Are VACUUM TUBES now the FUTURE? A look at the new Synergy technology

[@wampler_pedals]

Lots of "ermagahd! Randall did this first!" comments. Here is Synergy's official response regarding the difference between the two companies and their tech: Synergy is quite different than Randall. Below are some of the key reasons. 1) Synergy modules are dual channel - Randall was single channel. 2) SYN-1 and SYN-2 can interact with your amp to add channels. 3) Synergy hardware can “sense” which Synergy module is inserted into it and adjusts the cathode biasing circuit on V1 tube to match the original amp. Patent pending. 4) Modules are from the actual amp builders. Synergy branded modules are of those brands that declined the invitation to join us. In other words, they sound and feel right. 5) The brand owners profit share with each module sold - they get nothing when someone“profiles” or “models” their sound digitally. 6) Synergy is built in USA using Synergy caps. Synergy caps are the “secret sauce” for many boutique brands. They are USA made and quite expensive. 7) We own the patent whereas Randall licensed it. We are in for the long haul. The hardware is more innovative and the modules are more flexible and authentic.

[@zander1323]

I wasn't attempting to knock the Synergy effort. I was just amazed and happy that someone else picked up the technology and ran with it! The fact that they're "in for the long haul" is not less exciting, it's more exciting. I think it'll be a boon and give new life to the Randall/Egnater preamps already in the marketplace. It's true that Randall tech was single-channel, but it was licensed from Egnater, which was originally dual channel. thermionic-studios.com/node/105

[@RikJSmith]

Hi Brian. Hope everything is going great with you. Maybe I missed some info in the video , but can you confirm these modules do fit in a Randall RMS Amp ? I've had my RM20 for about 6 years now . And I have a custom built Plexi /SL+ Module from Scott Souter out of Detroit. This module , for me , was the end of my tone search. I'm over 50 so that was a very long search. LOL. But if these new Synergy Modules are compatible with Randall , I'm ready to start ordering right now . Merry Christmas dude.

[@KYDY]

Would've appreciated the full disclosure early in the video, rather than at the end. You said that the guy who makes these is a buddy of yours, but isn't it more than that? Isn't Wampler part of the same distribution company as Synergy, Friedman, Morgan, etc.? Boutique Amp Distribution?

[@calandraco2888]

Wampler Pedals I think VCR made it first

[@TonyLaMarca2manygadgets]

Daniel Yeh this is Wampler's channel. Brian is showing something really cool to folks. You seem overly upset about seeing something 'for sale' on a Wampler company channel.

[@JayMoreau]

Brian, I love that you demo stuff you love on KZbin that you have no commercial interest in and is even in competition with your brand. Thank you. I can’t wait to add my first Wampler pedal to my board.

[@alanredversangel]

Do you have to blow on the PCB like with old NES games?

[@AmagrasMUSIC]

after a while...

[@quintinpace2627]

My friend always licked it after as well so the electricity would transfer better ofc

[@PrinceWesterburg]

Switch Cleaner or DeOxit

[@AndreiGrozea]

Quintin Pace is your friend Henning Pauly?

[@WizardClipAudio]

Quintin Pace Did he by any chance also, lick windows? Asking for a friend. XD

[@marksc1929]

...this guy's awesome...he really knows and cares about tone ....Wampler all day ....even Pete Thorne has said if he had to stick with one pedal manufacturer ...it would be Wampler

[@Stev0BabaGhanoush]

Wow, that Morgan module was stellar!!

[@wampler_pedals]

yeah, it's great

[@_patrikjay_]

I know.... first time i heard it I was blown away.....and for the price...and all the companies get paid...which is killer!

[@2204JCM]

Yes the Morgan through the Fender. The next best one was the SLO. It was down hill after that....

