Seymour Duncan Twin Tube Classic Distortion Pedal

[alabarb28]

Dang. I just got one for $89 from Muscians friend Stupid deal. I wanted to insert it right in my board...... :o(

[alabarb28]

YECH!? Is there a right amp for that guitar? Cool pedal though.  Righteous! Can you use a 9v power from a pedal board with this?

[Stanze]

@alabarb28 You'll damage it if you do according to the video on Seymour Duncan's site. Power consumption: 10.4 W.

[Henry14arsenal2007]

shitty distortion, why are they still making classic distortion pedals is beyond me

[timshreds734]

i use this pedal in front of my ac-15 with a fat strat and it sounds frickin killer. she really compliments the amp

[thomasjeeh]

I bet that guitar and amp of yours does the pedal more justice than what this guy is using it with! Care to post a vid of it?

[lafarcaina82]

Michael J. Fox XD!!!

[willaywonka]

@gahhhhhhh2320, gibson limited run exs ( explorer steel) i have one in my collection, very nice guitar, it was built in 1994 i believe when metallicas black album was out.

[benmachin03]

Would this help a solid state Amp sound more like a tube amp??is that the idea??

[lostsin645]

@benmachin03 I've played this through a SS crate with 2x12's in it. I sounded worlds better than just trying to push the gain from the amp....but than i bought better stuff and got rid of it :) including the amp

[myway43]

@lostsin645 Yeah, I wish they made more demos of pedals runnignthru S.S. amps. I mean of course it's going to sound like a tube amp, when it is running into a tube amp. Kind of silly isn't it. I would like to see this ran in front of an S.S., as well as some other over drives as well.

[mattacuk]

@benmachin03 it would help, thats the idea, but in reality the pedal sounds better infront a tube amp on the clean channel. Works as a boost / overdrive.

[timshreds734]

@mattacuk i use this pedal in front of my vox AC15,,, and let me tell you... WOW. absolutely love the tone i get through my strat. i got a demo in my videos to give an idea of what this baby can do through a vox.

[ollyworld]

this pedal tends to sound fuzzy and muddy if you push the gain knob to high..

It works good with pedals like an eq-booster that can make it sound more "cut through"and tight by increasing the higher mids and highs

[gahhhhhhhhhh2310]

what kind of guitar is that

[rtaylo30]

Search YouTube for Gjika Mini Amp. It is a real powertube distortion pedal! Rare find!

[nepalnt21]

did he say what amp he was using?

[TheMaypop]

I almost bought that guitar, its not that expensive. And that kid is very sick on any guitar, I hate the pedal (rather use the fender twin)

[jojoi29]

it doesnt matter what kinda guitar u use it matters on what kinda sound YOU want!!!!!!!!!

[megavery]

that is one beastly explorer.

[ekserchina]

Actually this review is pretty good. I don't know why these dudes below me are complaining about the guitar. There is nothing wrong with playing any guitar with this pedal. I have the pedal and it's great! I do have a little problem with it although it's great. For some reason it gives me horrible feedback when I turn the gain up high. I played 5 different guitars thru it and they all did so Seymour Duncan will replace it even though I didn't have a receipt. Great service and awsome pedal.

[HeavyMetalThunderss]

Can you plug it to the front of a tube amp and not in the "effects loop" (sent -return section ) ?

Thanks in advance.

[ekserchina]

It's plugged in directly into the amp...so I guess it's a 'yes'.

[HeavyMetalThunderss]

Thanks. It is a yes , I have checked the S.D. web site and the technician say it in the video. "Actually it was designed to be used like this(plug in front og the amp)" he said in the video.

[jhachey222]

yes, like you can with any pedal.

[myway43]

I always plug O.D>/Dstortion pedals in the front. I have found envelopes, and modulation (Chorus/delay/echos) work bettter in the effects loop. But this pedal sounds great either way IMO

[burliufo]

thats how it is meant to be played

[fragmashine]

thats not the right guitar for this pedal basicly

[stgarp85]

he always uses wrong guitar. he made demo of boutique style amp with ESP with active PU's and I bet he would use a strat or tele for some krank revolution or DR demo. Waste of time...

[punkeratheart]

@stgarp85 I was just about to say how this pedal prefers single coils, especially on that kind of hardwood bodied (mahogany or korina) set-neck guitar. He's treating it like it's a digital stombox with the controls, and he ought to be playing a strat or tele bridge pickup, and this pedal (I own it) is very high output, so if he is cranking the gain, he should roll the volume down. With gain back, volume up, it's a great boost. The TT "Classic" is the only ALL-tube model, mayhem & blue have OA's.

