KingTone BLUES POWER by Jesse Davey: Big SRV tone at any Volume

[@kassvoyson7625]

SICK!! Sounded like DB2 at those Eperience shows. A wall of Hendrix, in your bedroom! With earbuds in and eyes closed you can almost feel your pant legs blowing from a super.

[@Slovy_]

I’ve been using that trick with different pedals at home. I’ve been using a fulltone OCD for that for the last few days. I didn’t think I was gonna like it. I thought it was a heavy overdrive pedal but I run it clean ish and it sounds good. I found it on CL super cheap. I usually just have a fuzz and roll the volume down most of the time for bedroom volume

[@benjaminbarnett3696]

By not trying to sell the pedal you actually do a very good job! Especially with that nice trick of yours. I have a heavily modded Fender Blues Jr amp that is more like a Princeton with 6v6’s and it has to be near dimed to breakup well. Gonna order this pedal and apply your tip! Thanks

[@tomgia1964]

Thanks nik loved it .... please keep them comming , I believe I’m a Nerd now but a cool 😎 one 👍

[@grraham]

Just got this pedal to pair with my '66 super reverb, it's fantastic. Cool video and nice playing, been watching your videos for a while, would love to see you mess around with some different types of amps, vintage vox/marshall(i saw your 68 super bass vid) or newer stuff like TwoRock, HoneyBee etc

[@theriffwniksevigny5473]

Graham Nasson yea well i use the mystic heads as well as fender amps. And also there are some live vids of me using a superbass. Ive been into the supro amps lately. Been playing a few. Thanks for the interest. I really appreciate it

[@rolandjgutierrez5839]

Nice,your a virtuosi you have it you do have the ear , I learned something today thank you.....Roland from Magdalena New Mexico usa.

[@theriffwniksevigny5473]

Thank you my friend! I appreciate your interest !

[@user-gb8fl3lt2n]

Best review for this pedal, you got the style and playing to sell this pedal!!!

[@theriffwniksevigny5473]

Thank you so much. Its a great pedal!!

[@darkenthedoor]

Cool vid. I have a Princeton type amp and love the tone but want a little fatter, beefier tone. Thx for this

[@jamesprice6381]

LOLO GLAD IM A TECH TOO,,,,,,sputtering is usually either one of 2 things re-flow solder joints, or 20, million year old dinosaur brains arcing in allen bradlies!

[@ryanblabla0909]

Superb...2019 is the year a get my tones together

[@KS622]

SO how did that work out for you?

[@haloskater24]

koensieben622 yea we’d like to hear!

[@dandrivepedal]

rethinking is the clou and know your gear ! great job Nik ! I appreciate those videos a lot !

[@45calypso]

Fantastic, a very timely video. I just ordered a Blues Power and a Sabbadius Pedals Mr White ( which is a similar SRV type boost ). I'll let you know how they compare. Cheers.

[@Jan-oj9sc]

And how did they compare?

[@bengalvin9932]

HEY NIK! very nice!! i love finding new sounds and different ways to use my gear.

[@ajelltone7320]

Cool thanks for posting !Was wondering about this pedal . Sounds pretty nice ...

[@007snipershot]

I run the Blues Power along with KT Fuzz, Honeybee Clean Drive and a vintage RAT. Thinking about a Mathis OD Texas Tone pedal for best SRV tones. Can you do a review of the OD Texas Tone using a Strat and one your Fender amps ( I have 64 Super Reverb and 64 Deluxe Reverb). Thanks!

[@theriffwniksevigny5473]

I dont have one. But i would do a demo for sure

[@criscaires6713]

Great!

[@SuperSoulRox]

Beautiful yo!! Keep the down to earth tips comin - Fly on🎶🎵🎸

[@TonyMartinez]

Kick ass trick !!! Have to say it doesnt work with all boosts haha Jesse is the best

[@leehenderson8132]

Thinking about grabbing a bluespower,playing through a pedal pawn Texan twang with a Marshall and my silver sky.Guess what,I get this tone BIG TIME.FOR ME IM THINKING THE DUELIST.OR THE PROTEIN DRIVE BY BROWNE AMPS.

