SIMPLE, PROGRAMMABLE, INCREDIBLE! Neunaber ILLUMINE REVERB

[@NeunaberAudio]

Hey Folks! Just a quick clarification... there are more parameters in a submenu under Effect, they're just not expression-controllable like the 5 main parameters.

[@PeteThorn]

Oh!!!!! Oops! Sorry I thought I had it all figured out… 🥸 I guess sometimes it is helpful to read the manual

[@doghousegrove]

@@PeteThorn no worries, we appreciate the hot off the press exposure to new stuff like this (and thanks to Neunaber for the clarifaction). Excited about this pedal.

[@2speedy4u22]

it would be helpful if Neunaber put out a video on how you can control the pedal. It sounds great, but I'd like to better understand how tweak sounds, and how you can change and store presets. Is there a pc editor available similar to the expanse?

[@NeunaberAudio]

@@2speedy4u22 We're working on that video now. ILLUMINE Preset Manager Software is just that - a preset manager. It's not like Expanse in that you cannot change the algorithms.

[@2speedy4u22]

@@NeunaberAudio that’s great. I look forward to it!

[@AD1978leo]

Today Pete plugs a metal zone into a clock radio, running into a can of tuna and it sounds epic! Seriously though, Pete does make everything sound great which goes to show you a lot of us get too hung up on what gear we are using.

[@analoguewings]

If your pedal is sophisticated enough to have presets, it deserves NAMED PRESETS and a BIG DISPLAY. Great work Neunaber!

[@KevinNolin]

I’m convinced you can make anything sound incredible. You play so well man! 🤘

[@bigjoeisgood]

Wooo Pete ! You are not like the others... Always musical, always deep into stuff, always TOP ! Love u man !

[@PeteThorn]

Thank u!

[@dracul74]

Wow, loved it. That part at 0:52 was just perfect.

[@srdjanbosnjak7413]

Those chords are truly wonderfull.

[@adir_i]

You just getting better and better! I practice by trying to playing your intro and this one is awesome!!! Thank you Pete!

[@PeteThorn]

Thanks!

[@r.llynch4124]

Top shelf reverb pedal sounds amazing.

[@TheTinMan123]

Neunaber you’ve raised the bar here, I’ve always loved your reverb wet pedals , keep innovating designing and inspiring 👍👍Pete amazing as always, loved seeing you in Harrogate England you rocked big time really enjoyed the show

[@luke-xz1gb]

im going through a rough time at the moment, and as soon as i heard this coming out i couldn't wait for Petes demo. Thanks man - i needed that. also thanks for Pete Thorn II its one of the best albums ive ever heard. rock on!

[@PeteThorn]

Hey man thank you so much! I’m sorry to hear that you’re having a rough time and I hope things get better soon

[@luke-xz1gb]

@@PeteThorn Thank you man - back injury means i cant play much at the moment -so living vicariously through demos and music. I really appreciate the comment and am determined to recover :) cheers and take care

[@maschoff69]

Pete's playing is nourishment for the psyche.

[@AlanScottBand]

Pete- your creativity in applying the numerous algorithms to a musical piece puts you in a class of your own. The look, user interface, and simple 9 volt power are big pluses for me. I love that echo is available and expression pedals can be hooked up. Neunaber doesn't sit on their laurels, and keep the quality evolving without overwhelming the pedal with knobs. I typically don't use a lot of delay or reverb, so the texture of the amp gain is always present. The analog through signal sounds really promising to keep the amp signal in tact, as do the wonderful tones on this demo. I will definitely get my hands on one of these.

[@deepspacetheater]

Holy mackerel! Pete, that was one of the tastiest intros I've had the privilege of hearing on KZbin. Just freakin' superb, man! One more thing: Can I have that?

[@tmitz73]

Think I just found the answer to my big reverb problem. Great sounds, and great playing/video Pete. Thanks for all the great content and music man! Stay Groovy!

[@PeteThorn]

Thank you man!

[@frankardos4211]

Dude!!!! Nice jam!! You gat talent kid!! LOL.....and a new Suhr!! Looks AWESOME bro.

