Expressive Pedals

Today I'm expressing myself. Through pedals. Expressing the expressions of expressive pedals through an expression pedal, expressly. Tell me what you think about Peter Gabriel's So and who you prefer, Peter Gabriel or Phil Collins. The answer's obvious. :)
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Josh's guitar is a Fano Alto De Facto GF6:
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Josh's strap is made by Jaykco Straps:
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Gear in this video:
0:17 Vox Wah-Wah
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1:00 Meris Ottobit
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1:53 Chase Bliss Mood
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3:04 Seymour Duncan FOOZ
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4:10 Rainger FX Reverb X & Igor
5:28 JHS Pedals Emperor V2
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6:52 Boss SL-20 Slicer
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8:07 Line 6 DL-4
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9:55 DigiTech Whammy
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10:03 Boss DM-2w
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10:09 Source Audio Spectrum
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10:16 Electro-Harmonix C9
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10:30 Dr. Scientist Bitquest
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10:38 Dry Bell Vibe Machine
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10:44 Electro-Harmonix Attack Decay
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10:52 Mu-Tron Micro-Tron III
12:09 M-Audio Expression
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12:27 Line-6 Expression
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12:44 EXAR Multi Wah
Record Time:
Peter Gabriel - So
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Josh’s record player is by U-Turn Audio:
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[@leeseibert4979]

I feel famous. Thanks for putting my spring expression pedal on your desk forever!

[@springexpressionpedal6256]

Nice pedal!

[@thekweez]

Where can we buy one?

[@leeseibert4979]

reverb.com/item/28426164-homeade-spring-expression-pedal

[@thekweez]

@@leeseibert4979 Thanks Lee, this is brilliant. Maybe Josh will use it in his videos, that would be very cool. You should brand it put some cool graphics on the box.

[@BrannonHancock]

I think Josh said it "controls the expression perimeters" ... eager to know about these perimeters! ;-)

[@9thchild358]

I'm a bass player with only a few pedals, but this has quickly become my favorite channel on YT.

[@peteytwofinger]

excuses excuses ! whats not to love , people who rage hate on pedals let me show you the door , the adults are having a talk ...

[@9thchild358]

@@peteytwofinger What are you talking about?

[@peteytwofinger]

ha ha i am a bass player as well but that never interfered with my reading comprehension skills . you are giving a lot of reasons why you shouldnt care about any of this , the facts are all of the music we listen to has been processed so perhaps rather than constantly trashing things like pedals and digital devices , we as a comunity , especially when we are online should embrace this technology . i see this elitist gear fetishizing of tubes and les pauls , i wont have anything to do with that . but dare you admit to using a modeller you get gang banged told "tube sound better" by the way bass players have been using pedals for a very very long time now . is that clear enough ? joshs channel is a work of art , its selfless , yet you pad out your compliment with reasons why you shouldnt care . this is symptomatic of internet guitar player community troll syndrom . have a great day , life is a path .

[@9thchild358]

@@peteytwofinger I wasn't trying to imply that I hate pedals or have no use for them, and I certainly didn't do so with any rage. If I had such a disdain for pedals why the hell would I watch this channel? All I meant was that the content usually isn't super relevant to me but I still find it fascinating and entertaining.

[@Andyanddiana467]

petey twofinger dude, switch to decaf.

[@fireglo450music]

It's heartening to know Josh has a healthy appreciation for the Pre-Fab Four

[@m.s.b.8929]

It is fascinating to see someone talk about a topic they love. And Josh sure loves effects!

[@DavidDyte1969]

What I love about Gabriel and Collins is that they appeared a bunch on each other's albums after Gabriel left Genesis. Stayed friends and drove each other to greater heights. I refuse to pick a favorite.

[@codyshaffer3962]

Thank you! Someone gets it!

[@ExperimentIV]

yeah, this is how i feel about it!

[@heybuddy6794]

ok but what if there was a fire and u had to choose?