[TheDevillll]

@stgarp85 I didnt know there was a right and wrong guitar to use with pedals.They should tell people this when selling at music store.I have lots of pedals what should I do.

[stgarp85]

@TheDevillll There is no right or wrong guitar to use with pedals, but THERE IS right or wrong guitar to make a pedal demo. This is a DEMO CLIP not a EXPERIMENTALSOUNDCLIPWHATEVER, i'd like to know how this classic distortion pedal sounds with rather classic guitar because SD made it for. You can do what you want with your gear, i don't care. There is no rules in music.

[fernandobizzozzero]

@fragmashine what?

[heavymetalguitarer]

shit he looks like michael j fox

[jedhemsley]

i dont get what the rave about this pedal is...it sounds like a cheap solid state amp

[alexthiong]

you don't have ears probably

[lespaulover]

What a POoFF

[liaserethguitarist12]

its really wamr thats the exat sound im looking for

[coronet67]

I wish they wouldnt have put the "lead" controls so close to the switch.

[matthewcataldi]

this is connected to a amp right?

[benjazz84]

the basic sounds of this tool are amazing, but i don't really understand the shared EQ: usually a rhythm sound differs from a lead sound not only by gain amount or volume, but also by equalization (for example, a lead sound should be more "middy" to get fatter single notes and longer sustain)

[Govanmaniac]

He's Gay??

[AlexanderBlueAvenue]

I just want an overdrive an already distorted amp for solos. think this would be good for thaT? to all you people who already have one. it seems a bit bassy, maybe its just the way paul set it

[JacoThe2nd]

Boss SD-1 is great boosts.

[LexovichUkraine]

Indeed, I use SD-1 with my Twin Tube! It adds lots of articulation and harmonics which the pedal itself lacks!

[coronet67]

Sounds awesome. It scared me off when it first came out because when I go play it seems more knobs screw me up. Seems they get moved about and I cant get a good tone at a gig. But maybe I should check it out again.

[xdarrenx]

This is basically a tube amp. (preamp)

Great pedal.

[tiddlywinks98712]

can it go straight into a cabinet? acting as a head itself?

[chefboyardee86]

you would need some king of amplifier like a power amp or something but i doubth it would sound good

[MesaBoogieLonestar]

Im about to get one of these and a valve junior as my new practice setup

[freepressright]

Alwaysopen:

I agree to a point. But just because it's ass backwards doesn't negate the fact that it works. It is entirely possible to garner the sound of tubes using a solid-state power amplifier and a tube preamp. I'm a tube amp snob as much as the next guy, but I've used both and find the proof is in the pudding. Tube preamp pedals work, and do produce tubesque tone. Some well-engineered ideas defy the conventional logic of electronics, and this Twin Tube is a good example.

[PbMike2005]

he believes the tubes are responsible for the tube response? um duh?

[DaanJM]

"And I want you to really hear how quickly I can get feedback out of this on the lead channel".

I didn't hear any feedback.

[alwaysopen]

A question that begs to be asked at this juncture is....

What kind of amplification do they use in their testing? Flextone Spyder? Bogner X/U, Vox, Marshall whatever, Mesa, Mako, Fender????

I get that sound out of my 20 year old Carvin X-amp 60w combo. Yep, it has been that long now since I ditched my old Marshall JPM - I wish I still had it.

Is this effect for the bedroom crew, is it good for recording to a computer's audio card or does some artist uses it on the road for some reason?

[usrpr]

I saw this vid, ordered the pedal, 4 days later did an outdoor gig with it in front of my Fender Super Reverb and then gave my Boss Super Overdrive to my son. 'Nuff said!

[musicfuse]

the boss distortion pedals sound very shrill to my ears. are you still enjoying this pedal?

[usrpr]

yes I am still enjoying it. It is the best overdrive I've had. The only thing I would love is seperate tone controls for each channel. You also have to careful with the feet stomping as it is east to hit the volume knob on the high gain channel and change the level. I do play it through a Fender Super Reverb which is plenty tubey already. It doesn't change the tone character like the boss did though. If you have a crap amp this pedal might not launch you into overdrive heaven.

