🍿😂 what a take. 2k views in the first 4 hrs...might do 10k views by tomorrow ? .. you do realize that nets Mark like...maybe $30 from UA-cam ads? a money making scheme if I ever heard one...considering the entire day + of work he put into making it. what a tired rant. add some value to the space or get out, but screaming bogus ill-informed takes like this is beyond pointless.
I played a show this summer at a venue that had a benson monarch as a backline amp. holy shit, it was eye opening and I had a completely different sound experience than I had ever experienced. really great sound. I dont have the budget for one right now, but I did pick up a benson germanium preamp and it has become my always on pedal, tons of great sounds in that pedal.
Just wanna thank you for an inspiring year. Being a pro on another instrument I just activated my love to guitar-playing this year. The vibe of your playing and the channel itself is the main reason to not just play the guitar through amp or DAW but diving in pedalboards… my favorites DECO II and Prismatic Walls❣️Thanks again🙏🙏🙏
Hi Mark, thank you so much for yet another beautiful and insightful video. It's always very inspiring to see what gear inspires other musicians! I have one request though: please make your new studio space review video! We all noticed that you are no longer in your small studio/laundry room=)
I've been using a Cali Stacked Edition for quite a while now, used it on everything it do, I absolutely love it, kept it on my electric guitar pedal board which is my hobby at home. My pro job is middle school music teacher, and for that, I use acoustic. I decided to put together a proper pedal board for my acoustic for concerts for work. Since the Stacked Edition is discontinued, I decided to treat myself, and get the new Cali76 so I wouldn't have to switch one compressor back and forth between home and work - velcro eventually wears out. I had a really suprisingly difficult time with the new Cali76. I tried it in every possible configuration I have with instrument and line levels, acoustic, electric, reamp, line level effects loop. It gave me unwanted distortion that was unpredictable with respect to the signal level and I really felt like the ratio knob had aaaalllllmost no discernible effect; certainly not enough that would ever ever be meaningful in a live context at all -- straining to hear the ratio knob in the studio, with any signal, including a reamped sine wave. I was convinced it was defective, sent it back, got another, same issues. I ended up getting another Stacked Edition, second hand. And I'm just still thrilled with it. Takes line level like a champ at 18V. Responsive and meaningful effect on my signals throughout the range of the knobs. With the Cali76 I was like, ok, when is this going to distort, and why is there even a ratio knob? Waste of knob. Still not sure if my two Cali76s were from a bad batch (close serials). I'm a big Origin fan. I will never play electric guitar without an M-EQ driver, and I love my DCXBoost. But I had an off experience with the new Cali76 and am still mystified why.
Benson monarch. Believe the hype. My favorite amp. Always sounds good. I was lucky enough to nab one with a master volume (he won’t make it with it now). Perfect amp.
Fantastic video as always, Mark. I realllyyy think you should get your hands on Matthew’s Effects “The Technician”… I think it could potentially make this list. Pedal of the Year for me
I just got the benson germanium boost I have it set infront of oh JHS superbolt clone and it sounds incredible definitely lives up to the hype I can’t see it ever leaving my board
Ive made SO many individual iPhone tutorials for guitarist friends of mine that by now it’s irresponsible of me to have no made that video in earnest. Coming soon.
They're quite different beasts and could easily justify both. I would give mood mk2 my personal favorite as the interplay between the two channels is so fun.
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🍿😂 what a take. 2k views in the first 4 hrs...might do 10k views by tomorrow ? .. you do realize that nets Mark like...maybe $30 from UA-cam ads? a money making scheme if I ever heard one...considering the entire day + of work he put into making it. what a tired rant. add some value to the space or get out, but screaming bogus ill-informed takes like this is beyond pointless.
@@AmbientEndeavors Which Lamborghini were you texting and driving from when you left this comment?
@@markjohnstonofficial ..you think I drive myself around town!? 😂
You only care about caps lock, apparently.
