Are These The New KINGS OF TONE? | Double Trouble | Clean Drive Plus | Honey Bee Amps

[@mkds7756]

Can’t begin to tell you how much I appreciate you putting an 808 side by side with the SRV land.

[@EclecticApproach5]

I just got this pedal and it’s amazing!!! I have the duelist, soloist, and blues power and this is every bit as good! Sounds killer with the blues power!

[@KrisBarocsi]

That’s quite a tasty collection you got there. 👍 Yeah I absolutely love the sweet tone and roundness of the Double Trouble. The perfect match for Fender blackface /silverface amps btw. Enjoy those beauties.

[@lloydstockman3814]

Demo'ing on the Tele, LP and Strat. Legend

[@Steven_SK]

The Double Trouble is pretty dang awesome to my ears. Love to have it. This is more timely than you know. Was just having a conversation with another YT'er regarding the wait list. Just now shipping to people that got on the list in 2017!? I really don't get they hype of KoT. It is a damn good pedal but too many other choice options to me. I could be dead in 3 years..... I live in the world of instant gratification because.... it's so gratifying. Super video and playing Kris. SOP for your content! Be well!

[@KrisBarocsi]

Ahh Steve, so damn nice to have you around. 😁 Thanks so much! The long KoT waiting time is really crazy. I mean it’s really really good in what it does but there are many other super duper options. Haha! Like these Honey Bees. Ohh man I can’t stop playing them.

[@sleeepydan]

Man, your videos are just so good! Great playing, great helpful comparisons, great pieces of advice. Keep up the good work!

[@PhilLament]

Good sounds and cool looking pedals. Thanks!

[@06szymonszymanski]

Sold on the double trouble 👊 Amazing playing Kris.

[@hearpalhere]

Awesome demo Kris! Your playing is top notch as always and these pedals sound sweet. I first heard about Honey Bee Amps in the Dan Patlansky video on Anderton's. Great design and visuals on the pedals too.

[@jorgevanpeeters9008]

Great playing Kris, as always! Thank you! Iˋve never heard from that company, until a week ago: I bought a used „Belief“-Amp (John Mayer-Style) and man…… This is a fantastic amp! Absolutly gorgeous! When you ˋre in love with clean tones with a little hair on top, keep that company on your radar! Hungary sounds amazing! Cheers! 😁

[@KrisBarocsi]

First of all congrats, that’s a mind blowing amp!! And of course thanks a lot, I really appreciate your kind words. 🙌

[@jorgevanpeeters9008]

@@KrisBarocsi Dankeschön! 🤝

[@gavinleyfield3195]

Oh shit they sound amazing! The neck pickup on your les Paul really cut through with the clean boost too.

[@gavinleyfield3195]

I just bought the clean drive. I’m not one to impulse buy, but that is gold.

[@T.m.K]

Sound awesome !

[@007snipershot]

Can you use a switcher to a access both sides like you can with the Protein pedal?

[@Zach-Rosicka]

The Clean Drive is the top 2 overdrives I’ve ever played! I love it equally well to the 3 Vemuram TSV’s I’ve had. I’ve had 5 clean drives and 3 doubt troubles. Mark, has hands down, built a legend!

[@KrisBarocsi]

Oh absolutely!! Mark know exactly what he’s after and how to get there. Incredible pedals and amps too!

[@tomireunanen8033]

Just ordered the Double Trouble yesterday from Thomann, hope to get my hands on it soon! Your demo really sold me on it, great job! Especially the fact that you showed how it sounds with humbuckers was great, since the majority of demos focus on single-coil tones.

[@KrisBarocsi]

Yeah I also haven’t really found humbucker demos, that’s why I wanted to do it. 👍 I think you’ll love the pedal, I most certainly do.

[@tomireunanen8033]

Cheers, I'm pretty sure it will be a keeper! Thanks again and keep up the great work!

[@florisvanlingen]

Ordered one on july 30th and it keeps getting delayed, such a bummer.

