BIG AMP TONES... IN A PEDAL PRE! - KSR VESTA PREAMP

[@jacquesbureau5294]

I am always amazed by the diversity of songs you composed for these demos! And more by the fact they always show the product very well. Sometimes I find myself forget this is a demo and just listen to the music.

[@Nightwinflyer]

That is really the only thing that matters, the music.

[@ryanheard]

Love my Vesta. It’s crazy how good it sounds.

[@beachcomber4141]

Wow, KILLER tones!! Pete killing it as usual. Sounds fantastic.

[@davidlindsay2138]

The pedal sounds killer but it's hiding behind the elephant in the room. Your creativity and level of ability are outstanding. You'd make a 10 gallon bucket sound warm

[@PeteThorn]

thanks!!

[@judgebrewer5518]

@@PeteThorn I have to totally agree ;)

[@zaphodrahja]

@@judgebrewer5518 Pete could sell solidified H2o to Inuits

[@ericvinson4628]

Whaaaatttt??? Didn’t see that heavy stuff coming! Amazing work per usual, Pete!

[@Firebrandrock]

This has got to be on the next EP. Wowza….great intro….lots of feeling and melodic…you’re killing me…A+

[@Nightwinflyer]

This demo tune captures what I consider to be your best sound...not the tones (which are always phenom!) But the writing, the chord voicing, that melancholy feel when the clean parts come inl You are expert in balancing killer heavy riffs and seamless transitions into the beautiful clean lines. 'Big Mistake' on Guitar Nerd is so haunting and atmospheric. It reminds me a lot of the atmosphere on Kaki King's album Dreaming of Revenge. Any plans for a new album soon?

[@shaharbar]

AWESOME SONG! And then at 13:34 you fucking floored me! Somewhere, six feet below the ground, EVH is grinning! Also amazing how a simple 808/TS in front can melt faces!

[@t.j.fuller9531]

Inspired tone leads to inspired playing - I always can tell how great a pedal is by what Pete is playing. The KSR stuff is great gear ! Great demo as always Pete.!

[@t.j.fuller9531]

Awesome Pete ! Where do I message ?

[@immyownbestfriend9338]

Incredible playing! my main setup right now is a Vesta with the KSR PA50! i love it so much and you highlighted EVERY thing that this pedal does very very well. I love that fact that your settings are pretty much exactly how i use mine most of the time. Great video, love KSR! you sir have earned a new subscriber!

[@TheLadsBandLive]

Love these little pedalboard amps. Especially, the physical dials and switches (no digital screens to navigate). Send to FOH or combine with FRFR speaker and it's hard to justify lugging an amp to the gig.

[@RokDAWG1]

I’m pretty impressed with this! As a person who isn’t into the Quad, Axe FX, Helix or any of those, this makes more sense to me. I love the meat and potatoes kind of approach. It really sounds killer!

[@patrickbetty5127]

One of the best demo you've put out Pete ! Love your work man! Can not beleive you don't have zillion of subs ?!

[@TheVeryHighKing]

Sounds great and the layered riffs you did really show off how much this can do

[@AlanScottBand]

Great riff- I like the variety of genres and that what you play seems totally inspired by the gear du jour! Your enthusiasm is contagious.

[@liontribegc]

Doood! Your demos are always rich with the playing you come up with. Great sounds! Great guitar work! Cheers from Texas! 🤟😺🤟

[@normjones6916]

Another top #1 classic rock tune, this one kills all , the best tones ever :) I can see you doin videos keeps your playing in shape and expanding , it's inspiring to 👂:)

[@qwasz123123]

I use the KSR Ceres on a pedal board into a SD Power Stage. Incredible.

[@adonisreed-boulos3144]

Same, except into a Quilter \m/

[@BradMiller007]

Wow, Pete. Your playing is so incredible and you took this demo to the next level. I can hear a song out of this tune. Has to be on a Pete Thorn III album.❤

[@PeteThorn]

Thank you, Brad!

