This may sound like a wierd, way off topic question (because it is), but how long does it take to form calluses on your finger tips? Im a newbie with his little shitty squier. Just wonderin though, thanks!
efffeeeccctsss everywhere! wow dude that was amazing.. How would you compare multi effects with a stomp? do they sound almost identical? I'm still in dilemma what to choose. Thanks!
Why do you have an epiphone... You can afford all those effect modifiers... Yet you play an epiphone? Nice looking guitar though... But I'm sure a nicer guitar isn't far out of price range.
If I'm trying to pull out some clear but heavily distorted tones (see Between The Buried And Me: Ants of The Sky) would you recommend the Boss Metal Zone II or the Ibanez Tubescreamer reissue?
I have a few TC Electronics products. I have the Nova Delay, Nova Reverb and the Nova Modulator. I also use the G-Natural in my acoustic setup. I have used the Nova System, had a quickplay around on the G-System in my local store. The other guys in the band have the G-Force rack and the G-Major rack effects. They sound great
They are fairly comparable, the BD-2 is a little smoother and can deliver slightly higher gain tones. The OD-3 is less versatile in my opinion. I can get tones I get with the OD-3 from the BD-2, but the opposite is not try, I can get tones with the BD-2 that the OD-3 cannot achieve
Yeh I use it in both my bands. I dont use this exact setting when using this pedal. For the demos of this pedal I basically used the named and suggested Boss Instruction manual settings. I play in a band with 3 guitarists so you need to be very wary of the frequency spectrum and where my guitar sits in the mix, so probably would use a setting with much more high end.
I have this pedal and personally i love it! i think it can sound a bit to transparent at times to use on its own i mostly use it as a boost pedal for solos so i was thinking of coupling it with a tube over drive or something, probably behringer's new vintage one so i don't break the bank. let me know what you think.
Did you replace the tuners on that Epi or did they come standard with that model? I've put some Gotoh Kluson-style tuners on my Epi myself, but I'm not sure I'm actually really fond of them.
NICE, are overdrive pedals good on powerchords? :o (i play alternative/punk/rock/blues ect) Im lookin for better clarity on barre/open and double stop chords but i want to get more oomph on powerchords. This pedal any good for that? :o
Erm, yeh its decent for that kinda of tone. Use with your amps power amp well driven, with less gain from the pre amp section of your amp. Then dial in enough bite from the Overdrive pedal to give you the extra "oomph" your after
is your name craig? I really like your music. But where the hell have you got all the money to buy 1000 guitars stomp boxes, what do you do for a living???
It would indeed if they were linked in series. I have a Gig Rig Pro 14 switching system, so only the pedal in use it actually in the guitars signal path
Iv tried a few reissuses, myself and the guitar tech I used werent so keen on the batch my local store had when I bought my PRS. The sustain on my PRS is near enough infinite thru my boogie, weighs a ton but worth it for the tone. I do like Les Pauls,was always my fav guitar, but recent build quality aint great for the money IMO
I have a PRS Singlecut as my main guitar. Epiphones are my alternative tuning guitars, and I happily defend them, they can be very decent guitars with a few basic modifications. I use evry piece of gear on my pedal board, hence the reason i purchased each unit and placed it in the signal chain.
this sounds like a lame/dodgy question, but with a 70's LP custom pickup in the bridge of a jagmaster+OD3 will i get a tone close ish maybe to buzz Osbourne from the Melvins?
Not true. The Gig Rig Pro 14 removes all pedals that are not in use. So essentially this demo goes from straight into the amp, then one pedal is turned. So ur hearing a vinatge tube amp, then a vintage tube amp with one pedal in front. So your ears aint too good
so all your pedals are being disabled besides ur od3? and ive realized that when having to much pedals sure its funa dn you can make weird sounds but your not showing the true power of your amp if you relying on so many pedals..thats why i have only a vox wha,od3,ns2,phase 90,carbon copy and fulltone 70. just keep it simple.
Yup, the Gig Rig Pro 14 is an all analog switching unit. So only the pedal that is in use is actually in the signal chain. So despite having 20 pedals on my board my signal is purer than urs with ur 6 pedals. I also run two Gig Rig Humdingers to buffer the signal and george L cables. I can hit one button and run my guitar straight into ether my Boogie of my Hiwatt, no pedals in the signal chain at all.
Not at all! I hate that people assume that. I worked my ass off working part time in a shop at weekends and playing in paying in bands in the evenings, whilst studying full time at university during the day to afford this stuff.
