This Fender model vs Yamaha Pacific 112VMX. I am going to buy one of these What would you recommend? I like to play blues, jazz and exotic music like arabic and raags, but also want to explore other genres. Thankyou
It’s been a long time since I’ve played a Pacifica, but I remember it being a good guitar. I genuinely think you’d be good to go with either this Squire or the Pacifica for the styles you mentioned. Thanks so much for watching, and never stop jamming! 🍻
I use both amps and modellers by personal choice like anyone else, I like both a lot if they are capable, I'm a bit of a joker sometimes too! I put one of my frfr's into a 4x12 behind the grill cloth a few times including a modeller and performed live a couple of times, friends even with killer ears in the crowd wanted to take up a collection for my funeral if I ever pulled the trick again on them....hilarious stuff! honestly, if you're going to conduct a blind audio test? then do it properly I've always insisted...much to the amusement of tone princesses? try it sometime! -the results are frigging hilarious for certain.
I live giiged the ME80 for years. Been using the ME90 for a few months now and love it! I like it even better than the ME80, which is good, I didn't waste my money, lol
That's cool to know that the ME-90 is actually an upgrade! I just filled in on guitar with a band this past Saturday. The other guitarist had a 4x12 and the bassist was rocking 6 10s, and both of them were blown away by the tones I was getting through my ME-90 direct into the PA! Thanks so much for watching, and never stop jamming!
I advise anyone who's into great tone and playing, not to get into any paid or freely supplied equipment demo's in their RU-vid or any other social media platforms, it taints it immediately, I realise it's hard to say no to some sometimes to perhaps quite possible lucrative offers etc, but in my book, if you wan't to stay clean, it's easy to simply stay clean instead, the instant anyone ventures beyond it in my book, they've forfeited any trust from me from my personal perspective. I know I'm certainly not alone in my statement.
Your perspective is completely fair. I'm already grappling with the idea of getting free gear or even paid to demo products. I'm not affiliated at all with Boss. I have recently received a free guitar from a company called LyxPro. In my unboxing video, I mentioned that it came damaged. I also said that the strings were cheap and needed changed immediately and that the tone pot for the bridge pickup was not soldered. I also told this to LyxPro who was actually grateful for the feedback and may even send another guitar, because they wanted to correct the problems. When I do my actual review video, I'm also going to mention that the 1/4 inch jack is flimsy. However, I will also talk about the positives (namely, the attainable price and how decent the pickups sound). With streaming royalties as low as they are and the ever increasing costs of touring, getting into paid demos and reviews is something I really need to continue to pursue if I want to stay a full-time musician. It's interesting that when athletes get paid endorsements no one bats an eye. However, when musicians get free gear or paid endorsements, they're immediately labeled a "sell-out" with no integrity. I agree with you if a presenter gets paid to demo products and never mentions anything negative about the gear. I feel honesty and transparency are the only way to survive if you choose to demo gear in videos. Plus, I've never been able to keep my honest opinions to myself (even if they're scathing). Hell, I was even fired from a job once for telling them what I really thought. Haha!
@@OneRayMusic Somebody who has a rather high profile on RU-vid demoing music products recently mentioned that being honest even when accepting to present brands/products will result only in miffing the provider and will result in not getting any further funds or even free products from such any further...I agree!
It really depends on the company. I’m not sure if you ever watch @eytschpi42 (Henning Pauly). He has a deal with Harley Benton and has no bones about telling it how it is if one of the guitars they send him sucks. If a company is going to get miffed from my being honest, then I wouldn’t want to work with them anyway.
@@OneRayMusic I think it comes down to the RU-vid 'manipulation' in the end, it's easier to make it difficult to get any genuine non pork demo or neutral review via it because they prefer the adverting revenue and tend to look after their fellow bs merchants by sheer default without a doubt, there are very few genuine demo's on the platform unfortunately, those presenting such would prefer to being up-front about the matter but they also know that by doing so they will not be asked to present for anyone if they even dare being totally straight with viewers....it's not much of a secret anymore tbh....the presentations are still useful from the perspective they are really only announcing the availability of products, nobody in their right mind would buy anything even moderately costly without checking the item out in person as first cab off the ramp, it still amuses me that some seem to be fine about buying instruments and related gear only because they wholly believed a reviewer's prompting to take the risk, never buy anything without it being professionally peer tested and reviewed firstly in person, I like most know countless regret stories of folk who took the risk even with some very costly items -particularly guitars costing a small fortune! not worth the risk! having to send things back must be a hassle too I'd imagine.
