For those of you who are wondering, Universal Audio have confirmed that you can drive a pair of headphones with a dual 1/4" Y cable to TRS either 1/4" or 1/8" as needed.
@@MrMoneyHelper Well, they picked two Fenders certainly they could pick 2 Marshalls, like a 800 and Super Lead. Wouldn't a Fender Bassman be closer to a Marshall than a Vox?
Great vid! Tim Pierce is a great example and actually backs up what Pete is saying about the Iridium as far as just picking the one sound and rolling with it. I've spent loads of time with Tim and 95% of the time he is using one amp to do everything and then switches guitars and pedals to achieve different amp type sounds. I've played all of these and they are awesome. Not cheap but totally worth it!
The more demos of these beauties I watched, the more I knew I needed one! - the Dream '65 to be specific. So, I took the plunge and pre-ordered one and Andertons shipped it the same morning they arrived - even though I managed to mess up my order slightly! Major thanks to Charles and everyone in Anderton's behind-the-scenes team for stepping in to sort it out on my behalf before they could even contact me. So... what's it like in action? Pun fully intended, it really is a "Dream"! From crystal cleans to full-on distortion, going swampy along the way, it's all there. The spring reverb's gorgeous and the tremelo blows away the simple pedal I've been using. The slightly scary thing about it all is the realisation that I really don't "need" any of my pedals when using the Dream '65 - all the tones I want are there. And it's SO much easier than messing around with IRs in my DAW - it just works and sounds great. Can I do a back-to-back comparison against a mic'd-up vintage Fender '65? No. And am I ever likely to own one? Probably not. Will I ever get a modded vintage Fender (SRV or otherwise)? Failing winning the lottery... not in a million years! So, are the sounds 100% accurate? - I neither know nor care... they just sound fantastic and are instantly usable. If I had to make a "Desert Island Discs" choice of just one pedal to keep with my DAW... this would be the one.
@@Esignam32713 Definitely! Although the Dream '65 already has ample drive on tap for most of what I play, I've used the Electro-Harmonix Glove and Greg Koch's Lil Heat into it and both sound great.
I think these pedals will be perfect for creating new sounds and getting out of a rut. Watching Pete change styles to acompany the sound was inspiring and fast. Two things that are hard to come by at once. Also for the gigging musician that want's the same sound on backline gear, or a studio musician looking for sounds quick.
My God those sound awesome! UA has absolutely nailed it again. I also love that they put the jacks on the top so you can put them closer together on your board.
I totally agree with Lee in the "initial thoughts" segment about a cab and amp vs. plugins about the feeling of it. I use plugins when the wife is home and doesn't want to hear it. I play the amp and 2x12 when I get those few seconds of me home alone and man, I absolutely dig it so much more. Guitar is more about the feeling and the sensation for me too! As always, great content and absolutely love you guys! Howdy from Texas!
Drummers have used a "butt kicker" type transducer for years that mounts to their seat and vibrates it with a transducer so they can feel what the bass player is doing. A similar device for guitar bass players to feel what they're playing through their ampless rig could be SUPER helpful and thus popular. Something the size of a flask in one's back pocket maybe? If it connected to these UA pedals wirelessly via bluetooth that would be slick!
What Lee and Pete say about the feel being different is completely true, however with stages these days being really strict about volume and sometimes physical space, you really can’t get away with having a loud amp on stage anymore. In your home it may be different if you’re lucky enough to get away with a lot of volume. But for most People it’s just not feasible anymore.
I’d like to say lees time was killer on this one and Pete luv that tele bud. You guys and the two that do the bass vids are amongst if not the best and most entertaining on you tube. You you must be best boss and I wish I could visit your store if I’m ever overseas. Thanks for the production team as well always modern with there style of vids
I listened to this with headphones. These pedals and their presets all sound astoundingly good. Unreal. WANT! [Edit to add: Of all of 'em, I think the Ruby rubs me in all the right ways. And I fancy myself a Marshall guy. Honestly expected to like the Dream the most before watching the video.]
I feel like your discussion about the differences between plugging into an amp and plugging into a digital audio solution was spot on, digital now sounds just as good but the vibes are different, not bad, just different -- and the features that the digital world offers make the digital world more attractive every day. Killer tones!
True, but the responsiveness of a solid state amp or a digital modeller is usually not as good as on a tube amp. Many pros that are very used to analogue can probably feel that there's something off, and yet many pros are also using digital modellers. They're a great tool. I personally prefer analogue amps even though I'm not a pro. I could never get the same feeling playing through my old and trusty Line 6 POD HD Pro, and I spent two weeks with the Helix without being able to tweak a usable sound. But I do have a Boss IR-200, I got it recently, and it's great! Very responsive, great feel, and the amp models have different flavours, making my pedals sound different, especially fuzz and even distortion.
Sometimes creativity comes from less options, not more. When I get into this kind of equipment, all I do is futz with all the options and combos of options. It’s a great way to feel like I’m moving toward a goal, as long as that goal wasn’t to make a song. Or music, beyond endless noodling…keeping it simple is the hardest thing to do.
Hay guys thanks for the great demo,, we are doing alot more smaller gigs ,smaller rooms and volume is so important to keep the bookings coming our way so these types of tools are a real life saver for us. Iam with you guys on nothing like plugging into your favorite amp and pedals it freakin inspires me to do my best job ,, but we need to use these tools to please all concerned.I have switched from in ears to a really good set of headphones, i no longer feel like iam playing in a trash bin with the lid closed tight,, and switched from my 2-10 vibralux to a black star 20 that I can run direct into the board, roll off the master and bobs your uncle. No stage volume only the mains pointing away . You feel a little less nutired when people aren’t winceing in pain and enjoying what your doing,, keep up the great demos and hide all the pink shirts from D Pete, he needs to keep up his super image,,, from ohio u.s.a. Thanks guys
Lee, you pitched it perfectly - the sound of the room, v recorded sound, and so now perhaps you should do a show on dawless recording devices for guitarists.