[@risortestvideo5340]

Yeah, you Killed this one PT! Fantastic intro track. \m/

[@jameshalbert181]

I've got way too many reverb gizmos already. I just tuned in to hear you play you rock dude!

[@kevinhetzel8654]

Pumped for this one!

[@GaryKatz]

THAT boy can play!!!

[@KsiazeIgor]

That baritone line on its own could easily fit a Type O Negative album. Great playing, I shall go practice...

[@fredmanteghian5913]

I love my Neunaber Inspire stereo chorus. They’re products and support are great. This one sounds wonderful too!

[@johndeschain2156]

Love the tone of your sss Strat.

[@jette2001]

I love your demos for the inspiration, ideas, and technique. Keeps me off of a plateau.

[@PeteThorn]

Thanks!!!

[@jacquesbureau5294]

Great playing and song.

[@PeteThorn]

Thanks!

[@jacquesbureau5294]

@@PeteThorn I look forward for your next album. Your last one is the only one in my car and my wife asked me if I could put something different sometimes :-) She likes it though....

[@Firebrandrock]

Superb intro riffs….awesome Pete! You explained it so perfectly and showed the quick edits, that sold me on the unit along with the wonderful algorithms that NN has from the wet pedal series and the new ones. Thanks so much for making it look easy and user friendly ……👌

[@PeteThorn]

Thank u!!

[@rockstardr]

Neunaber, I've looked through the manual and there doesn't seem to be a way to use an Aux pedal through EXP jack. Is it possible to program this as an update? Functionality is key. Id be cool to utilize additional external switches to enable freeze or other functions plus dedicated up/ down scroll and engage without long presses

[@teriakamoto]

Wow. A lot of feeling went to that St.Pete. You are a Maestro. Sure the pedal is great. I have a couple of their pedals (Inspire & Immerse) , and this one is nest level.

[@PeteThorn]

Thanks!

[@teriakamoto]

@@PeteThorn Nest Level SMH. Gotta love the 2008 model MacBook Ha !

[@Arch_Stanton.]

Those tones when you are using that blue sss-strat are tasty as hell 🔥

[@jette2001]

Thanks for the demos Pete!

[@chrissguitarshow206]

Emg active pickups sound great I have a set of david gilmour emg in my guitar

[@Study_Sleep_Chill]

Those dreamy sounds were great ! That baritone guitar sounds killer, need one soon!

[@EXGEAR]

Great playing Pete.

[@PeteThorn]

Thank you!

[@garywalker8067]

That’s a great sounding pedal! Cool music too Pete.

[@PeteThorn]

Thanks Gary!

[@kevinhetzel8654]

That sounds gorgeous and your playing is just unbelievable. Can't wait to get it, just sold my immerse ii.

[@PeteThorn]

Thanks so much!

[@luke-xz1gb]

maaaan i had been eyeing up the immerse 2 for weeks and i just had this feeling that i wanted to hold off and boy am i glad i did. this looks perfect!

[@kevinhetzel8654]

@@luke-xz1gb immerse was my favorite, never thought I'd replace it, but this is going to take the cake. Those algorithms are incredible!

[@luke-xz1gb]

@@kevinhetzel8654 neunaber are amazing. i love the inspire chorus - its just sublime. i sold a specular tempus to get the money ready for this new one and i feel like its a similar area they both occupy but based on what i have heard of examples of the wet - to have all three of them on tap is just greedy. I cant wait!

[@kevinhetzel8654]

@@luke-xz1gb I too got rid of my spec temp, though I thought it was great, there's something special about the w3t algorithm!

[@PendelSteven]

What to say? It's sort of Boss (digital) and Line6-like, but simplified. But also fully expanded with MIDI, expression in, fully stereo. I'm not sure if I like it yet, but the sound of the reverbs, as always with Neunaber is awesome. And hey, if I had a MIDI-rig I would be happy with this. But for home-use if you want to dig in in your reverb, there's nothing quite like the RV-500, now is there? Anyhow, awesome demo, again, as ever. There's a reason why I'm subscribed to your channel: it's not just your technical playing, but also what you play and your personality.

