My name is Eric and on this channel I make videos that help musicians (and fellow gear nerds) understand how the gear we're interested in works, sounds and looks. If you like what you see, please subscribe!
Love this. So many pedals only you have to spend time dialling it in to find their one good sound. This one seems to sound good no matter what you do to it. I totally want one. Do you know if they ship to the UK? While I'm here, you have a great right arm. Even if it is your left
If I recall correctly the late Kim Shattuck of The Muffs used a Seymour Duncan Antiquity (which I assume was lower output, I could be wrong) in her axe and she had an absolutely ferocious buzzsaw sound But the main advantage of lower output pups is on the right amp you can roll down the volume to clean up the sound
Great tips, and agree completely. It is a shame that the line-out and USB out (with configuration at 200%) sound signal levels on all the Boss Kanata series are way to low. The line-out of the Boss (katana Artist) is more an instrument out. On my Focusrite 18i8 I get decent sound using one of the two Hi-Z inputs but with the Line-In input I get almost no sound. You also see several DIY projects on internet how to keep sound on your Boss speaker using the rec out signal. With some effects on some Boss series being stereo you would also expect the Line-out to be Stereo. Boss should more focus on customer demands and stay on agreed specs in the market (line-out spec, Midi specs)
They are major and minor chords made up of 2 notes, but the major or minor 3rd is played an octave above the "normal" position. I'm thinking about doing a video talking about them soon.
My immediate reaction to replacing the original bridge on my AVRI Jazzmaster and installing a Mastery was "Wait, this sounds terrible!". I gave it an honest try for about 2 months, put the original back on and instantly it sounded like a true Jazzmaster again. Sure, it kept the strings in place, but who cares if it kills the tone of the guitar. Total waste of money.
Mine had a stiff feel and bad sustain. Turned out the tension in the tremolo spring was way to high. Turned that much more loose and play ability and tone improved so much! 😊 I hope someone here finds this helpful!
I've been playing 39 years and never have had this pedal. I have had variants of it cloned, but I use right now one of the best over many others I have had that happens to be a very cheap pedal by Caline called the Capt Silver which has a TS9 and TS808 option in it. Amazingly, doesn't change your tone and just boosts it and tightens the bottom flubby end. Now having said this. I just bought from zzounds the Ibanez Tube Screamer last night and it will be here in a few days. I can't wait to see how close they are and which one will I end up using on my board.
Of all the chainsaw clones I’ve heard, this is one of the absolute best. It sounds beefy and ruthless but I really love the tone stack on it. The two different gains complement each other very well! Jesus, that artwork. lol Great demo! Cheers!
Great demo. I love this pedal and my fav setting is clock at 60%, feedback at 2 o'clock. I actually dial the mix to fully wet and run the pedal in parallel to my delay, with the volume around 30-40%. It's great that they added a volume control.
@@EricMerrow It's magic! I also use it as an insert on my DAW like that. It's probably the only FV-1 chip based reverb that I actually love the sound of.
Really enjoyed that, thanks Eric. I've built a few pedals from PCB's and breadboarded a Fuzz Face from a Smallbear guide but would like to be able to understand schematics properly and understand what each section does so this was very helpful. I was just going to order a Coppersound breadboard but i might get a kit with the detailed guide and do some learning!
Hi Eric, I’m currently doing the same thing to my 60’s vibe jazzmaster. I just finished the copper in the cavity. I did run into one issue. I bought Seymour Duncan antiquity II pick ups. I noticed on the video you only left the bridge ground wire in the cavity. I’m unsure if I need to do the same thing? From what it looks like in the video , you didn’t need the other two ground wires.
Yeah that’s correct. Once the pick guard is installed (provided there shielding tape on the back of the guard) it’ll make contact with the cavity ground
Hey man, I know you probably won't read this but... I am a left handed bass player aswell and I am looking forward to buy a new bass, as you might probably know, finding a good left handed bass is pretty hard and I am having a hard time finding the correct one, so I wanted to ask you. Would you recommend this bass? (Sorry for yapping)
Please don’t apologize for asking this question! It’s a great question for sure. I would absolutely recommend the Squier Classic vibe P bass. If you get one, it’ll probably need a bit of a setup but the beauty is that the instrument is so simple it’s hard for it to be unplayable right out of the box. The problem arises from Squier discontinuing a lot of their lefty models - quite unfortunately. If you’re having trouble finding one, I’d suggest reverb.com of course. Alternative brands/models in this price range would probably Ibanez (they’ve got a lefty Talman bass that looks super cool), G&L would be a good choice (their tribute line is more affordable) and then possibly a used fender player series could work too. I hope this all helps!
