Gain Pedal Basics - Which One Do I Need?
There are a lot of guitar pedals on the market. Learning what each does and how they can help you shape your sound can be quite daunting - not to mention how easy it is to make the wrong purchase for the music you play. In this lesson, Ayla is going to teach you the basics behind four types of gain pedals (clean boost, overdrive, distortion, fuzz) and expose you to different brands of pedals that make some of the best options available.
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Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
02:19 - Clean Boost - TC Electronic Spark Mini Booster
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04:05 - Overdrive - Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer
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06:10 - Overdrive - Lawrence Petross Design Sixty 8 Drive
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08:08 - Overdrive - Lawrence Petross Design Eighty 7 Drive
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09:37 - Distortion - Boss Metal Zone
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10:59 - Fuzz - MXR Brown Acid Fuzz
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13:08 - Combining Pedals
13:59 - Conclusion
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Ayla has been making waves in the world of guitar playing as a professional guitarist, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer, since the early age of 14. After only been playing for two years, her first KZread video (a rendition of John Mayall’s “Hideaway”) put her on the map and kickstarted her music career. She has since been featured in Rolling Stone magazine, become a member of the Ernie Ball and Fender family of artists, and earned various Berklee College of Music scholarships. Musically, Ayla finds great pleasure in exploring the numerous avenues available to her through various styles of music, as seen through her work with Calpurnia and Ludic.
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Ayla has a very bright future as a guitar player and educator. Her whole demeanor is so relaxed and easy to watch...I think her popularity will continue to grow.
@michael_caz_nyc
3 жыл бұрын
I agree. Very sincere, passionate ( with an old-soul ). I can totally see her walking around in the East village of NYC, or the Haight-Ashbury district in S.F. - She knows her stuff. Good communicator & a very good guitarist. oNe LovE from NYC
@Growing_Payne
2 жыл бұрын
One word. Weed
@antoineveling2650
2 жыл бұрын
Hear hear…
This lady is so adorable. So cute and wholesome.
@jamesmata2945
3 жыл бұрын
Please dont say stuff like that its weird 😐
@mr.mcallister6502
3 жыл бұрын
@@jamesmata2945 What the hell is so weird about that? A simple light compliment. Geeze dude.
@jamesmata2945
3 жыл бұрын
@@mr.mcallister6502 im just messin with you its all good 🤭
@mr.mcallister6502
3 жыл бұрын
@@jamesmata2945 Oh, OK then. No problems.
@hargoniyamaki5168
3 жыл бұрын
Ya, how she looks is super important. Ffs.
Loved that Cream lick..
Enjoyed this. I'm still learning & im 72
This was so well explained, thank you!
Great demo as usual. Your so talented and knowledgeable when it comes to guitar and pedals. Always enjoy your videos. ❤️
More pedal videos, PLEASE!!!! Also, please explain what order they need to be in on the board. This is truly a subject that I find mind-boggling. 😵💫 🥴
@robguitarwizard
2 жыл бұрын
Hey mate! There are videos that explain this but let me give you some tips. First it comes to personal preference for the sound you want. But there is a general rule... put the gains, overdrives etc first - then the modulation fx such as chorus, phaser, flanger, octave - then delay - reverb last (if you have it). If course you can experiment with different orders. The most basic pedal set up - when you start out and each pedal takes about 6-12 months to save up for. .. Overdrive (or Distortion / or a hybrid that does both) --- a Chorus Pedal ( or again a pedal that has several Modulation fx) -- then a delay. I've always been a fan of the Boss digital delays. Back in the day people mostly bought Boss or Ibanez pedals - or both! Now there are so many brands and some of the budget brands are putting out good quality pedals. The reality is that - esp in the case of overdrives and distortions - they are quite simple circuits and inexpensive components used. That's another story.
@sweetnsourchick1761
2 жыл бұрын
@@robguitarwizard Thanks a lot, Rob! I have a few pedals and yes, some can cost a pretty penny. The few that I have are "budget" pedals, but haven't actually set my board up yet. I'll keep your info in mind when I do. 👍 🤘
Great demonstration! It helps to hear all of the effects for comparison.
