also just want to share this here with the TPS family: have an audition for a band next week, first time playing out after couple years of depression. I am so stoked
This "back to basics" episode really goes to show what has always made TPS so fantastic: the deep respect, mutual admiration, and camaraderie between Dan and Mick, their truly vast understanding of tone, and most of all, consistently inspired guitar playing. Good Lord, these gents can play.
I played a Princeton on 8 and no pedals for 3 years, im back on a normal board now but it made me a much better player and helped me truly understand tone and dynamics. and how to deal with soundmen!
"...you're a Hudson Broadcast away from glory there." Best line of the show. I think any guitar and amp are one Hudson Broadcast away from glory, Mick. Great episode.
@@plantagenant I’m so glad someone else also had this experience- I thought I must have been going mad. Sold it on immediately as it did nothing for me 🤷♂️
@@cinnamonstreet80sband60 I've got a Hudson Sicecar sounds fucking terrible. But yeah beautifully made. There no facility on it to do anything with the midrange - Which it absolutely critically needs. I can make it a bassy fuzz or a wasp in a jam jar kid's metal tone but it cannot sound good (with my gear). I use Marshalls and my lead pickup is a 500T, I have just about every Marshall head from the '80s on and the Sidecar is awful with all if them. It'd take a lot to get me to try another Hudson product. I reckon it was R&Dd with PAF type pickups and some super neutral amp. It's poor design not to build in adequate tone sculpting tools. I'm using an MXR '78 Badass (shit name) and a Wampler Sovereign, stacked - that does it! Alone, either sounds really good
@@cinnamonstreet80sband60 I really relate to this, I try any pedal and get really different results to demos. I use Marshalls which is fairly typical, But I use a Gibson Les Paul Custom with a 500T wired straight to the output. Most pedals seem to be voiced around PAFs and super neutral amps. Some demos are so stupid. I watched one about distortion the other day and the lad used single coils through the whole vid. What a goon. I watch demos to get an idea if a pedal *might* be good and to compare between pedals, but never really know what I've got until it's under me foot. I have a Hudson Sidecar. SO CRAP (for me)!
This concept is something I love doing occasionally if I feel like I’m not pushing myself playing-wise. Nothing to hide behind so you’ve got to be on which is great! Best version I’ve had of this was a sit-in jam at a friend of mines birthday, who happens to be a collector. So it was a 1960 335 into a dimed small Supro. One of the best live sounds I’ve ever had! Volume and Tone controls on the guitar all night 🔥 Great episode guys, happy new year to the TPS crew!
Paul Rivera’s S120 with a Paul Reed Smith. Brilliantly tweakable EQ, tone shaping, stereo analog chorus, reverb, two main channels (British and American), slave master channel (can be used as a load box for low volume pre+power amp saturation) effects both aforementioned channels. Let’s ask Paul for yet another re-issue!
Well it's about bloody time. You blokes love to make this job so over complicated. Just add a Tuner Pedal and some Delay (if you want) in the back end and you're totally sorted. Rock n' roll.
The MARSHALL VINTAGE MODERN is great for that purpose. It is a single channel especially designed to be played with the guitar volume knob. The master volume (PPIMV) is incredibly good, the amp has a good all round reverb and large tonal capabilities. Awesome topic and video, thank you!
My rig was an Esquire straight into a cranked Carr Rambler for a couple of years. Playing with such a simple rig gives you nothing to hide behind and directly connects you to the music and the audience. I think everyone should at least try a simple rig out, even just to practice on. It did wonders for my musicianship.
Haven't played live for a while but I agree...plus a lot of pedal effects just get lost in the mix and there's the added anxiety of the blasted things going wrong!
Same boat😊 Esquire and deluxe reverb point to point build here. I sometimes need a Bad bob boost to kick it for some more dirt. Simple and great sounding rig🎉
Also agree, and if someone don't want to take away all their pedals it's always good to introduce them back one by one, play with just one effect for a while before switching to the next etc. That way you can find out which one you really want on your board and which ones to skip. I did that and are down to three pedals and a tuner, and I might narrow it down to even less some day
Warning! Both these guys are EXTREMELY skilled and knowledgeable. If you think that you can go out and get the same guitars and amps, and do this... you're missing a lot. A great deal of what you're experiencing is the talent of both these guys. A lot of what you're hearing comes from the skill and tone coming from their experienced fingers. This is a great video! I loved it.
I love that Dan's face for the first third of this video was full-on "Optimistically waiting to hear the diagnosis"/lol. And, hey, thank you to whomever submitted this idea. Oddly, I've always wondered what Dan and Mick would pick for a setup without pedals, but was absolutely certain that it'd be too far off-brand. Wonderful video, gentleman.
My board power supply broke down on a festival gig the other day. I totally managed to get through the gig with the provided Marshall JTM45 and my Ibanez RT650 (almost Andy Timmons model) with HSH configuration (and treble bleed). I even played one of my best gigs, not being distracted by effects and pedals.
We hear with our brains and our hearts. I am sometimes in awe of Dan’s willingness to hear the good in tones. Not that it didn’t sound great-so many terrific sounds-but Dan clearly goes looking for the best in everything. It’s humbling.
Dynamic Vox Tele sound is insanely versatile, absolutely solid and ideal. That amount of control from a pick is vital. Fender PRS is unreal, the compression and break up are perfect. Best of both worlds, you guys nail it.
Awesome episode guys and thanks so much for everything you do on this channel. It's always a joy to tune in. Have to say I'm feeling the gravitational pull of the Fender Deluxe Reverb after watching this, but regarding versatility in one amp I still worship my Marshall Jubilee 25/50 combi with 3 channels: 1) clean, 2) gain (via footswitch) and 3) a transparent overdrive crunch (from pulling out the volume knob). Really useful.
I fear my approach ❤would have been 1. take Vox 2. Hoon gain 3. ride volume for clean bits 4. save fee towards a treble booster. Wouldn‘t do for thrash, but i‘m more of a blackgaze guy anyway (hope i‘ve remembered that correctly, but have also read some Bel Hooks, though representing the oppositional gaze in noise rock may be a stretch).
I knew,even before I pressed play,that Mick would choose the DGT! It's the most versatile guitar ever and I'm so happy I got mine after seeing yours! :)
A while back I mentioned to you about taking the treble bleed caps out of circuit in my DGT. Since then I've gone further and swapped out the neck volume pot for one with a pushpull switch like the tone pot. Now I can get the best of both worlds: caps in or caps out.
Finally, some realistic clean tones coming from a working amp. Anybody can overdrive an amp. But taking it from clean to overdrive like you guys did was so practical informative and real. Just like BB King, Buddy Guy Eric Clapton etc. Great work guys! 🎸Get out that Fender champ while you're at it.
You guys are so much fun to watch! Not only do you come up with some amazing tones, but your playing is exceptional. Thanks again for doing your show..
