The Andertons Wampler Drive pedal Shootout

[11010ironelephant]

better than any country player. :P

[TheMasterLuk]

well, I don't know why Eddie's tone is called "Brown" (maybe really from shitting your pants once you hear it ;p) but - scientificly speaking - "The Brown Sound", is the sound which pushed, low frequencies theoretically make you shit your pants

[DannyBoy777]

@TheMasterLuk It's cause he plugged directly into his asshole to get it.

[JordanJ39]

@TheMasterLuk where do ya think all the brown M&Ms went too?

[gwanksta]

i have boogie express 5/50 2x12... the big brother of the amp in the vid. and i looove how transparent it can be for pedals

[z1g2012]

Eddie on the "Brown Sound": - not sure how accurate this is.

Eddie Van Halen refers to his guitar tone as the "brown sound." He says it's not yellow, pink, or blue. It's brown. All dirt and molasses. It's not just a tone, but also the incredible mastery of the guitar that Ed displays on each Van Halen track. Actually, the term "brown sound" was originally coined by the Van Halen brothers to describe the sound of Alex's snare. Ed has even said "I want my guitar to sound like Al's snare drum."

[heyitsmekid]

It's called the brown sound because it's so awesome you crap your pants when you hear it!!!!! At least that's what i've heard!

[jjmassey2906]

oh my days around 6 mins he plays kenny wayne shepherd!!! Chappers that is laddish!!

[JamiesHereNow]

Can you guys test out the Carl Martin OD/Dist. pedals?

[prsfrank]

@JamiesHereNow Actually the best one is the Plexidrive Carl Martin

[Zzrock4]

Chappers mouth is funny when he shreds haha

[Teque86]

I said you should check out Wampler pedals, i got some, they are REALLY good.

[GuillermoSmyser]

Wampler always delivers. They do a Brad Paisley overdrive too. And his tone is just amazing. Brent is great too. His album "Hot Wired" is hard to get. He did a Jazz album with his brother on the drums. It's ok. "Smoking Section"

[GuillermoSmyser]

It's called "Brown Sound" because when Eddie heard it, he thought it sounded brown. Like we say "warm vs bright," he just said it sounded brown.

[EPIClca]

Its called the brown sound because you s**t yourself in amazement ! :D

[SixStringHarmonies]

Brian Wampler literally "wrote the book" (see Amazon.com) on guitar effects. Thank God he started his own company. Best part is, they are high-quality, at a respectable price and there is no 3 year waiting list like for the stupid Ethos. By the time my name comes up on the list I'm not gonna want it anymore. Wampler maintains a consistent production level to meet the demand. The Leviathan and Ego-Compressor are great pedals too.

[woodybullet4lyf]

because van halen is so awsome you shit your pants ;D

[Seandude223]

Thanks a lot for the video. I'm getting a Pinnacle deluxe as soon as I possibly can. That thing sounds like sex in a box. Keepin' it metal as fuck \m/

[wtfwasthatt]

Well, i think Stick is doing pretty well, cause i always found this "sound engineering magic" so interesting... i might even go do a sound engineering school...

[Koopagamelouda]

Forget how the universe began!

Why aren't these videos getting more views!!

[TheKaappari]

The black 65 was my favorite. Do want

[casperfren]

Wampler sounds like a boss pedal with a bad 9volt battery..

[scarsonmybed]

Lol :" a Mesa Bogie Express with a flat EQ" >>> this is impossible! You either get bass frequencies or low-mids with this amp, it colours everything and beyond to its sauce... not the best testing amp guys :-)

[TheKaappari]

@scarsonmybed

I think no guitar amp is truly flat. They should run trough a hifi amp if they wanted flat. But you do have a point about the express. It has a lot of low mid frequencies plus small cabs in general are mid heavier.

[brimill1980]

did you get your socks from a supermarket chain with the letters a, d, s, and a in the title rob??? i only ask because i am wearing the exact same style at present :o

[rigorhead01]

I use a Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb Reissue and I can attest that the Wampler Black '65 really nails that tone quite well. Even the rather nasty overdrive from the 6V6's is replicated in this pedal. The Mesa Express is a very different sounding amp than the DRRI, but the Black '65 really makes it (almost) indistinguishable. Nice job Wampler!

[NickMass35]

Edward used colors to describe sound so I guess the color brown seemed to remind him of a warm tear your face off kind of sound.

[jasfiona]

Cool. Interesting you've hooked up yer Wamplers to a Boogie Express. I've just bought a Black '65, and I fire it through the same amp I've had for couple of years.

GCC!

(Great Gear Combo).