Love it. Great vid. Keep 'em comin.
Terrific run-through of all these gain effect types! Nice to hear a few different overdrives since I've mainly heard the TS-9 (and clones) a lot. Those Petross 68 and 87 ones really do sound unique, and it was cool to hear the differences back-to-back. And glad you demonstrated how the clear boost behaves when it drives another gain pedal ... good trick to know about!
Thank you Ayla. Great topic. Helpful as Always!
This cleared up so much for me! Thanks Ayla!
the first time someone explained Gain vs Volume in a way I understood it. Thank you!
Beautifully explained as always . Keep it up girl 💖
Very clear outline!
Only 2 min in , and lovely it . Excellent explaining. Thank you …. Keep it up 👍🏻
Overdrives,Distortions, Fuzz, and often used in unison to push the amplifiers into saturation, we can't forget a Pre-Amp or Boost Pedal ! Keep up the good work young lady !👍🤟
Great video, superb explanations! Thanks a lot!
This lady is easy to understand so many thank's from France. Keep doing it .
Love your teaching vibe !
Awesome video Thankyou. I use a Cuvave Fuzz, Vintage Overdrive, and Distortion on my Pedal Board.
Loving the song choices today. Nice vid, thanks 👍
i like it the way you explain steve ray vaughan pedals
Enlightening. Thanks!
😁👌 Domo! Learning slide bass and haven't messed with pedals yet, but this will be really helpful soon.
Great lesson. Thank you Ayla.
Super video young Lady - Very informative !
I wish I had you when I was still learning! Thanks for everything you've shared!
Hi Ayla from Bogota Colombia thank you for your class.
You had me at Walk!
Ayla does hard rock; I love it! Great video. I love effects and have predominantly used built-in effects on modelling amps. But, I wanted more, tones (not cables) so I recently purchased a Line 6 Pod Go. Oh my (tone loving) goodness I LOVE it!!
What I like about these lessons is she explains things without struggling to explain things!! She so uses easily accessible pedals and not 'boutique' pieces from companies which are best friends with the youtuber!!
Your subject is appreciated. Bought a Spark amp and learning what’s-what
Nicely done Ayla.
I’m a beginner in the world of guitar and Ayla’s videos have helped me immensely. Thank you!
@robguitarwizard
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah you are lucky today. Back in my beginning days you had to have a teacher face to face or figure it out yourself. I spent many many years doing the latter. I find these videos very useful even though I may know a lot of the stuff - instinctively; to have it explained so well is refreshing. It's like watching a movie that you may have seen many times, grainy, out of focus, poor quality But now it's shown in high definition! Keep up the good work Ayla. Enjoy your videos. Your pleasant and warm personality, sense of humor; and FREAKISHLY AWESOME guitar playing.
Ayla so glad to see you back .. I hope you were busy & happy perhaps on a Holiday or in the Studio with the Guys .. But Yes a good lesson on gain & the difference .. I keep reading about Gain structure etc .. Since I did not buy my 1st pedals of any kind until My 60th Birthday & have been collecting since .. But way back in my 20's I was given for free an unwanted 15 watt Selmer Transistor amp which sounded pretty awful but a friend rescued the only still working 12 inch speaker from a 4 by 12 Marshall that was in a Skip ( refuse builders thing I also got a Racing bike with a broken / cracked frame ) & when the 12 inch speaker was used to replace the cheap one in the amp it would only rest half In & out of the frame then we experimented incrementally using a razor blade & a small knitting needle until we achieved a lovely warm overdrive sound . Just as Dave Davie the brother of Ray Davies of the Kinks had done to get the Sound for " You Really got me " you can google this But it was folklore in the UK . I had that as my practice amp for many years . I had a 100watt Carlsboro Combo for live Which I used to play on almost full & use my Ibanez twin Humbucker as control . Incidentally another chum who was a Blacksmith welded the Bike for £1 & so I had a gr8 road bike for almost free lol . My main guitar hero was Rory Gallagher & he seemed to do everything with just the volume control & tone .. So it is only last 4 or 5 years I have been trying to understand pedals I have 3 Multi fx from cheap to quite expensive & a bunch of Tc electronics including the Mocambo which is modeled after SRV's tone at the famous El Mocambo gig . Anyway enough from me Big love to you & yours stay safe & Ps I am loving the Natural look .. You know it's a sad but true thing that as you get past 40 or so the compliments start getting different .. as in you look good " for your age " lol & by my age well compliments are only that I scrub up well " when I make the effort " & that's from my wife .. So take my advice & practice saying "thankyou " when you get a compliment ( even if you are wondering what they are after lol ) .. I was told once by a fabulous musician that no matter how badly I thought I had played or how scruffy I felt .. That it was a kind of unfair thing to do to a ' Fan ' who would not know an Eb maj 7with an added 13th from a G major & that to accept all compliments as diplomatically as possible .. without lying . He said just say " Thanks I'm glad you enjoyed the gig " no need to make them feel stupid for not noticing all your mistakes & I have tried to do that ever since . Anyway Glad your back bye
You videos are really helpful. Thanks!