[@rickc2102]

@@heybuddy6794 I'd save Peter Gabriel, but I'd make him grab my Phil Collins records first.

[@ExperimentIV]

honestly... sorry guys but I'd rescue Kate Bush

[@modularcuriosity]

Peter Grabriel over Phil? Oh god yes. Absolutely. Also, Let's not forget Tony Levin on Bass and Chapman Stick on that album.

[@peterwelsh1932]

Yeah , TOTzactly for the Tony Levin. Actually, even if you're not into Gabriel, Tony Levin would be the first and last thing I say about all of Gabriel's work. Phil Collins is one of what Bill Hicks described as "Demons set loose upon The Earth to lower the standards for The Perfect And Holy Children if God" -this will prepare us to accept the AntiChrist and then Satan. Fun Fact: Bill Hicks had several Albums dedicated to him "The Bends" RATM "Evil Empire" (I think that's the right album, IDK, I was born too old to appreciate a Whiny white rapper ripping off a bunch of old Funkadelic and Zep licks and constructing grooves in ProTools and somehow buying out several of the monthly guitar mags every month to shove their product down prepubescent throats before they actually hear all the old Funkadelic/ Sabbath/ Zep/ McLaughlin/ Zappa/ Fripp) and , more intensely, every song and concept on Aenima. If you hate Gabriel already- everybody still has to own Passion Sources and Passion (Soundtrack to Last Temptation if Christ - super controversial 80s movie where Harvey Keitel tries to offer Jesus some bootie right before he dies, thereby undermining (blowing) all the work he did for The New Testament.

[@Cavemaaaan]

I don't recall seeing the artist, Mr. Stick, listed in the credits on that album :-D

[@pCeLobster]

@@peterwelsh1932 This is what it's like when you're going along just fine and everything's normal, and then just like that something snaps and you go straight off the deep end.

[@edphaze6550]

I think you should've included the TC pedals that have the "mash" function. That is a worthy feature when talking about expressive pedals. Love your channel! Keep bringing the pedal geek content!

[@filippoieraci]

the mash technology on the new tc electronic pedals is pretty cool!

[@sharpphilip]

I love So. "Mercy Street" is a go-to melancholy song for me. Elbow's cover of the song is one of my favorite covers of any song. I do "In Your Eyes" at karaoke pretty regularly. My favorite thing is when someone realizes the song (and the movie it was featured in) and holds something above their head (like the karaoke book) in place of John Cusack's boombox. :) I personally am a Peter Gabriel fan, but someone I once dated had a nice outlook on it: 1) like old Genesis for what it is, 2) like Peter Gabriel for what he does, and 3) sure, go ahead and like Phil Collins's pop music, too. I think they all sate different hungers, you know?

[@singlesideman]

I used the DL4 in about the most opposite way as a loop pedal for my heavily equalized and processed shortwave radio as an instrument, played live. This is an extraordinary effect.

[@nevercanyoucant]

sounds like my kinda art

[@singlesideman]

@@nevercanyoucant I did an album of this work with Aidan Baker and Patrick Jordan that got a great review in the Wire called 'Nagual'. It was a limited edition release but I have it available on my Bandcamp page. Massimo Ricci in 'Touching Extremes' called it "a 60-minute suite that easily reaches the highest positions in my personal space/ambient rank of the last five years", and said, "Depths similar to the ones reached by the best Lustmord are observed". I think you'd like it. 😊

[@hullinstruments]

HEY JOSH!!! I would love to see more of the technical stuff, maybe the lab, shop, work area? I’ve really delved into electronics & test gear restoration in the past few years, coupled with my guitar business… I just really enjoy seeing labs and electronics workbenches. Would love to see a tour of your assembly area, any electronica test gear, soldering stuff, and hear from a few of your employees, Or yourself about Prototyping and circuits. Even the super nerdy stuff like modern SMD components and transistors and such… And how they compare to vintage stuff. You can’t get too nerdy for me! I know you did an article for Premier guitar… But I haven’t been able to find a video about it. Also would love to hear about your electronics experience! Thanks for your great content and products!

