Do we still need amps?

Let's take a look and see if this pre-amp pedal can replace my amp. We'll also take a look at how this works with pedals.
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[@PaulDavids]

READ THIS BEFORE COMMENT: Let me clear up that this video is not a demo of a product. And especially not A SOUND DEMO of a product. As you can CLEARLY SEE in the title, it's asking a broader question whether or not we still need traditional amps, and what can be used to replace it, and what the consequences of this would be. I'm explaining how you can use a pedal like this, at home are in live situations. I used this particular pedal to see if it actually works with my pedalboard (HENCE THE SHITLOAD OF EFFECTS ON THE GUITAR). I made a demo of *how I would use it* at this particular time. Just made a little track to support it. I do not really make traditional demos, I think demos are boring. And because it's almost Xmas you can win one! Ok, bye! X

[@WhiteCranK]

Best regards from switzerland :) Nice playing Paul!

[@luisLopez-uz3mv]

Paul Davids I'm interested in taking your classes

[@doc221978]

For some people, this would be great.... I'm not sure if I'm one of those people though. I don't have any pa equipment or anything, but I already have 6 guitar amps. This has me wondering if I should remove the preamp in my Mustang II, and use something like this. I never liked it much anyways, so it's worth trying.

[@poopcatapult2623]

Paul Davids you're absolutely right. In most cases they are indeed boring.

[@roboverholt9959]

Lol, i was so glad you cleared that up after the song demo.. :) I knew you were smart enough to know that, so it confused me... That song was very "vlog" material for people like.. kzbin.info

[@freecitizen2760]

No, you no longer need amps and yes, it can replace them. So send me your Fenders, Marshalls, and Vox's ... and I will dispose of them for you.

[@erdnaxeladamas]

@therainman777 FROM me, actually...

[@mrdestruktiv]

@@erdnaxeladamas who tf cares dude

[@pee-bot]

@@erdnaxeladamas I care

[@KentQuickstad]

@@mrdestruktiv It's just really, really lame.

[@ascensionapprehension]

@Philip Schlaepfer thats THE biggest problem??? I mean ya he's lame and it sucks but like what about violations of civil liberties, the innocent being killed without justice, or the current unemployment rate? I'm just saying there are other things to be mortified about... ✌

[@WolfPackM98c]

I personally embrace this new modeling tech. When I first started guitar 20 years ago, studio quality gear wasn’t made for the consumer market. You went out and got an OK guitar and plugged into whatever shitty combo you could afford, then amassed a collection of pedals to shape your sound. Nowadays your average aspiring musician can have all sorts of capabilities at their fingertips for cheap. You can get a great sound without having to save up, wait years and hope you didn’t blow your money on the wrong product when you could finally afford it.

[@sassulusmagnus]

Remember when synthesizers were going to replace all other instruments?

[@gustavvader2207]

Synthesizers + A.I.= the possibility. What can stop it? Only people that want to spend the years to learn the art of guitar. Does the newest generation have the motivation? In the world of button pushers, we shall all find out.

[@TheEchelon]

sassulusmagnus Most music you hear on the radio nowadays is made on a computer. So it's not far off...

[@wheatonna]

"The decade that music forgot" (Elvis Costello)

[@zbridgjpxupzm]

for hobbyists with space restriction, this could be life changing.

[@petergoestohollywood382]

Gustav Vader throwing in the obligational: „OK Boomer!“

[@dohoeijmans2432]

Wow a give away with No Strings Attached. No hidden tricks, No subcribing to something. Just enter the competition and wait. Who does that nowadays? Paul does it!

[@PaulDavids]

Exactly, you tell 'em! ;)

[@abhushan88]

Should we tell him?

[@AndersonWave17]

Zero does. He's a smasher. Smash Bros pro

[@torniojawsFAWM]

I was expecting yet another rafflecopter (spam all our social media thingies everywhere to have a half a chance of being eligible!)

[@gilh3947]

Oh dear...

[@veerchasm1]

No, we don’t. So send me all of your amps

[@the_lyrical_woodsman]

Just gotta cover shipping 😂

[@williamthomson7624]

Been playing onstage fifty five years and I find this amazing. Thanks to you for playing through this the way I would. Extremely helpful!

[@teriakamoto]

I love vintage gear and I love modern gear. There are no rules,This is Music, This is Art. You can use all vintage low-Fi al the way down to a Reel to Reel 4 Track recording (i.e. Jack White) or a 5,000.00 Dollar Mayones guitar through a Kemper into your Torpedo speaker emulator into digital recording unit. You can use this and You can use that.It makes no difference,It makes all the difference........? Do what you want and have fun, it's music. We now have an infinite platform or canvas to create whatever we want. I just love companies like Mooer and Nux that make it affordable for musicians that are not rock stars. the working musician.The guy that goes to work and cleans your clogged drains, Fixes your washing machine, works in a warehouse, the full time student that works part time. That working musician. The Mooer Pre-Amp Live is the Poormans Kemper. I love it. I want one. First Time Viewer, Listener, I get it. Thank You Paul.

