Can this replace ALL my overdrive pedals?

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  • @DRodriguez109
    @DRodriguez109 Жыл бұрын

    As an electrical engineer and an ok guitarist, opening the video with an oscilloscope and signal processing is extremely cool lol

  • @randaji

    @randaji

    Жыл бұрын

    Better yet, show it in a Spectrum Analyzer to show the distribution of the harmonics, since that's what overdrive tone is all about

  • @inozrameroz4374

    @inozrameroz4374

    Жыл бұрын

    For expets is it a bit boring.

  • @banyarling

    @banyarling

    Жыл бұрын

    You should try Eurocrack

  • @justinmerchan7335

    @justinmerchan7335

    Жыл бұрын

    @@randaji Read my mind mate

  • @acdclexu6296

    @acdclexu6296

    Жыл бұрын

    exactly the same

  • @SteveDiogo
    @SteveDiogo Жыл бұрын

    Combines the heavenly promise of perfect tone with the hellish curse of endless knob tweaking. It’s the ultimate pedal.

  • @willfowler8540

    @willfowler8540

    Жыл бұрын

    the comment above me is a scam. NOBODY click on the link

  • @MrBrooksV

    @MrBrooksV

    Жыл бұрын

    Got one for Christmas, it’s truly an amazing pedal

  • @levossian2945
    @levossian2945 Жыл бұрын

    Wow…Never heard a pedal sooo versatile,thanks for the presentation Paul,amazing job from Kernom guys!

  • @booth403
    @booth403 Жыл бұрын

    wow ... just wow ... Lots of pedals have tried to be as versatile as this little beast and failed, it's really refreshing to see a company pull it off!

  • @dannyllerenatv8635
    @dannyllerenatv8635 Жыл бұрын

    I think it's really cool when people manage to come up with an analog OD that also has MIDI functionality. Well done Kernom!

  • @benzakonium

    @benzakonium

    Жыл бұрын

    Have a look at the TC Electronic Nova Drive. Amazing pedal. Never understood why it doesn't get much love.

  • @dannyllerenatv8635

    @dannyllerenatv8635

    Жыл бұрын

    @@benzakonium The Nova drive is probably my favorite TC pedal after the stereo chorus+flanger & pitch modulator pedal. The Nova drive was ahead of its time for sure.

  • @Storytellers_music

    @Storytellers_music

    Жыл бұрын

    @@benzakonium prob cause you can only get it used

  • @benzakonium

    @benzakonium

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Storytellers_music unfortunately because it never got much love

  • @Hneel65

    @Hneel65

    Жыл бұрын

    The ADA MP1 already had that back in the 80's

  • @johnoliver1207
    @johnoliver1207 Жыл бұрын

    Your videos are so great, not just in the content, but in the production value as well. Excellent as always! Thank you!

  • @SimpsonsFan007
    @SimpsonsFan007 Жыл бұрын

    Paul, I love your seemingly-infinite curiosity about all things guitar, tone, pedals, and more. I love this content - please keep it coming! It's always a breath of fresh air to get a new video from you. Stay curious and keep the awesome content coming. This pedal seems amazing; not sure if/when I'll have $300 or more to throw at a pedal but you make a great case for this overdrive... Thanks for all you do!

  • @fredguelen7630

    @fredguelen7630

    Жыл бұрын

    Ho, you too win something, so nice He Say i win a Ibanez mm1, a 2k guitar. I Wonder how Manu fall in the Trap

  • @litotesone
    @litotesone Жыл бұрын

    Paul Davids ...you are amazing in how real and palpable your passion is shared through your kind, earnest and intelligent presentations! One day I hope to decide to make time to improve my playing by taking your course. Thank you for sharing so beautifully and wonderfully your marvelous talent!

  • @eanroad
    @eanroad Жыл бұрын

    Great vid! I'm glad there are folks out there that are still innovating, while embracing the analog heritage...I'm using both modellers (as my amps and reverb/delays in a box) and analog drive & modulation pedals and I love it. Digital is phenomenal but there is something about glancing/looking at your board and knowing where you are at (at all times) with analog pedals...Cheers!