I hear that! i work my ass off in a supermarket for gear too! that along with college, makes a hell of a long time to get any decent gear!! patience makes perfect i guess..... by the way ur probably the best guitar player ive heard for a while dude. great tone.
hey well idk bout where u live but in the meijers where i live theres an overdrive pedal for $40 but i havent tried it myself so idk but its pretty cheap im guessing. but itll prolly suck.
Main guitar is a PRS Singlecut. I have several epiphones with various modifications. I like them, they are decent if you upgrade the electronics. Hit and miss in terms of manufacturing quality, but can be oood. They make for some decent backup guitars
Craig you got some great rhythm there! Love your sound. I'm going to be picking up an OD-3 in next couple days. There great for scooping mids unlike tube screamers . Actually there the complete opposite. My rig is sooo mid driven its nuts.
Overdrive pedals can be used to boost the gain of your guitar signal before it hits the pre amp of ur amplifier, thus be used to push the tubes harder and coz a change in the tone.
Explain me somthing, If you put all your favorite pedals, like 4 distiortions, 2 overdrives and stuff.... it can make your own nice style sound? (im pretty new at the pedals stuff and i want to build my own sound).
and how can I turn all pedals of in one press to a clean sound?
im a lil bit new at this effects stuff, so tell me, why wont you buy a multi effect insted all those thing, its much easier no? (Im asking cause i want to know if i need to keep buying single effects)
It depends on what your looking to do. I do own multi effects but they colour the tone of my tube amps so I use single fx when using those amps. So really depends what amp ur using, hoe many effects your talking about using and the level at which your playing. But is very much down to personal preference really.
hello!!i play mostly rock (a lot of van halen and led zepp), and a bit of blues and jazz...i have never used stomp boxes before..i used to own a shit zoom effect which i sold off coz it makes me sound terrible.can u suggest me a fair number of stomp boxes that i can buy? i am thinking of a boss od-3, a big muff, super chorus, compression sustainer, mxr-phase 90, a digital delay and a cry baby..is it all the effects that i need??
Better spending your money on a decent tube amp to be honest if you playing straight up rock. Get the base rock tone nailed with your amp. The buy a boost pedal (SPF Ego Booster, Exotic BB Pre Amp) for soloing, then a delay pedal also for lead work (analog or digital? look at a few see which suits u best). Then a wah. Sustainers I dont like. Compressors are good for clean sounds (Keeley Compressor is good) as are chorus pedals (TC Electronic). Then extras like phasers if ud like
thanks dude...jst checkd out the stuffs as u sed...i think ill go for exotic bb pre amp, a boss digital delay, a holy grail reverb and the tc electronic chorus pedal sounds great too....have u ever tried one of boss's chorus pedals??i heard they r really great...btw im planning to get a orange tiny terror amp..have u tried any of these?
You gotta post a clip with every single one of your boxes turned on 10-- then hit a huge E power chord and listen for the car alarms going off. That would be awesome!
are the seymour duncan pickups better than the original pickups that were in your les paul? i have an epiphone les paul silverburst and i would like to change the pick ups to the seymour duncans and i was wondering if its easy or difficult to change them?
Yup the Seymour Duncans make a HUGE improvement to your tone from the original pickups.
Its a relatively easy thing to do, although if your not experienced it would be in your interests to hav ur local stores guitar tech replace the pickups.
I plan on buying the sh-4 JB for the bridge and for the neck either a sh-2N or the sh-1 59. Do you know what the difference is between those two neck pick ups?
the od3 seems more on the heavier distortion overdrive i have the od 2 super overdrive its niceer for me lighter for me to what i play but i like my other ibanez tube screamers 9tsdx keeley modded special =]
This is a demo with the gain at max dude, the OD-3 does range from light clipping to full overdrive of your tubes, its fairly versatile, but by no means my first choice overdrive pedal.
The Keeley mods r awesome, i love my Keeley mod MT-2, which I thought I would never say as the stock MT-2 sounds awful.
Hey man! Your demos have helped me alot dude. I love your song "Napolean Complex" I noticed one of your bandmates owns a Mesa Roadking. Im looking to purchase one in the future but im uncertain about the clean channel. If I do get one, i proboably would set channel 3 and 4 to a low gain setting because of my dist./od pedals. Just wondering if you could possibly demo the Roadking fat/clean channel and then run your OD-3 through it. That would really help me out man.
Theres no point buying a RK if you're not going to run at least one channel on the heavy saturated Recto sound. Pedal boosting both 3 and 4 would defeat the purpose of buying a RK altogether, not to mention the fact that the cleans are average at best, hence Craig's Rectifier/Hiwatt for cleans setup. If you want to go down the road of pedal driving, check out craigs MT-2 demo thru the HiWatt. The only reason I would use pedals with the RKs heavy channels would be to smooth out the tone for leads
Yeh I agree with meemauk, the Roakings channel 3 and 4 are designed to be brutal! If yor looking for lighter gain with a nice clean then the Lonestar is the perfect choice, the clean is ridiculously good, and the overdrives are warm and musical.
