What makes these Pedals so SPECIAL? - DIAZ Texas Ranger Equivalent | R Weaver FX LONESTAR STRANGER !
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- Hey fellas in this upload we look at What makes these Kind of Pedals so SPECIAL? Why the huge Attraction and just how DYNAMIC they really are, all controlled at your guitar volume pot!
This Circuit has been a particular favourite of mine long before the huge Blow up for the aftermarket boutique builders.
The Circuit these are based on come From the MIGHTY CESAR DIAZ Texas Ranger and those pedals are just STUNNING, made huge by the likes of Philip Sayce and those Chasing Certain Clean tones. In the past i have owned a few originals and they do definitely carry a little something extra ? almost spooky overtones with some of the units but with that extra come A big EXTRA price tag! I personally have seen the originals go for Silly money based on the scarcity and people chasing the famed sig inside the box!
With that background in mind you can see clearly why modern builders have started to clone this circuit much like the way a tube screamer or klon has been cloned, personally i think that's a good thing as it makes the units more accessible to most ! WE all want that TONE right?
So having tried many of these aftermarket clones i was very happy to test out this R WEAVER FX Lone Star STRANGER . This particular unit is the Germanium Version with a Trash Can NTE 103 inside and i LOVE that Transistor [ my favourite originals all had these inside] to my ears it retains a better thickness than some others i have tried but still retains a Crystal clean Quality - Almost like a GRAVEL Clean tone and it so addictive to play !
It has three settings that are all very usable and if you have a hum bucker guitar try using the high setting in the neck position !! Its straight magic tones and sounds just like old records! The Middle and low settings Pair with a strat Like Fish and Chips - Meant to Be!
It plays fantastic with other pedals - and is fantastic alone!
This really is a FANTASTIC BUILD.
Make sure to check Ricks Details below - He also offers a Silicone Version which i'm sure is outstanding also.
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GUYS WANT TO HEAR THIS INTO A BUSY CHAIN?? MAKE SURE TO LET ME KNOW IN THE COMMENTS BELOW !!
Brother Richie, you’re such a great guy that I could listen to you just talk for hours. You’re a true gem to our massive community of players who appreciate tones and above all, great people with big hearts. Now the playing is starting, Wowzers! It’s Alive💪🤯
Damn! The sensitivity is unmatched of any circuit and transistor I’ve heard with that roll off🙌 I must also mention, your playing is just getting better and better-it’s off the charts bro🙏
Thank you Zack !! Yeah that roll off is addictive !! I really appreciate those words mate ~ and it’s sent right back at you !! I’ve spent a lot of my time watching your uploads !
AMAZING PLAYER ⚡️⚡️
That's maybe my new fav video of yours man !! Really awesome playing ! and that tone is just CRAZY !
YUSS ! Mine is on the road. Can't wait to make it fu**in scream !
Oh mate im excited to hear what you do to the poor Pedal !! haha Your gonna love it .
Talleg, it will come with germanium or silicon?
@@guidonatella2012 germanium 😀😊
This begs the question, this pedal vs the Pedal Pawn Texas Twang? Thanks!
Fantastic playing brother!
Yes, I got one too! Serial number 067! Fantastic pedal!
Great playing and tone.
I built a clone and i live on the tone and Vol pots, grear dynamics.but seriously considering one of these now
Arghhhh 😂 love the video
Haha awesome playing as always Richie, I bought first MFs pre-cbs 50 PUs because of you and now this LSS, thanks for sharing, cheers
I hope this means there is a violet vibe in your future! I think it's the most vibe for the money out there and punches well beyond its price point.
As soon as you turned the volume up a bit on that low setting, the Philip Sayce sound really came through. Great review and playing!
Andrew Yull Thank you , it’s right in that pedal for certain !! ⚡️⚡️
Andrew Yull It’s hard to catch the driven tone well with a mic on cab !! Oddly to catch the driven tone best sometimes an iPhone in the room works amazingly ?? Go figure haha
Sounds excellent dude!
Yes, please in a busy chain. I bought the JDM 292 after watching your review and love it but it doesn’t seem to go well with other pedals in my case. Amazing solo though.
Nice pedal.
Great tones and playing mate 👊🏼
Man that is one of the best tone i heard from you and awesome playing as always! No i don t need this pedal😂
Vivien Verdier Thank you man !! Hahahha I hear you !!! It’d be deadly under your fingers ⚡️⚡️
Perfection!! 🤘🤘
Love that sound! I recently started using a treble booster on my strat too. its like a secret weapon for cleans. I will have to try it with vibe like you suggest.
Ordered one off the back of your first vid! We all know you can make a fart into a beer can sound good but this is particularly tasty! Can’t wait to get my hands on it 😁
Epic playing man!
Ha ha !! That’s brilliant !!! Yes mate I haven’t stopped playing this since I got it ⚡️⚡️
Just an FYI, in case you run across a deal with a 2N 1304 transistor, it’s equivalent to the NTE 103.
Richie what up! Another great video. It’s going to be near impossible where you are, but if you can manage to try an allen brown sugar with 15” driver, you would be in love. Brownface front end, tweed back end, and blackface reverb into a 15” eminence legend. It’s stunning! Anyway, great playing and content as usual. If you ever make it over to Cali, beer or coffee on me.
Hey Man !! You are sending me on a UA-cam worm hole !! I’m about to search that 😊
Thank you so much , oddly I used to be in California a bit before all this ~ my brother lives in Huntington !
Maybe a beer in the future 😊⭕️
Fret Junkies haha yah gotta watch those wormholes. Nice! I’m about 20 min from there. Cheers!