Picked up a Fender Mustang 1 version 2 for hosting open mic/jams and ended up getting two more. Twin setting for cleans, Bassman for dirt. Sounds amazing, 100 decibels or more on 5 so it stays at 4 or less. Won’t kill you if it’s stolen. Jump in a cab and go without needing to open the trunk because it’s small and light. Takes pedals well too! Leave your valuable amps at home.
@@ThatPedalShow my studio is at home. I also use them at real shows/performances. For jams or situations where I need a compact rig to cover a lot of tones it’s a no brainer. I’m actually liking my cheap amps even more though these days so my amp collection is exactly that, an investment in historical pieces.
My one guitar one amp rig: PRS 513 (Strat, Les Paul and Super Strat/higher gain Les Paul in one guitar) and my Fuchs Triple Drive Supreme -> 3 channels, reverb, master volume and sounds fantastic.
I've been doing the ONE amp/ONE guitar thing for many years now. I absolutely love it. I play in a cover band that plays 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s Rock, Pop, and Blues. My amp of choice is a Fender BASSBREAKER 15 head and a cab loaded with a Celestion Creamback G12H-75 speaker. The guitar is either a SSS Strat or Tele. My amp is set to maximum gain and I get all the different tones, from semi-clean to full dirty, by using the volume knob on the guitar. No pedals or effects. Just a bit of Reverb on the amp.
This episode completely validates the concept of the wet/dry rig. My everlasting thanks to Mick and Dan for setting me on that path. I will never go back!
Love this concept. I recently got frustrated with my pedal board due to twiddle paralysis and a mystery buzz. Plugged my Reverend Double Agent OG straight into my Marshall DSL40CR and man! My go-to guitar and amp had all the tone and flexibility I've been chasing for years. I've since purged my pedal board... Mostly just tuner-fuzz-delay-reverb. Tonal Nirvana and zero twiddling. Again, it's been inspiring to see you guys pull off the same concept in such a brilliant way.
After your recent Marshall video, life has been just unbearable until I picked up my new (to me) JTM45. I've never had a NMV Marshall before, but such an amazing thing, glorious thick overdrive, but the clean up on the guitar volume is just beautiful. I would maybe struggle on this challenge without some reverb, but I was amazed at how little I was using any other pedals last night. It was just a joy to play. The one thing that that surprised me the most (as you identified in your video) was how effects like reverb were usable even when it was well into overdrive! The whole experience has been a revelation. Thanks for single-handedly obliterating my finances, I've enjoyed every decibel of it.
Ha! Yeah, sorry about that. The more we do it, the more we know we'll always love great guitars plugged into great amps. It's sooooooo much more than the spec sheet would suggest. Congrats!
Late 70s Les Paul Custom into a Friedman Twin Sister… done deal! Two identical channels with options and individual master volumes. Beautifully designed master volumes that sound great at any volume. Super open and dynamic… it’ll take you anywhere perfectly!!
Sorry... Waggle stick? I'm from the US, absolutely love British UA-cam content, and just still can barely wrap my brain around some of the ways our vernacular/nomenclature differs. Absolutely love it! (The content, and our quirky differences.)
Thanks for these videos, guys! I believe it is really beneficial for a lot of us to see, that even though you guys have a lot of bucket list gear that most of us don't have, not to mention, a lot of it, it's nice to see that some of that gear is truly, very specialized gear, and that you really needed to get "back to basics", and that those "basics" included the everyday normal gear that most of us have access to, and really drives home that we don't need the "unobtainium" to be good guitar players capable of playing 99% of the music that we would be capable of playing any given gig. Appreciate your approach to helping your community of followers. Thank you.
There is wisdom here. I hope - I really, really really hope (Mick here) - that we’ve always espoused that nobody ‘needs’ the unobtanium. We like it, we enjoy it, but to peruse it per se is madness. If your journey leads you there, as ours has, so be it. But please never think that it’s necessary for music or expression. Cheers!
amp choice 1 - mesa boogie road king (4 foot switchable channel amp with both el34 and 6l6 tubes with ability to choose tubes per channel, reverb) amp choice 2 - tone king falcon grande (1 channel amp with 3 foot switchable voices (blackface clean, tweed, twin, each channel a bit louder than the previous one, and reverb and reverb dwell) guitar choice 1 - HSS strat guitar choice 2 - PRS DGT
I started gigging in 2000, the only guitarist in a 4-piece band. We were an originals rock band, so there weren't a wealth of tones to cover - the occasional clean, but mostly a decent amount of gain. I was playing a cheap BC Rich Warlock that I'd outfitted with DiMarzio Tone Zone and Air Norton pickups (Paul Gilbert's set during the 90s), wired to be splittable. From there I plugged straight into a Laney LC30. I'd decided against pedals because I was new to this, so I wanted the simplest set-up, the least amount of distractions in terms of having to tap-dance on a pedalboard, and I genuinely wanted to see what I could get out of the guitar. My only concession was the Laney's onboard spring reverb, which was always on. Since then I've used a two amp rig, wet-dry, monster pedalboard, so I'm certainly not adverse to a more complicated set-up. But I'm still glad I started off simply, as it made me do more with the guitar.
Very nice new year palette cleanser. Think this is a very healthy place to kick off 2023 from - getting back to basics but also thinking about reacquainting ourselves with gear we already have and could get fresh use from. Anyway gents, wishing you all the best for this new year and hoping it brings you much cheer and fulfilment.
Love the challenges... you should definitely do a 2022 challenge. Both build a board using only pedals that came out that year. Then a you've got a episode planned for every year :)
Loved the complexity in it's simplicity. Very much the Joe B. constantly quoting "all the pedals you need are right here! (pointing to his volume and tone knobs)". Loved your takes on it, and the adjustments made. Although just two, the amount of wideness and depth both of you added was pretty incredible (also funny both of you went for delay). Thanks guys. As always, ear opening!
Man, I felt like I haven’t seen this show since…last year! Haha! (Sorry, bad dad joke)! Glad you guys are back. Happy New Year to TPS! The best show on UA-cam! 🎉 👏
Bout 10 years ago I did a few gigs with an Epiphone Les Paul into a Strymon Obi-1 optical compressor/boost into a Vox AC-4 TV. Of course I had to go through the PA and have a monitor to give me the required volume, but man that was a nice sound!