[@raysmusicexchange6022]

OMG, just saw the Rutles shirt! That's beautiful man, BEAUTIFUL! Best "documentary" ever made.

[@phogue1]

“Shocked.” (Rutles reference)

[@jts3339]

Thanks for more great content, Josh. The guitar is one of the most expressive instruments and pedals help to stretch the envelope (no pun intended) ever further.

[@peteytwofinger]

tony levin is peter gabriels secret weapon , and here is something fun look into his disco , all the records tony played on , hint john lennon-pink floyd - and a lot inbetween . i met him once and he is really one of those down to earth nice folks with a sense of humor . check out his stunning photography , he shoots when he tours so he has a book full of amazing photographs .tony levin is the coolest . he has funk fingers , it never ends with this levin guy !

[@zeusapollo8688]

There is a great chuck mangione live abum w levin and steve gadd

[@hubertvancalenbergh9022]

Of course multi-effects users have long known about expression pedals. I first got into them (or it) nearly thirty years ago, when I used two on my Roland GP-16. I currently use three or four on my various guitar synths. Even on early models like the GR-300 or GR-700 you could attach a pedal to control the VCF.

[@Adamnme01]

That rutles t shirt is brilliant

[@MacetazzOpina]

I first read "excessive pedals" and I was preparing my rant for how there is no such thing as too many pedals

[@bilbobobbytoucansam]

I READ THAT TOO AT FIRST

[@generalkenobi6869]

Sonic Vitriol I think if anyone would disagree with having too much pedals it would be Josh

[@CJ-rf9jm]

I initially thought that but immediately dismissed it as I've seen just a hint of his collection in these videos. Josh understands the desire for more pedals as much as anyone.

[@mateusmaia5117]

I first read ‘expensive pedals’

[@thugueletgmail]

Hey Josh, Love the channel and all of the knowledge you share and the jams too. I would really like to see an episode where you could tell us about how you power all of these different devices. The power cord never gets any glory.

[@AnodyneHipsterInfluencer]

Big ups for shouting out "So." Incredible record. "Sledgehammer" is one of the best pop songs ever written, arranged and produced and its video is equally as seminal.

[@mattgilbert7347]

Phil Gabriel and Peter Collins are terribly underrated.

[@tonwilson657]

?Where?

[@davethepius]

Tony Levin's bass riff in "Big Time" is definitely enjoyable. I believe he used some weird wooden dowels strapped to his fingers to hit the strings on his right hand for it.

[@peteytwofinger]

oh , pardon me i heard some one speaking on tony levins funk fingers ... the coolest stocking stuffer on the planet . next to a ruttles t shirt of course for the pedal guru / guerilla who has it all .

[@alecpalmer9714]

I love that Josh is using a super cheap expression pedal for these demos. I got the same on on Amazon. Hasn't failed me yet!

[@penitentone6998]

What pedal is he using?

[@drewb9995]

Enzo deserves it's own episode! Such unique pedals...

[@mateoifran6771]

I am very depressed, but your videos give some sense to my life. Thank you!

[@zardeh63]

2:47 Whoa! Love the delays shortening as he presses the pedal forward! Hah! 9:33 is even better!!

[@PaulHikes2]

The first four Peter Gabriel albums are amazing. I'm not a fan of "So" at all, however. It's missing the theatrics and fun of the first four albums, in my opinion. It's certainly a technical wonder, and the songs are good, but it just leaves me a bit cold. Compared to Phil Collins, I prefer Gabriel, but don't sleep on "Face Value". An absolutely tremendous record, start to finish. I think it compares favorably to anything in Gabriel's catalog.

[@casuj]

Seconds Out is the best Genesis live album. nuff said.

[@lylematmos6105]

I love your videos josh, honestly, i see a lot of people talking about obsessively getting pedals, and as anti-materialist I am, your videos actually encourage me to get a proper job, so thank you, for better or for worse. :)

[@awwwyeaboyeeee]

Another honorable mention: Digitech EX7. Super underrated.