[@jjo5917]

An interesting and creative tool. I like that it has knobs instead of all sub menus like so much digital equipment. I'd play around with it for days but I wouldn't sell my tube amps. I've yet to hear digital gear that recreates the dynamic range, compression, variability of crunch and finger/pick response that tube amps have.

[@blodgidonka]

*You need way more subscribers man! You have the prettiest videography on KZbin! Your a legend. God bless*

[@Kodylarson6395]

Love your unorthodox reviews! That’s part of the reason I like this channel. Also, killer vibes in that piece you played!

[@justinbouchard]

Thanks for the opportunity Paul! Tons of love from Canada xoxo

[@scottneufeld4977]

Greetings from Canada Paul! As usual an amazing video giving a beautiful visual presentation of your well-spoken relevant teachings. As an intermediate guitarist striving to be better, you are an inspiration. I could listen to your "demos" all day! Thank you for all you do for us.

[@56LesPaulJunior]

The funny thing is, I was reading comments while listening to the "demo" and was waiting for the guitar to enter the mix. The demo ended and I realized that "to me" there were no guitars in the song at all. I guess every sound I heard was coming from a guitar. I guess those processed tones are what some people are looking for, but not me. I play an old Les Paul through an old Marshall with no pedals. Could this preamp replace the tone I have become used to? Paul you are a great player and a gifted teacher. I thank you for all your entertaining videos.

[@jacobl6572]

Of course it can, they have all sorts of amp modelers out there, even in tiny amp combos. You just have to push the Marshall amp button on them and your good to go. ...Actually Rick Beto and some other guys did a comparison with a 50 watt Marshall and the Helix, to be honest it sounded pretty good but it was not exact and both were still compressed into digital You Tube. You really have to hear thing live to hear the real difference.

[@rjsvids]

@@jacobl6572 naaaaa, theres no preamp in the world that sound like my ols blues junior . its not the same thing and its not the same sound, when the speaker breaks theres a sound that not one digital preamp can replicate.

[@juniorfreitas15]

@@rjsvids isso é psicológico, duvido que num teste cego tu saberia qual é qual. Não vou dizer que é igual, mas as diferenças são absurdamente mínimas. Eu vendi meu DSL que tava criando poeira aqui e só uso interface praticamente hoje em dia, usei a grana pra fazer uma viagem hehe.

[@P4nzerk93]

I think even thought a good modeler could mimic your sound pretty damn good many could not tell the difference you sound like the modeler would lack the feeling of a real amp. For me playing a modeler thru pc and monitors sounds really good and its far better for recording at home than any amp, I would still plug it in the fx loop when I play just for fun. The tone can be just the same but it coming from a pair of egg size speakers versus 4x12´ the feeling is way different.

[@el_dani]

I'm very sure that not all sounds you heard came from a guitar. There where samples and synthesizers..

[@carnivaltym]

I can't hear any guitar in the video at all.....what gives?

[@kspicksguitartricks1014]

carnivaltym at around 4:30 you hear 3 guitar tracks at the same time...

[@carnivaltym]

@@kspicksguitartricks1014 thanks for that!

[@fewpoundcory]

Very impressive but can I have an amp?

[@seanmcclanahan6975]

Hey Paul! Just wanted to say that every one of your videos is a work of art and I watch every one with wonder, and they make me truly happy. Good luck on your guitar course and God bless :)

[@StewartWhite]

I appreciate the way you just got creative and inspired in this video. For me, that was a better demonstration of what this thing can do than just having someone play a bunch of amp types with a few chords. Not sure that I’d want to choose this over a Kemper, but I can see the usefulness in the Mooer PreAmp, especially when you just want to plug-in and go.

[@jklappenbach]

I've spent time in recording studios with 2" tape and 32 channel mixing boards. I've played live on stage with amps. For musicians, we have had what is truly a revolution. With convolution, artificial intelligence, and other signal processing techniques, we no longer need amps and cabinets to get the guitar tones we need. If I'm working at home, there's no need to piss off my neighbors. Which, I would have to do to get the best tones with an amp. But now? I can get all that deliciousness through my headphones, and my neighbors are none the wiser. Quite a few major artists are using digital modeling / IR for touring. No more worrying about room reverb, isoboxes, club / house engineers messing with your gear. Just plug right in to the house PA and you're done. Nothing will replace the joy you get playing in front of such power, feeling the air vibrate with energy. But amps are no longer a necessity, and their use cases have narrowed.

[@pasdiane]

Your video editing is, as allways, a fine piece of art!

