8 Ways To Make Your Amp & Pedal Tone Not Suck - Easy Amp & Pedal Mods / Settings To Improve Tone

[@benjaminfowler4513]

Dagan is cool af, y'all better hold on to the guy. He's genuine

[@robertpilla9407]

He makes me want to move to the UK just to hang out at the store and chat

[@matthiasfoo1217]

waiting for the day one of us actually gets famous and gives him free tickets like some verified musician account just comments here offering those tickers

[@real_fjcalabrese]

Great advice. This is what happens with scooped mids: The bass guitar, floor tom, kick bass will eat the low end, and the snare and cymbals will take over the high end. The guitar lives at the midrange.

[@nickhowell9519]

Thanks for explaining this. I'd heard scooped tones get covered up, but I hadn't heard why until now.

[@real_fjcalabrese]

@@nickhowell9519 No problem.

[@NFMorley]

Couple Fuzz Specific Ones - Try your fuzz pedal at the start of the pedal chain (and changing their order, particularly either side of buffered pedals). Some fuzz types, particularly Fuzz Faces or Tonebenders (and similar) are impedance sensitive so being directly connected to the guitar can change them a lot, as can what is placed before them. Also, if they're close to the guitar in your chain, you can 'clean up' the fuzz sound using your guitar's volume pot. - Try a battery on fuzzes/OD pedals - The battery will drop in voltage as its used up which can change the tone (good + bad!), and the current draw is very low so a 9v battery lasts a while. Can also be good for stopping noise/hiss as Fuzz pedals are often VERY sensitive to power supply noise and daisy chained circuits (especially, if you're not at the stage of buying an expensive supply yet)

[@JulioSerrano2015]

that little final trick about MIDS is pure gold... THANK YOU, DAGAN!! 😎

[@wickedgit]

My pedalboard is pretty simple. Joyo vintage phase- boss metalzone-boss superchorus-Electro harmonix powerboost- Digitech digidelay- joyo Classic flanger- harley benton noisegate- Boss GE-7 EQ and last Dunlop Crybaby. I dont have a tuner on the pedalboard I use a rackmounted korg pitchblack tuner on my Randall RG amphead. Of course i use Fueltank for powering the pedals. I also have my mutepedal(for the korg tuner) and my 3 way footswitch for my Randall. I do turn the mids on 1 or 2 o'clock and boost the bass for heavy stuff, for classic rock i simply turn down the bass and ad a little more mids. I experiment a lot with the EQ. I also use the EQ pedal for solos or a another sound, the EQ pedal is set on a sad face pattern cause i use it for solos or for a more OPEN TONE. I turn down the mids on 0 if i want Bon Jovi, Green Day, Mötley Crew kind of sound and i turn up the mids for Acdc, Van Halen, Billy Idol(almost on full), zz top, Joan Jett, Rush tone :) I play different style of rock...mostly Hard rock, metal :) im turning the mids up amd down a lot...also the treble.... and presence witch i also turn up or down. My amp also has a master volume and yeah the RG has 3 channels...dont really use the 3rd channel though.

[@nobuna2114]

I literally just copied the pedalboard of my favorite guitarists. Makes it so much easier and sounds awesome. For pedals that weren't available I just looked up what they are and what they do and tried to find pedals that do the same and are close to what I was looking for. Well actually copied my favorite band's rhythm guitarist's pedal board (basically the same with less pedals and different overdrive pedal) and added the pedals I needed of off their lead guitarist's pedal board, Now I have an awesome rhythm and lead tone in one pedal board and it just works perfectly in a band

[@ДГ-31БойцовДмитроДенисович]

Thanks for these 14 minutes of gorgeous look and useful information🤟 To me it was pretty much useful to know that most amps have a passive eq. It means that bringing all of the controls to 12 o’clock may not make lows, mids and highs equally loud. Moreover, with a passive eq all of the controls, but “Presence”, are dependent on each other, thus cutting, for example, mids will affect other eq settings. And one more important thing to keep in mind is that all of the electronic components have their own tolerances, that’s why exact same pedals or amps may sound ar least a bit different even with all of the knobs put in sonically identical positions. Cheers!

[@TheTwangKings]

A good compressor before OD and another one after filter or autowah really helps. OD always on as a clean boost also helps. Try different OD pedals. EQ at the end helps too. Solid state amp at low volumes will sound better than valve. More BOSS pedals 😊

[@groverjuicy]

ALL THE GAIN! Apologies to Colin. 🤟

[@bernarddahl]

Well now I'm thinking my cheap power supply might be making that annoying hum. I wish this had come out before I ordered the noisegate... 😂 Thanks for the insight, Dagan, love your energy

[@kirbyjakescarborough4515]

Meeee too, man. Lol

[@the_desert_hobo6965]

Personally I prefer a gain pedal before a wah or something like that. But then again I think the best way to put this is that all opinions are subjective thanks for the great vids man

[@billydenkmusic]

Unlike Camiel Geudens, I'm second. Nice vid with helpful tips.