Hi Ritchie, great video and wonderful tones, but I think you should do a demo to compare the Lone Star Stranger to germanium and silicon.
Hi Guido thank you , i really appreciate you stopping by !
I currently only own this unit so can not compare in a video !
Oh hell yes dude! 😮🤙💥
(its ru btw) 😉
Thanks Ru !! Killer pedal mate ⚡️⚡️
I'm pretty sure the original is a hybrid according to the guy who worked with Cezar Peter from Homestead
Those pickups sound incredible too. Between them and MF pickups.. hard choice.
@Chris King Robinson , yours Texan Twang sounds extremely good, I love it! Chris, however, I must tell you that I also bought the silicone Lone Star Stranger because I wanted to hear if there was a difference and I can say that they sound exactly the same way, practically with your eyes closed you don't feel the difference between one and the other. It is not at all true that the components are not good, as the comment below says, because I have compared them both and the components are very similar, apart from the transistor, one BC and the other NTE. , but Weaver is cheaper than you; Rick Weaver's Lone Star Stranger costs $ 180 including shipping from the U.S.A. to Italy, while your Twang from England to Italy $ 260 (euro 220) more shipment. You are overpriced with the price.
Awesome! Love this channel! Richie, if you don’t mind my asking, what kind of mics are you using to mic your amp for this video?
Hi Chris ! Neuman TLM and a 57 , panned left and right a little ~ hope this helps 😊
Amazing demo!! How do you find these compare to the Homestead and Pedal Pawn Ranger offerings? Thanks!
Fret Junkies, its amazing how SRV got that tone without using a Cesar diaz texas ranger in the MID setting. But there must be away how SRV got that tone with using his amps maybe Cesar diaz modified his tone midrange to have that Diaz Texas ranger MID setting built inside the amps. That is how it sounds to me because I have never seen SRV using a diaz texas ranger but it sounds just like SRV amps did. You know what I mean?
Nice! I’ve got the R Weaver Germanium Face of Spades (Texas Square Face), it’s badass!!
Not played that one but I bet it’s killer !!
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Have you tried the Homestead pedals? I think the guy that runs that company used to work with Diaz and wired some of the original Diaz pedals. He has the Undertaker (Ranger) and Preacher (Square Face). As good as the clones might be, sometimes I want that provenance/heritage. Cheers! 🍻
Hi Matt, yes dude ive tried and owned those - Videos a little further back on my channel :]
@@FretJunkies whoops my bad. Since you've had the luxury to compare to original Diaz units, which might you reckon is the most faithful? Cheers
hey richie killer tones great video. how does this go up against the PP texas twang? what does this do that the PP does not?
ben galvin hey buddy !! Such a big question !
Essentially I guess the same circuit 😊
I think of it like this ~ you can order two of the same dishes from two different Chinese restaurants ~ they should taste identical but they don’t !! They are both chow mein just with slightly different ingredients/ spices etc and that extra flair ~ flavour ~ TONE IN REALITY JUST comes down to the chef !!
^ A wise friend told me that and he is so right !
@@FretJunkies thanks richie yeah i think i would be happy with either pedal.
Do you still have a Texas ranger style pedal on your own board?
No !!! I’ve gone off TREBLE 😊
Have you tried the one by pedal pawn yet? If so which one do you like better and why?
His name was pronounced SAY SAR, not SEE SER
Hey Richie, quick question, does the volume and gain increase when on the lower setting compared to when on high setting?
are those PAFs stock out of phase in the middle?
Exactly ! I flipped the magnet in the neck pickup 🙃
Hi Ritchie ! in real life does it sound better than the pedalpawn one ? cause me and my friends bought the pedal pawn, it really sounds like a shit and inside the pedalpawn is really misery like chinese stuff ! I had the violet vibe from R weaver who is very cool ! I really wouldlike to know your sincere opinion about the pedalpawn compared to to this one ! thank you ritchie!
Hi Vincz , arrr yes I understand ~ though I don’t want to get into a “ what is better “ debate !
All I will say is if you watch the video you will see a nice gut shot that SHOULD answer your question !!
I personally feel like this particular unit is QUALITY ⚡️⚡️
I also personally enjoyed the Pedal Pawn unit regardless of the materials .
Thanks for stopping by ⭕️
Hi vincz lee, he has already given the answer to this question in the previous video .... and since he is friends with both of them, he was clever saying that Pawn has silicon and the Stranger the germanium, so he can't really compare. mmmmmmm
vincz lee As always, I want to say how awesome your playing & tone is Richie!! In response to your comment Vincz, I’ve personally owned over 15 original Diaz pedals & can say that Pedal Pawn has meticulously cloned the original Texas Square Face & Texas Ranger. If you don’t like the Pedal Pawn sounds or components, I don’t think you’ll like the original Diaz units. I shot a few shoutouts on my channel. Cheers
@@ChrisKingRobinson yours Texan Twang sounds extremely good, I love it! Chris, however, I must tell you that I also bought the silicone Lone Star Stranger because I wanted to hear if there was a difference and I can say that they sound exactly the same way, practically with your eyes closed you don't feel the difference between one and the other. It is not at all true that the components are not good, as the comment below says, because I have compared them both and the components are very similar, apart from the transistor, one BC and the other NTE. , but Weaver is cheaper than you; Rick Weaver's Lone Star Stranger costs $ 180 including shipping from the U.S.A. to Italy, while your Twang from England to Italy $ 260 (euro 220) more shipment. You are overpriced with the price.