5 Neural DSP Plugins Put to the Test
*GET EXCLUSIVE UPDATES, JOIN MY EMAIL CLUB*
https://www.SeanPierceJohnson.com/email
Neural DSP is considered the premiere amp sim plugin company. They've collaborated with legendary amp brands and artists to bring their tones to the digital realm. But there are so many! Which one would I choose? I downloaded five (5) Neural DSP plugin trials for two weeks and put them all to the test.
Using the same DI guitar track, I processed each one using Archetype Petrucci, Archetype Rabea, the Mesa/Boogie MkII C+ suite, the Soldano SLO-100 suite and the Omega Ampworks Granophyre suite. Which one should I get???
0:00 - Intro
0:51 - How This Test Is Working
BEGIN PLAYING, NO TALKING
1:17 - Omega Granophyre High Gain Rhythm
2:05 - Mesa/Boogie Mark II C+ High Gain Rhythm
2:54 - Archetype: Petrucci High Gain Rhythm
3:42 - Archetype: Rabea High Gain Rhythm
4:30 - Soldano SLO-100 High Gain Rhythm
5:19 - Mesa/Boogie MkII C+ Ambient Clean
6:31 - Archetype: Petrucci Ambient Clean
7:44 - Archetype: Rabea Ambient Clean
8:55 - Soldano SLO-100 Ambient Clean
10:07 - Vibey Solo w/ Rabea, Petrucci, Soldano, Boogie
11:37 - Omega Granophyre Seven String Chugs
12:29 - Archetype: Rabea Seven String Chugs
13:21 - Mesa Boogie MkII C+ Seven String Chugs
14:13 - One Month Later...
16:35 - Did I Figure It Out???
17:06 - Thanks For Watching
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
*Official Website* 🌎
http://www.SeanPierceJohnson.com
*Email List Sign Up* 📬
https://www.seanpiercejohnson.com/email
*Listen to my Band* 🎸
http://www.CockeyedOptimist.net
*Gear For Sale* 🎛️
https://reverb.com/shop/seans-gear-outlet-7
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
*SHOP WITH MY AFFILIATE LINKS AND SUPPORT MY CHANNEL*
Sweetwater - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/VyLMeA
Amazon - https://amzn.to/3ka0qql
Sonicake Pedals - https://www.sonicake.com?sca_ref=1438532.tlXYbNcej4
Thank you all for your support. Wishing you Great & Tone Happy Stomping!
- SPJ
44
views
What's Up With These New Maestro Pedals?!? | Orbit Phaser, Arcas Compressor, Mariner Tremolo
Maestro Pedals is the OG pedal brand and they are back!
THIS IS A RE-UPLOAD
Maestro Pedals is the oldest pedal company; releasing the legendary Fuzztone in 1962. And despite your initial thought, Maestro was always a Gibson brand...look it up. Last year, Gibson brought the Maestro brand back in a BIG WAY. Not only did they release a modern interpretation of the Fuzztone but they released an entire line of new pedals!
Today, we're looking at three (3) of the newest pedals Maestro added to their lineup: the Arcas Comp/Sustain, the Orbit Phaser and the Mariner Tremolo. Which on is your favorite?
*Check out more from Maestro here* - http://bit.ly/3Hb2FmI
*Get one from Sweetwater* - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/daKgZj
0:00 - Intro
1:08 - Arcas Compressor
2:58 - PLAYING "Nash Vegas Squash"
4:39 - PLAYING "Fine Tuned Comp"
6:19 - Orbit Phaser
7:22 - PLAYING 4 Stage VS 6 Stage
9:00 - PLAYING "Slow Nine Zero"
10:30 - Mariner Tremolo
11:47 - PLAYING "Ripples On the Swamp"
14:14 - PLAYING "Twin Speed Deluxe"
15:31 - PLAYING Tone "How Soon Is Then?"
