Eric Johnson Pedalboard Sounds Demo

Just trying to run you through the setup since a few people have asked me to, hope you enjoy :)

[@JustLaurenXx]

Nice socks

[@BorisBidjanSaberi11]

Are you wearing nice socks too? Cool socks crew represent

[@charliebarber7682]

"So do you use the fuzz-face?" "No I just like the way it looks. Looks like a landmine."

[@whynottalklikeapirat]

Yngwie quote

[@khalaziafaqih367]

By Yngwie

[@hypervenom4179]

Out of all the videos ive seen this is the closest ive seen anyone get to EJ’s tone.

[@johnballantyne3458]

Sounds great. You've got the gear dialed in well, but the most important part is how you evoke that EJ sound through your playing. Phrasing and technique are critical for this stuff, and you nailed it. That alone got you most of the way there; having well-selected gear and dialing it in right is just the clincher. Well done, sir.

[@dlgnlwls84]

I recently decided to chase EJ’s tone and this demonstration really got me!

[@niteboatermusic]

brilliant job, love the Giggity sound. Excellent playing here!

[@SaxyCalzone]

Hell yeah the Giggity! I have one for my dirty lead path. It really just fattens everything up nicely.

[@lousekoya1803]

Great tone and playing,.........amazing what the Giggity can do to enhence things !

[@yijiehe3966]

I bought a 5E3 after watching this..... I cannot believe you can create that lead tone with a clean amp!!

[@sportsportsport]

What's a 5E3?

[@SebastianMehenka]

@@sportsportsport guess we will never know

[@johnmaize736]

@@sportsportsport the type of circuit in the amp I believe. Cheers!

[@XxdartvaderxX]

the fuzz face adds that much texture wow

[@simonpilgrims]

Great demo

[@Djcwozza]

Very good tones

[@jcshirke]

Sounds great

[@brucesguitardemos8197]

Great vid dude really got the tone down

[@Orvulum]

There's an MXR compression pedal in the chain too, sometimes ... Also, the specific transistors used for a particular version of the FuzzFace can have a significant effect on the tone that's produced; you'll probably want one with germanium transistors if seeking that Eric Johnson lead tone.

[@makimoto69]

Well done

[@carsgunsandguitars]

Dude, you nailed it!!!

[@mexistratman1]

Thanks a lot man! Appreciate it

[@carsgunsandguitars]

@@mexistratman1 no, sincerely. I'm recovering from shoulder surgery and using the time to rethink my approach to tone. I'm going with a wet/dry/wet setup and this inspired me to play with two delays and use a gain stack that I can build up in stages.

[@guitarnut7438]

sounds awesome! I will get these 2 delays as well. Plus I miss the fuzz as well. One really doesn't need anything more.

[@richardmg5927]

Its amazing hiw it actually sounds like EJ.....fat tone all the way

[@derickng8579]

thanks man :)

[@irishplucker]

Great EJ tones there...fantastic playing also helps!.......lots of feeling.......

[@davidramos4317]

Honestly he nailed it l.

[@NomarKddus]

Good tone bro

[@allenmaynard7329]

Nice tone and playing brother

[@mexistratman1]

Allen Maynard thank you very much Allen!

[@WesmanGuitar483]

Hey man, I really appreciate you taking the time to do this. Been waiting for this for awhile. Could you tell me how u have everything set up/ the cable routing of your pedals? Like what goes into what etc. I'd like to give it a try, Thanks again!

[@mexistratman1]

Hi wes sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I'll put the routing and some of the rough settings in the description as soon as I can. The pedals are wired the way you see them though, Wah - Giggity in front of the amp and Mxr CC and Boss DD3 in the FX loop. Thanks for watching and I appreciate the comment :)

[@atomiceraguitars]

Hi Conor, Thanks for this vid...nice tones and well done... I have most of the same gear that you do, but I'm struggling a little with getting the exact delay time(s) right when using two delay pedals at the same time. Can you please shed any light on how you have each delay set as far as delay time and repeats so they work well together? -Thanks

[@yuufx]

cool!!