You guys should get a DRRI and the Dream ‘65 reverb, a couple pedals and see if they handle pedals in the same way. Lately my only issue with modeling has been taking my board from my amp over to the modeling and just not getting the same thing. I know that’s a lot to ask of a modeler but, so far it’s the only place I can find where digital truly comes up short.
I just finally broke down and ordered my Dream 65. I mainly want it so I could record with along my actual reverb deluxe in stereo. Mark my words, if it’s really as good as all the research I’ve done on it, I will seriously consider selling my reverb deluxe!
In all other demos of these pedals I'm not into Ruby but like the other two. But here, straight away Ruby just *shines*. Cheers to Pete for such a good showing of it. I was going to buy 2/3. Now will buy 3/3.
These sound amazing but a bit disappointed that it's not all in one pedal like you both talked about. The Walrus ACS1 runs multiple amp and cab IRs at the same time, if UA had made these all into one would allow you to work from a much broader range of sounds. Never thought I would ever be able to run a stereo rig like Dan and Mick on TPS but here I am doing it in an apartment!
I have to say that I am impressed with these pedals and I plan on picking up a Dream 65. My use case scenario is that I am basically a one amp set it and forget it player. I've been wanting an ampless setup and the Dream is within the tones that I use. I'm sure MKII versions and above will really blow us away when they eventually get released.
These are amazing, and thank you for doing the video that nobody else is doing by demonstrating the presets. With such variation in tone, especially on the Dream, it really does need MIDI, IMHO.
To answer Pete on changing amp models, I have an ACS1, and I definitely switch between amp models often enough to miss that functionality if I were to get one of these UA pedals. My favorite on my ACS1 is the Fender style BUT, sometimes for a particular song or set, the Vox sounds better, and sometimes the Marshal style sounds better. The Dream does sound good here, and I think I could use it for most of what I play, so I would be interested to hear an ACS1 shootout.
That's the one thing that keeps me from getting one of the UAD ones right away. They sound amazing, but I like the thought of having two different amps/settings on the left/right channels. I love playing my Vox together with my Fender as they complement each other really well and the ACS-1 can do that... would be twice the cost and space with those UAD ones. Then again, I would be perfectly happy with one UAD pedal if it really sounds and feels a lot better.
Johannes I was thinking the same thing. I have an ACS1 and it’s a great pedal. I chose it over the Iridium and the Simplifier DLX. Decided to get the Dream 65 while I could and just see. All I will say is take the plunge. My ACS1 is on Reverb now. It’s not close. At least for me. I’m also replacing my D1 and R1 with UA.
@@tonyjackson4501 thanks for the reply. So far I've only heard that the UAD pedals are way more amp like and sound better, so I'll probably go for one of them. I'll just have to wait for the Dream to be available again. I might still order the ACS-1 while I'm at it just to compare them and convince myself.
Finally got my new Ruby pedal after waiting a few months on backorder. It sounds great IMO. I'm using it with my Vox Continental organ for more classic tone options. Signal chain: Vox Continental stereo out to Ruby stereo in; Ruby stereo out to H9 Max Stereo in; H9 Max stereo out to my FRFR monitor; XLR out to PA. Very versatile setup works great for me. Cheers!
Been a minute guys. I’ll take it a good sign the UA-cam algorithm is bringing you back to me. Lee, you dog! I think those lessons years ago are paying off. I stopped watching about then, I can still see your insecurities playing next to the Great Dane. I understand. But dude, I’m impressed. Danish Pete, what can I say? I want that tele.
I’m kind of with you. I like the Golden reverb, but I returned the Starlight and Astra. Didn’t like the Astra’s sounds at all, and getting the Starlight simply made me want a real Deluxe Memory Man
Great presentation lads! Love it! For SRV TS, gun the volume on the pedal and back the gain down. EQ to taste. Now I have to buy all three of these! Cheers!
17:15 what Cap says is true, playing direct with large speakers at high volume and lots of low end could help. I just wanted to say that I had a Mini Rectifier + Cab Clone V1, and even though the Cab Clone sucked in regards to tone, there was something about the feel and low end it presented (even through the pc speakers I played through) that made me feel there was a cab in the room.
My guitarist has the Ruby. He runs it into a Vox MV50 Clean as a power amp, then into a Toob 12S/40. Much lighter and more compact than an AC30 and you can get that sound at acceptable stage volumes. Maybe that would make a good demo UA pedal > power amp > Toob. In fact a Toob demo would be great, also with the lightweight 12/B bass cab (300W @ 8Ω and 4.5kg).
After of years of being a working bass player I just decided to learn guitar, and I’m quickly realizing that what guitar players consider clean is not what I consider clean. BUT! I’m not the professional guitar player sooo there’s wisdom here I believe.
I'm just stoked that it's got a USB-C connection from the modern day... instead of an obsolete Mini-USB jack from 22 years ago (like 99% of other audio gear).
They sound so great! But no headphone out is a real bummer (for me). I'd love to have a real simple setup to practice late at night. But the Dream and the Ruby are on my list :)
A integrated headphone input should definitely be incorporated into future model revisions or new releases going forward. Also please release a Marshall inspired pedal.
I was thinking about getting an ACS-1 or Humboldt. I think I prefer having the versatility of the Walrus or Humboldt, but the UAD stuff is always top notch and it sounded amazing. Looking forward to the shootout video to help me decide!
as someone who can use an actual amp 90% of the time this is a great alternative to the big, pricey, multi amp digital beasts out there. For me personally, I Just need one good tone for a set, not 5 different amps to switch between. Other people may feel different though, and of course the studio is a different world.
