Does the TANK-G multi-effects pedal have everything that I need? Amp NOT needed!

Hey guys, today we're checking out this cool TANK-G effects pedal from Playwell. It has a ton of effects and features, but how does it sound? Time to find out. Thanks for watching and be sure to subscribe.
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[@eddiejr540]

Some really nice sounds in that thing…you did a great job demoing them…well done👍

[@GuitarMAXMusic]

Man, that thing sounds amazing!

[@FlipDahlenburg]

That's only because he's using a purple guitar.

[@Sinistralitee]

You should review one max, I'd love to see your opinion on the unit

[@Xtianisms]

you missed out the part where you can load 3rd party IR's. definitely a major selling point for sure

[@jayplay2319]

It's Profiler too using "ann software" or M EFCS software

[@stephenpizer5666]

Turn your Foot Sideways to hit both buttons 😅

[@javajunkiez]

Excellent review!

[@JamieLynnMorris]

9.3 that's the tone for me! ❤

[@matta1899]

Not everyone can match their pedal to their guitar, but you pulled if off well.

[@alsantangelo]

I have such fond memories of my C-64 days, that thing was so incredible for its time.

[@twobrotherskayaking4736]

Update: (after watching the entire video) Hey nice color coordination on your axe and the box! Definitely 8-4 is your tone.....awesome video and superb shredding, as usual Mr. James....thank you....The Bald Shredder Strikes Again!

[@johnfrymyer8346]

Thank you. Your video was perfect, you gave a clear example of every mode and truly reviewed the entire pedal. (well, as much as you could). I will buy one and probably get rid of my pedals except for the Wah and Fuzz.

[@sunnyday6321]

Man this thing is awsome it made that guitar at times sound like a cool 80s keytar. That for sure is neat. Rock on.

[@che2335]

The 8:00 mark saved the whole video. Not bad for $60 for a beginner.

[@petetk]

Dear Bald Shredder thanks for this demo. I actually bought one of these pedals. I think it's great for the money and I would definitely use it on gigs, open jams, recording etc. Does not replace my fractal, but when you want to travel light and not have to worry about power cables, etc this is a great piece! Thank you for all your excellent videos!

[@Briansgate]

holy crap. a few years ago I bought a PodGo just to have all that stuff in one place. And now this is out for $80. Geez, to be young again with all this technology. Might even make metal dude sound great.

[@JamieLynnMorris]

But is it burrito proof? 😂

[@thebaldshredder]

Metal Dude says he doesn't need it.

[@deegee1317]

I just started saving up for a tuner & reverb pedal now I see this all in one effect

[@rusty4150]

Wow! bought one of these a couple of weeks back. Didnt realise you could do so much with it. i pressed the 4 buttons in turn and nothing changed, i pressed the third one and got some delay but basically declared it useless and parked it with all my other rubbish effects, guess ill have to give it another try.Thanks for deciphering the instructions for us!

[@nulife022]

I find most presets on amps I've owned are heavily distorted or unusable for one reason or another. Many of those are something I would use. Only $80 bucks? I must assimilate one. Thanks man, you shred.

[@errorsofnovember6068]

you can load am2 files to edit the amps, i have JCM 800, Driftwood Darkest Nightmare, EVH 5150, Dual Rectifier, Dual Rectifier + TS808, Fender Twin and a Peavey 5150, and in IR i had a bunch and i love it

[@hackerz72]

​@@errorsofnovember6068 where did you get those am2 files? do you have a link?

[@FultonStreetBeats]

Yep, looks and sounds good to me. Great review brother. It seems very usable. I can't wait to check it out in the DAW.

[@Stevie_evie]

"Does this have everything that I need" while shaking his head 🤣

[@arislaf]

Body language never lies

[@DaisyHollowBooks]

I think it’s pretty intriguing. It might not do everything you need well, but it seems like a good general purpose tool. I’d certainly keep one in my studio.

[@jprestonian]

Another great video, Richard! Love visiting your channel. Please: continue.

[@MrJommins]

Yes I have watched Dave. And even cooler than Dave is that Bald Shredder dude! But even cooler than that is that I am #8 on the like list today! Now that’s cool buddy!

[@Jonathan-L]

Such an awesome bang for buck fly rig!

[@HEMI42652]

Looks very versatile and easy to use great demo. Commodore. A better bargain than many...

[@TheBladepolisher]

Thanks bro for the review ! ! From one nipple head to another, your doin' us proud ! ! HAAAAAAAAA ! What I like most about this is the user accessibility and ease of controlling your own sound. The fact that you can change the pre-sets to whatever you want is brilliant and they're movable. Professional sounding pre-sets. This pedal seems to have the best pre-sets from a much more expensive unit - Fractal, which I can't afford, but because of this, I mi9mic the settings on the pre-sets to and board effects setup and blitz on to oblivion.

