You would think that this topic would have been discussed endlessly on KZread. But not so. Leave it to Justin to produce a thoughtful, informative discussion of these various tonal options. Thanks, mate!

@justinguitar

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you too, mate! Cheers :)

@remymelvin6492

2 жыл бұрын

instablaster.

@mrtambourineman6107

Жыл бұрын

Bro, there's like millions of youtubes on millions of pedals! Ha ☺️

As a 56 year old metal fan who's only been playing 4 months, this is a brilliantly informative vid. Cheers Justin!

@mrtambourineman6107

Жыл бұрын

Thankyou I'll pass your comment on, me and Justin are good friends

for any of you new learners out there. Justin is the OG of guitar tutorials. There are so many new so called 'teachers' out there that are pretty garbage. But Justin wont steer you wrong! cheers

That smile when you kicked the fuzz pedal 😂. Priceless ! Great overview, Justin

awesome video, thank you!

Thanks Justin! I bought the Katana 50 MkII about a year ago on your suggestion and am not disappointed. Plus it has an acoustic setting as well. I haven't ventured into effects pedals yet, but this video helps someone who is just starting out on electric guitars a lot. Having modeling amp also helps me to get acclimated to the different sound effects.

I've already learned two songs from you, and now I feel like I just learned some information I've always wanted to learn. Very helpful. Just subscribed. Can't wait to see other videos from you. Thanks

Thanks Justin! Great lesson. I was given an OD-1 as my first foray into pedals. I love it but it’s nice to learn a bit more about what else is out there.

A great descriptive of peddles for OD Gain and Metal. Thanks Justin.

Awesome video! Could you do another with other forms of pedals? Like reverb, tremolo, delay etc.?

Great overview, Justin. You are the ORIGINAL guitar lesson SUPERHERO!

Really well explained!

Well done again Justin. I’m curious why more beginners haven’t watched this.

@justinguitar

3 жыл бұрын

It was an unlisted video but it's now open to everyone! :)

Loving these lessons Justin👍🏻😎

Thank you for explaining everything for beginners. Very easy to understand :D

Thank you very much mate one of the best lessons i ever get.

Just wanted to say THANK YOU Justin for all the work, i am following your courses, started 2 months ago and picked up guitar for first time in my life and yesterday i finally played the solo from Nothing Else Matters (slower than original of course) with little to no mistakes, something i thought is impossible in my case for the past 33 years. You changed my life for the better

@justinguitar

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you - and great job on the Nothing Else Matters solo. Keep up the hard work. Cheers!!

@mickthompson9426

Жыл бұрын

Well done you. I’ve been trying for four years now and I still can not get it right.

Been going through the JG Beginner Course on my new guitar and desktop amp. Loving it! Been researching pedals for when I can use them, this video is perfect timing! Been trying to do Chereb Rock in between lessons. Time for some Fuzz!

Beginner here. What a great primer! Would love to see more on other pedals types too And what tweaking their knobs do to your sound. Compression etc...thanks Justin!

Love Justin videos and courses

Hi Justin! Thanks for all your hard work, it is much appreciated. My first pedal was a Boss BD2 Waza blues driver. Excellent pedal.

@justinguitar

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear! Cheers

Great beginner explanation from British Norm Macdonald

Thanks Justin. The quality of your recording is supreme, as is the content.

@justinguitar

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Steve!

Beautiful! I recently got an old ZOOM 505ii FX pedal from a pawn shop for $10 and I'm learning what all of the stuff does.

I always enjoy your layman's terms of explaining complicated stuff thanks..

I also like the Boss Katana 100 as it has all the effects as Justin pointed out, but also effects loop and/or a bypass input such it serves just as a powered speaker!

Thank you so much for explaining all of this! I have the Spark practice amp, very nice amp with so many downloadable sounds....but frankly, it's so much information I go into overload! Thanks for making this easier for me to understand what is going on!

@jray5363

2 жыл бұрын

Personally, I think one of the greatest things about The Spark is the way you can sort through and adjust all the pedal and amp settings. It’s just great software, and really simplifies the learning process. Plus, you don’t have to buy and hookup all the pedals. This video is a good idea, because those effects are so similar, and I’ve often wondered why you would need all of them.

Well, my first pedal is a behringer super fuzz and Im loving it, I play alot of white stripes (probably also not the best beginner move hahaha) and I really teaches me how to mute properly

Good work pal

Thank you

Nobles ODR mini is a great choice. It’s become my main OD.

