The Hotone Soul Press II - Wah, Volume, and Expression Made Easy!

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This is a full review of the Hotone Soul Press II (2) Pedal. This is a mid-sized wah, volume, and express pedal designed for guitarists.
Official site - www.hotoneaudio.com/
Amazon - amzn.to/3tlgYw0
The Hotone Soul Press 2 can be used as a dedicated wah pedal and sounds very familiar to the legendary Dunlop Wah. The Soul Press II can also be used as a dedicated volume pedal that allows you to sweep and swell the volume with ease. Thirdly, the Soulpress can be used with a multi-effects pedal or any rack unit amplifier simulation that requires an expression pedal. The build quality on the Hotone Soul Press II is fantastic and a massive thank you to Hotone for sending this out for this review and for sponsoring this video.
0:00 - About & Disclaimer (Sponsored)
0:22 - Jam Track
2:31 - Hotone Soul Press II Overview
4:47 - Volume Mode
6:52 - Wah Pedal Mode (classic mode)
7:49 - Wah Pedal (warm mode)
8:36 - Clean Wah Pedal “Q Frequency”
10:43 - Always-on Mode (Wah & Volume)
11:32 - My Hotone Soulpress II Review
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@jfinester Год назад

I’ve used a volume pedal since the mid ‘70s, wah for longer than that. To save space on the floor, I prefer to have both functions in one pedal switchable by foot. I used Morley volume/wah pedals for a while, but they were big and clunky, and they used little automotive bulbs for power, that were hard to get and burned out fairly often. They also point down in toe position, and in the days when I could stand up to play for 4-5 hours a night, that worked OK. These days I’m in a wheelchair, and that angled pedal isn’t comfortable for me sitting down! So for the last 20 years or so I’ve used Dunlop volume pedals-they work well, but they don’t do wah, and I don’t want to use a second pedal, so I’ve gone without wah for years, and I miss it! This Hotone pedal looks pretty cool-I may just have to get one!

@wolfbear320 2 года назад

I always wonder why the market has very few wah/vol pedal. I mean this kind of thing is needed. Glad to see companies like Hotone are putting out some effort. Sounds great as well.

@keremtatar7304 4 месяца назад

Well i really wanted a wah/vol pedal until i actually got one lol there were alot of times i wanted to use the wah but cant because that meant maxing my volume back up.

@jasonhuang6332 2 месяца назад

@@keremtatar7304 I just roll the vol knob off my guitar when that conflict comes up. Most of the time I'd use the vol pedal, if I need a full mute its obviously the tuner, and when I need wah and lower volume I use the volume knob. The slight adjustment in tone from rolling off the volume knob is far outweighed by using a wah.

@reneotten7376 2 года назад

Great review. I already have 6 wah pedals so I need this one too.

@RickyMontijo 2 года назад

🤣🤣 agreed

@munimshahriar6491 2 года назад

Do you like it compared to the 6 other wah pedals? 😅

@SantiLawson 6 месяцев назад

I've been lookin' for this. And I've been hummin in it my head or when no ones around. Thank you for the sound test, sound test is the most important. Thanks.

@gregb6387 2 года назад

Very cool pedal. Very versatile. Great video Shane.

@joaoluizsantos5274 2 года назад

Yeaw! The demo I was waiting! I realy want this one :D

@wfm210 2 года назад

Always impressed with your knowledge another great review, thanks so much.

@intheblues 2 года назад

Thanks mate 😊

@DamianS1893 2 года назад

Pretty cool pedal. Great Video... Greatly appreciate your channel

@motomarmot6544 10 месяцев назад

Thanks man. You convinced me to pull the trigger on one.

@texasbootlegger3752 2 года назад

Excellent little pedals!

@djkolcun Год назад

I have/use this pedal and also can’t say enough about it. Very useable, versatile multipurpose compact wah pedal 🤘🏻

@markdakel9253 2 года назад

Very well designed pedal

@Aint1S Год назад

I like the warm setting... Sounds perfect for fuzz that usually goes too brittle on the top and where guitar resides in the mix. I usually have to trim off the top so I like that.

@calbrockocat8728 2 года назад

Definitely looks built for the road and the sounds you can access add a lot of options to your repertoire. Those volume sweeps really gives Shane's playing even more expression. Easy sell when you hear it.