[@joshua0226]

Your videos are fantastic nik, excellent quality production and good wisdom to share. I just put in raw vintage springs in my strat and that helped a lot, how many springs do you like you use? And also I just broke my whammy in my bridge , I need to replace to the bridge/block now, any suggestions ?

[@NERDOFUNK]

That Vibe sounds so tatsy with this trick, ima check it out tomorrow, thanks for the input Nick!!!

[@kevin3902]

what vibe do you think it is?

[@stratofig]

Sounds awesome. Thanks for the volume tip. I just bought a used Blues Power. Didn’t know anything about it but once I plugged into it I knew I had to have it. It actually sounds close to my Zvex Distortron set to low gain but the BP sounds clearer and has better EQ with its bass & treble controls. Now I’m wondering if I should get a Dualist?

[@lexist7]

Different pedal altogether. BP is the most natural sounding one.

[@plexidust5101]

Nice tones Nik. Don't feel bad your not alone I have the same issue going on with my amps. I can fix them all , but what a bummer. That Vox and Vibe sound so good. Puts my old Thomas Organ Cry Baby to shame he he . Love your playing , put that frustration into some music, it all works out in the end. I'm looking at three cap jobs. Look at it this way , you have some tech vids to work with. That refret series was awesome!

[@goodgugamuga]

GYATDAMN that tone!!!

[@gustavoramos3572]

Hey Nik! Just came across your channel and I’m digging the playing/tones. I’m thinking of getting a Blues Power or a duellist right now but can’t decide which to get first. If you had to pick one of them, which would you go with and why? I would say we have the exact same taste in playing.

[@theriffwniksevigny5473]

If you just want a boost, the blues power. If you want dual drives, the duellist

[@chrisinglik4115]

Sounds awesome. You have that rare talent to dial in sounds. But man, that's the coolest outfit I've ever seen :)

[@theriffwniksevigny5473]

Its a jacket, Ronnie Van Zandt

[@chrisinglik4115]

@@theriffwniksevigny5473 "I will wear black until I find something darker" ;-)

[@liberty5565]

I would be super pissed if I lost 3 amps in succession, especially vintage amps. On the other hand, it's nice to see people push vintage amps rather than baby them and worrying about value. I bought my amps to play, so I have common failure spare parts. Your wah sounds amazing. I looked for the video where you said what you had done to it, but couldn't find it. I have an old Vox that really needs help. My old Crybaby sounds great, but not as nice as yours. With that vibe running I thought you were going to play Machine Gun, had the tone of the live version. My absolute favorite of Jimi. Anyway, your 4th string backup has a great sound with that boost pushing it.

[@theriffwniksevigny5473]

John H thanks man. If you want to ship the wah i can look at it for you. This is a new one i just picked up. Ive only true bypassed it and cleaned the pot.

[@liberty5565]

@@theriffwniksevigny5473 I was thinking of replacing the pot because it never really seemed to have a wide range. I appreciate the offer, but it's not a huge deal. I'll adjust the pot and look for an upgrade. I think your pedal just sounds better because your playing makes it sound better. LOL I swear, while typing this your video is playing and all I can hear is Machine Gun.

[@theriffwniksevigny5473]

John H awesome man. ChaseTone makes a great pot Machine gun is a fave too!

[@HeyLiem]

Nik, use foam ear plugs, as a musician, you need to protect your ability to hear music accurately. I still love it loud, your can feel the sound waves hit your body, but I started noticing that my left ear was about 10% weaker than my right ear. I learned the hard way. Pete Townsend is nearly deaf, some things we should learn from other people's mistakes. I use the 32 db or 33 db, just from the grocery store shelf. about $5 for 5 pairs. I q-tip my ears after every daily shower, so one pair can be used for a week or more, or you can use a fresh pair every day. In most arenas it makes the sound mix more detailed, less accidental echo.

[@Dad-Gad]

You should never put a qtip in your ears , ever !