[@paullee3660]

This is a great solution considering the limited space in my ex-dining room/studio, that already contains Fender, Marshall and Blackstar amps. (Our houses are much smaller in the UK). As to the people who say "Why bother with tubes, when you have modelling?", I guess they have never played both modelled and tube amps. The real thing has a very different feel and vibe to it. It is much more inspiring to play a cooking tube amp. When I finally got a Fender amp, I actually enjoyed playing a clean sound, even for solos, which is not something I ever felt before. It has changed my playing permanently, regardless of what I will be playing through in the future.

[@IrisGalaxis]

who's that git saying 'you have modelling'?!

[@frankstetka7206]

Now if this is not the truth, then I don’t know what is? The first time I heard an early 60’s Fender my jaw hit the floor.

[@stanadams1290]

I still own a 80's Peavey (all tube) Rock Master Preamp and it can sound pretty nice into a many amps power amp inputs to this day!

[@scottbartel7131]

I've been using the Egnater and Randall versions of this for years. I'm so glad that Synergy made the choice to make their new stuff backwards compatible with my gear. Fantastic stuff. And I'm glad to see the modular system getting out to a larger audience now.

[@RikJSmith]

Scott Bartel - - Me too !! I've had my RM20 for about 6 years , with a custom built module from Scott Souter so I'm happy as hell we're gonna have more options.

[@blakshine3416]

So you can use these with the randalll RM100 ??

[@scottbartel7131]

@@blakshine3416 Yes you can. However, since the RM100 only supports single channel modules (unless it's modded) you would only have access to one of the channels on a dual channel module. But they totally work. On most Synergy modules, the channels are identical except they have different gain and volume controls. So those, it wouldn't matter if you could change the channel.

[@blakshine3416]

@@scottbartel7131 cheers thanks , might dig it out again. Went Kemper a while ago

[@blakshine3416]

@@scottbartel7131 the Morgan module sounds great. My fave module for Randall was the ac30 inspired one

[@stkaris]

The wampler, with the Morgan AC + bright-switch, neck pickup sounded AMAZING! Super hiss-free, great headroom. You get a subscribe!

[@wendelllanders8439]

Great demos!

[@vanessajazp6341]

"I'm gonna do a demonstration ... until I get bored." LMAO! Your videos are always informative AND entertaining!

[@aaronsmithey4044]

I always love the sound of your Tele. No 2 axes are created equally.

[@sneifert1968]

Thanks for making sure you disseminate between series and parallel loop sections for these types of applications

[@chazstewart4865]

Just seen this video for the first time....... FLIPPIN' excellent. How come I haven't heard about this before today?

[@christianmiller9980]

It's like a VCR of tone.

[@aviel-kiss5985]

But with ultra high-def contect

[@RickHollis]

Best Synergy demo I've seen so far.

[@kappachino2569]

Nothing is more metal than djenting on a telecaster

[@chrisdrake447]

Could you say Mr Brian Wampler is a djentleman????

[@JRGladwill]

yep tjent

[@plexidust5101]

actually , Djenting on a Roland Gr 55 guitar syth is a tad more mind blowing, however, your not kidding Kappa , you usually call it spot on! Merry Christmas!

[@kappachino2569]

Merry Christmas to you too!

[@elvis_chen]

BRUTAL!!!

[@jeffmorris9893]

This one should win awards. Killer entertainment. Couldn't be more serious.

[@wakjob961]

I understand all the naysayers. But if you're like me and have owned more amps to try outta curiosity and have always flipped it at a loss for the next G.A.S. tonal curiosity expedition...this is a great way to go. I've owned both Axe Fx and Kemper and they were great for what they did. But this would be better and fills a great home studio need.

[@justingarcia7722]

You could also run these into a fryette power station (tube), or a two notes Torpedo cab or into that new Seymour Duncan power amp for the ultimate emergency back up rig

[@wampler_pedals]

Yep, I mentioned the same thing somewhere in the middle of the video 😊

[@grahamkelly8299]

i think this would be an awesome rig to use full time!!!))

[@ovonisamja8024]

I don't know about the rest, but I really like the way you dial in the tone. I liked every single one! Damn!