Oh, and I can verify, that these pedals ARE really quiet

[Stevie6dodes2]

You NEED to do a video lesson on how to play 'Holy fire', which in my opinion, is the greatest thing i have ever heard/tasted in my whole life... 8]

[bretona]

SKYRIM WINS SO HARD

so does Chap-Man

[rgjmce666]

maybe the brown sound is called that cause you shit yourself when you hear it or maybe that was just me...........

[FergusVickersGuitar]

i love the drive on my blackstar, but which of these pedals would i use to boost the already driven amp? :)

[DrKarnivore]

@FergusVickersGuitar I`ve got a lotta Wamplers, for boostage look no further than the boost from the Slostortion boost circuit. Although my main dirty boost at the moment is a Wampler Paisley with the gain quite low and the tone and presence high. Works great.

[FergusVickersGuitar]

@DrKarnivore thanks ill take a look ;)

[prsfrank]

@FergusVickersGuitar I would use the Escasty

[FergusVickersGuitar]

@prsfrank is that like a modded tube screamer?

[prsfrank]

@FergusVickersGuitar I wouldnt call it a tube screamer , it is an overdrive but offers a lot more. If you keep the gain down to 25/30 % and match the volume with amp's volume and adjust the tone to taste you have a lift in volume and thickens tone and gain without oversaturing the tone . You can also adjust the gain structure using a switch from normal to dumble. Dont use the bass boosts its just way to much unless your running a tranny amp thats thin

[MortenFaerestrand]

Thanks for the demo, I never heard of the brand before, and now I actually want to pick up all of those.. One can never have to many overdrive pedals!

[JayDeeSG]

The "Brown Sound" is so called because legend has it the tone achieved by VH would make you soil your pants! A-sheetz-my-drawers...

[kingdarko]

@RobChappers Hey man you going to be doing any more of those "sound like this artist for under a grand" videos. I really did enjoy them and i think a few people would want them back too ... do pantera first though :D :D :D

[rickyjshiznit]

@kingdarko you see that knob on your amp labeled "mid", yea turn that off.

[kingdarko]

@rickyjshiznit yeah it's not quite as simple as that, but i know what you mean, really i am more interested if it can be done to a good likeness with modern equipment.

[willeng84]

@kingdarko Pantera is a MODERN band with MODERN equipment.........Do a likeness with Modern equipment.....I just vomited in my mouth........Really, you ever heard of google? They have uhhh about 1000 links to pages by Guitar World on nothing but Dimes amps, He used a Warhead and he used to be signed to Krank either would do decent......I saw a Dime Warhead in the corner at my local used amp shop and it never sold.

[kingdarko]

@willeng84 Shows you how much you know, first off just so you know dime used that warhead for cleans only, dime also never used krank even though that's damage plan so that's a moot point. I asked for pantera which he used amps from the early 80's and 90's almost 20-30 years ago.

I'm also in the UK his amps are kinda rare over here. Anyway the point of me asking is to get chappers to do that "sound like" again cos that made good video in my opinion. He could demo new gear at the same time too

[Augenatic]

@willeng84 dime used randall loll, everybody knows that mate

[willeng84]

@Augenatic I am not a huge pantera fan, I was merely making the point that his gear is modern and VERY easy to acquire, we're not talking about finding a Dumble overdrive special for gods sake and yes your right, I heard him say he used solid states because he couldn't get enough gain from tubes and they were too warm, he liked alot of bass and treble and as everyone knows dumps the mids.

[MetalStormUnit]

@kingdarko And some Death metal...

[JadenRoseGuitars]

want triple wreck NOAW !

[tubbycosmos]

ugh I want them all.

[slugpumper1]

Guys - the Ecstacy overdrive is a lovely pedal - worth a review if you get the chance.

[Wojtas1134]

Y U NO CREATE GAINZILLAAAAA \m/ WITH THIS ALL PEDALS ???

[TipitinaJazz]

@RobChappers PLEASE can you both do a review of the iPB 10 by digitec?

[AwesomeLimitMods]

liking the satch boogie intro there at 11:57

[ApeLikeCreature]

Eddie Van Halen initially used the term "Brown" sound to describe his brother Alex's drum tone...pleasingly "Woodlike." He then used the term for his amplified tone because he succeeded in getting a big, warm, not overly distorted/harsh sound. As he would say, a pleasing tone that did not sound like razor blades coming at you. Brown is organic, not cold and metallic sounding.

[musicman3527]

nice playing rob

[Lolguy88]

omgg skyrim is epic

[churenzoo]

whats the riff @13:07 ?

[scarparkm3]

love your new hairstyle, chappers! reminds me of old times :)

[TheOmerta94]

Chappers. You are seriously good at the guitar. Scarily good. WOO SKYRIM!!!