I have the one you have the orange boss Ds1 its amazing. Also , i love your course i have learnt so much from the app.

If you watch the first 40 seconds of this video it also teaches you the correct face to make according to the type of pedal used haha. Thanks Justin for another excellent video. I would love to see something about acoustic guitar care...particularly humidifiers? the need for them in UK and if its a bad idea to wall hang. (just got a faith guitar and its telling me to keep it in its case when not in use.... but its so pretty and it would be easier to grab off a wall hook) Cheers dude :-)

@justinguitar

3 жыл бұрын

That's a good suggestion, I'll put this on the list of suggestion Justin reviews regularly! Thanks for sharing! | LievenDV | JustinGuitar Official Guide

I have been following every step of the course to this point. I'm so excited about the pedal topic and as a beginner I guess the time has arrived for a Multieffects pedal first. I'm excited to learn the power chords this week or two, but I only have an Amp lol. Thanks for everything you have taught us, Justin! EDIT: I have heard somewhere about something called ''signal chain'' (I guess the way pedals should be arranged one by one) Just a video idea, I guess. Cheers!

Justin great vid, can you do one about delay , reverb pedals, thanks

Coming from a beginner..... the overdrive and the tube screamer sounded the same. Not to sure about their differences. Distortion clearly stood out as did the fuzz. Thanks for the demo.

Justin, thank you so much for all your videos, you are a Godsend. Would you be able to do a video like this about eq settings on an amp? I kinda get it but I can never seem to dial in a good tone

@justinguitar

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I need an updated vid on it. For now, see if that helps: www.justinguitar.com/guitar-lessons/getting-great-guitar-tone-gg-010

I love it when Justin says stuff and all the time he goes "Mehh...it's true most of the time but not always" or speaks quiter not to misinform us. And the beautiful thing about this is that the reason is so simple: He just knows too much. Thank you :)

@justinguitar

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you too!

Justin, try the Fender Mustang GTX. All the effects and more mate.

Justin, you are a great teacher. I learn so much when I watch your videos. To the point, accurate, and you appear to have fun as well.

Yeaaaaaaaaaah ! 🔥 Just in Yeaaaaaaaaaaaah spirit.... 😉

3.5 years into my journey, I'm almost ready to start using effects. I've been playing clean all this time so I can actually hear what I'm actually doing. So, this is yet another very useful video from Justin. Thanks!

A big thank you Justin. I'm still getting my head around all the gear. Not easy at my age but I love it. Thank you so much for helping on my journey.

Great video! As a guitarist for more years than I care to say,, let’s just say over 50 , my favorite setup was drive my amps naturally and use a tube screamer or and believe it or not, a BOSS compressor/sustainer to boost the preamp side, depending on what I needed.. Given all that, it is all a personal choice of what and where to use .. keep up the great stuff!

Fantastk love

Justin casually shredding like Yngwie on a pink guitar. You are a gift to humanity. Thank you for everything you do :)

I am using a Vox VT20X. It is a combo amp that uses both valve and digital. It comes with a LOT of effects but to be honest I still have no clue what the heck to do with them lol

HSF ~ Humbucker, Single, Filtertron -- ??? How cool is that?! Hadn't noticed before. Crunch, delay, reverb ~ that's all I muck about with.

Hey Justin, thanks for that great video! You said the Tubescreamer works better with Marshall. I got a Fender amp and am wondering now, which pedals are generally thought to go well with a Fender? Best regards from Germany :)

Which pedal do you recommend for playing sunshine of your love on a stratocaster?

Just curious which Boss Katana is that you are showing in the video? Thanks!

This is such a broad topic

Justin, your website is on a Vodaphone advert in the UK

@justinguitar

3 жыл бұрын

I heard! haha :) Cool eh! :) Thanks mate!

This is not going to sit well with pedal purists, but anyway here it goes: If you are a beginner and want to familiarize yourself with the different effects (not just distortion / overdrive / fuzz, but also reverb, chorus, delay, flanger, phaser, etc) without breaking the bank, Zoom makes these multieffect units that are inexpensive and allow you to experiment with simulations of most types of effect. I got a Zoom 505 back in the day that I loved. Turns out Josh from JHS pedals used to have one in his setup, too (this was around 2000 - 2001).

I'm a long subscriber. Buyed a boss katana 50 mk 1 thanks to you. Buyed a multi fx boss gt1 yesterday cause I need more patches storage under my feet. Got no pedal. Been lookin for effects explanation since a week, than this video pops up 😁👍 It happened a lot of time that you (and others channels) made videos about things I was lookin for on the tube 👌😉in the days that I needed one. Does Google tell you all my needs? 😂😂

@justinguitar

3 жыл бұрын

haha, that's awesome. Cheers mate.

