Justin Chancellor’s (From Tool) sound in a stomp box: the Ground & Pound by Lusithand Devices

[@lusithanddevices]

Wow, just read some comments and I'm surprised for some of the directed hate at the pedal. As a background, I am a huge Justin and Tool fan (watched them live in Ozzfest , in Portugal, around 2002, one of the best gigs ever and then again in another festival in Portugal when they were touring 10000 days, can't remember the year). My personal bass sound is very similar to Justin's and I have been working on it before the brand Lusithand Devices even crossed my mind (since 2008!?). The base (i.e. starting point) for making this pedal was to combine a Turbo Rat style distortion with a "V" shape bass targetted EQ in order to get in the ballpark, oh, and added a clean blend. In the past I had achieved this by using a modded Turbo Rat and a Boss Bass EQ pedal plus a separate Blender pedal to blend in some of the clean sound. Because I, personally, target that type of sound (referring to Justin's tone) ,also have a bass that always uses fresh strings (Kalium nickel's) with a Filter preamp with the resonant peak sitting around the 2k region, on both pickups. I also play with a GK 1001RB head. My bass is tuned CGCF instead of DADG. Jean, not knowing much about the band Tool or the bass player in question (he told me about it when I approached him to do the video), wouldn't naturally try to emulate his sound, and I was ok with it. I also feared that mentioning the main ispiration behind the creation of this pedal could backfire if the demos weren't actually trying to emulate JC's tone. Every bass player who is also a JC fan and tone enthusiast, knows that you can't get someone's tone with just "a pedal", especially not a tone that is so complex and full of nuances. And that is also not what the pedal is trying to achieve. The pedal is just a part of the puzzle. The initial aim of putting two pedals into one (well, 4 actually, if one counts the clean blend and the 2:1 compression) has been achieved. I can, personally, get very close to his tone because I follow the same type of equipment from using a pick, to the pickups placement and type (using multicoils) as well EQ'g on the amp, etc...I know that if played flatwounds or cut the tone all the way down, or whatever, I wouldn't be able to get any type of tone similar to Justin's just by using the G&P (neither would Justin if using his gear and cutting all the tone on his instruments). Either way, I'm very happy with the demo that Jean has produced as it demonstrates the pedal for what it is, a great sounding bass distortion pedal which is what I've fought to achieve all my life. If you want to get Justin's type of distortion tone , it's there, provided you already have everything else covered up, and because it has been designed to be maliable, you can get way much more out of it. At the end of the day, everyone has the right to their opinion, and I must respect that. I can only hope that people would give it a chance and just try it out one day; you might be surprised. Kind regards to everyone and excuse me for the long testament, Nuno

[@thewetterbass]

Greatly appreciated comment. Defend what you love, you can never go wrong with that. 🖤🤘🏻

[@faithnoman2635]

I always loved the tones of Billy Gould in Faith No More, which has a similar high end as Justin and Paul D'Amour in Tool - and esp Billy and Paul's clanky tones had some warm fuzz in them as well to complement the clank. I use a Reiner Gasoline into a Peavey preamp(like what Billy used) and I hear those awesome tones in this pedal as well. So screw the uppity haters. Nice pedal! It's on my radar now as well.

[@craigmoran893]

The pedal sounds great, i really like how the distortion sits with the clean sound. For version2 - You could have a Tone knob for clean, a tone knob for the distortion. and a boost button for some extra dirt. Id already heard of this pedal a while back, so word is getting around. Cheers

[@estebanrodriguez3419]

Great comment…actually most people knows this, there are no magic recipes to emulate a tone either to find our own. These are just tools…so the pedal is doing its part. Hopefully they will be receive orders again soon.

[@FeepYiked]

Were there more hate comments a few months ago, cuz I only counted one or two lmao 😅

[@frankmarini5391]

Wow- this is a great-sounding pedal. you can clearly hear the two signal paths and a heavy dose of compression

[@thewetterbass]

Yes you can! But actually it’s not that much of a heavy dose of compression. The thing is that you hear it more the harder you play, and in some songs I dig hard into the strings… 🤓 otherwise it’s quite easy going.

[@VeitLehmann]

Awesome demo again! Wow, Lusithand did it again, what an amazing pedal! So versatile with only 4 knobs, and every setting sounds great and totally different.

[@thewetterbass]

Thanks!!! And yes, great pedal 🤘🏻

[@jonathanchevallier7046]

Thank you for this great review ! It's a really nice pedal.

[@thewetterbass]

Glad you liked it.

[@pimcramer2569]

That eqz tilt eq is genius, shifts the balance but doesnt filter

[@thewetterbass]

Exactly.

[@TheoAndHisPedals]

Holy sh*t this sounds wicked. Excellent playing as usual too!

[@thewetterbass]

🙌🏽 thanks Theo! Lusithand Devices are neighbors of yours… 😉

[@TheoAndHisPedals]

@@thewetterbass ooooohhhhh interesting. This is definitely on my list.

[@anterix1999]

Man... this is a great overdrive/distortion/fuzz! I tried to use the RAT with bass, but I could never "tame" it. I like very much all these sounds. This is a great easy solution.

[@dsutkin]

Great video!

[@miguelfernandes333]

Awesome!!!!!

[@thewetterbass]

Yeah! 🤙🏻

[@KaltOhm]

Really cool sounding pedal!

[@thewetterbass]

Yep! 😊

[@lennartvandenberg6534]

Cool name! And sounds good too.