17:10 - Closing Thoughts
18:42 - Thanks For Watching
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
*Official Website* 🌎
http://www.SeanPierceJohnson.com
*Email List Sign Up* 📬
https://www.seanpiercejohnson.com/email
*Listen to my Band* 🎸
http://www.CockeyedOptimist.net
*Gear For Sale* 🎛️
https://reverb.com/shop/seans-gear-outlet-7
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
*SHOP WITH MY AFFILIATE LINKS AND SUPPORT MY CHANNEL*
Sweetwater - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/VyLMeA
Amazon - https://amzn.to/3ka0qql
Sonicake Pedals - https://www.sonicake.com?sca_ref=1438532.tlXYbNcej4
Thank you all for your support. Wishing you Great & Tone Happy Stomping!
- SPJ
13
views
Sonicake's NEW QDS Series | Levitate, Tone Group & Warped Dimension | Stompbox Saturday
Buy them here and support the channel ⬇️⬇️⬇️
*Levitate*: https://www.sonicake.com/products/levitate?sca_ref=1438532.tlXYbNcej4
*Tone Group*: https://www.sonicake.com/products/tone-group?sca_ref=1438532.tlXYbNcej4
*Warped Dimension*: https://www.sonicake.com/products/warped-dimension?sca_ref=1438532.tlXYbNcej4
We love Sonicake here on "Stompbox Saturday"! And now, they're not just making mini pedals. This is the new QDS Series: bigger enclosures, dual footswitches and the same low prices. The most expensive pedals top @ $55.99! Today we're looking at all three: the Levitate Dual/Reverb, the Tone Group 10-Band EQ and the Warped Dimension Modulation.
0:00 - Intro
0:50 - Meet the Warped Dimension!
1:53 - Chorus
3:17 - Flanger
4:46 - Phaser
5:58 - Tremolo
7:10 - Meet the Tone Group EQ!
8:00 - Use it to Re-voice Your Amp
9:56 - Use it to Re-voice Your Pickups
12:27 - Meet the Leviate Delay & Reverb!
13:43 - Let's Hear the Reverb
15:44 - Let's Hear the Delay
17:35 - Fav Combo 1 "Joe's Surf Shack"
19:46 - Fav Combo 2 "Sunday Morning"
20:42 - Final Thoughts
22:05 - Thanks for Watching
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
*Official Website* 🌎
http://www.SeanPierceJohnson.com
*Email List Sign Up* 📬
https://www.seanpiercejohnson.com/email
*Listen to my Band* 🎸
http://www.CockeyedOptimist.net
*Gear For Sale* 🎛️
https://reverb.com/shop/seans-gear-outlet-7
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
*SHOP WITH MY AFFILIATE LINKS AND SUPPORT MY CHANNEL*
Sweetwater - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/VyLMeA
Amazon - https://amzn.to/3ka0qql
Sonicake Pedals - https://www.sonicake.com?sca_ref=1438532.tlXYbNcej4
Thank you all for your support. Wishing you Great & Tone Happy Stomping!
- SPJ
10
views
Highwind Amplification Fire & Sword | My FAVORITE Amp in A Pedal | Stompbox Saturday
*JOIN MY EMAIL CLUB*
https://www.SeanPierceJohnson.com/email
FINALLY! After many years of unsuccessfully lobbying for it to happen, @highwindamplification7603 and Peper's Pedals bring us the FIRE & SWORD...a ROCKERVERB 100 PREAMP PEDAL!!! But it's not just my favorite amp in a box. It contains TWO pre-amp Boost circuits, the Direwolf and the Dirty Trees, to do your best modern metal/hard rock/alt metal/djenty amp boosting! We're putting this thing through ALL the paces and I challenge you to guess which is my Rockerverb and which is the Fire & Sword.
Get them here: https://highwindamplification.bigcartel.com/product/fire-sword-preamp
Or here: https://peperspedals.bigcartel.com/product/fire-sword-preamp
0:00 - Intro
2:13 - Controls & Features
4:07 - LET'S COMPARE IT TO MY ROCKERVERB
5:19 - Fire & Sword VS Rockerverb A
6:29 - Fire & Sword VS Rockerverb B
7:35 - COULD YOU TELL?
