John Frusciante Tone with the Boss Ce-1

[@OllyVert]

Great video man, it is true this is halfway to John's sound. The only thing you need to do now is run stereo to another amp and you'll be in heaven!

[@WillGalluccio]

Yes, great advice! The next step to get even closer is running stereo for sure !! (like you do)

[@kaicottrell1560]

Yea it's a need to get the right chorus sound, I say once you have the ce-1 or pastfx or Triungulo lab chorus in stereo there it is the chorus sound.

[@therodeoflip]

I have to admit what you are saying about the CE 1 is spot on and your tone does sound very legit and pretty much the same as Frusciantes! Amazing tone. As other channels on KZbin have shown you can get a tone very similar to Frusciantes not using a rare boss CE1 but this way you have done it sounds the best to me and is as close as you can get I reckon

[@WillGalluccio]

Josh Surridge Thanks Josh

[@bastianfrusciante]

Hey, Will. Thanks for opening my mind about the usage of this pedal. Cheers

[@WillGalluccio]

bastianfrusciante No problem man, I am happy to help

[@knowledgeisthepower1]

rivers of avalon sounded amazing!!

[@WillGalluccio]

knowledgeisthepower1 Thank you!!

[@dotMPEGmusic]

Your sound is spot on. That Boss CE1 is incredible also, I love that Vibrato on there and the chorus is super lush! Your observations about the boost are definitely true, he also has that MXR Micro Amp to run the amps even hotter.

[@WillGalluccio]

dotMPEG Thank you. Actually MXR is another chapter of the book and I will probably make another video about it!

[@dotMPEGmusic]

I still think the tone isn't necessarily in the gear that you are using. Its more in your fingers and how you dial in what you have. The sound isn't unique to a certain pedal, although it is pretty unique to that amp however. The Silver Jubilee is a fairly unique sounding marshall amp

[@WillGalluccio]

That's true, but don't forget that he was using also a Marshall Major together with the silver Jubilee, which makes a huge difference. In my opinion tecnique is 60% and gear 40%, because with gear but without tecnique you can't get a good sound at all... but with tecnique, and not all the expensive gear you can come close! Anyway, I started using cheap amps, and all that I can say is that although now I use a Silver Jubilee it is not so important. You can get a good sound even with cheap solid state Marshall amps! Pay attention, if you search for the exact same John tone you will have to learn his tecnique and buy almost all his key gear obviously.. but if you search for a good sound close to John, probably the ce1 is even more important than his amps because as you can hear all my crunch comes from my ce1. My Jubilee is pretty much clean!

[@paulyC]

Damn, you nailed that Dani California solo.

[@WillGalluccio]

Banana Split It's just Ds-2 + my JF Fuzz... Anyway thanks!

[@AmpAHolic-wn6mr]

My you have one of the cleanest looking CE1's I've ever seen and a great looking man bun too.Thanks for the video my Italian brother.

[@WillGalluccio]

Amp A. Holic Thank you! What's a man bun?

[@Marson711]

i tuoi capelli

[@roderickbalt8993]

Good and clear video, well explained!

[@WillGalluccio]

Thank you, I’m glad it’s been useful

[@sunepedersen8537]

Holy shit. Never though about that. Great video. Sounds way better with it on

[@rockduds]

thank you Will this tip is gold!

[@WillGalluccio]

No problem, glad to help! :)

[@fiascoseven2796]

Lowering the impedance can be of benefit as Impedance describes the 'Current Limiting Factor. At low impedance there is a chance that the 'Waveform Distortion' is minimized which in your case has worked perfectly. It has been observed in several microphone preamps, that lowering the impedance will render a warmer and fuller tone, while increasing the impedance gives you a dynamically tighter bass response thereby shifting the frequency balance in a manner that makes the source material appear brighter. But I would stay away from generalizations that lowering the impedance to always yield better results as it depends on the environment, the resistance and the presence or existence of a buffer within the signal chain. The moment a buffer is engaged the sound quality is likely to diminish rapidly. Thank you for the demonstration !

[@WillGalluccio]

Actually the pedal lowers the impedance in HIGH mode, and in LOW mode it takes whatever impedance you are going in! Thanks for your comment and analysis.

[@RorysIrishTour]

you want low output impedance and high input impedance for a maximum signal level and less treble rolloff. fuzzface and wah may be an exception. What you say about buffers is simply not true.

[@WillGalluccio]

Buffers take an high impedance input and give a low impedance input. They usually don't alter the tone so much. In this case, the HIGH mode has a built in buffer that can be engaged / disengaged. It was meant to be useful for this pedal in order to let you use it with any kind of instrument. With guitar, engaging the buffer, you have less signal loss. With the extra signal strength you can get a more distorted sound out of it. That's it!

[@RorysIrishTour]

I wanted to reply to Fiasco, shouldve made that clearer. In reality a well designed buffer should enhance the signal giving a low impedance output, so that lenghty cables (= capacity which forms a low pass filter in conjunction with output resistance/impedance and cable impedance) and heavy load can be driven far more easily. Badly designed buffers and buffered bypasses (pretty rare these days, WH10 is an example) can have a gain less then 1 and too much input capacitance on their own though, they do "suck tone" then.

[@DanielSilvestriProd]

bravissimo! è fantastico vedere che c'è qualcuno con questa passione e intraprendenza in Italia, è cosa rara! purtroppo però hai dato alla mia GAS un altro grande motivo per comprare sto benedetto CE1 xD

[@WillGalluccio]

Ti ringrazio. Ho dato uno sguardo al tuo canale e sono altrettanto piacevolmente sorpreso. Grandissimo impegno e lavoro. Mi dispiace per il +++ di GAS che ti ho dato, purtroppo 'sto pedale merita tantissimo... E' un vero peccato che le unit perfettamente funzionanti e non riparate/rotte stiano mano a mano scemando... purtroppo negli 80' i componenti usati all'interno avevano un'aspettativa di vita di 20-30 anni.. questo ne ha fatto salire il prezzo veramente alle stelle nell'ultimo periodo. Spero comunque che tu riesca a metterci le mani su, te lo straconsiglio!

