Klon KTR: 2:13 Analog Man - King of Tone: 3:58 Origin Effects - Revival Drive: 5:29 Vemuram - Jan Ray: 6:50

The editing and playing in this video was damn smooth.. so glad I'm subscribed! I liked the KTR and KoT the best. Im all followed up on the gram and can't wait to see what you decide.. Peace dude!

@matthewcairns1196

5 жыл бұрын

Went on to another video of yours but realized I forgot to LIKE this one so I'm back haha

Awesome work Paul! Keep up the good work as always!

Those shots with the pedal lit in the foreground, with you playing in the blurred background. Fantastic!

Paul David’s, you are an extremely inspirational guy, I’ve been with the channel for about a year now, but have already learned a lot. I’m honestly surprised that you aren’t in a band. Well either way, keep on Rockin’ 🎸

Been waiting for a video like this for forever!

I like the vemuran as it sounds warmer, creamy with nice bass. The dirty sound is just great!

Honestly it’s really what speaks to you most. They all sound incredible in their own way.

All fine pedals. Thanks for the fine presentation. I have the Jan Ray on my board and truly love it.

Hello Paul, i loved the video, you are inspiring me to play the guitar everyday. Thankyou so much

For the low gain portion, I think I love the clarity the Revival drive gives but for the rest of the use cases the Vemuram is the go-to pedal. Absolutely love the warmth and the depth it has!

Your channel is always so relaxing. The content always top notch, the skills to back it up. So easy to watch and always a dissapointing moment because it ends. Best guitar based Channel on KZread and if you say things I actually believe you without any doubts whatsoever. Always the right mood and clear video's with mad editing skills. I even make myself a cup of tea before I click play hahaha. Superkanaal, professioneel, vleugje humor voor de 'light touch'. Gewoon een parel tussen al het gitaargeweld op KZread.

Really enjoyed watching this, Paul. You captured the sound of the RevivalDRIVE very well including its touch sensitivity and broad frequency range. I'm sure that there are many players out there weighing up their options between some of these pedals and a video like this can only help. I would love to hear you stacking these drives next - or even better, let's hear them all on together!

@701Builder

5 жыл бұрын

Yes it did help in deciding. Paul really captured the tone of each in the perfect way. This led me to your part 1,2,3 videos on the Revival and was floored by what you set out to accomplish creating this. I purchased last night.

@OriginEffectsUK

5 жыл бұрын

@@701Builder I'm really glad that both Paul's and our videos helped you make an informed decision. There are so many great pedals out there so we try our best to provide enough information for people looking for a feature-driven amp in a box!

I cant help but fall in love with the jan ray.

Love all 4 pedals but the Revival Drive is a clear winner for me. Great video Paul

The 2nd one was my personal favorite, because it has that vintage style, that I like. Great video Paul ^^

I'm totally in love with the Analog Man's King Of Tone after seeing this. I liked the Origin Effects' Revival Drive better with heavier settings.

King of tone for the win, such great organic and juice sound, now I totally want one

Legend. I don't need the pedals. I just need your advice through your videos. You inspire me and teach me things from way different perspectives. I am a bluesy 70's and 60's style rock kind of player. You show me things way outside my zone and I now have written two classical songs and one metal. Thank you for your words, and cool videos like this one :)! Have a nice day Paul.

I have no doubt that your KLON KTR is quite unique. LOVED that sound

I just watched the Pedal Show today talking wiht JHS about all the different types of overdrive/distortion/fuzz etc, and it's an interesting journey, quite useful in deciding which OD to go for. Ultimately though, they decided too many variables, and pick the one you like the sound of with your rig/guitar/speakers/playing style/situation. I do understand why I like the Klon wiht HB's though, hard clipping.

Gr8 vid Paul. Thx friend. Hope ur ok over there in these troubled times. Oh, nice feel on the axe man.

3k for a pedal is insane. Thats as much as an entire decent guitar rig

@notebender4

5 жыл бұрын

Ridiculously insane...

@henrikjohannessen3017

5 жыл бұрын

Only morons buys them.

@marcobeltran7218

5 жыл бұрын

Completely insane that anyone would spend as much on a pedal. I’d argue that 3k gets you something much more than “decent” too.

