The best amp I owned was a Kourbis point to point JTM45 head..simply the best.Panagiotis is a great guy,always there to help musicians find their tone.
This series of pedals deliver the most "amp-like" sound in a pedal format you will ever find! I also own an amp made by Kourbis and when I heard them side by side with it I just couldn't believe in my ears how close they are! Definately a must have for those tone seekers! Totally brilliant!
Kourbis pedals and amplification! Greece's best kept secret! I own a handbuilt 100 watt head and both the Plexivibe and Cockney Riot. Unparalleled level of craftsmanship and no boutique hype. Cannot recommend these enough.
Been looking for something like this for years and years without end. Already have H&K Tube Factor, H&K Tubeman and Mesa V-Twin preamp pedals with tubes plus Mesa Throttle Box-EQ as an sst-preamp pedal. For anything Blackmore, YJM, Uli Jon Roth, Eric Johnson or Robin Trowers on a Strat and anything Gary Moore, Brian Robertson, Warren Haynes or Billy Gibbons on a Les Paul this is going to be tone heaven. Blend this with the Mesa V-Twin,- put a Dod 250/ YJM OD in front of the Plexivibe and an MXR Custom Badass Modified O.D. in front of the V-Twin both going into each their own Engl Cabloader and you have Sykes with a Les Paul, Oliva with a Superstrat and Isaac Delahaye or Mark Jansen of Epica with a 7-String ESP/LTD LP or 7-string Ibanez/ Schecter Superstrat. I neeeeed this....,- like,-.... now! Tone Heaven.
Very good sounding preamp pedal!!! Nice to hear "Armed and Ready", it suits the sound. With Tube Screamer is pure NWOBHM! Oh, and in the name "Kourbis" the emphasis is on the last syllable, on the "bis", not on the "Kour". He's well known as an amp repairman and builder in Greece, I didn't know he's building pedals, too.
Great video. Love it. Dude, the light made the right side of your head look like you have red or pink hair just on that side. 😂😂😂🤘♥️🤘 Man, you should gig with that thing. It sounded killer with your PRS man. ♥️🤘♥️🤘♥️🤘♥️🤘♥️ That lead you played at first with that beautiful flamed maple LP was just killer. That thing is too cool. I love that it's heavy and big. ♥️🤘♥️ It looks and sounds like a real Plexi so I love it. Seems like Greece has some cool pedal makers. ♥️🤘 Your demos are just the best man. Just the best. Very informative and the playing is just epic so one really gets a sense of the product you're demoing. Very cool... I would use that with the gain switch up for more gain and push it with an overdrive and or clean boost for lead and would rock out . It sounds great man . I have to check this company out. Will check out the website. ♥️🤘 Be well sir. ♥️🤘♥️
I dunno Leon, there are a lot of positive comments here and you obviously enjoyed the pedal but I hated every tone demonstrated. Clangy and gratingly squeel-laden sounds throughout. Am I missing something?
@@LeonTodd Indeed. Wasn't what I was expecting at all. I'm considering a change to tube overdrive and boost instead of the solid-state stuff I went with three decades ago as I've heard some really nice sounding pedals with great tone and dynamics. This pedal sounds like the high-gain tube amp front ends of thirty plus years ago that pushed me towards solid state stuff in the first place. Many found that sound desirable then, and clearly still do, but I was somewhat taken aback, I must say. I seem to be narrowing my choice down to something from Effectrode, Tubesteader or the fantastic, but hard to aquire, Kingsley.
What classic amp circuit would you go for in this type of enclosure?
Looks like the face of a Marshall head built an old Big Muff Fuzz.
I was hoping this was a univibe with a Marshall preamp
@@d-mack7053 or small stone
IIC+ 🍿
I would make a hot rodded version
You're the only person demoing gear that knows how to demonstrate a variety of sounds. Really great work.
I appreciate that!
The best amp I owned was a Kourbis point to point JTM45 head..simply the best.Panagiotis is a great guy,always there to help musicians find their tone.
This sounds incredible ! I need one !
This series of pedals deliver the most "amp-like" sound in a pedal format you will ever find! I also own an amp made by Kourbis and when I heard them side by side with it I just couldn't believe in my ears how close they are! Definately a must have for those tone seekers! Totally brilliant!
Yeah it's a proper, no compromise tube preamp in there. Sounds so good.
intro leadtone gave me instant goosebumps..😱😛
Kourbis pedals and amplification! Greece's best kept secret! I own a handbuilt 100 watt head and both the Plexivibe and Cockney Riot. Unparalleled level of craftsmanship and no boutique hype. Cannot recommend these enough.
I love that there is a proper I.E.C. plug on it.
Same here!
@@LeonTodd where?
This is a truly awesome preamp pedal; I will not miss it.
Been looking for something like this for years and years without end.
