Hell yeah dude! No one better to demo these kind of tones :D
@tammycoates78166 жыл бұрын
No one better👊
@bryangray41786 жыл бұрын
I’d like to see Joss do one as well!
@wheresallthezombies6 жыл бұрын
Really?
@greysinclaire5 жыл бұрын
Keith Merrow is tone GOD! No diss to Rabea
@Pughhead Жыл бұрын
Quite a few people actually, Bea's tone is quite fuzzy and boomy in the low end, not really suited for tight djent tones that the apex is aiming for.
@EWhite-956 жыл бұрын
I loved the demo but (don't want to be this person) but I wish we could of heard it through an effect loop return rater being stacked on top of the EQ from the kraken or through a clean low gain amp to see how it would react. Otherwise I hope some of the riff you played in the demo are on Fire by the Silos!
@PariahVSGear5 жыл бұрын
I just checked it out next to a Ceres on my channel...as a lot of us expected, these folks used them into channels of amps and such because this thing needs A LOT of help to sound decent.
@billyhenley69684 жыл бұрын
Pretty cool little preamp but I must say that the Kraken V4 preamp crushes it in terms of note definition, clarity and saturation. I also realize it's not an apples for apples comparison.
@alanlotra81486 жыл бұрын
That PRS top though 🤤
@scratchynditchy6 жыл бұрын
Alright Man, love the vid and love the EP! Will you be doing any tutorials or releasing sheet music for the songs? The riffage at 12:10 is mental
@ericvalverderosado20466 жыл бұрын
Apex Preamp + Mooer Radar with favorite cab IR is the next century way to go haha, great video and awesome playing as always man, cheers from PERUUU 🇵🇪🤘
@xJaGG3d6 жыл бұрын
I swear if your channel was nothing but these pedal demos and your original music with Toska you wouldn't hear a complaint from me. Then again, I love everything you put out, but I love these videos so much.
@leobargianni3775 жыл бұрын
that riff at 12:50 what is that dude I need to hear more of it
@Identiikiit4 жыл бұрын
Sorry if this is a bit late, but the riff you mentioned is from a song called abomasum by Toska, Rabeas prog band. Amazing riffs. Check it out
@elus1ve0ne645 жыл бұрын
14:40 That Riff is 🔥
@JegueBroche6 жыл бұрын
That riff at 14:30, sweet holy bejesus that's good!
@scottrider84455 жыл бұрын
I love how Rabbea just has 5150s, Marshalls, and Victorys just stacked up hanging out in the back and he's just casually using a Kemper as a table for this pedal. This is the level I wish to be at someday.
@RabeaMassaad5 жыл бұрын
Hahah, well, the 5150’s and Marshall I collected over the years way before KZbin. In old bands etc, lending to mates and getting them back. But yeah the victory stuff and the kemper came much later. I’m genuinely thankful and lucky to have the gear, and wouldn’t dream of taking it for granted. Thanks for watching dude!
@scottrider84455 жыл бұрын
@@RabeaMassaad Nothing but respect man! I just discovered you and all your projects recently and I've been watching your videos and listening to your music religiously lately. I have to be that guy and just say your playing style and music has inspired me to pick up my guitar, play, and write. More than anything has in the past 10 years. So from some random schmuck over here in the States, thank you for doing what you do. You definitely earned a fan for life.
@illyadass6 жыл бұрын
Correct me if im wrong but if you plug this into the return of your amp you could basically just use this as your amp. so wah compressor and overdrive infront of the Apex in the signal chain and then after you would have your chorus delay reverb etc, and then plug all that into the return of the amp you have. so you can have all these pedals but you wont have to plug the modulation and time effects into an effects loop because they are after the Apex in the signal chain. hope this makes sense.
@woofystevenson29436 жыл бұрын
ßilly ßadass correct
@swaggerchegger986 жыл бұрын
That's literally the point of a preamp
@RasmusAlmlundMusic6 жыл бұрын
Omg when the tight switch was engaged.. Oh man.
@ustinkdave34056 жыл бұрын
19:23 Djent Djenuinely lolz
@zepp3lin4 жыл бұрын
He didn't demo it in the return loop because that will make the Horizon sound just like an overdrive, not even a high distortion gain Pre Amp.
@brianpilla41024 жыл бұрын
zepp3lin thats not true. Ola Englund ran this through an effects return in one of his videos and it had plenty of gain
@zepp3lin4 жыл бұрын
@@brianpilla4102 obviously he was paid, the reason he never ran it alone but mix it with the amp gain.
@Cluless025 жыл бұрын
That sweep thing is incredible!!