Best thing is to have a modeler like a Fractal (the best IMO) and you can go into your studio monitors or you can use output two to go into a power amp and guitar cab to get that “amp-in-a-room” sound and feel. That’s what I do at my studio. I don’t mind using a Fractal into headphones at home. Anyway, this technology has reached a point where you can’t argue against a “real amp versus a modeler.
Just received my ‘Woodrow’. It’s such a beautiful sounding Amp in a box. I use the UAD ‘55 tweed frequently, but the ‘Woodrow’ takes things to a whole new level. It takes pedals very well indeed, but the plug-in doesn’t. I’ve been running my Princeton through Ox and the ‘Woodrow’ in stereo and sounds are so inspirational.
Seems like UA and Neural DSP have bookended this market - both sound incredible and have amazing DSP, UA win the "just do what an amp does, one box per amp" end and Neural DSP win the "infinite tweakability, one box for everything" end.
I told IK media they needed to do this a couple years ago .. oh well UA can take this market as i really hope they make more of these as its such a good idea.
Great review guys! About Lee's constructive criticism... You have ppl (like me) that would like just one amp of those tree and dont want to pay extra money just to have to more amp sitting, using them once a year.. and probably the price would be too big for a pedal if just one unit now is arround 340e.
Ua stuff is the bomb…finally got an ox recently-frickin awesome. Love to run my amp cab at a low attenuated stting with gain from the the amp of course but also from my board but then get the OX delay and verb thru the monitors (with a subwoofer fyi) and at reasonable volumes it sounds frickin huge combined like that. Also have the golden verb on my board- best verb pedal in the world.
@@swardmusic eek thnks for the tip! i stopped doing that anyhow cuz of course i wasnt getting an accurate representation of the ua plugins but thanks for the pro tip.
I have an Iridium, I only use one setting and all the rest of it I never use so, I see how the UA would be the better fit for me as I don't need all of the options of the Iridium. Based on what I've heard... the Dream sounds a lot better than the Iridium plus the addition of Boost, Reverb and Tremolo on the Dream eliminates the need for extra pedals (as I use a Boost, Reverb and Tremolo pedals with the Iridium). Nice demo guys!
As a new guitar player who’s never played through a loud tube amp (or even a quite one), this kind of product sound amazing to me. I would really want the headphone jack for practicing though so that the deal breaker for me. They do sound great though 🤘🎸
So I bought Dream and first thoughts was niiice. Tried using some presets with my pedalboard and then it sounded awfull digital and fizzy. Really bad. Dialed in the amp myself and then niiice again. Took it to rehearsal, plugged into pa. Sounded meh… dont know if im doing anything wrong, but to me its not just all a dream. Gotta do some more testing though. My current setup is a Two rock and a Marshall together and it sounds killer, was planning on buying the Ruby allso, to use as back up in a similar setup, but gonna wait to see if i get more satisfied. Sticking with my helix stomp as a backup for now.
@@andertons oh I know , you guys do an awsome job. But we don't see enough FRFR cabinet usage across UA-cam. I have a liberal 6 112 plus and there is minimal usage on UA-cam unfortunately. Not just you guys. I have the 4 button Ampero as well, love them both. Get Dogital John to put some together 😆. Love you guys ! Ps how can I get a Abdertons T shirt ?
The Victory V4 amps aren't really copies of other amps - they're more like Martin Kidds hot rodded version of classic amps... plus they have the amp built in, so its not really the same thing. Irridium, ACS1 etc are the more similar products. Not a million miles apart though, so maybe someone will do a comparison.
@@andertons Great video as always! You guys made these sound great and leaving me interested. I played guitar at the selection of Brian May and Roger Taylor to play half of Brian’s parts in We Will Rock You America, at the Paris theater in Las Vegas 2004/2005, so I have a great familiarity with the sounds of AC30’s and treble booster Brian used. However, I can’t pull the trigger until i know 2 things.. 1) On the Modern May setting (or one you’d create close to it) does it give you the glassy clean volume rollback ala Under Pressure? 2) I really need to see how well they take our favorite pedals (fuzz or alternate Germainium treble boosters would be a great test imho) and I’m REALLY looking forward to see how these work under those conditions. I likely won’t pull out my card until I know. Keep rocking guys, Cheers!!!
I use at least 10 different amp presets in my Axe FX and even though this is a great pedal, having no midi is a deal breaker. I play in a variety band and having a wide range of tones is key. This would work for a blues, jazz or funk player.
Ruby rocks. But: thanks for the simple switching the cab sim off feature. Now what i really would need: switching the amp sim of, keep the casimon. Please update uafx! Or do you purposely cripple an amazing product?
Really need to hear these with a pedalboard in front. As a long time AC30 player who relies on pedals, I'd love a good backup to my amp. I doubt UA have dropped the ball, but I want to test the ruby out to see if it reacts like my amp with pedals.
I definitely get the Technology paralysis. When you have too many options you get nothing done because you aren’t sure what you want to use so you spend all your time fiddling around.
Well I was gonna get a pod go because I thought cheap compared to other multi fx pedals but having watched this Im thinking it has all the tones I like and its cheaper. This eliminates the option paralysis (as was mentioned in the video) I know its not directly comparable but its a great shout and its premium kit as I think a lot of home guitarists really only ever want two or three tones. Im lucky enough to have a wee mixer at home though. Also think it will sit really nice in front of my Marshal Origin 20W an otherwise fairly boring amplifier that no one wanted to buy off me (understandable).