FYI if your looking to get OCD there more distortion box than overdrive. Ive got one on my board right now. I basically got it to give me more of an Marshall tone. The OD-3 is a lot more transparent.
i just picked up the od-3 very impressed with how ballsy and open ended it sounded infact i just took my tube screamer off the board which way mid driven for my taste. The od-3 sounds hell of alot more natural less compressed. Dig the riff your playing good stuff!
Stop asking prices for everything dude. Just google it. As I said in the other videos, prices in the UK are completly different to every other country, so no point in discussing it. The Line 6 floorboard inst a multi effects, its just the controller for my practice amp.
Hi, can someone tell me the difference between Overdrive and Distortion? I have a (ultra) distortion pedal, but overdrive sounds cooler. The overdrive on my amp only seems to boost up the volume. So I still don't know what the difference between the two is...
Errrm in short: Distortion is really just clipping, it cuts off the extreme highs and lows. In other words, it eliminates the highest highs and lowest lows, therefore creating a distortion effect.
Unlike Distortion, Overdrive is just a gain setting that is set higher than the chip.tube can handle, therefore creating a slightly 'distorted' sound. Like when the clean channel on your amp will become overdriven when you crank it all the way up.
what amp and what settings are you using ?
fcWolf1995 6 months ago
Man you sure have a lot of distortion pedals and all that stuff. Lol.
Eddie555neji 7 months ago
This may sound like a wierd, way off topic question (because it is), but how long does it take to form calluses on your finger tips? Im a newbie with his little shitty squier. Just wonderin though, thanks!
Raptorfy 8 months ago
@Raptorfy a month or so probably
ChezterG 5 months ago
scusa era il mio gatto
burgy023 10 months ago
crepa=capra=preca=praca=carpa=carpe=scarpe=spreca=braghe=negrone=in culo a te
burgy023 10 months ago
certo che per tutti i pedali che c'hai sei proprio na pippa der cazzo, crepa
burgy023 10 months ago
try tone riders, there cheap but great.
moss1transcendant 11 months ago
is OD3 the best yet cheapest overdrive out there today?
moronslave 11 months ago
A Hiwatt amp with an Epiphone guitar?
bryanbrezvani 11 months ago
efffeeeccctsss everywhere! wow dude that was amazing.. How would you compare multi effects with a stomp? do they sound almost identical? I'm still in dilemma what to choose. Thanks!
moronslave 11 months ago
Why do you have an epiphone... You can afford all those effect modifiers... Yet you play an epiphone? Nice looking guitar though... But I'm sure a nicer guitar isn't far out of price range.
funnyblackguydancing 1 year ago
you spend 5 years to learn all this pedals.If you will have all this time for learn tracks now you will was master player :)
petpet691821 1 year ago
Would love to see some more stuff from you soon.
GuillermoSmyser 1 year ago
Nice full tone. Have you changed out your pickups? If not, congrats on getting such a crisp sound from the stock epi pups.
fujikun693 1 year ago
Yup Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge and 59 in the neck
craigmcarthur1 1 year ago
If I'm trying to pull out some clear but heavily distorted tones (see Between The Buried And Me: Ants of The Sky) would you recommend the Boss Metal Zone II or the Ibanez Tubescreamer reissue?
kevindulwinski 1 year ago
Depends on your amp. The amp would be more important than the pedal
craigmcarthur1 1 year ago
Could I use one of these as a gain boost for my amp?
Anarchyffan 1 year ago
You could use the OD-3 as a boost but there are better pedals on the market for boosting your signal. I use a an SPF Ego Booster
craigmcarthur1 1 year ago
so ur kinda fucked if ur house burns down right?
plum26754 1 year ago
Daaaaamn! you have at least $15000 worth equipment in that room
MrFroggz 1 year ago
@MayhemLeader
keep rockin yeah
MyTexasblues 1 year ago
aprendete otrao cansion
ageofwarmx 1 year ago
i think there was a boss gt-8 too...
MrCheerio92 1 year ago
este puto tiene la guita y no sabe tocar la guitarra
inuassha 1 year ago
SEX at o:13
BlackDuck35 1 year ago
deam!
marcospoki 1 year ago
You may be a pedal hoarder
coronet67 1 year ago
Holy freaking pedals, Batman! You have some serious gear there. Great playing also, sir.