[@stephenowen3383]

convincing Djent I have to say. Misha Mansoor shall need to consider you for the fourth guitarist. Also these are amazing. Sound genuinely really good and are really practical. Particularly impressed by the Diezel. Really saturated and made a bluesman with a telecaster sound like Tool, whether that is good or bad is up to you. Also the Bassman is incredible as well.

[@Shmalentine]

A cool idea (albeit not quite new). A word of caution to those who think getting an SLO preamp will get them an SLO sound - it doesn't work. The SLO power amp section is a big part of the amp's sound (just like it is with most amps), and running the preamp - even designed and built by Mike Soldano himself - through a different power section will NOT make your HRD into an SLO. Yes, even if the power amp uses the same tubes as the SLO. I own a Soldano X88R pre - literally the SLO preamp - and I've run it through every amp possible including my Bogner Uber and Diezel VH4 - amazing amps in their own right. And all you get is an approximation of the SLO sound - never the real thing. Not knocking this product - it quite possibly produces great tones (especially for live situations) - just cautioning those who consider buying this product not to expect an actual SLO or VH4 sound.

[@wakjob961]

Shmalentine Close enough for most of us...especially for $399 and being all tube.

[@Shmalentine]

Sorry, did you ask most of us to make that assessment? Not to mention that being all tube doesn't guarantee good tone. There are plenty of cheap - as well as some expensive - all tube amps that sound like crap. Again, not knocking the Synergy product - just saying don't expect an SLO or a VH4 for 400 bucks.

[@chrisflores8362]

Wak Job I agree with you, because you can gain quite a few quality tones from it just by messing around a bit

[@michaelbartholomew8155]

Wampler Djent???...."That's right"!

[@R3dbudd]

This is new MTS. MTS was Bruce's baby. When he left Randall, he took his baby with him and has been toiling for half a decade or more to do it... Right this time. Speculation on whether this was the sticking point why he didn't stick around, but Randall isn't very good at keeping amp designers (as in Fortin who just had enough of them too and left). I don't think they would let him fully realize the quality of MTS he wanted, thus all the original modules being "Genericerized" and needing cap mods and full workovers to be amazing. Modded MTS is fantastic. This is even greater.

[@markinthemix6055]

I really appreciate and enjoy the discussion and demos. Looking forward to 2018

[@barbasbandas6665]

8:12 that that was awesome playing just there!

[@GreenPointMedia]

Anybody remember the Seymour Duncan Convertible?

[@kenr.b.891]

A good idea in theory, but i never thought they sounded very good.

[@scottbeare2251]

That thing is badass! Thanks for the post!

[@demanfredo]

Love your pedals and Thank You for all the information you give...

[@RavageRitual1986]

Your djenting was awesome! Made me literally laugh out loud. You're great!

[@aandc2005]

That is so cool!!! I want one! I'm a big fan of those Randall Rm series! Those modules are great and even better modded from voodoo, jaded faith or salvation, then they kick ass, not to mention the face plates look great too!

[@steveg219]

All of these modules sound great- as good or better than the best of the amps they emulate! Thanks for doing this demo!

[@nickg2431]

Sorry for the long post I would like to add in my experience . I,ve owned/ part designed/modified tube amps for over 30 years. This includes putting power amp input jacks into amplifiers that didn't have them in order to try to recreate some of the “new" ideas here. LIVE use problems- 1/ phase splitter (which is an integral part of the amplifier) differs in most tube amps even between models from the same company (eg Fender Twin, fender vibrolux reverb). Unfortunately this is an integral part of the sound of the power amplifier so you can't get it to sound or feel the same. 2/ The tubes themselves. Unless you are using a flat response power amp (which still has some issues) the tubes in a typical guitar amp will add a character to your preamp - again it won't sound/feel the same. 3/ The actual speaker cab you use. A Marshall plexi at least partly sounds the way it does because of the big 4 x 12 Cabinet that you can barely lift that it runs into.A 12" open back Cab won't sound the same. STUDIO use - in some of the demos it sounds very similar particularly against the backdrop of a heavy band but what is the point in buying it when you could use a high-quality modelling unit that would give you end to end experience of the entire signal chain at a much better price. Some of these units are so good that you simply cannot tell the difference in a recording. These units could be useful for somebody who can't get to grips with modellers and the like, and also for obtaining a proportion of the component of the original sound. Most importantly it will be popular with the "tube fairies" because as we all know in “tube fairy land" it will always sound “better" if it's played through real tubes- yeah right..... as a small aside I've owned some of Brian's gear euphoria, Tweed, blackface and I have nothing but respect for his pedals.he's not claiming here that it will sound the same as he knows it won't.....

