For me the best thing about this pedal is that its tone is perfect to go into a mix. not to much ridiculous low or high end. just perfect for tweaking into a mix however you wish!

@stevencela2998

7 жыл бұрын

Rabea Massaad Pedal or medal? Nice review man :)

@callum7227

7 жыл бұрын

Rabea Massaad when do toska and dorje go on tour again?

@Pierre1SwE

7 жыл бұрын

Rabea Massaad very cool pedal indeed:)

@jandeman5259

7 жыл бұрын

Rabea Massaad Cool pedal indeed, but isnt it more of an overdrive? That tubescreamery thing where you can hear the clean signal underneath seams to apear in this pedal a little too.

@livingabovethe12th

7 жыл бұрын

Rabea Massaad...agree with you on fitting in the mix...its why I was always perplexed why treble boosters fell out of fashion as the inherent high-pass filtering of a treble booster always nicely removed all the junk and mush you dont want in your mix. and the inherent thickening of notes as you get higher in pitch up the neck with a treble booster also perfect compliments the "mix fitting" of the high-pass filtering of an treble booster....plus...dave gilmour, brian may, tony iommi, Glenn tipton, Ritchie blackmore, Rory Gallagher and Eric Clapton couldn't been wrong in their true "tone maven" days!! loving the new Toska stuff...really moving.

Rabea's First Born: "Daddy, why is my middle name Strymon?" Rabea: Plugs in. "Listen to this..."

As a Stratocaster and telecaster guy I was glad to see this bit of the demo. I really love how the pedal sounds like it's not even THERE when the gain is at its lowest! A true sign of tranparency!!!

Looking fucking good rabea, very well done

Best review of this pedal I've seen so far. Awesome job👍

Excellent demonstration! I very much enjoyed the detailed examples to what could be a very confusing task while shopping in your favorite music store. I’m pretty sure this demo helped sell what appears to be a finely designed product. Thank you.

This is definitely the best review I have seen on this pedal! Cheers man, hope NAMM is treating you and the gang well!

My all time favorite drive pedal. So good. It makes me smile when I click it on. Secondary functions include built in adjustable noise gate and adjustable boost with mini switch.

Everytime I watch an old video and then a present day video, I'm just amazed at the transformation! You've really done so well Bea, very happy for you, keep it up! Also great review, not a huge fan of pedal distortion but my god you've tempted me with one of these!

@RabeaMassaad

7 жыл бұрын

ahhh thanks man, yeah it's still a work in progress but I really appreciate it! means a lot!

Great video Man got this pedal from Andertons very mixed review on KZread a lot of people are turned of the riverside by the digital element of the pedal I have a couple of analogue drive pedals and have to say that this pedal is totally awesome great review. I love all your reviews keep doing what your doing happy new year from Ireland✌️🎸🇨🇮

Excellent review, Bea. It's great to have someone you trust to demo things before you spend your money. Thanks.

Thanks for the videos, your playing is always so inspiring to pick up the guitar !

One of the best pedal demos I have seen. Great job.

Bro you're shedding the pounds and shredding the guitar! Been watching for a few years now and I'm super happy to see all your success and good health.

Always good to hear you play Rabea. This sounds sooo much like the gain stages in the Fender Bassbreaker 15. Nicely done.

Great review. Great to see you looking so well.

Very useful review, Rabea. Congrats! Also, it contains the perfect mix of explanation about the pedal and the sounds it's capable of - too many online reviews are spoiled because the guitarist just wants to show off his chops. Not so here. Well done and thanks. Might just have to go and try one out...

Hey Rabea, I love your videos and your playing! It's always a pleasure to watch your demos mostly for what you can get off those guitars. Best tones and mid range. I'm a student now, but one day.. that Kraken will be mine! :D Keep doing great job man!

This is an awesome, thorough review of this pedal.

I have a Timeline and Blue Sky, love their pedals. Love the demo man, great job. Just seems like a super versatile pedal. Thanks man.

Rabea, you are looking great! I love your demonstrations. Very detailed and meaningful.

