Can this replace ALL my overdrive pedals?

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[@DRodriguez109]

As an electrical engineer and an ok guitarist, opening the video with an oscilloscope and signal processing is extremely cool lol

[@randaji]

Better yet, show it in a Spectrum Analyzer to show the distribution of the harmonics, since that's what overdrive tone is all about

[@inozrameroz4374]

For expets is it a bit boring.

[@banyarling]

You should try Eurocrack

[@justinmerchan7335]

@@randaji Read my mind mate

[@acdclexu6296]

exactly the same

[@SteveDiogo]

Combines the heavenly promise of perfect tone with the hellish curse of endless knob tweaking. It’s the ultimate pedal.

[@willfowler8540]

the comment above me is a scam. NOBODY click on the link

[@MrBrooksV]

Got one for Christmas, it’s truly an amazing pedal

[@dannyllerenatv8635]

I think it's really cool when people manage to come up with an analog OD that also has MIDI functionality. Well done Kernom!

[@benzakonium]

Have a look at the TC Electronic Nova Drive. Amazing pedal. Never understood why it doesn't get much love.

[@dannyllerenatv8635]

@@benzakonium The Nova drive is probably my favorite TC pedal after the stereo chorus+flanger & pitch modulator pedal. The Nova drive was ahead of its time for sure.

[@Storytellers_music]

@@benzakonium prob cause you can only get it used

[@benzakonium]

@@Storytellers_music unfortunately because it never got much love

[@Hneel65]

The ADA MP1 already had that back in the 80's

[@andrewwahrman4130]

I love the subtle flex of having a Klon on the board and not bringing it up with the other drives 😂 cheers.

[@larrysteinke1839]

klon is pure hype and status symbol

[@JuanTorres-ti1qm]

@@larrysteinke1839 , buscar una unidad original si. Su sonido no es Hype.

[@crigonalgaming1258]

@@larrysteinke1839 that second diode gain of the Klon circuit is something to have. That said, you don't have to get a Klon. Buncha clones to choose from.

[@cynicalclockworks9857]

@@crigonalgaming1258 but then how will I casually slip in the fact that I have a Klon into my daily conversations?

[@JerseyMiller]

@@crigonalgaming1258 second that. The Klon is a top notch circuit. You don't need to own an original. Just like you don't need to own the original of any other pedal that you have.

[@levossian2945]

Wow…Never heard a pedal sooo versatile,thanks for the presentation Paul,amazing job from Kernom guys!

[@johnoliver1207]

Your videos are so great, not just in the content, but in the production value as well. Excellent as always! Thank you!

[@henryfuller69]

Paul we need a guitar collection video

[@booth403]

wow ... just wow ... Lots of pedals have tried to be as versatile as this little beast and failed, it's really refreshing to see a company pull it off!

[@SimpsonsFan007]

Paul, I love your seemingly-infinite curiosity about all things guitar, tone, pedals, and more. I love this content - please keep it coming! It's always a breath of fresh air to get a new video from you. Stay curious and keep the awesome content coming. This pedal seems amazing; not sure if/when I'll have $300 or more to throw at a pedal but you make a great case for this overdrive... Thanks for all you do!

[@fredguelen7630]

Ho, you too win something, so nice He Say i win a Ibanez mm1, a 2k guitar. I Wonder how Manu fall in the Trap

[@gtrman1263]

I have one. As soon as I saw the kickstarter campaign I ordered it. This little box is absolutely phenomenal. The range of sounds available is almost without limit. It should be pointed out that each one of the sections on the mood knob is also variable. So once you hit a certain section and start going clockwise the clipping changes even within that section of the mood knob. The EQ section is unparalleled on any other pedal I have ever tried and I've tried a ton. And I will tell you, it Stacks beautifully with an overdriven amp. Or another Drive pedal. The heavier tones are impressive but this thing really shines low to medium gain. And as a clean boost it is absolutely unmatched.

[@smelltheglove2038]

Seems like all that it does is replicate pedals I already own. I also have an EP boost, so to add this thing would be an expensive redundancy.