[@TheSailsCall]

I think he got the same crunchy tones from some of the moogerfoogers not being completely bypassed as well, but I love how you noticed this very unique detail in his tone. Awesome video and awesome rig!

[@WillGalluccio]

Thanks for sharing your opinion G.E. ! I don't think that Moogs affect tone. They only have control over gain, and he probably set them matching his standard "level" signal. I study schematics, and this result is only attainable with the particular recovery stage from the Ce-1. Moogs only have a bland control over gain, but signal passes really crispy and clean! (The same thing is for the Pds-1002, not true bypass, but it isn't really a key to his sound and has "level" controls as well!)

[@ghostfacegrillla6272]

That sounds great 👊😎 beautiful chorus sound.

[@matthewswanson8987]

I have ce1 ds2 wah big muff and marshall dsl40c amp. I have can get a great sound and not tame the volume jump or tame the volume jump but at the cost of my sound and tone. Damn this passion.

[@leonardoalmaraz8299]

great video. salutes from argentina

[@nevermind9610]

Will fantastico, sei sempre il n. 1 ps sono Giampaolo di rhcp italian fans

[@WillGalluccio]

Ciao Giampaolo, grazie mille 🖤

[@thomasstonehewer7037]

Yeah it gets you a similar effect dependant on the buffer. Seems to work well on the video. I guess it would only be an issue if fuzz was involved

[@johnnyfryda7299]

Another very important key to his sound are the strings...... they always have to be new and fresh

[@WillGalluccio]

I've noticed this as well. You can always turn the presence up a little bit to emulate that "effect".. but ideally yes, you should always have fresh strings if you want to be 99% there

[@johnnyfryda7299]

Will Galluccio yes...... it’s just an 5-7$ thing, but it’s makes a big difference

[@BennieTarrMusic]

Don't forget the heroin, yoga, and extreme ego...

[@ToppaliniTube]

great video! i find the way the preamp colors the tone is really important, and can make a fender-style amp which i prefer sound like frusciante. even using a totally non-frusciante amp like, a 5 watt fender.. it will impart some of that character onto the tone. however i've definitely been disappointed with its ability to control volume, it really doesn't, acts more like a boost, than a compressor. and the clipping can be... a little wonky. sounds good blended with a nice amp crunch but on its own... not my favorite clipping sound, and not very frusciante to my ears. i think he mostly had it just coloring his tone! anyway great video very helpful. it's also subtle so you can play other styles and it's not noticeable that you're using that preamp

[@DP-hn6rl]

Will, awesome video. Did you get a new stratocaster? What kind is it?

[@WillGalluccio]

Thanks David! Actually this is my main Stratocaster, I have it from 1 and half year now. It's a lacquer finish 60's strat! I really love it. Maybe you only knew my reliced Squier strat.. hahaha! Have a nice day man

[@MusicFed]

what the hell your CE-1 is off the hook? did you put it in a time capsule??? wow

[@WillGalluccio]

Oh no, you discovered my secret!

[@antoniohenriquecarvalho5200]

Grande conteúdo amigo. Muito interessante, pois eu acreditava que esse som "mais sujo" do Deus Frusciante fosse feito com seu microamp MXR. Obrigado e abraços do Brasil.

[@Stratofennder]

I agree with you, totally.. every minutes in this.. video

[@tomi90u2]

Great tone, which cabinet did you use?

[@franciscoespinozaurrutia7645]

It's a great pleasure to greet you, I always watch your videos and they have helped me a lot... I have a question if you can help me... I have a Boss Ce1, it works excellent in stereo... BUT I feel that when using it in mono, and I turn on a distortion pedal (Boss Ds2) it loses a bit of punch or presence to the distortion... let me explain better... if I'm using the Boss ds2 and I turn on the Boss Ce1, it seems that certain frequencies are cancelled, and it sounds a bit less "strong"... in clean it is not noticeable, but when I turn on an overdrive pedal before the chorus this problem happens... this only happens when I use it in Mono... when using it in Stereo it does not happen and the sound It's huge since it's easy to handle by mixing the volume of the 2 amps... Has something like this happened to you when using the chorus in mono? I have tried to look for information on the internet, but I have not found... I have a Boss ce2 that only has mono output, and unlike the ce1, with distortion it sounds even louder (boosts the mids). I will be attentive any help... greetings from Chile

[@thomasstonehewer7037]

I was thinking more about if you wanted fuzz after Chorus. That's where the pot mod makes sense. Depends what works in your rig I guess and you could always put the Chorus and buffer on a separate loop

[@WillGalluccio]

Not even this makes sense because if you have buffer->chorus->fuzz then the fuzz is going to see chorus' impedance (since the CE-1 is not true bypass) and having the buffer or not in the chain makes no difference (it just helps you and allows you to keep your pedal stock without any mod). As you may understand, I really don't like that mod which started to float around just to let pedal modders and builders raise some pennies out of nowhere

[@teunputker]

Did you make this video because of the Dave Lee question on JFeffects? If so, I asked that question :) Great video anyway

[@WillGalluccio]

No, I already knew this way before. JF Effects just asked me to do a video to demonstrate this, and I did just because I only had a little bit of time now! But I wanted to show this way before that question. Infact I am already working from months on a single "overdrive" pedal that includes the ce-1 boost section. Your question is been useful as it confirmed my theory, so, thanks Teun!

[@ry6530]

I have a CE-1 and I like the crunch sound it makes.But if I want to get little crunch sound, the chorus sound become dirty.I always annoy about this.