@eleanmendoza

5 жыл бұрын

$3,000 gets you a brand new Princeton Reverb, Baja Telecaster, Full-Drivr 2/3 and a looper pedal. That's one hell of a rig if you ask me. Much better than "decent."

@mikecantreed

5 жыл бұрын

Which pedal was $3k?

You are an inspiration for us. Keep it up!

Venuram for me, really nice rounded tone

I liked the color scheme you had going with the KTR. Very white stripe-y. Thanks for video. Have a nice day.

Everyone talks about the tone, but personally I like the chord progressions you play so much more!! Especially in the middle when you demonstrate the light gain settings

Great Comparison and Playing, Thanks!!!

The Jan Ray and KOT are stunning!!!

Love the "Ghost Notes" control on the Revival Drive! I can make it sound exactly like my Marshall #1986( an early January `72). It sounds like a "real amp", which I know is an overused phrase...)

Vemuram is the warmest and more "organic" to my hears. I will definitely chose that one for myself.

@pattywacker123

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@patricklemire9278

5 жыл бұрын

It's a clone of a Timmy pedal in a nicer enclosure. kzread.info/dash/bejne/iqdmw7hmk6quk6w.html

@edgardoparales2957

5 жыл бұрын

Just get your aTimmy Pedal forget Vemuran.or Better yet get a Pedalmonster Clon Centaur you cannot Tell the Differences on the Sound & you dont have to come up with 3K

@justinchoijcjc

5 жыл бұрын

price is pretty hefty though. But yea they are the best sounding ODs

@Clive007

5 жыл бұрын

Let's be clear here it's a blatant rip off of the timmy. Get a timmy

Awesome! ...as usual!

Great demo video! Thank you! :-) Distortion pedals and comparison videos have convinced me that the distortion pedals bottom line comes down to how MUCH the signal is distorted and the overall EQ (typically more...or less, high frequencies). For me, this means many distortion pedals could be satisfactory and the differences would be negligible (to me) in a mix...ESPECIALLY live.

The overdrive of that King of Tone is juicy and musical. I think it's my favorite. Surprisingly I liked the Klon with the gain dimed as the best distortion sound. Cool video. I'd have a hard time picking one.

I swear by the Vemuram Jan Ray. It's an amazing pedal that just sounds like another channel on my Two Rock.

Nice review. The Minotaur drive in my Helix is a model of the Klon Centaur --- one of my favorites. I have to say that I'm finding the right impulse response is having more effect on my tone than anything else.

My two favorites were the King of Tone and the KTR, even though the four of them sound great. When dealing with Overdrives I'm always looking for a nice coloration of my tone, and usually wanting them to be just "boosts" that pile up on one another to create a unique tone. For these reasons I usually prefer three-knobs ODs with the simplest technology in it, straight to the point pedals. Careful though I'm not saying by any mean that digital or more complex pedals are bad by definition, these are just my preferences. For these reasons I decided to get rid of my Fulltone OCD for instance, and kept my TS9 which supposedly has less "prestige" in its making. The King of Tone provides an incredible tone though, I don't know what kind of technology is behind it, by it's incredibly suave, that would be my pick if I had to pick just one. Then, if I had to pick two I would love combining the King of Tone with the KTR which matches perfectly my expectations in an OD. I'm a Strat player myself and thus liked the tones you got from the Strat better, but interestingy I felt like the other two pedals sounded better with the Les Paul.

King of tone! Best clarity and nice overtones.

They all sound good! 🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾

I remember 4 years ago watching this video , not knowing anything about pedals / now I have 3 of 4 on my board and feeling nostalgic

Jam Ray followed by king of tone for me Paul!!!! Nice tones 🎸🤟

Great video! Barber makes incredible overdrives. I love my LTD SR

Nr . 1 - Jan Ray, 2.- King Of Tone . 3. Klon -Ktr . 4 Revival Drive. Thats only my taste . Thanx ! High quality Video ! All the best ! Edwin Ziberg