[@HuWhiteNat]

Hey, how is the noise floor? Seems like it produces some white noise when he’s dialing it in.

[@gtrman1263]

@@smelltheglove2038 I mean yeah you can use it for that. And that is one of the big things people try to sell it on. But, I don't use it for that. I use it to craft unique Drive tones. Plus with the preset switch you can swap between two different Unique Sounds. So when the guy emulated the king of tone he could have done it on both sides. By saving a preset and then setting another one. Plus you have 127 more slots if you use a midi controller. Plus it's got that crazy 30 volt push mode. Which I haven't tried out yet. And I'm not real clear on how it's supposed to work. On top of that the EQ ability on the pedal is a lot more detailed than most. But yeah I don't use it to replace other Drive pedals because it will imitate them. Each one of those areas on the mood knob is also variable within that section. So you've got almost unlimited clipping possibilities

[@gtrman1263]

@@HuWhiteNat I haven't had any problems with noise at all. Could be his available power. That's usually the only time I get excessive noise from anything is when I'm plugging into shitty power

[@soulscollector81]

How is the feel of playing it compare to the original? It may sound weird but I had a ts808 n a walrus warhorn which suppose to be a copy of the 808. Tney sound pretty close but there is more effort need to pick/strike the string to get to the tone needed for the warhorn. The 808 are just more responsive than the warhorn

[@litotesone]

Paul Davids ...you are amazing in how real and palpable your passion is shared through your kind, earnest and intelligent presentations! One day I hope to decide to make time to improve my playing by taking your course. Thank you for sharing so beautifully and wonderfully your marvelous talent!

[@perryguitar1]

Now I got one, and it really is that good ;-) Thx for sharing!

[@UpliftingRiffs]

Yes can never have to many pedals! Really cool graph and presentations.

[@mvp019]

I have too many pedals. If you don't believe me, ask my wife.

[@mortonwilson795]

Great comparison / overview - really impressive pedal! Thanksalot.

[@pimpdaddy7327]

I'm digging this pedal bro, thank you for sharing this one bro!

[@spricy3374]

Great video in putting together a clear demonstration. 👍

[@eanroad]

Great vid! I'm glad there are folks out there that are still innovating, while embracing the analog heritage...I'm using both modellers (as my amps and reverb/delays in a box) and analog drive & modulation pedals and I love it. Digital is phenomenal but there is something about glancing/looking at your board and knowing where you are at (at all times) with analog pedals...Cheers!

[@bakkels]

My thoughts exactly. Having checked their official site before watching this vid made me sceptical. The name, the marketing-speak (rolled my eyes at "augmented analog") and the sleek almost Apple-like look.. But I gotta admit, it's pretty innovative. And most importantly: it did sound great and pretty much just like the originals Paul had there. However I agree: I like to see at a glance where I am and how my pedals are set. I guess I could get used to working with the Kernom, but I'm not ready to fork over that amount of dough just yet and sell my other overdrives. (BTW this also reminded me of the Line 6 DM-4 I used 20 years ago. Back when I couldn't play yet and digital was a dirty word :D )

[@mischasmit4530]

So true! Have been going back and forth between modellers and analogue pedals. Especially if you want to surprise yourself with throwing another flavour on a song that you're 'supposed' to play with a certain OD, having the recognisable stomps with a few knobs is more intuitive

[@tuckermb6288]

For someone who wants a single pedal to do a bunch of overdrive sounds, but who doesn't already have all those pedals to use for comparison, I think it would be helpful for a product like this to have pre-loaded presets or maybe a user's guide that lays out how to get close to those tones. For example, dial it in like this to approximate a Bluesbreaker, dial it like this for Tubescreamer, etc. Then you'd obviously have to adjust to taste and for your specific rig. Pretty cool bit of tech.

[@therealtech833]

Even if you did achieve that, which would be good, not having some type of display on the unit to tell you what preset you're in, would make it hard to use while gigging.

[@Jellydonutable]

Not if you use something like a Morningstar midi controller which has a display

[@DelScully]

this is why I would still take the Boss OD200 or the Amplitude X-drive over this.

