Exact same items I got.

Almost skipped it this year, decided last minute to get one, saw my box weighs 1 pound according to UPS tracking so I guess its another strap and stickers box. I never learn.

So glad I didn't buy one of these. I guess the point is kind of like the lottery: 45 bucks and hope you get one of the big ticket items.

Mine is still in the mail. Given that the shipping weight is listed as 15 ounces, I’m guessing I’m in for more picks and straps. 😅 I suspect that this will be the last time that I fall for this.

Happy birthday! I get old every day.

More proof KZbinrs get all the good stuff

Happy Birthday from Germany

I have 50s 60s and custom lps 61 sg all inspired excellent instruments going to get firebird today

Guitar players are so funny. I’d say we buy the brand easily as much as anyone else, if not more. It’s also a community that can get pretty toxic when it comes to brands, and clones etc. But when a specific brand owner is as toxic as he’s been I just look around and see all the wholesome brands that are making copies of his stuff, so even if I thought OCD, for example, was the sound I wanted…. I’d just buy it from someone I like!

We vote with our wallets.

"I wonder what they're going through" only goes so far. Sometimes you just need to believe people when they tell you what type of person they are.

The pedal world is also like chicken sandwiches. There's a certain chicken sandwich place that I choose not to visit. Do they make a good sandwich? I guess so...I've heard good things. But they chose to support ideals that don't align with mine. Of course that is their right. I don't need chicken sandwiches daily, and when I do want one, there are other chicken sandwich places for me to give my business to. Pedals are great, but I can find another "chicken sandwich" when I want oneone.

I come to guitar channels for escape from all the hate and drama inundating our lives. I do not like the recent trend starting to emerge when expecting constructive and supportive content

I don’t want to give my money to someone like that. If they treat their customers, employees, or strangers like MF does. I won’t give them my money. It doesn’t matter what business it is.

The guitar space might be a place where some people expect more, but not everyone. The company and person in question isn’t acting in a manner that should surprise anyone. If I don’t purchase from every entity that didn’t along with my values I’d not have a single thing, it’s impossible. I can however skip over people who are just very out of line. That said, I still think the person in question has had some needless attacks and been proclaimed to be things he may not be, solely based on the evidence used at that time. He’s an easy target, and most of the time, rightly so.

This isn’t the first time for this guy. He lost many retailers, and supposedly closed the business. This new iteration of the company is clearly the same thing.

I think that you hit the nail on the head with compassion. Trying to align my values commercially is just not going to happen but being open minded enough to understand and discuss a wide range of viewpoints so so critical in the age we live in. Having said that when incitement and hate happen that’s when I apply my values and walk away as that’s mostly the only thing the other party will understand

I like the hat...I was born and raised in Saginaw.

50 years as a session and touring bassist, most recently with the Motown group The Miracles, and never once did I ever use a pedal. Now I enjoy playing around with them for fun and use them in certain live situations to create a synth bass sound, but definitely not needed nor even wanted in most cases.

Fede is one is the nicest guys and so happy you had him on

Great interview! Been a longtime subscriber of Federico's channel. For me, his tone when I listen to his channel with headphones, regardless of the various guitars he plays as well as different pedals is always absolutely amazing. It's to die for; it's the type of tone I search for. In addition, his phrasing is always tasty based on a blues foundation for most of the solos he plays. And, he's willing to answer questions as well. He's a class act and definitely in my top 3 KZbin channels I watch and listen to regularly.

I love that you did this with Federico, I love his channel and playing. I have a playlist built from just his videos that I play while driving to and from work, flights, etc. (Name of playlist is "Good Tone"). Stole several of his licks too..hahaha He's great, really enjoy his content.

It was a pleasure! Thank you for having me!

Most shows are too expensive nowadays. And honestly, the world is so weird now that it’s not even worth going out anymore. Half of the country is so brainwashed and living in an alternate reality. And that makes it easy to avoid going out for any reason at all. I just remember that, save the money by NOT buying the tickets, and spend the day making my own music with friends and family. The world is so stupid now that all the cool people are just staying home and having friends over to make their own musical experiences.

Unless there is some sort of deception going on, you didn't get ripped off. A lot of people make poor purchases, because they didn't do their research, or they have FOMO, and then they claim they got ripped off when it doesn't turn out like they hoped.

That was a good point about EQ ing every thing in the mix and not listening to how the performer intended it to sound

Great video. Thanks for covering this topic.

The over reaction to these instances like JHS situation I never understand because you can get the same circuits anywhere and it’s been how long they were available to buy and people didn’t… so now they get upset when they can’t?

On point

I have a few Chase Bliss pedals and Mercury X.. Also most of my pedals are boutique,Im lucky enough to buy them brand new..I don't feel Im ripped off because they give me so much pleasure and I feel the pedals I get are great value for money because they have a lot of features ..