  • @bakkels

    @bakkels

    Жыл бұрын

    My thoughts exactly. Having checked their official site before watching this vid made me sceptical. The name, the marketing-speak (rolled my eyes at "augmented analog") and the sleek almost Apple-like look.. But I gotta admit, it's pretty innovative. And most importantly: it did sound great and pretty much just like the originals Paul had there. However I agree: I like to see at a glance where I am and how my pedals are set. I guess I could get used to working with the Kernom, but I'm not ready to fork over that amount of dough just yet and sell my other overdrives. (BTW this also reminded me of the Line 6 DM-4 I used 20 years ago. Back when I couldn't play yet and digital was a dirty word :D )

  • @mischasmit4530

    @mischasmit4530

    Жыл бұрын

    So true! Have been going back and forth between modellers and analogue pedals. Especially if you want to surprise yourself with throwing another flavour on a song that you're 'supposed' to play with a certain OD, having the recognisable stomps with a few knobs is more intuitive

  • @UpliftingRiffs
    @UpliftingRiffs Жыл бұрын

    Yes can never have to many pedals! Really cool graph and presentations.

  • @mvp019

    @mvp019

    Жыл бұрын

    I have too many pedals. If you don't believe me, ask my wife.

  • @gtrman1263
    @gtrman1263 Жыл бұрын

    I have one. As soon as I saw the kickstarter campaign I ordered it. This little box is absolutely phenomenal. The range of sounds available is almost without limit. It should be pointed out that each one of the sections on the mood knob is also variable. So once you hit a certain section and start going clockwise the clipping changes even within that section of the mood knob. The EQ section is unparalleled on any other pedal I have ever tried and I've tried a ton. And I will tell you, it Stacks beautifully with an overdriven amp. Or another Drive pedal. The heavier tones are impressive but this thing really shines low to medium gain. And as a clean boost it is absolutely unmatched.

  • @smelltheglove2038

    @smelltheglove2038

    Жыл бұрын

    Seems like all that it does is replicate pedals I already own. I also have an EP boost, so to add this thing would be an expensive redundancy.

  • @HuWhiteNat

    @HuWhiteNat

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey, how is the noise floor? Seems like it produces some white noise when he’s dialing it in.

  • @gtrman1263

    @gtrman1263

    Жыл бұрын

    @@smelltheglove2038 I mean yeah you can use it for that. And that is one of the big things people try to sell it on. But, I don't use it for that. I use it to craft unique Drive tones. Plus with the preset switch you can swap between two different Unique Sounds. So when the guy emulated the king of tone he could have done it on both sides. By saving a preset and then setting another one. Plus you have 127 more slots if you use a midi controller. Plus it's got that crazy 30 volt push mode. Which I haven't tried out yet. And I'm not real clear on how it's supposed to work. On top of that the EQ ability on the pedal is a lot more detailed than most. But yeah I don't use it to replace other Drive pedals because it will imitate them. Each one of those areas on the mood knob is also variable within that section. So you've got almost unlimited clipping possibilities

  • @gtrman1263

    @gtrman1263

    Жыл бұрын

    @@HuWhiteNat I haven't had any problems with noise at all. Could be his available power. That's usually the only time I get excessive noise from anything is when I'm plugging into shitty power

  • @soulscollector81

    @soulscollector81

    Жыл бұрын

    How is the feel of playing it compare to the original? It may sound weird but I had a ts808 n a walrus warhorn which suppose to be a copy of the 808. Tney sound pretty close but there is more effort need to pick/strike the string to get to the tone needed for the warhorn. The 808 are just more responsive than the warhorn

  • @henryfuller69
    @henryfuller69 Жыл бұрын

    Paul we need a guitar collection video

  • @2000WTube
    @2000WTube Жыл бұрын

    Im pretty sure it is a great pedal for OD stacking too. For shaping the sound even further. Well done France!

  • @caleshtcincredibles
    @caleshtcincredibles Жыл бұрын

    Very cool pedal so versatile and I think it really could replace all of your or my overdrive pedals ! I really loved that clean tone then you cranked up the Mood know and got supper compressed into fuzzland .....almost . That tone sounds exactly like Don Felder's Solo on One Of These Nights by the Eagles .....killer tone . Great playing as always thank you !

  • @hotmilkcrewberlin4475
    @hotmilkcrewberlin4475 Жыл бұрын

    Pedal sounds really good, does have more compressed lower mids though then any of the other pedals. Similar to the Duellist compression. In a live setting actually usefull

  • @spricy3374
    @spricy3374 Жыл бұрын

    Great video in putting together a clear demonstration. 👍

  • @DWLImages
    @DWLImages Жыл бұрын

    I would definitely put that on my board! Great versatility.

  • @JustinBugayong
    @JustinBugayong Жыл бұрын

    I ordered mine in red when the Kickstarter launched. I am loving how it stacks well with my Soul Food.

