First Look - Aclam Dr. Robert

[@rylieriley]

Thanks so much for doing this review. I don't buy many pedals, but I think this one is going to be added to my small collection. I love those sounds, and the Klaus Voormann artwork is a huge plus.

[@andrewpappas9311]

That pedal looks awesome and sounds incredible, as a massive Beatles fan I really dig this thing and I like how the settings for some of their songs are included in the manual

[@montag4516]

Hopefully it includes the settings to recreate those classic Revolution #9 sounds! and make it easier to pull that one off on stage 👺.

[@adiohead]

Woah, I just A/B'd that with isolated Sgt. Pepper's guitars and it's damn close!

[@paulsimmons5726]

That sounded pretty sweet and the artwork was way cool too. Nice toy, I want one.

[@HeROsiNhEaVeN]

John, I’m so jealous that you can stand up from that position without needing an 🚑 ambulance.....🙏🏻

[@montemichelbleu]

Do you suppose if we had the pedal, we could do same?

[@HeROsiNhEaVeN]

monte michel bleu you might be on to something Mr Monte.....👍🏻

[@Matthewtaylorn]

Love that the artwork portrays the story behind the song. Dr. Robert gave them their first hits of acid without them knowing it, lol.

[@TwiggyArmstrong]

Klaus Voormann actually drew the artwork for the pedal which is pretty cool fun fact

[@Matthewtaylorn]

@@TwiggyArmstrong No way, that's awesome! When I first saw the pedal I thought, "wow, they really nailed the artwork!" Lol. That is super cool, thank you for sharing.

[@erikboeren8720]

Funny to see you sitting on your knees so excited like a child playing with your new toy for the first time, I’d do the same when I get mine😀

[@lucavasconcellos]

Klaus also played bass on Imagine and on the Plastic Ono Band record, cool dude.

[@BillDerBerg]

Klaus played bass on Ringo's Photograph

[@BillDerBerg]

Klaus played bass on Ringo's Photograph

[@montag4516]

FWIW... Klaus also did the cover artwork for Spooky Tooth's 1973 album You Broke My Heart So I Busted Your Jaw. A great rock album featuring Gary Wright, and a pre-Foreigner Mick Jones on guitar. The inside gatefold's illustration is notably catchy and funny. Klaus also was bassist for Carly Simon's mammoth 70's hit song (and album) You're So Vain.

[@drutgat2]

Thanks, John. Would have been good to show this on an SG too, because the Casino and SG were particularly prevalent during the 'Revolver' and 'Sgt. Pepper' sessions. Klaus Voorman was also an in demand bass player in the early 70s - he was on a lot of hits.

[@KTGHATS]

Sounds like Yet Blues and Revolution ! I hear it. Cool artwork by KV too WOW,nice, John..😎

[@MisterGuitarItalia]

"Beately tones"... love it!

[@flybynight1929]

When the genuine enthusiasm comes through like a kid on Xmas morning, it makes the review!

[@EJROCKER1]

I'm a big Beatles fan and this pedal is very cool! P.S. Not only is Klaus a great artist. He's a good bassist and nice guy to boot.

[@Guitarman1959]

Love that vintage tone ! It's a great OD/amp in a pedal, and John's right--It's not just for nostalgia... Definitely worth the money! Fun and informative demo !

[@joetoe9207]

John, I have one of their boards and they use rubber inserts to hold pedals by pressing on the sides. No need for Velcro or anything that would‘damage’ a pedal so if ya wanna sell something, most stay in mint condition. Works pretty good. Fwiw!

[@stampscapes]

I don't play guitar but I sure enjoy this channel. Thanks for the great content.

[@Voodoo66Chile]

Pretty cool concept and I dig the details. It sounds pretty close, I've played old 60's Vox Solid State amps and this pedal reminds me of how they sounded, I actually dug them both for clean and that solid state gritty drive/fuzz.

[@onbedoeldekut1515]

I don't know about the recording process for Rubber Soul and Revolver, but I've read and watched things that said their guitars were sometimes put direct into the desk, clipped and the signal was returned into the desk's overdriven channel to clip it even further. This process was used a few years later, on Revolution, but there's a great youtuber video where a guy recreates the tone 'perfectly' through fakery, whilst describing the original process. You might find it interesting! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGHKYayQgMd9hpY

[@AllenPinchloaf]

That pedal is fab, gear!

[@robmachin]

Love the sound! Thanks for the review!

[@GR8Iam]

VOX UL730 in a box, yes!

Very nice "Vox" type emulation tone! Thanks John for a good post!

[@MrTee-hw7mp]

Weren’t the UL series solid-state amps? Not that it matters. But I think they were either solid-state or a tube hybrid.