[@RobertLongM]

Ah yes! Love that Giggity ... Well done!... I have the Tube Driver ... but great sound you got from those... So you have Amp Dist, Tube S, Giggity & Fuzz?

[@kangnamoo]

nice vibrato!!

[@pippotones]

Fantastic sound man…..for clean sound, when you start to play, used dd3 and carbon copy both?….what's the setting?….help me….. :-))

[@DaveH-10]

Wow. Amazing video. Thanks for the info. Sounds so much lik EJ.

[@mexistratman1]

+davh10 Thanks for the comment!

[@LAkadian]

Play in bridge position and put the mids on 6 or 7, then crank up the treble to 10.

[@strat-mj9ry]

Thanks for posting this, appreciate it and sounds good. Which of the moon settings do you have the Giggity in? You should consider getting either a Hermida Dover Drive (check out Mowat-Smith's YT demo of it), MXR FET Driver (less expensive), or an actual Butler tube driver for your EJ tube driver lead sounds and run that into the Giggity, perhaps. Then the fuzz can be the dirty rhythm or an alternate lead sound. Cheers, and keep up the good work.

[@mexistratman1]

No problem at all I'm glad you liked the video :) I think the moon setting was at its very darkest for this but one closer to the sun still sounds pretty good, the trick is to keep the master volume on the giggity down :) Thanks for the comment!

[@Danthehorse]

Brilliant mate! Really cool EJ tones. Is the amp all stock? I was considering the Blues Deluxe but worried that its a little bright, and i want to cover a wide range of genres.

[@mexistratman1]

It is indeed, the amp covers a lot of things pretty well though ideally I'd like to use a different amp trying to get his lead sound but it still works just fine!

[@tylermooring9563]

I dont have the same delay pedal but how do you set the delay to 420 ms? Ive heard thats around what Eric uses

[@vintagepipesnightmares]

If you really want that Eric fuzzy tone you should put the tube screamer before the fuzz. Like he does. You will immediately hear that weird fuzzy tone. And the delay before distortion.

[@mexistratman1]

Thanks for the tip Silviu, I was never able to make the delay before distortion work for me, never got it to sound good. I will try the tube screamer before the fuzz, I didn’t think of that.

[@vintagepipesnightmares]

@@mexistratman1 your welcome ! That is the secret of that weird fuzz tone. Tube screamer into fuzz face. But the level of fuzz should be about half. And the tube screamer more level less gain. It will give you that buzzy fuzz. But play with them you will get there

[@monsterzero1965]

Very good but how bout a list of those pedals the amp and guitar you are using

[@DuelingDragonsMusic]

Awesome and informative! Two delay pedals, never thought of that. What are the settings on each delay pedal?

[@kaiutube]

One is a very short single delay and the other delay (in this case DD-3) is a longer delay that will also delay the delay of the shorter delay so its delaying delay and adding more delay. DELAY

[@PyroShredder982]

Are you stacking delays to get the “halo” around the note?

[@MrAlbertpr82]

Wow!!! That's all I can say. Great job, you nailed . What's the pedal order? I'm not that clear with the drives.

[@mexistratman1]

Hi Albert, glad you enjoyed the video! The order is as follows... Guitar - Fuzz Face - Tubescreamer - Giggity - Amp (Chorus and two delays in the FX loop)

[@MrAlbertpr82]

OH!! THANX, SO YOU ARE NOT USING OTHER DISTORTION LIKE THE PREVIOUS VIDEO.

[@darrengill]

Sounds sooo good! What Fender amp are you using in this?Thanks.

[@mexistratman1]

Thanks Darren! I'm using a Fender Blues Deluxe, same amp in all the videos, thanks for watching!

[@AndoniDiazPuerta]

In first place, congrats for your amazing tone. Im a EJ lover and you illuminated me! What amp are using? Im a JCM800 Owner, Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier and Blackstar HT Soloist. I don't know if with these amps, the tubescreamer, the fuzz face and a tc electronic flashbakc delay x4 (with my american strat) is enought to get close to this tone. What do you think? Any advice? Thank you for your time!

