ALL ABOUT AC30's and THE UA RUBY PEDAL! Sweetwater Gearfest 2022
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- Опубліковано 12 лип 2022
- Pete got together with James Santiago (designer of the Universal Audio guitar pedals) and Cory Congilio at Sweetwater's Gearfest 2022 to talk amps and pedals, and demo the UA Ruby amp sim pedal. For info on the UA Ruby:
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I recently got the Ruby and it's amazing. As a Fender/Marshall user, the description of the controls and different amps modeled is very instructive! I've seen this video about 3 or 4 times just trying to make notes to get mine configured. It would be awesome if James did a dedicated video on the controls and different sounds you get. It would be gold.
Props to the UA crew.
Yes that would be amazing
James Santiago is one of the worlds best and most humble guitarists ever and what he doesn’t know about tone isant worth knowing , that Pete thorn is pretty darn good to . Brilliant video guys and really informative 👍
Mad respect for explaining the history, the different channels and how different pedals interact with those channels! I would have loved more details on the different speakers too. Thanks so much for this! I Think UA was smart to try and do a few classic amps really well like this. There’s a large audience out there that only need a few different tones and want a familiar interface that is easy to use. These guys want nothing to do with Helix or an Axe FX. Those offer way more than they want or need.
Could listen to you guys chat gear all day long. I dont know how you retain so much information like that. Thanks Pete!
Thank you for your wonderful program and knowledge of Guitar Music and Sounds. Great Channel.
I wonder if UAD has a Marshall pedal in the works...if not, well here's my vote in favor. Great video. As a guy who's never had the pleasure of a real Vox playing experience I learned a lot. Also the knowledge of Rory Gallagher's tone and how it influenced Brian May is something I never heard before. Thanks so much!
Same here. I had no idea of the connection. Which… I found fascinating. I must admit, I have very little Rory Gallagher knowledge. But… again… fascinating.
Marshall guys aren't so hyped about pedals. The ruby does well cos vox amps are staples in church music and church musicians love their boutique pedals
@@BadChizzle You need to listen to tons of Rory's songs.. He was so far beyond Clapton. Rory was right up there with SRV and Jimi as far as skills and songs, just not as famous in the US.. In Europe he was the MAN among musicians and real rockers and blues people.. Rory was the total opposite of the glam nonsense and pop guys. Rory was all music, no image, the best way to be. So many awesome songs!
Rory was way better and so much more interesting than Brian May and Queen. Rory was all skill and great music, no image. The greatest.
@@0megalul309 Marshall players do not need distortion pedals, they already got the gain that everyone is trying to get in pedals. They like univibes, reverbs, and stuff like that.
The ruby itself is already impressive in and of itself but once you add all the info in these you tube videos Mr. Santiago has done recently...The two together are the culmination of a lifetime of tweaking, research, playing and recording. It's truly a great time to be a guitar player. At least it's a great time for something.
Great video! There were a lot of insights given that actually gave me ideas on how to get different sounds out of my 65 Amps Marquee, even though the preamps are different than a vintage AC30.
This was very informative. UAD have really made an amazing job with all these pedals. Great Ruby and AC30 talk
Really enjoyed this learned so much. Thank you.
Wow! You have sold me on these pedals. What an Awesome video presentation of these pedals, especially the Ruby. I'm sold on this Ruby pedal. Wow! Pete, I have to say, I always love your videos. Excellent content and magnificent playing every time. Thanks Pete!
Thanks!!!
Great demo and info!!
Hi Pete, I love the sound of AC30s and this was awesome!
Going out to get that ruby right now!!! You have the best UA-cam channel!!!!
very cool, thanks Pete!!!
This is really good Pete. The Dream looks pretty cool as well.
I'll probably 2nd the request for a UAFX Marshall Amp pedal. I own both the Ruby63 and Dream65, and I appreciate how well they both replicate the real thing. Creating a stellar pedalboard without the need for a tube driven amplifier is a reality. Great video, I even know more about my Ruby63. Thank you all!
The break away you did to tell ME about the AC30 history of controls was probably the best thing I’ve learned this week. My AC30 is an afterthought but I think it’s good, I just don’t use it. Gigging rig I know would significantly chaste. But I know I’ll go there, it’s just cooking.
Thanks! Yeah I was confused about the actual circuit differences until recent years. Realizing that the top boost circuit essentially adds a cathode follower tube stage and an EQ, which is a pretty major difference between the brilliant circuit on the non TB early amps- that was just an important distinction for me. There was even a bass version and I actually don’t really understand what’s going on with the circuit on that one.
Nice. Cool details.