Fantastic playing as always! :) I really enjoyed the review! And congratulation on your weight loss man! I'm on a same path and I know the struggle. Keep it up, looking awesome!

Bea you're a completely different man on the outside! Crazy stuff. Fantastic review, really want one now!

Rabea deserves way more views than he gets on this channel. Really great clip, thanks!

Such good sounds! (And great playing!)

I could listen to Rabea play a strat all day.....just wonderful.

Hey Rabea, i was looking to buy this pedal....this review made me decide to get the shit out of this box. Thanks for your videos and great knowledge! Cheers from Argentina.

I noticed A certain shade of green at 12:20 ;) Great demo Bea

Loved you played a bit of Incubus there! I love the tone of this pedal, similar to my tone style of play.

Bea you look amazing! So inspirational! Keep up the great work!

Great review! Add the Strymon mini-boost pedal to the Riverside pedal to expand tones into a whole new world! It essentially turns your amp into a 5-channel beast: 1. Clean 2. Low Gain 3. Low Gain with boost 4. High Gain (Favorite) 5. High Gain with Boost (Favorite) ....also this pedal is quiet with a great noise gate built in and switches that are noiseless, smooth, and inspiring. Best OD pedal Ive used yet. Very professional. Live I play a strat through a Peterson strobe tuner into the Riverside pedal (with mini boost) through a Mesa California Tweed amp and a BOSS DD-500 in the effects loop. Simple, easy to navigate at gigs, and a glorious tone! Im writing this in 2020 so I know there are a lot of newer OD pedals out there but Ive yet to experience a better pedal than the Riverside. GET IT!

Great demo Bea - very comprehensive.

Nice work. I dig it.

Rabea: Thanks for the video. Thorough and very well done. I have to agree with you that the Strymon Riverside is a very well executed overdrive pedal. I think you're right, the floating DSP processing is perhaps it's best feature. That said, it was my (close) second choice when it came time to purchase an overdrive pedal. I chose Blackstone Appliances MOSFET Overdrive. Different design, more primitive for sure. Better sonic/practical results for me.

looking real fit man. Great job dude!

Great review!

Hey Rabea, at some point can you give a little rundown for that chromatic/bluesy style shred lick you rip at 23:12, again at 24:00, and at You use that a decent amount in your playing and I love it but I just cannot find a way to play it that isn't insanely awkward.

I was sold when you broke out a certain shade of green 👌🏻👌🏻

Where's the other half of Rabea?

@dash4786

7 жыл бұрын

Zach Pfeif absorbed and recycled into Rebea Massaad +

@Stratomacaster

7 жыл бұрын

He just lowered his "gain" and reduced his mids ... :-)

@jacksimmons1999

7 жыл бұрын

He's tightens up his bottom end too

@deanarnold6284

7 жыл бұрын

(drops mic, walks off...)

@alexanderjosephross

7 жыл бұрын

Still sounds phat

Very good review! Thanks

Great video. Great pedal. Great Caesar's Ghost you've lost some weight! Looking good brother. Well done sir!

Dude, you should post a video about your workout routine. Whatever you're doing, it's working!

Looking good, Bea!

I want one. First saw it wirh Chappers & the Captain in the head vs tread this afternoon! I am also going to hunt for more of that monster prototype guitar, see if you got anything more of that...

my pleasure rabea. just thinking here would it be worthwhile doing a follow up video on how the riverside interacts with an amp when its has some gain or crunch dialed in?

Looking in good shape Bea!

Haha! Releasing the bend around 34:02 by rewinding the take. Nice touch within another great demo!

Looking good bro! Like "A Certain Shade of Green."

Nice playing very nice tones and feel

Thanks for doing this review, Rabea. It sounds fantastic! I have been using the Analog Man King of Tone and I think I like the Riverside more after hearing you demo the pedal. Are you familiar with the King of Tone and if so do you like the Riverside more?