[@mexistratman1]

Hi Andoni thank you for watching! Firstly I have to say I don't have much experience with other equipment but I'll try my best to give you advice. For the lead tone I'd pick whichever amp has an FX loop, dial the amp so that it is very slightly distorted, put the fuzz and tube screamer in the order I have them here. Set the tube screamer quite low in level and half way in gain. Put your flashback in the FX loop and mess with the settings to get something you like. Turning the fuzz on should give you the lead sound, turning it off should give you the crunch rhythm. Reverb is also very important but I assume your amps have that built in (set it high!) I hope that helps you in some way :)

[@AndoniDiazPuerta]

+Conor Sullivan Thank you so much, I'll try it and tell you. Best regards ;)

[@mexistratman1]

+Andoni Diaz No problem, let me know how you get on. All the best! :)

[@ibanezr1]

Hi there can you show us the eq settings for the chorus delay

[@Michaelgracon]

Does anyone know what model fuzz face he is using? It's silicon, but like the silicon transistors and any other information?

[@brennaningalls8151]

That SRV cover was almost better than the original! Sounds so good. How did you get that twangy sort of sound??

[@mexistratman1]

Hi Brennan thanks for the great comment! Not sure about the twangy sound it could be because of the strat combined with a fender tweed amp or it could be because I don't use a pick.

[@EnigmaOnStrings]

Does he use both delays at the same time? And how does he set them up? Thanks!

[@user-fb7dd7ek8h]

how are you powering it all .. i am looking at the walrus audio phoenix for a power supply with all isolated inputs for the pedals

[@mexistratman1]

Judge Dredd Hi, I'm just using a boss pedalboard to power it all (except the fuzz which is battery only) I would like a better power supply but that's what I have at the moment :-)

[@gdt76]

Great playing and tones! May I ask what guitar you are using?

[@mexistratman1]

Thanks very much! Just a 2004 Fender Stratocaster :)

[@5150PAGANINI]

Hi... could you please tell me : from wich EJ song come the chords played from 0.22 to 0.32 ??? Thanx

[@mexistratman1]

5150PAGANINI Hello, thank you for the comment and subscribing! Those chords can be found in an unreleased song called "Mountains" or "Mountain Medley" EJ performed it live, there are a couple of videos on KZbin.. The chords are also in the background of Venus Reprise, the very last song on the Venus Isle album :-)

[@5150PAGANINI]

Hey Connor, thanx so much for your answer, a friend of mine recorded EJ first concert here in Paris, it was in the late 80's or very early 90's at a club that no longer exist "The Chesterfield Café"... he gave me a copy of his tape... I transfered it to CD and still listen to it !!! That's where I first heard of "Mountain" ... man the opening chording combined with EJ trademark clean sound ... it's just un "fuck..." real ... so beautiful and musical !!! Thanx again Connor.. and : great tones and playing by the way !

[@Bss_-eo9dn]

Conor Sullivan Are you tuned down a half step?

[@walthompson8210]

Great job!! At first, when I saw that the blue fuzz face with the fuzz knob fully clock-wise I thought, "this is gonna be an absolute shit-fight when he switches THAT on!" But it sounds pretty damn cool. Any comment on that please? Perhaps the winding back of treble AND volume of guitar when using fuzz face . . ?

[@mexistratman1]

Haha! I know what you mean.. two things on that. First, as long as the volume of the fuzz is less than about 1 O’Clock I don’t find it too bad. Secondly, and most importantly, run it through other pedals to take the harshness away, in this case TS9 and Giggity. Volume on the guitar is all the way up but treble is wound back slightly. Hope that helps!

[@walthompson8210]

@@mexistratman1 - Thanks Conor. Yes the order of the pedals in the chain would be really helpful. Presumably the first thing the guitar "sees" is the FF, then TS (I see the the tone is nearly fully ACW on the TS. Refresh my memory pls. Is that tone nearly off or nearly full on?) then Giggity. Choruses and delays later than that then into amp. Is that a 4 x 10" Fender Bassman? The other thing that would be handy are where all the knobs (on the pedals) are set but I guess one can see most of these in your video as is . . ?

[@jdisom]

What are your giggity settings?

[@richardmg5927]

What strat are you using?

