I JUST CAN'T STOP PLAYING!!! | Stone Deaf PDF-1X

[@RabeaMassaad]

Make sure you check out the back end of this video where I grab the Les Paul!! That thing sounds insane with this pedal! Full on QOTSA vibes!

[@DanielKomarek]

Rabea Massaad could you upload just you playing with the pedal?

[@EasyHeat]

Great demo Bea! I am a HUGE Homme fan. I chased his tone for ages. Once even got my hands on an old Ampeg VT22, but it needed more TLC than I could afford, and was waaaay to loud and heavy. I settled on a Catalinbread SFT MkII. I boost it with a mid humped EQ & a Bad Monkey set to clean boost and viola! First 3 QOTSA albums all day thru a clean amp, and having two boosts makes the pedal act like a three channel amp. I have an Agile LP setup for standard C, and I am now a happy fanboy: ) Cheers!

[@dominicmcmahon4798]

Nice pedal Rabea..I bought a Keeley Fuzz Bender from your last demo. It's amazing. I would hate to think what this would be like with that combined. Great videos.

[@JM-bg2ts]

this has to be on your board for Dorje!

[@tryston2022]

Trying to decide between this pedal or the beetronics octahive. I need some fuzz. What's your opinion?

[@Cyndaquills]

Rabea has my favorite Strat tones

[@JakaMori]

awesome sound! Does anyone know what model that is and what pickups are in there?

[@xavi8911]

Same ☝️ i want my strat to sound like that 💪

[@pronumeral1446]

@@JakaMori It's a custom shop strat. He did a video about it at some point.

[@gdawgs101]

@@JakaMori It's more about how you dial in your amp and pedals than the pickups

[@JakaMori]

@@gdawgs101 well you're not gonna get this sound with shit pickups :D

[@menthel77]

I bought one, it arrived today. Oh. My. God. It sounds amazing. Fine tuning is so simple and the sound is just awesome. Went down just to plug it in and next thing I knew it was 45 minutes later and I had made myself a nice little riff. Totally worth it.

[@michael_staples757]

The pdf 1 didn’t have a gain or volume control, which is the version josh homme uses. The pdf-2 is the pdf 1 with the clean dirty foot switch and gain knob. The pdf-1x is the pdf-1 and pdf-2 combined just with the gain changed for vol, so with the stock gain setting it will give you Qotsa! Because it’s pdf -1 with pdf 2 features 👍🏻

[@Daphoid]

What a straight forward and honest pedal review. I also really appreciate that you spend actual time (15-30 minutes) with the thing for us to see the evolution. Too many times pedal review videos are ~5 minutes and half of that is the intro logo, the outro, and some b roll of the packaging. I've never heard of Stone Deaf before, but I want this pedal now. Keep it genuine man!

[@jonathan-smith]

I just got mine delivered. An instant edition to my board. These things are bad ass... I wish I got the expression pedal too!

[@bensilk550]

That tone/playing at 19:35 Wow!

[@redfaust8189]

Nice demo. I'm looking forward to another Toska album. Toska has become my morning inspiration music.

[@mattg082]

Love mine, and boosting the low mids at times. Sounds great if you keep it on and gainstage it. Doesn’t sound like a pedal is on, and helps green muffs cut, as well as a Rat sound huge! I find it’s best running into anything dirty to really hear the effect! My case pedals, Sky King amp and an Ampeg VT-40. One thing that should be stated in the manual if you aren’t familiar with mixing…is that if you push the height knob over 1oclock or so, you will get a perceived bigger volume boost. But that’s what EQ does like this, and in the mix world usually that’s a thing before just pushing the volume up or down. Love the pedal! My only detractor is the proprietary expression. It’s big and would love to use my own smaller one. I also removed my BLuesBreaker pedal, and put my Microamp at the end of my chain. This pedal covers a few things with less need to tap dance for me.