@teacher5376 2 года назад

Rocks and rolls of voices, and blues music feels , two kind of sounds pedals ....great

@christopherkennedy873 2 года назад

Just ordered one 👍😃

@mrdoom3686 2 года назад

hotone!!!!!!!!!! again !!!!!!!!!! love it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@teacher5376 2 года назад

One hands of five , first hand 's of best ! Hotone wah pedals. Solids built .

@FabioStoppa 2 года назад

Dawg, this pedal rules!

@DennisJPolson 2 года назад

A very interesting pedal. That classic sound is SO 1970’s! Great playing as always, Shane.

@intheblues 2 года назад

The wah tone is really nice. Having the ability to sweep the frequency is pretty great. :)

@DMSProduktions 2 года назад

THE Sound of SHAFT!

@DennisJPolson 2 года назад

@@DMSProduktions 💯👍👍

@DMSProduktions 2 года назад

@@DennisJPolson You can dig it!

@DMSProduktions 2 года назад

@Phoenix 𝙾𝚙𝚎𝚗 𝙼𝚢 PROFILE STOP SPAMMING!

@fredmuloin1545 2 года назад

I have the first version and i love it. But now i need the new one. 🤷‍♂️ Hello from Quebec ✌️

@JaiHighVibes 2 года назад

Cheers Mate! Those runners are as clean as your playing!

@intheblues 2 года назад

haha thanks! I actually gave them a wipe before filming because some things can't be unseen! 🤣

@tattoofred 8 месяцев назад

Fantástico pedal, saludos desde España ;)

@cironicholas526 2 года назад

I'm usually a straight into the amp kind of guy, but I would totally buy this pedal.... and that Tokai... and some of them Joe Barden pickups.

@fongy200 2 года назад

Villa Strangiato. Eh up Shane. I'm going to have to have one of these. Funny I asked you a week or to ago if you ever tried a Kilawah by Gigfx. Their kind of the same thing but the Hotone is right up to date, it looks better and no doubt whatever's under the bonnet are better quality components. The size is good to. Impressed with your review mate, you made me want one whether that was your intension or not. You sir have given me Gas.

@anthonyward8587 2 года назад

I like it. Esp with the strat.

@byrdz2313 2 года назад

Another very good demo video from Shane,

@barfboy2000 Год назад

Great review. Clarification, Q is for band width and height of the filter spike, not freq. Higher Q is narrower peak band with higher peak, lower Q is flatter up to cut off, then gentle roll off without as much spike.

@jasonhuang6332 2 месяца назад

Yep you control the freq with the wah (as with all wahs). The Q is making the shape of the peak - think of it making a mountain on the freq curve - can be a steeper or gentler mountain.

@jcd13able 2 года назад

Great pedal but I wonder what the long term reliability will be like. I wish Shane would revisit some of the pedals to see how they held up long term. Lot of these chinese made pedals stop working after couple of months. PS. Shane, thanks for wearing shoes instead of being bare footed demoing the pedal :)

@eternalblissed 2 года назад

Thank you for this video! 😊 is it possible to use the pedal with also the ampero switch connected to Ampero 2?

@caipira6622 2 года назад

Great playing and review. How is the bypass? Does it change the tone when the volume is ON? Thank you!

@JPMonstie 2 года назад

Sounds pretty good and some useful features. The warm mode could be good as a contrast to more trebly bright tone, or for more jazzy roll off tone, especially on single coils and hollow body…just guessing.

@Stoffendous 2 года назад

Always important for a footpedal to feel good in the hand.

@kevinjohnbetts 2 года назад

Nice. I think you should have demoed the volume side of the pedal after some dirt rather than into the crunch on the Marshall ...... which still sounded pretty dirty to my ears. I appreciate this kind of dual pedal requires a bit of compromise but instead of getting those lovely volume swells we got off=>clean-ish=>dirty which imho didn't show off the pedal's full potential. The wah sounded really good though. Maybe a follow up with the Hotone after your Royal Flush into a clean amp might be appropriate .... assuming you have the time and energy that is. 🙂

@-briggsy- 2 года назад

Hey Shane if you get the chance could you review the Fender made in Japan Hybrid II series Tele or Strat

@marcelomarquesrangel Год назад

Does anyone know if I can hook it up to my rig as both wah and expression, and toggle between these functions?