[@emmanuelleroy2915]

You covered this pedal really well….I will be purchasing definitely

[@Atkinguitarcompany]

Great video Paul. Lovely to see u using the ‘59’ 💥💥💥

[@andrewchute9911]

THANK YOU FOR A KERNOM VID! I have one of these on my board and its great

[@spiritzweispirit1st638]

Great pedal,and video, loved the oscilloscope visual, so cool to actually see the difference of the pedals, and what's actually happening, Ever!🎼Thank you!

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[@lohsolomon402]

This a perfect for a blues jam, great show Paul!

[@JustinBugayong]

I ordered mine in red when the Kickstarter launched. I am loving how it stacks well with my Soul Food.

[@2000WTube]

Im pretty sure it is a great pedal for OD stacking too. For shaping the sound even further. Well done France!

[@DWLImages]

I would definitely put that on my board! Great versatility.

[@wadya]

Hey Paul, where did you buy that corduroy jacket?!

[@brandongullion6353]

What a cool visual with the oscilloscope. Brilliant idea to show what is happening with these effects.

[@caleshtcincredibles]

Very cool pedal so versatile and I think it really could replace all of your or my overdrive pedals ! I really loved that clean tone then you cranked up the Mood know and got supper compressed into fuzzland .....almost . That tone sounds exactly like Don Felder's Solo on One Of These Nights by the Eagles .....killer tone . Great playing as always thank you !

[@patrickg.4175]

Dear Paul, many thanks for this great video. I will have to show your video to my son, he started learning the guitar 2 years ago. That sounds to be something which could motivate him. Cool Demo Kind Regards Patrick

[@MarvelJAM]

Dig this. Thank you

[@emilyharpist]

Really great video

[@hotmilkcrewberlin4475]

Pedal sounds really good, does have more compressed lower mids though then any of the other pedals. Similar to the Duellist compression. In a live setting actually usefull

[@adnap]

Currently I have a Tubescreamer with Keeley Mod, a Flyrig 5 V2 with Sansamp, and i just bought an MXR 10 Band EQ. Should I get rid of all those and just get the Kernom Ridge ? I’ve been searching for a tone like this pedal offers, and I haven’t yet tried the MXR 108S. What would you do ? I’m talking to you out there, all you pedal junkies and holy grail tone-seekers. Much appreciation for any help.

[@rahulgogoi6637]

A man can never have enough pedals

[@damiens4601]

I have 0 pedals :(

[@daysleeper3910]

@@damiens4601 There is still time!. ;)

[@ReizokoRyu]

Or enough money (for said pedals) 🥲

[@parthvyas3881]

Wise words

[@bryanbrett8943]

My wife strongly disagrees !

[@tablerockteacompany]

After decades of playing thru my trusty Tube Screamer, I switched to a Revv Tilt Overdrive. Total game changer!

[@mikestroud9969]

Great video Paul. Retired military veteran. Worked in Electronic Communications years ago. This was Brilliant. Kudos 😎👍👌💯🎸🎸✔️✔️

[@stevebogie8175]

Paul, This very informative video is amazing. You should know I purchased the Ridge because of your amazing breakdown of the pedal. Your playing is amazing and your passion for music is inspiring. Thank you for sharing.

[@Chord_The_Seeker]

I feel pretty much the same way about my Walrus Audio Ages pedal. I can get pretty much any style of overdrive out of it, so it has cured a lot of my GAS for OD pedals.

[@alexd3603]

Sounds great - ordered one.

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[@aaronthompson1280]

Great video and impressive bit of tech. Nailed all 3. Does it respond similarly to attack/guitar volume as the other pedals?

[@koenvdv30]

Great demonstration with the osciloscope!

[@UTAH100]

Not a true oscil. but nice enough. It was simply a graphic rendering of a wave form on a PC monitor.

[@lachaineguitare]

Very cool video Paul! I am glad you enjoyed that pedal Made in France. 🙂

[@mrcali68]

This is astonishing!