@davepilgrim5798

3 жыл бұрын

@@justinguitar cheers from 🇮🇹

What does the Kemper thing do?

Justin first time I saw you rip on a distorted solo on that last pedal!! Are these guitar - pedal - Kemper? Or does the Kemper have like an effects loop but still prior to amp cab?

I have a Bad Monkey overdrive pedal which I use most of the time.

I really like your channel and you look like my fave comedian Norm's much younger brother

I liked the "base level" sound of your "Stratoblaster" before all of the pedals LOL

The first 3 sound best to me

The Boss Katana is awesome, but I find the Fender GTX much easier to use for beginners. It has an on-amp display that lets you change/move pedals anywhere in the chain without needing to plug it into a PC each time like the Katana requires. The GTX also has WiFi and Bluetooth, which the Katana doesn’t have, so it’s much easier to use with iPads, phones, etc. It also has tons of sound profiles you can download just Ike the Katana does, including many created and uploaded by the actual artists themselves. (ie, Joe Bonamassa, Gary Clark Jr, etc) But you can’t go wrong with either amp as a beginner. Both great, and saves you tons of money in pedals when you’re starting out.

Question for Justin or other viewers. I’m just learning electric guitar. I have an acoustic, but prefer to learn on electric. Instead of pedals, is a modeling amp an acceptable way to play with different sound styles? I’ve got a VOX VT20. I know I can’t change tones on the fly, but I’m not there yet anyway. So, is a modeling amp a decent way to start?

I'm an acoustic folk guitar player, is it worth me getting a fuzz or distortion pedal for an experimental new sound?

I'm a beginner and I just got the Boss GT1. What do you think about it? Do you have a video on it.

@justinguitar

3 жыл бұрын

Justin does not have a video on the GT1. There has been discussion on it and other multi-fx units in the forum if you go searching here: justinguitarcommunity.com/index.php?board=82.0 Cheers | close 2u | JustinGuitar Official Guide [ www.justinguitar.com/ ] & Moderator on JustinGuitar Forum [ justinguitarcommunity.com/index.php ]

So the tube-screamer is like a crunch effect?

One litttle question... Do you recommend other effects for beginners? (You know, reverb, delay, chorus, that kind of things) if you do, a video would be more than welcome... Or is it better for beginners to use "gain" effects only? Many thanks for your videos, they are an amazing source of knowledge for beginners (like me)

@justinguitar

3 жыл бұрын

Many simple amps will have some effects built in - reverb or chorus or delay or maybe those and more. A little touch of reverb never hurt anybody! :) :) | close 2u | JustinGuitar Official Guide [ www.justinguitar.com/ ] & Moderator on JustinGuitar Forum [ justinguitarcommunity.com/index.php ]

Hi justin. I got my melodic intervals down and i can identify them by ear. i am having trouble with harmonic intervals. any tip on how to practice them?

@justinguitar

3 жыл бұрын

Start very, very easy and practice the easy level a lot. don't expect too much from yourself the first session the first day. Play them on your guitar yourself to familiarize yourself with their character. | LievenDV | JustinGuitar Official Guide

@VipulChagotra

3 жыл бұрын

@@justinguitar thank you🙏🙏🙏 you are the best🤘🤘🤘

I've bought a Epiphone Les Paul Standard 60s and a Marshall Code 25 amp. Trying to get the 93/94 Oasis sound, but there are 99 pre sets. Any advice on how to get that sound or a breakdown would be brilliant.

@justinguitar

3 жыл бұрын

Have you tried this? marshallcode.tools/patch/6589-oasis-tone.html | LievenDV | JustinGuitar Official Assistant

@jonworsley5356

3 жыл бұрын

@@justinguitar Thanks ill give it a go. Absolutely brilliant channel btw, learnt loads over the years Cheers

So ALL those pedals go into the same amp? At the same time?

Justin- I have 3 pedals and I find it extremely difficult to get the sounds yours are making. I have a Blues Jr. and I keep it at a pretty low volume. Does the amp need to be cranked or the volume on the guitar need to be cranked to get that type of tone? It almost sounds just like my clean sound with every single pedal I have and I have to put it at house shaking level to hear a difference. Thanks.