[@KrisBarocsi]

@@florisvanlingen I’m so sorry to hear that. Many fell in love with this pedal and I know that it’s a big struggle getting some parts for most companies, whatever they make, pedals or amps. I’m sure soon is „your time“.

[@tomireunanen8033]

@@florisvanlingen When I ordered mine from Thomann, there were 10 in stock at the HoneyBee Reverb shop, so I thought mine would arrive soon. However, my order kept being delayed as well, so I got some lovely Thorpy pedals instead.

Awesome pedals ask for an awesome player!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@KrisBarocsi]

Thank you so much man! I really love playing these pedals and to be fair, I can only play even remotely good if I have great sounding and feeling gear. 🤷‍♂️ Recording this video was super easy and smooth. Now you guess why. Haha! Cheers man

Kris Barocsi Hahaha same here! All that talk about “oh, but the audience won’t even notice what gear you’re using and won’t hear any difference...” well mate, I WILL, and that affects how I play, and then the audience will definitely notice if I’m playing well or not. But anyway, I absolutely love and admire your perspective of sound and what you get out of your gear. Cheers!! 🤘🏻

[@althewicked]

Hey Kris, did you tried also the Crazy Tube Circuits Crossfire Pedal? Its very similar to the Double Trouble. The left side is a Fender Blackface and the right side is also a Tube Screamer. I cant find any comparison but maybe you have checked both pedals. Cheers

[@highgear1]

The Cleandrive is sure one of the best pedals for SingleCoils ever. Mark builds great pedals and Amps. You can´t go wrong with HoneyBee , KingTone , PedalPawn and Cornerstone pedals if you like SRV , Hendrix etc ...

[@thelachster]

How do you find the Clean Drive compares to a Blues Breaker style pedal? I know they're both considered "transparent" drives. Would you recommend having both, or are they so similar that there's no point?

[@achill3usoverclocking874]

I have a clean drive plus, not just the best od pedal i ever had, but tbh i dont even consider it as a pedal since i always have it on :D

[@frantisca]

Excellent playing and shootout Kris ! Always nice to discover new gear that is not out of reach time wise or price wise. The Clean Drive Plus is an excellent surprise. Sounds killer with that Tele. For me, one pedal does it all: SuperSigna by CmatMods. Versatile OD, 3 clipping modes, 3 band EQ, independent boost with separate dialing in. No other pedal I have/play, even TS or Jam Lucy Dreamer Supreme (very good too) offers this much versatility, sponginess and tone quality. Hand made and assembled in the USA by Chad Matthews and his team, its top quality and attractive price (140 $) lead me to acquire an additional one for a second board/backup. Highly recommended.

[@vintagetone22]

No way no chance no way.i want these pedals asap.oh by the way check out the nobel odr s i just found.great demo as always bro.

[@KrisBarocsi]

Yes way yes way yes way! Haha! So stoked to hear you like them too man. Instant inspiration, that’s what these are. 😁

[@vintagetone22]

@@KrisBarocsi all these pedals are unique and sounds great.but your playing also make them great too.great demo.

[@FLdb-wj4wc]

Wow! Sounds soo good!. And the playing it is great! Just great!

[@ivan_mora]

Double trouble is the best overdtive i have try ever. Clean drive is always Mode On in my pedalboard

[@vintagebluesmann]

I also have the double trouble pedal and it's superb🎸🎼 The Charley amp is next on my list from Honey bee amps 👍

[@KrisBarocsi]

Sweet! I have to try that Charley amp one day. Better sooner than later. Haha

[@craiger2399]

Awesome playing man! I want, but have resisted the urge to get the expensive, magic, wait-list, grail pedals. Instead I just buy in the "orbit" of these pedals. I got a Prince of Tone and a Ceriatone Centura and absolutely love them and my current tone. Thanks for sharing the cool stuff with us!

[@hakankillberg6043]

Great video. Love those Hungary pedals what a tone. Especially i like the plus mode from the Clean Drive. What a nice tone. Can you also get that tone from the Double Trouble?