[@WillGalluccio]

That's normal, it would happen with any chorus if overdriven

[@kawligaforehand2029]

Crazy how your wh10 doesn't compress your sound like mine does. I don't even use it because the volume boost is unbearable and it sucks all color out of my sound

[@WillGalluccio]

Kawliga Forehand What gear combination are you using? Let's see if I can help you solving the issue.

[@kawligaforehand2029]

My setup goes from my strat, into a tuner into a crybaby, then it goes to my big muff and ds2, and then my micro amp and reverb. Amp is Marshall of course but the issue I've run into is that with the wh10 replacing the crybaby, it compresses the sound heavily, and when used increases the volume by tremendous amounts. It never has happened with the crybaby and I'm not sure how to fix it

[@WillGalluccio]

Try using your pedals in this order: Guitar -> Ds2 -> Big Muff -> Micro Amp -> Wh10 -> reverb This should be the exact order John would use those pedals. If you have a transistor amp, wh10 boost could possibly still be there. If this chain change doesn't solve your problem, try setting the wh10's depth at 5-6. If this still doesn't solve the issue, you should get it modified with True Bypass and Volume mod. I also sell this mods on Reverb... I am from Italy.

[@kawligaforehand2029]

Thanks a lot, it def helped out with the compression problem a lot and the volume boost isn't NEAR as bad

[@WillGalluccio]

Kawliga Forehand I am happy to hear this back from you :)

[@giuliostrammiello]

Grande!! attualmente la mia canzone preferita da suonare con il chorus e la distorsione dei chili peppers è l'omonima blood sugar sex magik.

[@WillGalluccio]

Giulio Strammiello Per Blood Sugar si usa CE-1, Micro Amp etc Wh10! È una bella combo di pedali!

[@giuliostrammiello]

Ah già sì il wah wah anche, uso pure quello! Il micro AMP penso che lo abbia incominciato ad usare live dal '99 per questa canzone visto che nel 91 aveva solo come effetti il Chorus CE-1!

[@WillGalluccio]

Sì, è chiaro, il micro amp serve giusto a mandare il suono nel territorio da overdrive... prima ovviamente usava ds-2 e volume della chitarra tirato giù.... ma col micro amp si ha una soluzione molto migliore

[@giuliostrammiello]

Will Galluccio Sì certo! alcune canzoni dei red hot a partire dall'album By the way non le posso suonare senza il Micro amp o altri effetti più avanzi (Throw your television). più o meno il mio gear somiglia molto a quello suo basilare che aveva fino al 91!

[@WillGalluccio]

Ottimo! Mi fa sempre piacere conoscere nuove persone che condividono la mia stessa passione :) Continua così!

[@faboupalmeraie]

Cool vidéo man ! If you do the same video but with the wh10 ! You would be great 😉. What the speaker of your jubilee amp? Thanks you are great

[@WillGalluccio]

Thank you. I actually want to cover one by one the most important Frusciante's pedals and give suggestions on how to use those. I will probably make a video series! So stay tuned I am using a cheap speaker from my Marshall MG as well as I am recording with my camera mic. By the way I am planning to get better on this side with time! Thanks for your comment!

[@darklinkforever506]

It is possible to get that 9:20 ds2 sound without a Boss CE-1?

[@WillGalluccio]

Ce-1 is part of it, I'm sorry!

[@ajmfifa7910]

What’s that little jam at 6:01 sounds like it’d run perfectly into soul to squeeze

[@BreakerBeat]

It's the song Rivers of Avalon, a B-side track.

[@pedromacedo3109]

i just bought a ce1 preamp clone, it's the same preamp of the original ce1, i'm using in low mode, but when i turn on the ds2 the volume still goes veeeeery loud, what can i do?

[@WillGalluccio]

Buy from the original creator and not complain with me about copied products (?)

[@pedromacedo3109]

it's the same preamp that u sell on triangulo lab (?). i'm not complaining, i'm trying to ask you a tip about the volume jump when i turn my ds2. you dont need to be rude.

[@WillGalluccio]

@@pedromacedo3109 oh, sorry if I am rude if people who support an asshole who copied my entire company's product line pretend answers from me after having bought from him

[@pedromacedo3109]

@@WillGalluccio dude, nobody copied you, you were not the first that started making CE1 preamp clones. I'm from Brazil, it would.be very expensive to me buy a triangulo lab pedal, but they're awesome. I just asked a tip bro, i just wanna know how can i turn on my ds2 without having the big volume jump

[@pedromacedo3109]

@@WillGalluccio when i said clone, it's not a clone of YOUR product, it's a clone of the ORIGINAL CE1 preamp. Triangulo Lab's Ce1 preamp crunch is also a clone of the original Boss CE1 preamp.

[@Dr_JK]

Great walkthrough and never thought that the CE1 makes such a significance difference. Also what fender strat model are you using? Stock pickups?

[@WillGalluccio]

Mexican strat, stock pickups in this video (later changed to SSL-1)

[@gregoryshanahan7888]

Hi Will - great video, probably watched it 5x and love the tone each time! Quick question - I have a Silver Jubilee (reissue) amp and cabinet (B Cabinet) and I have the DS-2 as my first pedal in the chain. I notice when I pull the Input Gain knob out to engage the rhythm clip, I get a nice lightly overdriven sound (almost light crunch). But when I engage the DS-2, the pedal sounds like shit. If I push the Input Gain knob back in, I go back to the clean sound and the DS-2 sounds awesome. Why do you think that is? Unfortunately, I don't have the CE-1 pedal in my chain but have the Boss SuperChorus instead - still thinking about purchasing your crunch pedal! Thanks Will!