The Revival Drive looks really interesting, it appears to be extremely configurable and sounds very good compared to the other boutique pedals . For overdrive I use this pedal order: 1) AnalogMan SunFace Fuzz with RCA Germanium transistors. It has a very pleasing "cranked amp" sound when I use it with a real tube amp or a model of one. 2) Keeley Oxblood, which can be used just like a Klon but with much more gain and boost capability, a switch for adding more bass, and a switch for modifying the tonal character of the distortion to be smoother than a normal Klon. 3) Source Audio LA Lady for lots of effects - mono or stereo in/out with parallel or series internal signal path, EQ, overdriven power amp effect, multiple fuzzes, Klon, TS, OCD, RAT, etc. 4) AnalogMan King of Tone with both sides set to clean boost and running 18V power for extra headroom. I also swapped out the yellow channel op-amp for a Burr-Brown OPA2134, which has a less raspy overdriven sound than the stock JRC4580 op-amp. I can get the KoT red channel to go deeper into overdrive mode by cranking the output level on any pedal upstream of it. The yellow channel can be deeply overdriven with the same method, including just cranking up the red channel volume pot. The last pedal in the path has the strongest effect on the overall tone, and the KoT does a nice job boosting mids just the right amount for lead tone. But most of the time I am either using no overdrive, or the Sunface, and I use the volume control on the guitar to get the desired tone from the Sunface. The Sunface cleans up pretty well even on humbuckers, if I use less gain on the fuzz control.

The King of Tone & the Revival Drive have a pop that really adds too the tone.

Congratulations!

Its sad to see a lot of stuff (guitars, gear, amps whatever) one will never be able to afford. But when you listen to it you start to ask yourself, is it really better than my sound? Usually the answer is, not by that much. And you pick up your own gear and simply smile and play. ;-)

@chymist66

5 жыл бұрын

Count Blue I’m so happy you’re not suffering from G.A.S. like many of my fellow tubers and I . We are always searching for Gear Nirvana. It’s a terrible disease that I hope you never get. Enjoy your gear my friend. Note to self must put my order in for a King of tone Analogman

@emilebreseghello3175

4 жыл бұрын

I'm in the same case, youtube Gear review, wanna buy everything, for finally just play and enjoy my own gear

@TheBlueskyson

3 жыл бұрын

Kinda like.....the grass is always greener on the other side CB?

@countblue

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBlueskyson ;-)

@josiahlee1982

3 жыл бұрын

Learn to build them. You can get better tone by building your own. Put a burr brown noise reducing op amp in instead of a 4558, use better filtering caps, hand selecting key diodes, pots, and caps in the audio path. There is a reason people pay top dollar for real boutique gear (not wampler or jhs, those guys are all mass producing classic circuits on smd now days, more like Marcus Reeves at Reeves Electro). Because it is built with a higher quality production process than just someone or a machine grabbing parts out of a bin and just throwing them in. A 100k pot can have up to a 20% difference from the next one in a bin. For example if it is a gain pot at 110k it will have more gain than one at 90k. It can be quite noticeable. I always opt on the side that “more is more”. It’s a lot like a tailored suit. Yeah it’s a suit but until you experience true premium you’ll say it’s just a suit. The feel of it is different, the edges are more defined, and made to fit you. There is a big difference between an off the shelf Macy’s jacket and a custom tailored one. People buy spark amps and say “it sounds just like a Marshall on this setting”....until you actually plug into an all tube Marshall...then it just sounds like a plastic box of crap. If you are a real tone snob you can always build your own. Want a kick ass klon? Build one for less than 40$. Want a germanium mkii tonebender but don’t have 900$? Build one for less that 50$ everyone is paying a premium for names, not quality. Seriously if you are reading this go to Reeves Electro and tell me that isn’t what you should be getting for the price point. Then google image for ktr gut shot. It’s all pick and place smt. Good luck getting your moneys worth as those parts are less than a penny a piece. You just paid 250$ for 15$ worth of parts and an 8$ enclosure...congratulations. After a couple builds you’ll never need to buy another pedal from anyone.

Love your videos and beyond the guitar stuff which is wonderful the editing and production is amazing. You must have a love for photography and videography on the side!! I can also see you've learned some transitions from Peter McKinnon possibly???? Great work thanks for it all I know it must take lots of time. You could do a how to video on how you record your videos that would be something I would love to see.

Anything going into that Tone king imperial is gonna sound like butter.

Never heard of the Vemuram. But I like that the best. Bit tweedy iso Plexi/Marshall. There's lovely.

Klon and vemuram ... Sounds good ..♥️♥️♥️

Hey Paul, cool video! I play a self made King Of Tone and I love it! I didnt want to wait for more than a year and pay hundrets of euros, so I got fancy in soldering and its actually not that tricky. I love the sound! Another pedal that I can totally recommend is the OCD Fulltone, you should totally check it out!