ThePathofHavoc 1 year ago
I have a few TC Electronics products. I have the Nova Delay, Nova Reverb and the Nova Modulator. I also use the G-Natural in my acoustic setup. I have used the Nova System, had a quickplay around on the G-System in my local store. The other guys in the band have the G-Force rack and the G-Major rack effects. They sound great
craigmcarthur1 1 year ago
I really like your style men..
it started with a pretty hard riff ... but you used that pedal beautifully to get a Hard-rock song I dig a lot.
I haven't heard the whole song or the band, but I can tell you... you already have a fan here in Mexico. Blessings
BaKteria92 2 years ago
Thank you. The full track is owrth checking out. Lots of layered guitar parts and effects
craigmcarthur1 2 years ago
Noticed you have a Boss GT-6. I sold mine as I couldn't get on with it. Will definitely be buying myself one of these OD-3s.
beermonster80 2 years ago
Thats Quite a big stash of pedals, lol
GQOfficial 2 years ago
i have that pedal
L0ganL33 2 years ago
They are fairly comparable, the BD-2 is a little smoother and can deliver slightly higher gain tones. The OD-3 is less versatile in my opinion. I can get tones I get with the OD-3 from the BD-2, but the opposite is not try, I can get tones with the BD-2 that the OD-3 cannot achieve
craigmcarthur1 2 years ago
Yeh I use it in both my bands. I dont use this exact setting when using this pedal. For the demos of this pedal I basically used the named and suggested Boss Instruction manual settings. I play in a band with 3 guitarists so you need to be very wary of the frequency spectrum and where my guitar sits in the mix, so probably would use a setting with much more high end.
I prefer the BD-2 to be honest. More versatile
craigmcarthur1 2 years ago
I really love this riff, can you please film a close up on how to play it? i am too inexperienced to find it out by myself.
reinislavr 2 years ago
Probably not, dont have alot of time at the moment so you'd be waiting a while. Its basically an F#m with the bass note changing to G and E.
craigmcarthur1 2 years ago
omg i hate this riff... lmao sorry
vashy101 2 years ago
Listen to it within the ocntext of the song its from and then make your opinion. If you still hate it then.....win some lose some.
craigmcarthur1 2 years ago
I have this pedal and personally i love it! i think it can sound a bit to transparent at times to use on its own i mostly use it as a boost pedal for solos so i was thinking of coupling it with a tube over drive or something, probably behringer's new vintage one so i don't break the bank. let me know what you think.
oh and by the way wolfgar926 you are a dumb ass
zutstrikeback 2 years ago
Difficult to predict how it will sound mixing those pedals to be honest. Depends on your amp and guitat etc. Best advice is to try before you buy
craigmcarthur1 2 years ago
you sir have alot of fucking pedals haha.
do you use all of them?
globalcannibal77 2 years ago
Yup everyone is there for a reason
craigmcarthur1 2 years ago
Sounds like Nirvana's Breed
riverman7 2 years ago
DAMN! TUNE YOUR GUITAR!! DUDE......
wolfgar926 2 years ago
Its perfectly in tune.
craigmcarthur1 2 years ago
lol, hes a fuckin dumb ass
epi9 2 years ago
Indeed
craigmcarthur1 2 years ago
hahahahaha, wow
epi9 2 years ago
was the whole demo done with the bridge pickup?
IamPeavey 2 years ago
Yup, entire video recorded using the bridge pickup which is a Seymour Duncan JB
craigmcarthur1 2 years ago
Looks like you need a pedal board mate ;)
xLesPaulGibsonx 2 years ago
He needs a couple lol
zminker11 2 years ago
Did you replace the tuners on that Epi or did they come standard with that model? I've put some Gotoh Kluson-style tuners on my Epi myself, but I'm not sure I'm actually really fond of them.
CherryBurstLesPaul 2 years ago
Some came with grover tuners already, a few I had to replace them myself. Defo worth the investment
craigmcarthur1 2 years ago
NICE, are overdrive pedals good on powerchords? :o (i play alternative/punk/rock/blues ect) Im lookin for better clarity on barre/open and double stop chords but i want to get more oomph on powerchords. This pedal any good for that? :o
kotekotekitty 2 years ago
Erm, yeh its decent for that kinda of tone. Use with your amps power amp well driven, with less gain from the pre amp section of your amp. Then dial in enough bite from the Overdrive pedal to give you the extra "oomph" your after
craigmcarthur1 2 years ago
thnx, i guess ill get an overdrive and experiment
kotekotekitty 2 years ago
is your name craig? I really like your music. But where the hell have you got all the money to buy 1000 guitars stomp boxes, what do you do for a living???
all the best Berher
berherbi 2 years ago
Yup. I worked hard to buy all that stuff. I am an Optometrist
craigmcarthur1 2 years ago
Wow! Really? I would have never guessed! You must be very smart as well as talented. You have inspired me!