[@bjornjohannsson2607]

Love KSR. Great company and really good products. Love my PA50´´s

[@clintn6677]

I love KSR stuff. I have an Ares and 2 of his cabs. I've owned an Orthos, a couple Ceres and a vesta. The Ares is pretty much my sound. I have other amps that I love but the Ares is "home"

[@lgv3051]

I have the Vesta and a Ceres on my board. Wish i liked one more than the other so i could sell one but they are just too good. They do two very different things. I did use one of the jumpers in the Vesta though. Really helped to remove some of the booming thump and cleared things up a bit.

[@demodeiowa]

That’s good to know! Which out of the two would u say is better for low tuning high gain metal

[@howUdoin66]

I don't know how you do it, Pete!! Another amazing tune!! No other demos are quite like the ones that you do!! Thanks again!!

[@jeffscharfbccanada3054]

@pete yeah man, it’s time to track for you boss. The touch is fire. Get in there.

[@tedtriestech8864]

I have been playing guitar for 30 years. Never heard of this company! Sounds great. Their factory is 15 minutes from me 😆

[@kylerhodes2318]

Feel free to get in touch and stop by for a tour! [e-mail]

[@oldudejones4367]

😂 ironic huh?

[@poulwinther]

WOW! Do you know Rhodes amps as they were named in the past?

[@dillonjames4474]

This one sounds pretty killer. I already have a ceres which is phenomenal, i might have to get this one too.

[@pauldaskal9510]

Back in the 90s I had the 4th Bogner Ecstacy 100b ever built and a purple Soldano SLO with a depth and Warren Haynes mod. The new equipment does sound great but God to say nothing's better than being in the room with those great amps that being said the $8000 price tag is a little steep. I think its ok to embrace some of the tech!

[@gat1gigs782]

Pete love the way you solo!

[@legrandgroves8560]

Guitarsmith! Master of the studio, love the compositions. Always great!

[@arnaudnoar3345]

Bonjour Pete. I want some Thorn, always! Your composition is awesome, with traditional PT gimmick, sincerely feel it like if you were discussing poetry with me..... you're a great artist and a grand guitarist, I still told you but it's a universal truth! Thank you for demoing with your sincerity.

[@victorbeebe8372]

Aloha and Mahalo Pete! Great demo, great playing and great sounds. Of course nice guitars.

[@jasoncookston]

The intro video is incredible!

[@resington]

Bringing the heavy Pete, very amazing!

[@paulpmanhowland7818]

I enjoyed this video. I like how you showed the whole process of getting tones with the pre-amp. I've been using the pedal-preamp approach for a while now. I use an Ethos Clean II on guitar and a Darkglass BK7 Ultra on bass. Lot's of pros, no cons (for me anyway). Great songwriting and playing also!

[@TheGgreen100]

Holy crap. That opening track. Didn't know you had music that heavy it in ya Pete! Nice.

[@johndeschain2156]

Some especially tasty playing lately brother...pedal sounds great as well.

[@kevinmcnally-theblindguyou7015]

Pete, your playing is insane. Love it!

[@PeteThorn]

Thanks!!

[@glenngorden867]

Peddle sounds great , that is some amazing guitar work, good job that is awesome👍👍👍

[@Dani_Cano]

Pete Thorn... one of the best for sure!!!!

[@andrewsmall4865]

Pete, if you happen to see this, could you tell me if there are Thornbuckers in those guitars? Because i think those pickups sound really good. Cheers.

[@tonymarinelli7304]

Holy crap that sounds beautiful

[@peterschaefer1665]

Wow sounds killer!

[@sqlsmarty4325]

Always great reviews! Thanks Pete. 😎🎶🎸

[@msi1985]

I've got one in Fall out paint pattern incoming!!!! Pray it makes it past customs quickly ;D Flipping amazing DEMO holy CRAP!