Made me laugh a bit at 13 mins you found “Lincoln Brewster” and both seemed confused. I LOVE Real Bon jovi, I was 7yrs old at the Wembley gig that was recorded and in my little head decoded I’m gonna play guitar with it lessons (what an idiot I should have had the lessons!) well anyways, like a year ago I took the last Lincoln Brewster strat out of your shop… 1 it was good which gave me “I’ll be the for you at Maddison square gardens vibes” 2, the whole guitar was realistically made off of the 50’s but they put locking tuners that were based off of the old school tuners so the y look the same (nice touch) the neck was made in the custom shop, they had to make it in the custom shop because he said it won’t be the same if it’s not right. It’s also a singing ash body with a gorgeous flamed maple neck which unplugged sounds LOUD but pull the volume and boom a 20db boost straight up the bot bot which is the same as Richie’s button. Second best laying guitar I have ever had and I shouted it out as something to try but yI’m u didn’t do it and now it’s not made… shame I think the captain would have enjoyed it ALOT
I will never understand ppl who complain about these pedals not having a headphone out. Unless you want to put your delay and reverb in front of your amp, which tends to sound like crap unless you're going for a very specific tone- then you don't need a headphone out on these pedals. You're going to have a reverb and delay after them, if you had a headphone out on them, you wouldn't hear your reverb or delay. Now if you want to get your drive from pedals and not the amp- then you can put the reverb and delay in front of the amp but after your drives, and it's o.k. But I like to use the drive on my amp- even if I use a dirt pedal, I'm running it over a dirty amp- so I don't want a delay in front of it. In fact, I use most of my drives simply to shape the tone of my guitar before it hits my amp, the gain is turned way down- the gain in my finished tone is coming from my amp mostly.
Loved the sound of every one of those pedals! I wish I had the ability to do them justice. After typing the first 2 sentences I then went & looked in the store at the price. 🤣
For recording these seem like a great solution to get some amp tones you don't have, but I think once you go down this rabbit hole you are better off with a Kemper/Helix/Cortex.
One would think that, but UA puts an awful lot of processing power into doing just a few things really, really well. The Woodrow started life as a plugin for UA's lauded interfaces, and the degree of accuracy maybe isn't loads better than a Kemper or Helix, but it's definitely better; possibly owing to UA's vast investment in SHARC chips and that they're NOT using either static or dynamic IRs. The speaker(s) is 80% of the sound and UA has really nailed a few speakers and cabs with this new line. Also, these are $400; you can't get a POD Go for that. I've gone the Helix route (very nice, if one needs an instant, infinitely variable array of amps and effects, under MIDI control) and I end up using four amp sounds, but boiled down, they're variations on a theme. I could do as well with a few pedals and one of these, and possibly end up with a more satisfying experience. I could buy all three for less than the Helix.
Do they have artist presets for the original UAFX modulator, reverb, echo??? If so, would I need another device to get the UAFX to use the artist presets?
For those of you who are wondering, Universal Audio have confirmed that you can drive a pair of headphones with a dual 1/4" Y cable to TRS either 1/4" or 1/8" as needed.
I KNOW WHAT THEY SAID BUT IT ISN'T TRUE.
@@desmondtutu7916 how do you know till it's tried? 😂
@@cour1988 I wouldn't. That why I bought two of the three and tried them.
My testing says you can but you need headphones that at 50 ohm or below for the pedal to push them hard enough
@@gusnikola2719 That's cool. I was using 24 ohm headphones that cost $700 and I found it impossible to hear a clean signal from the Dream 65.
Stellar job as always gentlemen!
Could I ask you guys what makes the UA amp modeling different than the iridium for example? Interested in getting a dream 65.
These sound amazing! PLEASE make a plexi pedal!
Marshall, Marshall, Marshall. That's the post.
@@MrMoneyHelper Well, they picked two Fenders certainly they could pick 2 Marshalls, like a 800 and Super Lead. Wouldn't a Fender Bassman be closer to a Marshall than a Vox?
In a live rock club situation would you just send a di to front of house and use monitors? I’m old school….how would one get feedback? Amazing pedals!
im a huge tube amp guy this is the first time ive been impressed by emulation for guitar
Great vid! Tim Pierce is a great example and actually backs up what Pete is saying about the Iridium as far as just picking the one sound and rolling with it. I've spent loads of time with Tim and 95% of the time he is using one amp to do everything and then switches guitars and pedals to achieve different amp type sounds. I've played all of these and they are awesome. Not cheap but totally worth it!
Best Andertons intro jam ever - the cap'n and Pete both grinning away says it all.
These pedals ROCK.
The more demos of these beauties I watched, the more I knew I needed one! - the Dream '65 to be specific. So, I took the plunge and pre-ordered one and Andertons shipped it the same morning they arrived - even though I managed to mess up my order slightly! Major thanks to Charles and everyone in Anderton's behind-the-scenes team for stepping in to sort it out on my behalf before they could even contact me.
So... what's it like in action? Pun fully intended, it really is a "Dream"! From crystal cleans to full-on distortion, going swampy along the way, it's all there. The spring reverb's gorgeous and the tremelo blows away the simple pedal I've been using. The slightly scary thing about it all is the realisation that I really don't "need" any of my pedals when using the Dream '65 - all the tones I want are there. And it's SO much easier than messing around with IRs in my DAW - it just works and sounds great.
Can I do a back-to-back comparison against a mic'd-up vintage Fender '65? No. And am I ever likely to own one? Probably not.
Will I ever get a modded vintage Fender (SRV or otherwise)? Failing winning the lottery... not in a million years!
So, are the sounds 100% accurate? - I neither know nor care... they just sound fantastic and are instantly usable. If I had to make a "Desert Island Discs" choice of just one pedal to keep with my DAW... this would be the one.
Will it take distortion pedals well?
@@Esignam32713 Definitely! Although the Dream '65 already has ample drive on tap for most of what I play, I've used the Electro-Harmonix Glove and Greg Koch's Lil Heat into it and both sound great.
The blackface ‘65 pedal sounds absolutely killer. Clean, crunch, great reverb, plus Dumble sounds…nice!!!