[@mvl902]

Sounds great. Thruw all the years I played with less pedals (14 years country) During the make over to pop and rock am using more pedals. Still I like the sound of my tele plugged strait in the amp.. connecting my pedalboard does something to the connection/interaction with your/my amp (victory vc35 deluxe) 🤷‍♂️

[@FangPaw]

Very impressive on the clean channel(s), especially the AC30. The distorted channels - not so much, because it's all about pre-amp distortion. It's the combination of pre-amp and power tube distortion that gives a cranked old-school (non-Master Volume) tube amp that magic sound.

[@PatatoKeftes]

Ye ye, its been done before and it's called tube pre-amp pedals. Seriously a module is around 450$, the housing unit around 550$ and you still need an actual amp to power it. There are 3rd party manufacturers that make exceptional high-plate voltage tube preamps. Gurus, Kingsley, Fredamp, Effectrode, Koch and the list goes on and on, most of them with direct balanced or unbalance out and at a much lower price point. Even Carvin and Soldano used to make a tube pre-amp in a pedal format with the exact preamp sections of their own amps. Seriously, it's a great idea but it's too pricey and it's not really the real deal, it's a close approximation just like the non licenced products.

[@peterjessop1878]

Patato Keftes Yep I couldn’t agree more as a long time user of valve pre amps myself.

[@legozach77584]

Actually, it literally is the preamp of the different amps. The difference happens with the power amps (which it doesn't emulate) and the cabinets EDIT: that said, the pedal preamps are cheaper and awesome on their own right

[@PatatoKeftes]

Just take the time and get the facts straight. It's right there in their website. The modules are new designs to SOUND as authentic as possible, not componently faithful transfers of the actual pre-amp into a module format. Some of the Marshall modules are even altered by Friedman for added gain etc which of course also means not accurate reproductions. These designs of course are restricted by cost (399$) size and features (2 12ax7 tubes and maximum 2 channels). These are some of the limiting factors that the designers had to work within to recreate as much as possible the pre-amps given the restrictions. Which, again, is what tube pre-amp pedals have always done long time. The only difference is that for most of the modules the design came (as advertised) by the designer of the original pre-amp. I do agree on pedal tube pre-amps, they can sound fantastic and some of the higher-end ones nearly indistinguishable from the real thing. I'm not against this modular design, I kinda like it, but they are just a financially non-preferable solution to a problem that didn't even exist.

[@legozach77584]

Patato Keftes totally fair point there, my bad

[@guitarprepnplus1]

Not to mention marshal avt50 and 100 watt. Had a tube amp preamp built right in. Great amps had 3 of them.

[@timhintz]

Love the BTPA shirt, oh yea and the demo!!

[@AnimusInvidious]

"analog plugins"

[@ResevoirDogg7]

Ani Invi pretty nifty innit?

[@ZiwaHD]

100% 500 series style concept !!!

[@george.kollaros]

The Metroplex low gain = WOW!!!

[@godfatherNYC]

I was pretty amazed at the price. I was kind of expecting these to cost something like 3 grand to even get started. The San 1 is like $500 and the modules I looked at were $400. That's pretty reasonable for this awesome product. $500 for the "base unit" thing and then like $399 to add an entirely new "amp?" Yes. Time to "rock out."