[@ericcarpenter3263]

Wow brother. There was one riff you played with the KOT vs. DT and I really liked the DT much better. I would think they have different topologies but for the most part they were similar... but there was one spot that was jaw dropping better in my opinion. And yeah, cranking the amp made the pedal so much better. Way more interactive and the headroom was really on display. Thanks for doing this and much love from Tulsa.

[@KrisBarocsi]

Thanks Eric!! Yeah, the DT and the KoT are somewhat similar but also very different. For that glassy and natural sound I actually prefer the Honey Bee. Man it sounds so flawless. The medium gain sounds of the KoT is why I love that pedal. So different animals these two. Haha!

[@ericcarpenter3263]

@@KrisBarocsi yeah the medium gain on the KOT is greatness. I had never really heard about Honey Bee, but DAAYYUUMMM. That company has really put something special out. From the pictures of the inside you showed, they look like full size parts and really well put together. I wanna like small parts and I’m sure they sound the same but there is something about the artistry of the inside of the pedal. Don’t get me started on the hardwired, point to point that I see on the internet. That stuff is crazy beautiful. Just cool to see that big, old school parts are still being used and companies aren’t going to multi layer small part boards.

[@Kurt9099]

I just got the Clean Drive & The Double Trouble and they are amazing pedals. Perhaps the best pedal I've tried with my 66' Super Reverb. Using the Clean Drive with my Super on 3 sounds like my Super on 8 but on steroids and crack. It's makes everything so tight-sounding. It reigns in the highs, adds this subtle low end that makes up for keeping the bass on my Super at 2 but doesn't flub at all. And the mids are just perfect. I'm not sure which freq. it's boosting but it sounds like it was made for blackface amps. The Clean Drive side of the Double Trouble is exactly like the Clean Drive only pedal. I got both just in case there was a slight difference but I don't detect any differences when set the same. The SRV side is a great sound but the mid hump is such that I would have to be in the mood for that sound to use it as I'm not much of a tube screamer guy. It sounds great but the Clean Drive is so much the sound I've been looking for, I think I'll spend much more time with that.

[@KrisBarocsi]

Congrats! Yeah, Mark (Mr. Honey Bee) is a big fan of that Fender sound so it make sense that his pedals work great with them. Enjoy your Bees. 🐝

[@Mdjagg]

I would have bought just the Clean Drive, but the difference in price is very little to the Double. Would have bought just the clean drive if it was half the cost. Psyched for the DT to come in! Thanks for selling me on this one!

[@stanislavmigra]

Those sounded very different from anything I know. Esp the clean drive in stock mode is great, it have that nice topend the immediately makes me thing of the SSS Dstyle amp. It sounded here so sparkly and rich, yet not harsh or spiky. Great design it looks like. Props to Magyarország, nagyon szépen köszönjük

[@KrisBarocsi]

Köszönöm Stanislav!! :) It’s so interesting how these pedals sound different depending on the guitar and the pickups. I. Love. This. That’s how a good overdrive should be: Show me how the guitar and my playing sounds. That’s the magic part of it and Mark really nailed that. Cheers man, take care of yourself

[@stanislavmigra]

@@KrisBarocsi exactly, it jumped out even from youtube video, how these interacts with guitars and pick dynamics and so on. Seriously considering to get some ;)

[@NickC1975]

Awesome Riffs!! Does the clean drive cut the low end?

[@KrisBarocsi]

Thanks a lot! Not at all, it has a nice and wide tone. The SRV Land side of the Double Trouble cuts some low end but not as hard as a tube screamer would. Hope that helps. Cheers

[@NickC1975]

@@KrisBarocsi Thanks, ordered a clean drive, sounds exactly like what I've been looking for :)

[@tonyleeglenn]

Love this video. Great playing - and yes, these pedals are excellent. Nice natural sound.

[@KrisBarocsi]

Thanks a lot Tony!!