[musicfuse]

I thinking about getting this or a Ibanez TS808 tube screamer. I trying a get a particular tone. I sending you a video if you could please watch it and give your opinion if you think the twin tube can come close to the tone of the guitar. Thanks that would help me so much.

[usrpr]

sorry I took so long

thats a pretty basic low gain crunch and would be no prob with the twin tube. Bass and treb are very dynamic and never suck, gain stages are none to super saturated + two channels.

Forget the screamer - the new ones suck anyway and make your guitar sound boxy and completely swamp your guitars tone with it's own sound...get the twin tube...prob the same price about anyway.

[PunkerBr666]

Tenho um desses, o que posso dizer é o seguinte: Pra quem não tem R$5000 pra desenbolsar em um Amp valvulado, esse pedal é a solução, barato e você consegue chegar bem proximo da sonoridade de um valvulado real, o preço bem mais acessivel. Excelente video! Thanx

[lonestar225]

fat,thick and creamy...oh yes..great sounding pedal. i have a little big muff and it sounds good too but this has the creamier overdrive my ears want to hear

[chriscoooley]

i wish there were distortion pedals this good that could do metal by themselves

[rokr432]

there is... seymour duncan twin tube mayhem, and blackstar ht distX

[pbass19]

I own this pedal...play it through a Flextone III XL and a Fender Amer Dlx Strat...great results...love this pedal.

[electrictattooer]

Thank you for this. Impressed. Interesting Tone that i really like. Wow.. I think some 70's Stones played through my fender twin reissue, or most tube amps which a good clean ,..could sound "Great", with this peal. ! Wonder if guitar center has one I can check out for myself? ...Sounded nice to me.

[ReverendNovember]

I have this pedal.  I run it through a polytone and my sound rules.

[silverknight72]

great sounding pedal... I wonder what would sound like in front of my marshall 9001 preamp... any1 had tried it yet? I am in need of a non-tone-sucking tube pedal to overdrive the tubes to their max!

[rokr432]

check out the blackstar ht-dual. all tube pedal that sounds very close to a marshall, with two channels that go anywhere from blues to balls out metal. Its pretty cool, don't know how it compares to this one though. But it definitely has more versatility.

[alwaysopen]

You might as well get a tube power amp and use a solid state processor for your needs. A tube preamp does what it's circuit dictates to create a signal to drive the power tubes.

A SS power amp with tube preamp is ass backwards though it is often sold. I had such an amp years ago a lad. I bought a Peavey Deuce and thought I was bad ass. Playing live sucked so I got a Marshall to replace it. I later heard a JCM800 and wondered where they went wrong.

[marshallpagoda]

how does this works for: A-vinnie moore....B-john petrucci?

[mKreifeldt]

I think it sounds great but it obviously isn't for everyone. It has a super raggedy, warm fuzz tone feel like a smoky old tweed amp slowly blowing up. Very cool for the right kind of grove and very wrong for the wrong kind of grove. It's obviously for mature, old-school type players that understand it for what it is and use it accordingly. Early Zeppelin/Cream etc yes, Pantera/Van Halen no.

[rokr432]

Also sounds great for playin open chord stuff, such as modern praise music.

[2manbandrock]

Does anyone know if this will sound good through a Strat and an Orange Amp?

[tomlewis1]

hold on is that ant? or dec?

[SoloCommando]

sounds like shit...

[ikarusbodom]

seems like you dont even know what a tube amp is

[SoloCommando]

sounds like shit...

[ikarusbodom]

por tu comentario sos un mero niñito rependejo pity

[amarr1]

no comprende?

[JamesWaton]

lol you phail, and get your ears tested you little internet fapping child.

[Amphibianman94]

I agree with StanwoodSpartans, I love that sound in the beginning ... I have a Boss loop station pedal and a tube amp but when I record myself playing i din't get the tube amp sound because it's not before the loop station ... is this pedal safe to plug into a tube amp with the amp on a clean tone?

[apguitarguy401]

thats what the guy doing the review did.

[Amphibianman94]

o ok ... i must've missed that

[TheJwoo]

You are watching a video on youtube. Doesn't exactly do wonders for sound, and certainly doesn't tell you what this pedal sounds like coming out of a tube amp.

[budubum]

vety muffled.. -11 out of 10

[StanwoodSpartans]

0:42-1:12

i love the tone

[youwillbowtome]

sounds horrible. not a natural tube sound to me.