[@markhammer643]

When I learned that the Line 6 expression-pedal standard was simply a 0-10k variable resistance to ground, I though "Hey, I could do that with a photocell!". So I did. I affixed a photocell to the surface of my guitar with double-sided tape, just below the bridge, such that I could work it with my picking-hand pinky. It requires an available light source, so you can't use it in the dark, and it also requires an additional cable, but well worth it for the very different feel it provides. One can also use force-sensing resistors mounted to the guitar's surface, the same way that David Rainger uses them for his Igor pressure pads. Finally, the black conductive foam, that static-sensitive chips are normally stored and shipped in, can also be used as a sort of pressure-sensitive resistance, that can be converted into expression-control on the guitar itself. I also scored a Source Audio Hot Hand 3. A different sort of expression controller, detecting hand motion in 3 dimensions, that works great. The only caveat, from my perspective, is that you can't use it with guitar as you play, the way you can use a foot pedal, because it senses your hand/finger motions *after* you pick/strum. You have to wave your hand, which you can't do while you're picking. That's not nothing, mind you. It just restricts your expression to certain times during the music you're playing. The Hot Hand puts out two kinds of expression "messages" concurrently: a 0-10k variable resistance to meet the Line 6 standard, and a pair of 0-3.3v control voltages, as per the Source Audio standard. But you can make a little breakout-box to send the control voltages to different destinations if you choose, such that hand movement on this axis controls one thing and hand movement on a different axis controls something else. The last expression method you overlooked is the recently-developed MASH switches on some TC Electronics pedals. These use Hall sensors, that detect the proximity of a magnet source. The magnet is part of the bottom of the stomp-switch, such that it can be used like a built-in expression pedal. I don't know what to be more impressed with: the concept, or the fact that minute movements of the switch plunger can be sensed.

[@gowithgroove]

The Slicer is really cool for about 15 minutes every 2 or three years....

[@lueysixty-six7300]

Starship Ghetto Byrd Truth about all of them!

[@yosemitesam4549]

I think that may been 10 minutes too much...

[@peterwelsh1932]

Can I borrow Yers for One or 2 years, PLZ/THX =P

[@blasperez7764]

nah man, I have a rad setting that gives you a kind of a seasick swirly reverse thing that only that pedal does... but don't tell anyone.

[@gowithgroove]

@@blasperez7764 Keep your secrets!

[@pauldazeley]

Emperor chorus vibrato gave me an instant Streets Of SanFranCisco vibe, I had a flashback Friday feeling, nicely done😎😎😎

[@scottmartinezguitarandbass]

I love Peter Gabriel in Genesis, Supper's Ready is AMAZING. I have had that on Vinyl for over 20 years and it shows. HAHA. I've been to Bath England and stood on Solisbury Hill in Peter's honor. I'm a huge fan of the Boss FV-500. It's on my board permanently. I love Keeley's Monterey, Vibe Machine and Iron Ether's Polytope and use expression with those.

[@brandesholcomb5968]

Zvex's probe stuff is another take on expression type stuff.

[@kolewaters1652]

I have a source audio reflex espression pedal. Having the preset and multiple output options has been really helpful with keeping my use of expression pedals dynamic and fresh. It also has an lfo generator for controlling parameters too. The thing is revolutionary.

[@allenyoung9453]

Peter! Had a chance to see him live in the early 90’s. Best concert ever.

[@davidozab2753]

Same here! December 1992 at the L.A. Forum.

[@williamhawkins69]

Great episode. I bought my first expression pedal recently (I’ve been playing for 40years). I’m on a new journey. Peter Gabriel. Phil was great the first time but don’t care if I never heard another track. So is a quality red wine. Sledgehammer still gives me goosebumps and is on my desert island list. Now let’s plug my Dunlop mini into my Unicorn...