[@BigHairyGuitars]

well... I suppose that I can stop demoing things. You pretty much killed it in this video. I'm going shopping. Great tone, great playing. WOW!

[@Ulti]

The PDF-2 is my desert island pedal and also happens to be the first thing I ever bought from Andertons. It's just one of those things where when you finally try it for yourself, you wonder how there isn't one on every board ever.

[@AtaxiaGaming]

Ulti tbh I’ll probably rock the pdf 2 over this one because I like the gain knob, but I’ll have to try this one out to know for sure.

[@Ghostman1846]

10:30 to 12:00... if I died immediately after hearing that clip, I'd die a peaceful happy man. Good on ya Rabea!

[@mattg082]

Still love this pedal for doom stuff…set my Ampeg to edge of break up, and just pummel it with this last with a wide upper mid Q. Keeps the heavy 300hz on the amp, but pushes up the high mids. I’m already maxing out the treble on that all at 300hz, and it’s dark compared to most. Love this allows me to punch in for crazy chorus parts! Then back off when needed…great in my wet/dry setup on the dry amp to distort harder. Not sure of the built in distortion, I’ve yet to open mine up and crank the second stage gain. So def want to try that! I usually just use the normal boost. Pedal does so many things! It’s kind of an intro into the rest of the pedals for me. Been looking at getting the Warp or the Muff one. Parametric amp, parametric everything!

[@devonhamler2055]

U kick ass Bea!! Always love watching you play. I've learned so much from watching your videos and listening to your music and watching you play. Thanks for inspiring all of us so much, man

[@JUNK_ZONE]

This is the most well designed treble boost ever.

[@sonictooth]

Well, this was a missed opportunity! They didn't address the main complaint everyone had about these pedals: the ability to use any expression pedal, instead of only the proprietary EP-1, which only works with Stone Deaf pedals and costs nearly as much as the PDF itself.

[@greyklopstock7155]

Oof, that's too bad! I'll have to find one of those expression pedals then. At least it looks cute lol. I've been meaning to get something to try and go for those Mick Ronson cocked sounds

[@wowthtsgood]

Toska is amazing, you're an incredible guitarist, and this pedal seems very versatile and useful. Awesome video as always 🤘

[@russclewley6945]

First you are so versatile in your playing that it gives a great showing on these products.

[@Odiex27]

You are an amazing player! Also, your neighbors must be big fans. :)

[@boynamedlen]

Man, I can't decide between this and the Q Boost... They both sound great in demos and they both clearly have the Queens vibe I'm looking for. My worry is that with the PDF I'd spend more time fiddling than playing, but it (seemingly) offers so much more options to sculpt your tone. I tend to be picky about gain sounds so maybe I should go for tweakability over simplicity.

[@laureano57]

Those chords from 16:53 are ripping my ears off... wonderful

[@jasonstone8587]

Loving the Strat Rabea. ...don't often see you playing one.....and loving that Universal Audio neon sign. ...

[@andreweasombentley4703]

Super tasteful demo. Great to see it in a variety of different contexts

[@gilbertrockstv8557]

Now that I have a D20...I can just listen to Rabea and know exactly what I'm getting. How are you digging the D20 my man? Isn't it just a sick little beast of an amp? I'm loving mine and with the two-notes in there, man are we blessed. Keep on ripping brother. Yew! Stone Deaf sounded amazing through that amp. On a side note...I played a show with Josh when he was in Kyuss years ago. Saw him in QOTSA and couldn't figure out why he looked so familiar. ha. The circle of music. Peace Rabea.

[@imunchienandalusia]

awesome demo - i just ordered one

[@frearnaud]

This pedal is insane, sounds really good

[@MRxr400]

what a beautiful pedal. nice and transparent till you find the frequency you want to cut/boost. just as a note though, the frequency sweep would be cool if an expression pedal could be used. pedals are becoming more sound engineer/guitarist useful. love it

[@MRxr400]

you said something about an expression pedal out?