Agree
couldn't agree more
Wow, what a great intro. Very 70’s. Almost sounds like what Malcolm and Angus would sound like just jammin’ at home. Well done!
I think these pedals will be perfect for creating new sounds and getting out of a rut. Watching Pete change styles to acompany the sound was inspiring and fast. Two things that are hard to come by at once. Also for the gigging musician that want's the same sound on backline gear, or a studio musician looking for sounds quick.
My God those sound awesome! UA has absolutely nailed it again. I also love that they put the jacks on the top so you can put them closer together on your board.
I totally agree with Lee in the "initial thoughts" segment about a cab and amp vs. plugins about the feeling of it. I use plugins when the wife is home and doesn't want to hear it. I play the amp and 2x12 when I get those few seconds of me home alone and man, I absolutely dig it so much more. Guitar is more about the feeling and the sensation for me too! As always, great content and absolutely love you guys! Howdy from Texas!
I think it's because you're vibrating an actual wood cabinet with a big magnet. The air moves differently from an amp than from studio speakers.
@@sundaynightdrunk oh most definitely!
Drummers have used a "butt kicker" type transducer for years that mounts to their seat and vibrates it with a transducer so they can feel what the bass player is doing. A similar device for guitar bass players to feel what they're playing through their ampless rig could be SUPER helpful and thus popular. Something the size of a flask in one's back pocket maybe? If it connected to these UA pedals wirelessly via bluetooth that would be slick!
It's cos it's how it is meant to be played.There's just this connection to the heart and loins.
What Lee and Pete say about the feel being different is completely true, however with stages these days being really strict about volume and sometimes physical space, you really can’t get away with having a loud amp on stage anymore. In your home it may be different if you’re lucky enough to get away with a lot of volume. But for most People it’s just not feasible anymore.
I’d like to say lees time was killer on this one and Pete luv that tele bud. You guys and the two that do the bass vids are amongst if not the best and most entertaining on you tube. You you must be best boss and I wish I could visit your store if I’m ever overseas. Thanks for the production team as well always modern with there style of vids
I LOVE they’re separated tones like diff amps … JUST LOVE THAT
I don't know what it sounds like in the Anderton's room - but they sound damn good coming over the UA-cams!
I listened to this with headphones. These pedals and their presets all sound astoundingly good. Unreal. WANT! [Edit to add: Of all of 'em, I think the Ruby rubs me in all the right ways. And I fancy myself a Marshall guy. Honestly expected to like the Dream the most before watching the video.]
Boss IR200 has it all in one box - including Bass - All these units sound fantastic in isolation! Can't wait for the shoot-out
I feel like your discussion about the differences between plugging into an amp and plugging into a digital audio solution was spot on, digital now sounds just as good but the vibes are different, not bad, just different -- and the features that the digital world offers make the digital world more attractive every day. Killer tones!
Plus the “feel” isn’t as important if you’ve never had the ability to crank a real amp or were raised on plug-ins. It’s a generational thing.
True, but the responsiveness of a solid state amp or a digital modeller is usually not as good as on a tube amp. Many pros that are very used to analogue can probably feel that there's something off, and yet many pros are also using digital modellers. They're a great tool. I personally prefer analogue amps even though I'm not a pro. I could never get the same feeling playing through my old and trusty Line 6 POD HD Pro, and I spent two weeks with the Helix without being able to tweak a usable sound. But I do have a Boss IR-200, I got it recently, and it's great! Very responsive, great feel, and the amp models have different flavours, making my pedals sound different, especially fuzz and even distortion.
Sometimes creativity comes from less options, not more. When I get into this kind of equipment, all I do is futz with all the options and combos of options. It’s a great way to feel like I’m moving toward a goal, as long as that goal wasn’t to make a song. Or music, beyond endless noodling…keeping it simple is the hardest thing to do.
Hay guys thanks for the great demo,, we are doing alot more smaller gigs ,smaller rooms and volume is so important to keep the bookings coming our way so these types of tools are a real life saver for us. Iam with you guys on nothing like plugging into your favorite amp and pedals it freakin inspires me to do my best job ,, but we need to use these tools to please all concerned.I have switched from in ears to a really good set of headphones, i no longer feel like iam playing in a trash bin with the lid closed tight,, and switched from my 2-10 vibralux to a black star 20 that I can run direct into the board, roll off the master and bobs your uncle. No stage volume only the mains pointing away . You feel a little less nutired when people aren’t winceing in pain and enjoying what your doing,, keep up the great demos and hide all the pink shirts from D Pete, he needs to keep up his super image,,, from ohio u.s.a. Thanks guys
The intro jam was some of the best noises I've heard coming out of the purple tele's bridge pickup
I was loving the Ruby (Woodrow too farty for live covers use), and then BAM! You played the Dream. UGH. Need.
Lee, you pitched it perfectly - the sound of the room, v recorded sound, and so now perhaps you should do a show on dawless recording devices for guitarists.
You guys should get a DRRI and the Dream ‘65 reverb, a couple pedals and see if they handle pedals in the same way. Lately my only issue with modeling has been taking my board from my amp over to the modeling and just not getting the same thing. I know that’s a lot to ask of a modeler but, so far it’s the only place I can find where digital truly comes up short.
This are the best sounding pedal I ever heard. The Ruby is absolutely amazing
Opening jam sounded great. Lee's les paul was growling hot and petes tele was dimed smooth. Really did sound like to amps in the sweet spot!
Holy Smokes! That was an outstanding jam. Malcolm Anderton here.
I just finally broke down and ordered my Dream 65. I mainly want it so I could record with along my actual reverb deluxe in stereo. Mark my words, if it’s really as good as all the research I’ve done on it, I will seriously consider selling my reverb deluxe!