[@collinsfriend1]

Well heck... I just have to subscribe.. Watching so many of yours.. informative and your integrity in reviews and information.

[@peterwelsh1932]

"They were pretty rough but they had something. I think it was the trousers.” "Macaw offered to record the Rutles and recommended Leggy to Dick Jaws, an unemployed music publisher of no fixed ability. “I liked the trousers right away. I’d been in the garment trade myself and knew a thing or two about inseams, and they were clearly winners. The Rutles themselves had many advantages: They were young, keen and above all very cheap, so I signed them up for the rest of their natural lives. Lucky really.” Elated, Leggy put the Rutles into the studio. Their first album was made in twenty minutes. Their second took even longer." " He hated their music, he hated their hair, he hated their noise: but he loved their trousers. ... " " One day he accidentally stumbled down the steps of a dingy disco - what he saw there was to change his life: a sailor who told him about the Rutles. It was a dank, sweaty, basement cellar, torrid and pulsating with sound. Leggy hated it. He hated their music, he hated their hair, he hated their noise: but he loved their trousers. In his autobiography, A Cellarful Of Goys, Leggy tells of timorously approaching Ron Nasty and asking him what it would cost to sign the Rutles. “A couple of jam butties and a beer” was Nasty’s reply. Next day Leggy sent them a crate of beer, two jam butties and a fifteen page contract. The Rutles, instinctively trusting this softly spoken, quietly limping man, signed immediately." "Stig, meanwhile, had hidden in the background so much that in 1969 a rumour went around that he was dead. He was supposed to have been killed in a flash fire at a water bed shop and was replaced by a plastic and wax replica from Madame Tussauds. Several so-called ‘facts’ helped the emergence of this rumour. Firstly, he never said anything. Even as the ‘quiet one’ he had not said a word since 1962. Secondly, on the cover of their latest album, Shabby Road, he was wearing no trousers, an old Italian way of indicating death.

[@kevinmalone8903]

Peter Gabriel Carpet Crawlers is one of my favorites. Phil is a fantastic drummer and did a great job taking over for Peter but artistically, PG wins ! PC became too mainstream. He made more $ and good for him

[@aleccraig7283]

Carpet Crawlers is a perfect example of Phil and Peter's voices meshing perfectly.

[@johnnylaundry]

Rutles t-shirt is great. You're right about the Slicer, I call it the "part writer", it writes parts for your song by itself. Love that pedal.

[@tylerrosier1068]

It's the most wonderful time of the week.

[@morrinsville23]

Epic downplay for the old Bit quest! Such an inspiring pedal.

[@ZigbertD]

Thank you for wearing a respectably cool pair of shoes for this... I got an expression pedal several months ago when I got the Catalinbread Belle Epoch Deluxe because some paramaters on some of the delay programs could only be controlled that way. One is the resonant filter delay setting, which is very easy to send into self-oscillating feedback, but you can change the cutoff frequency with the expression pedal to stop it from completely running away, a super cool effect. In general expression control of a delay is really cool. I have the Strymon Volante, and you can set up any combination of parameters to be controlled with an expression pedal (with any range per control) for every preset (stored with the presets). That's super cool also, but somehow I like the quirky, less predictable things that you get with the Catalinbread pedal. About expression pedals themselves, I only have experience with the pretty inexpensive EHX that I bought. It works very well and has nice features, but my only complaint is that the treadle is made of such lightweight plastic that it's VERY difficult to lift your foot off of it without moving it slightly, so it can be hard to set a very precise sound and leave it there. Peter Gabriel is leagues above Phil Collins in everything except drumming. "So" is indeed a great album, but my favorite is the fourth self-titled solo album (renamed "Security" in the US at least). One of the first albums I heard that prominently featured the Fairlight CMI sampling workstation. It was incredibly primitive digital tech by today's standards (your phone undoubtedly can do better sampling) but it still sounds amazing because it was so well used in the production. It also featured the single "Shock the Monkey", a great song that also got hugely heavy airplay on the nascent MTV, largely because it was rare for any artists to make a video with such high production values then (which again manages to not look dated despite it's primitive tech)

[@fumutohru9251]

My musical exploration began mostly with Peter Gabriel. I heard "So" and I was in heaven with the songwriting and the synthesizer programming. Next I went to all of his earlier solo records and also records he worked on in Genesis, "From Genesis To Revelation" and "Foxtrot." The musicians he worked with later led me to looking for synthesizer heavy music by Larry Fast. I'm still very emotionally fond of the music of Peter Gabriel. I heard his music is on Bandcamp now.