Wow. That's all I can say. Floored. That tremolo at 27:25 heading towards Uni-Vibe territory was just gorgeous. This was thirty minutes well spent, love the fact you had to grab the guitar for a minute and play Tie Your Mother Down. Irresistible riff. Your treble booster vid is one of my favourites!
If I may… no pun intended. When I bought my first real stereo system in 1977, they would use that song to sell their products. Good choice!
Just so you know, I bought a Harman Kardon 430, Technics direct drive turn table and two store brand (DWD) three way speakers, with 12” woofer, 5” cone midrange and 1.5” dome tweeters. Great system! Sorry if I bothered you with this story!
@@BadChizzle Oh no bother at all, that's pretty cool actually! With that song I'm sure they managed to sell quite a few, good marketing. Let the thing speak for itself with a song like that.
Holy crap, I just learned sooo much about AC30s in a half hour. That was great Pete! thank you..I have to get a Ruby pedal now. Maybe it will make my VOX Pathfinder10 sound like a AC30..lol
When UAFX came out with the three amp pedals I had to decide which one to get for now as I could only afford one. Well, I can already get a reasonable Marshall, Fender Tweed, Brown and Tan Tolex, or Blackface sound with my board using boosts, compression and a Tech 21 Q-Strip (a must for amp modelers). What I cannot not get close to, though, is a Vox AC-15/30. That so-called "chime" and the unique breakup/distortion of those Vox circuits is beyond what I can create with EQ, compression, etc.
So, it was Ruby for me. It's the single greatest pedal I have, and that bar is high as I have an original Klon, a Catalinbread Belle Epoch Deluxe, and a OE Cali 76 comp among other similarly nice things. This great vid shows what Ruby can do, and let me add, you can do it with your rig, too. You can put your amp away in storage. This is all you need.
I realise that this may read like a paid endorsement, but I have no connection or association with UAFX or any manufacturer of gear. I'm just a guitar player who, just like you, appreciates something that helps me to sound good once in a while.
❤thx excellent! Getting a ruby
This is the video that made me realize I like the AC 30 sound. Pete, I enjoy your work. Keep on rocking.
wow that sound beautiful
This video has really great sound, probably using all UA stuff for the recording
You’re such a well spoken professional at these things, Pete. I can’t stress enough… smart companies should be blowing up your business inbox.
My agenda is strictly wishing you the very best, from a place of admiration and respect.
Edit: I was so impressed by Pete, I neglected to show respect for the creation and creators of this pedal. Which I’m pretty sure is in line with the intent of the video. Great work to all involved. On top of nailing the May sound… the flexibility is delicious. They made far more than great potatoes. Ha Ha
Thanks for the video Pete.
OK, I’ve bought a Ruby today - your work is done 😆
There are “power trios” then there are THESE three. In 30 minutes I learned more about the Ruby than watching 10 other “Demo” videos. Thanks, fellas. I sense a series here!!!
Got myself a Ruby, and the tones coming out of my studio monitors still shock me. They killed it with this one.
yes that's true ...have the ruby and the dream 65 ...both pedals are awesome and very tube like feeling cool video by the way ...now the same about the dream 65 😉
So you're plugging the UA pedal directly into an audio interface, then just connecting the guitar to the pedal- right? NO amp, no cabinets, no mics- just straight connection and jam on? Man, that really simplifies thigs greatly- when I was into home recording- about 25 years ago- we had to have a big mixing console and we miced real amps with real mics- usually in a separate room because we were all too cheap and ignorant to go buy an attenuator. And we had super basic tube amps- they had a volume knob and a Low End (bass) control- that's it. No EQ, no attenuator, nothing- had to crank it to get the sound we wanted. The guy playing the harp had a speaker in a bucket- literally, a 5 gallon plastic bucket- sounded amazing. He played it into a handmade Russian mic made specifically for harp- looked like something from the 1950s- but that then ran to a little amp which powered the bucket speaker- which sounded amazing. I had a Johnson resonator guitar at the time which sounded amazing as well and we recorded some old delta blues that to this day I'm really proud of. My dad played banjo, upright bass, mandolin, guitar, etc.- and built instruments- and he played dobro on a few tracks for us- man it sounds so good. He passed recently and I inherited his instruments- no idea how to play about half of them- I'm a guitar player, and bass- that's it.
@@stoneysdead689 cool story! straight into an interface or studio monitors or with the 4 cable method into a real amp (with effect loop) works perfect 😉
@@stoneysdead689 HA! YOU had Amplifiers and Electricity? Luxury! In my day we had to hold onto light bulbs in our orifices while rubbing ourselves on the carpet to generate enough static electricity and trying to adjust for tone with cold fingers on sweaty nipples. Try THAT and chew gum at the same time.
@@squirelova1815 Yeah, yeah- real cute junior- you run along and play some video games or something now.. adults are talking.