[@MitchHaman]

This is very affordable and sounds great. It's even cheaper then the EVH 5150 standard I'm wanting. 🤔

[@joeyvanostrand3655]

I have a Wolfgang Standard. Not my most expensive guitar in the collection but definitely in the top 5. It's a perfect guitar.

[@girlwithkaleidoscopeeyes]

C'est Formidable! Oui Oui! 💜

[@dedscene2521]

Hey man just wanted to thank you for the review and demo. I bought one based on this and I am very happy with it. I pretty quickly reworked the presets to one's that I made and I use it more for an fx loop/tone shaper with my Headrush MX5 or my Katana

[@jimmyx4599]

Sounds really good would like to get one because it has a rechargeable battery. Great guitar playing as well on distortion setting.

[@GerryBlue]

Very good review of this thing, nice to hear all presets and learn about programming it. I might consider getting one as a smaller alternative to my pedalboard

[@josephdlucero1104]

Damn dude you're an AWESOME guitarist oh yea the pedal, it's ok

[@serpentsbane9166]

That was a nice breakdown on this modeler / multi-effects unit! I'm sure we would all love to see a follow up to this at some point, where you go over your favorite & custom presets, of course with an ALL NEW JAM just for this video! Or you could try it out on some future guitar reviews and see how it sounds in a mix compared to your trusty POD Farm presets... Also, I think you could get even better heavy distortion / rhythm sounds out of this thing if you put an overdrive pedal in front of it, since you always have one on according to your POD Farm breakdown video! Or alternatively, you could swap out some of the factory IR's to mess around with some new ones, namely those great free ones from Ola Englund, Resington, & The Other John Browne! I've heard their Impulse Responses sound great not just for Metal, but for Rock and clean tones as well! Anyways, keep on rocking Bald Shredder! \m/

[@SirLoinMagroin]

Nice matching the guitar color to the Tank-G. Yep. I saw what you did there.

[@thebaldshredder]

Purple power!

[@jeffsizemore7055]

Great playing !!!

[@Mcgiver699]

You forgot the part that you can even create your own profiles or load 3rd party ones as presets. Plus the Bluetooth playback and the unit being an audio interface too. :P

[@rauljcarn]

That pedal sounds badass

[@mhikegural5234]

The only hustle is you need to tap the two buttons at the same time to change the patch. Not good for me. But it sounds good..

[@RivieraOrthodontics]

Unfortunately it's only in mono and has some background hiss (even with the noise gate on), which left me a bit underwhelmed with mine. I bought the Line 6 pod express though and have been very happy with it, even though it's a bit more expensive. I enjoy your videos!

[@mercury4metal]

I remember Barney the Purple Dinosaur using one. So if it’s good enough for Barney, it’s good enough for me! 🎸🤣

[@knmoves]

I have tried out many multi fx pedals over the years. But always go back to my 30 year old zoom 4040. It has two assignable pedals. One pedal is used for volume, I like making a solo sound like a violin. The second pedal controls how much I want to increase the assigned effect. I’ve programmed the sounds and only use four settings. 1 is clean, 2 is clean with echo, 3 is distortion and 4 Is distortion with echo. The pedal is so old, still go for £140 on eBay. So I bought a second one as back up.

[@louaguado995]

Nice playing. This pedal reminds me of the Flyrig ones. But I prefer one with an expression pedal. I used an old Digitech multi effects and amp modeling pedal for years. Then I switched to Zoom. My latest is a Mooer GE150, great pedal with 55 amp sim's 26 cab sim's and 6 mic's to choose from. The mic's placement is also adjustable. But the most important thing for me is the expression pedal that can control volume, gain, modulation speeds, and Wah. You should check one out. 😁

[@bluwng]

Nice choice of guitar and color.

[@monteself6826]

it's to bad they have you do the double switch to Bank up and down, maybe just a long press on "D" for Down "A" for Up ? or even a switch output on both sides to add a switch.

[@overcast2018]

also You could load your own IR cabs there and its a profiler, you can profile you favorite overdrives if you dont like the stock presets, for 80$ its really not that bad,

[@johnplaystheguitar123]

It can load amp captures profiles now. From ANN or NAM

[@cvanhetkaar96]

Did you see the video from “Riffs & Rig” about the “M-Vave” version of the Tank-G ? They show how the latter rig can set your house on fire … I think this is the same rig, just branded differently and different colour of ofcourse..

[@1980JPA]

Also he pointed toward Ehrosmith's vid on an easy fix. Not sure why you mentioned the former but not the latter.