[@karlmontenegro]

Thought for a minute the record was gonna be NWA's Straight Outta Compton

[@Schwa_Iska]

I'm expressing with my full capabilities And now I'm living in correctional facilities Cause some don't agree with how I do this I get straight and meditate like a Buddhist

[@taylorpoole1053]

TC electronic has some expression sensors built into their bypass switches! I have the hall of fame, and it can do some pretty awesome stuff!

[@1st_Proof]

Another great episode! Been holding out on expression pedals but moving forward with it now because it just looks like too much fun, thanks for the heads up! As for Peter Gabriel “So”... flat out masterpiece. I was in the army when it dropped and I couldn’t stop listening to the magic in every song and I am still listening to it today - great staying power & awesomeness. I prefer Peter Gabriel microscopically more than Phil but since Phil played percussion on Savannah Woman of Tommy Bolin’s “Teaser” album upon reflection it may draw them even. Blessings and cheers to you and yours!

[@itsjohnnymillion]

Really nice episode. Made me rethink how to set up some expression stuff!

[@patrickfitzgerald2861]

I saw Genesis on their first tour after Peter left. Phil came out front and did a great job with the vocals on all the PG material. Oh, and the fill-in drummer was - wait for it - Bill Bruford! He and Phil did a two kit, fifteen minute drum piece that sent chills up my spine it was so good. So thank you, Phil Collins, for a very special performance.

[@_RLP]

Cool episode. Learned some dope stuff here. Thanksfor sharing, mate.

[@misterautry6]

Anyone else notice that moment in record time when Josh’s hair completed the picture in the album cover?

[@kochjb32]

11:54 - Amazing; and intentional. These guys are savvy.

[@heyitsDevriss]

I saw the spring expression from Lee on reddit a year ago! so so so cool. the diy pedal page is full of guys like that

[@TSWerewolf]

Great vid. I would also add the ZVex “Probe” series. And some of the stuff that Folktek is making is mind-blowing.

[@robertgraham5428]

Agreed. I think a "Probe" -type expression pedal that could be used with other effects units would be awesome. *cough* *cough*

[@DudleyDawson]

You missed out by not at least mentioning the Moog Mini Fooger (MF) Series since they all had expression pedal inputs. The MF ring mod with expression can turn your guitar into R2D2.

[@ninevehguitar]

James Rushing Not to mention the actual MoogerFooger series... The ClusterFlux is the best bucket brigade analog chorus I’ve ever owned, and it has the ability to use control voltage expression pedal for nearly every major parameter on the panel, in addition to full MIDI implementation.

[@TenisDimants]

I got the MF Drive and it is a beast!

[@ninevehguitar]

Tenis Dimants It’s been one of my two main drives for years... Super underrated pedal! I use it as a big thick fuzz type sound.

[@TenisDimants]

@@ninevehguitar Nice! I realy like how wide it can sound.

[@utubehound69]

So thats what a ring modulator is good for R2-D2 sounds. Ok got it.

[@cjleavitt17]

The intro blew my mind. I had no idea Vox was the first to do that

[@buzzcrumhunger7114]

"I will always have, in the back of my mind, Cheese and Onions..."

[@NonalignedVideos]

do I have to spell it out?