[@thewetterbass]

👍🏻

[@aldito7586]

Lusithand Devices should make a pedal version of their "FILTER" pre-amp. It's quite obvious. If you have a special instrument that you don't want to chop up. I'm down with that!

[@thewetterbass]

Nice suggestion!

[@MrScannermann]

Agree! I'll buy it. The nearest thing I have is the Filter on my Ottobit, Often have this engaged without the rest of the pedal.

[@andresfortunato4337]

sounds great, but connectors on top pls

[@thewetterbass]

Yeah… but I like to keep pedals separated cause of my big shoes… 😅 so, I don’t mind if on top or on the sides.

[@PorchBass]

​@@thewetterbassI thought you would have a switcher!?! I just got a boss es-5 and it's eye opening

[@thewetterbass]

@@PorchBass that is something I will eventually get to 😉. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@javiergarea9481]

Okeiiiiiiiii......its so cool. That sounds really good

[@arnoggeddon]

This one seems to be a really good one. Once again.

[@thewetterbass]

It is… so sorry about that! 😂

[@arnoggeddon]

I know I can seem a bit obsessed with comparing gear, but what's your opinion about Ground&Pound vs Tremond?

[@thewetterbass]

The G&P has a more focused sound thanks to it’s compression and eq sound signature. The Tremond is wilder, a Rat with excellent low end control.

[@arnoggeddon]

Thank you so much! I guess I'll make the rich man choice. As soon as I'll be a rich man...

[@thewetterbass]

@@arnoggeddon 😂

[@the_nondrive_side]

Sweet. ❤

[@wp4310]

Definitely enjoyed the review. Will consider for sure! Went to the site and appears not to be for sale (unless every pedal is a 'custom' order)

[@thewetterbass]

Thanks! It will be available. For the meantime If you are interested just leave a message on the website. 😉

[@miguelfernandes333]

It is available. You need to send email for ordering.

[@thedood9403]

What is the story on that neck on your jazz bass? I have been looking for a long scale fender jazz or P. Is it just the ultra models available in long scale?

[@thewetterbass]

Hi! No it’s just a limited edition 22 frets with regular 34” scale. I believe there are no long scale (more than 34”) Fender jazz or precision bass models. But I could be wrong!

[@WHCAudio]

$300? Got damn.. guess I'm gonna have to get back to who'rin

[@ftomasi]

Do you have a band or solo project that i can listen to? I would listen to the album "reviews soundtrack"

[@thewetterbass]

No, but I am thinking about a kind of Patreon account (or anything similar) to have access to all the sound samples in audio exclusively. Like a sound bank of all the pedals I tested so far and will test in the future. What do you think?

[@gregorbien1719]

🙏

[@barbarabansak7773]

First off Even Though it Says "Barbara" on the "Name Tag" This is Her Bass Playing Son "Chris".... Ok was Gonna Get That "Grind Machine" Pedal (Which I See is on You're "Pedalboard") You Previewed Some Months Back(Which Sounds Exhalent By the Way).... and Now I Hear 👂This Thing(That Sounds incredible Might I Add).... So Now I'm at a Crossroads About Which One to Get.... So I Gotta Ask You(Seeing as You've Demoed Them Both).... Which One Do You Prefer???(is This Thing Good Enough to Bump the "Grind Machine" off You're "Pedalboard")???? LOL 😆

[@barbarabansak7773]

Like Maybe have a "Pedal Shootout" Between the Two of Them?!?!?

[@thewetterbass]

I do not have a preference. I love the Grind Machine for how wild it can get. It feedsback like no other pedal I own or tested. The Ground and Pound is somewhat more civilized, more “V shape” sounding and a great all in one pedal (mix, comp, tilt eq, boost, saturation device, etc…). So for pure versatility I’d pick this one, but for wilder stuff, the Grind Machine is awesome.

[@thewetterbass]

@@barbarabansak7773 I will do massive shootout this year with all the overdrive pedals I accumulated… 😜 still waiting for some more to come to demo!!! 🤘🏻

[@barbarabansak7773]

@@thewetterbass Awesome 😎👍 Can't Wait to Hear👂 it.... and I'll Let Ya Know Which One(Pedal) I Decide to Get.

[@4fit816]

I love all the Tool riffs he played, to go along with the "Justin" narrative mentioned in this video. 🤣

[@thewetterbass]

Oooh, I want to play some shorts here in YT with Justin’s lines. Time…

[@gakefeddy3709]

@4 FIT thats because this pedal isnt going to get you a Tool "grunt". If and when they do release clips? It will be easy to a/b it with other uploaders using a real Rat and Eq. 😉

[@thewetterbass]

Great idea. Let me see if I can get my hands on a turbo rat. It’s not gonna be easy… but I’ll see what I can do! 🤞🏻

[@gakefeddy3709]

@@thewetterbass JC's Turbo's are no where near stock. Good luck

[@thewetterbass]

Oh f*ck! 😅 That was to be expected… still, I got an idea to try it out. Just need some time now.

[@gakefeddy3709]

Sounds like a cool distortion. Nothing like Tool/Jc Not even close. Tax and shipping about $355? Lol Good luck

[@thewetterbass]

Hi! You’re in the states, right? I think there will be resellers that will have the pedal in stock soon, so cheaper… Please ask Nuno over at Lusithand Devices about it. 😊

[@thewetterbass]

Oh and BTW, cool name! 😂

[@miguelfernandes333]

I think you're missing the point

[@gakefeddy3709]

@@miguelfernandes333 I think you missed parts of the narrative in this video 😉

[@miguelfernandes333]

@@gakefeddy3709 what are you talking about?