[jacksonwride]

Go pick up a Fuzz pedal, turn that up max. That'll end your silent distortion pedals real quick. :D

[Kickstart187]

£235 for the brent mason. damn you wampler! lol

[bushibayushi]

Guys please make Lovepedal overdrives shootout, it would be really great ;)

[roccckkerrr]

CHAPPERS: how long does filming one such demonstration take?

[Notthatevilguitarguy]

Cool I got top comment lol 

[NeckPickup]

I read on wikileaks that EVH stole the brown sound from Operah Winfrey, who was the real inventor of fingering tappery. it was initially called the brown lady sound, but this was later changed due to it sounding very racist. it was a different time back then. true story.

[Fyuesiy]

15:02 Always On the Run !!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

[Seandude223]

It is called the brown sound because it's so epic that people shit their pants when they hear it, hence the brown. It makes you brown you pants. ;)

[yazonkyoudai]

"Over the top? It's never enough." ---This made my day.

[Botdra]

Just something for later on, I tihnk it would've been nice to hear the Triple Wreck on something that wasn't made by Mesa Boogie, just because it's sort of a tip of the hat to Mesa styled amps (one model specifically of course) it could be said that it sounds "better" through a Mesa amp. I dunno though, you're the expert Chappers so I could be wrong, it's just something I thought of. Either way I've heard this pedal sound great on many amps!

[driveastick1]

what was the riff at 13:07?

[ESPLTDSMITHY]

Hey Rob mate when will the next voting for the ML3 be ? 

[SulakvelidzeCustom]

Hey! I do remember, you mentioned some wempler pedals compared to my real tube od... Is it pinnacl? I think triple wreck is a bit closer with its tone, but from "another side". It is more high gain'ish.

BTW:

Really good juicy tones here on other pedlas!

[okamasphere]

when is the boogie transatlantic demo coming out?

[5150RDH]

Eddie Van Halen once said that he considered his guitar tone "brown like somebody hitting you with a nice, mature redwood tree as oppossed to someone throwing thin razor blades at you". Im guessin' he meant expansive and warm versus compressed and thin sounding. Anyway, AWESOME demo of the best overdrives around. Rock on Chappers!

[quinnsley123]

These pedals are expensive

[wampcat]

@quinnsley123 They are, but they are hand built in the US using only the best components we can find. Our products are built like tanks, not to a budget... We feel that the extra is worth it if you want great tone and great durability. Each one is guaranteed for 5 years as well :)

[TheBallTicklers]

Its called the brown sound becauseits so incredible that when you hear it you shit you pants...

[crisDAwog]

8:50 very nice van halen tones

[crisDAwog]

loving the playing in this chappers

[crisDAwog]

nice overdriven tones here 5:37

[FifatlasHD]

for some reason the recording quality on this vid is unusually bad, the audio i mean

[yobhsiFehT]

@FifatlasHD

Video quality, too, IMO.  At least it's "unusually bad" instead of "usually bad":/ lol

[FifatlasHD]

for some reason the recording quality on this vid is unusually bad

[ManifestPanda]

mmmm you got to love those mesa combo amps

[jackoswaldmusic]

I think brown stone actually originated from Alex Van Halen's drum sound, and us guitarists stole the term and gave all credit to his brother. But don't quote me on that! \m/

[hawg427]

Wampler makes great pedals. What's your take on their Plexi pedals? How do the foam Acoustic panels compare to the ones made of fiberglass or other insulation and covered in fabric? It is called the Brown sound because a guy named Brown ( No Lie) either did the Mods to EVH amps. The Tone King had an article on his website talking about this. The guy even came out with a few pedals also.

[JackSparrow154]

Hey Rob, do you have a twitter?

[Jbranches2191]

dude you are just awesome

[bukman66]

that riff that you did when you turned on the triple wreck, it was sick, hope to hear it in a song soon

[alexisd3]

I love chappers

[TiboukMusiChannel]

@alexisd3 We all do man :D

[S4dist1cK]

Smashing Pumpkins FTW!

[XFreeGroundzX]

Even though Rob is pretty famous, he is a great, down to earth, guy. I love you chappers!!! No Homo!

[MrManson94]

try the ecstacy! :D

[keithg1313]

The hot wired has me interested. The pinnacle sounds like the last pedal that you'll ever own.

[realbluemeanie]

I'm off to research how to remove your own kidney for sale.... \m/

[realbluemeanie]

Wow, 225 quid....!

[RobcC2809]

Chappers, please could you reply to my comment? It would make me feel warm and fuzzy inside.

[RobChappers]

@RobcC2809 Initiate feelings of well being, I have taken time away from my Skyrim addiction to respond to your comment ;-)

[RobcC2809]

@RobChappers My initial fuzzy feelings of well being evaporated when you reminded me that I am yet to buy Skyrim! :'( But still, for replying to me, you have now made my life 10x more awesome.