I would thoroughly enjoy to hear your thoughts on your new PRS. Cheers

I went completely digit but if I had a pedal board it would be all Strymon including this Riverside pedal, Mobius, Timeline and Big Sky. I think that would be my dream board. I'll be moving to either a Kemper or Helix though. Nice tone Bea, most pedal demo's is all high and mids. This tone is fat and thumps which I like.

Well done!

it sounds Amazing...I like too this effect

I use mainly amp gain but I do use a Fulltone GT-500. I know it's subjective but do you have any opinion on this pedal? I'm just curious as to how "far" or "close" I am to what the general consensus is! Thanx

Pretty awesome sound!

Rabea, I was watching a vlog/jam video of you playing with toska and i wonder if you have some kind of trick for me, When i jam with such a wall of sound, multiple pedals, heavy bass etc. my head and ears get so fuzzy and i just cant focus anymore, how are you able to do it so well?

Hi Rabea, thanks for this demo!! And what about something like your Big Sky's series, but is time for Time Line? There are a lot of videos about TimeLine, but no one with (your) rock attitude!!!

Sounds massive. Gonna buy one. :)

Wow man, you've lost so much weight! Well done mate, looking great! Great demo

Sounds cleaaaan

@coltentroy808

2 жыл бұрын

instablaster

Would be interesting to see the Comprade boost used in combination to the Riverside.

GOOD, in depth review - easily the best that I`ve seen of the Riverside. What else needs to be said ?

@malthus101

4 жыл бұрын

how it's different to any other distortion pedal. you could say that.

Bea, do you find that any underlying health annoyances have vanished with your weight loss? Also, you should do a vid on health and diet. Your an inspiration in so many ways bro.

Just ordered it! You sold me!

Great video as always man. This pedal sounds great. Do you reckon you'd use it live?

Hey Bea, I'm super interested in what gear you use to record at home - what interface, cab sims, mics (if applicable), monitors, headphones, etc? I know you use Two Notes, and I'm pretty acquainted with your guitars and amps, but I'm wondering about the rest. Maybe a run-through of it when you get a chance? Rock on mate. :)

Thank you for doing a demo with a Strat!

Bea, can I ask with regard to the favourite function, can you set a louder sound with the master volume, save it, then play rhythm with a slightly lower volume, then when it comes to lead, activate favourite and the volume goes up? Thanks

@igorzavalnyi5341

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Lee, I bought the pedal a week ago. Answering your question, yes, you can. You can save all settings (toggle switches positions included) within favorite preset

Did you sell your other Custom 24 to get Paul's guitar?

Thanks. How does tis compare to the Sunset?

So I guess 6 years on. Do you still have it? Do you use it? I love mine it's the perfect standalone or stacking OD.

Didn't hear a single bad tone, I really loved the fact that even with all the gain it didnt sound like anus. I was never a huuuuge fan of the insane midrange type of sound until I start watching your vids but now I love it :) ta!

Do I need another drive pedal, well I didn't think I did but this sounds immense, great review.

Thank you Bea, now I want this pedal really bad... Haha Great video :)

Hi Rabea, seriously looking at this pedal so the demo was really helpful. Doesn't seem to be a huge amount of extreme high end on this demo though (which I like!). Just checking you didn't add some kind of LPF or EQ in post? P.S. Listening through Focal Twins.

Just like me, it looks as though you have lost some weight! Great job bro! This pedal sounds nice and I like the variations. It's a nice addition to my amps generated tube gain. Also, the programmability is VERY helpful! Thanx for the excellent demo!

@RabeaMassaad

7 жыл бұрын

you're welcome dude, thanks for the feedback and kind words!

Bea.....good to see you......BIG FAN

How would you compare this pedal to a Stryman Sunset? A Sunset came highly recommended to me.

very good review. while its always a bit like looking at a painting through a keyhole when it comes to appreciating what a pedal really sounds like via youtube videos, at least with rab you get a decent comprehensive impression of the pedal's options and tones and also a minimum amount of needless off topic banter and chatter to boot!. kudos.

@RabeaMassaad

7 жыл бұрын

cheers man! I appreciate that, I guess my main priority with my demos is to give you the clearest and most transparent audio quality that I can.