GuillermoSmyser 2 years ago
cool ... =p
Lucas060606 2 years ago
How would you compare this pedal to the Boss SD-1 or tubescreamer-esque pedals?
vinvinvin 2 years ago
Wouldn't having such a large linked pedal train suck your tone dry?
jrtaylor559 2 years ago
It would indeed if they were linked in series. I have a Gig Rig Pro 14 switching system, so only the pedal in use it actually in the guitars signal path
craigmcarthur1 2 years ago
Hmm... Quite the collection, but no Fender? U gotta add some teles and Jazz masters
FargandSirHomerlots 2 years ago
jesus, how do u afford all this equipment and high end guitars?
Great sound though, i just bought the OD-3 overdrive and it is great.
collectthewholeset 2 years ago
sounds awesome!
gullywoots 2 years ago
you should add some more effects. not enough useless pedals yet. lol. Just kidding i like your sounds.:) Do you like nirvana?
madamkirk 2 years ago
Thanks. I like Nirvana yeh, dont listen to them often, wouldnt put them in my top ten bands, but I liked them when I was younger yeh
craigmcarthur1 2 years ago
this guy has atleast 12,000 worth of gear. your riff sounds nasty, i like it
Hitamaru 2 years ago 2
why dont you sell some of ya epiphones and buy a gibson
Hilltophood96 2 years ago
My main guitar is a PRS Singlecut, which I preferred to any Gibson LP i tried when buying it. I dont like the chambered bodies of new Gibson LP's.
I also have to defend Epiphones, if you choose one wisely then make a few modifications they are surprisngly decent.
craigmcarthur1 2 years ago
I like the PRS guitars for sure. But i really think the upper level les pauls are best for sustain. Try the vos 58/59 reissues.
madamkirk 2 years ago
Iv tried a few reissuses, myself and the guitar tech I used werent so keen on the batch my local store had when I bought my PRS. The sustain on my PRS is near enough infinite thru my boogie, weighs a ton but worth it for the tone. I do like Les Pauls,was always my fav guitar, but recent build quality aint great for the money IMO
craigmcarthur1 2 years ago
How about some pat martino licks? Just a little vibrato and a bit of reverb?
sclogse1 2 years ago
totally dont need all that.... and all the money you spend on your epiphones combined you could of bought a bad gibson...
volcom234 2 years ago
I have a PRS Singlecut as my main guitar. Epiphones are my alternative tuning guitars, and I happily defend them, they can be very decent guitars with a few basic modifications. I use evry piece of gear on my pedal board, hence the reason i purchased each unit and placed it in the signal chain.
craigmcarthur1 2 years ago
o well i didnt know all that so i am sorry..
volcom234 2 years ago
wow you have a lot of gear :O
cursedreject 2 years ago
this sounds like a lame/dodgy question, but with a 70's LP custom pickup in the bridge of a jagmaster+OD3 will i get a tone close ish maybe to buzz Osbourne from the Melvins?
-sorry its such a lame Q
entertheredfox 2 years ago
Not sure to be honest
craigmcarthur1 2 years ago
hey where can you get the gig rig pro 14??
OZZYTS808 2 years ago
Order direct from the gig rig website. speak to daniel from gig rig first hes excellent, massive wealth of knowledge
craigmcarthur1 2 years ago
to many pedals hooked up...ur tone from ur amp isnt natural anymore its all digital.
varone6t9 2 years ago
Not true. The Gig Rig Pro 14 removes all pedals that are not in use. So essentially this demo goes from straight into the amp, then one pedal is turned. So ur hearing a vinatge tube amp, then a vintage tube amp with one pedal in front. So your ears aint too good
craigmcarthur1 2 years ago
so all your pedals are being disabled besides ur od3? and ive realized that when having to much pedals sure its funa dn you can make weird sounds but your not showing the true power of your amp if you relying on so many pedals..thats why i have only a vox wha,od3,ns2,phase 90,carbon copy and fulltone 70. just keep it simple.
varone6t9 2 years ago
Yup, the Gig Rig Pro 14 is an all analog switching unit. So only the pedal that is in use is actually in the signal chain. So despite having 20 pedals on my board my signal is purer than urs with ur 6 pedals. I also run two Gig Rig Humdingers to buffer the signal and george L cables. I can hit one button and run my guitar straight into ether my Boogie of my Hiwatt, no pedals in the signal chain at all.
craigmcarthur1 2 years ago
I have more pedals than him!!!