@_ratsoup13486 жыл бұрын
The video I've been waiting for since this was announced
@lottshouse43 жыл бұрын
This pedal is great if you feel like paying for $120 more for an already existing pedal with just adding cab sim which doesn’t really feel or sound worth it honestly for being $320 the MXR 5150 pedal is literally the same thing played side by side they sound the same and there is a $120 price difference for $80 more you can get the KSR Ceres which not only sounds better for djenty tones but has 3 channels instead of basically 1 with a boost option
@qfz21126 жыл бұрын
That's quite possibly the best tone I've ever heard from that ML3 baritone
@bebopbuddy49146 жыл бұрын
14:32 there's that signature Bea tappy lick, good shit
@valentinolupo45326 жыл бұрын
When he turns the cab sim knob it sounds like flanger
@bertrandcomeau5 жыл бұрын
Hi Rabea, awesome review here! I want your opinion for best match (metal tone like Amon Amarth, Djent, Gojira, Pantera). Cabinet: Harley Benton G212 V30 #1: apex preamp + boss katana head #2: apex preamp + peavey 6505 MH #3: peavey invective MH #4: apex preamp + invective MH #5: apex preamp + Joyo zombie Thanks, Bert
@lateralus62164 жыл бұрын
Apex + invective MH would be the best sounding in my opinion, but the best sound for the price would probably be the apex + boss katana head. Good luck on your tone journey my friend :)
@buckycore5 жыл бұрын
Total death metal and thrash tones when it's in the front 🤘🤘🤘🤘👏
@buckycore5 жыл бұрын
Straight in sounds like a boogie!!!
@anthonycook73846 жыл бұрын
That's probably the best high hain tone I've ever heard
@InfamouslyCantankerous4 жыл бұрын
Love Rabeas playing. He is one of my favorite players.
@ItzChaine16 жыл бұрын
riff @ 6:53-7:10 just wow
@Evo2Raid6 жыл бұрын
Thank you Reba. Wanted to here a review of a interface and the apex. Love it. Thank you for sharing
@Piroslovagvok6 жыл бұрын
those snippets from when genghis wakes sound brutal :^)
@garyheighway76356 жыл бұрын
Versatile love the tones.
@RockyLikesPews5 жыл бұрын
How does it hold up next to the V4 Kraken preamp?
@dillonwells27316 жыл бұрын
sick
@milesharris3355 жыл бұрын
I cannot stop listening to the intro song! You are a riff master!
@dynatwenty5 жыл бұрын
Tight riffing brother!
@rickybobby63865 жыл бұрын
Damn it sounds good on the lows
@RRoy836 жыл бұрын
Sounds killer like all your demos Bea! You the man!
@ethansmith55605 жыл бұрын
i know the secret to Rabea's awesome playing. its that gold and red can of Fast Fret on his desk behind him. (:
@HeavyHardHitter6 жыл бұрын
Very appropriate review! Thanks for showing the different aspects of the APEX and sharing your knowledge.
@XENONEZZ26 жыл бұрын
I'm not at the stage where I need one of those devices yet your review makes me want to buy one..:-)
@bachop16 жыл бұрын
12:10 bea! We need listen this single!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@rosemarybailey36683 жыл бұрын
Love the sound of this but would be better to see what the pedal could do on its own without being stacked on a dirty channel already
@PariahVSGear5 жыл бұрын
Just did a video of this side by side with a ksr Ceres and man. Rabea made it work..but please do yourself a favor and check out other options outside this. Using it by itself, it's one of the worst standalone preamps I've ever used. The way it's being used here, you could get similar results with a bunch of distortion or even overdrive pedals.
@arfonwilliams67666 жыл бұрын
Even through the Kraken it still sounds like Periphery. Dude, that's awesome...
@C0nnie6 жыл бұрын
you should check out some pedals by Dunwich Amps. that guy makes insane gear
@anglegrinder46306 жыл бұрын
that fucking guitar is sickkkkkkk
@gmichaelhall6 жыл бұрын
Great box. The cab sim add on would be interesting to also try as a re amp box to grot up strings synths bland samples maybe even filthy snares and dirty kicks. Dig that the gate almost goes square closing. To my ears the gain was more appealing at lower settings where the even odd harmonics got through..cool vid
@wolfos4125 жыл бұрын
That Baritone is a monster...
@TMac-Attack4 жыл бұрын
Awesome Job!! Killer Pedal!!
@senikehidupantv Жыл бұрын
awesome sounds
@craigtaylor43986 жыл бұрын
That colour on the bea baritone ooft sweet \,,/
@ArunKamathMusic6 жыл бұрын
Sounds great! I'd be interested to know what it's like going into the FX return of an amp, or into one of the modern solid state power amps like the SD Powerstage. Wonder if the pedal reacts very differently that way as opposed to in front of an amplifiers already existing preamp section - as Ola proved in one of his recent vids.