[@peterkitts8815]

Seems like a very compelling price point. With the midi control, buying 2 of them for the gain stacking would give you so many options.

[@jonprudhomme7694]

Looks like a fun pedal. Knowing me, I would spend too much time fiddling with the knobs and not enough practicing for improvement. :)

[@liborsionko]

VERY valid point

[@plasmaquark]

Would of liked to seen the comparison on the wave signal visually on each sound,or dialled both pedals in using the the scope!

[@windowsoflife]

Great video. I watched it just after you released it. After deciding to build a smaller midi board around the Eventide H-90, I grabbed a new Morningstar MC6 Pro and ordered a Kernom as my only overdrive. It’s shipped. If I end up wanting another pedal for stacking or boasting, I’ll include the midi Golden Boy. Three pedals + the MC6! I’m excited to downsize and can’t wait to dial in the Kernom! Thanks!

[@LHJC10]

Using the oscilloscope, neat! 👍🏼

[@farrukhmuminov3361]

I have ordered one right after watching your video. Expecting to receive it within this month. Thank you very much for your video, it helps me to take the right decision.

[@amalgamaudioLV]

Wondering if this is an exception to the rule that do it all gear excels at none of the settings over specialised gear. Great demo!

[@nr92cp6]

I"d like to think that the Eventide H9 broke that rule a long time ago :)

[@grimper35]

I used a Boss OD-200 for a while. It has 12 overdrive/distortion options including the original Boss OD circuits (OD, BD, etc) and emulations of others (like screamer, klon, brown, etc). It also provided controls to set up and adjust and tune the presets; and you could store the resulting changes into memory. There was also a way to stack/combine effects but I never mastered it. In the end I gave up on it and just went back to having standalone pedals on my board (screamer, ODR-1, klon clone, etc). The mutli-effects pedal was super powerful and provided a ton of features, but the amount of time I had to spend fiddling with it to get the tones I wanted was oppressive (in my opinion). And especially when playing live, it is just so much easier for me to be able to just quickly (and obviously/clearly) change from a screamer tone to an ODR-1 tone with two pushes of a toe... to suit the song we're playing at that moment. I'm not a ludite; and I am impressed with these multi-effects boxes-and this new one looks like an intriguing evolution of others already available-but I just find them too 'fiddly' and time-consuming for my purposes.

[@stevethebeeline44]

Yeah in theory these multi-OD’s are great. In practice stand-alone pedals work better for me anyway.

[@simoneric8183]

That's right. Everyday we have new machines bringing us new sounds and multiple ways to reach them. And so we don't always realize our playing (or composition) time is eaten up in large proportion.

[@killacoiler1707]

Here is my thoughts on the price of this new entry in overdrive; for 300 euros it is able to duplicate the Analogman KOT sound which for a used pedal is running between 700 and 1359 USD on Reverb/Ebay. Then an Ibanez TS-808 runs about 180 USD from Sweetwater Sound. Now for a real Klon Centaur authentic pedal if you can find one will run you between 5500 and 10k USD used and while the Ridge did not replicate the exact tone it did come close making it well worth the asking price. To duplicate 1500 USD worth of overdrive pedals with 100% accuracy means that there is 1100 some odd bucks you can spend on a midi control pedal, an amp, or possibly a new guitar. Its value is in its versatility and ability to clone other very popular signal paths without having to purchase an entire pedal board; instead you need the ridge and a midi control to access your presets for different tone and gain patches. So in theory if you have 450 to 500 dollars invested in making the Ridge you sole overdrive you are still over 1k ahead of the game for not having to dish out 1300 for the KOT and 200 for the TS-808 nevermind if it can duplicate a Strymon, Fender Blues Breaker, and other popular amplifier overdrive signals all from one unit; the savings just keep adding up and in an age where digital replication has become the standard goto it is nice to see this level of versatility in sound shaping from an analog unit. Just my opinion.

[@marstudios7879]

Hi Paul, have you ever try the Helix line 6? Can you make a review from this multi effects pedal? Thanks.

[@thisisqualia]

So far it's the most versatile OD in market. Amazing.