  • @emmanuelleroy2915
    @emmanuelleroy2915 Жыл бұрын

    You covered this pedal really well….I will be purchasing definitely

  • @mortonwilson795
    @mortonwilson795 Жыл бұрын

    Great comparison / overview - really impressive pedal! Thanksalot.

  • @Chord_The_Seeker
    @Chord_The_Seeker Жыл бұрын

    I feel pretty much the same way about my Walrus Audio Ages pedal. I can get pretty much any style of overdrive out of it, so it has cured a lot of my GAS for OD pedals.

  • @andrewwahrman4130
    @andrewwahrman4130 Жыл бұрын

    I love the subtle flex of having a Klon on the board and not bringing it up with the other drives 😂 cheers.

  • @larrysteinke1839

    @larrysteinke1839

    Жыл бұрын

    klon is pure hype and status symbol

  • @JuanTorres-ti1qm

    @JuanTorres-ti1qm

    Жыл бұрын

    @@larrysteinke1839 , buscar una unidad original si. Su sonido no es Hype.

  • @crigonalgaming1258

    @crigonalgaming1258

    Жыл бұрын

    @@larrysteinke1839 that second diode gain of the Klon circuit is something to have. That said, you don't have to get a Klon. Buncha clones to choose from.

  • @cynicalclockworks9857

    @cynicalclockworks9857

    Жыл бұрын

    @@crigonalgaming1258 but then how will I casually slip in the fact that I have a Klon into my daily conversations?

  • @JerseyMiller

    @JerseyMiller

    Жыл бұрын

    @@crigonalgaming1258 second that. The Klon is a top notch circuit. You don't need to own an original. Just like you don't need to own the original of any other pedal that you have.

  • @andrewchute9911
    @andrewchute9911 Жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU FOR A KERNOM VID! I have one of these on my board and its great

  • @pimpdaddy7327
    @pimpdaddy7327 Жыл бұрын

    I'm digging this pedal bro, thank you for sharing this one bro!

  • @lohsolomon402
    @lohsolomon402 Жыл бұрын

    This a perfect for a blues jam, great show Paul!

  • @patrickg.4175
    @patrickg.4175 Жыл бұрын

    Dear Paul, many thanks for this great video. I will have to show your video to my son, he started learning the guitar 2 years ago. That sounds to be something which could motivate him. Cool Demo Kind Regards Patrick

  • @spiritzweispirit1st638
    @spiritzweispirit1st638 Жыл бұрын

    Great pedal,and video, loved the oscilloscope visual, so cool to actually see the difference of the pedals, and what's actually happening, Ever!🎼Thank you!

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    @durtymaxjack_official

    Жыл бұрын

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  • @brandongullion6353
    @brandongullion6353 Жыл бұрын

    What a cool visual with the oscilloscope. Brilliant idea to show what is happening with these effects.

  • @Atkinguitarcompany
    @Atkinguitarcompany Жыл бұрын

    Great video Paul. Lovely to see u using the ‘59’ 💥💥💥

  • @tuckermb6288
    @tuckermb6288 Жыл бұрын

    For someone who wants a single pedal to do a bunch of overdrive sounds, but who doesn't already have all those pedals to use for comparison, I think it would be helpful for a product like this to have pre-loaded presets or maybe a user's guide that lays out how to get close to those tones. For example, dial it in like this to approximate a Bluesbreaker, dial it like this for Tubescreamer, etc. Then you'd obviously have to adjust to taste and for your specific rig. Pretty cool bit of tech.

  • @therealtech833

    @therealtech833

    Жыл бұрын

    Even if you did achieve that, which would be good, not having some type of display on the unit to tell you what preset you're in, would make it hard to use while gigging.

  • @Jellydonutable

    @Jellydonutable

    Жыл бұрын

    Not if you use something like a Morningstar midi controller which has a display

  • @DelScully

    @DelScully

    Жыл бұрын

    this is why I would still take the Boss OD200 or the Amplitude X-drive over this.

  • @patrickschef
    @patrickschef Жыл бұрын

    Na het zien van je video heb ik er meteen 1 besteld. Vandaag binnen gekregen en na een paar minuten aan knopjes draaien al erg bruikbare geluiden. Super veelzijdig en dynamisch! Dank voor de tip! ;)

  • @tablerockteacompany
    @tablerockteacompany Жыл бұрын

    After decades of playing thru my trusty Tube Screamer, I switched to a Revv Tilt Overdrive. Total game changer!