[fragmashine]

how this pedals sound with a fender blues deluxe...have someone an idea??

[silverknight72]

when u find out tell me also. I am a believer of the deluxe myself (1994 January model, never changed tubes. the sound after all these years is mellow)

[opdage]

I've found it's really hard to tell much from these video reviews of effects. You'll just have too many variables in your own guitars and amps. But it's better than nothing, I guess.

[AleDreams7]

it is so soft and sweet

[T3hVid30Cr1tic]

Of course it reacts like a valve amp, seeing as how he's playing it through a valve amp.

[Kaelan66]

How do you know he is

[T3hVid30Cr1tic]

Guitar World uses the Marshall JCM for gear demos. Or, at least Paul does.

[Kaelan66]

really, thanks, I always wondered what he used; TSL or DSl??

[T3hVid30Cr1tic]

Sure, no problem.

I'm not sure, but if I had to guess, I'd say it was a DSL, seeing as how they're a lot more common.

[strngldr]

Although this preamp is in a stompbox package it really is a tube preamp... just like you would find on an amp....on the duncan website they have a video of it with a better explanation...I own one and it is the best pedal out there for any price.

[muzapstar]

I have both twin tubes and all the damage control pedals except womanizer (on order) and timeline. I think this is a very good pedal. However, since i dont have the womanizer yet i can't really compare them. I can compare the mayhem to the demonizer/solid metal and the damage control pedals pretty much blow it out of the water as far as i'm concerned. Also, the duncans' tubes are soldered in so you cannot replace them yourself.

[rokr432]

how do the duncans do with warming up a solid state amp? I have a crate rfx65 which is great for solid state, but i crave that warm tube smoothness. Will these pedals do it for me? im looking for a rock sound, but with very high gain. For an example of what i want, listen to the song Shut Me Out by Kutless. Please help me!

[StanwoodSpartans]

it probably will

just need the right pickups

[gwar46]

How about you let let me have that thing, it sounds awesome.

[HarmonicMinorJ]

Man that sounds GREAT!

[bigb934]

agreed!

[JoeyHawk]

Why don't my replies get posted next to the ones I replied to? :|

[N3WFI3]

is there any reviews or samples for the twin tube mayhem yet?

i'm thinking of buying one

[muzapstar]

yes

[Arttuonline]

looks like this is the pedal I've been looking for! :P great review.

[Blare164]

this twin tube is great except it can't do the heavy crunch metal sound. but its still a great one though

[FernandesLP]

I think Seymour Duncan has released or will soon release the SFX 04 Twin Tube Mayhem, which will deliver Metal Distortion.

I'm definitely going to buy that, since I'm very satisfied with my SFX 03 for Rock stuff.

[ghettosweep]

Well the explorer kinda has a Dolorian look....hmmm....hmmmm

[gnp321]

Btw, this guy did a great job on the review - which confirmed my purchase of the sd classic, it sounds sooo good IMO, online reviews are also spot-on. Placed in front of my mesa dual 3ch...my goodness, quite honestly pure ear candy on the clean ch, and super nice coloring on the lead channels - no noise, lots of body responses to subtle/dynamic treatment. Worth every penny.

[pbass19]

Wonder what kind of amp he is using? Anoyone know?

The comments about him being "Gay" are getting old man...WHO CARES!!

[squareballvideo]

Who cares if he's gay or not? Haven't you ever heard a man with a high voice and excellent annunciation before? I take it most of these comments are by lil' high school boys from south georgia. Grow up.

[wojtek0000]

gay van halen riffs! u suck!

[HelloImJonesy1]

lets see you do better

[RJcur]

I think I'm gonna get one of these.

[DevouringArk]

he is a gay but he can play !!!!!!

[stringed48]

I think that he is just metro, besides, he is the editor of guitar world; he basically gets to live the life so it doesn't really matter.

[cast390]

Marty McFly...

[MindkiLLer]

he seems kinda off to be homosexual

[pieceofmeat]

michael j. fox?

[jimllfaxit]

It's Dec,from Ant and Dec.

[eatsandsleeps]

Now that Mesa no longer makes the V Twin this may be a good option for a high quality tube pre amp without having to spend $500 for a used Mesa.

[1966caprice]

nice x-plorer the firebirds big brother

[newname363]

wow he didnt stutter at all even with the parkinson's ...

[mouse25314]

Haha, nice.