[@WillGalluccio]

Back in the day when I first bought my Jubilee I experienced your exact same issue. When Rythm Clip is engaged, the DS-2 sounds like filtered... anyway, as shit! I was curious about this because I could get a great crunchy tone with the Rythm Clip engaged, but then my hole pedalboard would sound like shit... So I went on the clean channel, even if it wasn't crunchy at all. Then I bought the CE-1... I bought it as chorus and I ended up loving it more for its "side effect". Bypassed it compresses the signal and lightly overdrives it! All of my lifetime frusciante-sound problems were solved with it. Nowdays, even if I wouldn't need a chorus, I would bring it around for it's overdriven tone... I can't play without it anymore honestly.

[@castrucciocastracani0]

Ciao, secondo te per ottenere il suono crunch di frusciante ha senso prendere il Ce 1 pur avendo come ampli un Boss Katana MKII o è un effetto che lavora bene solo con i valvolari? Complimenti per il video e la passione!

[@WillGalluccio]

Lavora bene sia con i valvolari che altro perché aggiunge una leggera distorsione sua.. grazie!

[@Maci9390]

Chords from 5:05?

[@WillGalluccio]

Maci9390 it's just "Wet Sand" by Rhcp! Search for a TAB

[@Maci9390]

Fine! Thank you!

[@nicemusictracks]

Maci9390 Gmaj Dmaj Emin Bmin for the Verse

[@carlosavilaarmenta9912]

I need one of those Chewbacca Tshirts, pretty cool.

[@WillGalluccio]

Frusciante's tone is in the Chewbacca t-shirt !!

[@MorningView4]

For all those not wanting to break the bank. Get yourself a DOD fx65 chorus pedal. John used one for blood sugar sex magik songs.

[@WillGalluccio]

MorningView4 The DOD doesn't have the preamp. Anyway John used completely different gear then what we are used to see him play with during the recording of BSSM so it doesn't really make sense to me unless you're searching for that specific record tones

[@cwillatts]

I agree here, the fx65 is a beautiful chorus and can still be had cheaply. I have both the ce1 and an fx65 and i prefer the fx65 overall, i think his tones on BSSM are amazing and you can basically get there with an fx65 and even a cheap comoressor like the Marshall ed1. I guess it depends which jf tone you're after. Myself i like to pick my favourite elements from all albuns and bssm is right up there for me.

[@charlieg7388]

Beautiful stratocaster my friend. What pickups have you got installed?

[@WillGalluccio]

+Charlie G Stock except for the bridge which is an SSL1

[@anthonysmithjr.7388]

What kind of pedal board is that?

[@AaronMGil]

Do you think a Boss CE-20 could also work since you can adjust lows and highs on that pedal as well?

[@WillGalluccio]

I don't know since there is no available public schematic for it. I don't even know the pedal.. you could understand by yourself if it works just by placing it into your chain. Is it true bypass? Yes? Then no boost when off. Isnt it? Good, it may not just be only buffered but also a booster (?). Do the level controls work when effect off? Etc..

[@mlerici]

Man I just tried one of these CE 1 pedals... Its crazy, spot on... That's clearly the part one is missing to getting that gentle tone he has. I find this sound so amazing I don't want to put anything else but the CE 1 in my chain. The pedal wouldn't take any damage if I directly connect my guitar into the pedal in the High input mode right?

[@WillGalluccio]

+Matias Lerici I can't play anymore without a CE1 in my chain! You can plug your guitar directly into it, but if you plan on using high mode you need to place a buffer between your guitar and the CE1 or it will sound dull. I encourage you to watch Olly Vert's video about my CE1 crunch pedal in which he explains the buffer problem

[@R0BZ3]

Really nice video! Amazing sound with the CE 1. It really creates john's sound! Btw. which song is it from 5:55 to 6:10?

[@WillGalluccio]

Rivers of Avalon

[@Sebrewer32]

@@WillGalluccio I'm not sure if it's how all CE1s work or just mine (preowned), but if you only use the B output, you don't get any chorus and just the vibrato. It's what i would do when I used to play rivers of avalon and it sounded a lot closer to the song

[@WillGalluccio]

@@Sebrewer32 That's completely normal. When used in stereo one output is 100% dry while the other 100% wet. Rivers of Avalon is indeed just the wet Jubilee

[@Sebrewer32]

@@WillGalluccio the studio version of avalon definitely doesn't have chorus my man. It's just the vibrato, meaning he just recorded the dry output. Personally I think it sounds better using with the chorus too but he didn't use it in the BTW sessions

[@WillGalluccio]

@@Sebrewer32 He just hit on the vibrato played and recorded the song. Aftwerwards, instead of mixing the dry (major) and the wet (jubilee) he just took the wet Jubilee for the song. So, it's CE-1 wet only on vibrato mode.

[@MrOldschoolrocknroll]

In Russia, this chorus costs like my guitar :(, but it sounds so great

[@WillGalluccio]

I feel you man. Have you considered buying maybe one of my reissues?

[@MrOldschoolrocknroll]

Will Galluccio Interesting. Where can I view your reissues?

[@WillGalluccio]

@@MrOldschoolrocknroll just surf through my videos or search for "Triungulo Lab" which is my pedal company

[@MrOldschoolrocknroll]

Will Galluccio Wow, your pedal is really good. I checked price on facebook, is price actual? Your pedal costs like original pedal for me.

[@WillGalluccio]

@@MrOldschoolrocknroll Yes it is always been the same price. I don't know, here CE1s are more expensive. Anyway nevermind then :)

[@maxifrusciante4536]

what effect do you use in line six for the song dont forget me and she only 18 please

[@Sebastian_cello]

Is there any cheap alternative for this crunchy tone because the ce1 is waaaay over my budget i don't even have a silver jubilee

[@WillGalluccio]

For this reason I have produced a pedal that emulates the CE-1 Preamp.

[@Sebastian_cello]

Will Galluccio i noticed you sell it on reberb don't you? But it says it's not in stock :(

[@Sebastian_cello]

Will Galluccio btw youre extreeeemly awesome!!!

[@WillGalluccio]

No, I am taking preorders through my Facebook Page "Triungulo Lab" ! I can't handle all the request that would be on Reverb. Thank you btw.