Leg-ends! The one amp you want is a Traynor YCV4050, 20th Anniversary Edition in emerald (British Racing Green) tolex and wheat grill cloth. The 20th Anniversary Edition is not a limited edition, just part of the name of the amp. The amp is a core product and in good supply. This is a long one, so buckle up, but I assure you its well worth it. Sounds brilliant on both the Fender-y clean and [Marshall (vintage switch) to Mesa (modern switch)] dirty channels, with the built in boost (added tube stage) for the dirty channel and a killer spring reverb tank. All selectable with the included foot switch. Individual lows, mids, highs tone stack for each channel, a bright switch for the clean channel, volume control for the clean channel, volume and gain controls for the dirty channel, and a brilliant master volume for the amp overall affecting both channels. The powerful clean-channel tone stack takes you from lush 3D Fender-y cleans (more 3D than any Fender I've ever heard, mind you) to Vox-y chime and Marshall-y crunch. The powerful dirty-channel tone stack takes you from vintage JTM45 through JCM800 through to suped-up JCM800 brown-sound saturation with the vintage switch, and from smooth Cali Mesa-Boogie (Santana, Vai, Satch) to Mesa Dual Rectifier through Soldano SLO with the Modern Switch and tone stack adjustments. The amp runs 12ax7s and 6L6GCs for 40 watts, with auto balanced biasing for the power tubes. Comes stock with a 12 inch Celestion M65 Creamback in a pine cabinet. The best parts ... super reliable, durable, and made top-to-bottom in Pickering, Ontario, Canada, ... for around $1500 CAD new, and seriously undervalued sleeper in the used market for $800 CAD. So, about £1000 or €1100 brand new. Jack of all trades, matser of none DOES NOT APPLY to this amp. It simply kills on all channels, whatever you ask of it. Supremely underrated amp, supremely underrated company that's been making high-quality amps since 1963. Not affiliated in any way, just a fan. Check it out blokes.
Loved the show. The winning tone for me was the DGT with the Deluxe cranked. The way you explore tones is why I come back to your show over and over. For example, my amp is a Boogie Mark V:35. It’s clean channel has a fat mode that is supposed to be close to Fender blackpanel amps, but I almost use it mostly for cleans. Well, I got home, cranked the master to 8-9, gain halfway, pushed the mids, and my humbucker guitar got me some gnarly rock tones. Pure awesomeness. Thank you, we all need a reminder once in a while to try new stuff. Cheers!
Funny I actually liked the AC15 better than the matchless accept for volume. I never thought the AC could sound better than a matchless. Again the Fender Deluxe Reverb proves why it’s the perfect gigging club amp ever made. It covers so much territory and just sounds brilliant.
This is an easy choice for me. Telecaster into that pretty green Tone King Imperial sitting behind y'all. I've played many a gig with just that setup. Set up the Rhythm channel at about 4.5-5 and use the volume knob a lot, and set the Lead channel at about the same, with the mid focus control at about 1 or 2 o-clock, and again, lots of volume knob riding. The ability to make two changes would bring in a nice analog delay pedal (Carbon Copy is my go to for that) and a Klone (J. Rocket Archer Ikon is my go to for that).
1 guitar, 1 amp. For me, that's easy. Vox Valetronix or something similar that has modelling of amps and effects in one package. The guitar would be either a Strat in HSS form or a PRS 24/08 with coil tapping. Bases... covered. Oh and to whoever wrote the "Thank You Simon" note with my buy 2, get 1 free t-shirt box that arrived before Christmas, it meant more to me than you know. Have it beside my guitars and it picked me up in a bad day. Cheers folks.
This is no bad decision! I have a VOX Valvetronic standing around for years besides some "real" tube amps. Every time i plug into the old VOX i think: "WOW it's a kind of a miracle how good it sounds" even my brain tells me the tube amps have to sound much much better, wich they don't 😁
EVH 5150 III EL34 50w 2x12 Combo. It's a 3 channel amp with Reverb and Master Volume. It also comes with a Footswitch which I can access the 3 channels and reverb. I own this amp by the way. And my 2004 50th Anniversary Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster. I bought it Nov 2004. It's HSS so DiMarzio Area 67 in the neck, Area 61 in the middle, and Motor City Pickups 2nd Degree Black Belt Humbucker in the bridge. I have a 3 way switch for the humbucker to change the wiring for Series, Coil-Split, and Parallel. Floyd Rose Rail Trail, LSR nut, Locking tuners, mahogany body in transparent crimson red finish, medium maple neck, rosewood fretboard, abalone dot inlays, 22 Stainless Steel Frets (6000 fret wire), matching black pickguard pickups knobs 5 way switch tip and headstock, master volume, bridge pickup tone, neck and middle pickup tone, DiMarzio black Strap, and last but not least Vertex Input Cable. This setup allows for anything and everything I would ever want to play.
Red + Vox overall for me...PRS is great pushed full volume lead tone but incremental levels Tele all the way Love to hear Red through a little tweed cranked Both great Cheer's good job fellows
Have just watched this again as it is SOOOO good! One thing I have noticed doing so many covers gigs, and that is the low level gain sounds "clean up" when in a band situation.....I don't mean the compressed OD tones, but bright clear, crunchy tones always sound cleaner to my ear when the band kicks in, so to that end, actually Mick probably nails it overall, with his "one under drive away" comment being not necessary actually. This is a cracking video, and I was yelling at Dan "PLEASE out a clean boost in front of either the AC15 or the Matchless and forget about delay!" 🤣🤣 These videos are truly priceless lads.....never stop doing them! 🤩
Fender Deluxe Reverb and Vox AC15 w/Greenback are the two amps that I own, and I love them both dearly. When I set them up in a stereo config it is a whole auditory herd of magical unicorns. 🎉🎉🎉🎉
That was FUN ... All guitar players should view / listen to this presentation / demo... Mick & Dan brought "Heaps" talent, skills and inspiration to this display of minimal options... Being "one-eyed" (?) the Humbuckers and Fender carried the day ! but I do have a Strat (HSS) and Vox too... Best First Prize ? Mick got his 'PRS' back again ! Roll on next 'Challenge' !
You guys are sounding incredible! Dan, your Matchless is out of this world sweet sounding. Mick, you must use your PRS DGT more often! I can recognize you only by your fabulous tone with a Strat plugged in a Two Rock, Fender or Marshall amp, but that DGT suits you like a champ and sounds heavenly!
For me, it's an easy choice. I would go with my Les Paul Trad Pro 2. Coil splits, boost pot. And the amp would be a Vox AC30. Jump the channels, reverb and tremolo in the amp. Enough grit to get me there, with the boost pot in the Les Paul. And legendary cleans. And, that brilliant Vox chime. If I could have 2 pedals, then I would pick the same guitar, but I use my EVH 5150 III 50w EL34 head with a MicroPitch and an eq pedal in the loop.
Hello guys. Have to say I would be much more comfortable with my amp (which I know you have), the Tone King Imperial Mk II. Its got a clean tone to die for, foot-switchable to a Tweedy lead channel, with separate volume, great reverb, and a foot-switchable bias tremolo. Add to all that its onboard attenuator, so you can really dial in the level of gain you want independently of volume. I think its a good contender for most usefully versatile amp.