@maxonlamb8063 Год назад

With the overdrive on, you can't really hear very much about it's tone... I was about to get the SP2 but have heard that it has a gain jump (I've noticed this in a lot of Chinese pedals) and a slightly gritty sound (I'm playing medium sized gigs with a miked Blues Junior as clean as possible🙄)... is it going to turn my funk to crunch ? Thanks for your great reviews and yur cool vibe 👍

@rokku87 2 года назад

I read some reviews that say the wah is a little noisy? Can you confirm or deny with your sample? I plan to use a lot of game behind the pedal so I'm just wondering

@notanotherguitarchannel 2 года назад

I think it's much better if you call it Ho Tone, on account of the wah wah

@josedamiaodasilva3505 6 месяцев назад

A question: When we insert a 9V rechargeable battery into the Soulpress 2, when connected to the source, is the 9V battery being recharged?

@noams210 Год назад

Great range of wah tones but wish I could set the volume pedal range like I can the Q on the wah. I don’t want a full off but a would rather a more gentle volume controls slope.

@pronumeral1446 10 месяцев назад

Hey man, great review but it would have been good to also see the expression mode.

@mrbaiser4133 Год назад

Is it possible to place the Soul Press 2 on a (transformer based) power supply? Or will this cause hum? The inductor in the old red Soul Press wasn't shielded at all...

@UTAH100 Год назад

Can you use the Hotone Ampero Switch and Wah together?

@jamalabdul2009 2 года назад

What sells me on this wah/volume/expression pedal is the Q control. It’s like having several different wahs in one! I wonder, however, how compatible the expression side of this pedal is because I could use it for my Uni Vibe type pedal or something else outside of Hotone pedals. Thank you for the cool video Shane! Cheers!🎸🎸🤘🏾🤘🏾

@Gearjunkie35 2 года назад

Yes! I works as a standalone exp pedal for Delay, reverb, anything w an exp input. Just use a TRS (2 black rings on the male portion of the jack) instead of standard cable(1 black ring). Works like any other exp pedal.. Killer bit of kit for sure.

@VarrialeAndrea 2 года назад

@Jamal what does it do exactly? Does it widen or shorten the range or does it set the middle point of the range?

@LemonMeIon 2 года назад

It works well as an expression too. Best if you can calibrate the pedal you’re controlling to the range of the sweep

@blakehatton4990 Год назад

@@Gearjunkie35 Sorry to revive a year-old comment- but can this be used simultaneously as a wah and expression pedal so I can avoid having two on my board?

@wireguy123 7 месяцев назад

Nice pedal but where can I find that jam track?

@MindFullCheeseburger 11 месяцев назад

I need this to make room for two more pedals😂😂😂😂

@lincolnjohnson6511 2 года назад

Can I like BOTH Classic and Warm tones?? I’m a sucker for indicator lights!

@JV-nh9rj Год назад

Good demo but seriously disappointed you didnt demo the exp feature

@kaskas55 Год назад

Hi bro. Do you still use this wah? Hows the reliability after a year? Thanks

@kossnfx 2 года назад

I sat thru this entire vid just to see how it functions as an XP and you never even bother with it, and their website isn't much better- I had to download the f'n manual for a pedal I don't even own just to see if it will do what I want. Point being, maybe cover the WHOLE pedal next time?

@thiagodantas4252 Год назад

Which one is the best: Hotone Soul Press II or Joyo Wah II?

@BobBob-dv2qh 2 года назад

Thank you for the video, It was a good in depth review. However I have watched multiple reviews on his pedal now and on many different you tube channels and in not one of them has someone demonstrated flipping between using it as an expression pedal back to a volume or wah pedal. Call me stupid for asking but can I plug in say a pitch shifter pedal into expression port and have it in my pedal chain use it for the pitchshifter and back to a volume and wah? How does that work if the pedal only has a vol setting or wah setting or combo volume wah setting?

@fiddlerontherock 2 года назад

agreed same question

@LemonMeIon 2 года назад

I’ve tested this. The expression control is a passive function so it always works in any setting and even when not powered.

@BobBob-dv2qh Год назад

@@LemonMeIon I think you missed the point of my question. I want to use it live as a volume pedal. And in the same song switch it to use with my pitch shifter pedal then back to volume Question How do you turn offvolune and use as oithshufter then back. There is not footswitch on the pedal for this function

@bassyey 11 месяцев назад

I didn't know something like this existed. I was wondering if I had to get multiple foot pedals which seems kind of stupid to do.

@pistolpete0500 2 года назад

In theory could you rock two of these on the chain in different modes?