[@bandoflife8919]

P E T E - Fantastic job on the video - explanation of great choices of settings - music - and playing on the KSR ! Would you please make a video of the - Line 6 Pod Go - vs - the KSR - ? Or would you Not want to make any comparisons - only paid videos by whatever company to demo every unit on its own ? thanks -

[@icu469]

Cool guy. Great song, demo and guitar playing.

[@moonelfcosmo]

Just got my Vesta in the mail this week. I am smitten. It ruined all my other pedals for me in the best way.

[@kmw5100]

You’ve definitely sold me on one. But you could probably sell me a pig nose combo with that playing.

[@shalomshalom735]

Hey Pete, GREAT video, this pedal sounds great. Any chance you can do a video comparing a few preamp pedals, perhaps this one with Iridium Strymon, perhaps others? great channel man.

[@Ryan-Hall]

Really R Getting some Deep and sweet on Fire 🔥 Tones from a Pre-Amp Stomp Boxes! Just a Straight Power Amp Boost to A Cab in the Studio Room?? So I Could Just use A Older PA Amp like Fender or PEAVEY with/without PA Board Right into Speaker Cabs? So Bi-Pass Guitar Amp & 🎤🎙️ st. Into PA Board no need of A DI Box? Or Straight into Record Set Up?, Really Awesome Song PETE! Like a Cabo Wabo Feel, Very Kool Brother!!!

[@alessandrogambazzi3192]

Sei MAGICO FANTASTICO !!!!!

[@ryanvanhazen2997]

That tune jams 👍😎

[@1loveMusic2003]

One of your best intro songs playing was inspired what did you have for breakfast that day haha

[@harshgarrett]

Holy shit this is your best work yet

[@pauldaskal9510]

Great bar phrasing with Inca Silver there...and a little shredy!

[@ibaneztubescreamer]

Sounds great!

[@shuster1921]

Pure Magic Pete🤯

[@MQFahey]

Another album worthy jam!

[@BenCoombs]

Very cool piece of gear!!

[@MercutioUK2006]

Any pedal that causes stank face is good. Then again, insert caveat here about Pete making everything work :)

[@MalcolmGrose]

Geez buddy you dont suck!!!!Amazing feel

[@BigStickCombat]

Opening track is BAD ASS!

[@MarkDelsing]

Glorious riff! Was that gold Suhr Modern in a baritone tuning or tuned down to C or something?

[@Firebrandrock]

Beefy….what is the tuning Pete? Just freaking awesome, imagine a full stack Marshall cab….phew…head turner for sure. Thank you Pete

[@PeteThorn]

Drop C#! Thanks

[@Firebrandrock]

Thanks Pete !!!! It’s sounds awesome!! Not sure my short scale gibsons can handle C#…..any ideas?

[@ToneHound126]

What style can you not crush, Pete Thorn? Next spring reverb review, I dare you to go all Bryan Setzer, 😆

[@waltonadams3483]

this man is incredible

[@PeteThorn]

Hey thanks! I appreciate the kind words. I still feel like I’m just learning.

[@ПавлоВенгерко]

@@PeteThorn which pedal would you choose Ksr ceres , vesta , Vicktoria krecken V4 or diesel vh 4-2?

[@dawnpoint]

Pete could get into reviewing kitchen appliances and he'd still turn each one into a killer hit single.

[@waltonadams3483]

that Thing is incredible..

[@paulphilippart7395]

OOf ripping,love it and that pedal.

[@Bobyslav]

pedal schmedal... that's some beautiful music right there!

[@englfireball7558]

Monster guitar player!!!

[@b.scottfarthingsworth]

Killer s always, great song too. Thank you!!!

[@m0j0b0ne]

The channels are based on Kyle's amps; lots of sounds in there. The Vesta to my ear is more in a classic rock vein than his first pedal, the Ceres, which is doom/death/chug or djent oriented, but also versatile. As to which amps Kyle's amp designs are based on, all I know is which ones he had in his basement in the early aughts. I might tell you, if you buy me an absinthe...

[@TheCyberMantis]

I'm guessing a 5150, a Soldano, and maybe something from MESA.