Still cheaper to buy separate EQ and tremolo pedals, and good ones at that

Ive never looked at a car and said “thats only 1000$ worth of steel” So why would people expect pedal makers to sell pedals at the cost of components? The guy doing the reaction video was borline retarded. Like forrest gump slow. He means well, but he doesnt understand how the world works. Hes just drivin the shrimp boat for fun

I just rip, on guitar pedals 🎉

A reminder.There are many, many iconic rock and blues guitar passages and solos that are a guitar and an amp. No pedals at all. Pedals are nice. But they're not essential. And lastly they are worth what you're willing to pay for them. No one is ripping you off if you and the seller reach an agreed price. Lastly Josh Scott's video is a must watch. The margins JHS makes on their various product lines are slim. JHS pays their employees a living wage. Josh is not getting rich. People meed to become aware of actual economics. Not the slanted and biased versions that are current and collectivist skewed.

You could get ripped off by buying anything Chase Bliss makes hoping it'll produce a useful sound but people only buy that crap to take pictures of so they can post on Reddit.

My comments were deleted, and they weren’t even spicy 😂 so, nice video but no sub. 🤘

Customers have a responsability in their own mental health and managment of feeling OK not having that exciting expensive pedal. On the other hand companies and "influencers" are constantly hyping the demand, telling how great this or that pedal, guitar or amp is. so the customers have this hobby and one way or another end up in front of the screen or listening to podcasts and what they recive is constant teasing about certain products, always how great they are cos RARELY an influencer talks the customer out of buying something, it is against their economical profit. The message is always BUY BUY BUY and focus on expensive products. There is a new pedal from EHX based on the popular Bluesbraker circuit ( on the cheap end of the pedal market), check out how many demos and comparisons and mentions in the media there is about it.

I never buy new. I always buy used but we have to understand there isn’t any new circuit under the sun lol! We also must understand that someone’s price is their price. We don’t “have” to buy it. Buy what you can afford. I do think John was trying to convey that you could buy something cheaper and still get the same results. John sounds great no matter what he uses.

I know Behringer's not over charging. I guess thats why I have 3 of those.

It's less to do with guitar pedals and more to do with the widening wages versus cost of living gap, and the fact the middle class is disappearing and the world is a ghetto, like War said.

I think the only real way to get ripped off on a guitar pedal purchase is if the manufacturer intentionally falsely advertises what the pedal does and is misleading about the sounds it can produce or defrauds investors. I've never seen any instance of this happening though outside of some isolated incidents (Devi Ever and her well-intended Console project that ended up tanking her whole operation during R&D, utilizing pre-order payments to fund the project). People complaining about the prices of pedals need to understand the full scope of cost that goes into day to day operations not just the cost to build one pedal. Sure there are some companies that will charge what seems to be above average pricing for similar pedals but I've always seen the pedal industry as extremely competitive concerning pricing. I'd argue that a lot high quality, studio grade effects are more accessible and cost friendly today than I've seen in my entire life.

Pedal prices are now disgraceful... I'm old enough to know. There's pedals costing more than my weeks wages.. it wasn't like this.. like gig tickets... The money is being sucked out somewhere.. tell me where it goes then??

We live in an amazing time for musicians. We have access to such a wide variety of high quality gear and advanced technology, what is available to the average guy-on-the-street is amazing. I use a comnbination of a couple carefully chose high-quality, high-ticket pedals, super-cheap budget pedals, used gear, B-stock specials, and various plugins at every price point from $10 to $400. I like the flexibility of combining them in different configurations to get different effects. There are a couple rare cases where I have determined that a key piece of gear is worth the high-ticket price, and I'm (mostly) glad I did. I mostly look around, check out reviews and demos, see what alternatives are around, watch for sales, and try to get the most bang for the least buck. Thanks to some KZbin videos, I have even dug up some old pedals I had in a box in the closet, and they came in really handy for one purpose or another. I have Gear Acquisition Syndrome as bad as anyone else. Collecting toys is a fun hobby. At the end of the day, it's most constructive to focus on the results I get. Am I happy with the noise I'm making? If the answer is yes, then whatever tools I use to accomplish that are justified. A strategy that I have been using is to purchase budget pedals to try out different types of effects, and find out what I like and don't like. The risk is acceptable at that budget price point. That informs my decisions when I go to purchase gear that costs a little more. I also have to constantly remind myself to try to get the most out of the gear I already own. It's way too easy to see a review or demo of some shiny new piece of gear, and get caught up in the excitement. You don't have to spend a ton of (or any) money to make great sounding music. There are a myriad of examples of people making great music with very modest gear - or even household items. Heck, back in the day, my bandmate recorded a drum kit out of kitchen ware, and that was in the 'old days' before sampling. He recorded hi-hats by hitting a spoon with another spoon, and chasing it around the carpet with a microphone, direct to tape. I like to remind myself of that. I could think of worse ways to spend my time, money and energy than collecting and exploring gear. I just like to make music and have fun!

It’s always helpful to keep things in perspective, luxury is a good way to describe this stuff. You could by nothing but Boss and call it a day. Plenty of pros do.

I strongly suggest buying used pedals too if the prices are daunting. I almost never buy any of it new.

Nice fat distortion. Or is it overdrive?

I always pick up a nugget of wisdom or two when I listen to Adam. I appreciate his thoughtfulness and slow pace of playing and speaking.

The tone is in Brian's fingers, bring him on stage and give him a mask.

hey John Prine was and is a real icon........but i like throwing in some GRIVO ...opposite spectrums Great guest on the show exellent insight from these guys..topshelf marg with salt

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