Yep! there are countless ways to get into the zone and most are a hair-splitting shit fight of personal opinion constantly unfortunately, the Boss multi-units will most certainly get the job done, but like I mentioned, it also depends on two other vitally important aspects during the hunt, -the other gear attached to the Boss unit, (guitar particularly for sure and how it's set up and behaving with selected/preferred strings and gauge used) AND the player AND their actual 'ears'....I'm very fortunate indeed. - the hunt for the life-long 'elusive' is already in my arsenal now for over 5 years consistently in my live and recorded print.
I agree that all of those aspects are needed to find the right gear and get the tone you're looking for. I'm curious. What do you have in said arsenal? Thanks so much again for watching and commenting! I appreciate it!
@@OneRayMusic I don't specifically name name's or brand recommends etc, it's a game I don't play and never have or will ....thanks for the reply too! when I'm out playing etc, the brand names are on only the stuff I don't mind others seeing at all, I do get asked though a fair bit if my kit is modded or standard etc...I always handle it respectfully by replying...I'm not telling one way or the other and I hope that's not offensive.
Keep doing what you're doing, Ray! The long vids, the equipment reviews, the singing... I dig it man! You have that front row local pub feel, and I'm loving it! Change NOTHING! Just ordered me an me-90, and am hoping I can get it to pair nicely with Amplitube 5. If not, it should go nice with my Catalyst 200w amp. Again, Loving the channel, and subbing soon as I hit enter for this comment.
Wow, man! Thank you so very much for the kind words and support! This seriously not only made my whole day but my whole month! I appreciate it so very much! You'll have to let me know how the ME-90 works out for you. I'm sure you'll be able to find some great tones!
I really agree. Before playing one, I figured it would just do the rockabilly/Brian Setzer thing, and that was about it. However, it is amazingly versatile. As for feedback, I played it for years through an Orange amp live and never really had any problems with unwanted feedback. It has bracing underneath the bridge that helps cut down on undesired feedback. However, when you want it to feedback, it’ll ring out for days! Thanks so much for watching! Have a great 4th of July! 🍻
a friend of mine purchased an ME-90 not long ago, at the same time i purchased the Valeton Gp 200, he borrowed my pedal recently and he's really not keen to give it back haha. He said the boss pedal is very easy to setup and sounds great, but hes won over by how well the backing drums and looper work ion the valeton, its also very easy to connect to a PC and setup as many tones as you want
Interesting! I’d love to try a Valeton GP 200 some time. Sounds like a cool piece of gear! Thanks so much for watching, and if you’re in the states, have a great 4th of July! 🍻
I’m in the process of shopping for a new guitar. Sold my strat. I’m torn between the Gretsch electro magic 5420t and the Epiphone Les Paul 59 standard. I haven’t really touched an electric in 20 years. I play a lot of acoustic, including some old country and folk. I love to play a lot of punk rock green day, living end, too fighters, but also into grunge, nirvana, Pearl Jam, sound garden, 90s pop rock like third eye blind. Also rage and Audioslave. Love the 80s stuff ,particularly U2, cure, clash, cult, inxs. I also grew up on zeppelin, love playing it, and like the old blues rock. No idea which way to go….any thoughts?
Your taste in music is very similar to mine! A big reason I bought my G5420T was because I spent so many years playing solo acoustic shows. I was right at home on a hollow body guitar. I even sold my Les Paul, because I enjoyed playing the Gretsch more (even though there are days I miss the tone of my Les Paul. The feel of the Les Paul is so different. I definitely recommend going to a shop and trying the two out to see how they feel in your hands. The Gretsch should have no problem covering all of the types of music you mentioned also. I hope this helps! Have fun shopping, and if you’re in the states, have a great 4th of July! 🍻
I owned several Gretsch guitars over the years (sold them a while ago). Loved all of them. As far as I'm concerned, they are the most unique looking and sounding guitars out there. I don't think you'd have any regrets going with the Gretsch. (In fact, I just ordered a new 5420TG-59 today!) Whichever way you go, best of luck and enjoy!
Without measuring myself. It sounds like it definitely needs about a ⅛ or ¼ turn on the truss rod. And maybe take a spring out of the trem. Otherwise, I'm kinda impressed with the tone. Probably the same ceramic pickups as every other import. ADHD here also. homeostasis is our friend. Change sucks. Looking forward to a review after a complete setup.
Yeah. I totally agree that an 1/8 or 1/4 turn should be enough. I do have tools to measure the neck relief, action, and fret board radius. As soon as I finished recording it hit me that I should have mentioned that I could probably remove a spring or loosen the screws a bit to reduce the rigidity of the whammy bar. Yeah, the pickups of most likely ceramic, but I’m pretty impressed with the tone! It almost sounds more like a Strat than my Squier Strat! 🤣 Thank you so very much for watching and commenting! I hope to have the full demo and review up ASAP! 🍻
@@OneRayMusic yeah, every once in a while you get a good cheap strat style or a Squier that sounds more strat-y than a strat. In 2005 I bought a Squier affinity strat that was like that. Had it for quite a few years. Had 9s on it, Uber low string height. Required a light touch but sounded good when I dig into it. Some of these cheap brands I'm really impressed with. Looking forward to the next video, bro.