[@thelegend2645]

@@Dad-Gad true. I did that for a while and had to go rinse my ear out at the doctors because of the buildup in my ear. With a q tip you just push earwax into your ear.

[@joserodolfospin4756]

Nice video my friend! Jesse is a great pedal maker and so are you a really nice player! The way set the amp, is it a "flat" sound? i'm having some trouble when trying to achieve a good sound with drive pedals. My amp has a huge headroom as well, so I run a few pedals exactly the same way as you. Greetings my friend! God bless you!

[@giulioluzzardi7632]

That wood panel amp sounds really good at this end. What's the RMS wattage?

[@theriffwniksevigny5473]

75w

[@paulcowart3174]

Vibe sounds good....I have a Fulltone but not 100 percent happy with it...maybe in the loop it will be better Whats your take or your experience w the Fulltone ? Thanks Great tone w/o the Super but yeah they are my fave too Running a Tonemaster and an 800 myself

[@theriffwniksevigny5473]

Hey! I always felt the fulltone was too thin. Not defined. I like the Vibe Unit. Mega Vibe and the old ones!

[@paulcowart3174]

@@theriffwniksevigny5473 Hey great thanks for the reply...so yeah now I know its not just me lol Im very picky about my gear I tried so many fuzz's and finally found Kingtone so ordered the Vintage mini G fuzz I had an orig red FF that got stolen and hadnt been happy with anything till now Hope you have a great year Nik....

[@NickAndrewsGuitar]

Hey Nik! Big fan of the channel and soooo addicted to gear myself 🍻. If I may get your take. I have a Dr. Carmen Ghia I'm touring with (I know it's not a fender or dumble type with reverb 😆). However, I'd like to try to achieve some of these tones with what I have. I'm really liking what you did with the blues power as a Preamp eq. The Dr Z Ghia only has volume and tone. Kinda cool kinda sucks lol. I'd like to get your take in using this as the shaping preamp eq pedal and using the soloist as how you would use it in front of a fender amp. You think that would work or too much stacking at that point? Thanks in advance bud! 🤘🍻🤘

[@davidkendall7675]

Nik, Any thoughts on how well this would work with lower wattage amps (champ circuits)? I just purchased the Pedal Pawn Texan Twang,and am having a hard time dialing it in. You've demoed both,and I'd love to hear your thoughts! Thanks in advance! Rock on!!!

[@leebryan78]

Would love to hear how this responds to a Marshall VM… not the best amp I know but we all have our vices 👍🏻

[@zixiongcui6482]

Your tone is big and amazing!! Hope your amps got fixed in no time, also it would be nice to shoot out some guts videos of those cougar amps!! What's the speaker that's hooked up to the SSS style cougar that you played in this video?

[@theriffwniksevigny5473]

Zixiong Cui eminence!

[@zixiongcui6482]

@@theriffwniksevigny5473 Which model? 15 or 12?

[@theriffwniksevigny5473]

Zixiong Cui 10

[@bertgetner9397]

Cold weather is an amp killer. Gotta let that shit warm up for a bit. I cant hear so good..What.. LOL!

[@iansnyder274]

Hey Nik, love your tone..can u recommend a guitar cable...i cant find one that doesnt kill the "tone"..you know makes it stiff ,tight and plastic...any help is appreciated..tks man..rock on!

[@theriffwniksevigny5473]

Using fender style amps, i dont mind if a cable loads the signal a little bit. But you have to try some out through your setup. Pig hog i think?? They are pretty cool

[@iansnyder274]

@@theriffwniksevigny5473 thanks man!