@@ThatPedalShow Fair enough! You got great tones with the “purist” amps. I’ve always thought the Imperial is built for these “amp only” situations, so my “I want them to choose my gear” bias was strong on this one
I was going to be really bummed if no one brought up the Tone King Imperial. One of the best and most versatile amps ever, that and the Carr Skylark :) Purist, what's that??
First of all you guys are such incredible players that I feel like the single guitar single amp didn't really limit you guys like it would most players. You guys sounded incredible! Also that Deluxe Reverb cranked may be the perfect overdrive sound. Gosh its wondrous!
This was tough. When you see two people you love going through a really hard time and you're powerless to help, it really sends the cows home to roost. All I can offer is empty platitudes: in order to see the light, we must first experience the darkness...the led-less darkness. My heart goes out to you both. Thanks for being open. It's okay to talk.
My personal choices: One Amp: Boss Katana w/ Airstep footswitch One Guitar: My modded Squier HSS Strat w/ P90 in the bridge. Reasons: The Boss Katana is super reliable, durable, and with the Airstep footswitch allows for modding the amp completely from your phone. With access to the Boss Tone Studio, I could basically make the amp sound like anything, plus have 60+ effects. I have the 50 MKII, but I’d use the Artist if given the choice. The guitar: besides being the only electric I have, I’ve designed it with this challenge in mind. New wenge neck, locking tuners, bone nut, stainless steel frets, brass saddles, humbucker sized P90 in the bridge for wicked slide tones, CuNiFe neck and middle pickups, King Tone switch replacement of lower tone control for treble bleed circuit + wicked other tones built in, deleted other tone control to move volume down out of the way, and a kill switch in the place of where the volume knob was. There it is: my Essentialism Rig.
Great episode as always guys. Interesting thing Mick said about the 'day of things I don't normally like' - it's interesting that as musicians (mainly guitarists), as soon as we find we need to be flexible, we start to make compromises...
I don't recall another episode that better demonstrates how good you two are at playing guitar. It appears that years of That Pedal Show have culminated in the mildly ironic result that you may sound better without any pedals. 😉
Me playing along at home: Guitar = Reverend double agent Amp = VHT 12/20 Guitar has P90 in neck and humbucker in bridge. Has the Reverend bass contour knob so you can roll off some bass. Super versatile for sculpting and controlling gain too. Volume, tone, 3 way switch and a wang bar. Amp has reverb, trem, & boost which can be controlled by foot switch. The boost disconnects the tone stack. Has a master but I wouldn’t use it. Adding two things: (Copying mick) Pedal: Collider Second Amp: VHT standard 12 Pedal is in loop of 12/20. Amp: A tweed deluxe circuit modded with negative feedback through 56k resistor which is switchable at control panel. I would also need a splitter with ground lift and phase switch. The only thing I can’t get is crazy distortion or fuzz, but can get pretty close coming out of the dry amp (tweed deluxe) with negative feedback off. Happy days!
I hardly ever comment, but have to say this was so inspiring. Awesome sounds from great guitars and great amps - but also, clearly awesome musicians who know how to play really well. loved it - going to get my amp out, no pedals and just play. Thank You.
This is absolutely hilarious. I recently went on an amp collecting binge when I received a couple of Ks i didn't expect to receive. I ended my search with a very lightly used Vox ac15 and a brand new Fender deluxe reverb. Only difference is i opted for the 68 silverface with the custom and vintage channels (which none of these hard core guys seem to even acknowledge exists, oddly) but there you have it. I have actually been double checking my choices because of just how incredibly similar both of these amps sound to each other. I just really, really, like them both.
also just want to share this here with the TPS family: have an audition for a band next week, first time playing out after couple years of depression. I am so stoked
Enjoy that! Let it be what it is - a step rather than a destination. Best to you!
Have fun!
Hope you have a blast!!! ❤
Have fun, that’s what it’s all about!
That's great to hear! I've been debating getting back into live playing myself, it's been almost 10 years for me now eek! Good luck & have fun!
Dan + Tele + Vox AC15 = I could listen to that all the day long.
This "back to basics" episode really goes to show what has always made TPS so fantastic: the deep respect, mutual admiration, and camaraderie between Dan and Mick, their truly vast understanding of tone, and most of all, consistently inspired guitar playing. Good Lord, these gents can play.
I played a Princeton on 8 and no pedals for 3 years, im back on a normal board now but it made me a much better player and helped me truly understand tone and dynamics. and how to deal with soundmen!
Jeff beck loved that amp for those reason s
I just got a princeton with the 12" jensen alncio and love it. I've been up to 5.5 with it, lol. I'll have to try 8. :)
52 minutes of TPS...can't tell you how much I needed this hour of escape right now. Thanks so much for the great content guys.
"...you're a Hudson Broadcast away from glory there." Best line of the show. I think any guitar and amp are one Hudson Broadcast away from glory, Mick. Great episode.
I bought a Broadcast and hated it...found it really raspy and unpleasant. Maybe very amp/volume dependent....beautifully made though.
@@plantagenant I’m so glad someone else also had this experience- I thought I must have been going mad. Sold it on immediately as it did nothing for me 🤷♂️
@@cinnamonstreet80sband60 I've got a Hudson Sicecar sounds fucking terrible. But yeah beautifully made. There no facility on it to do anything with the midrange - Which it absolutely critically needs. I can make it a bassy fuzz or a wasp in a jam jar kid's metal tone but it cannot sound good (with my gear). I use Marshalls and my lead pickup is a 500T, I have just about every Marshall head from the '80s on and the Sidecar is awful with all if them. It'd take a lot to get me to try another Hudson product. I reckon it was R&Dd with PAF type pickups and some super neutral amp. It's poor design not to build in adequate tone sculpting tools. I'm using an MXR '78 Badass (shit name) and a Wampler Sovereign, stacked - that does it! Alone, either sounds really good
@@cinnamonstreet80sband60 I really relate to this, I try any pedal and get really different results to demos. I use Marshalls which is fairly typical, But I use a Gibson Les Paul Custom with a 500T wired straight to the output. Most pedals seem to be voiced around PAFs and super neutral amps. Some demos are so stupid. I watched one about distortion the other day and the lad used single coils through the whole vid. What a goon. I watch demos to get an idea if a pedal *might* be good and to compare between pedals, but never really know what I've got until it's under me foot. I have a Hudson Sidecar. SO CRAP (for me)!
Love it! The challenges are my absolute favorite, please make more of them in 2023!
Agreed, I love the challenges😀
+1 ❤️
Agreed
37:15. That’s the unicorn. So much glory in a cranked amp.
This concept is something I love doing occasionally if I feel like I’m not pushing myself playing-wise. Nothing to hide behind so you’ve got to be on which is great! Best version I’ve had of this was a sit-in jam at a friend of mines birthday, who happens to be a collector. So it was a 1960 335 into a dimed small Supro. One of the best live sounds I’ve ever had! Volume and Tone controls on the guitar all night 🔥
Great episode guys, happy new year to the TPS crew!