  • @stevebogie8175
    @stevebogie8175 Жыл бұрын

    Paul, This very informative video is amazing. You should know I purchased the Ridge because of your amazing breakdown of the pedal. Your playing is amazing and your passion for music is inspiring. Thank you for sharing.

  • @peterkitts8815
    @peterkitts8815 Жыл бұрын

    Seems like a very compelling price point. With the midi control, buying 2 of them for the gain stacking would give you so many options.

  • @windowsoflife
    @windowsoflife Жыл бұрын

    Great video. I watched it just after you released it. After deciding to build a smaller midi board around the Eventide H-90, I grabbed a new Morningstar MC6 Pro and ordered a Kernom as my only overdrive. It’s shipped. If I end up wanting another pedal for stacking or boasting, I’ll include the midi Golden Boy. Three pedals + the MC6! I’m excited to downsize and can’t wait to dial in the Kernom! Thanks!

  • @lachaineguitare
    @lachaineguitare Жыл бұрын

    Very cool video Paul! I am glad you enjoyed that pedal Made in France. 🙂

  • @annettwarnke4519
    @annettwarnke4519 Жыл бұрын

    Hello David, thank you for this video. In the video everything sounds very good and you can only see minimal differences. You have to be very focused to see the difference. In practice you don't hear that.

  • @mikestroud9969
    @mikestroud9969 Жыл бұрын

    Great video Paul. Retired military veteran. Worked in Electronic Communications years ago. This was Brilliant. Kudos 😎👍👌💯🎸🎸✔️✔️

  • @plasmaquark
    @plasmaquark Жыл бұрын

    Would of liked to seen the comparison on the wave signal visually on each sound,or dialled both pedals in using the the scope!

  • @farrukhmuminov3361
    @farrukhmuminov3361 Жыл бұрын

    I have ordered one right after watching your video. Expecting to receive it within this month. Thank you very much for your video, it helps me to take the right decision.

  • @LHJC10
    @LHJC10 Жыл бұрын

    Using the oscilloscope, neat! 👍🏼

  • @DaBoondox
    @DaBoondox Жыл бұрын

    Great video and explanation. Also, thanks for not running it into an IR and DAW. Nothing like the sound of actual air moving.

  • @MrFrenchHarp
    @MrFrenchHarp Жыл бұрын

    It’s all about the EQ when it comes to overdrives first and foremost.. and then how dynamic and how it clips the signal comes in second and third.

  • @perryguitar1
    @perryguitar1 Жыл бұрын

    Now I got one, and it really is that good ;-) Thx for sharing!

  • @karlschihl6655
    @karlschihl6655 Жыл бұрын

    very nice ! I agree - opening with o scope was the cats whiskers

  • @soundknight
    @soundknight Жыл бұрын

    This reminds me of my Creation Audio Labs 'Holy Fire', it uses an internal computer to stimulate changes to the wave form and then converts back to analog.

  • @jonprudhomme7694
    @jonprudhomme7694 Жыл бұрын

    Looks like a fun pedal. Knowing me, I would spend too much time fiddling with the knobs and not enough practicing for improvement. :)

  • @liborsionko

    @liborsionko

    Жыл бұрын

    VERY valid point

  • @jimbeaux4988
    @jimbeaux4988 Жыл бұрын

    I wondered when someone would do this. And with Midi no less. The pre and post eq are great but imagine pre and post 3 band!

  • @johngloverii1499
    @johngloverii1499 Жыл бұрын

    Hey Paul! Noticed that no one has posted on the community page in about 2ys. I'm disabled on a fixed income or I would definitely join your patreon and purchase your courses. Of all the good teachers on KZread, such as Beato, Rhett Shull and such, I find your video presentations easier to comprehend. I've really come a long way in my guitar playing and understanding of what I'm playing. I would say that I'm an intermediate beginner lol...after 30yrs of the dreaded pentatonic boxes that I now understand. So thank you so much for doing what you do! I'm now working on memorizing the fret board. Knowing where the notes are and what notes you're playing really helps. I'm using the fret markers, 5th fret tuning notes and the 7th fret "tuning" notes and it's helping quite a bit.

  • @gavinw5469

    @gavinw5469

    Жыл бұрын

    Learn all the octave shapes. That's really useful for quickly finding notes past the 5th fret.