[@prscustom2112]

I just bought one. I played the last gig through my 1971 Super Reverb and pissed everyone in the whole bar off by playing too loud. It was too much amp for the gig. One of those volume pots that gives you nothing, then everything all at once when the volume knob is at 3

[@steviesynapse]

40 reasons to keep the volume down and / or use hearing protection ; Eric Clapton, Sting, Neil Young, Pete Townsend, Roger Daltrey, Paul Stanley, Chris Martin, TED Nugent, Edward Van Halen, Jeff Beck, Gary Moore, Eric Johnson, Paul Gilbert, Brian Setzer, James Hetfield, Andy Partridge, John Entwhistle, Rick Emmett, Al Di Meola, Todd Rundgren, Bob Dylan, Steve Lukather, Francis Rossi, Ryan Adams, John Illsley, Joey Jordison, Mick Ronson, Dave Gellis, Ian Hunter, Carl Verheyen, Kirk Hammett, Myles Kennedy, Neal Schon, KT Tunstall, Noel Gallagher, Zakk Wylde, Keith Richards, Peter Frampton, Phil Collins and Ozzy Osbourne all have tinnitus and hearing loss caused through exposure to high volume. Many have struggled badly with these problems, stay safe protect your hearing and keep the music fun and pleasurable for you and your audience!

[@theriffwniksevigny5473]

Wut?

[@steviesynapse]

The Riff w Nik Sevigny Sorry Nik, I realise I quickly posted that response without adding much context after reading another comment on your ‘SRV tone at any volume’ video from a fellow subscriber who was obviously concerned about your hearing and the volumes you were playing at. As a guitar player who has had tinnitus and high frequency hearing loss for decades caused by playing at volumes, I think there is sometimes a cruel irony in what we often unwittingly do as musicians while exposing ourselves and others to high volumes in the process of doing what we love to do, namely making music and communicating this aurally with other human beings. The cruel irony is that this process sometimes unintentionally causes damage and problems to the very medium we use to do this - our hearing! Tinnitus and hearing damage has wrecked the lives and sometimes careers of many fellow musicians, who either thought it wouldn’t happen to them or didn’t know it could happen to them (I’d never even heard of tinnitus until I got it). Modern PA systems and musicians hearing protection / earplugs, now make tinnitus and hearing damage avoidable, and that was essentially my message. I started listing some of the musicians (many of them my heroes) I knew also had tinnitus and hearing loss to give some examples and context to the scope of the problem, I decided I better stop at 40! Whether we like acknowledging or talking about it or not, tinnitus and hearing loss is a massive issue for amateur and professional musicians. So in finishing Nik, apologies if my comment all felt a bit negative, It wasn’t meant to be, it was purely intended to be a ‘cautionary tale’ to help us all keep playing and doing what we love, while enjoying your positivity and guitar passionate channel. Great videos, great information, great playing, keep on keeping on!

[@theriffwniksevigny5473]

Steve Robson oh no not at all. I was playing to the fact that im deaf already haha. Acknowledging what you are saying. I seem to like lower volumes now!

[@steviesynapse]

The Riff w Nik Sevigny thanks Nik, now I’m tuned in to your irony, it was a wut? And not a WTF! Loving the channel, just got the notification for your latest video on the 57 so off to watch your progress on that now.👍😀✌️

[@haloskater24]

Hey nik have you ever heard of Fairfield circuitry ? Their pedals are a little wacky but good quality. Especially the four eyes Fuzz and unpleasant surprise fuzz. Not a lot of great demos out there tho.

[@jeffdubuque5622]

yes there here in Ontario great pedals want to get the barbershop.

[@chriscovington2420]

How does the blues power compare to vemuram Jan ray or Timmy?

[@theriffwniksevigny5473]

Its in a league of its own.

[@3rdtonefromthesun]

It's derived from the Timmy as is the Jan Ray, it has some additional capacitor selection on a toggle switch... and a fake transistor to throw people off.

[@robertveith2255]

How do buy one also how much is it

[@davidjaxonmusic]

Sounds killer, brother....did you have the wah and vibe in front of the blues power? or after it?

[@theriffwniksevigny5473]

Hey thanks! More than likely it was after the BP!