That Vemuram sounds amazing

The revival sculpted the clean part so well. I can see that being great in a dense mix. Other than that, they all sounded good. Maybe the Klon is the juiciest one.

I just love the king of tone

Qualquer equipamento vai soar incrível nas mãos de Paul Davids.

You can't go wrong with a Klon. There is something special about these pedals that truly comes out when you live with them for a while. They act to quickly address any tonal issue you might be having at the moment. Whenever I plug into my rig with a new guitar and found a tone thats less then inspiring, it usually just take a tiny tweak on my old Centaur to get it sounding glorious. So many times I've considered cashing in on it, but its truly the one pedal that has always remained on my board, and that says something.

Vemuram all the way ! Didn't know about this pedal. Pricey but seems to worth it. And it seems quite simple to use, which in my opinion is pretty important for a live use. Awesome video, as always :)

@slimturnpike

11 ай бұрын

Jan​Ray for me as well

Jan Ray was my favorite by a mile

King of Tone sounds amazing

As I believe now, all are usable and sound great put in the right hands. Nice video ty

Great video! That was a hard vote, I liked different pedals with different settings.

You’re the real king of tone!

Paul you are a hero.

The Klon is my personal favorite, especially with the clean boost

To me the Vemuran was my favorite tone, but it probably didn't have the options of a couple of the other pedals, all sounded amazing.

For me I like the Vemuram Jan Ray for it's great classic tones and the Revival for it's great versatility and adaptability. The Vemuram sounds best at normal play but I think you can have more fun with the Revival as it has more scope. Wish I could play, ha ha!

Sweet after effects work. DOF trick is cool too.

I am on King of Tones waiting list for two years already.... this video just proved why there is such long waiting list again...

They all sound great

I like the space in the granularity of the Vemuram. The KTR is also great even if it is not so versatile and neutral as the others. Thank you for your videos. 👍

@scottgeorge6375

2 жыл бұрын

What do you mean by granularity? Non smooth ?

Your editing skills are epic😯

I’d go with the Analog Man. Awesome soud and versatility. All sound relatively good, but the Analog Man to my ear was more what I like. Natural yet crispy. The Vemuram was close.

And....they all sound amazing

Klon KTR has this sweet 80s-90s sound reminds me of Aeroplane by the Red hot chili peppers. The king of tone has a jazzy touch to it, warm and soft. I find these 2 the best out of the 4. If i had to choose i'd probably go with Klon

I like the Vem!

I love the jan ray

Revival Drive was the standout favourite for me. I have mixed feelings about the King Of Tone. I like the tonality, but not the texture. There are other pedals that take inspiration from the Bluesbreaker that I prefer. The KTR sounded really nice in the low gain clip, but I didn't like it with the drive up. The Vemuram never made a sound that made me think "I need one of those". I did however really like the low end with it engaged (I'm not sure whether it was producing the sound or if it was causing the low end of the amp to overdrive).

At the beginning of the video I was more on the Vemuram side, but my final point goes to the Revival. I found it really dynamic and open sounding as an overdrive. On the other side, I'd go with a Klon as a boost. That thick low-mid bump is hard to beat. Great comparison Paul!

I think for everyday usage, the King of Tone is a winner. Two channels will give you a lot of flexibility for whatever gig situation you find yourself in. As for studio work, the Revival Drive! I would highly recommend checking out the Behringer Vintage Tube Monster VT-999 overdrive. It's not only one of the most affordable overdrives on the market, it's the cheapest real tube overdrive pedal too ($50 US).

Hello Paul, first all the pedals sound amazing. I would use them in different types of songs. Bill Finnegan - KLON KTR: This for blues or playing with a little gain Origin Effects - Revival Drive: This for rock, hard rock or hi gain playing Vemuram - Jan Ray: This one and the Gibson Les Poul are the best friends

What a sweet tone jesus

Vemuram was by far my favorite for the heavy gain tones, almost like a nicer EVH sound, and even kept the warm creamy crunch on low gain. KOT is amazing for the low gain/clean boost.

@Bairov

2 жыл бұрын

Brown sound indeed

@robertlevasseur8896

Жыл бұрын

@@Bairov what???