[@Jaspertine]

"Get up and go, get up and go, get up and go back home"

[@duffman18]

Every year at Beatle Week (yearly music festival in Liverpool where every band is a beatles tribute band), there's always one of them who do a Rutles set, and it's always one of the best parts of the whole week. Those songs were damn good, though guess that's because they were so similar to already great songs anyway. And quite a few will throw in a verse of Get Up And Go into Get Back and I love it

[@lobster4501]

Jaspertine That song is better than the Beatles Get Back

[@mattrockjm]

I say peter Gabriel all day long ... Incredible.... That pedal u made w/ the Lesley effect is an amazing expression.. thx Bro .. Awesome job u do here ...

[@JonNewquist]

When the notification for this episode popped up, I was driving, and I thought it said EXPENSIVE pedals. That made me laugh out loud. Thanks for sharing your preferred expression pedal after Record Time - that was really my only question. My answer to your question is, "Phil who?" Peter is so different, he had to leave Genesis to fully express himself. I think he's the better artist. That said, Phil created some of my favorite songs.

[@SourOrange420]

Another great episode full of great info. Gabriel's voice is better imo. Nice and raspy. Plus his theatrics on stage are wonderful. The early Genesis stuff was crazy. He was a total freak! 😂

[@rabbitheart5496]

I use the waza craft expression for oscillation underneath what I'm playing on one of our songs!! I experimented with a plugin on the recording, and decided that I had to do it live too.

[@ChrisHendrix117]

Super fun pedals! I’ve started using expressions with my HX Stomp. Really unlocks the potential of parameters!

[@sweeterthananything]

great video as always. as a modular synth user, few things on a pedal make me happier than an expression/CV jack. it's such a technologically simple implementation that it opens up nearly endless possibilities for creating and altering simple voltages. on phil vs peter: sorry if this is a hack answer but if someone tries to force me i can only choose peter as a vocalist and visionary, and phil as a more ordinary (but ~almost equally great) pop writer/producer.

[@MrWilson-WithaPbass]

Yeah man ! Thumbs up for the DL4 coverage

[@jonjones655]

You have achieved another level of cool with the Rutles t.

[@enricopallazzo8510]

"So" it's probably one of the best album EVER.. Peter vs Phil? Peter all the way

[@harrisfrankou2368]

Easily

[@awwwyeaboyeeee]

This such an underrated episode (and subject).

[@AdamGarrett72]

Peter Gabriel's 3rd solo record, with Phil on drums!

[@Roikat]

I like that one even better than So. (They're both great.)

[@stephanemelo]

That t-shirt rocks. I love the Rutles as well.

[@paristhalheimer]

Love the Rutles shirt.

[@danstrachan]

Between Phil and Pete, I gotta go Rutles! “Ouch, ouch, ouuuuch. Oooooh!”

[@zachbot]

What's your hot take on combo volume/expression pedals? specifically the Dunlop mini I just bought for my board....

[@ulfsvensson9710]

Peter Gabriel 8 days of the week. Love your T-shirt! And the Rutles!

[@phogue1]

Great vid as always. Moog’s expression pedal is nice, and surprisingly inexpensive, last I checked.

[@MrKaufmana1]

Phil Collins once played drums for Led Zeppelin. He is a GOLDEN GOD of both the ROCK AND the roll....

[@PatrickGerhart]

I literally have been looking for an expression pedal for a couple of months and bought one exactly one week ago. It's a Dunlop X volume expression pedal so it's awesome. But, I would have liked to have seen this episode before I bought. Still happy, just funny how life is.

[@austinonguitar2588]

Dad said, "Pshh no contest, Peter Gabriel." He's super excited I'm checking this out!

[@GabrielVelasco]

The electro~harmonix superego+ and the electro~harmonix Attack Decay both allow you to save the settings of EVERY knob in the heel-down position and in the toe-down position, so you can sweep between the stored heel-down and toe-down positions of all the knobs simultaneously. Very nice.

[@maxmatson1578]

Mad props!👌👍 for mentioning "so" in the record time. As for picking between "Gabriel" and "Collins" that be like picking between my children!.... if I had any?