SO cool that Mick does the whole setup on camera and talks us through the prognosis.
That pedal show without a single pedal.
I see what you did there,
Dan and Mick, Brilliant as always 🎉
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Paul Rivera’s S120 with a Paul Reed Smith. Brilliantly tweakable EQ, tone shaping, stereo analog chorus, reverb, two main channels (British and American), slave master channel (can be used as a load box for low volume pre+power amp saturation) effects both aforementioned channels. Let’s ask Paul for yet another re-issue!
I haven’t really watched this channel in awhile, my interest in new effects ebbs and flows, but I’m glad I’m watching this one!
Well it's about bloody time. You blokes love to make this job so over complicated. Just add a Tuner Pedal and some Delay (if you want) in the back end and you're totally sorted. Rock n' roll.
The MARSHALL VINTAGE MODERN is great for that purpose. It is a single channel especially designed to be played with the guitar volume knob. The master volume (PPIMV) is incredibly good, the amp has a good all round reverb and large tonal capabilities. Awesome topic and video, thank you!
yeah, that's kind of what I thought, marshal makes a lot of good for all genres kind of amps.
Amp: Boogie Fillmore 25 (dual channel) and my Squier Telecaster with the 4-way switch that has both pickups in series as an option.
My rig was an Esquire straight into a cranked Carr Rambler for a couple of years.
Playing with such a simple rig gives you nothing to hide behind and directly connects you to the music and the audience. I think everyone should at least try a simple rig out, even just to practice on. It did wonders for my musicianship.
Haven't played live for a while but I agree...plus a lot of pedal effects just get lost in the mix and there's the added anxiety of the blasted things going wrong!
Im the same, my home amp an what I grab for a jam is my is my Cornell Traveller 5
No effects at all and no place to hide
Agreed, gigged semi pro for years and what you’ve shared maps. I was running a CS Strat into a Mesa Lonestar. Nothing to hide behind but TONE!
Same boat😊 Esquire and deluxe reverb point to point build here. I sometimes need a Bad bob boost to kick it for some more dirt. Simple and great sounding rig🎉
Also agree, and if someone don't want to take away all their pedals it's always good to introduce them back one by one, play with just one effect for a while before switching to the next etc. That way you can find out which one you really want on your board and which ones to skip. I did that and are down to three pedals and a tuner, and I might narrow it down to even less some day
While I see the flexibility of pedals, I think this is the best overdrive sound I’ve heard from you guys in a long time.
Warning! Both these guys are EXTREMELY skilled and knowledgeable. If you think that you can go out and get the same guitars and amps, and do this... you're missing a lot. A great deal of what you're experiencing is the talent of both these guys. A lot of what you're hearing comes from the skill and tone coming from their experienced fingers. This is a great video! I loved it.
Thank you Roberto!
They make it look so easy 😆
Speak for yourself mate.
@@twerpeater I am... they are AWESOME!
I love that Dan's face for the first third of this video was full-on "Optimistically waiting to hear the diagnosis"/lol. And, hey, thank you to whomever submitted this idea. Oddly, I've always wondered what Dan and Mick would pick for a setup without pedals, but was absolutely certain that it'd be too far off-brand. Wonderful video, gentleman.
My board power supply broke down on a festival gig the other day. I totally managed to get through the gig with the provided Marshall JTM45 and my Ibanez RT650 (almost Andy Timmons model) with HSH configuration (and treble bleed). I even played one of my best gigs, not being distracted by effects and pedals.
This is actually now one of my favorite episodes. Brilliant. We’ll done
We hear with our brains and our hearts. I am sometimes in awe of Dan’s willingness to hear the good in tones. Not that it didn’t sound great-so many terrific sounds-but Dan clearly goes looking for the best in everything. It’s humbling.
Always a blast to watch you guys on a Sunday morning, coffee in hand! Wishing you the best 2023, cheers from Canada.
Dynamic Vox Tele sound is insanely versatile, absolutely solid and ideal. That amount of control from a pick is vital. Fender PRS is unreal, the compression and break up are perfect.
Best of both worlds, you guys nail it.
Dan and his sonic blue strat for me tho great playing all around
Awesome episode guys and thanks so much for everything you do on this channel. It's always a joy to tune in. Have to say I'm feeling the gravitational pull of the Fender Deluxe Reverb after watching this, but regarding versatility in one amp I still worship my Marshall Jubilee 25/50 combi with 3 channels: 1) clean, 2) gain (via footswitch) and 3) a transparent overdrive crunch (from pulling out the volume knob). Really useful.
This challenge is like going back to basics. Rediscovering the foundations, if you will.🤘🏽
Yah that’s kinda the point of it. Cheers!
Why do ya build me up. Buttercup baby.....
I fear my approach ❤would have been 1. take Vox 2. Hoon gain 3. ride volume for clean bits 4. save fee towards a treble booster. Wouldn‘t do for thrash, but i‘m more of a blackgaze guy anyway (hope i‘ve remembered that correctly, but have also read some Bel Hooks, though representing the oppositional gaze in noise rock may be a stretch).
@@ThatPedalShow C'mon, you and I know most guitarists haven't got a clue. Keep 'Peddling' lol...Rock n' roll.
I thought micks amp had reverb.
It’s actually kind of unbelievable how good your rig sounds Mick!! I come back to this video at least once a month to hear it!
I knew,even before I pressed play,that Mick would choose the DGT! It's the most versatile guitar ever and I'm so happy I got mine after seeing yours! :)
I suspected so too, and desperately want one for myself!
I was hoping for the 335.
A while back I mentioned to you about taking the treble bleed caps out of circuit in my DGT. Since then I've gone further and swapped out the neck volume pot for one with a pushpull switch like the tone pot. Now I can get the best of both worlds: caps in or caps out.
Finally, some realistic clean tones coming from a working amp. Anybody can overdrive an amp. But taking it from clean to overdrive like you guys did was so practical informative and real. Just like BB King, Buddy Guy Eric Clapton etc. Great work guys! 🎸Get out that Fender champ while you're at it.
You guys are so much fun to watch! Not only do you come up with some amazing tones, but your playing is exceptional. Thanks again for doing your show..
Picked up a Fender Mustang 1 version 2 for hosting open mic/jams and ended up getting two more. Twin setting for cleans, Bassman for dirt. Sounds amazing, 100 decibels or more on 5 so it stays at 4 or less. Won’t kill you if it’s stolen. Jump in a cab and go without needing to open the trunk because it’s small and light. Takes pedals well too! Leave your valuable amps at home.
What use are amps at home?! The world has gone mad.
@@ThatPedalShow my studio is at home. I also use them at real shows/performances. For jams or situations where I need a compact rig to cover a lot of tones it’s a no brainer. I’m actually liking my cheap amps even more though these days so my amp collection is exactly that, an investment in historical pieces.