[@faithfulanddevoted]

Right !!

[@turthelll]

Bro "allways" correct spelling is always

[@AtomicMug]

"Do we still need amps?" This product, Kemper, etc. shows us that we don't. Do we still need pedals? Again, Helix, Kemper, Axe-FX, etc. show us that we don't. Do we still need guitars? MIDI, synths, etc. show us that we don't? Do we still need guitarists? Artificial Intelligence shows us that we don't. Technology can conceivably replace everything, but screw that. I'd rather hear SRV with his Strat, TubeScreamer and Dumble, or Angus with his SG and Marshall, or BB King, Lucille and an L5, or some bluesman on a porch with a guitar from the Sears Roebuck catalog. Lugging heavy gear is a pain, but they're not called "working musicians" for nothing. Technology is a very convenient tool, but it has a slow, deliberate insidious knack of making the user less and less relevant. Keep playing your red Strat and ToneKing, Paul. You all sound great together.

[@wesleyalan9179]

Hell yeah, i agree with that man!!

[@haroldpaulino9821]

Faxxx

[@dspindola94]

I don't think it should replace an amp, pedal or else but rather be an alternative of those things. I've seen lots of touring musicians using multi FX units, midi controllers and all sorts of digital stuff. Johnny Marr from The Smiths uses a Boss GT100, Depeche Mode uses midi controllers live and it sounds good, you literally can't hear the difference BUT they still use their analogue gig in the studio and on their records. So it's a nice balance, we should be happy we have such amazing tools these days! Analogue or digital, we should use every kind of resource available.

[@vierkp]

i think it is a big difference between technology replacing human activity and technology supporting it. Technology could replace guitar playing only, if you are interested in not more than what comes out of the speaker. no choice for a guitarrist. you are interessted in creating and forming sound and music by the interaction of your brain, your ears, hands, and your guitar. maybe even more parts of your body😎. technology can help you doing so without owning, carrying and lifting tons of heavy glass tube and transformer iron loaded gear. what one considers as a heavy working musician might by perceived as heavy work force wasting musician by others.

[@AtomicMug]

@@dspindola94 Everything you said is true, and I'm not trying to completely bash technology. But to me, it's made a lot of today's music sound a lot more sterile. All of the great musicians have a unique, distinctive sound, and while digital technology and the unlimited options it offers can help someone find their own sound more conveniently and for a lot less money, too many options can be a distracting rabbit hole that holds them back. Being able to sound like everything can also make you sound like nothing special.

[@alexisschrodinger75]

Hi Paul, after two months, are you still using the Mooer Preamp Live?

[@fredrohrbacher582]

I like this guy. He communicates very effectively his extensive knowledge of music.

[@macaroon147]

I'm a simple man, I plug guitar into soundcard.

[@EliseyGretchko]

Really digging the dreamy vibe in the demo. Goed bezig!

[@filofoto]

Next video: "Do we still need guitars?" made up of timelapses of falling autumn leaves to a background of industrial metalworking noises.

[@raphaelrodriguez1856]

Video after that: “Do we still need humans?”

[@gregorycharrier3087]

@@raphaelrodriguez1856 ... and Paul shooting everyone in the streets

[@AronBuilds]

I saw this bad boy a little while ago on Ola Englund's channel, then on Fluff's, then on Pete Cottrell's channel as well and have been so pumped to get one! What an incredible piece of technology! Best of luck to all the entrants! Thank you so much for this opportunity, Paul! This is a perfect addition to ANY guitarists gear set!!

[@robertmazurowski5974]

Thaks for demonstrating the sound of the preamp. You can really hear how it sounds in the mix. And the different amp models with the effects were accurately shown. Thanks

[@brahimwone6067]

Hi ! I play with a lot of multi effects pedals with preamps and cab simulations and I love it because it's usefull for many "on stage" situations. Sometimes when you just start playing in a town (I just arrived in Paris ) it's hard to carry guitar, pedals and amp everywhere you have to perform and a preamp pedal is a very nice alternative... But anytime I go back to a good ol' valve amplifier I really feel the difference ! Great video production tho I would like to know how you do those too ! Cheers!

[@RudyAyoub]

*creates chill ass composition* "tHis Is ThE WoRsT dEmo proBaBly"

[@joelbmathew3195]

Ok bro

[@joetowers4804]

@@joelbmathew3195 But it was a pretty weak demo.

[@nobetashere5608]

I read this in your voice... I disliked and unsubbed

[@destructo41]

I was amazed at what sounds you produced out of your guitar. Never heard that before and I have dived into ambient playing. Inspired and maybe I’ll buy one of those mooer pre-amps in 2019.