8:26 - WOLF Boost Range
10:28 - TREE Boost Range
12:12 - TREE Boost w/ Seven String
13:29 - WOLF Boost w/ Seven String
15:35 - Fav Tone 1 "Darkest Knight"
17:00 - Fav Tone 2 "Summer of Pop Punk"
18:33 - Fav Tone 3 "That Satch-y Stuff"
20:18 - My Final Thoughts
21:32 - Thanks for Watching
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
*Official Website* 🌎
http://www.SeanPierceJohnson.com
*Email List Sign Up* 📬
https://www.seanpiercejohnson.com/email
*Listen to my Band* 🎸
http://www.CockeyedOptimist.net
*Gear For Sale* 🎛️
https://reverb.com/shop/seans-gear-outlet-7
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
*SHOP WITH MY AFFILIATE LINKS AND SUPPORT MY CHANNEL*
Sweetwater - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/VyLMeA
Amazon - https://amzn.to/3ka0qql
Sonicake Pedals - https://www.sonicake.com?sca_ref=1438532.tlXYbNcej4
Thank you all for your support. Wishing you Great & Tone Happy Stomping!
- SPJ
9
views
Walrus Audio FABLE Granular Soundscape Generator | ambiENT Dream Box | Stompbox Saturday
Get one from my friends @sweetwater : https://sweetwater.sjv.io/k04KGz
Hello there Little Orcs! Today on Stompbox Saturday we wander the mirky paths and fang-like eaves of the Fable Granular Soundscape Generator from @walrusaudioeffects . Combining delays of various types with granular processing, this ambiENT dream box is a beautifully realized collection of effects that would have been otherwise thought impossible.
Pitch shifted echoes, choppy reverbs and dizzying depths of sound are at your fingertips!
0:00 - Intro
1:37 - Control Rundown
4:44 - Program 1 Explanation
5:02 - Sample Tone "Quickbeam"
6:43 - Program 2 Explanation
7:38 - Sample Tone "Fine Line - Dream Pads"
8:54 - Same Tone, Busier Playing
10:11 - Program 3 Explanation
10:38 - Sample Tone "Take the Dimholt Road..."
12:35 - Program 4 Explanation
13:24 - Sample Tone "Wells of Deep Memory"
15:15 - Same Tone, With Distortion & Dive
16:52 - Program 5 Explanation
18:00 - Sample Tone "Sleep Little Shirelings"
19:43 - "Nobody Cares for the Woods Anymore"
21:30 - Final Thoughts
22:52 - Thanks for Watching
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
*Official Website* 🌎
http://www.SeanPierceJohnson.com
*Email List Sign Up* 📬
https://www.seanpiercejohnson.com/email
*Listen to my Band* 🎸
http://www.CockeyedOptimist.net
*Gear For Sale* 🎛️
https://reverb.com/shop/seans-gear-outlet-7
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
*SHOP WITH MY AFFILIATE LINKS AND SUPPORT MY CHANNEL*
Sweetwater - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/VyLMeA
Amazon - https://amzn.to/3ka0qql
Sonicake Pedals - https://www.sonicake.com?sca_ref=1438532.tlXYbNcej4
Thank you all for your support. Wishing you Great & Tone Happy Stomping!
- SPJ
8
views
NUX Amp Academy | An Amp Collection In a Pedal | Stompbox Saturday
Welcome friends to my demo of the NUX Amp Academy! This is going to be a long one, so grab a snack and a beverage. The Amp Academy is an insanely powerful amp simulator pedal! At $200, it's far more than just an amp-in-a-box or a modeling pedal. There's 12 different amp models, multiple compressors and overdrives, reverbs and even custom created IRs for using this in a DI guitar rig! Let's get started.
0:00 - Intro
0:35 - Is this just an Amp In A Box?
1:17 - Specs, Features & Controls
4:00 - Amp Academy "Out of the Box"
6:38 - A Word About the DI Output
8:30 - Channel A "Classic Mode"
9:41 - Channel A "Modern Mode"
10:21 - Channel B "Iridium Mode" YIKES!