[@patrickschef]

Na het zien van je video heb ik er meteen 1 besteld. Vandaag binnen gekregen en na een paar minuten aan knopjes draaien al erg bruikbare geluiden. Super veelzijdig en dynamisch! Dank voor de tip! ;)

[@karlschihl6655]

very nice ! I agree - opening with o scope was the cats whiskers

[@phoenixvamvakias9329]

Hi Paul, thank you for the review. I just joined your next level course and like it so much I got the beginner course for my 10 year old son. ;-) I notice we have some similar pedals on our board and have the same Schmidt Array as well and I have a question about order. I have the KOT, A Klon KTR, and Analogman TS 808 (with Bad Bob Boost), and the Preamp MK II. and I just got a G3. I'm curious what order you have these pedals in on your board? Also, how do you use the Chase Bliss Preamp MK II? It sounds great, but I keep pulling it off and going back to just single pedals. Any thoughts on order and on the MK II? I play an Anderson Strat through a Bliudotone Bludodrive High Plate Skyline, a Dumble style amp similar to Robben Ford's classic Rumble. Thanks again for all that you give to our community of guitarists. Phoenix

[@sekoser]

Duuuude!! That riff at 8:43!! Man you need to teach that to me! Please?

[@joeyjojo8200]

Hi Paul, what pickups do you have in your Tele? Great sound!

[@johngloverii1499]

Hey Paul! Noticed that no one has posted on the community page in about 2ys. I'm disabled on a fixed income or I would definitely join your patreon and purchase your courses. Of all the good teachers on KZbin, such as Beato, Rhett Shull and such, I find your video presentations easier to comprehend. I've really come a long way in my guitar playing and understanding of what I'm playing. I would say that I'm an intermediate beginner lol...after 30yrs of the dreaded pentatonic boxes that I now understand. So thank you so much for doing what you do! I'm now working on memorizing the fret board. Knowing where the notes are and what notes you're playing really helps. I'm using the fret markers, 5th fret tuning notes and the 7th fret "tuning" notes and it's helping quite a bit.

[@gavinw5469]

Learn all the octave shapes. That's really useful for quickly finding notes past the 5th fret.

[@garyoneill5648]

If you have 2 for stacking do they interact the same way? And how does it compare with the chase bliss automatone?

[@martymaker]

general answer: No, because you still need to switch between a few different sounds during one gig. You are not going to adjust it that quickly while playing... It's asking for a programmable controller to save your favourite settings and reuse it later. Ok. it has that. I am still watching ;) excellent

[@DaBoondox]

Great video and explanation. Also, thanks for not running it into an IR and DAW. Nothing like the sound of actual air moving.

[@soundknight]

This reminds me of my Creation Audio Labs 'Holy Fire', it uses an internal computer to stimulate changes to the wave form and then converts back to analog.

[@MrFrenchHarp]

It’s all about the EQ when it comes to overdrives first and foremost.. and then how dynamic and how it clips the signal comes in second and third.

[@bossesg1]

Paul thanks so much for this, is your delay or reverb pedal on?

[@TheBluesBox]

Wow, Kernom… need to get my hands on this for a review…

[@daveshepard9154]

WOW. That's REALLY a nice pedal.

[@0xDUAL]

The Oscilloscope section was very interesting. It would've been quite interesting to see how closely the Ridge mapped the waves of the pedals you were replicating. I'm not at all clued in the science of audio tbh... but presumably that would also illustrate how close this pedal comes to mimicking others at least for the settings dialled in on that pedal at THAT time. And assuming that is true, I think it would've been an interesting test, then again perhaps that's just me. 😂 That said if it sounds close perhaps that's all that matters. But given how quickly you were able to dial some tones in I guess you had some sort of cheat sheet or spent some time beforehand trying to replicate the KoT or the TS.

[@jada90]

Yes, would love to see a full oscilloscope rundown as this pedal's dials are moved. But I think he did a great job demoing the comparisons with his guitar playing; at certain points the two different pedals truly sounded indistinguishable, which, while much less scientific than the oscilloscope, was enough reason for me to be thoroughly impressed.