  • @grimper35
    @grimper35 Жыл бұрын

    I used a Boss OD-200 for a while. It has 12 overdrive/distortion options including the original Boss OD circuits (OD, BD, etc) and emulations of others (like screamer, klon, brown, etc). It also provided controls to set up and adjust and tune the presets; and you could store the resulting changes into memory. There was also a way to stack/combine effects but I never mastered it. In the end I gave up on it and just went back to having standalone pedals on my board (screamer, ODR-1, klon clone, etc). The mutli-effects pedal was super powerful and provided a ton of features, but the amount of time I had to spend fiddling with it to get the tones I wanted was oppressive (in my opinion). And especially when playing live, it is just so much easier for me to be able to just quickly (and obviously/clearly) change from a screamer tone to an ODR-1 tone with two pushes of a toe... to suit the song we're playing at that moment. I'm not a ludite; and I am impressed with these multi-effects boxes-and this new one looks like an intriguing evolution of others already available-but I just find them too 'fiddly' and time-consuming for my purposes.

  • @stevethebeeline44

    @stevethebeeline44

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah in theory these multi-OD’s are great. In practice stand-alone pedals work better for me anyway.

  • @simoneric8183

    @simoneric8183

    Жыл бұрын

    That's right. Everyday we have new machines bringing us new sounds and multiple ways to reach them. And so we don't always realize our playing (or composition) time is eaten up in large proportion.

  • @emilyharpist
    @emilyharpist Жыл бұрын

    Really great video

  • @koenvdv30
    @koenvdv30 Жыл бұрын

    Great demonstration with the osciloscope!

  • @MOAB-UT

    @MOAB-UT

    Жыл бұрын

    Not a true oscil. but nice enough. It was simply a graphic rendering of a wave form on a PC monitor.

  • @rahulgogoi6637
    @rahulgogoi6637 Жыл бұрын

    A man can never have enough pedals

  • @damiens4601

    @damiens4601

    Жыл бұрын

    I have 0 pedals :(

  • @daysleeper3910

    @daysleeper3910

    Жыл бұрын

    @@damiens4601 There is still time!. ;)

  • @ReizokoRyu

    @ReizokoRyu

    Жыл бұрын

    Or enough money (for said pedals) 🥲

  • @parthvyas3881

    @parthvyas3881

    Жыл бұрын

    Wise words

  • @bryanbrett8943

    @bryanbrett8943

    Жыл бұрын

    My wife strongly disagrees !

  • @johnnydeformed7123
    @johnnydeformed7123 Жыл бұрын

    I'd like to hear it against a blues driver. The amp-like tones are similar, but I've never heard a bd2 clone that got the transients to the pick attack right. I bet this could actually do it. Cool pedal.

  • @daveshepard9154
    @daveshepard9154 Жыл бұрын

    WOW. That's REALLY a nice pedal.

  • @martymaker
    @martymaker Жыл бұрын

    general answer: No, because you still need to switch between a few different sounds during one gig. You are not going to adjust it that quickly while playing... It's asking for a programmable controller to save your favourite settings and reuse it later. Ok. it has that. I am still watching ;) excellent

  • @randidil1981
    @randidil1981 Жыл бұрын

    I’ve just ordered the 1991 pedal from Funny Little boxes - be interesting to see how many overdrive sounds I can get out of it for £100 vs this £300 device. Really clever idea this! Great video as always Paul 👍🤘🎸

  • @LetsPlayAll

    @LetsPlayAll

    Жыл бұрын

    All the ones you need Jon haha 🤘😉

  • @mrcali68
    @mrcali68 Жыл бұрын

    This is astonishing!

  • @MarvelJAM
    @MarvelJAM Жыл бұрын

    Dig this. Thank you

  • @alexd3603
    @alexd3603 Жыл бұрын

    Sounds great - ordered one.

  • @durtymaxjack_official

    @durtymaxjack_official

    Жыл бұрын

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  • @TheBluesBox
    @TheBluesBox Жыл бұрын

    Wow, Kernom… need to get my hands on this for a review…

  • @CSLBRK
    @CSLBRK Жыл бұрын

    Put it in front of a fuzz and you also get multiple fuzz tweekable sounds with thoses 128 midi presets, i just love it!

  • @atin8996
    @atin8996 Жыл бұрын

    I love hearing your progressive side, Paul. It sounds awesome.

  • @thisisqualia
    @thisisqualia Жыл бұрын

    So far it's the most versatile OD in market. Amazing.