[@beauruutz]

I didn't of Russel Brand until you mentioned it.... Now I can't unsee it!

[@littlebrother376]

Phaser before the gain section is the way to go 👍

[@AJ.Hernandez]

LMFAOOOOOO I never thought about the russell brand thing until you mentioned it. I also don't spend any time in the comments haha... Now I can't unsee it

[@beaumas]

I also think a good tip for distortion pedals is to run them into the FX loop and bypass the pre-amp to get some really different sounds out of your amp.

[@JayRedding12_12]

Dagan- We all hate this sound don't we? *nasty feedback noise* Me- Sounds like my amp! lol

[@a1s1pinky]

Oh God is like watching Captain Jack Sparrow teaching us guitar stuff... I love him! 💙

[@seniorjuanvaldez]

😂😂😂😂

[@EvilDude1]

Thought it was Russel Brand.

[@darcy_blackthorn]

And if you go lower on the treble and bass, will it matter with the mid range?

[@vincentjackson3472]

Absolutely love the vids Dagan. Keep em rolling. Seriously considering getting into some guitar and attempting to learn!

[@g.steezy_101]

Could you do a series of videos describing the differences between amp models in each brand?

[@QuincyHatch]

I pretty much only watch his videos! Dagan is incredible

[@darcy_blackthorn]

So what if an amp has overdrive and distortion? Ex. I have a Vox VT20+ which has 99 presets in total, do I lower the gain on my amp, put it on the overdrive setting, and then add a distortion pedal in front of it?

[@ro3784]

Yes, experiment in order, but this style seems to work cool. Yes clash of two guitarist can affect overall abilities of one artist. Hum have wondered about blinds and you gave me some food for thought and of course, experimentation.

[@heyou429]

@9:59 is exactly why I'm perusing YT in search of wisdom. Definitely too much cable. Thank you! Also, I never knew what "scooped" meant until now. I scoop ice cream, which is awesome, but what's that got to do with my tone?

[@seanbailey8545]

Don't know if you guys reply on here or not, bit here goes, I'm looking for a guitar to play a range of rock and metal, from Iron maiden to the stones,Beatles,AC/DC,Sabbath all those usually suspects, would you recommend a double humbucker guitar or a HSH for more versatility? Thanks.

[@uli_ses1363]

For that kind of styles I would recommend a HH guitar. The most important thing to choose is what kind of guitar, and what pickups does it has. Some instruments have an amazing character by themselves. For example a strat will sound like a strat, but most HSH, for my taste, will sound more an less generic. If I would choose just one guitar to recommend, I would look up a LTD EC1000 with Seymour Duncans. That will sound big, versatile, looks good, and even has a coilsplit to get some (kinda) single coil tones. If you have the money to go higher tier, ESP Eclipse II with SD. I have one and I will never let it go. If you need anything else just ask in this same comment! Sorry for my English, not native speaker. Cheers!

[@gearViewmirror]

Get yourself an Epiphone Explorer from 2006 or so... Ac/dc to Zztop on a blackstar ht5r mk2 and boss ds-1.....🤘🎸🎸🎸🤘

[@philknight5879]

Cheers dagan. Lots of great tips and advice, keep up the good work.

[@kimberlyjacobsen4148]

Buy nice or buy twice 🤟🎸

[@orange-rv9ek]

Why does my Big Muff sound better in front of my Ibanez Tubescreamer TS-9 from 1999? Also, why does my MXR Phase 95 sound better at the beginning. My order is phaser into wah into fuzz into overdrive into looper into delay into EHX Freeze into Octave pedal. I used to keep my Tubescreamer in front of my Big Muff and what a disaster. When I switched it my tone went from a 4 to an 8

[@JtJt-bg8rn]

I have a Hughes and Ketner 18 combo that sounds shite to me. Would upgrading valves and speaker help? Or just sell it? It has Chinese valves . Thanks so much

[@STP-dh9gd]

Where do I put an eq and looper pedal in the chain? Digitech looper screws up the tube sound imho... any thoughts?

[@kamucho]

I've got an AVT Marshall and it has a scoop button ...🙈

[@Pedro72740]

Dagan is cool. He's like the Jack Sparrow of guitars.

[@nadeemafzal8984]

🙏🏽 Simple but excellent tips

[@PMTVUK]

Glad you liked it!

[@stevestarr6395]

Great explanation and so true Dagan!