[@robpetoletti826]

Incredibly cool unit. I love you can change modules and completely change the amp. Sort of like amps in a pedal 😉

[@djabthrash]

22:13 Godly tone !

[@jerrymckenzie6205]

I gotta say, those modules sound great!

[@SkyscraperGuitars]

Very cool appliance!

[@tullnfloyd]

Very cool thanks Brian!!

[@lukepowell1201]

The Pre-amp pedals from Kingsley are also really awesome to use into an fx loop or any power amp for that matter. I feel like this concept is starting to gain momentum.

[@brian1749]

Those are awesome sounding!

[@horaciolopez2096]

Gosh!!! Now I can't wait to get the VH4!!!

[@DanOughton]

This has all been done before but they do sound fantastic, LOVE the SLO!

[@MICKEYISLOWD]

If you folk out a grand for the SlO then why not go the whole hog and buy a Kemper? Then you have every sound conceivable and the tone is the same as your fav amps anyways. I bet the SLO module sounds inferior to the real deal.

[@aviel-kiss5985]

Keeper is digital. This is all-tube

[@larkenfield179]

Sounds fantastic!

[@gregg4164]

This is exactly what Randall used to do with their module amp. I always thought that was a great idea. In their platform you had up to 4 modules in the head at one time. You could have 4 different amps in one head.

[@gregg4164]

I see it has been addressed. Still seems very similar , a very cool design on both parts.

[@javiceres]

It sounds stellar, at least in this demo.

[@motorcitymods1260]

Great video. Thanks for making it!

[@Eventual420]

I am a preamp loving Martha Focker. Historically preamps were 1U rackmounts. Some of my favorites, ADA, Rockman, Engl, Marshall, Mesa. There are also 2U, some of my favorites Mesa, Bogner, Soldano, Black Widow. Without reinventing the wheel I've always done routing and switching with MIDI. So much gear, you end up needing a patch bay, but the old Switchblade digital routing matrix serves as a 16x16 i/o. Maybe Synergy will give us something new, and let us route dozens of these things. Sounds expensive, however, and probably why I'll remain interested in the powered 1&2 space units. This also explains why I've never used pedals. But you'll miss your old combo. There's no single solution. For me, the solution was the Switchblade from Sound Sculpture because that's the unit that allowed me to change patches with one button press. You want a Vibrolux straight in? Boom. You want an old Marshall, boom. You want an old 80s hair metal, boom. Quite simple, the SBGL is flawless fast.

[@VictorLee335]

Modules sound super nice!!! I want one of these (or many)

[@MarioinRmd]

I like Brian's video presentation style. He's like the Alton Brown of pedal making.

[@noternunstoned]

Great demo ,love your ego comp. use it always.

[@lance134679]

If you want to make less of a commitment than this very cool preamp system, you could use a tube pedal preamp, such as those Kingsley makes. They are also designed to run into the effect return of an amp.

[@fishypaw]

Slightly off topic ... I don't have an amp with an effects loop but I do have a WEM Dominator MKIII (the one that Marshall "borrowed" the circuitry from). It's an amazingly rich sounding clean amp that starts to growl a bit when you crank it ... but the one thing that turned it into an amazing amp, that sounds better than a gainy Marshall, is the Wampler Plexidrive. So thanks for that.

[@rawknbearbell7032]

Very cool product !

[@geetarplyr1]

That is pretty cool. Great idea.

[@giancarlopaolini7529]

I've been lately spending a bit of time around youtubers demoing these modules ... one day I thought they were fantastic ... the next day "wait a minute" ... and then again they were fantastic. The way I see it is that one should buy them all (you can't get away with only a couple of them) and at that point the total cost is far more than an original amp ... ok you may get a stereo output that you can't get from an amp but still 6000 bucks approx it's a lot of money. I decided I'll wait a bit longer ....

[@Mjuszko]

that Guitar sounds amazing !!!