I learned alot. Good video.
Great videos!! My playing has definitely improved watching them thanks! Can you do uni vibes?
We need a t-shirt with an image of Ayla giving the thumbs up and the caption, "Very nice!"
Love your vibe
when i introduced the tc electronic spark to my signal chain, i liked what i got so much that i left it always on. got another boost pedal to do the temporary boosting. may be silly, but that's what sounds good to me.
My current favorite is Phuzz by Phil Robinson. Thanks for your video!
Thank you very much for this
This was very helpful thank you. I was was wondering about the difference between gain pedals and gain and special effects from the knobs on your amplifier?👍👍🎸
Thanks for the info girl!
Very Nice!
Thank You.
I needed Ayla playing some Pantera in my life.
Love how you gradually went up the gain scale and then.... Metal Zone! Maybe one distortion before it before going full Metal Zone. But, another great intro to the world of guitar playing and climbing gain mountain. Ayla, the world's most adorable guitar beast! With a presenter like her the future of guitar is brighter and the kids shall indeed inherit the Earth!
Tube screamer TS 10 is one of my favorites
I really liked the 68🙂 always love fuzz🤩🤩🤩
I like watching you the best you are so perfect about everything even how you talk just so ....refreshing. thank you so much I learn by watching you!
I just love Ayla's videos, I watch her videos religiously, I made my own clean boost pedal, and use an OCD ,and a Catilinbread Dirty Little Secret ! , even though I have my own sound , I find Ayla's video's inspiring! and educational! Keep up the great work Ayla!
@robguitarwizard
2 жыл бұрын
Good to hear you built your own boost pedal. I built an overdrive from a kit and retro-fitted it into the case of an old Ibanez Overdrive tgat was given to me in the mid 80s. It was a distortion effect (like a Big Muff I later discovered) Years ago I actually ripped the guts out of that Ibanez Overdrive. Recently I discovered that it would have been worth several hundred or close to a thousand dollars - if only I'd kept it in tact! Anyways. .. it lives on - on my pedal board - with a $30 overdrive kit inside.. Then I tried building a boost circuit. VERY simple circuit! I made a 'prototype' effect - using strip board and figuring out from a schematic. It actually worked and when I hooked it up on my pedal board before the Overdrive MAN it kicked out major ass! However, when it went and wired it all up as a pedal with a footswith etc.... it didn't work. Old Murphy playing his tricks on me! Back to the drawing board!
I like the metal zone, Acid Bath used it for their sound
You really remind me of Sierra Hull. In looks and persona. Good videos thanks.
Been playing over 20 years...great teacher.
Liked them all:)
I love the fact she said that tube screamer sounds of Stevie Ray Vaughan that's amazing I like a bluesy Texas sound when I'm playing blues on 🎸 bc I also love a grudgy metal sounds to when I'm Jamming metal thanks for the video you rock " blessings to you !!!
It’s like a kindergarten teacher with care and patience teaching about Smashing Pumpkins and GnRs teaching to a bunch of grown up kindergarten level guitar players. Liked and subscribed!
very nice! 👍
I own a Metal Zone since the '90s but only recently I've been told that it can be used as a preamp. Still haven't tried to do it but guess it's time to check how it sounds this way...