[@nasenmann234]

Can you make a Video about the Ibanez ART120qa? I havent Seen any good Video about it in KZbin so far and I think its would be quite an interesting guitarr to review.

[@daviddejonghe8696]

Nice tips! Thanks Dagan. Should by an EQ pedal very soon. Suggestions?

[@bradleyodwyer3512]

definitely a boss ge-7 dude

[@gedeon_teuzemany]

Boss EQ200 2channels, so you can put it before OD and in the loop too. With that you can apply +30 db (2 x 15 db) to 16K band and simulate a treble booster, for example. And you can store 128 presets in memory. ;)

[@Roarwhy0710]

Van halen "ain't talking bout love" intro is also delay into distorted amp

[@aidanbouw5224]

#1 tip: *DON’T BUY A LINE 6 SPIDER!* just don’t

[@Pedro72740]

Agreed. I smoked a blunt a few years back just before walking into a music store and ended up with a Line 6 Spider. I think I bought it around 2010 and still have no idea why. It's an expensive metronome IMO. I keep it as a reminder to not go into misic stores high.

[@kimberlyjacobsen4148]

Just ask Glenn 🤟

[@jfrog1979]

@@Pedro72740 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@seb3216]

Hi dagan ! I'm a french fans and i Say i'm using just Vox AC 15 C2 and a epiphone wildkat and the sound for Rock n'Roll IS Amazing !!! Yes no gain Max ! Juste 3/4😉. Thanks for your video but i don't understaind every words...😞 Please speake more slowly...... Thanks again....

[@aidanbouw5224]

Seb32 try putting the video on 0.75 speed

[@scrimpmster]

5th!!!!!! And thanks for the tips. I do need to work on getting a nice sound. However I do have a Spider v 30 so there's loads I can play about with.

[@orange-rv9ek]

I really wish I could afford a nice power supply and I'm just lucky that my cheap power supply is only having issues with one pedal very off and on and mild.

[@nevillecragg9066]

Great value, comedy and tone tips in one. 😆

[@spacepalace1]

WOW I didn't know Russell Brand played guitar!

[@brianbarnett100]

subbed, you are freaking great

[@WhatsMyNameAgain93]

How much worthwhile experience would you say is best before entering the world of pedals? I'm a noob and whilst pedals sound like fun, I don't want to end up reliant on gadgets before I've actually got good enough 😂

[@groverjuicy]

Pedals are fun, so you play more, so you get better, so you have more fun, so you play more... Dive right in!

[@uli_ses1363]

Just do it man, you can get real good cheap pedals! Get a boss BD2, a big muff, a cheap delay (joyo analog for example), and a wah. You will start to get exited about it and with time and research you will find your sound. Cheers!

[@michealcarney853]

I don't wanna be that guy but i'm second

[@gayeocu]

Why would Boss make all their pedals buffered bypass? Wouldnt that make it harder for people to have all boss pedals in their pedalboards?

[@AndiKravljaca]

"For loads of Russell Brand comments"... God bless you, Dagan 😄😄

[@latrellmitchell348]

I'm fan Pandora Radio and like deep purple and Jimi Hendrix and blue cheer and Atomic rooster and black sabbath and love organ keyboard and orange amps epiphone sg guitar and Dean v guitar.

[@chillout4495]

and where do i put a doubler in my signal chain

[@aidanbouw5224]

Try before verbs and delays but after Distortion

[@dillondaeson]

Love your content. Thank you for all the good information.

[@gazzau79]

16th get in!

[@bert_b13]

🤘🏻

[@JayRedding12_12]

I crank up the gain to try to cover my crappy playing lol

[@jamesbuchanan1641]

Wah Pedal at the very end because the wah has to work all what you’ve put in front of it

[@guitaristssuck8979]

Both

[@jorritjipdejong4326]

Gotta respect the drip I'm 8th.

[@Hoscitt]

I'm sure Hendrix and Page would have sounded way better with true bypass 😆

[@camielgeudens1303]

I don’t wanna be that guy but i’m first

[@awildjackraby]

Can you make my playing not suck now? Lol

[@kenanatkinson7454]

Don't wanna flex but 4th

[@scrimpmster]

Technically, am I 4th as 2 people were 2nd? Does that mean you're 3rd?

[@kenanatkinson7454]

@@scrimpmster not a clue, but if I'm on the podium, I'm happy

[@gamecat666]

obligatory Russel Brand comment because it hasnt happened yet and he might get sad.

[@toastoftowne1076]

gamecat666 I wrote one but deleted it cause I’m trying not to be a troll

[@suncoaster8578]

More mids

[@ollieneilson2815]

The Russell Brand vibes are too much

[@JG-3-17]

Im the 666th like🎸🤘