@NutsTesticles6 жыл бұрын
They sound really good in an FX loop. Well, the 5150 OD does, and this is essentially the same thing so im assuming this sounds similar.
@mehtabbhogal55916 жыл бұрын
Keith Merrow ran it into a Duncan Powerstage in his video!
@Extremegain6 жыл бұрын
In general it's better to check. I was disapointed few times with "preamp pedals" which at the end had to go into other preamp to sound good.
@TobyBurt6 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to owning this pedal via the Mooer Preamp live capture lel.
@liamkoiter33565 жыл бұрын
A B the Mooer Preamp Live is my dream pedal
@carcassofthemartyr24486 жыл бұрын
i want one!!! either this or that new moore preamp live! my wallet however does not!
@adriandeftones6 жыл бұрын
I hate they call it a preamp and the best I have seen using it is like a distorsion pedal or a boost, so I think it is not really a preamp, i find its sound and enclosure like a mod of the MXR 5150 overdrive which misha used as a preamp and as a travel rig
@satch5004 жыл бұрын
It's really muddy. I'm not talking about high gain etc. It just doesn't sound responsive. It's just mud.
@luigi1mario6 жыл бұрын
Thall
@duaneanderson63932 жыл бұрын
a great demo. Thank you. you look very healthy , congratulations I hope that you prosper and have great health.
@Icipher46 жыл бұрын
Rabea I love your videos. Which tone do you prefer, the Apex or the Revv G3?
@timothymcinis77496 жыл бұрын
Is 12:49-13:05 from anything or was that just kind of jammed in the moment? Pretty sick stuff
@tejashbohra33115 жыл бұрын
Timothy McInis well know you might know where its from
@timothymcinis77495 жыл бұрын
@@tejashbohra3311 I believe I have found it, my friend. Haha
@Angelo-Costa6 жыл бұрын
Can't wait for Rabea's review of the Dane.
@ganmoron6 жыл бұрын
please make a comparison demo between apex and mxr 5150 Od
@thatguyreiji10456 жыл бұрын
Greetings Bea...It's probably I dumb request but I wanted to know if you could start incorporating some direct sounds(into amp sims) with some pedals? For those of us who use digital rigs at home...Well,only if it isn't a hassle. I might be the only one requesting this cause I do most of my practicing with headphones and BIAS amp 2, if that's the case then it's okay... Great demo nonetheless *thumbs up*
@ITheFight23 күн бұрын
No monster lead?
@NelsLindahl6 жыл бұрын
Brilliant.
@iamrichlol6 жыл бұрын
2:37 - THE SECOND RIFF FROM RIFF WARS!
@TMmodify6 жыл бұрын
Man.... Buy the grinding gears ep, you'll love it
@iamrichlol6 жыл бұрын
is it on there?
@TMmodify6 жыл бұрын
@@iamrichlol Yes it is.
@heycaptjack6 жыл бұрын
That’s Ace!
@makariussulit Жыл бұрын
how would you use it on a pedalboard? do you put it on fx loop or before the preamp? havent seen any videos of it on a pedalboard
@timothymckane63626 жыл бұрын
16:21 - 16:25 Sovnds raw As in trve kvlt raw.
@bebopbuddy49146 жыл бұрын
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
@drphalanges15206 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of a Metal Zone.
@derekcarter49524 жыл бұрын
With the preamp, are you using it when the amp is on clean? Or do you have it mixed with the distortion of the amp as well.
@LeoLuganskiy4 жыл бұрын
Exactly my question 😎
@tehsimo6 жыл бұрын
You are a classy man, Bea!
@ThyWorshipMetal6 жыл бұрын
I think I'll order this pedal, it sounds better than any of the amp simulators I've tried!
@bradb9504 Жыл бұрын
I know I'm 4 years late, but did you end up getting the pedal and how do you like the cab sim?
@ThyWorshipMetal Жыл бұрын
@@bradb9504 I didn’t 🤣
@AndrushkaSm6 жыл бұрын
I didn't understand: if it's a preamp pedal, why you didn't put it into a "return" (power amp) of your amplifire? As usual, thanks for the great sound!))
@Extremegain6 жыл бұрын
Some preamps sound better when go into other preamp. Seem not consistent, but it's the way it is...
@Decoder20406 жыл бұрын
I am looking for something to replace the Demonizer on my pedal board because it is just too big. I like to be able to go straight in from my pedalboard so I can set up quick and easy for solo gigs without breaking my back, but I need versatility. I need something like this, or an additional pedalboard and flight case. How does this handle clean tones?
@DavidQuinones696 жыл бұрын
It's the exact same form factor as the MXR EVH 5150 pedal.