[@Hynzy57]

Supra Trem st-1 with the ev-5. Love the control of the whirling Trem for that surf tone without a Trem bar.

[@palodine1]

Gabriel of course..... "So" is indeed a masterpiece. Also phenomenal was "Us", the follow-up record. His early post Genesis stuff was awesome... BUT.... "Passion" the soundtrack to the film "The Last Temptation of Christ" is a gateway to world music and I owe him many thanks for putting that record together.

[@joshuabenton3785]

WHY IS YOUR PRODUCTION SO GOOD?

[@joeleo078]

Shoe game on point Josh 🤘🏽

[@esroberto1]

Yes! I hoped for one like this!

[@JskinnyG]

I have nothing to say because you know I always compliment your videos... However, The RUTLES Josh... Bravo Sir... Bravo...

[@utubehound69]

I've been digging the Boss Waza Delay w/expression tons of fun. I use the OnStage Expression petal very well built unit for a lot less than others.

[@hermescosta4853]

Great video, as always! You could mention the new versions of the tc electronic pedals that have a feature that you can push the foot switch and it will act as an expression varying according to the weight that you apply. The flashback2 and the hall of fame 2 both have that feature, and they are cool!

[@samuelxavier2473]

Agreed, So is a masterpiece. Then again, the rest of PG's output is pretty damn phenomenal. And yes, I prefer Peter Gabriel. Can't say I like Collins at all.

[@brucebaldy]

GOOD FUN STUFF, one of the best shows.

[@daveoh13]

"hold my hand, yeah, yeah!" i love the rutles, too!

[@giackbazz]

Peter Gabriel anytime ❤️ such a great episode! I knew you would have put the Igor, such a groundbreaking invention

[@casenowie]

Peter.. but Phil was a monster on drums (early Genesis and Brand X.) Love the Rutles!

[@carolynshulman]

Oh, man. You are SO right that So is a masterpiece. Mercy Street goes straight to the middle of my chest every time I hear it. There is a folk singer-songwriter named Richard Shindell who does a gorgeous acoustic folky version of Mercy Street on his album South of Delia (an album of mostly covers, but oh gosh, check out his original work. He's an amazing songwriter, singer, and guitarist. Fun fact: Richard Shindell went to seminary to become a priest, but then dropped out because he wanted to get married and also be a singer-songwriter instead. Really interesting guy). I digress. Re: Phil vs Peter, they are apples and oranges! I think Phil Collins writes phenomenal, perfect pop/soft rock songs with really broad appeal. Peter Gabriel's songs are more complex, sophistocated, and layered with meaning. Of course, I'd choose Peter Gabriel over Phil Collins, but I can't ignore all the nostalgia I have for Phil's music.

[@MARK5-FX]

How about an episode dedicated to the Morley Tel-Ray series of chrome pedals.

[@oqsy]

Peter Gabriel. Amazing stuff. Not sure if it’s the title but “I have the touch” is brilliant.

[@oqsy]

“Contact” maybe?

[@sesa1076]

I love colors too. Always dig mxr for their simple solid colors...I like the way you do something similar with the addition of a simple, recognizable icon.

[@sesa1076]

Also dig the color choices. So much so that I am going to choose to call them colour choices.

[@ThatBaritoneGuitarGuy]

One of these years, I need to GET an expression pedal. (Seriously, 20 years of playing, and I have never owned an expression pedal....)

[@allanwilson8878]

Love The Rutles shirt man! Best band ever.

[@ZigbertD]

_"The place where I come from is a small town They think so small They use small words But not me I'm smarter than that I worked it out I've been stretching my mouth To let those big words come right out"_ One of my all-time favorite lyrics...

[@ninevehguitar]

Worth mentioning that Moog Theremins can be used as +/-5v CV expression. And on the Theremini, you can set the voltage to operate at +/-5v or +/-10v... Pretty sweet.

[@tonyfdesign]

Great shirt. Glad you like it!