[@scottemmonsmusic6001]

Beautiful piece of music!

[@frederickyoerg7220]

I am looking to purchase either an Illumine or a S.A. Ventris - basically same price. Leaning toward Illumine, as it enables me to program, save and recall presets WITHOUT a separate midi controller. However, SA. offers incredible software customization. I need probably 4-5 saved reverbs that are easy to recall for live playing. Opinions of the Illumine vs Ventris, gear nerds? Or Pete, what are your opinions? - you have reviewed both units.

[@ptaupe]

Sounds awesome. But from a shopper's perspective I'm not quite swayed away from the Source Audio Collider which sounds as good but with additional delay algorithms. The Collider does draw more milliamps 🤷‍♂️

[@eriksonderlon]

I'm with you... What I like about this Illume, though, is the small footprint. Decisions, decisions...

[@bignjpn]

The new Suhr with EMG's looks sharp.

[@AndrewWisler]

I realize this isn’t a short-answer question, but what’s your overall impression vs. the Strymon Big Sky? Seems to be in the same ballpark.

[@PeteThorn]

I’ll be honest, I actually don’t own a big sky. So I just don’t have the experience with it. I have the other large format pedals from them but not that one

[@Paul_Lenard_Ewing]

I already have their last one. BIg but! Even it has a lot more than I can actually use in a band even though we do our own material. A good plate as my default. Better than a spring but easy to keep tame enough to not swamp every chord change.

[@funkyfurballs1078]

If I wanted the best Plate and good Spring, I'd get the UA Golden. I only have the Flux Effects Liquid Ambience, which is a great Hall based reverb but I'm in the market for something like the Golden and Meris Mercury7 for extra ambient effects.

[@Paul_Lenard_Ewing]

@@funkyfurballs1078 My problem is a good one. I have 2 boards linked together to form one big one. Each board is wired up as 2 boards giving me 4 boards. I use a switcher so in a tune I can switch between the boards as if they were 4 pedals. The idea is to create the kind of sound you hear on a Post produced recording. It works exceptionally well. In total there are 72 pedals. The Strymon classics still sound excellent. the good news is the chips in them are now over 12 years old and are two generations old and are dirt cheap. In the last year a few exceptional pedals have been made that sell dirt cheap simply by using these chips and they wisely sticking to a few plain vanilla sounds doing a stellar job on the voices. These are not your ambient pedals with overly complex algorithm's. Josh Scott was blown out of the water by the Flamma stuff and is going to do a whole show on them. Their $40 delay has a tape patch where they dead nailed the echoplex. I have to choose wisely ...a single pedal can dumb down the whole sound. Wise shopping can average things down to $250 a pedal. Yes my rig is about $20,000.00 USD. It took 5 years but it is pretty much nailed. Before you think it is outrageous look around your neighborhood and see how many people have dirt bikes, snowmobiles and camping trailers that are total hobby stuff that cost much more and thousands a year to repair and maintain. I have only played original since I was 20. I am 74 now. I just stuck with the dream for life. It was good choice.I am always living in the present like a kid and dreaming about tomorrow. I have a Power trio with 2 young players. Anyone over 35 lives in the past. I see them as the walking dead :-)

[@funkyfurballs1078]

@@Paul_Lenard_Ewing Sounds like an amazing set up and would love to hear it! Thanks for sharing!

[@philmorrison2853]

Great sounding reverb pedal.

[@jp2246]

Your new guitar is a beauty, the pick guard looks fantastic!

[@PeteThorn]

Thanks!

[@Banoffeeee]

Does it have a spillover trail? I am very curious if anyone knows please fill me in, thanks

[@mickkev]

I hope there will be software coming out so that I can adjust on my cell phone.

[@greenfly1264]

Could hang around for chat today . Watch video later 👍 Sunday was one of your best mate, you were one form. 👌 Excellent stuff

[@PeteThorn]

Thank you so much!

[@greenfly1264]

@@PeteThorn Thank you 😊

[@レプタリエン]

Very nice piece, love when you inspired by a new sound.