Hi! How it is 2 weeks after? I'm tempted!
We need an update!
This is always a good time 🤘🏿😎.The Captain and the Dane .. 2 cool dudes , cool improv and way cool guitars.Getcha Pull 🥃-Cheers 🍻🤘🏿😈😎🤘🏿
That intro is the best Pete's tele has ever sounded IMHO.
This is for sure one of the best intro jams ...
That intro jam is all I needed to be sold on these pedals.
When Pete starts playing at 37:00, the tone sounds just like my 1965 Vibrolux Reverb.
That was one of my favourite opening jams 😃🤘
In all other demos of these pedals I'm not into Ruby but like the other two. But here, straight away Ruby just *shines*. Cheers to Pete for such a good showing of it.
I was going to buy 2/3. Now will buy 3/3.
The same here 😂
These sound amazing but a bit disappointed that it's not all in one pedal like you both talked about. The Walrus ACS1 runs multiple amp and cab IRs at the same time, if UA had made these all into one would allow you to work from a much broader range of sounds. Never thought I would ever be able to run a stereo rig like Dan and Mick on TPS but here I am doing it in an apartment!
I have to say that I am impressed with these pedals and I plan on picking up a Dream 65. My use case scenario is that I am basically a one amp set it and forget it player. I've been wanting an ampless setup and the Dream is within the tones that I use. I'm sure MKII versions and above will really blow us away when they eventually get released.
These are amazing, and thank you for doing the video that nobody else is doing by demonstrating the presets. With such variation in tone, especially on the Dream, it really does need MIDI, IMHO.
To answer Pete on changing amp models, I have an ACS1, and I definitely switch between amp models often enough to miss that functionality if I were to get one of these UA pedals. My favorite on my ACS1 is the Fender style BUT, sometimes for a particular song or set, the Vox sounds better, and sometimes the Marshal style sounds better. The Dream does sound good here, and I think I could use it for most of what I play, so I would be interested to hear an ACS1 shootout.
That's the one thing that keeps me from getting one of the UAD ones right away. They sound amazing, but I like the thought of having two different amps/settings on the left/right channels.
I love playing my Vox together with my Fender as they complement each other really well and the ACS-1 can do that... would be twice the cost and space with those UAD ones. Then again, I would be perfectly happy with one UAD pedal if it really sounds and feels a lot better.
Johannes I was thinking the same thing. I have an ACS1 and it’s a great pedal. I chose it over the Iridium and the Simplifier DLX. Decided to get the Dream 65 while I could and just see. All I will say is take the plunge. My ACS1 is on Reverb now. It’s not close. At least for me. I’m also replacing my D1 and R1 with UA.
@@tonyjackson4501 thanks for the reply.
So far I've only heard that the UAD pedals are way more amp like and sound better, so I'll probably go for one of them.
I'll just have to wait for the Dream to be available again. I might still order the ACS-1 while I'm at it just to compare them and convince myself.
Dozing off..no!!! For guitar newbies like me, explanations of how to wire up this gear is a HUGE help! Ty.
Finally got my new Ruby pedal after waiting a few months on backorder.
It sounds great IMO.
I'm using it with my Vox Continental organ for more classic tone options.
Signal chain:
Vox Continental stereo out to Ruby stereo in; Ruby stereo out to H9 Max Stereo in; H9 Max stereo out to my FRFR monitor; XLR out to PA.
Very versatile setup works great for me.
Cheers!
Been a minute guys. I’ll take it a good sign the UA-cam algorithm is bringing you back to me. Lee, you dog! I think those lessons years ago are paying off. I stopped watching about then, I can still see your insecurities playing next to the Great Dane. I understand. But dude, I’m impressed. Danish Pete, what can I say? I want that tele.
These are super cool, I wasn’t a big fan of the first run of UA pedals, but these are super cool
I’m kind of with you. I like the Golden reverb, but I returned the Starlight and Astra. Didn’t like the Astra’s sounds at all, and getting the Starlight simply made me want a real Deluxe Memory Man
Great presentation lads! Love it! For SRV TS, gun the volume on the pedal and back the gain down. EQ to taste. Now I have to buy all three of these! Cheers!
17:15 what Cap says is true, playing direct with large speakers at high volume and lots of low end could help.
I just wanted to say that I had a Mini Rectifier + Cab Clone V1, and even though the Cab Clone sucked in regards to tone, there was something about the feel and low end it presented (even through the pc speakers I played through) that made me feel there was a cab in the room.
My guitarist has the Ruby. He runs it into a Vox MV50 Clean as a power amp, then into a Toob 12S/40. Much lighter and more compact than an AC30 and you can get that sound at acceptable stage volumes. Maybe that would make a good demo UA pedal > power amp > Toob.
In fact a Toob demo would be great, also with the lightweight 12/B bass cab (300W @ 8Ω and 4.5kg).
After of years of being a working bass player I just decided to learn guitar, and I’m quickly realizing that what guitar players consider clean is not what I consider clean. BUT! I’m not the professional guitar player sooo there’s wisdom here I believe.
I'm just stoked that it's got a USB-C connection from the modern day... instead of an obsolete Mini-USB jack from 22 years ago (like 99% of other audio gear).
Ooh - these look (and sound!) NICE!
They sound so great! But no headphone out is a real bummer (for me). I'd love to have a real simple setup to practice late at night. But the Dream and the Ruby are on my list :)
You can drive a pair of headphones with a dual 1/4" Y cable to TRS either 1/4" or 1/8" as needed.
@@UniversalAudio Technically speaking, you can bug it sounds like @ss.
There's lots of tiny little headphone amps in the head fi world. Some like 2-4 inches long and very cheap.
A integrated headphone input should definitely be incorporated into future model revisions or new releases going forward. Also please release a Marshall inspired pedal.