My one guitar one amp rig: PRS 513 (Strat, Les Paul and Super Strat/higher gain Les Paul in one guitar) and my Fuchs Triple Drive Supreme -> 3 channels, reverb, master volume and sounds fantastic.
Brilliant episode!!! I gigged a strat through a Marshall for years without a single pedal. It’s scary…until you gig and you just play. So freeing!
I've been doing the ONE amp/ONE guitar thing for many years now. I absolutely love it. I play in a cover band that plays 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s Rock, Pop, and Blues. My amp of choice is a Fender BASSBREAKER 15 head and a cab loaded with a Celestion Creamback G12H-75 speaker. The guitar is either a SSS Strat or Tele.
My amp is set to maximum gain and I get all the different tones, from semi-clean to full dirty, by using the volume knob on the guitar.
No pedals or effects. Just a bit of Reverb on the amp.
Nice!
This episode completely validates the concept of the wet/dry rig. My everlasting thanks to Mick and Dan for setting me on that path. I will never go back!
Hoooray!
Love this concept. I recently got frustrated with my pedal board due to twiddle paralysis and a mystery buzz. Plugged my Reverend Double Agent OG straight into my Marshall DSL40CR and man! My go-to guitar and amp had all the tone and flexibility I've been chasing for years. I've since purged my pedal board... Mostly just tuner-fuzz-delay-reverb. Tonal Nirvana and zero twiddling. Again, it's been inspiring to see you guys pull off the same concept in such a brilliant way.
After your recent Marshall video, life has been just unbearable until I picked up my new (to me) JTM45. I've never had a NMV Marshall before, but such an amazing thing, glorious thick overdrive, but the clean up on the guitar volume is just beautiful. I would maybe struggle on this challenge without some reverb, but I was amazed at how little I was using any other pedals last night. It was just a joy to play. The one thing that that surprised me the most (as you identified in your video) was how effects like reverb were usable even when it was well into overdrive! The whole experience has been a revelation. Thanks for single-handedly obliterating my finances, I've enjoyed every decibel of it.
Ha! Yeah, sorry about that. The more we do it, the more we know we'll always love great guitars plugged into great amps. It's sooooooo much more than the spec sheet would suggest. Congrats!
Late 70s Les Paul Custom into a Friedman Twin Sister… done deal!
Two identical channels with options and individual master volumes. Beautifully designed master volumes that sound great at any volume. Super open and dynamic… it’ll take you anywhere perfectly!!
I was so happy the second you picked up the DGT. I absolutely love that guitar. It’s so incredibly versatile.
Guitar - Humbucker bridge / Strat style
Amp - Mesa Boogie … etc something with great clean and gain.
That Deluxe Reverb paired with that DGT is heavenly. Well done boys.
I gigged a PRS & Boogie mk3 For years no pedals. Awesome rig and sound.. 4 way footswitch to switch the 3 channels + verb.
That NO Pedal Show! It was fun seeing you guys get out of your respective comfort zones. Great episode. Thanks!
The look on the guys face on the right when they said no pedals, hahahahahah!
Sorry... Waggle stick? I'm from the US, absolutely love British UA-cam content, and just still can barely wrap my brain around some of the ways our vernacular/nomenclature differs. Absolutely love it! (The content, and our quirky differences.)
Such a great episode. Your playing is incredible. A perfect explanation of compromises and solutions
Thank you Mark, very kind!
Thanks for these videos, guys! I believe it is really beneficial for a lot of us to see, that even though you guys have a lot of bucket list gear that most of us don't have, not to mention, a lot of it, it's nice to see that some of that gear is truly, very specialized gear, and that you really needed to get "back to basics", and that those "basics" included the everyday normal gear that most of us have access to, and really drives home that we don't need the "unobtainium" to be good guitar players capable of playing 99% of the music that we would be capable of playing any given gig. Appreciate your approach to helping your community of followers. Thank you.
There is wisdom here. I hope - I really, really really hope (Mick here) - that we’ve always espoused that nobody ‘needs’ the unobtanium. We like it, we enjoy it, but to peruse it per se is madness. If your journey leads you there, as ours has, so be it. But please never think that it’s necessary for music or expression. Cheers!
ONE amp and NO pedals? No problem! Solution: Boss KATANA! 😄
Possibly the best vids you guys have made... excellent playing, excellent musicianship. Thnx
The genuine stress that Dan expresses at 7:55 made me chuckle a little hahaha
Red Special -> Monster -> Katana (or equivaltent)!
I would really love to see a tour of that studio! It's amazing!
Semi surprised that Dan didn’t go for a Hamstead - reverb, trem and footswitchable mid-boosty-pokey goodness. Plus it just sounds insanely good!
amp choice 1 - mesa boogie road king (4 foot switchable channel amp with both el34 and 6l6 tubes with ability to choose tubes per channel, reverb)
amp choice 2 - tone king falcon grande (1 channel amp with 3 foot switchable voices (blackface clean, tweed, twin, each channel a bit louder than the previous one, and reverb and reverb dwell)
guitar choice 1 - HSS strat
guitar choice 2 - PRS DGT
This is like the World Cup Final: Dan wasn’t in the game for the first 80 minutes then took it to the wire. Great episode.
I started gigging in 2000, the only guitarist in a 4-piece band. We were an originals rock band, so there weren't a wealth of tones to cover - the occasional clean, but mostly a decent amount of gain. I was playing a cheap BC Rich Warlock that I'd outfitted with DiMarzio Tone Zone and Air Norton pickups (Paul Gilbert's set during the 90s), wired to be splittable. From there I plugged straight into a Laney LC30. I'd decided against pedals because I was new to this, so I wanted the simplest set-up, the least amount of distractions in terms of having to tap-dance on a pedalboard, and I genuinely wanted to see what I could get out of the guitar. My only concession was the Laney's onboard spring reverb, which was always on. Since then I've used a two amp rig, wet-dry, monster pedalboard, so I'm certainly not adverse to a more complicated set-up. But I'm still glad I started off simply, as it made me do more with the guitar.
That cranked Deluxe Reverb is one of the best tones on earth!!
Very nice new year palette cleanser. Think this is a very healthy place to kick off 2023 from - getting back to basics but also thinking about reacquainting ourselves with gear we already have and could get fresh use from. Anyway gents, wishing you all the best for this new year and hoping it brings you much cheer and fulfilment.
Im sorry but Dan + Red + VOX AC15 = everything I want to be when I grow up. I understand the volume argument. But DAMN
Red has that magic...DGT was great at lead levels..every stage Red shined
I could watch you guys futz around with tone and solos and riffs all day long. Love this one.
Love the challenges... you should definitely do a 2022 challenge. Both build a board using only pedals that came out that year.
