You can tell andy is really good at making a pedal shine, when you notices how he changes his playing and pickup configuration when demoing the bandwidth modes so it doesn't sound so muddy with more bass.
2:24 on second thought, the "clean" tone used here is already pretty crunchy, so there's your cascading gain staging, a lot coming from the amp. Still, this pedal slays.
For centuries Pearl Cream was available only to the very rich, but in recent years the lowered costs of gathering pearl oysters has made it affordable to everyone. A thirty-day supply of oriental Pearl Cream is only... Wait, what? Oh, that was Pearl JAM? I always get those two mixed up.
Sometimes pedals like this are silly and more of a gimmick than useful. They did a great job of making this usable and still packing in a ton of options. I'm sure it's expensive, but it could actually be worth it. The switchable input caps alone is a very cool option.
exceptional pedal! Very very versatile and each of the available voices sound very "convincing" and is properly voiced. This is definitely one of the two best (the other one would be the Sally Drive by 6degrees FX) TS style pedals...this one's definitely the most versatile one. Really impressed!
the palisade is pretty much well represented here as the ultimate 808 type pedal, any variation of a TS pedal you have right here. I am gonna grab one of these fo sho'!
Just bought this pedal, not knowing it was based on the ts808(on sale at GC.) I must say eartquaker devices really did a great job with this pedal. You can dial anything from a clean boost all the way up to a growling beast.
Hi! Can you tell me can you use only boost without activating overdrive segment of a pedal? I would sometimes use amp drive channel so Im curious can I boost it without turning pedal overdrive on to get extra bite.
I wish I had one of these to compare with a VHT V Drive which has some similiar features. Instead of the 5 way bandwidth cap selector the V Drive has an 11 way depth cap selector that does the same thing I believe. The V Drive also has an 10 way clipping selector with an 11th clean boost clipping bypassed mode. The one thing the palisades does better is the boost + dual gain options so I wonder if the V Drive is better for the $... This pedal still looks killer though, I wonder which is more versatile.
I've loved every single Earthquaker video I've seen. The pedals are second to none to me. They are built to last, and built to perform. Hand-made. Unfortunately, I doubt I'll ever own one. They are just too expensive for the common man to ever be able to afford reasonably. It's a shame, really, if they were just a little bit cheaper I'd buy the whole lot of them.
@Josh Yosh: no idea how your comment disappeared! The pedals you listed (Tech 21, Modtone, TC VPD1 et al) might have comb filtering in their circuitry, but I've been looking for a dedicated comb filter pedal such as the THD Quintet, Snarling Dogs Very-Tone etc. And the Palisades IMO trumps all those pedals with the plethora of sounds you get out of it turning the Voice and Bandwidth knobs.
thats probably the most comprehensive overdrive ive ever seen. switchable caps, diodes, 2 channels with independent gain controls AND an adjustable boost! way better than all these bullsh*t multieffects. this is a proper players pedal
There’s the old saying...ya get what ya pay for. Its not always true and always remember to caveat emptor. But in the case of this pedal-it seems you are getting a lot for your money. Unless Tube Screamers are your Kryptonite and you wear an S on your shirt-in which case this pedal will certainly be your doom!
Well if they are going back on what they said I'm glad they didn't mess around. This is one great sounding Screamer clone. I don't need new pedals...I don't need new pedals. .
I saw this email show up in my inbox this week and I was like "bullshit, *best overdrive ever...* that's so subjective." Ya, it's the best... Period. SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!
Pedal sounds fantastic! I'm not completely sold on the artwork… I know it's a palisade but it doesn't do a whole lot for me. It would match my white Bit Commander. :) Very cool demo, Foo Fighters, Zep, PJ! Tickles all my 90's alternative itches and then some. Price is also attractive.
How is this pedal in front of a high gain amp? Can you use channel A as an "Always On" TS style to tighten up a heavy tone and then use Channel B for a heavier gain layer and the boost for leads?
Anybody else who thought this pedal was a sort of dark, aqua blue/green? Must've just been the background...it's black and white. I didn't need this pedal at all but had to get it as a TubeScreamer addict.
EarthQuakerDevices Thanks for the prompt reply. That's actually my preferred config. Hit bypass no matter what you've got dialled up with regard to channel or boost setting and you're back to your straight amp sound. Cool!
One problem I see is the old mesa caliber series problem. Theres only ONE volume for gain A and Gain B. How are you supposed to balance the two channels gain stages with just ONE volume?
Mc Ren try not to have the gain too high on B. I mean how much gain do you actually need? 😂🤘🏽 Maybe you could use your volume knob? I definitely understand what your saying though.
It sure sounds great but I think that so many options should be able to be controlled by MIDI. Is it worth to have 480 sound possibilities when you can only use four live?
Oh interesting...I never opened up my palisades and saw the chip cradle. I’ll have to try a few different chips out....see what’s doin. By the way, this thing *is* the final word in tube screamer mods. It’s got this beautiful, vocal, midrange bark and modes 3, 4 and 5 are just completely monstrous. Plus, having the second gain option and a boost gives you just endless control on a gig.
This isn't even a pedal, this is a fucking amplifier preamp front end, less a tone stack. Some of those settings in this video (2:59 POSITION 4!) sound to my ears absolutely identical in breakup characteristics to a 90s mesa Tremoverb, that starved-for-voltage falling-apart treble-peaking breakup. All it needs is to be run into a thick as peanut butter compressor and mixed with a little dry fundamental and some post gain EQ and you'd have the clearest crunchiest amp front end I've ever heard since Make Yourself!!!!
Channel A is low gain Channel B is high gain Channel B is the middle stomp switch on the bottom, step on that and you get the amount of gain (dirt, grit, distortion) and you get what you have dialed in on the knob. Kind of hard for me to explain. They make a "Dunes" pedal which is a scaled back version of this one, but I would buy the Palisades because it's only a bit more money and has all of the options and you will figure it out. Both pedals are killer though and EQD makes the best pedals, imo.