[@kendickinson8307]

I love the concept but when working with modular electronics of that type, I've always found them to be problematic in the long run. For example, I once had a Seymour Duncan Convertible. It was a great sounding amp and extremely versatile with the plug and play modules (using a connection that was very similar to the Synergy). Yet that SD Convertible was an accident waiting to happen. It would die about every other gig due to the modules losing connectivity (I'd have to open up the module area and push on them to get the amp to work again. I finally just relegated it to the practice room (which was a real waste of a lot of money). So... for Mark Wampler or other electronics gurus who know more than I do, how do we know this device won't have the same problems? (or do we)

[@frankstetka7206]

I too thought this was a neat idea in the past but knowing how much gear gets knocked around 🤣. The good news with this product may be that it’s potentially better quality connections and lighter weight than a head or combo which can help with the being knocked around bit. It’s a very cool concept for geeks with $$ and best for studio use in my opinion because if you find your sound through this process chances are you should just get an amp built or maybe rack it all up in some stupid heavy road case with lots of foam padding and blah blah- hmm if anyone ever tours again 🤣🤣

[@SHREDTILLDEAD]

They don't use any glue or silicone with their Electrolytic caps, and depending on what your using a lot of wiring is packed into tight places and sometimes severed even during assembly. I don't see how this stuff can handle jolts. I don't know how easy it is to get the plating coat for the contacts on the modules either.

[@2Plus2isChicken2013]

Egnater and Randall have amps that use modules in the preamp section. My brother used to have one of the Randall combo amps that had that, and it's a shame he sold it.

[@Todesnuss]

Someone pointed out these are supposedly compatible with that old system. Would make sense since at least Egnater is involved in this project.

[@coreyclark6505]

Ty Tabor of King’s X used one of the Randall module systems for years and I always thought he sounded great, but I never got to try one myself...

[@DeadKoby]

I wasn't going to claim it was a copy or anything, but I did think of the Randall when seeing this.

[@Millo1868]

Is there a video where you discuss in detail your recording signal? Microphones, preamps, interface, etc.? These do sound great.

[@ParaBellum2024]

3 days and 346 comments. The signs of a controversial topic! Great video, and thanks for posting. OK, I'm a gigging guitarist and I use one amp - for a long time, a two-channel Mosfet Sessionette 75, and more recently, a Blues Deluxe Reissue. I generally have a touch of reverb, and use only the overdrive channel, set it on the edge of breaking up and use the guitar's volume control to clean up. I also have a delay pedal in the loop, again, with just one setting, always on and adding a bit of colour, but really in the background. Also, just one guitar, using the pickup selector to get different tones. The point is, I see other guitarists doing much the same. We don't use multiple amps and different sounds all through a gig. Once you're happy with your sound, that's it. Anyone here using multiple different sounds/amps during a gig?

[@BlueBarrier782]

Makes me miss some of the Salvation mod preamps for the Randall/Egnater series. I had a few of those, and they sounded amazing.

[@demantoid418]

Really like your vid's Thanks and Merry Christmas to you and yours.

[@Matthew_Scan]

The box sounds great

[@kosmicwizard]

Cool! What do you dislike about the hot rod series distortion channel?

[@danclarke316]

Wow sounds good something to think about.

[@ulfdanielsen6009]

+Brian Wampler So, being essentially a metal player who also happens to love classic rock, modern country, roots, blues, bluegrass, jazz, swingabilly a la Brian Setzer and what have you I can see myself using these different preamps in my studio for the metal tones from all the amps I cannot afford. Can´t wait to get my hands on two units and a load of modules and start combining them for the ultimate metal tone into a stereo 4x12 with G12-t75s in the bottom and v30s in the top. Perhaps even with a Peavey Classic 50/50 dual mono bloc as a power amp,- would sound amazing. Will probably be expensive but something I am willing to do since it would give me the opportunity to record these the old school way with actual amps, speaker cabs and, lo and behold, microphones,- what do you know .... Sold - for metal. For anything not metal, see above, I would use my trusty old Peavey Classic 50-410s, yes, two of them, since I love combining tones, and in front of them I would use good pedals with the caractheristics of classic amps, ie. Wampler Plexi Drive, Carl Martin AC Tone etc. I have a question however. How do I match the different impedances of high impedance passive guitars, hi-end " boutique" pedals that will most likely be at line level at the outputs and inputs on amps that expext to see low level high impedance guitar signals coming to them ? Clarification would be much appreciated, either here in the comment section or better yet as a full video that once and for all sets these topics straight. I am convinced you would be the man to do it. Thanks for great pedals and all of the great content, - and merry christmas and a happy new year to you.