You’re so right about the need for a light touch on Strat-type guitars. Also, it’s tricky to set the action where it’s nice and low but doesn’t have too much buzz. Having this LyxPro for about a week now has already revealed its many potential problems though. For one, my right angle cable keeps getting stuck in the jack and I have to unscrew it to try and pop it out from the other side. I did add some relief back into the neck, but the truss rod isn’t the best either. I’m torn on whether to endorse it or not. The company has been so nice to work with. I would feel bad saying their product may be subpar - even for the price. However, if I’m going to get into gear reviews and try to build a community who can trust my judgement, I need to be completely honest. Thanks so much again for watching and commenting! If you’re in the states, have a great 4th of July! 🍻
Thank you for an informative and enjoyable video! One thing: I don’t hear the doubling or chorusing glitch you mentioned on the de-tune. Maybe it’s the acoustic sound of your strings bleeding through your headphones? The direct recording removes those natural acoustics in the room, so I think that’s why I don’t hear in the video what you were hearing at the time.
I appreciate that so very much! Thank you for watching!! That’s really cool you didn’t notice the doubling. I’m actually filling in for a band in a few weeks that plays everything down a half step, and I was thinking of using it instead of tuning down on my guitar.
@@OneRayMusic I listened again and the only thing I could hear was a tremolo-type sound when you held the note on the b standard down-tune. Maybe that was it glitching a bit. But the half step and whole step down seemed convincing, at least to my ears. I hope it works for you on your upcoming gig!
I’m in the process of shopping for a new guitar. Sold my strat. I’m torn between this and the Epiphone Les Paul 59 standard. I play a lot of punk rock green day, living end, but also into grunge, 90s pop rock like third eye blind, love the 80s stuff ,particularly U2, cure, clash, cult, inxs. I also grew up on zeppelin and like the old blues rock. No idea which way to go….any thoughts?
Epiphone actually makes a Billy Joe Armstrong signature Les Paul Jr. It has one P-90 pickup in the bridge position. I think it’s around the $500 mark new - could get it cheaper used. If not the signature, I would recommend a regular Les Paul Junior or Les Paul Special with the P-90’s. I think they would work for punk all the way to classic rock, 90s, and blues for you. Harley Benton actually makes Les Paul Junior and Special copies that are around the $200 mark, too if you needed something less expensive. I really hope this helps, and never stop jamming!
I’ve only played a Zoom once. My niece had gotten one for Christmas, and I tried it out. I’m not sure which model it was. It was one of the small, two foot switch ones. I thought it was pretty good and had very usable sounds. I’m not sure if the Zoom has as many patches as the ME-90 that you can save. One advantage of the ME-90 is having four patches you can switch through, and you can easily switch between banks. You may need to do a little more tapping to switch through the banks and patches on the Zoom. The ME-90 also has a great expression pedal that can be a wah, volume, whammy, freeze, etc. To sum it up. I personally didn’t think there’s anything wrong with the Zoom, and it would be a super small and portable rig. The ME-90 may have some more features. I feel either way you go, you’ll have fun and be happy with the tones you can dial in. I really hope this helps, and thank you so very much for watching!
I just looked up the G6 after I wrote my response. It’s way more similar to the ME-90 than I thought! The biggest difference is the G6 has a menu screen. The ME-90 just has a 2 digit digital screen and you tweak buttons to find your tones (like on stomp boxes). The G6 is more like the Boss Tone Studio when you can see the signal chain of the screen and dive into menus to dial everything in. If you’re alright with menu screens, it is the cheaper option. I still feel either one would be a good purchase for you.
Keep up the good work. You’re as objective as a musician can be regarding the effect. We all have our bias, but you set the bar at a realistic height. You provide a detailed explanation and the modulation’s basic function in a straightforward manner. You sound qualified with a good depth of knowledge and (once again) it’s presented with a great attitude. Those are all winning traits. Subscribed!
Wow! Reading this is so encouraging! I’m definitely trying to present the ME-90 in the context of a multi-fx that’s in the $300 range, too. It’s definitely impressive for the money and punches above its weight class. I do have a degree in music (though it’s completely classical based and we did nothing with electric guitar or effects), however other than that, I just have my years of playing. I started when I was 10 and started playing professionally when I was 16 - I’m 41 now and still playing full-time. I hope that makes me a little bit qualified, though like you said, we all have our biases and music is so subjective. I really never understand when people try to gatekeep or act all snobby about guitars and gear. I enjoy it all! Of course to my ears some things sound better than others, however I’ve never ever had a general audience member come up to me after a gig to say “I dug your set until I saw you weren’t using a tube amp” or anything like that! 🤣 I know all too well how difficult a life is in the music business, and I just want to support anyone who chooses to pursue it! Thank you so very much again for watching and subscribing! I hope to film and upload more videos this week!