@justinguitar

2 жыл бұрын

The Blues Jr is a great amp! To get some distortion on that amp, you should put the master very low and the volume high. The volume drives the preamp tubes. The master is what's going out at the end. Pedal will make it easier: turn up the gain on the overdrive or distortion pedal. It will get louder. Turn down the level/volume on the pedal to compensate. | LievenDV | JustinGuitar Official Guide, Approved Teacher & Moderator

Hi may I ask what guitar is used in this video?

@justinguitar

3 жыл бұрын

custom Gray guitar

9:22 blink-182 vibes ☺️

Justin Would you be willing to do a video on pedals for vocals? Thank you. Erik

@justinguitar

3 жыл бұрын

Request noted! | LievenDV | JustinGuitar Official Guide

Are these pedals only for tube amps? Or do they also do the same thing for solid-state amps?

@justinguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Altohugh every amp is different, they work for solid state amps just as well. | LievenDV | JustinGuitar Official Assistant

Are also going to cover just general amp settings?

@justinguitar

3 жыл бұрын

There's so many different amps, some with some without built-in effects that it would not be possible to cover. You need to learn your own amp a little by experimenting. Cheers 😊 | close2u | JustinGuitar Official Guide & Moderator on JustinGuitar Forum [ www.justinguitar.com/ ]

I'm just about to change and buy my first electric guitar .... I just want to know what is the best budget amp i can buy Thank you Justin for making these great tutorial videos you are a real bless

@ColdPie

3 жыл бұрын

Boss Katana.

@dano8801

3 жыл бұрын

@@ColdPie I agree here. I didn't want to spend that much and bought a fender mustang lt25. I'm happy with it, but wish I just spent more and bought the katana 100 combo or head so I had an fx loop.

Here I thought Norm MacDonald was just giving a simple guitar lesson then he starts shredding.

MARRY ME JUSTIN!!

@justinguitar

3 жыл бұрын

You are the first one to propose. Today. :D | LievenDV | JustinGuitar Official Guide

Before even touching those effects, make sure you sound good with a clean signal first. Certain effects covers mistakes and you don't want to fall into that trap of "faking" it.

It’s all about the tweaking! Oh, and don’t go near fuzz if you’re a beginner!

2:40

Is that some UFO (Rock Bottom) riffage I'm hearing? :)

13:37 australian accent or irish accent :)

Fuzz in to a clean amp,yet again! When will they learn????

@AllTheCoolNamesAreTaken84

Жыл бұрын

So?? I do that too with my Big Muff because it sounds like shit when you pile it on top of gain

@alguitarchristie

Жыл бұрын

@@AllTheCoolNamesAreTaken84 Big Muff is a different beat to a fuzz face style!

Guitar Effects are like bacon, pork, and cheese. They just make everything in life better.

Has anyone ever told you you look a bit like Nolan North?

I gave up on electric guitar - could not get a single good sound out of my guitar+amp. :(

@toniusheidemann5771

3 жыл бұрын

Keep on trying. There are so many variables to your sound, so finding your sound can take a while. Maybe the guitar or amp you've been using wasn't the right one for you. Take some time in a music shop, so some research about bands / guitarists you like and rather shoot for used intermediate gear than for cheap beginner gear.

@TigerGer90

3 жыл бұрын

@@toniusheidemann5771 I have an ESP LTD EC-256 and Boss Katana 50 MKII but I don't get a good or decent sound out of it, unfortunately.

@toniusheidemann5771

3 жыл бұрын

@@TigerGer90 What sound are you aiming for? What kind of music do you want to play?

@TigerGer90

3 жыл бұрын

@@toniusheidemann5771 Mostly classic rock, like in Bryan Adams Summer of 69 or Run to You. I like that kinda clean sound in these songs. I like to play all different genres though, except for jazz and blues.

@joellebrodeur1015

3 жыл бұрын

@@TigerGer90 you got the wrong rig for that genre. I'd stick with a simple tube amp, low wattage (5-15 watt range) and something other than an ESP. I never cared for the Katana or other modeling amps. Simple is best. If you can't get a decent, playable, musical sound using a basic rig (guitar and amp), then you're doing something wrong.

I wanted to find out the difference between gain and distortion. I didn't.

So guitarists can bankrupt easily

@justinguitar

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah

From all the demos I've seen the Chase Bliss Automatone Preamp MKII matches all these pedals (and yes even the Dan Drive Fuzz pedal) and then some. They are expensive but for the added value of other tones it produces and size compared to having many "other" pedals on a board, I think it's worth it if you can afford one.