Hey there folks. Sorry I only played songs (poorly) from Dark Side. The Boss ME-50 is capable of so much, and I wish I could demonstrate what it can do better than I did. But I guess that's why these are called Worst Gear Reviews Ever, eh? Hope you enjoy it anyway!

Legacy multi effects units are the ultimate overlooked gem. The second a new version comes out the old ones get thrown away. The Line 6 original POD had a Vox Preamp sound to DIE for. And it sounds just as good today.

@LaminatorX

13 күн бұрын

At 50, I've kept 3 amps. One of them is a Flextone II+.

I used to gig with mine regularly too, so much so that i had to replace it after beer and sweat corroded the first one from the inside out. Love the compression and reverb. Made my 12 string shine like the sun. Nice playing bud!

I don't give a f what you're playing it on. As a musician, the only thing worth attention here is your bends. And they are... *drum roll* Excellent. You have a splendid feel of the instrument. Most players would mess up parts that you never have and you've earned my respect. Keep rockin'.

@thebreakfastmenu

15 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot! David Gilmour's bends were literally one of the first things I started practicing on guitar when I was a wee lad. I'm real happy to hear that it's not been in vain

David Gilmour's face in the thumbnail is hilarious 😂I always thought his guitar face looked like he just ate one of those Atomic Warhead candies.

@thebreakfastmenu

15 күн бұрын

I’ve got a whole folder of goofy Gilmie faces ready to go

Don’t put yourself down, you did an incredible job on those solos and the bends were terrific! If they weren’t spot on, that’s nothing to be embarrassed about. Except for David Gilmour himself, no one else’s are either and that includes many of the tribute acts. Thanks for showing us what old gear is truly capable of. The answer isn’t always new gear, it’s to learn how to use what you already have and perish the thought, practice. Though I’m also guilty of not listening to that sound advice. Turns out we all have G.A.S.😅

@thebreakfastmenu

11 күн бұрын

I appreciate the kind words! And yes, we do all have serious, serious GAS

The unit works fine for recording at least, but I also need to compliment your playing. Well done!

@thebreakfastmenu

11 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot! I recorded my first full album using only the ME-50 for guitar and bass and I have no complaints about the tones I got

Peak Floyd

That was terrible. Just a terrible gear review. But also excellent!

Boss ME-50 is a serious gear, you can save a lots of money on it.

Cool live performance footage!

I shouldn't be surprised that it sounds good, its Boss afterall :) Nice review, enjoy the humor . . keep them coming! 🎸🤘

Good playing!!👍

@thebreakfastmenu

11 күн бұрын

Thank you!

1:10 "Literally no one ever plays the open e string here as is clearly heard on the album and I can only speculate as to the reason why not. But I played it. You're welcome."

@thebreakfastmenu

13 күн бұрын

I'm not crazy right? It's there, I swear!

David Gilmieeee

I have an ME-50. I owned for almost 14 years. I spend so many hours, twisting knobs on it, its a lot of fun to play on.

@thebreakfastmenu

14 күн бұрын

Nice! ME-50 gang rises up!

Great humour and great playing. Loving it! 👍

@thebreakfastmenu

15 күн бұрын

Thanks a bunch!

You are so good! I love this!

@thebreakfastmenu

14 күн бұрын

Hey, thanks!

What's your writing process for these? Do you use a script that you follow word for word? Do you make a bulleted list of talking points? Or do you just kinda go for it?

@thebreakfastmenu

13 күн бұрын

I write scripts that I follow while recording, although sometimes they're just bullet points, and sometimes while I'm recording things will just come out. Sometimes I flub and leave it in, sometimes I don't notice I flub until editing. Outside of having reminders of images or clips I need to edit in, I don't plan ahead for editing and just try to make it as entertaining as possible.

LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!

I agree with this video, you do have a nice watch. Casiobros.

For a second I thought I'm on r/pinkfloydcirclejerk. Can't complain though, it's 4 AM and I'm laughing at the thumbnail like an idiot.

@thebreakfastmenu

15 күн бұрын

Making goofy thumbnails is literally like 90% of the reason I do youtube at all

У меня был ME-20 и для своего времени эти процессоры звучали очень хорошо) Я с ним кучу концертов отыграл, всегда был им доволен)

Another cheap fx pedal ( although new) is the NU>X MG300 I think it is $149 Anyway really great distortion and a great univibe

@thebreakfastmenu

15 күн бұрын

NU-X seems to have successfully broken away from "cheap Chinese knockoff" to "good budget option." Which is great! These days, we need all the solid budget options we can get

@mrshiney2

15 күн бұрын

@@thebreakfastmenu Indeed. I own vintage Fenders and Marshalls, but most of the time they just sit in the storage closet. The old amps are good if you want to really crank it up and "feel" it, but who does that any more? I have an old POD I bought for $60 and it has some good stuff in it too. Tried the POD GO but it died with in 2 months and nobody to fix it in Cali so I got rid of it. So this little NU>X just seems to fit the bill for a quick jam, it has a decent looper function also. I record most of my stuff with UA amp sims and nobody seems to complain so yeah I think we are there. And then there is the old Tom Scholz Rockman gear. For a long time everybody just threw that stuff away and now it is a vintage sound. I had some old 70's Ibanez guitars that everyone laughed at and now are collectible

you gonna try the new ME90?

@thebreakfastmenu

15 күн бұрын

Probably not. At least anytime soon. Unless I find one to noodle around with at a music store.

Subbed.

can you show us how to get that gilmore sound out of it then????

@thebreakfastmenu

15 күн бұрын

Everyone has a different setup so it’s subjective. In this video I was amp-free, line out. Time had the “Muff” setting, all knobs were maxed, analog delay app knobs at 1:00, and a touch of the mod reverb. Money had the Rat setting with knobs all at 1-2 o’clock, stereo chorus 2 with the level up so the way to simulate Gilmour’s double tracking, delay and reverb were the same as Time. The Van Halen but was the same with no chorus. Breathe was clean with the Univibe and the same delay and verb again. Lead had stereo chorus instead of vibe again to mimic the double tracking. All the backing tracks were made with it, too. I used the BD-1 for Times rhythm guitar, the wah for the Money keyboard, which I played on guitar, bass was done using the pitch shifter. I didn’t really dive into this stuff because once you go to one of the distortion/modulation/delay types I mention in the vid, you’ll find usable sounds instantly, but at the end of the day, you’ll be playing your own guitar into your own amp/amp-free setup, and have your own tastes. I was mostly just trying to show what it can do, rather than how. Hopefully I didn’t miss the mark too badly!

@foghornleghorn100

15 күн бұрын

@@thebreakfastmenu ok thank you for taking the time to answer👍

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