Ethos Clean Fusion Deluxe Preamp / Pedal

[@shorerocks]

Growing up as a guitar player in the 80s, I would have never expected a world full of so much wonderful equipment for guitar players. Endless possibilities.

[@ShawnTubbs]

Agreed! Thanks for watching!

[@godbyone]

And and we had no idea about how to get a good sound. Had to crank amp to get sustain. And it was to loud .

[@jeremyversusjazz]

So killin. The pedal and the player.

[@sl185]

What a killer song for the presentation - I love this very wide musical horizon...;-)

[@stanesposito2664]

That clean sound was SO sweet, as is your playing.

[@DannyBrooks1]

I forgot I was watching a pedal demo. 😂 That intro was great!

[@Cluless02]

Beautiful clean parts 💙🩵 he's flying on there too! Outstanding composition, serious. Love the sort of poignant element to it.

[@Mssrmikeone]

This is a fantastic pedal, fantastic interface, and fantastic silent practice tool. Loop works perfectly. Plate reverb is fantastic and surprising flexible. Fully worth it.

[@snoopywalker1881]

Anything Shawn plays is just good

[@leszekszczypiorowski3161]

Thanks Shawn! A preamp like this could really help the "analog people" get that classic Fendar amp feel without cluttering up the bedroom :D

[@jmsclbwmn]

I love how melodic that riff is. 🫠

[@ShawnTubbs]

Thanks!!

[@zpcar]

thanx so much for the lovely clean sounds, shawn, really nice of you to also think of us who can easily do without the dirt & filth & grime in our lives.

[@ShawnTubbs]

Thanks for watching!!

[@minuano08]

🎉2 FANTASTIC jams in-a-row. 👍🎸😎🎶🤟 Love Ethos. Great stuff.

[@ShawnTubbs]

Thanks very much!!

[@buzzcrumhunger7114]

Definitely a cool evolution of his Ethos OD

[@joewyatt8371]

Sounds fantastic Shawn!

[@lexmacar1]

I bought one 3 months ago and absolutely love the pedal for so many different types of guitar player, totally awesome pedal concept, worth every penny! great demo as always!

[@MarcMarc-c8s]

How much if you don't mind me asking? Thank You.

[@lexmacar1]

@@MarcMarc-c8s same price on Rob's Ethos web site. great price for this pedal. the direct out with those switches are really important to get great tone in many recording session situations

[@ToddTheJoker]

Awesome demo Shawn! Great playing and I love your sense of humor!

[@ShawnTubbs]

Thanks so much!

[@jeddak]

Great demo, as always. Triggering G.A.S. for certain. I love this new generation of compact, analog tone-shaping devices. And that opening piece! Holy smokes, when are you going to release a solo album, man?? Seriously.

[@ShawnTubbs]

Thanks so much! I really appreciate the encouragement.

[@ericvinson4628]

Dang Shawn your musical style knows no boundaries - that opening clean stuff was transcendent! Great demo and playing (per usual)!

[@ShawnTubbs]

Thanks so much!!

[@ianmartens5286]

Great demo as always! Another great device that I now want/need.

[@ShawnTubbs]

Thanks so much!

[@sampizzi4545]

What a beautiful chordal melody opening statement Shawn: and your playing is always so killer. The Ethos preamp is definitely killer sounding, and you demo it quite well. Nonetheless, I really enjoying chiming in to hear your latest song demo and your playing. Always a treat . Cheers Shawn.

[@ShawnTubbs]

Thanks so much!! Hope you're doing well!

[@raycymbalisty5503]

nice and raw sounding not fuzzy fizzy cobweb hollow. dumble side is almost like the old real tube rack by bk buttler if you remember it or used one .

[@DevinDeVore]

Amazing voicings. Wow! Great tones too. Seems like this little unit might have some of that sag and squeeze that feels right

[@ShawnTubbs]

Thanks so much!! Hope you're well Devin.

[@MrDavemiley]

The Custom Tones Ethos TWE-1 is one of man favorite drive pedals . I need to look into this one !

[@ShawnTubbs]

The TWE is great!! Thanks for watching!

[@mittenguitars]

Awesome intro tune... again! Killing' it Shawn! - Keith

[@ShawnTubbs]

Thanks, Keith!!

[@LostPlanet2024]

Great demo Shawn! I have a ECFD as my W/D\W amp rig and it’s amazing.

[@ShawnTubbs]

Nice!!

[@truescotsman4103]

I just got into the SansAmp PSA-1 that's included with ProTools. I was trying to get clean tight metal and rock sounds without the woof and the muddiness and all the noise. I was able to dial in anything I wanted to hear from the cleanest crystal clear clean sound to the most brutal overdrive beyond anything bogner soldano whatever. I was so inspired I stayed up till 3am just playing random shit to explore the harmonics and punch of the PSA-1. I'm probably going to pull the trigger on the new PSA-2 pedal. I wish someone like you (that can play) would demo that pre-amp. I was fiddling with Amplitube and decided to check out the PSA-1 and it destroyed the Amplitube 5 with some plugins in Protools. I'm still completely blown away. It's the best recording sound I could hope for without having to do anything but plug in a pedal and go.

[@ShawnTubbs]

That SansAmp PSA plugin is cool. I actually use it for my bass tracks.