[@cvanhetkaar96]

@@1980JPA you do not want to buy a rig witch you have to open up to make sure that it is save, i think, but if you already have it, this vid shows what you can do about it, if you know how to..

[@1980JPA]

@@cvanhetkaar96 you are absolutely correct. Just out of not wanting to freak out someone that already owned it and read the words "set your house on fire" I would have just mentioned that there was a fairly simple fix. I do agree that most would not want to buy it knowing they have to fix it besides some tinkerers and DIYers. I happen to be one of those weirdos, lol.

[@rkgaustin9043]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the fact this video was produced and uploaded with a Commodore 64?

[@thebaldshredder]

😁

[@lucianomateus351]

Man, I like tour vídeos, and you play Very good. Maybe you could do a persona like Jay parmar. He is so funny too.

[@a2shake]

Just ordered one!

[@patrickshannon4516]

I bought a effects pedal on AliExpress and it was only 20 dollars and it had at least ten different multi effects i couldn't believe it was amazing even had a looper mode. And it was small like could fit in your front pocket.

[@briannelms158]

Sounds good Richard!!

[@keovongvilaykeo4799]

Always great review thanks 🙏 you for sharing 😊

[@tattoofred]

Genial video, espero probar ese equipo estos días, saludos desde España 😉

[@michaelthomas9991]

That’s a great demonstration, and I thought the pedal sounded super for $80! Thanks for the demo BS.

[@davidriley4895]

I was thinking this would cost about $120. So while I was considering buying one while watching the video, I’m getting ready to get one right now

[@kalvinmiller8233]

Great video thanks

[@LesterMitchell]

Killer demo man!

[@zonar069]

That color looks better than my cuvave tank g

[@lzryd]

As a fellow bald shredder i subbed just for the name lol. I stayed for the cool demo. Not my thing but it is really a good product for the price or as a cheaper alternative to Fly Rigs. I had the Paul Landers one and sold it, preferring my pedalboard and Headrush still as its not heavy. Playing a little Ratt and Heart? ...nice playing.

[@thebaldshredder]

Thanks

[@papablue3015]

It slices it dices it makes minced meat!! Cool 🤘 Thanks Shredder 🤘 😊

[@thebaldshredder]

It will even fold your laundry

[@JamieLynnMorris]

Presenting the Ronco Pocket Pedal!

[@chuckharrel8272]

It changes the oil in your car!!!

[@gdrew4171]

I wouldn't be surprised if Amazon sells out, these are online everywhere right now.

[@brianpark492]

Shop Ali express and look for M-vave.Same company way cheaper.Keep looking for free shipping.

[@user-gs2nq3rs8l]

I've got so many multi effects pedals I just can't buy another one but I just might that's cool it sounds good too is there right and left out is anything stereo can't believe how cheap that is I'm so glad I'm not married. I can buy a new toy whenever I want

[@Flongsky]

Wow, nice

[@retropuffer2986]

The cable management alone might be worth it for some.

[@overcast2018]

It really is, paired with wireless system no more cables and adapters on the ground,and the best part no more angry wife

[@warpig23]

You are great player

[@NotMarkKnopfler]

I would buy this right now but it's mono. I want stereo

[@JamieLynnMorris]

SOLD!!! How Awesome is this??? *May have to sell my Macintosh SE with StyleWriter printer. 🤣🤣🤣

[@lucianomateus351]

You could teste the new Mvave FX stomp: the Black Box. Work with IR and do profilers too.

[@RobertEMason]

At first I thought you said "Ball Shredder" and wasn't sure i wanted to watch 😂

[@Numocron]

Wow Richard this is such an awesome pedal review I love it. Shred on dude.😃👍❤️🔥⚡️🎶🎸

[@kandoo1316]

This is better than my Boss Me-50 by a long shot.

[@ShaunNelson]

Kinda sounds like my old Zoom 1010 from the mid 90s.

[@johnlew5972]

And can you point me to or show all the versions of OUTPUT?? Do I need an amp? Headphones directly from this? directly into my computer to listen from computer speakers? Thank you!

[@ricardoa2894]

yeah, # 84 sounds amazing, seems like this device has a ADC sampling of 96 KHZ (i do not know), the audio quality sounds good enough

[@joelking1214]

I’m a beginner and I think I’m going to have to invest in one of these…🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@timaves1504]

I love the idea of not needing a psu...Just one question. How is it for background noise? I bought a Mooer multi effects unit a couple of years ago which was very versatile and dirt cheap, but it was just too noisy to use.