[@bjwzwart]

Thanks Rabea ordered love your style 🤘🏼

[@MrWilson-WithaPbass]

So good with the Strat !

[@tylernol8890]

Nice playing man !! From fans in Vancouver Canada !!

[@MichaelMoonPhotography]

Bruh! That noodling sounded amazing! 🙌🏻

[@bendjamin808]

that les paul is awesome

[@pellelindbergh7483]

Sounds great on the Fender, sounds like muck on the Les Paul.

[@austinfailz]

Would've been cool to hear this with a boost in front of it, like a TS9, Rat with the Gain kind of low (around 9:00), or something along those lines.

[@Samyole]

i wannnnnttttt oneeee,loved that demo!!!

[@leehenderson8132]

My next pedal.Bea another great demo.

[@terrygoss]

Bea - please do a Coffee With Ola!

[@Hairyloft]

Great vid loving that tone 😍and damn that Les Paul really get that qotsa vibe.

[@alessiodex]

The Les Paul sounds fantastic! 😮

[@cannonbalz]

I love Stone Deaf FX's and this pedal in particular. I have a Orange "BAX BANGEETAR" that sounds very similar. I would like to see a comparison of the two. Could you do a demo of my favorite Stone Deaf pedal the "KLIPTONITE" with the EP-1 expression pedal

[@markferguson3745]

Great stuff ,Stone Deaf,- the British Deep Trip. Had a PDF 2 until I literally wore the controls out.Always wanted the proprietary expression pedal, but never managed ; maybe now I'll get the pair; apparently, it does more than just wah. Heard some complaints about the packaging from the I Take Myself Too Seriously lot.You ever consider that they thought about it, and just decided they could do without the tedious patronage?Your loss,- as usual.

[@ANDDIE]

Such a beast! Love your guitar chops. Im just hear to admire you "noodeling".

[@khronscave]

20:20 Expression pedal *IN* :D Yes, i'll keep pointing it out until you learn :P

[@MRxr400]

do you know what it controls? hopefully the sweep of frequencies

[@khronscave]

@@MRxr400 At least the PDF-2 product page mentions "Now add in on-the-fly tone sculpting or foot-controlled phaser and wah sounds via the optional Stone Deaf EP-1 expression pedal and you’re in for quite the super-sonic ride! ". All it took is less than one minute on Google...

[@RubyRoks]

This would sound AWESOME with other gain pedals before and after.

[@frapermax]

love your stuff, very inspirational

[@svartsjokolade]

The illustrator for the ltd artwork on this pedal is a great musician, Mcbaise - look him up!

[@goyatley]

Can someone post a link to a picture of that internal gain trim pot? I can see one adjustable pot inisde, but that's just the backside of the frequency knob, no? Secondly, the volume knob only works as a gain on a dirty amp, but not after a dirt pedal? Sorry for the silly questions, but this pedal really challenges my inapt technical skills.

[@thdef]

I'm waiting for the PDF/X-3:2002

[@zwoelf160]

Great Demo, Rabea. Thx.....

[@zombiestomper73]

i adore stonedeaf. i looooooove their branding too. would have a full rig of everything they offer if i could xD.

[@MRKUE]

That did sound good with the Les Paul! I'd like to here that thru a Masa recto! I also like that D20, I've noticed you're using it since you demoed it. Seems versatile

[@jpotts345]

So where was the internal gain pot set for this video??

[@douglasrobertodacosta]

Bea my friend. Can you help me? In your opinion which ampless set works best together (I need something versatile): 1- Beetronics Overhive> Stone Deaf PDF 2 (or 1X)> Victory V4 Preamp The Countess> Delay> Reverb> Two Notes CAB M or 2- Beetronics Overhive> Deep Trip Hellbender> Victory V4 Preamp The Countess> Delay> Reverb> Two Notes CAB M. I have a Sunn Model T preamp pedal that works great as a cleanish amp, which I can use instead of The Countess. All the other pedals I would need to buy.