[patmav]

I was listening to that gearwire stuff which is not what I was looking for but anyway, isn't it amazing how the guitar player makes the tone and gear ALWAYS comes second? Blows me away everytime!!!

[chase312]

He looks like Michael J. Fox [Marty from Back to the Future]

And Marty plays the guitar too :D

[pjcasabuena]

this guys the best at demos

[TheBarroomHero321]

I know, THANK GAWD, he isn't that Gearwire fucker...

That guy needs to be beaten, severely.

[pjcasabuena]

this guys the best for instructional vids

[Paladin19652007]

Sweet pedal and good playing too. You have the sound !

[mattacuk]

Can anyone tell me if this is suitable for a Roland 60 solid state amp please? thanks!

[eatsandsleeps]

You may want to keep with a digital over drive or distorion pedal with your Roland mainly because I've run into problems with mixing and matching anolog and digital effects. That said the Marshall Guv is a great high gain over drive and if you want something that has a lower amount of gain the Marshall Bluesbreaker is also very cool. I'm not a fan of Boss effects (even though they make Roland amps) but they may be worth a shot.

[toxicab23]

pedal sounds good, but the guy sounds like micheal jackson hehe

[GeetarGareth]

Hi gobbler6, can you explain a bit more in terms of physics/electronics - you may have a point...but there again it sounds good to me, so im going to try one asap. BTW, as well as a Marshall i have a tonelab and damage control, and whilst they arent perfect they are damn close, for a quick session recording i dont have to lug an amp and mike it up...and if i was Seymour D, i'd ask you to do a blind test using a good guitarist! Cheers!

[gobbler6]

The thing is, it doesn't matter if there are tubes in the pedal. It is just cramming the front end of the amp. The plate voltage in the output trans has to be hot enough for you to get a percentage of power tube distortion. Otherwise you will sound like a mosquito. People are mislead by the tube thing. Preamp based distortion IS NOT the same.

[liontone]

By most counts you are right. Preamp tubes CAN BE made to distort much like a powertube, it's just not a high gain circut. Soldano made an amp for SRV (before he died) that accomplished this.

[devnull369]

This pedal sounds gooodd!!!

[danger3s]

damn that sounded nice. Wish he could crank up some more and hear it opens a little bit.

[DanielPhoenix]

is he using any kind of noise gate or that pedal doesn't make any noise

[Kingdome007]

sick how muc is it if it is near the price of boss pedals then il go with the boss

[Generalshad]

Fag alert.

[DanielPhoenix]

is he using a tube amp?

[walterppk1989]

thats an awesome solo in the beginning

[DanielPhoenix]

i was also checking the womanizer and i was in doubt which one should i buy, bcause i don't like the bulldog one, but the womanizer sounds pretty decent, but thx for the recommendation

[DanielPhoenix]

could anyone recommend me other tube distortion pedals?

[Alexizephyrmage9]

Vox's bulldog distortion and Damage Control's womanizer are decent pedals, but this pedal is way better sounding than either of those

[ic300x]

whats channel select do?

[jcayer2]

MAkes you chose between rythm and lead channel. Didn't you watch the video ?

[clampdown666]

wow i liike tht guitar!

[CoC350]

That's Gibson trying to copy what James Hetfield did with his ESP Explorer copys.

[JoseConseko]

Wait a minute! didn't ESP copy Gibson when they made an explorer, because I am pretty sure Gibson came first.

[CoC350]

That kind of explains why I put copy right after ESP Explorer.

[pgallagher61592]

thats not a esp...u can see the gibson sign on the neck at 2:02

[CoC350]

Look dude...ESP made copies of the Explorer and James Hetfield had one with a chrome diamond plate on the body and headstock and this is clearly Gibson try to copy ESP ...even though it is ESP who copied Gibson.

[pgallagher61592]

nooo....u cann even see the insignia that says gibson on the headstock at 2:02...just look...i know esp made copies

[pjcasabuena]

haha its a gibson new century explorer

[pgallagher61592]

thats like saying ibanez and jackson copied fende

[JoeyHawk]

He's probably talking about the diamond plate ESPs James has, not the shape of the guitar... even though this one is a mirror pickguard.

[AnthraxSK]

Dude ....it's hooked up to an AMP this is just an pedal to create some sound...:P funny guy

[jaridv]

i think he meant that the amp hes playin through sounds like a real tube with the pedal

[Dynomite101]

Kicks ass!! sounds like a real Amp..