[@ulfdanielsen6009]

P.S. Bucket list for metal modules: Mesa Boogie Dual Rec, Peavey 6505(5150), Randall Satan ( Fortin Natas ), Engl Powerball, Marshall JVM, Titan Cerberus, Blackstar HT, Laney TI Sign., Brunetti XL R-Evo, Brutus (Cigognani )... The list goes on...

[@johnf6288]

So I am guessing this is in response to the Kemper etc? So this way the manufacturers get some cash?

[@orbithesun1]

Hey Brian! What do think of subminiature tubes, such as used in the Seymour Duncan Twin Tube pedal and the ZVex Nano Head?

[@donaldwoody7910]

So if you were running this through the power section of a solid state power amp vs tube would there be a tonal difference or just a feeling? Both? I understand that solid state can tend to distort in an unpleasant way while cranked tube amps give a great sound and feel but I've never personally experienced this being as tube amps can typically be very expensive not only to purchase but to maintain.

[@jonathanfarmer5458]

DjentAfuckinglicious!!! And out of a deziel mod too?!?! I'm impressed sir. Thank you for your consideration on different players. You're the man.

[@lopezd-rd7wm]

Would be interesting to see this hit the 500 series chassis format.

[@Thelearner1000]

Question on the SYN2, is the SYN2 Stackable/Daisy chainable? Meaning can i control two SYN2 with one footpedal, channel/amp switching. My idea is to have SYN2 w, SOL/PLEXI The on the other SYN2, Friedman/Diezel Or is there a bigger chassy that can take more modules?

[@MrDavemiley]

Most guys would use these to add a really good Gain channel to a clean amp. My favorite two Gain/Muscle amps are the Friedman BE 100 Deizel V4 , However their clean channels are not so good. I wonder what one of these would sound like to add a better clean channel on one of these amps !

[@tedsmusic5556]

Dumble preamp in the works?

[@-thirteen]

Salvation Mods & Jaded Faith both make one

[@taylormesa]

Apparently there are a few new modules being released at NAMM this Jan. Rumor has it that one is a ODS and the other is a Friedman two channel Buxom Betty/BE combination. Very cool things down the road for Synergy!

[@-thirteen]

@@davidfaustino4476 every mod I have compares to the new ones in every way. Others report the same. All mine are Salvation and Sacred Groove. No fizz at all, pure tone. To think that Synergy is better by default is just not prudent in my opinion.

[@satch72]

Let's Rock OUT MR Tele Djentalman!!! I think these are cool.

[@legozach77584]

Man those Bravado amps are cool

[@StewartWhite]

I have a Hot Rod Deluxe, and I, too, am not a fan of the distortion channel. It's terrible. I just use the clean channel and use pedals for my overdrive/distortion. It works, but there's something sad about an amp that only works as an overpriced speaker. These Synergy amp modules look like an awesome alternative Keep the great vids coming, Mr. Wampler!

[@CordScott]

So basically it let's you bypass the amp's preamp section? So the only variable in getting an exact sound then is power section? So if you want the amp to sound exactly like the original you need an similar power section (same tubes)?

[@dryocum]

Nice review!!! Thanks!....

[@calvinlewis1979]

Good video, very informative 👍

[@williamolsen20]

Randall has the RM series that is very similar except you have to buy their amp, and then you load it with modules. Seymour Duncan had something too.