Dammit Bea! I was trying to avoid buying any new pedals this month. My wife is going to be pissed! Too bad your chops don't come with the purchase of this beast! Thanks for the great review! Cheers!

Going to use this with my prophet 10 synth along with a big sky, Mobius, and time line.

@danielcolfer4671

3 жыл бұрын

Great review by the way.

I just have to pause this awesome review to jump on the "rabea u look so great" bandwagon haha..seriously tho man all ur hard work is DEF paying off..cheers, peace, and love from a usa guitarist and big fan!

A certain shade of green by incubus at 12:19 I can appreciate that

hey Rabae can you use the riverside and get the volume low enough with it to play bedroom level. I have a Marshall origin 20 combo and i like it but to get a descent saturation i have to get the volume up and the gain up...its ok at the 0.5 watt more but you do lose something there. At 20 watts its plenty loud but not enough gain...looking for more saturation and be able to keep it at a manageable level. Strymon pedals rule and so do your reviews. Cheers mate...

@LinhNguyen-im4uu

5 жыл бұрын

I use the same setup except my Origin is the head version You'll do fine, the Riverside has plenty of saturation

Sick pedal, and that tat man. didnt know you got it done. looks real nice.

@RabeaMassaad

7 жыл бұрын

dobby240 cheers bro, had a few bits on my arm but had it all tied together within 2 months so it's a lot of work done. Got another session in Feb so looking forward to getting it finished

@dobby240

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah fair man Looks real good, might I add you look like you've lost a shit load of weight you look good dude. Also that pedal is pretty sick. thanks for the video's man.

Bea! I've followed you for years, and I'm so happy to see you more slim and happy! It's a big goal Btw, the playing is amazing as always Cheers from Italy!

@RabeaMassaad

7 жыл бұрын

thanks a lot man, and thank you for supporting me this whole time! really appreciate it! glad you enjoyed the video :-)

Still keen to know when that beast of a baritone comes out!?!

Rabea lookin good bud! Loox like you been dropping some lbs! or Stones i guess in England.... anyway cheers for the hard work!

What is the cab/speaker are you using in the torpedo?

I have one, and was very curious/interested to hear your lengthy review. Unfortunately, unlike mine, I found yours very brittle/harsh. On an upbeat, you’re looking a lot better and full credit to you 👌🏻

I think the Riverside is a cool concept but it's never been the sound I am looking for. Honestly this video got the best sounds out of it I've seen so far. It might just be the prs and the victory doing it justice. Good review though! I would just rather have a few analog drives that each do their own thing rather than a riverside that is trying to do it all. Just me though.

Rabea, you're great. Also, "does is djent" has become a joke with the other member of my band. It's great. Edit: I'm also flying over to the UK to steal your PRS. Just be warned. :P

I quite liked the pedal, though I have a random question. What's the point of having a strap with a clip on it? Like, I imagine it's to take the strap off quicker but is taking a strap off normally that hard..? Is it for something else?

@DavidMorisset

5 жыл бұрын

DasOmen02 the clip is a lock a think, keeps the strap from popping off and dropping the guitar

Bea omfg! U looks amazing mate! Have a nice day and stay awsome :)

Looking good man cheers from brazil =)

What strap is that Rabea? great sounds!

Hi Bea, sorry to make it sound like you're a 1-trick pony, but could you see how this plays with a 6l6 kraken? I've been looking for a drive pedal for when I play a low-gain set or tighten up my tone. If not this, what you recommend?

@eckharteric

7 жыл бұрын

Sebaileyus maxon od808 as a clean boost. can't go wrong with that pedal

Bea, will Toska merch get re-stocked anytime soon? I'd love to get the hoodie but its sold out

@RabeaMassaad

7 жыл бұрын

hey man, we will be restocking very soon. I'll be making it known to all interested as and when!

@nkjagshenry

7 жыл бұрын

Rabea Massaad awesome, thanks!

@nrivero50

7 жыл бұрын

ward

Great review bea thank you, I will start saving up right now.