[@rowangates2197]

Yeah, I'd be interested to know what was used for that. I'm guessing at a plugin for ableton.

[@dries7547]

Oscilloscopes only grasp a moment image - and furthermore, only ONE frequency.. Making two identical waveforms doesn't mean at all the devices will sound the same. Frequency responses will be vastly different, not to even speak about the dynamics.

[@0xDUAL]

@@dries7547 This is the information I was wondering about. Yes I get that measuring on an oscilloscope is only a single frequency. and stringed instruments have a range of frequencies and harmonic overtones. It's a snapshot, in the same way a Kemper Profile is a snapshot of an amp with those settings and whatever pickup was used to refine the profile. But I think your second point addresses my curiosities. I assume you're saying that just because a particular component / pot performs a particular way in one circuit, it may not necessarily have the same degree of effect on another frequency when it is part of another circuit? Presumably that would come down to a variety of reasons be the specific component used, the various tolerances and variances within those etc. Probably a lot of factors beyond even that. Maybe I'm thinking to granularly with that assumption though. Thanks for your response! It's obviously something I'm not well versed in whatsoever so I'm happy to learn something new.

[@edwardjons8684]

@@dries7547 Oscilloscopes show the wave form fluctuating over time, not a single moment. I agree that it’s difficult to use an oscilloscope to analyse multiple frequencies simultaneously, though not impossible if you focus on two or three frequencies that are indicative of a wider sound characteristic and display them on parallel screens/images above one another, or superimposed.

[@annettwarnke4519]

Hello David, thank you for this video. In the video everything sounds very good and you can only see minimal differences. You have to be very focused to see the difference. In practice you don't hear that.

[@AlaskaSkidood]

Because I like to stack drives, I don't think this would be worth it for me. But, it is nice to have just one pedal that does all of the one-things so many other pedals do. I love to see digital knobs/brains controlling analog signal path and the many ways that ethos is being implemented in this current era of pedals. Keep 'em coming!

[@kimmolingonheimo]

I also stack ODs: from 4 to 6 on simultaneously: slight breakups, great tweakability, and luckily no noise( guess I picked them well...) A good test for my pedal`s importance is to stomp it off and listen what happens, ha!

[@KrenarCilkuGuitar]

Cool pedal, great video but what is that tele? 😍

[@RobFlaxMusic]

Looks rad! The real big question: is it a Chase Bliss Automatone-killer? That is, does the size differential offset the lack of visual slider info? (Or, perhaps it's the "fly rig Automatone"?) Very cool.

[@CSLBRK]

Put it in front of a fuzz and you also get multiple fuzz tweekable sounds with thoses 128 midi presets, i just love it!

[@kristenrocksfrags8584]

Hello Paul! I’m really enjoying your channel! I have a Kernom on the way so I can’t wait to try it! Lol I’m tempted to get a Chase Automatone to compare them! Have you ever tried getting them to sound like the Angry Charlie V3? I tried one of those yesterday and fell in love with it so I would love to be able to dial that tone into either the Chase or the Kernom. It could be interesting stacking the Chase and Kernom for certain things 🤔

[@TJjjjjjjjjjj]

So PD has a tube screamer, a king of tone and a klon all stacked in line on the one board 😮that’s pretty wild 🤘

[@nitrobw1]

And a Gladio iirc

[@trebleboost7]

There are a lot of us 'wild' ones out there. Analaog Alien Joe Walsh Double Classic (Comp and O)D into Foxpedal Kingdom Combo ('Klonish', and Mosfet boost), then in the Boss ES-8 switcher loop - Elektron Analog Drive, MXR Timmy, Wampler Tumnus Deluxe. Can also throw in a little more with The Eventide H9 - Fuzz and Distortion, EQ, Compression - LOL.

[@shankrl1]

Mayer tone

[@atin8996]

I love hearing your progressive side, Paul. It sounds awesome.

