As a Christ follower, Worship Leader, Music Director, Guitarist, Bassist, Drummer, Producer, Writer, Studio Musician, Touring Musician, and Guitar Luthier wanna be, I want to share what I've learned through my years of experience. I'm ready to get into the weeds and nerd out about all of the above and more, in hopes that as I get better, you'll be gettin better too!
Haha I'd give it more like a 50/50 split. but out of the 50% of sounds I'd call usable, many are not my style. So yeah, the search for your sound is a long one.
@@GettinBetterWithDave the seller removed the pedal from his IK and I registered with the serial number but it keep asking to register over and over when I hit librarian! Weird thing
I feel ya, That's part of the reason that I love the number system, it narrows down the number of options and then if you calculate where the capo needs to be before you play, you're not thinking of it as much while you're playing. At least that's been my experience. Thanks for the comment!
Bro! Thanks for saying something about that. I wasn't sure if that was actually helpful, because I haven't had many (if any) comments about that. Best of luck working on your board!
I'm still on the factory setting for input trim. I haven't felt like I needed to change it yet. At some point I'll experiment with that but for now I'm happy with it.
I never used boost after an OD/Distortion until today lol! Thank you!!! I have a Demon FX that has a boost going into the distortion but I used my multifx unit to boost the pedal +3b and I was in a different world lol!
Sounded awesome bro! I find in situations like this, the Holy Spirit shows up in a cool way. Being well rehearsed / knowing exactly what you're going to play is great, but there's something special about just letting everything flow 🔥🔥 great video 🤙🏼
I’m currently working on restructuring my board. Right now it’s Polytune3 - EHX Tone Corset - EHX Spruce Goose - EHX Operation Overlord - Keeley Moon Op Amp Fuzz - JHS Unicorn - EHX Silencer.. and on the fx loop of the Silencer I’m doing OBNE BL-44 - Walrus ARP 87 - Walrus Fathom - Walrus Fundamental Ambient. Thinking about moving the Unicorn and Fuzz closer to the front of the chain
I would try that, moving your fuzz and Uni early will make them a bit more subtle which can be nice with extreme effects. But keep in mind, order doesn't matter if you never stack pedals. So just think about the pedals you'd like to use together and then find the order that gets you a should you love. Killer board bro! Great drives and great ambient wet effects. I'm sure it sounds awesome!
Woo! Killed it dude. It was different (but really cool) to see you in a space that you don’t know exactly what you’re doing. Super impressive as always. Miss you dude!
@@Snoopdave2000 sometimes yes! Not a rule but something to try. It depends on the pedals and how you dial them in. But it’s worth a shot if you haven’t tried it.
Don't be afraid to turn up the gain controls! Each control on all your gain pedals will be very interactive, so the volume/level knob has a huge impact on what is hitting the next pedal. But there's a lot of emphasis on keeping this control high & gain settings low, but turning it down & the gain up does have its uses. In fact a lot of old pedals lacking in output make more sense when going into something already distorted as too much output can make things muddy, particularly fuzzes. If you have a pedal that gets muddy with too much gain, which is literally just more volume being added to the signal, if the majority of the additional distortion from a pedal boosting it is from increased output, you run the risk of pushing the later pedal into that muddy sound, so turning the first pedal down and turning the gain up on that pedal can be better for clarity. Heaviest to highest doesn't really work. Its more important to have that last gain pedal work with your amp and get the sound you're after, so it isn't as simple as "lightest pedal" last. Like I tend to use British style amps, being from the UK where they are cheap, a soft-clipping overdrive tends to be like a blanket over the amp, the "bite" just isn't there, so a hard-clipping pedal works perfectly. But something like a Fender or just generally super clean, scooped & extended high end and a soft-clipping circuit is often better.
I think most of the creators out there are probably assuming that if you're interested in one of these you already have a basic understanding of pedals. At least that's my guess. What sort of basics would you want to see covered in a beginners tutorial?
Thanks Bro! You got me curious on the moonshine, was thinking of getting a TS9 after giving mine to my son, now going to start checking out the moonshine for my worship board. thanks for the video.
For sure! The Moonshine is great, it's closer to an TS808 circuit, which I tend to prefer. I have the older version that has less options but you might be able to find used for a little cheaper. Happy hunting!
I love your channel man. You have good teaching skills and clear vocabulary. Plus your voice has a relaxing timbre which is not tiring to listen to. I can see you getting to millions of subscribers. Keep going! Subbed!
Aw! Bro! Thanks so much! I'm still trying to figure this whole thing out but the support is what keeps me making videos. I would love your input, if you think of any topics you'd like to see covered, put it in a comment or shoot me an email. Thanks of the encouragement.
@@GettinBetterWithDave No worries bro. I will be on the comments section for any suggestions :) The only thing I can think of now is you going through an element/pedal on your pedalboard in a video and show how you use it in a band mix. That would be very useful for gigging musicians like me.