Then a you've got a episode planned for every year :)
Loved the complexity in it's simplicity. Very much the Joe B. constantly quoting "all the pedals you need are right here! (pointing to his volume and tone knobs)". Loved your takes on it, and the adjustments made. Although just two, the amount of wideness and depth both of you added was pretty incredible (also funny both of you went for delay). Thanks guys. As always, ear opening!
Man, I felt like I haven’t seen this show since…last year! Haha! (Sorry, bad dad joke)! Glad you guys are back. Happy New Year to TPS! The best show on UA-cam! 🎉 👏
Bout 10 years ago I did a few gigs with an Epiphone Les Paul into a Strymon Obi-1 optical compressor/boost into a Vox AC-4 TV. Of course I had to go through the PA and have a monitor to give me the required volume, but man that was a nice sound!
Today's show title: 'No Pedal Show'!! Great stuff Mick & Dan, thank you both. 👍🎸🎶
The first thing I thought of initially was if tape delays or rack mounted effect units count as pedals.
There are some high end artifacts in Dan’s solo sound that make me want to die from joy.
Leg-ends! The one amp you want is a Traynor YCV4050, 20th Anniversary Edition in emerald (British Racing Green) tolex and wheat grill cloth. The 20th Anniversary Edition is not a limited edition, just part of the name of the amp. The amp is a core product and in good supply.
This is a long one, so buckle up, but I assure you its well worth it.
Sounds brilliant on both the Fender-y clean and [Marshall (vintage switch) to Mesa (modern switch)] dirty channels, with the built in boost (added tube stage) for the dirty channel and a killer spring reverb tank. All selectable with the included foot switch.
Individual lows, mids, highs tone stack for each channel, a bright switch for the clean channel, volume control for the clean channel, volume and gain controls for the dirty channel, and a brilliant master volume for the amp overall affecting both channels.
The powerful clean-channel tone stack takes you from lush 3D Fender-y cleans (more 3D than any Fender I've ever heard, mind you) to Vox-y chime and Marshall-y crunch. The powerful dirty-channel tone stack takes you from vintage JTM45 through JCM800 through to suped-up JCM800 brown-sound saturation with the vintage switch, and from smooth Cali Mesa-Boogie (Santana, Vai, Satch) to Mesa Dual Rectifier through Soldano SLO with the Modern Switch and tone stack adjustments.
The amp runs 12ax7s and 6L6GCs for 40 watts, with auto balanced biasing for the power tubes. Comes stock with a 12 inch Celestion M65 Creamback in a pine cabinet.
The best parts ... super reliable, durable, and made top-to-bottom in Pickering, Ontario, Canada, ... for around $1500 CAD new, and seriously undervalued sleeper in the used market for $800 CAD. So, about £1000 or €1100 brand new.
Jack of all trades, matser of none DOES NOT APPLY to this amp. It simply kills on all channels, whatever you ask of it. Supremely underrated amp, supremely underrated company that's been making high-quality amps since 1963.
Not affiliated in any way, just a fan. Check it out blokes.
I'm like 8 minutes in and I already LOVE this episode!
Loved to see the pedal show with no pedals! Thanks for a different focus, great job, really enjoyed it.
If it’s a small gig Dans sound with a PA would be stellar! Both sounds are classic and great! Great challenge!
Loved the show. The winning tone for me was the DGT with the Deluxe cranked. The way you explore tones is why I come back to your show over and over. For example, my amp is a Boogie Mark V:35. It’s clean channel has a fat mode that is supposed to be close to Fender blackpanel amps, but I almost use it mostly for cleans. Well, I got home, cranked the master to 8-9, gain halfway, pushed the mids, and my humbucker guitar got me some gnarly rock tones. Pure awesomeness. Thank you, we all need a reminder once in a while to try new stuff. Cheers!
YES! Nice work!
Funny I actually liked the AC15 better than the matchless accept for volume. I never thought the AC could sound better than a matchless. Again the Fender Deluxe Reverb proves why it’s the perfect gigging club amp ever made. It covers so much territory and just sounds brilliant.
Agree. It would have been interesting to have heard the AC 15 with a higher headroom amp in a wet dry/dry configuration.
@@karenlarrivee143 I use AC15 dry/DR wet and love it.
Not quite halfway through and loving it. Just don't make a habit of this, OK? Happy new year to the TPS family.
Imagine my surprise when Dan went for a tele into a vox.... 🤣 He's a truly wise man!
This is an easy choice for me. Telecaster into that pretty green Tone King Imperial sitting behind y'all. I've played many a gig with just that setup. Set up the Rhythm channel at about 4.5-5 and use the volume knob a lot, and set the Lead channel at about the same, with the mid focus control at about 1 or 2 o-clock, and again, lots of volume knob riding. The ability to make two changes would bring in a nice analog delay pedal (Carbon Copy is my go to for that) and a Klone (J. Rocket Archer Ikon is my go to for that).
1 guitar, 1 amp. For me, that's easy. Vox Valetronix or something similar that has modelling of amps and effects in one package. The guitar would be either a Strat in HSS form or a PRS 24/08 with coil tapping. Bases... covered. Oh and to whoever wrote the "Thank You Simon" note with my buy 2, get 1 free t-shirt box that arrived before Christmas, it meant more to me than you know. Have it beside my guitars and it picked me up in a bad day. Cheers folks.
This is no bad decision!
I have a VOX Valvetronic standing around for years besides some "real" tube amps. Every time i plug into the old VOX i think: "WOW it's a kind of a miracle how good it sounds" even my brain tells me the tube amps have to sound much much better, wich they don't 😁
EVH 5150 III EL34 50w 2x12 Combo. It's a 3 channel amp with Reverb and Master Volume. It also comes with a Footswitch which I can access the 3 channels and reverb. I own this amp by the way. And my 2004 50th Anniversary Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster. I bought it Nov 2004. It's HSS so DiMarzio Area 67 in the neck, Area 61 in the middle, and Motor City Pickups 2nd Degree Black Belt Humbucker in the bridge. I have a 3 way switch for the humbucker to change the wiring for Series, Coil-Split, and Parallel. Floyd Rose Rail Trail, LSR nut, Locking tuners, mahogany body in transparent crimson red finish, medium maple neck, rosewood fretboard, abalone dot inlays, 22 Stainless Steel Frets (6000 fret wire), matching black pickguard pickups knobs 5 way switch tip and headstock, master volume, bridge pickup tone, neck and middle pickup tone, DiMarzio black Strap, and last but not least Vertex Input Cable. This setup allows for anything and everything I would ever want to play.
Hello and Welcome to that No Pedal Show! Dan here, Mick here!