10:50 - Channel B "Red Mode" BEEFY
12:01 - Let's Look at the Software!
14:00 - Let's Create a Tone
15:46 - The Quirks of the FX Loop
17:38 - Built-In Comps & Drives
19:48 - Channel B Exploration
20:17 - Messing w/ the "Iridium Mode"
22:02 - Making a Preset w/ the Brit 800
31:02 - Preset 1 "That Glassy Strat Thing"
33:24 - Preset 2 "Uncle Jim's 800"
35:27 - Preset 3 "No Djentings For An Age"
36:59 - Running the Amp Academy As a Preamp
39:05 - Final Thoughts & Concerns
42:34 - Thanks for Watching
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
*Official Website* 🌎
http://www.SeanPierceJohnson.com
*Email List Sign Up* 📬
https://www.seanpiercejohnson.com/email
*Listen to my Band* 🎸
http://www.CockeyedOptimist.net
*Gear For Sale* 🎛️
https://reverb.com/shop/seans-gear-outlet-7
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
*SHOP WITH MY AFFILIATE LINKS AND SUPPORT MY CHANNEL*
Sweetwater - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/VyLMeA
Amazon - https://amzn.to/3ka0qql
Sonicake Pedals - https://www.sonicake.com?sca_ref=1438532.tlXYbNcej4
Thank you all for your support. Wishing you Great & Tone Happy Stomping!
- SPJ
19
views
NUX Pulse Mini IR Loader & Stereo Cab Sim | Stompbox Saturday
There's no way around this fact: @NUXEFXAmplifier has been KILLING it with their new releases! And the Pulse continues the trend. Pulse is a mini pedal that house BIG features. Eight guitar cab IRs, eight bass cab IRs, AND Eight ACOUSTIC GUITAR IRs!!! All of these with an intuitive editor app AND STEREO Ins and Outs.
Today, we'll take a look at the NUX Pulse right out of the box; no extras, just what you can do with the knobs on the pedal and a few fun pedals.
0:00 - Intro
0:38 - My Experience w/ Cab Sims
1:19 - What Makes the Pulse Special
1:48 - What We're Doing Today
2:15 - Controls & Features
3:26 - Demo Rig Rundown
4:31 - ALL IRs w/ Clean Electric Guitar
9:14 - ALL IRs w/ Dirty Electric Guitar
12:15 - Acoustic Guitar IRs w/ Electric Guitar!
14:41 - Acoustic IRs w/ Acoustic-Electric
18:10 - Stereo Cab Sim Setup w/ P&W Board
20:29 - Final Thoughts
23:05 - Thanks for Watching
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
*Official Website* 🌎
http://www.SeanPierceJohnson.com
*Email List Sign Up* 📬
https://www.seanpiercejohnson.com/email
*Listen to my Band* 🎸
http://www.CockeyedOptimist.net
*Gear For Sale* 🎛️
https://reverb.com/shop/seans-gear-outlet-7
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
*SHOP WITH MY AFFILIATE LINKS AND SUPPORT MY CHANNEL*
Sweetwater - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/VyLMeA
Amazon - https://amzn.to/3ka0qql
Sonicake Pedals - https://www.sonicake.com?sca_ref=1438532.tlXYbNcej4
Thank you all for your support. Wishing you Great & Tone Happy Stomping!
- SPJ
33
views
Origin Effects M-EQ Driver | Overdrive Meets Classic Studio EQ | Stompbox Saturday
*ENTER THIS MONTH'S GIVEAWAY*
https://www.SeanPierceJohnson.com/giveaway
What do you get when you pair a wonderful sounding overdrive with a mid-boost based around a LEGENDARY studio EQ? You get the Origin Effects M-EQ Driver!
The Pultec EQ looms large in the legend of recording studio equipment. The character these units added to many legendary tracks has been lauded for decades. Now, Origin Effects has takent he legendary midrange boosting of the Pultec M-EQ5 and paired it with a lovely overdrive. This isn't a tube screamer or a Klon. It's not your average distortion pedal. It's something truly in a class all its own!