Hey sir, new subscriber here from the Philippines. Okay just so you know, i'm not a professional musician yet, been seeking a lot of help regarding my tone and musicality with other musicians and bands in my city but when i do, those musicians and the bands need some help too hahaha so i told myself, fine i'll do it on my own. And i'm still learning up to this day as i get along in life. I've been so confused lately of what to put first on my pedalboard, been experimenting to stack some pedals since then. First, i stack my dirt pedal which is my Indio DS-6 Distortion pedal, then next is my Joyo Overdrive pedal. I know i only have practical pedals or as they say "primitive" pedals because i'm just getting started on building myself as a good musician hahaha but i learned and harness my skills with it along the way. I think i will just add a Booster pedal next time, right after my Overdrive, that's just my only problem i haven't tried putting a Booster pedal on my chain. Thanks for this information sir. Keep onb rockin'.🤘🏻😎
Hey bro! I'm glad to hear you're doing what you can to improve at guitar and get better tone, that's awesome! A good way to stack drive would be to pick the one you love the way it sounds by itself and then use the other pedal to make it even better. If you want it louder put the second best pedal after your favorite. Or if you want more drive boost into your favorite by putting your second fave before. Also, if you want to buy a boost, look at Flamma pedals, they are great for the price. Hit me up anytime if you have questions and about gear or playing questions. I'm here to help if I can! ps, I started with primitive pedals too! 😊
Not quite - you've already got a 5 in the chord via your open D string; and also another B via your second-lowest string (A string, second fret = B). Moving your higher *open* B up to a D changes the /voicing/, not the chord; the chord - another G B D chord, just like the first - is identical. As an aside: it's actually fine to omit the 5th - because often you can hear it even when it isn't played. So from a player's perspective, "G" *could* just signify a G major chord with only Gs and Bs, with a G in the bass. Sometimes composers might use "G5" as a way of making sure you have a D in that chord, or to resume a D that had been omitted ... but again that doesn't describe this chord, as the D wasn't a new feature. Now, about your "suspended chord": In your video you raised a B to C and told us that was a "suspended" chord, and that's technically correct, in the sense that the symbol "sus" usually stands for "sus4." But two little problems: (1) you can also have a sus6 or sus9, so it's best NOT to imply that all "suspended chords" have 4s in them. And (2) - the best name for the chord you played there is Gadd4 (or Gadd11) - a full G major chord with a C added. Gsus4 would normally *not* have a B in it (that string with your index-finger on the second fret). Think of a "suspension" as something "suspended in air", and destined to "land" somewhere; the 4 is falling toward 3. Yes, you *can* suspend 4 *and* have a 3 elsewhere in the voicing while the 4 resolves to a separate 3 ... so technically, some suspended chords could sound like the one you played. But that's rare with sus4 - suspended fourths are best as *delays* of 3, or else the resolution feels redundant. Because of that, we normally use "Gsus4" to describe the chord containing only Gs, Ds, and a C; whereas "Gadd4" means a G, B, D, and a C added to it - like what you played.
Wow! Thank you for the very detailed comment! You missed one thing though, I omitted the B note all together. I'm muting the A string. So there is no 3rd in this chord (which is more of a guitar thing than a piano thing) So the only note present are G and D. I suppose you could notate that as a G no3. But I think G5 is cleaner. As for the Suspended comment, I have never had the pleasure of being asked to play a sus6 chord but maybe one day. In the circles I play in, Sus4 is most common but only notated with the 4 when a sus2 is also used in the same piece of music. Can we at least agree that calling a G chord that lacks a 3rd is not a G2? 😊 Thanks for needing out with me.
@@GettinBetterWithDave oh goodness, my apologies. Serves me right for listening on my phone. Consider the suspension tangent retracted. (Although I love that topic.) Yes, I share your puzzlement at the "G2" label. Never heard of it before. Do you think the original person labeling it was trying to help students distinguish between two more or less equally useful voicings of G major? ("G1" and "G2"?) Not good reasoning, but perhaps ...
All good bro! Yeah, That could be a reason for that label. Almost like a far less accurate "first inversion, second inversion, third inversion", just to put a name on different voicings of the same chord. We may never know. haha
Sus4 with the C. Yah, the D is the 5th of G, so it's part of the G chord (1,3,5) so that's why you don't call it a 5 chord, you just call it G. By not pressing the B on string 5, and not muting the string, you're playing an open A, which is the 2. So it is a G2 chord.
That's the way I typically play a G and I see a lot of players do the same, where you are omitting the 3rd, so all that left is 1st and 5th. You could just chart that as a G but if you were intentionally wanting to leave out that 3rd, I can't think of a more accurate way of charting it. This has been a fun nerd out! lol Thanks of the comment.
@@GettinBetterWithDave oh ok, you're right it's a G5, i got ya now. if you omit the third it's called a G5, and the third is omitted in this case because that 5th string B is being muted and the other B on the 2nd string is being turned into a D (the 5th). there's nothing but 1's and 5's in this chord. yah, interesting.
Well Dave, thank you. Awesome advice, I've been doing it wrong😢 My green russian was my last in the drive chain and my blues driver was the first. I saw something a while ago about a tube goes into a muff but a muff can't go into a tube 😂😂😂 sounds legit
You're welcome! Thanks for the encouragement. There is no right or wrong here, just things to try! It all depends on your pedals and the way you dial them in. It is a journey my friend!
Thanks so much for the encouragement!! This video is killing it but my video about chords is tanking. Why do you think that is? Just curious what you think. You can be honest :)
I like to think of the last drive pedal in my chain as the "noun" and all of the ones before it as "adjectives" that serve to modify it. Great video! Very informative. Thanks!