El Captain! 👨✈️
Would be great to hear you finishing off these great intros with an epic outro lick! 👅 You’re more than capable 👍🏻
I was thinking about getting an ACS-1 or Humboldt. I think I prefer having the versatility of the Walrus or Humboldt, but the UAD stuff is always top notch and it sounded amazing. Looking forward to the shootout video to help me decide!
I've heard the awesomeness of UA before, but holy shite these are perfection! Great demo lads
Killing it on that intro song guy's 👍. They all sound great.
as someone who can use an actual amp 90% of the time this is a great alternative to the big, pricey, multi amp digital beasts out there. For me personally, I Just need one good tone for a set, not 5 different amps to switch between. Other people may feel different though, and of course the studio is a different world.
Absolutely brilliant my pedal train is getting a lot smaller it is again super what you guys are doing together greetings from Amsterdam
Best thing is to have a modeler like a Fractal (the best IMO) and you can go into your studio monitors or you can use output two to go into a power amp and guitar cab to get that “amp-in-a-room” sound and feel. That’s what I do at my studio. I don’t mind using a Fractal into headphones at home. Anyway, this technology has reached a point where you can’t argue against a “real amp versus a modeler.
Good overview and sounds…I got excited with the Nels Cline bit until…gotta know Nels Cline! Great video
That opener was a smack! WOW!
Just received my ‘Woodrow’. It’s such a beautiful sounding Amp in a box. I use the UAD ‘55 tweed frequently, but the ‘Woodrow’ takes things to a whole new level. It takes pedals very well indeed, but the plug-in doesn’t. I’ve been running my Princeton through Ox and the ‘Woodrow’ in stereo and sounds are so inspirational.
Seems like UA and Neural DSP have bookended this market - both sound incredible and have amazing DSP, UA win the "just do what an amp does, one box per amp" end and Neural DSP win the "infinite tweakability, one box for everything" end.
Okey okay 👍🏾👍🏾 I'm going to get one of those I got to add that to my pedal board that's perfect.
Ooooh cool , amps in a pedal with knobs ( spends whole video on phone app 🙄 🤔 ). Love your videos. 😊
Very nice opening jam fellows.🤘🤘🤘
I told IK media they needed to do this a couple years ago .. oh well UA can take this market as i really hope they make more of these as its such a good idea.
NIce playing man, great comparison. I just ordered Dream to try it out. Maybe I helps me get rid of kemper
Thank you for the great show…you made my Sunday morning☕️🎼😎🎸☮️💥
Great review guys! About Lee's constructive criticism... You have ppl (like me) that would like just one amp of those tree and dont want to pay extra money just to have to more amp sitting, using them once a year.. and probably the price would be too big for a pedal if just one unit now is arround 340e.
Best intro jam everrr!
Ua stuff is the bomb…finally got an ox recently-frickin awesome. Love to run my amp cab at a low attenuated stting with gain from the the amp of course but also from my board but then get the OX delay and verb thru the monitors (with a subwoofer fyi) and at reasonable volumes it sounds frickin huge combined like that. Also have the golden verb on my board- best verb pedal in the world.
Dont blow up your amps like i did
@@swardmusic how so?
@@jeremyversusjazz tubes dont Like the extra work put on them
Nor do the power transformers
@@swardmusic eek
thnks for the tip!
i stopped doing that anyhow cuz of course i wasnt getting an accurate representation of the ua plugins but thanks for the pro tip.
I have an Iridium, I only use one setting and all the rest of it I never use so, I see how the UA would be the better fit for me as I don't need all of the options of the Iridium. Based on what I've heard... the Dream sounds a lot better than the Iridium plus the addition of Boost, Reverb and Tremolo on the Dream eliminates the need for extra pedals (as I use a Boost, Reverb and Tremolo pedals with the Iridium). Nice demo guys!
As a new guitar player who’s never played through a loud tube amp (or even a quite one), this kind of product sound amazing to me. I would really want the headphone jack for practicing though so that the deal breaker for me. They do sound great though 🤘🎸
37:55 everything sounded fantastic but these chords just made me really feel something
Ruby is going to be the one I get for sure
19:17 "The least enjoyment I get from playing the guitar is wearing headphones" That quote is destined to survive.
They sound so good!
no need to rush Captain.. 😅 we all enjoyed the full hour 🎼🎸
Captain totally missed the opportunity with the Les Paul on Ruby for Dire Straights (The Situation is Dire) 22:34 probably a Money For Nothing preset
So I bought Dream and first thoughts was niiice. Tried using some presets with my pedalboard and then it sounded awfull digital and fizzy. Really bad. Dialed in the amp myself and then niiice again. Took it to rehearsal, plugged into pa. Sounded meh… dont know if im doing anything wrong, but to me its not just all a dream. Gotta do some more testing though. My current setup is a Two rock and a Marshall together and it sounds killer, was planning on buying the Ruby allso, to use as back up in a similar setup, but gonna wait to see if i get more satisfied. Sticking with my helix stomp as a backup for now.
Did you use a DI box with it?
You guys should use an FRFR cabinet when testing these type of pedals. They sound pretty good 👍
i second that....
I think we're trying to get the flatest response possible so that what we hear is what you hear (or as close as possible)
@@andertons oh I know , you guys do an awsome job. But we don't see enough FRFR cabinet usage across UA-cam. I have a liberal 6 112 plus and there is minimal usage on UA-cam unfortunately. Not just you guys. I have the 4 button Ampero as well, love them both. Get Dogital John to put some together 😆. Love you guys ! Ps how can I get a Abdertons T shirt ?
I would love to see these compared to the Victory pre-amp pedals.
