$99,000? What The Bad Monkey is Going On? Don't Buy This Thing!!

For God's sake, don't buy this pedal! It's a great pedal, for sure but not at the $200-$450 price range. For the metals, there are greater/ cheaper options that you'll love!
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About Louis:
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Louis Torres is a New York based Hardcore/ Metal guitarist who formed DARKWRENCH. He's played with Sob from Merauder, was in Rampage with Mike of Candiria, founded Karma, was in Blindside with Jerry Ex, had a short stint in Confusion!, formed Out of Line

[@ValSchnitzel]

We miss you man! We need more videos from you.

[@depthsofdarknessofficial9677]

Heavily agreed haven't seen him post in many pages as much either

[@TonyPepers]

He's back!!! Bad Monkey is just a TS clone with added bass control. Really not much else going on in there.

[@louistorres]

Is that all it is? Bro, it doesn't make sense to have this pedal in the hundreds!

[@robbyrobby7721]

Make it better Tony

[@brandonjackson5865]

I always thought it was a tube screamer with more eq controls which is cool but doesn’t Macon make a tube screamer with two eq controls already ? How about an SD1 that you could add a touch more low end back into it nothing crazy just a bump because the SD1 is just about perfect, I just wish I could thicken it up without dampening the nasty top end bite it has. I have an OCD and it almost does it but it’s a little too fat on the bottom end for high gain in my opinion. Of course you can get a cheap 6 band eq I have one made by Blakk for 35 or 40 dollars and turn about any OD into whatever boutique drive you’re chasing even the Bad Monkeys. It cracks me up because you couldn’t give a Bad Monkey away last week. Wasn’t it Vai’s ultimate modded Tube Screamer anyway and Vai’s name has been on a lot of gear and none of it has sucked so everyone had 30 years to bad monkey and now everyone is digging them out of their closet for the chumps. There’s an ass for every seat . I love it whenever a player that becomes the next guitar icon uses gear everyone hated on , TS10 anyone ? Then people act like that obscure pedal is the secret to their tone when more than likely the guy needed an OD and that’s what he had. Pretty much any OD will do most everything that’s what the knobs are for guys. Wait until JHS does a video on the crossroads pedal.

[@travisspaulding2222]

I have to say, the only people probably buying the Bad Monkey for over $200 are KZbinrs so they can do their obligatory Bad Monkey video, lol.

[@ICee712]

What the hell? I remember buying all my pedals for about $40-$80, about 14 years ago. Now I just use a Katana and am happy with what I can do with just that

[@Hellhammer1980]

All the digitech pedals are going back in sale in a couple weeks, just saying, because the old staff is back at the ship

[@louistorres]

No way! That's crazy! I wonder if that's what JHS did on purpose, to bring up the Digitech brand back to the forefront

[@devinsinderwitcz9134]

@@louistorres Josh just showed it was a decent pedal, that's all. The goofs who owned them saw a few prices jump up and jumped on the bandwagon.

[@totalbullion5882]

99,000 plus 50 for shipping 🤣😂

[@gordonfreeman9368]

Dirty Tree! Only DIRTY TREE

[@louistorres]

Yes! Another great option!

[@ValSchnitzel]

Or VFE

[@gordonfreeman9368]

@@ValSchnitzel 👍🏻

[@jeremyzumm9951]

What up Louis! It's crazy the prices people are asking for used gear these days.

[@lancemalvey597]

It's good seeing you bro, If this is the case then my mooer tube engine is going up for 20k same with my boss gt1000core which would still run circles around a 40$ digitech pedal.

[@samwillochell9528]

Miss u dude we need some more videos !!!🤘 hope all is well!

[@heavyasi1981]

Totally saw your eBay post lmfao! I almost offered you but didn’t want to commit to buying it lol!

[@ammamplifiedproductsmodsse7544]

🤘🔥🤘

[@BONJOEY99]

Hey Lou good to see you again. Funny as usual love it.

[@immyownbestfriend9338]

just the other day i was saying to myself where have the videos been?

[@travisspaulding2222]

It was the cheap alternative to a Tubescreamer. Now that it is more expensive than a Tubescreamer, might as well just get a Tubescreamer. Or get the superior SD1 instead, lol.

[@DerrylVi]

Oh i knew you had to cover this lol

[@linzgilbank1750]

They're literally still only selling these things in store for $50. I dont know how people are trying to sell them for $400 or whatever stupid amount they're trying to flog them off at

[@louistorres]

Isn't it crazy!? Literally no reason for this pedal to be selling for more than the usual $50 range.