(God, please hear me =P)
Vina2 2 years ago 2
sorry...about that...
i see.....
you must work hell lot....
i mean...those things...dont cost little!
flamepunch8 2 years ago
rich boy...
flamepunch8 2 years ago
Not at all! I hate that people assume that. I worked my ass off working part time in a shop at weekends and playing in paying in bands in the evenings, whilst studying full time at university during the day to afford this stuff.
craigmcarthur1 2 years ago
I hear that! i work my ass off in a supermarket for gear too! that along with college, makes a hell of a long time to get any decent gear!! patience makes perfect i guess..... by the way ur probably the best guitar player ive heard for a while dude. great tone.
shredflare666 2 years ago
What kind of guitars do you have? I like the blue the one. :D
might buy me one. from what I've seen so far your band must be sweet.
frazerone 2 years ago
My main guitar is a PRS Singlecut. The ones on the wall there are all modified Epiphone Les Pauls.
Check my band out there are loads of videos etc online.
craigmcarthur1 2 years ago
why have so many pedals?
jxd549 2 years ago
Why not
craigmcarthur1 2 years ago
whats the point of having like 30 boss pedals? turn them all on at once lets see how it sounds.
guitarskater11 2 years ago 8
Jesus! It probably takes 10 minutes from the signal of your guitar to get to your amp! lol
csrocker101 2 years ago 2
Hahah, ud think. The Gig Rig controller switches all the pedals for me. So only the pedal I am using is actually in the signal pathway.
craigmcarthur1 2 years ago
you have the bigest effects setup that i ever seen before
possidoniosampaio 2 years ago
the electric company must love you....your meter must be spinning like a top!
rpeggio 2 years ago 10
that is one big ass pedalboard
ilovemyfender1 2 years ago 3
nvm i just noticed the controller lol
littlexSTRUMMERxboy 2 years ago
you can't be running all those at the same time??!??!?
littlexSTRUMMERxboy 2 years ago
nicee sound dud! n_n
skyblack3 2 years ago
im just starting out and i need a pedl for metallica sound but nothing to expensive message me if you have a good idea
METALLICA94DAVE 2 years ago
hey well idk bout where u live but in the meijers where i live theres an overdrive pedal for $40 but i havent tried it myself so idk but its pretty cheap im guessing. but itll prolly suck.
kvncldrn 2 years ago
im guessing either your from Michigan or the Midwest.
m7ad6e 2 years ago
west michigan :D
kvncldrn 2 years ago
we all love hummbuckers put like in 7 guitars you have your missing a strat
MVilorio 2 years ago
So you have all those expensive pedals and amps but you play epiphones lol?
howfrom3 2 years ago
Main guitar is a PRS Singlecut. I have several epiphones with various modifications. I like them, they are decent if you upgrade the electronics. Hit and miss in terms of manufacturing quality, but can be oood. They make for some decent backup guitars
craigmcarthur1 2 years ago
umm.... and so what?
rockerboy1989 2 years ago
Go away.
howfrom3 2 years ago
hey man, was that riff you played 0:26 - 0:36 completely clean?
Augenatic 2 years ago
Yup
craigmcarthur1 2 years ago
ah cool, thanks ^_^
Augenatic 2 years ago
man it sounds like a distortion rather than a overdrive
flamepunch8 2 years ago
epiphone les paul standard right?
rolas92 2 years ago
Yup u guessed right. its in the video annotations
craigmcarthur1 2 years ago
wht do u mean by wht amp are you using?
i want to learn more about tht...
lakersanians 2 years ago
Im lost, what are we talking about?
craigmcarthur1 2 years ago
Craig you got some great rhythm there! Love your sound. I'm going to be picking up an OD-3 in next couple days. There great for scooping mids unlike tube screamers . Actually there the complete opposite. My rig is sooo mid driven its nuts.
josephthesailor 2 years ago
hi!!, you play guitar very well.
in this video, are you just using OD-3??or anything else??
markittie 2 years ago
Its all in the Video Description. Only pedal in use is the OD-3, its controlled by my gigrig pro 14
craigmcarthur1 2 years ago
thats an epiphone right? Sounds quite amazing for one tho.. did you add like serymour duncans or gibson pickups?
eminmo 2 years ago
Yeh this is one of my backup guitars. It is an epiphone, it has seymour duncan pickups, and upgraded wiring and electronics. Sounds nice
craigmcarthur1 2 years ago
what the difference between overdrive and normal gain?