[@McGarveymusic210]

Yes it was a hybrid tube/solid-state amp

[@christianbelanger621]

The Beatles wanted to use Fender amps and guitars early on but they were too expensiven for them at the start of their career. Epstein got them a deal with Vox (after throwing in the deal that they would never use any other live gear while he was alive). So they stuck to Vox for live amplification during their touring years but often used other brands in the studio until Brian died and the Vox afilitiation slowly went cold.

[@nickjohnson3574]

So what your saying ... is vox killed Brian ...

[@bojackhorseman5367]

John actually owned a tweed Fender Tremolux before Epstein got them the Vox deal.

[@itaintmebabe714]

George also used a 60's Gibson SG for the paperback writer riff and the rest of the album. Also some songs on Sgt. Pepper

[@firewalker6712]

Supposedly Doctor Robert was there dentist and he gave them acid.

[@DMSProduktions]

GROOVY dentist maannn! Farrr oot!

[@Neil-Aspinall]

Give that man a Kewpie doll!

[@firewalker6712]

@@Neil-Aspinall How about some Mary Jane instead.

[@Neil-Aspinall]

@@firewalker6712 Nah cause she had a pain at the party.

[@firewalker6712]

@@Neil-Aspinall I think Doctor Roberts has given you some Acid!

[@sassycat]

Adding it to the list. 🎸😎👍

[@Neil-Aspinall]

It's funny, I never ever think about Beatle guitar sounds as they are secondary to their sublime melodies and harmony's.

[@s0uldrift3r]

Great video John!! Keep them coming!

[@CalifornianRailfan]

Question: How does this differ from the English Rose? I was able to get the same sounds/tones/gain, and the 'Rose is far less expensive.

[@Da_Publick]

Because the English Rose isn't named after a throwaway Beatles song, and isn't supposed to sound like an obscure amplifier.

[@indieguy81]

The reason they played Vox so much is because they were sponsored by them. They were required by contract to only play through Vox amps in concert, and when they stopped touring Vox was still sending them free amps. The UL models were just the newest iteration of what Vox was putting out then. The Beatles weren't in search of any holy grail tone. They just used what happened to be available to them at the time. But the Revolver/Pepper's era was a hell of a tone! From what I've heard the amps were hard to maintain, prone to break down often, and amp techs hated working on them. Plus I don't think they sold very well. Funny how an amp that not many people wanted at the time are now fetching 10-15K on Reverb. Pretty crazy.

[@thedondeluxe6941]

Why would you need a Gibson when the Epiphone Casino exists? It's even more authentic too! Haha, but seriously: Absolutely love the Casino.

[@BoulevardRecording]

These pedals are great! But Paperback Writer was McCartney through his blonde 64 Fender Bassman

[@surfrby8876]

Do we really need another pedal ? I'm downsizing This sounds great because I love the Beatles , but it's not about the gear , it's about how to use the gear you have , you can dial most tones with an amp , guitar overdrive and delay / reverb , just have fun and plays , Thanks John very good demo

[@andycocktails]

You’re the man JB!

[@rafaelramos3077]

Beautiful Casino

[@danpeabody5687]

What is the amplifier that's to the right of the Blues Junior you have miked is that a valve train? Or a Koch

[@888Marco]

Your German is on point, greetings from Berlin. :))

[@jjuniper274]

Hey, does anyone know if European outlets effect American amps? They're current is way higher and I am curious to find out how international touring differs. Does it blow anything out? Does it change tone or anything like that?

[@noelhoekstra6852]

If you wanna hear some really appreciated dialed in next level geeked out pedal beatles tones: 0:06 - 0;14 2:25 - 2;47 3:03 - 3;04 3:08 - 3;09 4:40 - 4;43 5:13 - 5;22 5:52 - 6;02 7:32 - 7;33 7:53 - 8;04 10:04 - 10;31 11:18 - 11;41 If you wanna see some next level beatles manual: 1:51 4:32 5:33 If you wanna hear some next level human beatles beatles beatles beatles beatles talking: Rest of video. If you wanna check my thoughts about this video: Check the yellow smiley on the amp. *Edit: Dont forget to buy the magazine!

[@fernandogonzalez8129]

What’s that little battery pack your using?

[@mikethomas6120]

I’m a huge Beatles fan and I’d love to buy this but for what it is, I think it is way overpriced. It’s like a low fi fuzzy overdrive and it sells for like $349!

[@timetraveler8777]

For this reason I got the lumpy overdrive 7 series

[@mattrockjm]

Cool I like it.. sounds to me like a fuzz and distortion/over drive .. all in one .. peace Bro ...ooh... That casino not so bad either..🔥

[@rexnavarro2918]

very ..very..cool!

[@realgoodmind]

Come on no Doctor RObert for the pedals name sake?

[@wahivalleys3011]

That appears to be a really cool, usable pedal. Too bad it's not $65 reasonable dollars! Wahi' Valleys

[@jessebeauchamp1484]

Man did I come up with a good one. Would you put a short something out with a new Ross Distortion and an OC71 and or OC 44 treble booster with an AC30. Seymore 59s. Thanks geekdom lol. J.