[@alexdenton6586]

Especially since it is completely useless, because if you know how to use modeling and can adjust everything in the slightest detail, it sounds even better than traditional amps and pedals, you have fewer settings by definition on the real gear. So not only is there speculation, but it is completely unnecessary. If it sounded better to have physical products, I would be willing to accept the argument, but I have been playing for over 20 years and that is not at all what I have noticed. It all depends on whether you know how to make the adjustments in the slightest detail Most people complain because they purchase amplifiers or modeling software and don't know how to set them up. They rely on basic presets and user presets available in the cloud. The problem primarily stems from that

[@davetaira8665]

People are crazy. I'm gonna list my SD-1 for 80k and say it's 20% less than a Bad Monkey. Then I'll trade a Mosky gold horse for a house on the coast.

[@devinsinderwitcz9134]

Too late, I listed mine for $72,000 AND free shipping 🤣😂🤣😂.

[@standodge5536]

Try buying a Mesa Boogie buffer pedal....I looked in other countries they are sold out! I found 1. yes I over paid for it.but I got it.

[@louistorres]

Is it the Clearlink model? Looks like they have two kinds.

[@sexychugs69247]

I mean ppl like us don't even use the Klon type pedals everything is more tubescreamer I only Liked my whammy from them I had a digitech x series distortion wouldn't work with the battery so I had to get an adapter so my old smurf blue digitech delay was cool af and got that for free lol

[@indiedavecomix3882]

I see them selling for over $200, but is ayone really buying them for that?

[@xxchugchugxx420]

Chug ! That's me baby .

[@RiffHarvester]

Sammy Duet is for sure an amazing dude. My older cousin Todd Duet (not directly related, just a lot of Duet's down the bayou) was friends with him back in the 90's.

[@dimesciple1652]

Good to see ya !! LMAO…The shipping dude … what??!! 😝🤷🏻‍♂️ The key is to find out what JHS is doing next, buy them up and sit back and wait (in your best Monty Burns voice) EXCELLENT

[@louistorres]

Hahahaha! I read that in his voice!!! Hahaha!

[@pierheadjump]

Hat on backwards?

[@hermilarcilla86]

Not doing a demo though 😂

[@modscientist9793]

That's my boieeeeee.. Sunset Park baby LOL. Bro, the bluesbreaker beats the pants off of the Bad Monkey and that pedals pretty cheap, for what about the nobel's odr 1 does a far superior pedal to the Bad Monkey?

[@Davidthestratman7]

The boss sd1 is amazing

[@corneliuscrewe677]

I’ve had a pair of them for years, got them for around $25 each. Always liked them, especially paired with an SD-1. Always been happy with them. Saw one in a Tacoma area pawn shop for $50 yesterday, resisted the urge to pick it up and flip it. I won’t participate in that nonsense.

[@Justinsdada03]

I was going to buy the one he has on eBay, but he wants too much for shipping

[@louistorres]

Hahahahahaha! Omg, I just laughed out loud!!!! Hahaha!

[@anthonypisani9840]

From a distance it looks like it says Bad Money. master minds behind this one.

[@louistorres]

Hahaha!

[@raymonddomagalla3357]

Buy a boss overdrive and paint it green😂

[@louistorres]

Hahahahahaha!!!! In all honesty, the Bad Monkey is more like the VFE Dragon and the Fortin Tempest. Note that the Tempest is a clone of the VFE Dragon. :)

[@jasonhudson5357]

This won't last long ,digitech and DOD are coming back and will more than likely re-release it for what it's actually worth

[@deathmetal0914]

I'd rather buy a green rhino. Cheaper it's new and it has a 500hz knob. As well as a 100hz knob.

[@Guitarnivore]

I think your shipping is a bit expensive, otherwise, I'd snag it.😆

[@larryzink8978]

Your hat is on backwards, kiddo. Gee whizz, Beaver.

[@louistorres]

Always backwards! :)

[@michaelgallegos8811]

Iam not buying one don't need it or want one 😅😂😂😂

[@louistorres]

There are so many other great pedals. There's literally no reason to buy this pedal for more than $55, ever!

[@TheNocturnalEvil]

The effect pedal market has gone bonkers. The Bad Monkey is just a Tube Screamer with a bass knob and a cab emulated output. Anybody with even a half decent amp won't use the cab emulated output, and there are Tube Screamer clones out there with even more extended equalizer section than the Bad Monkey. Even the Big Tone Music Brewery Classic Overdrive with switchable Tube Screamer (Symmetric Clipping) and SD-1 (Asymmetric Clipping) modes and an extended equalizer section costs just $190. People willing to pay $900 for Bad Monkey have more money than brains.

[@JackNance22]

I'll leave that pedal to those who think it's something special. The only pedal I'm holding back from spending stupid money on is the original Soldano Supercharger.

[@ScotianBlooded]

phil x used one for years

[@louistorres]

I'm learning that lots of guitarists loved the high and low option in this pedal, even to just use it as a boost with the gain at zero.

[@CheapGearJunkRiffs]

Wait, so me buying 2 of these for 700 bucks is a bad decision?! 😂

[@SonicSoundofDoom]

The only people buying this for over $300 are the people selling it.