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - What's a Pultec & Why You Should Care
2:35 - Controls & Specs
4:15 - What's the "Adaptive" Circuit?
START PLAYING
5:10 - Mid Boost 0.8 KCS
6:46 - Mid Boost 1.0 KCS
8:11 - Mid Boost 1.3 KCS
9:52 - CUT Control
12:34 - Adaptive Circuit
16:15 - Fav Tone 1 "Dad Dirt"
18:09 - Fav Tone 2 "M-EQ vs 808"
20:24 - Fav Tone 3 "Cock Of the Wah'k"
21:43 - Fav Tone 4 "Getcha Pultec"
23:43 - Final Thoughts
25:00 - Thanks for Watching
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
*Official Website* 🌎
http://www.SeanPierceJohnson.com
*Email List Sign Up* 📬
https://www.seanpiercejohnson.com/email
*Listen to my Band* 🎸
http://www.CockeyedOptimist.net
*Gear For Sale* 🎛️
https://reverb.com/shop/seans-gear-outlet-7
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
*SHOP WITH MY AFFILIATE LINKS AND SUPPORT MY CHANNEL*
Sweetwater - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/VyLMeA
Amazon - https://amzn.to/3ka0qql
Sonicake Pedals - https://www.sonicake.com?sca_ref=1438532.tlXYbNcej4
Thank you all for your support. Wishing you Great & Tone Happy Stomping!
- SPJ
10
views
Walrus Audio Fundamental Distortion | My New Favorite Distortion Pedal | Stompbox Saturday
Need a GREAT distortion pedal for $100??? Look no further! The @walrusaudioeffects Fundamental Distortion is an absolute TITAN of Walrus Audio's new Fundamental Series of pedals. Based around their classic Iron Horse distortion (which in an of itself is based on a ProCo RAT) it packs a HUGE amount of versatility in a small package. Three voicing options help you pair the Fundamental Distortion with any guitar or amp. This is an absolute WINNER.
0:00 - Intro
1:33 - Controls & Specs
2:18 - Let's Hear Each Voicing!
2:48 - Silicon Mode
4:51 - Range of Gain (Silicon Mode)
6:53 - Range of Gain (Dark Mode)
8:38 - Range of Gain (LED Mode)
11:55 - Tone 1 "Summer Of Punk"
13:49 - ONE SETTING, MULTIPLE GUITARS
14:30 - "Cracks of Doom" (LED)
15:26 - "As We Praise" (Dark)
17:04 - "My First Distortion Pedal" (Silicon)
18:49 - My Final Thoughts
20:19 - Thanks for Watching
Buy the Fundamental Distortion on @sweetwater : https://sweetwater.sjv.io/eK4d5O
*ENTER THIS MONTH'S GIVEAWAY*
https://www.SeanPierceJohnson.com/giveaway
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
*Official Website* 🌎
http://www.SeanPierceJohnson.com
*Email List Sign Up* 📬
https://www.seanpiercejohnson.com/email
*Listen to my Band* 🎸
http://www.CockeyedOptimist.net
*Gear For Sale* 🎛️
https://reverb.com/shop/seans-gear-outlet-7
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
*SHOP WITH MY AFFILIATE LINKS AND SUPPORT MY CHANNEL*
Sweetwater - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/VyLMeA
Amazon - https://amzn.to/3ka0qql
Sonicake Pedals - https://www.sonicake.com?sca_ref=1438532.tlXYbNcej4
Thank you all for your support. Wishing you Great & Tone Happy Stomping!
- SPJ
8
views
I Wish I Still Had a VB-2w @BOSSinfoglobal #stompboxsaturday
The @BOSSinfoglobal VB-2w was a long awaited reissue! I wish I still had the one I borrowed from Boss. It's such a fun pedal and those who know know how useful it can be.
*SUBSCRIBE* for more Season 10 throwbacks!
Visit my website ⬇️
http://www.SeanPierceJohnson.com
Sign up for my email list⬇️
http://www.SeanPierceJohnson.com/email
Enter the month’s Giveaway ⬇️
http://www.SeanPierceJohnson.com/giveaway