I’ve got a TVL Jazzmaster, really love the guitar but I have an issue with the vintage style bridge being that the saddle on the screw on the high e needs to be set so high that it has literally popped off while jamming with a band. The design isn’t very reliable so I’ve been considering installing a M1-KIT: M1 Mastery Bridge and set of MT Mastery Thimbles. Everyone is talking about the sound which makes sense, but how is this bridge for consistent play and reliability? I want to make this guitar as consistent as possible. Awesome video, thanks!
Thanks for watching! First, that TVL JM is so rad - I'm glad you have one! Second, my suggestion would be to check your neck angle bc if there's too much tilt in the neck pocket, the bridge will need to sit higher up off the body. Another quick-ish fix for the issue would be to try and raise the whole bridge a bit and then you could screw the saddle height adjustment screws back into the saddle. This all kinda comes packaged with the recommendation of "get the guitar setup properly." And finally third, The Mastery bridge is expensive but great. I really enjoy that it does not have the wobble that the vintage style bridges have. It's not quite as adjustable as the vintage bridges bc there are essentially only 2 saddles so intonation is just a tiny bit tricker (I've never had any issues with intonation honestly). But the mastery is absolutely rock solid. If I were in your position and I had my heart set on a mastery then I would purchase a bridge but then also make sure the guitar is setup properly bc the Jazzmaster is such a particular guitar when it comes to setup - and having everything setup properly will make the mastery work even that much better. Hope my rambling helped!
I have a RAT pedal, one of the reissues and it doesn't make that hissing noise I hear in half the demos here. Maybe the pickups or amp? I use a Tele, Strat, and Les Paul, all with a 68' Bassman, which has been modded all to shit, mainly to clean up the circuit. Maybe it's the JCM800 you're using? No idea. Otherwise, really enjoyed the video.
Hi Eric, this and your previous video have been super valuable for somebody trying to get over their apathy towards processing tracks through a DAW. Would you consider doing a video on how you add time-based effects to mixes? I hear my friends often talk about trying to get reverb just perfect, and your video makes me think it might not even be necessary. Peace!
Thanks for checking out the video! I’m glad the video is helping! I’ll keep the time-based aspect in mind! I need to make another one of these videos soon
I was just approximating where the saddles would go so I didn’t have to make as wide of adjustments when I got the strings on. The change is more sustain over the stock bridge
If I wanted to record with a scarlett focusrite 2i2, would that still be possible with this kind of amp? I’m very new when it comes to recording anything at all and if possible, would I be able to hear audio through headphones rather than just the amp speaker?
With the way I lay out in this video, you’d absolutely be able to record with your 2i2. You’ll take the ‘rec out’ on the amp and plug it into one of the inputs on your 2i2. Doing this will defeat the amp’s speaker - so you’re not going to hear anything from the amp. In order to hear the amp you’ll need to use the headphone out on the 2i2. I hope I made sense here
I got the Doomsaw for my birthday and it became one of my favorite pedal to use!! Also played At The Gates with the Doomsaw and Metal Zone for boost!! 🤘
Thanks for the tips! I recently bought an American Vintage 1966 series Jazzmaster from Sweetwater, and the action is a bit high, so now I feel confident enough to get into it. Do you have any videos on adjusting the intonation? Thanks! I'll let you know how it goes.
Awesome! I bet that’s a really nice guitar! As for an intonation video, I don’t think I have one - but it’s pretty simple. What you’ll want to do is tune the strings up to pitch and then use the saddles to make sure the open string is the same pitch as the 12 fret. If the 12th fret note is sharp, you’ll want to move the saddle away from the nut in order to correct the sharpness.