RS creeping in the background. Nice.
Just as an aside I have a Digitech Brian May. Now, I'm not Brian May but the "Keep Yourself Alive" setting with the phaser rolled back helps my '88 Tokai ST hit the Rory sound really well. Going to search one of these out now.
Ooooh...I think I'm getting it now. It's the Amps that are really more the instruments after all. "Eureka!"
Am hoping they will come out with a Marshall style pedal next…I got the Dream and it is brilliant!
I love this guy, James Santiago. (His name makes me think of James Jamerson) He loves music and knows so much about how our greatest guitar music was made. I love listening to him talk gear. His work with UA is impacting guitar music production all over the world. Keep on rocking, Mr. Santiago!! Thanks Pete for having this conversation (the dude on the right is great, too :-P)
So many of my fave guitarists from bands use AC30's and other Vox amps, so I am down for this
Can't wait to demo this when I can find them in my local shop. AC30s have such a unique sound, would be cool to see if the Ruby captures the mojo!
Cool video! And great that they did the Normal Channel with the treble booster! So many people get that wrong. It's like Fuzz into a clean amp, it's sounds shit! I have the Iridium, so I won't be buying this just yet. But sure want to check it out!
Sounds great, and great discussion. I’ve wondered about something with this and other amp emulation pedals.. does this pedal need to go straight into the PA, or a pedal platform clean amp to work best, or will it work with amps that have strong character of their own? I’d just like to get an AC 30 sound at times. I run amps with a lot of headroom and use guitar tone and volume controls, and a master FV for dry board.
yes i have been playing AC30 S heads vintage and they burst into flames gutted black tops candy tops gutted still ,should have had them cleaned before playing ,only 2 volumes barely on and full,then i went to Mesa boogie mark 3 , your right tho wooly at times ,for the house i have a AC15 its sweet ,just love VOX
I could easily get through any gig with the "UA Pedalboard".
Very cool grind tones. Can it do the "blizzard of nails" sound?
Guys who own a Vox Continental organ also love AC30's--thanks to Alan Price -The Animals & Hilton Valentine's tone on "The House of the Rising Sun
It's technically called the "vibravox" channel. Bit of Vox nerd trivia there. It's a trem with pitch shift. Very cool.
Great vid! How do you run time-based effects after this pedal, and still feed speaker cabinets?
It would be great if they do more amps.
I did church last weekend with the Ruby and H9…super minimalist rig…and it sounded SO great! UA knocked its out of the park with the Ruby.
So I'm running h9 after... And 1 before. It produces like refined studio tones in a mini package. But have seen these people running dream 65 in 1 side and ruby in other and It's got me thinking! Lol.
Pete. Have you tried the Catalinbread Naga Viper? I use it on the plexi channel of my Friedman small box.
Great job all!
Call him up and ask why no Marshall!!! LOL Then tell him to get busy, from me of course. Awesome interview and tones gentlemen!
^Whats that Microphone on the Boomstand next to the gentleman with the headphones that looks like a white SM7 but has the XLR Jack in the back?
We all really just want a big plugin platform pedal, UA can even sell a subscription or individual plugins, but we need a single pedal with midi and preset before UA can compete in the professional market (where they are priced into)
Very Impressive 😁👏👍
Pete, when you got feedback on We Will Rock You, was that just from volume on the monitors?
James Santiago seems like the Marshall Pruett of vintage guitar sounds...
There's a reference no one will get!
Man I want a Ruby!
Wish UA would do a HIWATT / Fanes CP103 and a DR103. That'd be dynamite!!
This is a beautiful pedal. I want one. But if I get it, I'm afraid my AC-15HW will be mad!! Haha
Hello! I'm planning to buy 2 of these amp simulation pedals. Can I run them both into the main speakers via daisy chain without having to use 2 channels on the PA? It appears that way in this video? What are your recommended cables and connections for this setup? thx!
Wish they had an effects loop
How does this compete with the Tech21 moptop liverpool? Going for that early Beatles tone with my Rick 325. Thanks!
I feel like the best way to do that since all of their pedals so far are emulating famous combos is to do the blues breaker combo.
A Marshall head is very doable as they could use the speaker sims from the Ox, which is what the Dream, Ruby and Woodrow use. I tell you what would be COOL - three different Marshall voices in one pedal - JTM 45, JMP Lead, JMP Bass. Why not? The Ruby has it! Internally jumped channels like the Woodrow has. Couple that with a 2x12 and two 4x12 cabs and you're good to go.
One thing though - not sure how you fit a proper Marshall with high and low volumes, three band EQ, and Presence into the six knob form factor. Doesn't leave a knob for Output volume. TAKE MY MONEY UNIVERSAL AUDIO!!