[@heymrguitarman7637]

Sounds great. I saw Dan Patlansky and he uses Honey Bee stuff

[@KrisBarocsi]

Dan is sooo good. And what a singer too. Wow. Yeah, I saw Honey Bee amps the first time behind him. Needless to say I dug die after that and it was a fun surprise to see that these amps and pedals are built by a really young Hungarian guy. What a unique and cool story (at least for me, haha!) cheers

[@wasichu66]

Sweet tones man. I have a Dynamis as well, white, from Thomann ^^, likely the most beautiful clean channel I have ever played (and my benchmark is a '73 Fender Twin that I had for some 20 years). But somehow I can't seem to get a tone I like from the crunch channel, you seem to be always using the clean channel as well?

[@KrisBarocsi]

Thanks Christian! Yeah the clean channel of the Dynamis is absolutely magical! Thanks why I bought it. I wan't even looking at the gain channel to be honest, because if I wanna use amp distortion I choose the Mesa Mark III over any other amp (for the most part). I got some pretty awesome crunch sounds out of the Dynamis red channel too, especially when cranked. Both switches off and not a lot of gain. I basically maxed out the volume and used the gain knob for volume. What a sound... but it's gonna be loud man. haha! Cheers!

[@olafnelsonduerksen9676]

Coming back to this video a couple of months later, because I'm considering to sell my green clone and getting the Double Trouble.

[@KrisBarocsi]

That’s awesome man! I totally get it, why the Double Trouble is haunting you. Haha! It’s one of those very few od‘s that are somehow really special. I never heard anything that sounds like it and I gotta say I have all the killer dual overdrives in the studio at the moment. Gladio, Duellist, KoT, etc. (a fun video is coming soon). The Double Trouble sounds different than the others. Not necessarily better, but clearly different. And I can’t get enough of it. Haha

[@olafnelsonduerksen9676]

@@KrisBarocsi And that's what makes me want it so much. I think it will work very well with my Two Notes Le Clean. They have some characteristics that makes them sound like siblings, who share the same gen pool. Or like none identical twins?

[@rilucas2]

Hi Kris, the honey bee clean Drive plus is Wahnsinn!! Wo kann man das kaufen? In Deutschland habe ich noch nichts gefunden. Übrigens Klasse Kanal danke für die viele klasse Videos! Gruß Rick

[@KrisBarocsi]

Hi, Instagram Nachricht geht raus in ein paar Minuten. 🫡

[@MatsAcane]

Gibt's nen shopping link? Habe auch nichts gefunden in Deutschland

[@KrisBarocsi]

@@MatsAcane Hi, schau auf honeybeeamps(punkt)com oder auf Reverb. Sie verkaufen die Pedale an den zwei Orten und sie verschicken weltweit. Ciao!

[@MatsAcane]

@@KrisBarocsi super danke! Ist bestellt :)

[@PooNinja]

Off topic but how do you come up with the killer tunes for these? drums first or a guitar line first what’s the recording structure or method for writing a new original track? Breezy creamy ... I’m more of a fizzily fried freakish to fat for its own good gain. But I’m learning to lean it up to fit in a mix.

[@KrisBarocsi]

Thanks Ninja! It’s always different but lately I‘m coming up with the guitar lick first and record it on camera immediately (using just a click track). Then after I‘m done with the whole video I record all the additional stuf like bass, second guitar and program the drums in EZ drummer. Cheers buddy

[@PooNinja]

Thanks Sir 🤘🏽 i’m still learning how to use my electric drum kit so I guess you would say I use cheesy drummer

[@pedroreyes4670]

Hungary strong!! Love the way it interacts with the amp, the more volume the better it gets. Sounds amazing on clean too.

[@ShaneStoneOfficial]

Please answer this question... Is your REVV head in Hot White, or Ivory? Thank you so much! Great playing my dude!

[@KrisBarocsi]

Hey man, that's the ivory tolex and it looks absolutely beautiful. :) cheers

[@pauldncn1]

Kris I want both and your tele and your strat but I’m greedy The clean is lovely Thanks as always .. I’m playing again!! Middle finger to arthritis Not a catchy tag line but it suits me ! All the best to you and your family and all the guys at Thomann

[@KrisBarocsi]

Thanks Paul!! Great to hear you’re playing again, keep it up! 🙌

[@pauldncn1]

Ps what gauge strings do you use?