[@m0j0b0ne]

@@TheCyberMantis HIT! but you didn't sink my battleship. IIRC, he had four head/4X12 cab rigs, and one was a 5150 II, which was one of two Peaveys. Can you guess the other?

[@TheCyberMantis]

@@m0j0b0ne Peavey Triple XXX.

[@m0j0b0ne]

@@TheCyberMantis nope

[@TheCyberMantis]

@@m0j0b0ne Peavey Windsor 100.

[@pat1012]

I'd love one of these but the price for us here in Australia is ridiculous

[@benpotter4905]

Can this pedal do a Marshally style sound? Don't really want to waste my money and be disappointed with a pedal that can sound similar to a Rectifier

[@PaulLembo]

@Pete are there IRs of your Suhr cab available standalone? I’m not a UAD person. Great pedal btw!

[@PeteThorn]

The plugin is available native now! From Brainworx. It'll work on any system.

[@PaulLembo]

@@PeteThorn Ahh thank you - but one detail -> Brainworx isn't advertising for Plugin Alliance version, at least that I can see. On their site it says UAD only. I didn't realize this was also a P.A. option. You probably mentioned it in a video I missed. I Googled it and then I found it. Fantastic that its there for the rest of us too. All the best!

[@waltonadams3483]

Xanadu with a cool drummer

[@powerpup5000]

Hey mr Pete thorn can you use one of these vestas with a gigrig g2, have your boost in front and delays and verbs and mods in the back of it run it straight into a power amp?

[@kylerhodes2318]

Absolutely!

[@jackfryer3617]

I’ve the ceres great pedals

[@demodeiowa]

This dude can make a toaster sound amazing

[@waltonadams3483]

M.t. Thorn, Can you play rushes spirit of th radio all the way on one take.. I believe you can and I’d love to see it

[@PeteThorn]

Actually, there’s a video of me, playing Spirit of radio live with the classic rock show in the UK, if you search for it on KZbin

[@58lp2002]

Great demo and playing! The pedal is way too large though and would take up half the pedal board.

[@alonalgr660]

How does it compare the NuX amp academy?

[@mortenslenesandersen6769]

Does it articulate a sss Strat as a Strat or does it tip over the edge as it does with your HH Suhr?

[@waltonadams3483]

You like that one

[@realtruenorth]

Does Pete have an album of songs like this that i can buy? .. anyone? Help please.

[@danielbarth]

Why does nobody show the actual gain range on the two overdrive channels...? There is a gain knob, why not actually move it to show the different tones you can get? And I assume the mode switch will also change things quite a bit...

[@PeteThorn]

Well, I did though. I’m running it anywhere from quite low, in this video, all the way up to about 2 o’clock. For the different tones in the song. I even explain it.

[@MRxr400]

is there any style you can't play? frig'n nice riffs.

[@PeteThorn]

thanks!

[@yiannischartzoulakis]

Do we know if this pedal is digital?

[@kylerhodes2318]

All analog signal path.

[@yiannischartzoulakis]

@@kylerhodes2318 good to know thanks!

[@jasondowell3623]

As an original musician, and big fan of Pete's, I feel like it's some kind of blasphemy that Pete isn't writing original music with a killer band & vocalist.

[@PeteThorn]

Would love to be. One of these days.

[@horstschinkel5244]

great demo as usual, great music, the tone is just to much high gain for me

[@waltonadams3483]

Wholly bjeesis

[@waltonadams3483]

Argh.. need a keyboard

[@chrisdaviesguitar]

I think I was just unfaithful to my wife lol

[@LekkerDops]

Suhr? Endless pickups, pedals, amps etc Big money products, distractions from music writing. Too many options. Any simple Les Paul or Tele into a simple raw Marshall of Fender, great fingers, practice and talent. Done. Keep it simple, worked for the old school bands. KZbin is amazing, these guys like Pete are amazing, but my God, too many options now.

[@1loveMusic2003]

FYI I think someone is trying to scam your fans. Pretending to be you