[@bradfordmoeller]

I gave up amps years ago!- A very bright amp modeler in a DAW + a few different amp-flavored pedals which have a darker character (Marshall & Orange in my case) after my dirt pedals sound better and are more flexible than any amp I've ever used and I'm never turning back

[@blakjack3053]

Yes I definitely still need and will always need amps, especially old Marshall, Fender and Vox "tube amps" they just sound sweet as hell whether on stage or in the studio !

[@mato2677]

Purely subjective. Everuone who thinks they can tell the difference always fails a blind test

[@Capt.JohnGuitar]

So what is the difference between this and a multi-effects with modeling? Isn't it, say, the Line 6 Helix, point of existence is exactly what this has and more?

[@gonzantv2]

Surprised by the technology advances, really usefull, from uruguay writing this coment.

[@RobMichael]

Paul, your videos are informative and entertaining. Also--your camera work is beautiful.

[@benmarshallmusic]

The power amp, speaker and cab are the most important parts of an amp’s sound.

[@tieukhavu8832]

You can take advantage from this

[@Abravenewfear]

I think there’s still something about plugging in to a great all valve amplifier and the real feel!

[@fredcaceres2226]

Depends on the genre. If you play rock that leverages amp feedback loop rawness sound of a real amp like say the Nirvana’s Nevermind album, I am sure you can find so many other examples after thinking about it. You can’t reproduce that without a cabinet. There are some tricks to reproduce the timing of the feedback, but all of them involve a real cabinet.

[@jklappenbach]

"You can't reproduce that without a cabinet" Absolutely untrue.

[@brettjamz3]

Paul, you Mary spender, Rhett schull, the samurai, beato, Adam, Davie 504. You all have given me some great entertainment, tips and I've learned a little as well. Thanks

[@joshuayoukai4790]

You don't need a guitar amp if you're going to use your guitar as a synth and not a guitar, I agree.

[@darranedmundson1505]

I spent 5 minutes checking my equalizer settings wondering if the guitar track was muted.

[@Disqualified_Identity]

Your comment is false. I still had a good laugh though so you get a like.

[@joshuayoukai4790]

@@Disqualified_Identity In what way is my comment wrong?

[@Disqualified_Identity]

Your comment wouldn't be wrong 10-20 years ago perhaps. Digital technology no longer has the limitations that you seem to be suggesting.

[@joshuayoukai4790]

@@Disqualified_Identity It seems as though you didn't watch the video. I'm not saying that at all. I'm saying that he didn't show how an amp simulator could get anywhere close to the quality of an actual amp because his demonstration involved nothing but turning the sound of his guitar into a synth where you can't even hear the original guitar sound. This was a poor presentation of what he was trying to convey.

[@groovystevo]

Great advice, even better is your cinematography!! 👍👍

[@eduardturcan7840]

I love quality youtubers who do this such fine work. You did great in showing us the pre amps's capabilities. Keep the good work up,Paul > I like it!

[@ResoBridge]

I think that when an electric guitar is played through a guitar amplifier and there is a relatively short air path between the loudspeaker and the guitar, that does make a difference to the sound. Even at lower volumes there is a feedback path, the sound from the speaker vibrates the guitar body and some of that energy reaches the strings ... and so on in a loop, even well below obvious howl round levels. Methods such as DI recording or even driving a PA with in ear monitoring aren't quite the same as using a guitar amp.

[@Pillepup]

Times change... (I don't know if I like it but it's fact)

[@marvinrockon]

It's part of the evolution and I like the steps it takes. There were people probably criticising Amps back than that it isn't music anymore, real talent is playing an acoustic guitar and that everything else is basically cheating or not music. (Heck, there are still noblets saying that a real guitarist plays acoustics only nowadays. Those people are fun...) Times change and with it the gear we use or can use. I love my Amps more than any plugin or "rigs in a bag", but there's no way in denying that things like that are pretty cool and a step forward. It's like with the TVs. They were bulky, heavy and had less functions not to many years ago and while the flat screens had to be developed over years to display the eye candy we are used to today, boy, are we happy with those flatscreens nowadays. I know how you feel, but it's just natural, since we feel comfortable with what we used so far. But that new technology and the ones coming in the future aren't bad things. Especially since we are still the force, who create the music we play. These are just tools if we be honest. It will all still be us who need to practice and write music. These tools will still be tweakable to our taste and preferences. It's the future and it's up to use if we personally embrace it or not. But it's coming. It's on our way and there's no way we can stop change and technological advances, developments and steps in directions we might find strange in the beginning. I still find it shocking how many great guitar sound on Albums are made with Kemper or the Axe-FX and no one could tell, including me, but I welcome every convenient evolution that still let's the people do the music.

[@tomrabbani]

@@marvinrockon I couldn't agree more. Especially as a young (17) musician I can't really relate to, or afford, the "Vintage" guitars, amps and designs that everyone keeps pushing at me. So it's refreshing to know that the music technology is changing with the times and that there's something new for my generation too.