Already have H&K Tube Factor, H&K Tubeman and Mesa V-Twin preamp pedals with tubes plus Mesa Throttle Box-EQ as an sst-preamp pedal.
For anything Blackmore, YJM, Uli Jon Roth, Eric Johnson or Robin Trowers on a Strat and anything Gary Moore, Brian Robertson, Warren Haynes or Billy Gibbons on a Les Paul this is going to be tone heaven.
Blend this with the Mesa V-Twin,- put a Dod 250/ YJM OD in front of the Plexivibe and an MXR Custom Badass Modified O.D. in front of the V-Twin both going into each their own Engl Cabloader and you have Sykes with a Les Paul, Oliva with a Superstrat and Isaac Delahaye or Mark Jansen of Epica with a 7-String ESP/LTD LP or 7-string Ibanez/ Schecter Superstrat.
I neeeeed this....,- like,-.... now!
Tone Heaven.
If you're into this format of pedal this is Marshall style heaven!
7 string and tube screamer tones are really nice.
I own a handbuilt amp and this pedal from Panos Kourbis. Pure art, pure craftmanship. I cannot recommend it highly enough!
Yeah this is really well done
@@LeonTodd What is the signal chain you use? BTW, he has 2/3 more pedals...
Damn that lead tone is amazing 👏
Btw: Love the King in his Mountain Hall keeping watch of his Kingdom Of Stone in the background.
two Leons playing LP's and Strats at the same time Thin Lizzy style
Amazing! So so true and alive!
Very good sounding preamp pedal!!! Nice to hear "Armed and Ready", it suits the sound. With Tube Screamer is pure NWOBHM! Oh, and in the name "Kourbis" the emphasis is on the last syllable, on the "bis", not on the "Kour". He's well known as an amp repairman and builder in Greece, I didn't know he's building pedals, too.
I need to brush up on my greek - so many great guitar gear companies!
also check out the older radial plexitube, bargain very affordable tube plexi sound! cheers 👍
Hey Leon that pedal looks amazing ,,
The hi gain chug is just plain impressive. Filthy and beefy. I'd love to see them do a SLO100.
kourbis rocks ! should try the new old stock jtm45 he makes ! probably the best sounding jtm I've heard! ( and own )
I bet this pedal would sound amazing with one of my dsl 100 H ,heads,I bet it's kinda pricey.
Sounds fantastic!
I would like to ask how it pairs with tsakalis multicab 4. Is the tone close to what I hear in this video?
Thank you
I have a Kourbis atomica style amp...best amp I ve ever heard in my life...
Oooooh I bet that rips!!
I think it has the same preamp as the courtney riot...!!!
@@Gblackie13 I've got that one to demo and it did sound very aromica/Jose style
Pls do the demo....damm those zenner diodes...
What about the price? Any info?
Where can we find this sweet backing track?
25:33 Yes!! This needs to be in a rack.
Great video. Love it.
Dude, the light made the right side of your head look like you have red or pink hair just on that side. 😂😂😂🤘♥️🤘
Man, you should gig with that thing. It sounded killer with your PRS man. ♥️🤘♥️🤘♥️🤘♥️🤘♥️
That lead you played at first with that beautiful flamed maple LP was just killer.
That thing is too cool. I love that it's heavy and big. ♥️🤘♥️
It looks and sounds like a real Plexi so I love it.
Seems like Greece has some cool pedal makers. ♥️🤘
Your demos are just the best man. Just the best. Very informative and the playing is just epic so one really gets a sense of the product you're demoing. Very cool...
I would use that with the gain switch up for more gain and push it with an overdrive and or clean boost for lead and would rock out . It sounds great man .
I have to check this company out. Will check out the website. ♥️🤘
Be well sir. ♥️🤘♥️
Sounds great!
But... does it do "brown"? ;-)
The Cockney Riot does that a litle better IMO. Demo soon!
what's the song called in the jam part?
"Leon's Generic Dio era Rainbow Thing"
I dunno Leon, there are a lot of positive comments here and you obviously enjoyed the pedal but I hated every tone demonstrated. Clangy and gratingly squeel-laden sounds throughout. Am I missing something?
There are no absolutes with this stuff - one man's mud is another man's clay I guess!
@@LeonTodd Indeed. Wasn't what I was expecting at all. I'm considering a change to tube overdrive and boost instead of the solid-state stuff I went with three decades ago as I've heard some really nice sounding pedals with great tone and dynamics. This pedal sounds like the high-gain tube amp front ends of thirty plus years ago that pushed me towards solid state stuff in the first place. Many found that sound desirable then, and clearly still do, but I was somewhat taken aback, I must say.
I seem to be narrowing my choice down to something from Effectrode, Tubesteader or the fantastic, but hard to aquire, Kingsley.