[@Sebastian_cello]

Will Galluccio so i could order it on your facebook page? :o

[@1989guitarplayer]

If you plug the CE-1 into a clean, it would work as a clean boost. Right? Great video

[@WillGalluccio]

Lucas Carvalho into a solid state amp it would kinda work in between a clean boost and an overdrive!

[@danielmayfield4391]

What kind of pedal board is that??? Great video.

[@WillGalluccio]

I DIY built it with wood, glue, black paint and moquette!

[@danielmayfield4391]

Will Galluccio awesome man! How do u travel with it if you do?

[@WillGalluccio]

I don't travel anymore, but it wouldn't be a problem. I have traveled with it.

[@kaicottrell1560]

I listen to John's guitar Master Tracks and you can tell that's not clean

[@joaquinaraos3162]

5:55 song????

[@WillGalluccio]

Rivers of Avalon

[@ivansindicic5960]

Damn this guitar looks good, what model it is?

[@dannap8831]

fender strat sunburst rosewood fretboard

[@ivansindicic5960]

@@dannap8831 i have my eyes thank you 😂

[@jager9022]

@@dannap8831 very helpful, thank you lol

[@Harrisabd]

Will the ce-1 react differently with other pedals if it’s in High impedance or low impedance at the same volume?

[@WillGalluccio]

@@Harrisabd Yes! Mainly because High mode inverts phase and produces asymmetrical clipping when driven hard.

[@Harrisabd]

@ I know it’s a subjective decision, but what sounds better?

[@Harrisabd]

@ I find my big muffin and ds2 is sounding too squashy on high mode at 12 o’clock

[@WillGalluccio]

@ yeah I had the same issue. I solved it by engineering the Scar Fuzz pedal which is a John Frusciante Big Muff replica that has got a slide switch inside to flip phase. When using it with high mode with inverted phase, it sounds again good like on low mode.

[@ernobarnabalde6809]

Very good ideas in my opinion... Do you know, by any chance, any other chorus pedal which could achieve this? :D

[@WillGalluccio]

Ernő Barna Balde No, by far there isn't any pedal on the market that gives this kind of crunch. Anyway I just finished prototyping a small pedal which includes only this feature from the CE-1 (it will be like an booster/overdrive pedal) I will make a video in the next few days about it.

[@ernobarnabalde6809]

Wow, thanks... is that pedal like the Micro amp? or something like a tubescreamer perhaps? thanks for the reply!

[@WillGalluccio]

Ernő Barna Balde it is something like... the level knob of the ce-1 plus the High-low impedance mode switch! You go from 0 output (silent)-0 crunch to 10 volume-10crunch just like the ce1 level knob

[@Wmain378]

Will Galluccio after watch this video, I just start to think in the same idea. Built an booster taking the circuit from CE 1, add diodes and switchers for increase distortion or even puting tone controls. All depends of experimentation

[@WillGalluccio]

SolitaryWolf I already built it :)

[@robertcurran8280]

Will the constant clipping cause damage to the CE-1?

[@WillGalluccio]

Robert Curran hahaha, no, it is supposed to work like this!

[@robertcurran8280]

Hahah I have one but I was scared to push the level too high. I paid over 300 dollars for it so I didn't want to damage it lol. Thanks

[@strongmonke122]

Hey man my boss ce1 doesn't work in high mode, it sounded like it's bypassed. What could cause this?

[@WillGalluccio]

That’s very strange. I wouldn’t know without investigating further with more details

[@christiancarbajosa347]

Hey Will. Do you not run you EHX Reverb through the effects loop?

[@oscarvch]

Do you think I'll have a problem using the ce-1 in america without a step down power regulator? as it is rated 100v while in america the power outlets typically run at 120v and I'm afraid I might end up frying the circuit Great video btw

[@WillGalluccio]

No, if you have a 100V unit it's fine. There are just two kind of power types around the world.. ~220V and ~110V and for this reason there are two different kind of ce1 units rated for those two markets

[@theHDzGamerZ]

Hi will this was another great video :) quick question, does the ce-1 recover the treble and tone loss from the wh102 as well as getting rid of the volume boost on it?

[@WillGalluccio]

theHDzGamerZ On High mode, yes it recovers a lot of treble. Yes it helps a little bit with the volume boost of DS2 and WH10!

[@badgrand]

10:21

[@NoChrReq]

under the fridge sometime, is where I looked for food

[@hatacamadaba]

He used the boost of the ce1 with the mxr preamp together? or used them separately ?

[@WillGalluccio]

hatacamadaba When you place a CE1 in your chain you will have it's boost no matter what you want. So obviously Frusciante always had the Ce1 crunch going on. I don't know why everyone calls it boost, but it's more like an overdrive! Anyway, said so, look at my other MXR Micro Amp video to understand then when he used the Micro Amp!

[@papellucho1]

Hi! Great vid! How do you power All your pedals at the sale time?

[@WillGalluccio]

Yes, with truetone power supply

[@papellucho1]

Will Galluccio you can power the dl4 and fm4 at the same Time? (I suppose you got the biggest one? Cs12?)

[@WillGalluccio]

@@papellucho1 exactly

[@papellucho1]

Will Galluccio thx for the answers!

[@Theerickmedina]

are you from Brazil? Talk about moog pedals and Holygrail. Nice job!

[@WillGalluccio]

No, Italy. Thanks.

[@slashsnake1983]

Hi will, I set my ce1 as yours but there is not any crunch sound, it is still clean, Am I getting something wrong?confused, help me please thank you,my gear: fender strat 62 , Marshall sl5

[@emanueljohansson6284]

what is the volume on your strat?