[@alexhoward1884]

@@marvinrockon I disagree that these are a step forward from amps. I think they are a step in a different direction. The raw tone of tube amps cannot be created digitally, it will never sound as organic.

[@Nicodegalloyo]

Your videos are so clean and well done, so I wanted to see your set up. But my god, I went broke just LOOKING at the gear you use.

[@giulianom.ruggeri2289]

I never thought I would watch a guitar video as one of the early viewers, but you inspired me to learn. Thank you, Paul! I can't wait for the full course on learnpraticeplay.

[@witeshade]

I think this is the first non-metal example of the Mooer I've seen, and it is great. I love metal of course, and the Mooer does that damn well, but hearing it in another context is fantastic.

[@thomaslanfranchi3552]

Awesome your doing this for you KZbin community. Congratulations to the person who wins 👍🏻

[@kappa7365]

Thomas Lanfranchi you’re

[@Rialas]

I've had my preamp live for a few months. Although a clever unit, it gets little use. Tubes forever.

[@lastofthe4horsemen279]

I have a sans amp modeling pedal nothing beats the real thing. Tubes rule

[@nicolasjeanbourquin]

Looks cool

[@RobertoFischer]

Thanks for the explanation in the beginning. It's very useful for people to understand the nonsense of putting a microphone in front of a speaker.

[@jamezband]

This was the BEST demo of a pre-amp ever. It made me want to make music! Count me in for the 'pedal contest'.

[@carlodevivomusicontent2138]

what was the purpose of this video? and what was that song demostrating? no guitar sounds, just delays and reverbs, nothing to do with preamp sounds. Your question, do we still need amps? Afeter watching this video I still ask myself the same question.

[@thebreakfastmenu]

Demo schmemo... That was a tasty, tasty jam. And if anything inspires such music, that's all the demoing I need.

[@lunawroblewski]

I personally use a sans amp paradriver v.2 and have a 100 watt 12" Powered pa speaker for "stage volume" But I mostly go direct with it. It works really well for guitar and bass which is why I like it

[@waynecrowe9790]

Whoa, I absolutely love that demo, I could chill to it anytime of the day or night!

[@christophergama4770]

This isn’t as exciting but hello from Utah.

[@PaulDavids]

I think it's pretty cool... Utah. Sounds great. Utah.. UTAH!

[@wesleyalan9179]

Lol

[@JaredEdwards0608]

Double hello from Utah.

[@jessewest2109]

Deizel vh4. I do appreciate the new kinds of kit. But nothing will ever beat roasting tubes.

[@zeekmx1970]

Paul, Yes we need a big clean powerful amp and it doesn't have to be a guitar amp. I get more milage from RP350 and RP1000 w/modeling and a set of 1300 watt Makies. I use EVH 5150 or JMP800 and JMP900 amp simulation. I'm always going to choose a slant V 12x4 cab simulation. I'm a little bit crazy town and use my BOSS DD-20 and BOSS RC-30 at the end of the signal chain. Buckethead Bass Synth Wah and line 6 bass FM4 + TS-9 in front just in case.

[@theaustralianhulk]

I was just saying to myself that wow this guy is so creative not only musically but also in making the video itself. Not just another guy sitting around talking about the product but actually making art and music. Got my subscription!

[@Jdog568404]

Love your videos, your playing, and your cinematography is on point!

[@realchadtv]

Being a worship pastor at a relatively small church, I've been on the journey of low volume guitar sounds. I currently use a 1979 Fender Super Reverb into a suhr reactive load into a digitech cab driver. Most digital preamp or even drive sounds that I have heard or played almost do too much of the work. I havent really found something digital that feels like it still has the headroom and the responsiveness of a real amp. I'm open to my mind being changed, because life would be a little less complicated for gigs outside of church, and I would love to be able to put together a low-cost setup for my other guitar players that's at a quality I would not be ashamed to use. Also the digitech seems to be the weakest link of my chain right now, I dont love it. I'd love some suggestions there as well. Thanks!

[@J1JL]

ChadTV .,. i just wanna dance .. Nice man! I vote this guy to win it ...

[@calebhendrix4664]

Jv Dyk same

[@realchadtv]

@@J1JL haha thanks, man! You're too kind!

[@joshpetermann]

Try a Kemper... game over. 👍🏼

[@realchadtv]

@@joshpetermann I hate the way they sound in videos, but I need to find a shop that carries them and try one!