@jesusmachado90876 жыл бұрын
the whole video sounds kind of dark to me, so its hard for me to distinguish anything. how would you compare it to a kraken pedal(maybe with and overdrive and/or gate)?
@Pantera2406 жыл бұрын
I need that Frog Leap Studios shirt. I went on their website and it doesn't seem to be on there. Please advise.
@MrVegiita5 жыл бұрын
Can u use this pedal in stereo?
@whatyoumakeofit66356 жыл бұрын
Since this pedal has a cab sim, shouldnt a person be able to take a small radio that has a mic input and a headphone jack, and jam out
@SoleilCustomGuitars6 жыл бұрын
Damnit Bea now i have to have one.... Thanks
@claudimogensen66686 жыл бұрын
Where do you by this ? Thomann No gear4music No ? I live in Denmark 👍🧐
@mindsweepa41326 жыл бұрын
Would you say it is better than the filaments dive for this style of music?
@TeddyRhox6 жыл бұрын
very good bro
@MrTrixzzzz5 жыл бұрын
This is in front of the amp? What about through the effects loop?
@alexandercarlinmusic94675 жыл бұрын
If you have a precision drive is this still just as useful?
@idontcare_wtf6 жыл бұрын
I didn't like the cab Sim, but through the kraken the sound is just brutal
@sonicx22186 жыл бұрын
My current bare bones OD sound is just the precision into an EVH 5150 pedal. Would this replace the EVH or would it go in the chain before it?
@junomartini-zeller6146 жыл бұрын
It would probably go before the EVH in your chain, since this would function as the "amp" that you're plugging into. You could have both and just get ALL THE GAIN... or you could use this alone and get the sound of a pretty tight amp.
@TylerStewardTV6 жыл бұрын
Many people would say that the Apex is basically the 5150 on steroids, so I would say it would replace it. However they both have different sounds. They're both pretty much amps in a box after all. worth having both if you're into the 5150's sound.
@call2arms6 жыл бұрын
It would replace both the EVH and Precision Drive. Misha intended it to be its own thing and an all in one solution for tight modern metal tone. He says is you stack the PD on top of it, it’ll give you an over the top tight tone.
@KRayxKodessA6 жыл бұрын
But it's supposed to work very well WITH the Precision drive as well. Having this and the EVH in a chain would be redundant, as they're both preamp pedals...unless that's what you're going for, of course.
@mehtabbhogal55916 жыл бұрын
You would want to replace the 5150 with the Apex or keep the 5150 as a "second channel" if that makes sense. I would recommend doing: Precision Drive ---> Apex ---> 5150
@ximre23 жыл бұрын
Will this sound good with a Fender Deluxe Reverb at bedroom level of 95dB? We're looking for an overdrive sound! Best so far is OCD, but want less gain!
@matrixmodulator6 жыл бұрын
7:18 where is the noise coming from? 8:35 also in background
@DanMufc-jt9le6 жыл бұрын
Another awesome video Rabea engage (Eargasam !!! ), i could listen to your guitar playing all day, you just make it sound so easy, make me look like crap lol, But keep up the great videos man learning a lot off you for when and if i come to buy more pedals in the future. so keep up the great videos man
@thinkguitarr6 жыл бұрын
Que power cara!!!
@Milpup4 жыл бұрын
Could someone answer this question for me please. I have emailed Horizon Devices but no response yet. I have an Apex Pre Amp, but was looking to get a precision drive. Is there any need? I.e. is it going to add much to the sound / do anything different over the Pre Amp? Would appreciate an informed answer, as the overdrive is 200bangers.
@jimihendrix49606 жыл бұрын
Cool !!!
@RudyAyoub6 жыл бұрын
hey jimi
@humanbutchery6665 жыл бұрын
hey man almost pull the trigger on the revv 3 but a friend got one of this apex, i play death metal,, so what you rrecomend more??
@lorenzodeiaco89026 жыл бұрын
You were really straggling not to say djent
@deldia6 жыл бұрын
Tight? Is that a gate?
@KRayxKodessA6 жыл бұрын
What is that baritone tuned to?! Sounds lower than drop B! Would love to hear the preamp straight into wall of sound, or another IR as well.
@stummy86 жыл бұрын
K -Ray Drop A
@christopherfarish49655 жыл бұрын
What IR’s did you use?
@flynn_226 жыл бұрын
Haven’t seen that prs in a while
@sayl3ss_6636 жыл бұрын
Sounds imense :)
@jasongrace42005 жыл бұрын
Im new to pedals here and I’m a metal player I’m deciding wether to get this or the Precision Drive I just have a practice amo a Marshall MG10 to be specific I just want to jam and gig just occasionally please help me decide which one to get huhu