[MrGamerBazer]

@RobChappers Ah a fellow Skyrim player!!

Initiate even more respect :P

[sonofkikkoman]

@RobChappers What kind of character and lvl?

[RobChappers]

@sonofkikkoman I restarted after 11 levels of experimentation, I am now a level 10 Redguard Werewolf Warrior \m/

[MrFelixRiley]

@RobChappers ha thats exactly my character as well WIN

[Derbixrace]

@RobChappers wow im also a redguard werewolf but im at lvl 22 :D

[LifeLongGamer]

@RobChappers Sounds about right :)

[Killadelphia20]

@RobChappers whats a nord without his mead?

[prsfrank]

@RobcC2809 Guys Mason uses both sides as individual drives BUT also combines the both at the same time

[wampcat]

@prsfrank He certainly does, that's one of the reasons the channels are voiced in this way as sometimes Brent wants to stack them up together.

[AndySan]

Needs SLOstortion demo por favor!

[Ghostflasher]

Was about time for a new video!

[ArtInfidelAlexander]

Great video! Thanks.

But please do a demo of SLOstortion and PLEXtortion pedal by Wampler too if You have them :)

Thanks a lot. :)

[syntheticskull]

Blackstar shirt for the win! Im hoping to get my very own ht5-rs sometime soon :)

[divgtrslingr]

can u say haircut?

[97fred]

I got a home made pedal who are extremely close to 'The Brown Sound' closer then the pedal in the video, but bout sound great:)

[RNAMUSICShortStShred]

Nice pedal review! I need to play on these in person.

[Rockiscoolyeah]

thumbs up if the 305 view is u!

[antichrist07comrad]

Capn lees crotch its disturbing D:

[everybodylovesgav]

can i have a virtual hi five rob ?

[RobChappers]

@everybodylovesgav High Five \m/ *Slap*

[givemeajackson]

@RobChappers chappers, coud you demo a schecter omen extreme? i'm dying to see a serious review of that guitar!

[everybodylovesgav]

@RobChappers MY DAY IS COMPLETE !!!!! THANKS ROB :)

[DrKarnivore]

Yay me. Few more demos on my channel (inc SloStortion)..... >>

[Bearskickass976]

Its called 'The Brown Sound' Because it sounds like shit :D

[xxxEnterSandmanXxX]

YAY i was just about to comment asking you to do a demo with an ml1 and then i sees this:) fucking awsum

[antichrist07comrad]

Chappers , Where is ur hair going!!! D:!!!!

[Fluxuations]

That poor les Paul being neglected :( great vid :) :L

[joniiboy]

@Fluxuations Les Paul: Hi guys, wanna play me yet? no? okay i`ll just sit here in the corner..waiting......soon"

[MatthijsBudding]

There are some great pedals right there.

Also love "Typical Girl". Great song. These demos are all great. Best demos on the internet. All the different gear, all the funny stuff, the great playing, great combination of sounds with each piece of gear. And the audio/video-quality is fantastic also.

[boogahed]

Awesome...20 minutes of work to go and a 20 minute video to fill it with

[aeropagitica]

The 'brown sound' refers to the tone that Van Halen achieved by altering the voltage input of his Marshall Plexi head "until the tubes started to melt". It was just below the 120VAC current from the standard American ring main, and the Variac unit was used to imitate this sound when it restricted the voltage that it passed through to the Marshall head.

[PRSpl4yer]

Dude thanks so much for this video. I'm looking at a Wampler Wreck thingy to replace my Radial Plexitube thats kinda at the end of its life. Love the plexitube but all the Wampler drives seem good.

[TimoBaader]

brown, Being-Ridicolously-OSM (thats how bitish dudes say awesome) -With-Metal

[Kid0fThePast]

More guitar reviews please!

[geeupson]

The brown sound is a note of a frequency that is mythically meant to cause one to lose control of their bowels and deficate in their underwear, all in all i believe van halens tone was called the brown sound because it made you shit yourself.

[babyblues3270]

Thanks for the vid Rob and Lee. I really like these pedals

[gg1140]

plz review fender 62 teleration

[majosensei19]

top rated comments are for pussys...dont thumb this up

[thefretboardmagician]

@majosensei19 No worries, thumbs down for you! Even better ;)

[majosensei19]

@thefretboardmagician no seriously... i hate qhen they write some random shit just for thumbs up...like if it was some sort of "youtube points" or someshit

[Notthatevilguitarguy]

Great video Rob! A chappers video day is a good day!

[OhPanduh]

New Videos Make Me HAPPY! :D

[maplewoodstudio]

My Mrs has some Wamplers

[maplewoodstudio]

1st



[g3rman045]

@maplewoodstudio This is the greatest comment I've ever seen, Stick. hahaha