@Bairov

Жыл бұрын

@@robertlevasseur8896 people refer to Eddie's tone as "Brown Sound"

@robertlevasseur8896

Жыл бұрын

@@Bairov yes, i am aware, but how this compares to Ed's sound is beyond me

@Bairov

Жыл бұрын

@Robert Levasseur It seems odd, yes, but I have an ear for how these pedals behave... ie compression, clipping etc etc

All cool, I think I'd lift the Jan Ray with the Klon and that'd be me happy. Great concise demo.

Overwhelmed!

King of tone is so sweet, man!!!

I think I like the Vemuram more on moderate drive settings and Klon on the high gain. King of Tone was also great. The other with the many knobs didn't click on me that much, maybe because I don't like complicated stuff that much

this vids become so entertaining. cool sound, interessting info, professional editing good light, some jokes here and there performed from a handsome guy with nice hairdress. If I would practice half of the time watching those vid on the guitar I probably would get a guitar hero:)

What a tone

That King of Tone gave me the chill. Or at least its setting.

If ever you pass in Paris do let me know so i can built and give you a pedal as exchange of thankfulness for all the free lesson you taught me. Ive been following you for so long now.

The Revival Drive is the most unreal od ever! I’ve had all the others and still have the Revival. For what I do, it just can’t be beat! Of course, all of these pedals the best of the best.

@AlbertKarhuFilms

2 жыл бұрын

Greer Amps Lightspeed was perfect for my need. Custom Jag + Vibro Champ + that pedal is just pure creamy, articulate honey for your soul and ears. I liked the revival drive too, though, Almost as much!

I like the Vemuram most. It has a great character.

I’ve got a Kot and the KTR. For me the KOT is the best out of the two but when you stack them... fun!

Great pedals and a great video 👌 I’d love to know how you’d compare the Timmy to these, the Van Ray is a Timmy clone without the clipping switch, I think you’ll like the extra variety the Timmy gives you. Keep up the great work!

The varying of opinions is so interesting to me but expected. There is no best, just personal tastes. It’s no different than asking what IPA is truly the better one. Personally I like em all but would need to try them with my set up to decide which is the keeper.

Thanks Paul!!! Maybe you should do a video with the Origin Revival Drive set clean and stack the King of tone on top. I'm considering a fly-rig and think this combo might be the solution!

Something in the way you play it makes me feel like you enjoy the Revival better than the others. For my ears, hard tie between that one and the Vemuran. If you're getting 2 of them on the board, these 2 also sounds like a good choice, since they're the most different from each other - so a wider range for your gig

That Vemuram is the only one that made my desk vibrate on the low ends. Warm and thick, me likely. The King of Tone was also hella nice. A two year wait list is crazy, but maybe I won't suck at guitar so much in two years time...

@JDGreen916

5 жыл бұрын

There are plenty of KOTs for sale on Reverb - and the prices are MUCH more reasonable than original Klons.

@TsiratiugZ

5 жыл бұрын

The 2 year wait on a King of Tone sometimes works against them. I was on wait the list and nearly 2 years later finally received the email saying I could now order my pedal. By that time, I was over my initial gas for the pedal, had bought several other overdrives in the interim, and wound up passing on the purchase. Two years gives you time to gain a little perspective and see past the hype. The fact is that there are numerous, awesome overdrives to be had at a fraction of the cost and with no wait.

@Thomasdgolden

5 жыл бұрын

TsiratiugZ BUt, the nice thing about the KOT waiting list is you are at the top of the list as long as you have that email. You will never have to wait now. It’s a great option to have. My first one I forgot I was on the list for years. Then I was dumping my emails and saw it. This was before there was huge KZread videos were about it. After I bought it, the smiles were there forever. FYI, I have a Bigrockpro for the nasty distortion and the KOT in the bypass loop for clean and boost.

@chymist66

5 жыл бұрын

Hey great tip. You’ve just saved me a fortune on a new washing machine. All I need is a Vemuram. Compact, vibrates but unfortunately doesn’t do the washing . I’ll tell the wife 2 out of 3 ain’t bad. Now where have I heard that before??

@MrTwangstaable

4 жыл бұрын

The Vemrams are amazing, I use a karen and it's the only one with a good bottom end response. They have that natural amp vibe I found lacking in many alternatives.

what an amazing and well driven video 😏