Surely one of those is coming soon. These amp-in-a-pedal platforms are taking over!
and the Iridium
The Victory V4 amps aren't really copies of other amps - they're more like Martin Kidds hot rodded version of classic amps... plus they have the amp built in, so its not really the same thing. Irridium, ACS1 etc are the more similar products. Not a million miles apart though, so maybe someone will do a comparison.
@@andertons Ah, so now I have an excuse to buy the Ruby.
@@andertons Great video as always!
You guys made these sound great and leaving me interested.
I played guitar at the selection of Brian May and Roger Taylor to play half of Brian’s parts in We Will Rock You America, at the Paris theater in Las Vegas 2004/2005, so I have a great familiarity with the sounds of AC30’s and treble booster Brian used.
However,
I can’t pull the trigger until i know 2 things..
1) On the Modern May setting (or one you’d create close to it) does it give you the glassy clean volume rollback ala Under Pressure?
2) I really need to see how well they take our favorite pedals (fuzz or alternate Germainium treble boosters would be a great test imho) and I’m REALLY looking forward to see how these work under those conditions.
I likely won’t pull out my card until I know.
Keep rocking guys,
Cheers!!!
This is also perfect for those of us who sell their amplifiers for being too big/loud for apartment living.
Epic upload. Love it. Thanks a bunch
Pricey, but classy. The Woodrow sounds like a really great amplifier.
I use at least 10 different amp presets in my Axe FX and even though this is a great pedal, having no midi is a deal breaker. I play in a variety band and having a wide range of tones is key. This would work for a blues, jazz or funk player.
Those are some TASTY room sounds. That's very hard to do well.
I think you should do a 2 for 1 on these, come on keep your customers happy!
It’s a great time to be a guitar player!
Ruby rocks. But: thanks for the simple switching the cab sim off feature. Now what i really would need: switching the amp sim of, keep the casimon. Please update uafx! Or do you purposely cripple an amazing product?
Really need to hear these with a pedalboard in front. As a long time AC30 player who relies on pedals, I'd love a good backup to my amp. I doubt UA have dropped the ball, but I want to test the ruby out to see if it reacts like my amp with pedals.
Let me just say this; my Dream 65 takes pedals better then my Mesa Cali Tweed. And the Cali Tweed is a world class tube amp. Take the plunge.
Yea I’m pulling the trigger on the Ruby…. That shit sounds 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I definitely get the Technology paralysis. When you have too many options you get nothing done because you aren’t sure what you want to use so you spend all your time fiddling around.
Well I was gonna get a pod go because I thought cheap compared to other multi fx pedals but having watched this Im thinking it has all the tones I like and its cheaper. This eliminates the option paralysis (as was mentioned in the video) I know its not directly comparable but its a great shout and its premium kit as I think a lot of home guitarists really only ever want two or three tones. Im lucky enough to have a wee mixer at home though. Also think it will sit really nice in front of my Marshal Origin 20W an otherwise fairly boring amplifier that no one wanted to buy off me (understandable).
Awesome intro jam!
Made me laugh a bit at 13 mins you found “Lincoln Brewster” and both seemed confused. I LOVE Real Bon jovi, I was 7yrs old at the Wembley gig that was recorded and in my little head decoded I’m gonna play guitar with it lessons (what an idiot I should have had the lessons!) well anyways, like a year ago I took the last Lincoln Brewster strat out of your shop… 1 it was good which gave me “I’ll be the for you at Maddison square gardens vibes” 2, the whole guitar was realistically made off of the 50’s but they put locking tuners that were based off of the old school tuners so the y look the same (nice touch) the neck was made in the custom shop, they had to make it in the custom shop because he said it won’t be the same if it’s not right. It’s also a singing ash body with a gorgeous flamed maple neck which unplugged sounds LOUD but pull the volume and boom a 20db boost straight up the bot bot which is the same as Richie’s button. Second best laying guitar I have ever had and I shouted it out as something to try but yI’m u didn’t do it and now it’s not made… shame I think the captain would have enjoyed it ALOT
Awesome jam to start with!
I will never understand ppl who complain about these pedals not having a headphone out. Unless you want to put your delay and reverb in front of your amp, which tends to sound like crap unless you're going for a very specific tone- then you don't need a headphone out on these pedals. You're going to have a reverb and delay after them, if you had a headphone out on them, you wouldn't hear your reverb or delay. Now if you want to get your drive from pedals and not the amp- then you can put the reverb and delay in front of the amp but after your drives, and it's o.k. But I like to use the drive on my amp- even if I use a dirt pedal, I'm running it over a dirty amp- so I don't want a delay in front of it. In fact, I use most of my drives simply to shape the tone of my guitar before it hits my amp, the gain is turned way down- the gain in my finished tone is coming from my amp mostly.
Loved the sound of every one of those pedals! I wish I had the ability to do them justice. After typing the first 2 sentences I then went & looked in the store at the price. 🤣
For recording these seem like a great solution to get some amp tones you don't have, but I think once you go down this rabbit hole you are better off with a Kemper/Helix/Cortex.
One would think that, but UA puts an awful lot of processing power into doing just a few things really, really well. The Woodrow started life as a plugin for UA's lauded interfaces, and the degree of accuracy maybe isn't loads better than a Kemper or Helix, but it's definitely better; possibly owing to UA's vast investment in SHARC chips and that they're NOT using either static or dynamic IRs. The speaker(s) is 80% of the sound and UA has really nailed a few speakers and cabs with this new line. Also, these are $400; you can't get a POD Go for that. I've gone the Helix route (very nice, if one needs an instant, infinitely variable array of amps and effects, under MIDI control) and I end up using four amp sounds, but boiled down, they're variations on a theme. I could do as well with a few pedals and one of these, and possibly end up with a more satisfying experience. I could buy all three for less than the Helix.
Do they have artist presets for the original UAFX modulator, reverb, echo??? If so, would I need another device to get the UAFX to use the artist presets?