  • @FendCore
    @FendCore Жыл бұрын

    Very nice demo of it! As you said, I agree that you don't need to stack anydrive anymore thanks to the presets, just dial in two (or more via MIDI) different drive sounds and switch between them. BTW why don't you replace ALL your drives with this only one switching between maybe 5 preset with the MIDI function of your gigrig? ^^

  • @killacoiler1707
    @killacoiler1707 Жыл бұрын

    Here is my thoughts on the price of this new entry in overdrive; for 300 euros it is able to duplicate the Analogman KOT sound which for a used pedal is running between 700 and 1359 USD on Reverb/Ebay. Then an Ibanez TS-808 runs about 180 USD from Sweetwater Sound. Now for a real Klon Centaur authentic pedal if you can find one will run you between 5500 and 10k USD used and while the Ridge did not replicate the exact tone it did come close making it well worth the asking price. To duplicate 1500 USD worth of overdrive pedals with 100% accuracy means that there is 1100 some odd bucks you can spend on a midi control pedal, an amp, or possibly a new guitar. Its value is in its versatility and ability to clone other very popular signal paths without having to purchase an entire pedal board; instead you need the ridge and a midi control to access your presets for different tone and gain patches. So in theory if you have 450 to 500 dollars invested in making the Ridge you sole overdrive you are still over 1k ahead of the game for not having to dish out 1300 for the KOT and 200 for the TS-808 nevermind if it can duplicate a Strymon, Fender Blues Breaker, and other popular amplifier overdrive signals all from one unit; the savings just keep adding up and in an age where digital replication has become the standard goto it is nice to see this level of versatility in sound shaping from an analog unit. Just my opinion.

  • @amalgamaudioLV
    @amalgamaudioLV Жыл бұрын

    Wondering if this is an exception to the rule that do it all gear excels at none of the settings over specialised gear. Great demo!

  • @nr92cp6

    @nr92cp6

    Жыл бұрын

    I"d like to think that the Eventide H9 broke that rule a long time ago :)

  • @TJjjjjjjjjjj
    @TJjjjjjjjjjj Жыл бұрын

    So PD has a tube screamer, a king of tone and a klon all stacked in line on the one board 😮that’s pretty wild 🤘

  • @nitrobw1

    @nitrobw1

    Жыл бұрын

    And a Gladio iirc

  • @trebleboost7

    @trebleboost7

    Жыл бұрын

    There are a lot of us 'wild' ones out there. Analaog Alien Joe Walsh Double Classic (Comp and O)D into Foxpedal Kingdom Combo ('Klonish', and Mosfet boost), then in the Boss ES-8 switcher loop - Elektron Analog Drive, MXR Timmy, Wampler Tumnus Deluxe. Can also throw in a little more with The Eventide H9 - Fuzz and Distortion, EQ, Compression - LOL.

  • @shankrl1

    @shankrl1

    Жыл бұрын

    Mayer tone

  • @AlaskaSkidood
    @AlaskaSkidood Жыл бұрын

    Because I like to stack drives, I don't think this would be worth it for me. But, it is nice to have just one pedal that does all of the one-things so many other pedals do. I love to see digital knobs/brains controlling analog signal path and the many ways that ethos is being implemented in this current era of pedals. Keep 'em coming!

  • @kimmolingonheimo

    @kimmolingonheimo

    Жыл бұрын

    I also stack ODs: from 4 to 6 on simultaneously: slight breakups, great tweakability, and luckily no noise( guess I picked them well...) A good test for my pedal`s importance is to stomp it off and listen what happens, ha!

  • @GlasgowSkyline
    @GlasgowSkyline Жыл бұрын

    Hey Paul would love to see you review the Blade VSC pedal. It’s been out 2 or 3 yrs and I don’t think anyone has reviewed it on KZread. I’ve owned a couple of Levinson Blade guitars over the years & and the built in VSC pre-amp was really interesting & gave their guitars a huge spectrum of tones. Having it in pedal form makes that tech available for any electric guitar. Would be great to see somebody give it a proper demo.

  • @0xDUAL
    @0xDUAL Жыл бұрын

    The Oscilloscope section was very interesting. It would've been quite interesting to see how closely the Ridge mapped the waves of the pedals you were replicating. I'm not at all clued in the science of audio tbh... but presumably that would also illustrate how close this pedal comes to mimicking others at least for the settings dialled in on that pedal at THAT time. And assuming that is true, I think it would've been an interesting test, then again perhaps that's just me. 😂 That said if it sounds close perhaps that's all that matters. But given how quickly you were able to dial some tones in I guess you had some sort of cheat sheet or spent some time beforehand trying to replicate the KoT or the TS.

  • @jada90

    @jada90

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes, would love to see a full oscilloscope rundown as this pedal's dials are moved. But I think he did a great job demoing the comparisons with his guitar playing; at certain points the two different pedals truly sounded indistinguishable, which, while much less scientific than the oscilloscope, was enough reason for me to be thoroughly impressed.