[@WillGalluccio]

@@emanueljohansson6284 Always on 10

[@guitarjediwarrior]

What is the song at 7:52? :O

[@WillGalluccio]

Time is running out by Muse

[@faboupalmeraie]

Hello ! Thanks for yours vidéos , it's a good Help for us ! i CAN see , you don't have comp pédal ! Why ? You think it's not necessery ? Frusciante use à Compressor or no ? For under the bridge , zéphyr song etc...... Thanks

[@WillGalluccio]

Thank you for the comment. I don't have/use a compressor pedal on my board. It is not necessary since you need to get compression by "crunching" your sound. It is only like an "upper" compression... when you strum hard it clips, but you don't lose your soft touch. When you use a compressor you lose the possibility of picking soft basically, and I hate that dynamic loss. Obviously, if you base only on the album tracks, there is a little bit of compression going on, especially in Under the Bridge... but who knows if that was because of a pedal, or because of the mix/master. Anyway, He didn't use any compressor at all in live situations, so I guess that it is pretty useless. If you need to do a professional recording and you want that "Under the bridge" album attack yes, you would need a comp... but other than that, just try to get a good crunch. The Ce-1 for example crunches the signal and compresses it in the upper part

[@faboupalmeraie]

Will Galluccio thanks so much

[@kaicottrell1560]

I have to have my amp on 10 for the wh10v3, ds2 and ce-1 by pastfx to work properly.

[@kaicottrell1560]

I don't know how John had the level knob at 9'oclock in low Impedance mode because it's very quiet for me probably because his amps were very very loud and they were also compressing. When I first got the pastfx ce-1 preamp it reaffirmed to me that to get 80% close to John's tone you need the ce-1 it just makes your sound pop and strings.

[@BRZguy]

@@kaicottrell1560 The CE-1 is that essential huh? It's a shame that the only way to get one is either finding an original or a boutique pedal builder.

[@kaicottrell1560]

@@BRZguy i have one, the pastfx preamp crunch but I prefer the sound with my amp cranked which sounds better or at 12'oclock.

[@BRZguy]

@@kaicottrell1560 Yes I often crank mine as well. Although it gets really loud it sounds best.

[@theviewfromhere5388]

Do you place the CE1 at the end of your chain? I believe that John placed his ce1 at the very end of his pedalboard. During stadium arcadium.

[@jfw1991]

Yeah cuz John uses it to split the signal, needs it at the end to get his amps running stereo

[@cirosoares9095]

I bought a Boss CE-1 however it's 100v! Can I connect it without problems on 127v?

[@WillGalluccio]

Yes

[@Livvidicus]

What was the song you played in the very beginning?

[@kyrsp33dysolderpicture28]

RHCP live at La Cigale intro

[@Andreas-xx7dk]

What model strat is that?

[@WillGalluccio]

Strat It's a 60' Nitro Finish Strat

[@hhh-kn5yn]

How do you get this perfect state chorus? And.... where do you get the money for get it jajaja

[@WillGalluccio]

Hector Correa I picked it up locally, it was really a bargain!

[@StevenRecknagelMusic]

do you usually use it on high or low impedance?

[@WillGalluccio]

As I said in the video, i prefer it on low because either the clean or the chorus signal sounds better in my opinion!

[@WillGalluccio]

Steven Recknagel No problem. Anyway, if you have a buffered out pedal just before it you can use it on low, otherwise you should use it on high engaging the built in buffer because it has to work with low impedance!

[@thomasstonehewer7037]

I guess the modders are just trying to preserve the signal purity from the guitar so the playing dynamics make it through the chain to the amp. It sounds great in your video. The mod will also free up space for other pedals. What ever works best for you

[@WillGalluccio]

If you have any Boss pedal in your chain before the CE-1 it would make the mod pointless since they all have a buffer inside. If not, a buffer can stay in a very small enclosure so it wouldn't even be noticed on a board basically. I still don't get that mod honestly.

[@johnnyfryda7299]

What kind of input poti do you use in this pedal? 50,250 or 500 kOhm ?

[@WillGalluccio]

Stock. If you modify it you will lose the gain possibility.

[@johnnyfryda7299]

Will Galluccio okay, thank you for this tip, it works well... sound is very close to the original

[@asssscats]

Are you in a rhcp cover band? Don't mean that in a disrespectful way. Also I just bought the Ibanez WH10 original for $90. Question. Distortion before or after? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Hope you're well!

[@WillGalluccio]

Roman Roman Yes I do. We have also shoot a funny Can't Stop cover video... Wow that's a bargain! Is it the grey version? Distortion usually goes before the WH10 but I am planning to upload a pedal-order video this week, so maybe stay tuned for it Thanks for your comment

[@asssscats]

Will Galluccio Thanx for responding. I'll check out your videos. And yes it's the grey version. A lot of eBay sellers are estate buyers and don't know pedal values. Probably saw the wh10v2 and went with that value. Not sure what the difference is between the grey and black versions. Thanx again!

[@boris9450]

Hey Will, did john use the FX loop of his Silver Jubilee or not? Do you?

[@WillGalluccio]

Boris He used a Silver Jubilee + a Major in stereo thanks to the Ce-1.. so no, he did not use the Fx loop. Neither do I!

[@boris9450]

Ok, so I guess he never uses the dirt channel of the amp?

[@WillGalluccio]

Boris On the main rig, no. Although he used a second Jubilee on Lead Channel with his Gibson when he had to play songs like Fortune Faded and so on

[@boris9450]

I see! Thanks Will :)

[@boris9450]

I've bought the CE-1, but it does not give me that kind of crunchy tone you have... more like a compressed sound. And my peak level LED isn't blinking at all, even when the level is at max and the switch on high... any issue?

[@laurentfrusciante8991]

In fx loop ?

[@thebossbianconero90]

Ciao bel video, hai trovate delle differenze con il clone che mi sembrava avessi prima...quello della retro-sonic?