[@markhackney1455]

Hi Paul, great video! I have two questions. 1) Does it come with a fairly comprehensive sample settings sheet. It's great that the Kernom is so versatile. But without sample settings you need to have the pedals to want the Kernom to sound like to do an A/B comparison. 2) How does the Kernom compare to the Chase Bliss Automatone MKII? Not in price but in sound, versatility and functional practicality? Thanks, Mark

[@TheodoreGuitar]

ooh la la! that is an EPIC pedal.

[@zloboslav_]

It sounds great, but so does my pod go which has replaced my pedals and cost about the same used.

[@orryfishburne5326]

I think this pedal sounds incredible and is an amazing concept/execution, but my question for u is how responsive is it to touch dynamics? For instance the KoT and Kasleder Fx Toxic Twins has an incredible dynamic range that is so sensitive to playing dynamics and even has this beautiful bloom when going from soft to hard pick attacks that a ton of overdrives just cant do, and wondering if this pedal can get in that ballpark as well. Idk if that was worded well enough. Lol.

[@rangerdoc1029]

Dude! I was subscriner 1,000,001 (yeah, i missed it by one) . That was not very long ago & you're at 3 mil now! Well deserved.

[@Grant_Ferstat]

Have you tried any of the Kingsley pedals Paul? I've always been pretty resistant to tube driven overdrives and boosts as they have tended to sound buzzy and compressed and noisy to me. The Kingsley Page has really changed my perception though.

[@mikael5453]

Very good pedal, i try it and very Nice !!

[@BigElk42]

Legend!

[@johnnydeformed7123]

I'd like to hear it against a blues driver. The amp-like tones are similar, but I've never heard a bd2 clone that got the transients to the pick attack right. I bet this could actually do it. Cool pedal.

[@OxaudioPhilly]

That creamy sound at 10:24 is where it’s at. One of my favorite tones. Neck pu and dirty😊

[@jimbeaux4988]

I wondered when someone would do this. And with Midi no less. The pre and post eq are great but imagine pre and post 3 band!

[@idijai]

Could you stack 2 of these as well as any other pedal?

[@xSuperDooMx]

But I noticed none of the knobs got any numbers indicating their levels. So do any of them go up to 11?

[@bobwalker200]

Sounds fantastic. Analogue modelling - who’d have thought. I have a solution to the stacking problem - buy 2 🤣

[@MrBobbytgreen]

Great demo man (as always) ! What would be your winner between the preamp mark 2 and this pedal in terms of sounds ?

[@PaulDavids]

This is more versatile as an overdrive, the pre amp mk2 has more personally and grit... Whatever suits your style!

[@enmueller]

Mine arrived this week - I thought my search for a MIDI cabable drive pedal was over... Unfortunately the Ridge has one little flaw if you want to save and recall presets by MIDI. Once you saved a preset, you can no longer adjust it. Say you recall a preset, and it's to loud for the mix in the band. You CANNOT adjust the volume or any other knob of that preset. You have to build the sound from scratch. Your band mates will love you for that. Other than that, this pedal is incredibly great!

[@mougabo]

good to know

[@trebleboost7]

Paul, have you had any experience with the Elektron Analog Drive? Very similar concept. Not sure it has the bluesbreaker style circuit though (which is curiously missing from my board). I do like the form factor of this. I do like the digital display of the Elektron and find it handy. Thanks for this demo. Sounds great and like the Oscilloscope demonstration.

[@Andreorsel]

Yeah, i have the Elektron Analog Drive. Great pedal, similair concept indeed. It is bigger though, but therefore has a display to show the preset numbers. That would be my only concern with this pedal, it does not show you which preset you are using.

[@SidSub]

Sounds nice, wondering what augmented analog means, is it part analog part modeling?

[@MrMarcburger]

echt geweldig die moetnop!

[@evanloken19]

Another element to this video, is his Atkin T style guitar. Atkin is a boutique manufacturer in England, who quietly makes some of the best guitars you’ll ever play.

[@hectorayalasolivan7465]

Damn, that is a cool Preset feature!

[@TheMachinesWon]

Wonder how this compares to the Chase Bliss Preamp. Sounds very good!