  • @rowangates2197

    @rowangates2197

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, I'd be interested to know what was used for that. I'm guessing at a plugin for ableton.

  • @dries7547

    @dries7547

    Жыл бұрын

    Oscilloscopes only grasp a moment image - and furthermore, only ONE frequency.. Making two identical waveforms doesn't mean at all the devices will sound the same. Frequency responses will be vastly different, not to even speak about the dynamics.

  • @0xDUAL

    @0xDUAL

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dries7547 This is the information I was wondering about. Yes I get that measuring on an oscilloscope is only a single frequency. and stringed instruments have a range of frequencies and harmonic overtones. It's a snapshot, in the same way a Kemper Profile is a snapshot of an amp with those settings and whatever pickup was used to refine the profile. But I think your second point addresses my curiosities. I assume you're saying that just because a particular component / pot performs a particular way in one circuit, it may not necessarily have the same degree of effect on another frequency when it is part of another circuit? Presumably that would come down to a variety of reasons be the specific component used, the various tolerances and variances within those etc. Probably a lot of factors beyond even that. Maybe I'm thinking to granularly with that assumption though. Thanks for your response! It's obviously something I'm not well versed in whatsoever so I'm happy to learn something new.

  • @edwardjons8684

    @edwardjons8684

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dries7547 Oscilloscopes show the wave form fluctuating over time, not a single moment. I agree that it’s difficult to use an oscilloscope to analyse multiple frequencies simultaneously, though not impossible if you focus on two or three frequencies that are indicative of a wider sound characteristic and display them on parallel screens/images above one another, or superimposed.

  • @bobwalker200
    @bobwalker200 Жыл бұрын

    Sounds fantastic. Analogue modelling - who’d have thought. I have a solution to the stacking problem - buy 2 🤣

  • @intensedad2827
    @intensedad2827 Жыл бұрын

    wow what a crazy pedal!

  • @gimmeagig
    @gimmeagig Жыл бұрын

    Great review. I'm a bass player but I also enjoy playing guitar. Even though I'm just an intermediate guitarplayer at best this pedal seems to be money well spent. I'm probably going to get one.

  • @sekoser
    @sekoser Жыл бұрын

    Duuuude!! That riff at 8:43!! Man you need to teach that to me! Please?

  • @Subtle-System
    @Subtle-System Жыл бұрын

    Can it do all kinda of fuzz as well? Anyways... I loved your course and I really hope you have a more advanced one coming soon! Thanks for all your good work!

  • @TheodoreGuitar
    @TheodoreGuitar Жыл бұрын

    ooh la la! that is an EPIC pedal.

  • @enmueller
    @enmueller Жыл бұрын

    Mine arrived this week - I thought my search for a MIDI cabable drive pedal was over... Unfortunately the Ridge has one little flaw if you want to save and recall presets by MIDI. Once you saved a preset, you can no longer adjust it. Say you recall a preset, and it's to loud for the mix in the band. You CANNOT adjust the volume or any other knob of that preset. You have to build the sound from scratch. Your band mates will love you for that. Other than that, this pedal is incredibly great!

  • @mougabo

    @mougabo

    Жыл бұрын

    good to know

  • @TheFULLMETALCHEF
    @TheFULLMETALCHEF Жыл бұрын

    Actually impressed

  • @abradfordajb
    @abradfordajb Жыл бұрын

    The closest comparison between what this pedal seems to be able to do, and another product, are the Tech 21 Character Series pedals. These pedals are the most versatile sound-sculpting analog pedals i've ever used. Each one of those are voiced a bit differently, as they are designed to emulate a particular amp, but the sound-shaping ability of each one is vast, due to their active EQ, wide volume and drive ranges, and the unique "Character" knob that is similar to this pedal's "Mood" knob. If you've never experimented with this family of pedals, i would suggest you do.

  • @trebleboost7

    @trebleboost7

    Жыл бұрын

    Those always looked so cool. I might have to check them out. To me this seems very similar to the Elektron Analog Drive which I use in my rig and it really is nice having 8 distinct analog circuits on tap (and like this just one at a time) with presets. Not a standalone pedal, but mixes with my other drives. Even just the EQ with sweepable Mid-Q and the clean boost is often all I need. But... I use with a switcher - Boss ES-8.

  • @mikael5453
    @mikael5453 Жыл бұрын

    Very good pedal, i try it and very Nice !!

  • @hectorayalasolivan7465
    @hectorayalasolivan7465 Жыл бұрын

    Damn, that is a cool Preset feature!