[@WillGalluccio]

thebossbianconero90 Forse non mi sono spiegato bene... questa non è una demo del Ce-1. È un video che vuole dimostrare come Frusciante ottenesse il suo crunch dal ce1 più che dagli ampli. Il Ce-1 non è True Bypass, il Retro Sonic sì, dunque non sono paragonabili a livello di suono "pulito". A livello di Chorus ero contento anche del Retro Sonic sinceramente.

[@thebossbianconero90]

Certo...stai tranquillo che l'intento del video mi è chiaro! Posso chiederti, se non sono invadente, dove l'hai reperito il ce1?

[@WillGalluccio]

thebossbianconero90 In zona, vicino a dove vivo!

[@goldenlightchild4861]

Hi Will, Is there any danger to the pedal or amp's tubes if the DS2 makes the Peak light come on? Or if it comes on at all? What does the Peak light indicate?

[@WillGalluccio]

No, no danger at all. It just indicates that the DS2 signal is so overwhelming that the pedal isn’t able to reproduce it entirely, and so it starts to distort/compress it.

[@goldenlightchild4861]

@@WillGalluccio Ok do you recommend to keep the ds2 at settings where it doesn’t Peak or it does? I want to put it on ten but I think it’s too different in bass/mid/treb than bypassed (ce1 about 7-8 low mode) and doesn’t sound noticeably different which leads me to my second question... I am having trouble getting a John-ish ds2 sound on my Marshall’s (my fender yes oddly without Ce1) so I’m thinking it might be my pickup height. What height did you put your SSL’s? I have fat 50’s now and used to have ssl-1’s. I like the guitar volume on 7-8 but I see from you (and expect with John too) it’s best on 10. But to me 10 seems a little too distorted and not clean as you and John have it. So I’m thinking it’s lowered enough to be on 10 and not sound TOO distorted and there’s no more guitar gain space (no shocking eq jump). What is your opinion? Do you agree?

[@WillGalluccio]

@@goldenlightchild4861 Do you have instagram or Facebook? Let’s head over there because the conversation is starting to become too complex and intricate to just reply through KZbin comments. Hit me up!

[@goldenlightchild4861]

@@WillGalluccio Ok I will.

[@denniskrigger]

hi, did you know witch version of this pedal is the best?

[@WillGalluccio]

Dennis what versions?

[@denniskrigger]

Boss did 2 versions of this pedal, one from 1976 till 1978 and the other from 1978 till after. The schematics of the two diferent versions can be found at general guitar gadgets. Sorry for my bad english.

[@WillGalluccio]

Dennis differences are unconsistent, they only adapted the schematics to the currently used IC, so no big deal!

[@BrettKnows]

Where did you get this pedal Mr. Will?? Please respond and how much did it cost?

[@WillGalluccio]

I picked it up locally. It cost me 300-400€, I don't remember anymore!

[@BrettKnows]

Thanks for the fast reply sir! I love your vids and I follow you on insta. Also... is this pedal necessary for the Frusciante tone?? Are there any cheaper alternatives because the average BOSS-CE 1 cost is approximately 400$..?

[@BrettKnows]

Also, is there any way you can link me to the person who did the 3D - printed Ibanez wh10v2 frame? I'd love the blueprints!

[@WillGalluccio]

For the chorus effect there are a lot of great chorus pedals, it's not necessary. Although its preamp section is really important. Personally, I couldn't play anymore without using a CE-1 as preamp in my chain. If you are on a lower budget, I am currently building and selling individual CE-1 preamp pedals.

[@BrettKnows]

thank you sir. Also, like if you wouldn't mind getting back on the ibanez wh10v2, that'd be great!

[@strongmonke122]

Do you use a buffer?

[@WillGalluccio]

Nowadays, yes, multiple ones along the chain. Sorry, but I don’t remember how was the chain back in the day when I shoot the video.

[@strongmonke122]

Okay thanks for the information!

[@ChrisM19899]

Do you need that other black pedal to turn on the crunch from the CE-1?

[@hmm4959]

No that was just to show the difference of the sound when the pedal was on and off because you can’t really turn off the crunch in the ce 1 so if u get a ce 1 or a triungulo ce 1 u don’t need anything but the pedal itself for the tone. I myself have a triungulo ce 1 and I heavily recommend it!

[@thomasstonehewer7037]

Have you modded the incoming pot from 50k to 500k? Out of the box the ce1 is set up for keyboard signals as opposed to guitar

[@WillGalluccio]

Thomas Stonehewer No I haven't. I know and you can simply use a buffer before it to solve the issue.

[@thomasstonehewer7037]

Will Galluccio Yeah that works well in the video. I guess it would only be an issue if you were using fuzz potentially

[@WillGalluccio]

Thomas Stonehewer No, why? Just put a buffer or buffered pedal right in front of it and you're fine

[@thomasstonehewer7037]

Buffers don't always play well with fuzz that's all.

[@WillGalluccio]

I think you have some mess in your mind. Buffer doesn't touch anything before it, it just lowers the impedance of the signal right after it so it wouldn't touch your tone coming from previous pedals at all.

[@nicemusictracks]

great Video do you think that it is possible to achieve that chrunch with a ce-2w ?

[@WillGalluccio]

andid97 No. No offense but ce2w hasn't got anything from the ce1, are two completely different circuits. Even the Retro Sonic Chorus (which is really sounding amazing) being true bypass cannot achieve this!

[@nicemusictracks]

Will Galluccio OK thx sorry i'm not into technical Details

[@WillGalluccio]

andid97 No problem dude, I am here to explain you things! hahaha

[@nicemusictracks]

CAN you tell me how to achieve the delay sound on dont forget me? @soucoz did a video but I couldn't spot The Settings...

[@WillGalluccio]

andid97 Be patient, I will eventually post a video "tutorial"

[@onurhankocaman]

Is it okay to use can't stop's main riff with Ce-1?

[@moonshine7374]

This riff sounds fantastic with anything if it's played right

[@Discopotato420]

What song is that again on 5:55?