[@Blaydrnnnr]

I catch ALOT of hell every time I discuss this topic. I'm a very old guitarist. I grew up finding great amps, great guitars, and great pedals. Spends hours and hours trying to dial in tones, I still, at this very moment, have 9 heads, 3 combos, 9 speaker cabs, about 12 vintage speakers in boxes waiting for homes, 11 guitars, and about 150 pedals, 10 mics, 4 interfaces, and a Two notes reload. I "ATTEMPT" record with Ableton Live. I get into trouble when I advise, or tell people these days, when they ask me what amps to look for, what speaker cabs, etc.. that you dont really need them anymore, and that I RARELY plug into a speaker cabinet these days. Amp sims, pre amp pedals, IR's and decent recording software make it possible to get GREAT tone, for the bedroom player, to a live situation. I have friends that have abandoned amps and cabs all together, opting to play through sims, through laptops, into the front end of a venue. And I had to admit, most people would NEVER know, they werent going through a Plexi...times are changing. Its not easy to plug into my Hiwatts and play them at the power they NEED to be to get to the sweet spot, except that the Reload can attenuate them pretty nicely. The same goes for my Marshalls, My Sound City, even my Fenders. So, do we NEED amps. Nope. Do we still WANT amps? Yes....but they are not necessary to play live, or sound great in your DAW. The Tube industry is going to get smaller and smaller. ( I believe someone said that all tubes are made in 5 factories these days?) It's a good thing, more and more people can get great tone, get inspired, and produce music more easily then ever before. Its just kinda hard to swallow that the finesse that it used to take to get great tone, is now just s click away. Great vid Paul.

[@rizomepaglinawan6475]

I really love your videos and it has been of unmatched quality lately. One of the best guitar related content available on the internet right now. God bless you! By the way, love those preamps.

[@Slunkzillla]

Honestly that’s great that you show us a composition instead of wanking on every patch 😉

[@eole123456789]

How are we supposed to be convinced when you can’t hear a single guitar sound in the demo?

[@PaulDavids]

Convinced about what?

[@tomcrouch3443]

Paul Davids, that we don’t still need amps.

[@DirkHoeppner]

@@PaulDavids literally any claim you make about this pre-amp. you didn't demo it at all. there is zero substance here.

[@PatrickStefan]

Cool piece but couldn't hear any guitar!!!

[@adamyoung6797]

It's not a demo.

[@giobotigi2]

Wow! This preamp pedal wasn't even on the radar. I'm really digging it.

[@martincloud1323]

I don't think amps will disappear. They still have their place. But it is great to have all these amp modellers etc. because it makes some things easier. Especially for musicians in cities who use public transport and just cant carry around their marshall stack in the subway :D. They can have their stack in the bands practice room or in the studio but they can gig in small clubs in the city with a light portable rig...

[@checazz]

Those camera's angles...

[@yeahhyouvish]

This video trips me out

[@Theroadaxe]

Excellent production. Thanks, Paul

[@foxboyo]

Love the simple and quite different little "music video" as time goes on the digital side of music seems to be more and more prevalent as someone like me who uses modern amps and vintage pedals, it's interesting to see the change happen. Keep up the great content!

[@alexisschrodinger75]

Nice, super nice, suuuuuper nice demo!!!

[@SpiritOfOrange]

Alexis Schrödinger Paul Davids liked your comment but he has stated that this video is not a demo. Confused?

[@HannibalX33]

Thanks for the acid trip

[@johnb7283]

Great demo! I ve been following your channel for awhile and I must say your videos are inspiring and creative. One thing I like about you is your voice --- it's soothing and easy to understand. Much respect from India

[@AndrewJohnClive]

Ha! Had a brief flashback to Varg (Burzum) when you said “let’s find out”. 🙂Love your videos man!

[@brandontadday6288]

Varg straight up doesnt even use amps at all nowadays. He does the good old 'rest the headstock against the wall' for amplification. Kvlt af.

[@2011goldtop]

Half of it isn’t what you hear .. it’s how it feels! Nothing so far feels like the real thing.. all because it isn’t ... however everything has an application though .

[@4OPFab]

damn right !

[@terryforrest]

So many cool toys, so little time...

[@charafhero3944]

How tf did you get here 18h ago?

[@tdicml0752]

He is NO.1 fan

[@ChefkochAntoine]

If I had a time machine I would mess around in Paul's comment section as well...

[@terryforrest]

charaf hero Patreon...

[@LucasVallimZero]

wtf i was not expecting this insanely awesome song you created for a "bad demo" as you say haha. Put that on spotify man, f* brilliant!

[@4OPFab]

Playing in a band is about guitars plugged in amps with tubes and speakers. Find your gear and play for real. So many units are just built for gearlust... Recently I had to replace my single-ended with a transistor thing and an amp simulator within because the power supply had melt, so I played with that stuff for the time my 5W tweed was serviced. It made me feel I played with a dead amp. The tone wasn't real bad but it was just dead. I don't know, find your guitar, find your amp and play it like saxophonists play. It's intimate, it's physical, after years you get your sound, you express yourself and you just don't need a box that might give you the feeling you could have all the sounds in the world cause then you get none of them. I use to enjoy your videos because you play with care and sensitivity and I like the way you explain the matter of an acccent here and a ghost note there, so no I can't believe you enjoy that kind of gear. I enjoyed the one where you compared your first amp with your actual one. It's all I talk about.