I played a show this summer at a venue that had a benson monarch as a backline amp. holy shit, it was eye opening and I had a completely different sound experience than I had ever experienced. really great sound. I dont have the budget for one right now, but I did pick up a benson germanium preamp and it has become my always on pedal, tons of great sounds in that pedal.
Just wanna thank you for an inspiring year. Being a pro on another instrument I just activated my love to guitar-playing this year. The vibe of your playing and the channel itself is the main reason to not just play the guitar through amp or DAW but diving in pedalboards… my favorites DECO II and Prismatic Walls❣️Thanks again🙏🙏🙏
Hi Mark, thank you so much for yet another beautiful and insightful video. It's always very inspiring to see what gear inspires other musicians!
I have one request though: please make your new studio space review video! We all noticed that you are no longer in your small studio/laundry room=)
I've been using a Cali Stacked Edition for quite a while now, used it on everything it do, I absolutely love it, kept it on my electric guitar pedal board which is my hobby at home. My pro job is middle school music teacher, and for that, I use acoustic. I decided to put together a proper pedal board for my acoustic for concerts for work. Since the Stacked Edition is discontinued, I decided to treat myself, and get the new Cali76 so I wouldn't have to switch one compressor back and forth between home and work - velcro eventually wears out. I had a really suprisingly difficult time with the new Cali76. I tried it in every possible configuration I have with instrument and line levels, acoustic, electric, reamp, line level effects loop. It gave me unwanted distortion that was unpredictable with respect to the signal level and I really felt like the ratio knob had aaaalllllmost no discernible effect; certainly not enough that would ever ever be meaningful in a live context at all -- straining to hear the ratio knob in the studio, with any signal, including a reamped sine wave. I was convinced it was defective, sent it back, got another, same issues. I ended up getting another Stacked Edition, second hand. And I'm just still thrilled with it. Takes line level like a champ at 18V. Responsive and meaningful effect on my signals throughout the range of the knobs. With the Cali76 I was like, ok, when is this going to distort, and why is there even a ratio knob? Waste of knob. Still not sure if my two Cali76s were from a bad batch (close serials). I'm a big Origin fan. I will never play electric guitar without an M-EQ driver, and I love my DCXBoost. But I had an off experience with the new Cali76 and am still mystified why.
Beau Burchell signature is my all-time favourite Balaguer, I spec'd my custom very similarly - 26.5" HH woodman with Evertune
Benson monarch. Believe the hype. My favorite amp. Always sounds good. I was lucky enough to nab one with a master volume (he won’t make it with it now). Perfect amp.
Benson Germanium Boost!!!!!!!!!!
One of these days i will finally try it
Fantastic video as always, Mark. I realllyyy think you should get your hands on Matthew’s Effects “The Technician”… I think it could potentially make this list. Pedal of the Year for me
Thanks for another great year of demos, Mark!
I would love a video on the WA 2MPX preamp
I just got the benson germanium boost I have it set infront of oh JHS superbolt clone and it sounds incredible definitely lives up to the hype I can’t see it ever leaving my board
Poly Verbs won pedal of the year for me this year, with thanks in part to your review of it!
Please review the monarch!
I am pining SO hard for a Benson Monarch.
Please make that video about the patchbay! They always confuse me and I’d like to see how you’ve wired it up
Thanks for all you do!
Ive made SO many individual iPhone tutorials for guitarist friends of mine that by now it’s irresponsible of me to have no made that video in earnest. Coming soon.
I just want that guitar
Mood Mk2 or microcosm?
Benson Germanium Boost
The answer is always both
They're quite different beasts and could easily justify both. I would give mood mk2 my personal favorite as the interplay between the two channels is so fun.
Ive seen so many reviews and still very hard to make my mind. If you had to take only one to desert island, which would you take?
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BMFS! Chase Bliss!
Your shortest video I’ve ever seen