RenegadeDeathz 2 years ago
Overdrive pedals can be used to boost the gain of your guitar signal before it hits the pre amp of ur amplifier, thus be used to push the tubes harder and coz a change in the tone.
craigmcarthur1 2 years ago
can you use the od-3 on top of existing gain to compress and add tone? Thats basically all im looking for.
Thanks.
KARN1V4L 2 years ago
Yes. There are better pedals for those tho
craigmcarthur1 2 years ago
oh man, look at all those peadls... YEH!! :)
8BiTNOiSE 2 years ago
i know right! i wish i had all of those lol
reallybored32 2 years ago
I want a les paul so badly but they're so expensive too bad =(
blacktarget 2 years ago
Explain me somthing, If you put all your favorite pedals, like 4 distiortions, 2 overdrives and stuff.... it can make your own nice style sound? (im pretty new at the pedals stuff and i want to build my own sound).
and how can I turn all pedals of in one press to a clean sound?
thanks!
Crocksmeat 2 years ago
I use a Gig Rig Pro 14 anolog switching unit to turn my pedal on and off, meaning one pedal can turn on/off all my pedals.
Yup its just a case of expermenting with pedals to find 'your sound' but its also very much in the fingers aswell
craigmcarthur1 2 years ago
wow thank you!
im a lil bit new at this effects stuff, so tell me, why wont you buy a multi effect insted all those thing, its much easier no? (Im asking cause i want to know if i need to keep buying single effects)
thanks!!
Crocksmeat 2 years ago
It depends on what your looking to do. I do own multi effects but they colour the tone of my tube amps so I use single fx when using those amps. So really depends what amp ur using, hoe many effects your talking about using and the level at which your playing. But is very much down to personal preference really.
craigmcarthur1 2 years ago
hello!!i play mostly rock (a lot of van halen and led zepp), and a bit of blues and jazz...i have never used stomp boxes before..i used to own a shit zoom effect which i sold off coz it makes me sound terrible.can u suggest me a fair number of stomp boxes that i can buy? i am thinking of a boss od-3, a big muff, super chorus, compression sustainer, mxr-phase 90, a digital delay and a cry baby..is it all the effects that i need??
ps. i own a 10watt shit tube amp
almostvirtuoso 2 years ago
Better spending your money on a decent tube amp to be honest if you playing straight up rock. Get the base rock tone nailed with your amp. The buy a boost pedal (SPF Ego Booster, Exotic BB Pre Amp) for soloing, then a delay pedal also for lead work (analog or digital? look at a few see which suits u best). Then a wah. Sustainers I dont like. Compressors are good for clean sounds (Keeley Compressor is good) as are chorus pedals (TC Electronic). Then extras like phasers if ud like
craigmcarthur1 2 years ago
thanks dude...jst checkd out the stuffs as u sed...i think ill go for exotic bb pre amp, a boss digital delay, a holy grail reverb and the tc electronic chorus pedal sounds great too....have u ever tried one of boss's chorus pedals??i heard they r really great...btw im planning to get a orange tiny terror amp..have u tried any of these?
almostvirtuoso 2 years ago
I own Boss CE-5 Chorus, its OK. I have about 6 demos vids of it on youtube, i prefer my tc electronic chorus tho.
Orange tiny terror i have used once, sounded great.
craigmcarthur1 2 years ago
thanks dude...hope to get my tiny terror once im in england...cheers
almostvirtuoso 2 years ago
thats lots
ChimpDotCom 3 years ago
You gotta post a clip with every single one of your boxes turned on 10-- then hit a huge E power chord and listen for the car alarms going off. That would be awesome!
engelbe 3 years ago 2
Hahah not sure if thats a good idea! I like having he ability to hear!
craigmcarthur1 3 years ago
he probably would crank it up to 11
supermushy 2 years ago
motherfucker i want all your stuff
placebo150 3 years ago
pretty sick for a little pedal.
ellis252 3 years ago
man you have so many pedals .
how much has it cost ?
everything ?
al3xgo3ke 3 years ago
No idea, have bought it over a couple of years. Quite alot I would think.
craigmcarthur1 3 years ago
tht's gotta be giving some signal loss going through that many pedals
danimal511 3 years ago
danimal511: well, but therefore you've got tons of effects ;)
MichaelTheStrange 3 years ago
Are u playing though bridge or neck pickup, or both?
lukebracegirdle 3 years ago
Bridge pickup in this vid dude.
craigmcarthur1 3 years ago
are the seymour duncan pickups better than the original pickups that were in your les paul? i have an epiphone les paul silverburst and i would like to change the pick ups to the seymour duncans and i was wondering if its easy or difficult to change them?
dan311 3 years ago
Yup the Seymour Duncans make a HUGE improvement to your tone from the original pickups.