[@WillGalluccio]

Rivers of Avalon

[@WillGalluccio]

Rivers of Avalon

[@simonsworkshop4782]

the ce-5 Will get close to this?

[@WillGalluccio]

Simon Andrade None of the other CEs has this feature, sorry

[@McBirra]

Simon Andrade the ce-2 Waza Craft has the ce-1 option

[@WillGalluccio]

It's just good marketing. It may sound similar (I don't know) but it hasn't got anything of the original one. A Retro Sonic Chorus would be way better. But, those two pedals are both True Bypass, so no bypassed gain option sadly!

[@jeremy7818]

Will Galluccio - you love your CE-1... but it's just a chorus pedal with stereo out.... The preamp effect of the CE-1 is a want at best, not a need. 2 amps in stereo is far more important than the effect itself. I sold 2 CE1's after replacing with the CE2W... the CE1 was like having a paving stone on your board just for the sake of it.... and the trem kinda sucks... (and both my CE1's sounded slightly different from each other anyway)

[@WillGalluccio]

You can potentially run in stereo out with every kind of pedal that allows a stereo out. But Frusciante used his amps set on "clean", so all of his dirt was coming from those "stones" :) I actually like the tremolo. There are two rev. of the CE-1, so that's why you were probably experiencing the difference. Plus I have heard of some units not cruching the signal, probably because serviced/modified through the years.

[@daanboon4118]

Could you do this with the ce-5

[@WillGalluccio]

Daan Boon No

[@daanboon4118]

thats a shame

[@chad8117]

Hi, I have an original BOSS CE-1, and I've got a big muff, ds2 & wh10 as well. However, I still can't max out the big muff, ds2 or wh10 because of incredible volume boosts. I've tried the CE1 in low impedance mode and high. So far the only way I've gotten this to work is completely crank my CE1 and have my amp volume literally just hovering above 0 - I play a Marshall JCM900 100W Half stack. How can I fix the volume boost with this chain? Thanks!

[@WillGalluccio]

Increase the preamp gain

[@nvammers9682]

@@WillGalluccio what preamp are u talking about? the CE-1 it self (increase the level) or some kind of compressor? or the amp it self?

[@WillGalluccio]

@@nvammers9682 Ce1

[@nvammers9682]

@@WillGalluccio thanks man, im still learning alot about effects haha, u must be some kinda pedal wizard after all these questions and experimenting

[@WillGalluccio]

@@nvammers9682 Don't worry, take your time and enjoy your pedal journey with calm! You'll have all the time to learn those 'tricks' haha :)

[@GrimKage]

Are you putting the CE-1 in front of amp or in FX loop?

[@WillGalluccio]

In front!

[@GrimKage]

@@WillGalluccio Thanks man, great tips! Wish I had one, I just ordered a boss CE-2W hehe

[@mikelkling431]

@@GrimKage there are some ce1 reissues like the chorus ensemble by triangulo labs, it sounds pretty good :) check it

[@fanywg]

@@WillGalluccio thank you😘

[@jackp3451]

what song is that at 7:36 ? love the vid mate

[@WillGalluccio]

Time is running out by Muse. Thanks mate

[@raymondmeekis4267]

Holy everyone wants to be frusiante so ridiculousness

[@lovecraftmusic8717]

come diavolo l'hai trovato il ce1 in quelle condizioni quasi pari al nuovo?

[@WillGalluccio]

Solo fortuna :)

[@lovecraftmusic8717]

ma hai un sito di fiducia dove trovare pedali vintage in buone condizioni?

[@WillGalluccio]

Purtroppo no. Il rischio è sempre dietro l'angolo.. bisogna stare attenti ad evitare di prendere fregature ed avere tanta tanta fortuna. Magari una persona cerca il tuo stesso pedale pochi minuti prima di te e lo compra, e tu successivamente non lo trovi più in vendita... ci vuole pazienza e costanza (oltre che tanti soldi ahimè)! Comunque in questo caso è stata una pura coincidenza che il CE-1 che ho preso fosse immacolato in quanto io acquisto un pedale per il suo suono, non per le condizioni estetiche! Ti dirò di più, l'ho preso localmente senza neppure stare dietro a vari siti, spedizioni ecc.

[@lovecraftmusic8717]

che culo! il prossimo acquisto me lo fai te e poi mo lo spedisci :D

[@thetacklinfuel]

Hey Will, I've got a question for you brother! I figured you'd know the most about this since you build the pedals! I've got a vintage ce-1 and the peak seems like it's harder to drive on my setup, the only way I can get the peak light to come on on low impedance is turning it all the way up. Do you have any always on pedals before the ce-1 driving it? Or do you think I have something faulty in my CE-1?

[@WillGalluccio]

You may have something wrong in your setup that cuts the signal along the way.. you may need some sort of buffer in front of the ce1

[@thetacklinfuel]

@@WillGalluccio Thanks Will I really appreciate that! You're doing great work! Im hoping to put an order on one of your fuzzes soon man! Keep it up!

[@laurentfrusciante8991]

Modèle of stratocaster ?

[@WillGalluccio]

Laurent Frusciante Nitro Finished Mexican Strat

[@laurentfrusciante8991]

Will Galluccio thanx and congratulation for your vidéo (l'm french sorry for my english)

[@WillGalluccio]

Laurent Frusciante No problem, thank you!

[@BrettKnows]

Hey Will, I see people are giving you a hard time about your cabinet. If you want a huge affordable cabinet, I recommend you check out the one I have. It's insane and cheap. Just Google - B-52 AT-412 480W 4x12 Mono/Stereo Guitar Cabinet Angled

[@WillGalluccio]

brett bettag I just went for a 1936 2x12 G12 cabinet by Marshall a year ago. I needed something small. The 4x12 are a nightmare to bring around.. anyway thanks so much for the info, I will still check it because now I'm curious about it!