UA, please do a Mesa Boogie and 5150 pedal....Mark V, Dual Rectifier....
So the large part of my playing these days is worship team at church, I do gig but that’s solo acoustic… So I use the Strymon Irdium, I don’t really dig going direct I’d rather be using my amp electric no choice so I’ve been pretty pleased with the iridium my curiosity is on the ruby how is that compared to the Iridium Chime?? Which is supposed to be a vox AC 30… I mean if these paddles are so great I’m tempted but that’s a lot of real estate on your board
Hi Pete great Video thanks😊 do you know whether uad officially worked with VOX on this Project? What is your opinion that this is a digital Copy of an ac30 and IT IS marketed this way without VOX getting any royalties ? Maybe this could be an Idea for a discussion topic on your Channel? Would Love to hear your opinion. Cheers
How can I get that pink Ruby t-shirt the assistant is wearing??
Oddly enough in the Ruby there is a preset from UA that exactly duplicates the Smiths' How Soon is Now tremolo sound.
Pete I love you man! I’m the singer though.
I never heard of Roy Gallagher until today! Any relation to Rory ?
Can it do the Kid Ramos blues tones? He uses an AC30 with some reverb. or he uses a reverb tank in front of it.
I’m sure!
Can you use this in front of an amp without the cab emulation?
I was bummed when I found out that the treble booster on Ruby doesn’t clean up with my guitar’s volume like a real one does. 😞 That being said, it sounds killer with a real treble booster in front of it. But still.
Hmm. It should if you plug directly into it. If you’re running another pedal in front that is buffered - maybe not? I find it cleans up really well.
@@PeteThorn I’m gonna try again, then. I was running straight in.
You saying it cleans up like the real thing, i.e., clean and glassy?
@@PeteThorn Ok, Pete, I tried again. I’m gonna stand by my original assessment. I know you got familiar with “playing” a treble booster on that Queen gig you did. The Ruby treble booster doesn’t respond to guitar volume knob lowering like a real treble booster. But then again, it couldn’t, now that I think about it. Otherwise it would sound horrible with almost any pedal in front of it. So I get it.
can i just run it as an always on pedal in the front of my Laney Lionheart?
How do you run it into a amp you have instead of a PA OR INTERFACE
God bless UA-cam adding the mini player finally to iPhone
James Santiago? The marshall JVM designer?
Would be as over them if there was a decent MIDI implementation.
Why should I buy a pedal with only one or a few models ?
Can this be ran into a speaker cab?
Does it get a U2 sound
Is the Ruby digital?
Just curious if he ran the effects before or after? These things sound unbelievable.. it’s mind boggling to think a pedal reproduces real amp tones. I’m not sure anything else on the market comes as close to hitting these tones without extensive tweaking.
The delay you’re hearing is running after the Ruby
@@PeteThorn Thanks Pete!
For $400, you get a lot of sound for the money. Just pair it with your favorite clean amp, and you're good to go.
i feel the pedal market is saturated to the point of being ridiculous. played for years professionally and Ill stick with my Kemper at this point
I have a Kemper too. Have you found an AC prof that nails the AC30?
@@timjoseph887 yes of course or i wouldnt say that.
I use the Axe III. I run pedals into the front. A Vemuram Galea right now. 😀
@@clemclemson9259 I guess what I mean to say is which profile ?
@@timjoseph887 i found them on rig exchange, there are a ton of them. im not sure what i have loaded right now but check them out
Thete Porn! Loving the Roy Gallagher stuff with Jam Santiago and Coy Congilio!
20:25
Modelers are to amps and pedal boards as Bluetooth speakers are to high end stereos. Great if you’ve never heard the real thing.
Not having your own gear is great as an audience member too ...if you're open-minded. I recall seeing pre-suck Smashing Pumpkins in Seattle 96? ...we had terrible floods and their gear was stranded. Then ended up borrowing from Soundgarden and Pearl Jam etc for the show. For any good band that kind of situation add can an element of specialness for all of us... Or it can just fuckin suck.
Who is this Roy Gallagher ? At 9:55 and again at 9:58 the guy on the left calls RORY Gallagher Roy!!!!!
No insults but I heard Rory 🤷🏻♂️
I love Vox amps. I’m not a big fan of Roy Gallagher though, he’s a pale imitation of Rory.
That's a perfect effect for today's contemporary Christian guitar player.
Respect the tone but $400 for one pedal for one amp is too much for me.
Roy Gallagher, Rory Gallagher's dorky cousin.
Just being a smart aleck. I should add, this pedal is magnificent, Pete Thorn is a terrific host, James Santiago did a brilliant job with this, and, Mr. Congilio is a killer player.