[@msykala]

now that's what I call good timing. I'm actually looking into buying something along those lines, and have been looking at different (cheaper) products like audio interfaces to connect my guitar to the PC. I've neglected my guitar practice for a couple of years and seriously thinking of getting back to it. I don't have the budget/space to get an actual amp/pedals though. Can anyone advise something good? And how exactly is this preamp different from an audio interface? BTW Paul, really looking forward to your learnpracticeplay thing, if it'll cover music theory I'm all in!

[@yoyoninjaboy6431]

This is a completely different product than an audio interface. An audio interface is a digital to analog converter (DAC) which is required to record anything to a PC. DACs have preamps but they are not made for guitars and will not distort pleasantly (most of the time). The built in cabinet feature would actually make this a pretty slick practice recording and even live solution. That said with my experience with Hughes and kettners Redbox (via a tubemeister 36) you're much better off using amp plugins and impulse responses than just cabinet emulation. Alternatively use this instead of amp sim but still use impulse responses with the cab sim off. Or go ham and get some tube amp and a reactive load (with impulse responses) or ox box. Or just mic the damn thing lol. The Scarlett 2i2 interface is very popular sounds good and is affordable.

[@msykala]

@@yoyoninjaboy6431 sorry it took me so long to respond. Thank you for your tips. Is it not better then to simply buy a cheaper amp? Like a mustang v2 or something along those lines? Since my speakers are not exactly studio monitors, it's better to have an actual amp speaker right? plus mustang comes pc connecting capabilities and some ways to modify the sound within it's software

[@yoyoninjaboy6431]

@@msykala mustang would work. If you ever play with a drummer it will not cut it. It's a little more expensive but I know the boss katana is probably the best in class digital modeler right now.

[@yoyoninjaboy6431]

Honestly the best setup to get is one that gets you playing and keeps you there.

[@thijsjansenjazz]

Heel vet man ik zou m eigenlijk bestwel graar willen maar waarschijnlijk zie je dit niet :( , als je het wel ziet SO naar jouw ik kijk je al heeeul lang en je bent geniaal 👍🏻

[@MGA19a]

These Paul D. videos are getting better and better - keep rockin' dude !!! Greetings from Austria !

[@Zerimas]

I would have preferred more of sound demo, but it is good that you took the time to explain the principles of the device for those who might not know. It is 2019. I feel like the electrical properties of amps are quite well understood and technology has reached the point where we can easily simulate that. The Kemper amp is basically proof of that because, as I understand it, all it does is measure what is going on inside the amp and then replicate it (that it was makes it a "profiling" amp). I am sure there many out there that feel that there is some kind of "magic" to using actual tubes and whatnot and that such a thing could never be replicated something like "measurements". Hell, a lot audiophiles dispute the idea that you can even "measure" audio and assert that they don't tell the whole story. I know hi-fi and guitar are not the same. They have different goals (hi-fi being replicating the signal and with guitar you are trying to generate an entirely new signal). As finicky and nuanced as an actual tube amp may be with respect to it altering the input signal that comes from the guitar, the things do have to obey the laws of physics. It should be possible to predict pretty much how they would alter signal (if it were impossible to do so, amp builder probably have a pretty tough time designing an amp to sound a particular way at all). Now not every tube is exactly the same of course. Modelling all that in real time without is probably quite tricky. However, computers are pretty sweet now and people have working on this sort of thing for while, so it shouldn't be surprising that they've seemed to figure out how to do it. So from a functional standpoint it seems like amps are no longer necessary. I am sure the theoretical knowledge to do so has been around for a long time, but implementing such a thing practically (and affordably) is probably a more recent thing. Now that doesn't necessarily mean it will replace all amps. I went out of my way to acquire a turntable to play LPs. CDs and other digital formats have long been vastly superior to vinyl records. Unless a DAC is really badly implemented they provide pretty much perfect replication of the source. This isn't up for debate by the way. This is pretty much fact. If you don't believe me feel free to challenge the people who came up with the Nyquist-Shannon theorem. But I digress. My point is vinyl records have been functionally obsolete for a long time. That doesn't mean that people have stopped using them, nor do they need to. Turntables are fun. That is why I have one. TL;DR: This device looks like it can provide pretty much all of the functionality of an actual amp. That doesn't mean we should all get rid of our amps. It is just another option to those who would like to use it. If anything it opens a lot of doors. No longer does "good" tone need to be linked to expensive and exotic electronics. Now pretty much anyone can have it at a reasonable price. This is a good thing.