[@banyarling]

Peak pedal madness. The perception and presentation predetermine the sound.

[@markferguson3745]

No doubt, to a large degree.There are worse examples than this pedal, and I do believe Acclam came at the design from a legit angle.In other cases, I think an extant circuit was simply re marketed as a desireable or requested sound. The pedal market has largely become absurd with it's inflated prices and ridiculous claims.

[@rodmackinnon8497]

Lovely noise . . .

[@Vinylhead66BlogspotDe]

Mach schau ! (imperative) means Take a look ! in german.

[@balke7935]

has a bit of a little feat thing going on at the end... sounds beaut

[@DHgtr1]

Hi I always heard George used a Gibson SG on main riff to paperback writer Thanks

[@marcushogan6613]

No George only used the SG in the video. Gretsch going into a Vox. If you want examples of him playing his SG, listen to She Said She Said, Doctor Robert and most famously on Hey Bulldog

[@DHgtr1]

Thanks Macus..its probally the video that made me think it..all these years thinking that was an SG

[@kalebaldwin5398]

Paul played the main riff on his Casino. John played rhythm on a Gretsch 6120 (with some nice amp tremolo). George apparently did some overdubs with his SG.

[@marcushogan6613]

DHgtr1 nice to have pleasant discussions on the internet. Here’s a link for every guitar used on every Beatles recording. Some crazy dude documented them all!!! www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/the-guitars-the-beatles-used-per-song/

[@McGarveymusic210]

Yes the guys are right George is an SG on the revolver album for certain tracks but for paperback writer, it’s Paul on his casino, Jon on his 6120, and overdubs by George on the SG.

[@eferrington]

Stock Casino? Lennon Limited? Revolution? What's the guitar spec detail? EDIT: Thx John! 4:52

[@montag4516]

Yes, I remember when those were released. These were real McCoy Epiphones, not a "more affordable" Asian recreation. Pretty sure this was available in the sunburst finish as well, the way John's Casino first came before he later stripped off the finish. Cheers.

[@SPaulAndrewMaertens]

Your "the Beatles just used what they had access do" comment in the middle helped me step away from the pedal haha. I love the artwork. I love the guitar tone on that album, but I have so many great tools and can stick to those.

[@ronj9448]

Agreed. Its a fun challenge to create this tone with fundamental effects units.

[@mkivy]

Paperback writer! Yay Beatles!

[@TheJordiguardia]

Actually it's catalan brand not spanish

[@tjnugent62]

Mach schau means more fast.. More Now.. or MORE!

[@TotalSinging]

it's pronounced "M-ah-k sha-oo". Means "make show".

[@ravenslaves]

There's a reason why the Vox UL 730 is rare. It sucked. The Beatles were not tech guys in any sense of the word so they mostly used what they were given. If an amp was ok enough and close by, that's what was used. You would have to be a massive Beatles fan to want this pedal. And if you are, then the artwork alone may be well worth the price. This pedal does exactly what it advertises and I'll be watching this company closely to see if they ever come up with a pedal that suits my tastes a bit more. It is very well thought out and looks to be built right.

[@fredmanteghian5913]

Okay whatever, but the windmiller is their new one that they’re using funding to build. Pete Townsend circa 1967

[@rickjason215]

Just goes to show it’s the player that makes stuff great and not the gear. That said, it sounded like the Beatles. Of course your playing was a big part of that.

[@gregglaughlin8625]

Too much talk

[@peterwilson5336]

The sounds are like 70% of the way there. They should have kept on working on it. Paperback writer is way way to heavy (Compare the two). Taxman is not right etc etc etc for £300 you would think they had really pulled it off. But they have not. They should take it off the shelves and keep working on it

[@Da_Publick]

The reason why Paperback Writer and Rain sound that way has much more to do with studio-level compression than what amp they used.

[@matrixmodulator]

Nice digital clipping in the video

[@DrRussPhd]

More playing . . .less gabbing.

[@PolaOpposite]

This is art... and it's destined to become a pricey collectible. It's a essentially a print on a pedal. And it's sad to say but its value will not be fully appreciated until The Beatles are all gone and so is Klaus, the artist. This will be sought after by non musicians. It's essentially a buy it but don't use it pedal.

[@Eddyperoguitars]

You talk too much. We want to hear more of this pedal with the Casino guitar!!

[@MMOlivier]

You talk too much. Not enough play.

[@ryanellis4474]

The presenter needs to stop smacking his lips He needs to be sober on camera He could not come up with basic words This dude needs to write his review instead of saying it on the spot, because he did not make sense in his start/stop/start/stop ramblings

[@DMSProduktions]

Paperback shiter, shiterrrr!