Its a relatively easy thing to do, although if your not experienced it would be in your interests to hav ur local stores guitar tech replace the pickups.
craigmcarthur1 3 years ago
what kind of seymour duncans are you using?
dan311 3 years ago
On that guitar its a JB in the bridge and '58 in the neck
craigmcarthur1 3 years ago
I plan on buying the sh-4 JB for the bridge and for the neck either a sh-2N or the sh-1 59. Do you know what the difference is between those two neck pick ups?
dan311 3 years ago
the 59 is a bit hotter and round sounindg than the sh2, i think the sh2 was disigned for clean sounds, wich it does exelent btw.
9876852 3 years ago
i realized in the video i mean i know it probably sounds different in person kinda sounds like my blues driver keeley modded
Morethanl1f3 3 years ago
the od3 seems more on the heavier distortion overdrive i have the od 2 super overdrive its niceer for me lighter for me to what i play but i like my other ibanez tube screamers 9tsdx keeley modded special =]
Morethanl1f3 3 years ago
This is a demo with the gain at max dude, the OD-3 does range from light clipping to full overdrive of your tubes, its fairly versatile, but by no means my first choice overdrive pedal.
The Keeley mods r awesome, i love my Keeley mod MT-2, which I thought I would never say as the stock MT-2 sounds awful.
craigmcarthur1 3 years ago
Hey man! Your demos have helped me alot dude. I love your song "Napolean Complex" I noticed one of your bandmates owns a Mesa Roadking. Im looking to purchase one in the future but im uncertain about the clean channel. If I do get one, i proboably would set channel 3 and 4 to a low gain setting because of my dist./od pedals. Just wondering if you could possibly demo the Roadking fat/clean channel and then run your OD-3 through it. That would really help me out man.
borkborkborkonurmom 3 years ago
Theres no point buying a RK if you're not going to run at least one channel on the heavy saturated Recto sound. Pedal boosting both 3 and 4 would defeat the purpose of buying a RK altogether, not to mention the fact that the cleans are average at best, hence Craig's Rectifier/Hiwatt for cleans setup. If you want to go down the road of pedal driving, check out craigs MT-2 demo thru the HiWatt. The only reason I would use pedals with the RKs heavy channels would be to smooth out the tone for leads
meemawuk 3 years ago
Makes sence. After hearing that im leaning towards a Lonestar and running my pedals for the crunch and distorted sounds. Thanks.
borkborkborkonurmom 3 years ago
Yeh I agree with meemauk, the Roakings channel 3 and 4 are designed to be brutal! If yor looking for lighter gain with a nice clean then the Lonestar is the perfect choice, the clean is ridiculously good, and the overdrives are warm and musical.
craigmcarthur1 3 years ago
FYI if your looking to get OCD there more distortion box than overdrive. Ive got one on my board right now. I basically got it to give me more of an Marshall tone. The OD-3 is a lot more transparent.
josephthesailor 3 years ago
i just picked up the od-3 very impressed with how ballsy and open ended it sounded infact i just took my tube screamer off the board which way mid driven for my taste. The od-3 sounds hell of alot more natural less compressed. Dig the riff your playing good stuff!
josephthesailor 3 years ago
you must be super rich to have all of that..
lucky
jervicZzZsepgard 3 years ago
Nop not rich, just worked my ass off few a few years dude.
craigmcarthur1 3 years ago
how much was the multi effects line 6 floorboard thing?
freemanfreiman 3 years ago
Stop asking prices for everything dude. Just google it. As I said in the other videos, prices in the UK are completly different to every other country, so no point in discussing it. The Line 6 floorboard inst a multi effects, its just the controller for my practice amp.
craigmcarthur1 3 years ago
Hi, can someone tell me the difference between Overdrive and Distortion? I have a (ultra) distortion pedal, but overdrive sounds cooler. The overdrive on my amp only seems to boost up the volume. So I still don't know what the difference between the two is...
Phillii90 3 years ago
Errrm in short: Distortion is really just clipping, it cuts off the extreme highs and lows. In other words, it eliminates the highest highs and lowest lows, therefore creating a distortion effect.
Unlike Distortion, Overdrive is just a gain setting that is set higher than the chip.tube can handle, therefore creating a slightly 'distorted' sound. Like when the clean channel on your amp will become overdriven when you crank it all the way up.
craigmcarthur1 3 years ago
holy shit. that is a nice chain of pedals dude.
JMMQOTSA 3 years ago
what do u think of the hiwatt amp? how does it compare to a marshall?
Caleb00000 3 years ago