I had this pedal way back in 1984, ran it through my Fender Twin with 2 Altec speakers in it & it wasn't all that good. But your video here is GREAT!!! Rock On & God Bless.
I bet that Fender Twin rocked! The pedal I demoed could be from that same era. I’m so glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you! I appreciate it so much, and never stop jamming! 🍻
This is by far the best demo of the amp models on this unit, GREAT job my friend, I would buy this based on this video! I also subbed to your channel and will support, you ROCK BROTHER!!! Rock On & God Bless.
Great content and thanks for the shoutout. I appreciate that you adjusted until they sounded similar and they do indeed sound much more similar than I thought they would. I’m looking forward to seeing how other pedals compare, especially distortion and drive pedals. If I can make a friendly suggestion: I don’t know where you’re at but up here in Canada, the big national brand will rent out everything from tube amps, heads, modellers, guitars, and any pedal you can think of. Daily, weekly, monthly, all quite affordable. That might be a way for you to demo all kinds of hardware in an affordable way. In the alternative, a DS-1 (for example) can be picked up cheaply on the second hand market and then when you’re done with it, probably sold for about the same. I think running both the pedal and the ME into the front of a good amp head would be very helpful. You can have, say, a second hand tubemeister head in the room with you and the speaker cable running to a mono price cab (with v30) in the next room and mix that up or simply use the Redbox DI out from the tubemeister silently. I do think Boss did a good job here. It’s not a 1:1 analogue, of course, but it’s “good enough”. I have a feeling the Boss pedals will be much closer. Edit: just got to the part where you compare them both same settings: the me-90 has more presence but is very fizzy that way. So: don’t run it that way. Make it sound good. That’s what the knobs are for. :) Second edit: Just for to the complication at the end. Back to back switching like that I guess the ME is not that close to the real pedal. The real deal has a more bright presence and it’s much more pleasant and would cut through a mix better. I wonder if that could be dialed into the ME. Still, without being able to A/B the ME would totally cut it for a live gig.
You’re welcome, and thank you again for watching and commenting! I really appreciate it. Looking into renting some gear is a good idea. The DS-1 is yet another pedal I used to have, but you’re right, I could get another one pretty cheaply. I am looking at some affordable tube amp options. I play music full-time, so it might take a little while to save up for an amp and cab. I actually need a new interface, too - which has been more of a priority for recording. Hopefully, some more people will join my Patreon. Everything I’ve ever made there has been reinvested into my music and content (not a plug btw). 🤘🏻🤣 I really did try to dial in the ME-90 Muff Fuzz as closely as possible. I think to get it to sound even closer, I would have to mess with the EQ on the preamps as well as the separate EQ section on the device. I wish the ME-90 had a graphic EQ. Then, I could really find the right frequencies. However, I do think Boss did a pretty good job. The attack is there and the overall vibe is very Muff-like. Again, for a $300 multiple effects, you get pretty close.
I’m so sorry about the hearing loss! Yeah, the differences are definitely in the low mids and mids. If I messed around with the eq more, I could probably get the ME-90 to sound even closer to the real thing. Thanks so very much for watching! I appreciate it! 🍻
@@OneRayMusic would be really interested to see how you get your muff sounding nice. It does get a different buzz around the mids than a big fuzz which i think comes down to preference.
I noticed the real Big Muff has a bit of a mid-range scoop, so when I switched to the ME-90 Muff Fuzz, I cut the mids on the preamp a little. In hindsight, I should have also boosted the bass on the preamp. The real Big Muff definitely has more low end, too. I wish the ME-90 had a built in graphic EQ, then I feel I could really dial it in. However, I still think Boss did a great job. The attack is there and it’s very Muff-like, especially for a $300 multiple effects. Thanks so much for watching! I appreciate it!
I think most people use this in manual mode with no pre-amp and going right into a real amp. I understand you use it as a modeller and that’s cool. I think a lot of people would enjoy content with using the 4cm with a real tube head and compare to the real pedals that it models.
I do plan to pit the real EHX Big Muff against the Muff Fuzz on the ME-90. If I can get the other pedals, I’ll make videos comparing them, too. Thanks again, and have a great weekend! 🍻
I totally agree! I’m surprised they didn’t include it stock. You can add it in the Boss Tone Studio though via USB. Thank you so very much for watching! I really appreciate it! Have a great weekend! 🍻
