really enjoying it. Great videos. Thank you.
Love your style Paul 🤘🏼