[@jazzalmenasmusic]

I will pull the trigger on this. I need a go-to unit to not carry all the irons with me

[@danielktdoranie]

You will still need an amplifier to play this through a speaker as it doesn’t have a power amp in it sadly. I have an Orange Terror Stamp amp-in-pedal-form-factor and it’s cool. If they put a power amp and pre-amp (even solid state) it would be rad

[@iloveaviation-burgerclub-a8145]

First obvious issue I saw in the 1st 3 seconds is that the rotary knobs are way to near to thefoot switches. Being higher than the pressed foot switch will make you hit them under action. Itisconvenion small but will suck.

[@arislaf]

Pod 2.0 in purple.

[@larslevinberget9558]

Nice Soldano-purple ... it's just that, Playwell was a lousy Playmobil knockoff made in Hong Kong :/ The question is ... where in this world are all the Hi-resolution PA systems with studio quality and monitor speakers (or in-ear) with Hi-Fi sound?? We are kinda dependable on that, and you have no guarantee you will hear yourself at all, nor the audience (they will remember drums...)

[@misterscary999]

I ordered one after seeing a KZbin video of the Studio Rats testing it out. I was really excited to try it once it arrived, but the sound quality wasn't there. I also had a problem running it through the power amp input jack on my amp - it had a strange level issue where if it was too much signal the volume decreased. It could've been a really cool handy thing to have, but for me at least, the sound quality was way lacking compared to the regular gain from my amp. Returned it the next day for an amazon credit.

[@thebaldshredder]

Well you gave it a shot!

[@misterscary999]

@@thebaldshredder I also tried and returned the Line 6 Pod express - same issue with the unit not sounding nearly as good as just plugging into an amp. Oh well... guess I'm an amp guy. LOL

[@brendanflaherty6696]

Worth noting that in the case of the Studio Rats video, he had loaded his own IRs onto the unit (Ownhammer V30 4x12 according to the video comments, though I don’t know which specific one). From everything I see/read on this unit, better quality IRs really wake these up. I just got mine, and haven’t had a chance yet to load any 3rd party IRs yet. I agree that the stock IRs could definitely be improved upon.

[@tadadams8821]

can this be played with just a speaker ?

[@errorsofnovember6068]

it can capture pedal/amps too like a kemper

[@davegoodwin1848]

The only chorus I'll buy or use would be stereo.

[@SoloSi2024]

You can load your own IRs, but weird how they included a Vox amp model but no 2x12 cab sim?

[@twobrotherskayaking4736]

I've been thinking about getting one of these. Though I've been playing electric and acoustic for over 50 years, I have zero experience with tech devices like these or even pedals, so I hope to learn a bit here. Maybe at lease enough to tell if I need one of these or not. And btw, I"VE UPGRADED TO A C-128.Yeah, take that dude.....OPEN 1, 1, 0, "FILENAME" LOL! but I would not go for an Amiga A600...NO WAY!

[@GovmntLacky]

That 15% coupon must have been a short term deal cause I can’t find it anywhere for less than $80

[@phi2771]

What are you playing this through?

[@cpt.ahab_it7044]

Cool unit.

[@mrmojoridin]

I bought two cube baby’s off temu - one for myself and then one for my son . The funny thing is that both pedals were identical and identically packaged , but one pedal says “m-vave” and the other says “I-set” on the upper left corner , and the knobs are slightly different. But they are otherwise identical in every way! These pedals are $29 and I could tell that they are made by the same people as the “tank” the instruction manuals are virtually identical . The only added features that you’re getting for the $79 are the noise gate , an extra foot switch and the cube baby battery life is listed as 6 hours ……. not 12 . The Tank is about twice the size also . The noise gate is a very desirable effect , but not worth $50 more . I recommend the cube baby if you’re on a budget , cause they really are virtually the same pedals and the sounds and functionality are identical.

[@wesleywild-s9x]

Reminds me of a zoom 9000 or a Pandora but slightly more modern presets

[@Earthshaker1965]

Yes sir, we have found your ideal setting.... George Lynch on steroids!!!💜😎👍🎸

[@thedrumdon2485]

enjoyed and sub'd!

[@ekasatriabahari2264]

would be perfect if there is send return jack ports

[@rubenmedina5050]

I have the Mvave Tank G, and now you also make captures of pedals and Guitar plugins with a software provided, don't know if Playwell has this feature too

[@kaywoodparsons5307]

does it function as an audio interface as well

[@gwugluud]

I wish there would have been cheap do-it-all guitar gear which is common now back in the 70s.

[@ehdforlife]

Your demo sounded light years better than that other guys. The presets sounded horrible. Yours, not so bad. Had I not just purchase another one like it, I would have considered this.

[@thebaldshredder]

Hmm, I wonder why that is?

[@ehdforlife]

@thebaldshredder I think he had the cab emulator turned off, or something. Sounded very grating.

[@rodolfoarredondo7943]

only the wah pedal is missing

[@billymitchell7472]

cant beat that for 79 $