[@thesidenadventure3796]

Your sound is incredible! Can you please tell me what your exact setting are on the giggity? Thank you.

[@mexistratman1]

The Siden Adventure Once I get home I'll have a look and try tell you what they are, thanks for the nice comment :-)

[@NomarKddus]

What is your setting amp bro

[@suksessukses5525]

Can you tell me the route your fx in video sir.. Thank you..

[@dantekosela]

what kind of amp?

[@ryanspencerlauderdale687]

Not bad, for not have two Twin Reverbs in stereo, and two Marshalls for dirty and lead tones.

[@GaboGovan]

Whats that Pedal that says fender? You changed to distortion channel with it

[@c.b.295]

Thats just a switch for the amp. It switches channels or modes on the amp itself. They usually come with the amp and plug into the back.

[@craigingrammusic]

What are your delay settings?

[@delphinbringsby6768]

think u it 120 + 334 an me has guitras on go at ampoflyer deloy is it is on 145

[@micahreyes4357]

good day sir. i just bought a Giggity because of your video :) can i just ask if your giggity pre amp setting is turned into moon or 2nd from the moon. thanks a lot. im having a hard time getting the tone.

[@mexistratman1]

Hi thanks for your comment, I usually have mine set at the second from the darkest moon, it's also important to turn the loudness (gain) up but keep the volume of the pedal at 9 o'clock or around there. Sometimes I even use the second sun setting and turn the air way down, that works too. Make sure you are running some heavy enough distortion or fuzz into the pedal or have a distorted amp because the pedal alone cannot make the tones. I hope that helps you and congrats on your new pedal! I think you'll love it once you get used to it :)

[@micahreyes4357]

+Conor Sullivan wow. that helped a lot. im kinda catching up, but still working on it.. may i ask again, is the chain supposed to be Guitar > Fuzz > Dist > Giggty ? Thank you so much kind sir.

[@mexistratman1]

+Micah Reyes Yes that's exactly the chain and you can put delays after that or in the FX loop. Very glad I could help you and thanks for watching the videos!

[@jwall3873]

You need a $1-200,000+ Dumble amp to replicate EJ sound, and a set of EJ fingers, and brain... Got a few pics of the real EJ pedal board... Along with Roscoe's and Dave's

[@qwertyzxcv123]

May I know the exact name and brand of the pedals?

[@tomslater8374]

boss dd3, mxr carbon copy, mxr analog chorus, ibanez ts9, fuzz face (not sure if it's germanium or transistor but you'll be able to find out easy), and a giggity.

[@stephencurry2157]

0:36 what’s that song called

[@andrews3829]

its called SRV from the Venus Isle cd

[@adhitaprakarsa8829]

what distortion did u use man?

[@lllULTIMATEMASTERlll]

Was I just flexed on or serenaded?

[@danfuerthgillis4483]

Memory man deluxe and the Fuzz Face that is 80% of his sound. The other 20% is his hands and skill and Amps.

[@kalebyoung4443]

80% is his hands. You have that backward

[@kellydonnelly7828]

Actually EJ doesn't use Deluxes most of the time unless he needs a quiter amp. They don't have the headroom. Usually Twins or other various Fender Amps. Lately 2 Rocks for dirty rhythm and early Marshalls for lead. 90% of Eric's tone is in his hands. This I know well. I've been his studio engineer since 2008 here at Saucer in Austin TX. Echoplexes and the CB Epoch in heavy use among other things. Memory Man when what it does is needed. I usually don't pay attention to his boards all that much. It really doesn't matter what he uses. I concern myself with what is coming out of the amp. 😎

[@adisolar]

Very nice, although IMHO, there is too much dry sound on the clean part. You should bring more of the chorus and delay up front. Otherwise, pretty good. Check out this tight angle on his gear: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIvVpnhtesRnhbc

[@mexistratman1]

Adi Solar I completely agree with you actually looking back on this video! I have a nice clean tone set up now but unfortunately I can’t switch between the tones when I go all in on the clean.. thank you for the comment, will have a look at the link now :)

[@drcpilotflyer]

Awesome playing,great tone but....get a kemper