[@KrisBarocsi]

@@pauldncn1 10-46 on all of my guitars with E standard tuning.

[@pauldncn1]

@@KrisBarocsi you help inspire with those tones Thanks Kris Guess no trip to Germany this year for me lol

[@boomerbassmeme]

Those pedals are amazing! Tone sweet as honey 🐝 Hmmm 🤔 Explains the name really...

[@KrisBarocsi]

That is so true man! sweet as honey. 🐝

[@boomerbassmeme]

@@KrisBarocsi Seen that Strat BTW... Guil is a bad influence! 🤣😂🤣

[@KrisBarocsi]

@@boomerbassmeme haha! You mean the shell pink one? That’s my p-bass and I love it!! Sexy colour indeed

[@soundknight]

A lot of the hearts used the tube screamer precisely because it does cut the bass and focus the miss (great forward compressed sound for solos - but not my preference). This pedal does sound great but need to shoot out before we go saying crazy click bate statements.

[@soundknight]

You know what they say : "You catch more bees using honey."

[@RobertLandrum13]

Best SRV pedal you can buy. Period.

[@zevin1257]

have u ever been in a thomann vid just curious

[@KrisBarocsi]

Hey man, I’m pretty much all of them for the last 5 years. Haha! How come?

[@xAD21x]

This or Toxic twin?

[@KrisBarocsi]

Uhh man, very different animals those two. 😅 Equally awesome though. The Double Trouble is insanely good for THAT strat tone, it has that upper midrange kick, that makes strats and teles really shine. The Toxic Twins is a little more versatile, balanced (transparent maybe?) and works better for medium to high gain rock tones.

[@xAD21x]

Köszi, akkor most Kasleder nyert :D

[@7thString84]

Just recently wrote a pretty "negative" (in an honest way, not rude of course!) comment about low gain pedals and how they are totally overrated. But YOU always proof me wrong/better on things, that might be controversial initially. You are somewhat the "Wikipedia Guitar Myth and Proofs Edition Platinum" on KZbin and an awesome player and musician, too! Thank you, Kris! Really enjoy your channel! Hope to meet you at Thomann one day. ;)

[@KrisBarocsi]

Haha! I don’t even know what to say man. If my videos inspire you in any way, I’m happy. 😁 That’s a kick ass compliment and is much much appreciated. Say hello to me if you’re at thomann. Cheers buddy

[@christopher-miles]

it is funny because i think it's him that would make anything sounds good.

[@KrisBarocsi]

Haha! Thanks a lot man, I appreciate it! It’s not true though, I‘m just really selective in terms of gear. That’s why I will not start demoing „all the new stuff“. Only those that really grab my attention and make me go hmmm oookay, hello there... 😂

[@jameselliano1203]

I just don't hear SRV????

[@MtpJunks]

Thie tele is killer....🤔😲

[@gcvrsa]

There's no shortage of great drive pedals. I don't understand why people are so fixated on a few, expensive pedals. I think maybe there are just a lot of people who don't trust their own ears, and need the assurance of having spent too much money on a tone they could have gotten for a small fraction of the price.

[@sunlounger29]

Oh, no prices on the website... that's not a good sign! ;-)

[@KrisBarocsi]

Haha! It’s not too bad though. These have a „normal hand built pedal price“. And if you wait a little you might find them somewhere else too. 😉

[@HoneyBeeAmps]

Here is our Reverb shop: reverb.com/shop/marks-gear-garage-913 We use Reverb.com as webshop.

[@sunlounger29]

@@HoneyBeeAmps Cheers! And whereabout is the price range of the amps? They look (and sound) stunning!

[@HoneyBeeAmps]

@@sunlounger29 Thank you! 1850€-2100€

[@shawnadams1693]

Comment for the algorithm. 🤘🏻

[@KrisBarocsi]

Luv ya dude, much appreciated!! 💛😁

[@Roadhouseguitarschool]

I have the Clean Drive and the Duellist... Hungary wins!

[@halhawkins7641]

Cool riffage.....