Red + Vox overall for me...PRS is great pushed full volume lead tone but incremental levels Tele all the way Love to hear Red through a little tweed cranked Both great Cheer's good job fellows
No video has made me appreciate guitar pedals more than this one, thank you guys 🙏
Have just watched this again as it is SOOOO good! One thing I have noticed doing so many covers gigs, and that is the low level gain sounds "clean up" when in a band situation.....I don't mean the compressed OD tones, but bright clear, crunchy tones always sound cleaner to my ear when the band kicks in, so to that end, actually Mick probably nails it overall, with his "one under drive away" comment being not necessary actually.
This is a cracking video, and I was yelling at Dan "PLEASE out a clean boost in front of either the AC15 or the Matchless and forget about delay!" 🤣🤣
These videos are truly priceless lads.....never stop doing them! 🤩
Fender Deluxe Reverb and Vox AC15 w/Greenback are the two amps that I own, and I love them both dearly. When I set them up in a stereo config it is a whole auditory herd of magical unicorns. 🎉🎉🎉🎉
I have a DR and AC30 going to try this!
That was FUN ... All guitar players should view / listen to this presentation / demo... Mick & Dan brought "Heaps" talent, skills and inspiration to this display of minimal options... Being "one-eyed" (?) the Humbuckers and Fender carried the day ! but I do have a Strat (HSS) and Vox too... Best First Prize ? Mick got his 'PRS' back again ! Roll on next 'Challenge' !
You guys are sounding incredible! Dan, your Matchless is out of this world sweet sounding. Mick, you must use your PRS DGT more often! I can recognize you only by your fabulous tone with a Strat plugged in a Two Rock, Fender or Marshall amp, but that DGT suits you like a champ and sounds heavenly!
Thank you kindly!
For me, it's an easy choice. I would go with my Les Paul Trad Pro 2. Coil splits, boost pot. And the amp would be a Vox AC30. Jump the channels, reverb and tremolo in the amp. Enough grit to get me there, with the boost pot in the Les Paul. And legendary cleans. And, that brilliant Vox chime.
If I could have 2 pedals, then I would pick the same guitar, but I use my EVH 5150 III 50w EL34 head with a MicroPitch and an eq pedal in the loop.
Hello guys. Have to say I would be much more comfortable with my amp (which I know you have), the Tone King Imperial Mk II. Its got a clean tone to die for, foot-switchable to a Tweedy lead channel, with separate volume, great reverb, and a foot-switchable bias tremolo. Add to all that its onboard attenuator, so you can really dial in the level of gain you want independently of volume. I think its a good contender for most usefully versatile amp.
It's a fab amp and you're right. But as this was a purist challenge, I thought I would stay purist - single channel!
@@ThatPedalShow Fair enough! You got great tones with the “purist” amps. I’ve always thought the Imperial is built for these “amp only” situations, so my “I want them to choose my gear” bias was strong on this one
I was going to be really bummed if no one brought up the Tone King Imperial. One of the best and most versatile amps ever, that and the Carr Skylark :) Purist, what's that??
First of all you guys are such incredible players that I feel like the single guitar single amp didn't really limit you guys like it would most players. You guys sounded incredible! Also that Deluxe Reverb cranked may be the perfect overdrive sound. Gosh its wondrous!
This was tough. When you see two people you love going through a really hard time and you're powerless to help, it really sends the cows home to roost. All I can offer is empty platitudes: in order to see the light, we must first experience the darkness...the led-less darkness. My heart goes out to you both. Thanks for being open. It's okay to talk.
My personal choices:
One Amp: Boss Katana w/ Airstep footswitch
One Guitar: My modded Squier HSS Strat w/ P90 in the bridge.
Reasons:
The Boss Katana is super reliable, durable, and with the Airstep footswitch allows for modding the amp completely from your phone. With access to the Boss Tone Studio, I could basically make the amp sound like anything, plus have 60+ effects. I have the 50 MKII, but I’d use the Artist if given the choice.
The guitar: besides being the only electric I have, I’ve designed it with this challenge in mind. New wenge neck, locking tuners, bone nut, stainless steel frets, brass saddles, humbucker sized P90 in the bridge for wicked slide tones, CuNiFe neck and middle pickups, King Tone switch replacement of lower tone control for treble bleed circuit + wicked other tones built in, deleted other tone control to move volume down out of the way, and a kill switch in the place of where the volume knob was.
There it is: my Essentialism Rig.
Another great episode of That ' ' Show
Great episode as always guys. Interesting thing Mick said about the 'day of things I don't normally like' - it's interesting that as musicians (mainly guitarists), as soon as we find we need to be flexible, we start to make compromises...
I don't recall another episode that better demonstrates how good you two are at playing guitar. It appears that years of That Pedal Show have culminated in the mildly ironic result that you may sound better without any pedals. 😉
Ha! Everyone sounds better without pedals don’t they?! :0) Erm, don’t tell anyone, but it ain’t about guitars or amps or pedals. It’s about VOLUME!
Important to note on that point that so many drive pedals are graded on how well they sound like an overdriven amp, n’cest pa? (Tuppence, natch)
@@ThatPedalShow As Josh Scott would say, ''Louder is more good."
That was fun guys! good start to 2023! thank you, see you(digitally speaking) on Monday!
If I had to use just one guitar and one amp, I would go with the PRS Special Semi-Hollow with the Diezel VHX
Me playing along at home:
Guitar = Reverend double agent
Amp = VHT 12/20
Guitar has P90 in neck and humbucker in bridge. Has the Reverend bass contour knob so you can roll off some bass. Super versatile for sculpting and controlling gain too. Volume, tone, 3 way switch and a wang bar.
Amp has reverb, trem, & boost which can be controlled by foot switch. The boost disconnects the tone stack. Has a master but I wouldn’t use it.
Adding two things:
(Copying mick)
Pedal: Collider
Second Amp: VHT standard 12
Pedal is in loop of 12/20.
Amp: A tweed deluxe circuit modded with negative feedback through 56k resistor which is switchable at control panel.
I would also need a splitter with ground lift and phase switch. The only thing I can’t get is crazy distortion or fuzz, but can get pretty close coming out of the dry amp (tweed deluxe) with negative feedback off. Happy days!
That's really good ! Congratulations !
Anyway, my 3 years old daughter thaught Dan was Santa playing guitar 🤣🤣
I hardly ever comment, but have to say this was so inspiring. Awesome sounds from great guitars and great amps - but also, clearly awesome musicians who know how to play really well. loved it - going to get my amp out, no pedals and just play. Thank You.
Are you now renaming to: "That Show"🤠
Happy new year!
There is no thing without nothing.
This is absolutely hilarious. I recently went on an amp collecting binge when I received a couple of Ks i didn't expect to receive. I ended my search with a very lightly used Vox ac15 and a brand new Fender deluxe reverb. Only difference is i opted for the 68 silverface with the custom and vintage channels (which none of these hard core guys seem to even acknowledge exists, oddly) but there you have it. I have actually been double checking my choices because of just how incredibly similar both of these amps sound to each other. I just really, really, like them both.