[@jackrork2760]

16:41 DAMN that riff is nice, is it from something or just noodling?

[@jackrork2760]

9:31 🔥

[@H_Oscarsson]

Something burning in the lamp on the left @3:18

[@ericdenton6664]

I like your demo videos. Those other dudes are a bit to silly and waste time joking around. You get to the point and play really well. Keep it up.

[@WorldsOkayestGuitarDemos]

What pickups are in the Strat?

[@EasyHeat]

Man. Just give Bea some Verb & Delay and it's mental. Good show! Cheers!

[@therapist6328]

I have an original PDF and I swear, every time I plug it in, I fart around for a bit and find my new favorite setting. I normally run an SFT or my Sovtek Muff into this shape machine and forget I have a family upstairs.

[@staplek]

still can't understand for the life of me why the expression pedal needs to be proprietary. its literally the only reason i haven't picked stone deaf pedals up

[@dntinpalevo]

Is there a connection between Rob Chapman and Stone Deaf?

[@deepeedoubleu]

I just bought a pdf-1x and am getting a hissing noise when the dirty channel is selected. Is this part of the design? Or should the dirty channel be as quiet as the clean channel?

[@isbirwan]

Love it...imagine play Sound Garden wth this pedal ❤

[@jacobcardiff8757]

DONT STOP PLAYING!!!

[@michaelwebb4082]

Love it! Very versatile. I would slap this straight on the board if I were u Bea

[@neve4020]

Bought...instantly!

[@tommygrowls7894]

Had the pdf 2, sold it, regretted it, now got the pdf 1x. I use it with bass to fatten up my mids. Sounds HUUUUUUUUUUGE!

[@LordLoss66613]

Hey great tones! However, there's something puzzling me... everybody seems to think Josh Homme was using the pdf 1x on riffs from "songs for the deaf" or "lullabies to paralyze"... however, the pedal did not even exist until aroun 2009 as far as I read from stone Deaf, so how is that possible? Did he use the Maestro Parametric Filter and then replaced it with the PDF once it came out? Or did he just use different pedals...

[@mattg082]

Live he still uses the MPF in 2024…it’s hidden behind his amp always on. Probably as a secondary amp sound. Then the pdf up front for tonal changes. Thing is his tone is the just one part. I find having my Ampeg cranking the tubes makes it shine, or a Rat or Muff. But he used the MPF and later replaced it with the PDF up front. The MPF got moved to the back of the amps, and seems he uses a ABY. He’s got 4 VT40s on stage. But I believe 2 are amps and the other 2 are just extension cabs with the 4x10 or two 2x12 all painted red.

[@ayden_woodhouse6269]

Does someone know what mode (scale) 'bea is generally playing in?

[@ayden_woodhouse6269]

(Around the 12min mark if needed)

[@giorgiocapelli2545]

I own an original pdf-1 and was tihinkin’ about an upgrade. What’s the difference between this and the pdf-2? only extra dB in the vol knob? Which one (pdf1x or pdf2) would you suggest?

[@moonkef]

Nice LP!

[@ari598]

Wish you would've tried it in front of a high gain or distorted amp.

[@danimourinho]

damm! this pedal sounds sick!!!🤘

[@Skatapow]

Rabea you have the sweetest tones, man. I'd love to know how you record, I'm guessing 1 close mic + 1 condenser to pick up room and your voice... is that right?

[@kebbinator]

He generally records his amp heads through a Torpedo Live or UA OX Box. Basically a good load box with an IR loader for cab sim.

[@homunculouis]

Question: how often do you make mistakes while impro-playing reviewing some pedals?

[@rockyrucker8411]

Wonder how a tele sounds through this?

[@mobilemetal4554]

Rocky Rucker I was thinking the same.