[@JDHutson]

Such an outstanding pedal amp. 2 channels, massive versatility, excellent cab sim out (and simultaneous norm out). Doesn't take much else. I'm currently working on a rig that may wind up being just 2 Fractal VP4s (1 pre- and 1 post-). It takes drive pedals really well, and the fx loop is wonderful. Running stereo effects after the cab sim out is very effective.

[@JDHutson]

Best demo yet.

[@dustyparker4806]

I’m thinking of getting vp4 also and doing something similar.

[@JDHutson]

And, I have been wrong about the PAB. It wouldn't be global since it's taking out the tone stack. Very cool. The HRM can be used a global boost if you want, whereas I use it to change to sound.

[@EnJoony]

The version with the built-in 30 watt power amp is the way to go - Killer!

[@ShawnTubbs]

It's a great idea!

[@SteveHorvath1953]

HRM, I thought for sure that was Hot Rubber Monkey from a previous demo a few years back. As other comments have noted, I think Shawn would have to work hard to make a bad demo. Thank you Shawn for your contributions re gear.

[@jordanfinn1123]

This thing sounds incredible! Can you run this into a powered FRFR speaker similar to how you’d run a Kemper or Fractal? Beautiful playing as always!

[@ShawnTubbs]

I would think the CFD would work nicely into a FRFR speaker.

[@seal-nowweretalking6753]

Brother Shawn, Seal here again. What a beautiful review made so by your even more beautiful and always tasteful playing. My only issue is that your channel is becoming more and more expensive 😅😳😅. Be well and thank you again. ✌🏾&💜

[@ShawnTubbs]

Haha, thanks so much for the kind words and for watching my videos.

[@reedrenaissance6225]

Do you edit all these videos yourself? You do a great job of all the video and audio levels in addition to the outstanding licks you play. All these demos could turn into albums as far as I’m concerned! If so, curious what video editing software you use? Cheers, Jeff

[@ShawnTubbs]

Thanks very much! I do everything myself. I used FCPX.

[@BigHairyGuitars]

Very coooool

[@ShawnTubbs]

Thanks for watching Michael! Hope you're doing well!

[@PooNinja]

Very cool little beastie.

[@PooNinja]

Sneaky verb control 😂

[@rustymilner3317]

Man, that’s a great song! Dare I say Baroque!?!

[@musiccreation1198]

As much as I love (a LOT) my FM9 ... I think I should have built a board around the Ethos.

[@JDHutson]

If you don't have it already, get the 2-button remote switch.

[@trebleboost7]

Seems like a great product Shawn. How would you say this compares to the similar Synergy modules? (As I am already invested in that platform, but would still consider this on a second, more compact board).

[@ShawnTubbs]

It would work nicely on a small stand-alone board for sure.

[@jakollee]

Hot-Rodded Marshall? And all this time I thought HRM meant Hot Rubber Monkey! Another great intro piece with fantastic soloing! This device sounds incredible (though I’m scared to check the price). You’re dating yourself with that “little dab’ll do ya” expression; that was for Brylcreem!

[@ShawnTubbs]

Haha, maybe I should switch to a more sour cream-related cliche.

[@godbyone]

Shawn I see u have a red plate. I think those amps are great. Do you think you could most of those sounds from the red plate !

[@ShawnTubbs]

The Red Plate behind me would get the Fender Deluxe tones but not the Dumble tones.

[@godbyone]

@@ShawnTubbs thanks. I couldn’t see which one you had . Some of red plates are in the dumble range

[@mikeblue385]

ethos makes amazing stuff.

[@ShawnTubbs]

Agreed!

[@erikhartley2494]

Will this work well into a cab sim of some kind like the Ox Stomp? I’ve been toying with doing the Revival into the Ox Stomp (cuz it emulates the power amp and such too), but this is intriguing…

[@ShawnTubbs]

I would think it would work nicely. Just run the non cab sim out.

[@jayseb]

Great video as always - but I have to ask - Great clean, but do we need another DB drive pedal 😂

[@ShawnTubbs]

Haha, right on. Thanks for watching!

[@johnchase8510]

Shawn, You keep getting more tasty and distinct. Great sounding pedal, which may be bad for the wallet. HRM= Hot Rubber Monkey?.

[@jackprice7828]

Shawn excellent piece of music on the intro! Reminds me of some of Lothar Kosse German exceptional guitarist. That is one amazing pedal.

[@ShawnTubbs]

Thanks for watching!

[@soundknight]

Where did you get that awesome drum track??

[@ShawnTubbs]

I programmed it using EZ Drummer 2.

[@bradguitarmanintx157]

I think the HRM refers to the 'Hot Rubber Monkey' mod found in Dumble ODS.

[@ShawnTubbs]

Yeah, it's kind of both.

[@godbyone]

It was dumble. Messing with mesa boogie ..hot rod mesa

[@madmick78]

Cost is prohibitive for me, but awesome gear, nonetheless. Guess I gotta start buying lottery tickets again... 😊

[@leehenderson8132]

2grand?

[@ShawnTubbs]

$659.00

[@johnstitt2615]

Sorry....the sweet tone is coming from you. A sword is only as strong as the flesh that wields it. A guitar is only as good as the one who wields it.

[@depafranko]

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