[@LateNightYinzer]

The short answer is yes: I still need amps. No less than 2 4x12's and 100 watts RMS, actually. ;D

[@trevorgwelch7412]

Paul You’re A Musical Professional And You Make The Guitar Sound Like A Beautiful Rainbow 🌈, Everything You Do Sounds Perfect . Oh By The Way I Would Love That Pre Amp , I Live in a small Town house with thin walls . Cheers Mate , Toronto Ontario Canada 🇨🇦

[@tarkenton3895]

Man I've been eyeballing this one for a while since I've been using the Mooer 011 Dual Rec preamp and the Mooer Radar as the core of my rig. Mooer are genuinely doing some pretty amazing stuff.

[@gokhanersan8561]

That was the question I was asking before I heard the 5150 combo. Now I’m saving up for it.

[@lexzbuddy]

I tried a Kemper, it sucked. I tried computer modeled crap. I tried modeling this and that. I have 3 tube amps, they are great. That's all.

[@carnivalminds]

lexzbuddy I agree that amps are excellent. They suck gigantic donkey balls if it’s 3am in your apartment building that 30 other people live in. Gear heads on the internet with their listing of great gear and for what? The only thing that matters is the song - getting one done, as in complete. There is really nothing like a perfectly recorded piece of shit song by a trustfund baby and the $50,000 worth of stack amps and 18 guitars his mommy bought him. Yeah, sounds great! The songs a completely stale, uninspired pile of catsuit BUT it was recorded well! When will people learn that different circumstances require different tools? Of course we would all love a tricked out home studio but sometimes it can’t happen and it’s on you to make it work with garage band and an acoustic guitar if you must. *mild rant over* 🤪

[@88ueshiba88]

Is this video from the '80s? I already heard those things somewere.. 😂

[@MikaelLewisify]

Yes, we do. Well, we don’t “need” them, but I like them. Just bought the AER Domino 3. My acoustic has never sounded so good.

[@volkySt]

Even MK is using kemper in his current last tour, the world is a crazy place to live in.

[@lifelongfan07]

I like what you did. But not a very good representation of an “amp” replacement. Please make one to show the true characteristics of this.

[@ashutoshsrivastava8661]

Hello from India, oh and I love your accent it's as if you have a great guitar and vocal tone...

[@finnp.7170]

Ashutosh Srivastava It’s a Dutch accent :)

[@brianortiz2200]

😂

[@cleflouvern4508]

When I read India I suddenly start reading your comment in India accent✌😂

[@tomduckworth8335]

I like your honesty this is becoming the best way to record at home

[@RandomSean2608]

I didn’t feel like you were sponsored or a salesman for said pedal so I appreciate the video more. The question is something I have pondered over for a long time as I use a lot of computer plugins rather than a lot of physical pedals due to space and money restrictions (my children come first of course) but I have been looking for a small easy to use product to sim preamps and I think I have just found it. Great video as always and hope to see many more. Dude you rock

[@paqman78]

The Mooer preamp isn't doing anything new. Multi fx pedals with amp + cab sims have been around for years, and most sound pretty good. The Zoom G3 being my personal favourite. The axe fx has been around longer, but is much more expensive. There's also Thomas Blug's Amp1, which this Mooer is a blatant clone of. So the question of whether we still need an amp is an old one already. It's just taking ages to convince people to let go of the dependency on tubes, which is understandable I suppose.

[@dykeneuk]

The Mooer is nothing like the Blug amp. I've had both. The Blug Amp isn't digital, the mooer is. I still have the mooer.

[@paqman78]

@@dykeneuk ok. You say it's "nothing" like the Blug Amp1, and yet you can only give one difference. Good one lol

[@dykeneuk]

FacePalm well you can hardly say the mooer is a clone of the Blug on that very basis. Different technologies completely. The blug is analog.

[@TheVigilantStewards]

Did you forget to unmute the guitar track in your DAW? Or was that synth sounding just the guitar? Cool editing but I didn't hear any guitar

[@PaulDavids]

Nope, all the main parts are guitar.

[@TheVigilantStewards]

Ok, I was a bit confused. You said it was probably the worst demo ever, so I figured you just mutated the signal with strymon etc. I thought that maybe just based off of how much you were enjoying it in the video that there was a guitar part that got lost on the upload or something. @@PaulDavids

[@PaulDavids]

No, I said that as a joke, because I used so many of effect pedals with the guitar.

[@TheVigilantStewards]

Oh :-D I thought it was because we couldn't actually hear what the preamp sounded like with clean guitar sound ... well, no problem you have a good channel @@PaulDavids

[@Blaydrnnnr]

To ad, I'd love to watch you get these tones through Ableton Live. I have NEVER been able to get my guitars to sound this good in Ableton....Great vid

[@stokjebrood]

Top notch production. These videos truly show what it feels like to make music and have a great time.