[@billrowse2266]

William Olsen And none of them seemed to last very long on the market.....

[@PatatoKeftes]

This thing is supposed to be completely compatible to Randal or Egnaterl modules. I guess someone bought the patent and reissued it with new names in the game.

[@xthexadvantagex]

Patato Keftes they don’t look like they’re the same size. Hard to tell on this video

[@legozach77584]

They are intended by Synergy to be reverse compatible with those, so they should be the exact size and shape

[@TheDogPa]

It is Egnater doing one more iteration of the same basic thing he's been doing for years...through various outlets. One more Jaws/Rocky/Star Trek...another 'modern remake'...or actually a different movie? Time will tell.

[@leonardosalomao6855]

Hi Brian, please help me. Like preamps pedals and this preamps modules - what is better, plug into guitar amp clean channel or into return fx and use only the power amp ? Thanks a lot from Rio de Janeiro/ Brazil

[@Mojoman57]

Cool. I think I would have renamed and inverted the operation of the bypass switch such that it turned an LED on when the unit was active. It seems backwards to me.

[@DanielDeMonico782]

I’m impressed! What pickups are in that guitar?

[@morphine0000]

Ok, this may be a silly question but... if one is only interested in the sounds from the Synergy module, I suppose you're only using an amp for its speaker? In other words, isn't it bypassing both the front-end and power-amp of your (say) Fender Hotrod? And in that case, isn't it more effective to just use the Synergy module and a speaker cabinet?

[@GunslingerFW]

I bought the full system. Syn 2 and the 5050 head with the BE, DS, and the B man. They are good. But I would make sure that the amp your plugging the Pods into has enough wattage. I first used this through my Bogner Atma 18 watt head through a shiva 2x12 (before I used the 5050 head). The pods want to compress early in a lower wattage amp which makes them not hit the full volume of what the amp can handle by its self. Which makes them hard to really control (overdrive gets uncontrollable). I own a BE 100 for my road rig. I was hoping I could down size my rig and give myself options. But the pods don’t match each other very well. You’ll get one pod like the BE that is super thin compared to the DS and the BMan. Once you get the 5050 head this all acts a lot better. However it’s just still not quite right. The pods are still mismatched. I was really hoping this system would work but I feel the system needs kinks worked out. If I had the ability to review I would have loved to show these points out. Honestly (I’m not a pedal guy). But you would be better off getting a nice $1500 -$3000 amp head (since you’ll be spending at least a $1000 to get started with the system being reviewed) and just buy pedals for it to achieve what they are trying to achieve. Recording wise I can see this product really shine. I feel like I bought the first year of a new car. When I probably should have waited another year when they worked the kinks out.

[@19Cluj]

I believe the T/DLX is actually Twin/Deluxe, so Twin Reverb on one channel, Deluxe Reverb on the other. Both the sound and website description point to that direction anyway.

[@erasmomoreno9460]

They've always been and will always be.. no matter how close these new emulators get.. it can never get that feeling when you lock in with a good tube amp. That can never be replicated with DSP!

[@stephenflynn5219]

Dude were you playing Saigon Kick on the Morgan Module. It sounded good!!

[@wigon]

Tubes I think are indeed here to stay. It's not that their sound can't be emulated. However, the "Feel" of tubes in the way they react to your playing is something I've yet to find duplicated in any analog or digital emulation. That being said, the Hotone series of micro-amps are SCARY accurate simulations of tube amps. As such it's going to boil down to how many $$$$ that a guitar player has to spend. If I had the $$$$ I'd love to buy Synergy modules to run into my Crate 50 watt stealth tube amp. This demo I think sounds amazing btw. Great work on micing up the amps perfectly. Ribbon mics I take it?

[@SIXSTRING63]

I thought the Metropoulos was very authentic with the Whitfill Tele. Very similar tones that Lance Keltner gets in his demo's with that guitar and George's amps.