[@JaniceLalla]

Sounds great

[@KaddysJamKave]

WolfMother! Woooop!

[@00Mones]

Where does the smoke come from?

[@jaxonbatts9270]

hey bea, do you still have the dean far beyond driven ml that you got from Leo? just curious. i havent seen it on any vids!! i own the same guitar! its a beast!! -cheers \m/

[@ShiivaWilding]

Genuinely curious: This sounds massive, but how loud is it in the room? Do you get many noise complaints?

[@davedavem]

AFAIK he's playing through cranked amps into load boxes generally, so it can sound huge with the powered monitors on low. He mentions the REVV D20 for this video, which is an amp with built-in load box and cab sim and his IRs loaded in. So essentially there are no loud, mic'd cabs involved.

[@MrIantodd]

This pedal or a Hudson Broadcast?

[@XChristianNoirX]

Company makes a limited run of a cool looking pedal, then makes all the other ones look stupid. Great idea.

[@stratman103]

That sounds really good. What kind of pickups are in your Strat?

[@H_Oscarsson]

I couldn't recommend the PDF (first one) more!

[@therapist6328]

Agreed. It's one of the best gear purchases that I have ever made.

[@neuk01642]

Have you got an Invective languishing on a shelf? Get that bad boy out and hammer the shit out of it!!!!!! Either that or I'm sure I can find a space for it and give it a bit of love ;oD

[@mmarshall7701]

Already sold out?!!,

[@donathonroberts8802]

Have you done a video on how you guitar squeal and if not have you thought about it

[@rickc2102]

www.google.com/amp/s/m.wikihow.com/Do-a-Pinch-Harmonic-(false-Harmonic-or-Squeal)%3famp=1

[@AlexIsiv]

Video starts at 4:45

[@Josh-iw2kw]

Why'd you decide not to include this on your board after the initial enthusiasm? Did you find something better?

[@therewasascene]

Josh Hamilton I was thinking the same thing After seeing the new board setup, my guess is he was able to cover all the ground he needed to tone-wise with all the individual pedal combinations and didn’t have the need for the PDF’s shaping

[@Josh-iw2kw]

@@therewasascene Yeah you're probably right. He also has the plasma pedal which does a pretty intense kind of fuzz so maybe that replaced it?

[@JamesAllenJr]

Cool cat burglar entrance.

[@andresilvasophisma]

I prefer the Stone Deaf DOCX-0Y pedal.

[@Aint1S]

That thing is nice... One more tool to take some others away from what I need.

[@conormackinnon4622]

Bea you never went over the expression pedal! PT. 2?

[@RabeaMassaad]

I didn’t have the proprietary EXP pedal to demo unfortunately

[@conormackinnon4622]

Rabea Massaad Ahh gotcha. I got one for my Stone Deaf Fig Fumb and it needed some serious WD-40ing. But gets some pretty sick sounds

[@martinracciatti1569]

you should make a Sound Like Black Rebel Motorcycle Club !!!

[@aainsley19]

I usually call QOTSA desert rock, like a seriously fuzzed out stoner rock

[@AMBowers29]

Had a fair amount of fun around the deserts of So CAL and I whole heartedly agree 👌🏽🤘🏽👍🏽👽

[@matiastarkkala]

Yea, I call it desert rock too.

[@rocketPower047]

Does it work better than Acrobat?

[@karangurung1139]

Punchy..!!!! 😎👌🏻🔥🇳🇵

[@xavi8911]

Does anyone know what pickups he have on the strat ?

[@StuK323]

Xavi 89 unless Bea has swapped them out, they are custom shop wound “55 pickups”

[@stefanbukcev2249]

Dude, why the hell did you have to make this video. Now I've gone and ordered one of these bad boys. You sir owe my wife an apology!

[@pauldavis3904]

What incence stick you use ?

[@RabeaMassaad]

Hah I use naag champa :)

[@Niven42]

Nag Champa is the shit.