  • @pedaltown
    @pedaltown Жыл бұрын

    Very cool device and sublime video as usual! Today we had a talk with the guys from Kernom and we have become an official dealer. In a couple of weeks stock should be available

  • @durtymaxjack_official

    @durtymaxjack_official

    Жыл бұрын

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  • @truthfactreality6814
    @truthfactreality6814 Жыл бұрын

    I’ve got the Kernom ridge and many klon clones. It’s actually hard to dial in to get the klon because of the way the clean blend works with a klon as you add or subtract gain.

  • @aaronthompson1280
    @aaronthompson1280 Жыл бұрын

    Great video and impressive bit of tech. Nailed all 3. Does it respond similarly to attack/guitar volume as the other pedals?

  • @wadya
    @wadya Жыл бұрын

    Hey Paul, where did you buy that corduroy jacket?!

  • @burt2800
    @burt2800 Жыл бұрын

    This looks fantastic. A bit like a Strymon Riverside but a bit better sounding imho. It's just missing a dry mix, tbh.

  • @Exsomos
    @Exsomos Жыл бұрын

    Yeah... Not gonna lie, that's a pretty awesome and pretty powerful pedal for sure. Like almost scary good... I was glad to hear they have presets abilities, even if they are midi. I'm not a fan of midi and I think midi is a little too niche IMO any way, but at least its possible to have presets. Well, I would be pretty surprised if we don't see/hear about this pedal more and more here soon. Killer find and purchase for sure, thanks for sharing Paul!!!

  • @alaneddy4575
    @alaneddy4575 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent Paul. I am just building my board and so far I have a phaser, a looper, a delay and a cry baby. Overdrive is next and I was just about to get a tube screamer. You've got me thinking here.

  • @stratocastme1134
    @stratocastme1134 Жыл бұрын

    I have a Boss OD-200. I like it a lot. I like the 10 ODs and a fuzz that all sound really good. And at noon on the eqs, you hust turn the selectir knob and you are there pretty much. 3 band eq is really useful. You can add 15 different boosts, so stacking is not an issue. Midi-recallable, and 4 presets that can toggled with footswitch. For me I think the interface on the OD-200 is a little more friendly. I would be curious if this one could get distortion tones and the Marshall sounds like the OD-200. But this thing sounds fantastic. I think I would lean towards the Boss though.

  • @inframundo1919
    @inframundo1919 Жыл бұрын

    In think the pedal is cool, i would like more clippin options like led o germaiun diode types. It's could be helpful to find different tones

  • @rangerdoc1029
    @rangerdoc1029 Жыл бұрын

    Dude! I was subscriner 1,000,001 (yeah, i missed it by one) . That was not very long ago & you're at 3 mil now! Well deserved.

  • @patrickbrown73
    @patrickbrown73 Жыл бұрын

    Another intriguing vid! Leaving that Chase Bliss Pedal on the board though… that’s just teasing us Paul! Lol. The question just begs to be asked my man - How do they compare???

  • @pantone369c
    @pantone369c Жыл бұрын

    Josh Scott is having a fit right now for not having this video idea first.

  • @rottalmusik6563
    @rottalmusik6563 Жыл бұрын

    Hell yes I would get this to compliment the automatone 💜🎸🤘

  • @SamlonHoldfield
    @SamlonHoldfield Жыл бұрын

    Looks great. Fortunately(?), a little too expensive for my needs. But damn close. Thanks for sharing.

  • @robertwillett4122
    @robertwillett4122 Жыл бұрын

    Cool video. My experience, back in the day when the Flextone digital format came out I was all in. No more tubes, supposedly it imitated the tube sound, comes close, all the cabs and effects. Definitely fun, but can't play it softly or attack it hard. Not putting any product down, I love messing with gear. But when it comes down to it. Les Paul straight into an all tube Marshall. Mines on standby, gotta go. Have a great day, jam on.

  • @DamienTheCat

    @DamienTheCat

    Жыл бұрын

    lol

  • @briankron1377
    @briankron1377 Жыл бұрын

    I'd definitely love to have it but until they build it with a third switch for boost, including like a TS boost sound, etc, I'd have to keep using overdrives for stacking.

  • @michaelfolsom6654
    @michaelfolsom6654 Жыл бұрын

    I like my Ridge. It's becoming the first drive I reach for.

  • @marstudios7879
    @marstudios7879 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Paul, have you ever try the Helix line 6? Can you make a review from this multi effects pedal? Thanks.

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