Amp In A Box Pedals Vs ‘Normal’ Overdrive & Graphic EQ [And A Couple Of Cranked Amps]

Can a pedal ever sound like an amp? Life too short for long YouTube videos? Please see the ‘Interesting bits and go-to sections’ information below. Welcome to the show! Amp-in-a-box pedals are marketed as a great way to invoke the character of a classic guitar amplifier… without actually needing the classic guitar amplifier. We put that premise to the test in this video, with a selection of such beasts. Importantly, we also ask: ‘How close can we get with a ‘normal’ overdrive pedal, an EQ and maybe a compressor?' Now clearly, there are many hundreds of pedals we could have chosen instead of these, so don’t get too twisty-wristy about our choices today if your particular fave isn’t featured (probability says it’s almost certainly not). Instead, consider-ye the bigger question. Anyway schmanyway, by the time we’ve all got annoyed about the pedal choices and argued that this one really //does// sound like an amp… at the end we do actually crank a couple of ‘classic’ guitar amps to sorta, kinda prove the point that AIAB box pedals can only go so far! Do you agree? Enjoy the show! And please visit That Pedal Shop! https://www.thatpedalshop.com/ Pedals & stuff used in this video • TheGigRig Three2One https://www.thegigrig.com/three2one • Sonic Research ST-300 Mini Tuner Australia: http://bit.ly/2mR1s8c • ZVEX ’59 Sound https://www.zvex.com/guitar-pedals/59-sound-hand-painted-guitar-effects-pedal • Crazy Tube Circuits Crossfire https://crazytubecircuits.com/crossfire • Wampler Plexi Drive Mini UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3HCqPUi Australia: https://bit.ly/3z7FJAQ USA That Pedal Shop: https://bit.ly/3x6IdOA • Boss GE-7 Equalizer UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3GCsOse Australia: ttps://bit.ly/3m5XYPe USA That Pedal Shop: https://bit.ly/3NMbnYO • Nobels ODR-1 UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3uQx29Q Australia: https://bit.ly/3PTJcJd USA: https://imp.i114863.net/DVGQ0n • Xotic SP Compressor UK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2u6VbdB Australia: http://bit.ly/2FcjbSW USA That Pedal Shop: https://bit.ly/3PTJiAz • Source Audio Collider Delay & Reverb UK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2HwaALt Australia: http://bit.ly/323SzgS USA That Pedal Shop: https://bit.ly/3ozRtX3 • TheGigRig G3 https://www.thegigrig.com/g3 Interesting bits and go-to sections… 0:00 Intro playing 3:24 What are we doing today? 4:55 We have a problem with it 5:37 Today’s pedals and premise 8:00 Today’s amps 10:56 ZVEX ’59 Sound 14:57 ODR-1 & EQ? 25:50 CTC Crossfire amp side 35:25 Crossfire OD side 38:50 Wampler Plexi Drive Mini 49:40 Thoughts so far 50:45 Cranking the Deluxe Reverb 54:00 Cranking the Bass Breaker (Bassman) 57:12 Closing thoughts Guitars in this episode: • Fender Custom Shop ’63 Telecaster – watch Dan’s video here: https://youtu.be/rnQ4OIJFTgY • 1970 Fender Stratocaster - no video yet • Gibson Custom True Historic 1957 Les Paul Goldtop Murphy Aged - no video yet • 1961 Gibson Les Paul Junior – watch Dan’s video here: https://youtu.be/0CORolxVmeY Amps & cabs in this episode: • Fender ’65 Deluxe Reverb Reissue • Supro Black Magick 1x12 combo (no reverb) • Fender Custom Shop Bass Breaker (c2002) We hope you enjoy this episode. Please subscribe to our channel. You can buy TPS merch to support our efforts https://www.thatpedalshowstore.com We are on Patreon – crowdfunding for creatives https://www.patreon.com/ThatPedalShow Please visit our preferred retailers! UK & Europe: Andertons Music http://bit.ly/2cRvIvt Australia: Pedal Empire http://bit.ly/2mWmJQf USA: That Pedal Shop https://www.thatpedalshop.com/