Very nice 😃👍
Tube Screamer to me is the standard. However I only use a RAT. Great job here Ayla 🙏
Ayla, l love the Fuzz from the 60’s and 70’s. You are a fantastic teacher and I enjoy your videos. I agree with one of the other comments that you should do a looper tutorial. Thx.
@Guitarplayer724
3 жыл бұрын
Yes! A looper video would be awesome.
I would love to hear Ayla's take on the various Wah pedals.
Fuzz is definitely my favo effect, especially now I have a Warm Audio Foxy Tone box, which also has an octaver. Pete Thorn did a great review on it if you want to check it out.
Very nice 👍😉
gonna have to start getting some pedals thanks for the explanation
great , another great lesson, so young so good! . May i ask the amp eq setting as this is essential for response of pedals and resulting tone . Thank you!
Thanks for explaining the Fender Twin is not designed to break up. Got to scratch that off my short list for first tube Amp. Always had solid state. Been playing since 1979. What do you think of the Vox ac30 2x12 cabinet with Ibanez Tube screamer?
You need all of them!
Very nice
Ole grrl rocked WALK BY Pantera cool 😎
Great!
Awesome video and thank you for sharing your tips.💚 💚❤👍hi..just wanted to know how a looping pedal will sound like with distortion or metal zone ...👍👍👍
Very nice 👍
I like the fuzz and the metal pedals.
Your really cool I like the things you talk about
These are the videos we truly needed. Not the ones that assumes a lot of stuff from their ego. 😄
What about a mini series where you use some guitars in various shape and form (like explorer or jazzmaster or headless) for explain something new and have a mini trip in the history of this models and help new guitarists who will buy their first or second guitar that match their taste in music 😊 luv your vids and your voice and attitude
This young lady projects humility and kindness , quite easy on the eyes as well , very nice .
You had me at Sunshine of your love!
Please talk about the DS-1, fje only distortion that matters!
Great person and teaching ! Just one question though it may be only me or maybe everyone. I am using exactly the same pedals in some cases but i cant get such sound as i heard from this video.
Hey Ayla. Could you teach the basic amplifier settings for different genres and popular songs? Would really help out a beginner to electric guitar/ amp user like me.
You are the best. Love you and your talent and beauty
@bobkrause0103
3 жыл бұрын
I watch you all the time and learning so much from you. Keep up the great work. Truly, Bob
Hi Ayla, I plan on buying the same mini boost pedal as in this video, do you prefer it before the OD and other gain effects pedals or after?
🚩NOW THIS REALLY HELPS. I've been trying to set my Katana for 2 yrs..Fail! Just not good at noodling?? Or understand Gain,Delay Boost Ect. Love How many Volumes there Are..lol. guitar included. Oh..No Computer 😡 have a OD pedal,never used.just found I can't use a LOOP ON AMP..MAD!!! THANKS 👍
Hello and thank you for the video can I ask you a question about the Ibanez , Is there too much difference between the TS9 that you have on the TS9 Nano or mini version?
I prefer a pushed amp tone with mids so I use an boss sd-1 in front of a crunchy amp (Orange) with the eq set for clarity. For the boss I set the tone at 12 o’clock with the drive and level set at 11 o’clock but I do play around till I find what I’m looking for ( heavy rock tone that’s not scooped). As an extra I also own a big muff nano but I’m still experimenting with it and it’s not really my tone mainly just for some songs I like to play.
Love the jacket...
All of them. I’m a sucker for fuzz.
Very good 'what do you think of a blues driver pedal Ayla?
I love it😘❣️✌️
Good stuff and thumbs up on the darker hair too
Aboot... Canadians are great 😊
You are simply one groovy chick who would have easily fit in with any generation from the 60's to today. I am older and have a Fender strat American Standard. It's a nice guitar but I don't play it that much. I have this little cheesy amp that has a gain knob which adds some distortion but it is hard to get a decent effect. I think I need to upgrade my amp and start experimenting with pedals.
Brian and Rory use a treble booster which is not the same as clean boost.