[@panagotispatrik515]

I used to have a bad monkey, bought it for 40€ sold it for 40€ a couple of years later. It is ridiculous this thing that its going on. Bad Monkey is a great pedal however mass produced and the price they ask now its not realistic. All these influences and people who follow them are becoming a farce.

[@AIBCustomFx]

At some point, I'm not even sure that "some" actively want to kill the second hand market (by some, I mean a diffuse and shared responsibility of many individuals). It's just insane and the implications on the future of pedal use/designs and such (even on the pro market) will be subject to complete instability. I'm not a big name in the pedal industry but even I, have seen my pedals going for more on the second hand market than my brand new ones...go figure

[@martywitzberg]

It's stuff like this that makes me identify as a drummer. What the hell is happening to the gear community this is ridiculous. It's a $45 pedal

[@katana777888]

What's going on is these guys don't know their equipment are too many nubies at the stuff, those have always been a joke since the beginning is the craze just like all the equipment that has been jacked up since Coved 19. All I can say is it is not pink or Magenta in color LOL.

[@louistorres]

They think it's an investment! It's crazy!

[@katana777888]

The way everything has gone maybe, everything is so jacked its outrageous to each is own. Have a good one and thanks for all your videos.@@louistorres

[@Starch1b2c3d4a]

Lol, this thing is trash. 25 bucks on craigslist all day the past 20 years

[@sinister4lyf]

I’ve been playing for more than 35 years now. And I’m building my own pedal for about 5 yrs now. Don’t fall on it! Bad monkey is bad monkey and klon is a klon. They are completely different pedal.

[@louistorres]

Yeah, I agree. I think they have to be different with a little cross that makes them sound the same at just the right setting.

[@brandonjackson5865]

People have went Bananas over the Bad Monkey. Exactly what josh Scott says just try stuff everyone is butt hurt over the bad monkeys video driving the prices up didn’t even want a bad monkey two weeks ago lol The bad monkey is green though and we know the only pedal louder than a green one is a yellow one,you want a great 50 dollar OD go buy yourself a SD1 it’s yellow and for metal what this channel is all about the SD1 is the best drive for the money for metal forget about it. Getcha a couple SD1s hell before you pay 200 for a monkey get 4 SD1

[@raymondforbes4295]

josh: "You can make everything sound good if you put work into it. Here, look how I make this $40 pedal sound like an $8k pedal! the internet: "we must have that pedal! Josh told me that it is better than a Klon! Josh: *head desk*

[@zombiemontage]

I'd take a BE-OD clone over a bad monkey 😂

[@zyzxapp546]

we’ve missed you bro but I gotta unsub. Toen Wars said you’re just phoning it in if you’re only using a 57. You need at least 2 mics on your cabs for me to resub

[@sexychugs69247]

I can't ❤❤❤❤ this vid enough ppl need to just buy what sounds good to them not listen to someone else and what tone they like lol eh lol

[@6slayer6sam62]

Guitar players are dumbern hell lol. You can't copyright a circuit. It's cool it's got the low feature. Kinda like the mxr m77 badass od maybe...it's (the m77) an sd1 clone other than that. Here's my suggestion to all guitar players...have an sd1 circuit, a ts9/od808 circuit, and an integrated preamp circuit. That's what i'm doing lol.

[@oshikiri999]

tbh bro you live your life being 'anti' and thats lame af. mad boomer shakes fist at clouds energey

[@louistorres]

You're corny. Go complain to your mom instead. Lol. Literally, every comment you've ever made has been you complaining. Why are you worried about what I'm doing in life. I'm doing more than fine but if you like stalking dudes, then you have a bigger issue than you thought. Hahaha! What guy stalks another dude anyway? Like I care about anything you have ever said! Lmao! That's gay right there, my dude and weird as fuck.

[@I_Will_Disappoint_You]

Your intro is too long.

[@louistorres]

Don't watch, I have nearly 9,000 subscribers, one less is more than fine. Maybe you should show me how to create a successful channel.

[@louistorres]

Oh no! You don't even have a single subscriber. That being said, it's hard to take someone seriously who's literally never even tried, see how that works? Start a channel, grab 1,000 subscribers, make 200 episodes then call me.

[@I_Will_Disappoint_You]

@@louistorres 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@louistorres]

@@I_Will_Disappoint_You Don't share your opinion if you have zero experience. I would have listened if you had at least 100 subscribers and were trying but come on, son. It's like telling a Formula1 driver how you go around an opponent when you've never driven a Toyota Corolla. Hahaha! You look silly, so you get a silly response. Don't be a typical GenZ who thinks they know everything when you actually know nothing. Again, you just look silly saying anything.

[@michaelgallegos8811]

I have a old 80's DOD chorus/Flange pedal in excellent condition maybe it will be worth thousands very soon 😮😅😂😂🎛🎸🥁🍻