[@davidjaxonmusic]

The Riff w Nik Sevigny I deleted that comment with my contact info...wasn’t trying to get free publicity off of your hard work...I found you on there and followed 🙏🏻

[@paulwood1657]

The jesse davey pedals are cool and no doubt built to last but I think your tone was better in the older videos with the ts9 and the Dunlop octavio

[@physiciansassist1]

try a roger mayer voodoo1 like mike landau to thicken it up

[@markinthemix6055]

I have a Duellist. Why do I need this and what’s the difference to you?

[@theriffwniksevigny5473]

If the Duellist works for you, why change. The Duellist is a dual OD pedal, the BLues Power is a fat clear boost, with many options

[@Tonykayemusic]

is the blues power and the sting singer side of the dualist the same thing?

[@theriffwniksevigny5473]

No. Two different pedals all together

[@bailbluesrock7415]

Hello Nik, how come the amps broke down? The mother seems to me like a solid amp, I know I own one too. Great amp! And the Super was modded by CBC as well?

[@theriffwniksevigny5473]

Bail Heavy Blues Rock just tubes in the head and a resistor in the super. Nothing bad, just didnt have the stuff to fix it all. Ordered some tubes and will be back up and running this week. They are solid as hell, but i dont play them quietly. They are always pushed, so stuff breaks. Thats just par for the course

[@bailbluesrock7415]

@@theriffwniksevigny5473 Man sure these amps come alive when they are pushed but will deliver some tinnitus so to use something like a attenuator like you did is great. I wonder what Philip Sayce hears when he is going to bed haha...peeeeeeeeeppp????

[@saltyhose8257]

hey nik, do you think all the digital modeling stuff nowdays could replicate what their analog counterpart did ? or could digital stuff nail that SRV tone ?

[@SD-nj1cy]

Made this same comment on another vid. Why does the volume not change with the pedal on or off? You appear to be saying you cant dime the amp because your teeth will rattle and you have the pedal on 2, yet your ambient decibel level doesnt change, just the over all tone is different. Im I missing what you're trying to say?

[@theriffwniksevigny5473]

Just the audio not picking up the clipping. Its loud and stiff. The BP is just bringing in the grit and bringing down the db. Smoothing it all out

[@SD-nj1cy]

@@theriffwniksevigny5473 thx

[@myoubilbao]

Last year I bought a King Tone Switch and set it on my Stratcaster, but the sound didn't change at all. Does the sound not change no matter how many times I watch the wiring diagram of this setting and the video included in the product case? How much does the sound change? The sound of the Guitar before setting, the method of mounting on the Guitar, the process of mounting work, Please upload a video of the changes in sound after mounting. Is the situation I purchased broken or defective? Or is the change in the sound of this product originally not so great? I'm sure some of you will feel the same way as me. At least please tell me the video and the wiring diagram of the setting that introduces the correct wiring method in more detail.

[@theriffwniksevigny5473]

What the hell are you talking about? This video has nothing to do with a kingtone switch But kzbin.info/www/bejne/fabMqquplq-bgKc

[@Jaques355]

Hey man! Are you using the pedal in the fx loop or in front of the amp? I would like to turn a marshall jubilee into a fender-ish tone but the main thing is that I want to use the pedal like an attenuator. Great playing by the way 🤘🏽

[@theriffwniksevigny5473]

No loop ever used!

[@Jaques355]

@@theriffwniksevigny5473 so, you always have used in the front of the amp? I was wondering about if I could use the pedal as an attenuator in the fx loop. Sorry for the question ahhaha

[@jameselliano1203]

Nice pedal but sounds nothing like SRV...imo

[@theriffwniksevigny5473]

Thank you!

[@BlackDotPatrick]

Sounds good. But you took 11 minutes to say "use a pedal and then down the volume of the pedal" as if that's somehow innovative.

[@theriffwniksevigny5473]

Great!

[@BlackDotPatrick]

@@theriffwniksevigny5473 Sorry my comment was overly critical and negative. I like your videos. You get some great sounds here.

[@theriffwniksevigny5473]

Patrick Black all good. The point of the video was to get the tubes soaked. Then you start working with natural saturation, and use the boost pedal as your volume, all while getting the break up you desire, clean or dirty..