@flyingbottles675 2 года назад

Hello, thank you for your review. When it is used as an expression pedal, does it work when both the pedal is on or off?

@LemonMeIon 2 года назад

Yes, it is a passive function so it always works in any setting and even when not powered.

@ianbarcelos Год назад

How is this one holding up? Still solid?

@JaniceLalla 2 года назад

I agree

@miguelsanguino5358 Год назад

Can i conect the Tone press with 18v ?

@martijnvanspaendonck7989 7 месяцев назад

Maybe you've learned this in the meantime: but you're using too much gain for the use of a volume pedal. At least for it to have a smooth/linear curve. With a clean sound, the volume curve will be smooth. With an overdriven or distorted signal, the volume will come in quite quickly ('the first quarter') and will then just add more gain as you go up. Unless you put it in the FX loop or after you drive pedals. It's like this with every volume pedal of volume pot!

@joaopimenteljr3076 2 года назад

Great review. My question is whether it is possible to use the expression function controlling HX stomp parameters. When I activate the wah it turns off the expression, and when I turn off the wah the expression works again. In this case I don't want to use the pedal volume function. Have you already tested this? Could you test?

@LemonMeIon 2 года назад

The expression control works all the time. I’ve tested it.

@joaopimenteljr3076 Год назад

@@LemonMeIon Wow thanks. I really liked the sound and bought one on aliexpress. I'm waiting for delivery. I'm thinking of making a mod.

@jaye2276 6 месяцев назад

Making a mod was my first idea, when I thought about using exp and wah; I thought about making it have max exp while using wah. Did you get your Hotone and did you make a mod? If so, what did you do? I'm actually thinking about buying one, too... Cheers

@intheblues 2 года назад

The Hotone Soul Press II is a Wah, Expression, and Volume pedal in one. This thing is built like a tank! It's a very nice upgrade over the original Soul Press and the larger pedal size feels great under the foot. Thanks for watching! Timestamps and links below. 0:00 - About & Disclaimer (Sponsored) 0:22 - Jam Track 2:31 - Hotone Soul Press II Overview 4:47 - Volume Mode 6:52 - Wah Pedal Mode (classic mode) 7:49 - Wah Pedal (warm mode) 8:36 - Clean Wah Pedal “Q Frequency” 10:43 - Always-on Mode (Wah & Volume) 11:32 - My Hotone Soulpress II Review Official Site - www.hotoneaudio.com/ Amazon - amzn.to/3tlgYw0

@rt5u 2 года назад

I use the expression output parallel to the wah or volume functionality? Thanks!

@LemonMeIon 2 года назад

Yes, it is a passive function so it always works in any setting and even when not powered.

@sfmag1 2 года назад

Does it work for bass and does it have a mode where both volume and wah are on? I want a volume boost when I turn on the wah. Tx.

@LemonMeIon 2 года назад

Yes but it’s either or. I think the Ibanez wah has a boost built in when you engage the wah

@alanjrm1104 Год назад

Review expresion pedal plis

@teacher5376 2 года назад

Ibanez 's , mrx 's, boss's , and many of brands. Wah wah wah .wah wah wah !!!!! This are super !!!!!!wah

@tonyvari 4 месяца назад

is it made of plastic or metal?

@midtown3221 2 года назад

Awesome pedal, but how does it fare with a Bass?

@intheblues 2 года назад

It should have no issues with Bass. Most guitar/bass effects are interchangeable.

@Gearjunkie35 2 года назад

Expression...Volume.....All the Crybaby sounds..All the Morley sounds....Damn. That's a great piece of kit.

@Madchris8828 2 года назад

Everytime I watch someone on RU-vid demo soloing I realize how much I overcomplicate soloing and end up making it harder than it needs to be.

@atarijam Год назад

it is all about phrasing

@vintagetone22 2 года назад

you sir can make a tin can sound like a 1960s vox wah.

@bloozedaddy 2 года назад

I love how they're making pedals to fit the feet of the typical 5 year old rocker.

@216trixie 2 года назад

Ho tone, or Hot one.

@monarakudumbiya737 Год назад

They claim this works with Quad cortex? have you tried? anyone?

@whatwouldhousedo5136 2 года назад

Nothing about the expression function?

@intheblues 2 года назад

It's an expression pedal it works however you set it up with a device that works with it. It will work as a wah or volume pedal for example with any multi-effects pedal or something like a Kemper.