[@sublyme2157]

Gorgeous demo man, seriously. I bought their Wet pedal way back in 2014, it has not left my board since. Using it this weekend in fact :)

[@waitingforanalibi3069]

The EMG loaded Suhr makes it’s debut!

[@greenfly1264]

Oh how ya digging them EMGs. Said before how it's a must to have a guitar set up with these.✌

[@beljakovinc]

I have Echelon stereo and EXP and looking to go with this one as it has MIDI possibility. Only thing that could push me down the road with Strymon Big Sky is 3dB boost as my Bogner XTC doesn't have inbuilt enough ooommmph and in that case I don't need additional boost in fx loop

[@eightstorywindow]

Nothing comes close to the Neunaber Wet algo. This looks like I may finally be able to replace my stereo Wet w/EXP pedal.

[@0megalul309]

Pete seems to be digging the EMG suhr. SLV set?

[@PeteThorn]

This is a standard 85/SA/SA set

[@EricMarinko]

That silver Suhr with the EMG's is 🔥 It looks much lighter in the end card.

[@guitarsnake368]

Nice!!!!!! Pete, I have a quick side question for you, I have a Suhr Classic S Metallic Limited and added the Wilkinson WVS1302P Bridge dropped on. What string height spec to you use? I am thinking mine or 4/64s when I set up the saddles but am having minor fret buzz (but no strings bottoming out on bends). Just curious what you go with on that spec.

[@PeteThorn]

I actually don’t measure! I just do it by feel honestly

[@s2khawk]

I'm only interested in plates and reverse I don't see a reverse

[@barbasbandas6665]

Hey Pete, if I may ask, would you do a video on a pedal made by a boutique-ish builder? Like a one person "company", small runs of pedals... Many thanks!

[@PeteThorn]

Sure!

[@barbasbandas6665]

@@PeteThorn you are such a nice man! Within a couple of months maybe I send you something. Cheers Pete!

[@stratocumulusnimbostratus328]

What baritone is that

[@PeteThorn]

Danelectro!

[@austinfailz]

Hey Pete, is that an EMG Steve Lukather loaded pickguard with 85/SLV/SLV pickups?

[@PeteThorn]

This is actually just 85 and essay essay and that’s siri hahaha SA SA

[@austinfailz]

@@PeteThorn I figured it was the Steve Lukather pickguard. They have SLV single coils, which are overwound SA pickups, if memory serves.

[@maschoff69]

Howdy New Neighbor 👋

[@Firebrandrock]

Ok so I ordered it! I’m so excited to add this to my board and studio. Thank you Pete!! Wonderful melodic riffs and that bluesy riff on the blue s…….digging it bro….!!

[@SSStinger6]

Illumine or CXM 1978…that is the question!!!

[@kevinhetzel8654]

Both!?!?

[@gitarbangsatchanel8036]

Kaka @desmon mo beli katanya

[@mykneeshurt8393]

Killer song...

[@gregs6424]

Hi Pete, thanks for the awesome demos! Great in-depth coverage. This sounds like a very subtle, but quality sounding reverb. Nothing intense, but it does sound "pretty". Gotta say there is nothing really exciting that makes me want to impulse buy. I feel this video proves Neunaber might need to step it up a bit more on the innovation. Just hire new staff and get fresh ideas. I don't know. Not feeling the same excitement I have felt from Eventide, Strymon or Boss. Lacking balls.

[@RaxFx]

I need a guitar with a wiggle stick

[@victorcastrooficial]

I have to admit I was mainly here to listen the new one with EMGs, but the pedal sounds great, liked specially the stuff with the baritone. Something special about baritones and big reverbs. The octave one sounded massive! Yeah, so much great gear, but not a single string cutter in sight. I had to say something, sorry! lol

[@PeteThorn]

If I bust a string sometimes I like to move fast 😂

[@hollowify_tensa_zangetsu]

Another OX! In he background. Why does EVERY music YT have it. This is my conspiracy I trying to create. But seriously everyone has it.

[@Mist_R]

2021 is year of the Ox

[@PeteThorn]

I was one of the very first though 😎

[@cvidal2702]

Not my favorite song from you but great playing either way.

[@notacommie5415]

I think Pete hit a sour note…nah