Pignose Amp

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[@backingtrackguys]

My God that sounds amazing !!!!

[@BuddaGuedes]

It’s a killer amp!!!

[@shanedeel2]

I've always wanted a pignose since the crossroads movie.

[@BuddaGuedes]

Ahah

[@-Pol-]

@Chiefline It didn't have reverb either !!

[@BuddaGuedes]

Ah ah!!!

[@cobymela]

Burda, that was an amazing demo. I’ve been looking into getting a Pignose for a while, and you just crushed it. This is the third day in a row I watch your intro slide there because it’s that good. Greetings from Texas. Thanks for sharing.

[@BuddaGuedes]

Thanks a lot. I’m really happy that you liked it! Greetings from Portugal

[@VN9001]

I'm old enough to remember seeing Frank Zappa on the Mike Douglas Show play one of these (I think 1976 or so?), and I was mesmerized - wanted one since then but never got around to getting one. Budda, you convinced me to get off my keester and get one now! Excellent demo - you are very talented and entertaining to watch. Bless your soul my friend.

[@BuddaGuedes]

Thanks a lot for your kind words. Let me know when you get it!

[@VN9001]

@@BuddaGuedes Got it! Rockin' it and having a ball!

[@BuddaGuedes]

Great to know that

[@laurifinlandia]

this video should be the official promo for pignose, you make it sound that good.

[@BuddaGuedes]

Thanks a lot

[@irazida]

Hi, I too made the mistake of selling my Pignose several years ago. And now I've just bought myself a new tweed edition. What a joy to rediscover that characteristic sound of the 70s, very vintage and fuzzy. Thank you for sharing your enthusiasm for this micro amp with me.

[@BuddaGuedes]

Thanks a lot

[@kevinwillson341]

Came for the amp, stayed for the playing.

[@BuddaGuedes]

Thanks a lot

[@andydunn5673]

I got this little chap for my Blues Harp and I absolutely love it Great demonstration of its abilities Thanks for posting

[@BuddaGuedes]

I record a lot of stuff through it. From vocals to harp, fender Rhodes, and of course guitar

[@jamesmarcin4787]

Great video, I own a Pignose. Great sounding fun amp.🎸

[@BuddaGuedes]

Thanks a lot

[@michaeljohnson8058]

Yay pignose i recall when they were brand new product ! 🤘🏻

[@BuddaGuedes]

Eh! Eh!

[@richiesplayground7092]

That opening was excellent.

[@BuddaGuedes]

Thanks a lot

[@richiesplayground7092]

Seriously I could listen to a whole album with that style and Bonham drums. Cool.

[@Restringlo]

I just barley became a Dan electro dealer at my small music shop I own! Amazing guitars! I ordered some pig nose amps to try as well! 😁

[@BuddaGuedes]

All great stuff

[@williamjones7260]

You make everything you play through sound awesome!

[@BuddaGuedes]

Thanks a lot

[@ThinPicks]

This is the only transistor amp that tries it's hardest to react like a tube (valve) amp, they're brilliant!

[@BuddaGuedes]

It’s so bad it’s great!!!

[@roaddogrob9102]

Damn! How can you not like this guy! (And The Amp of Course) Thanks for the vid!

[@BuddaGuedes]

🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@robertleslie2467]

I've bought 2 of the tweed 7-100's this year. They are hotter than the pigskin tolex of the earlier versions which I also have. The secret with this amplificadore is that you have to dime the amp. With a LP Jr. with the volume on 2 and and tone on 4 its already talking dirty. Sweet spot for me is volume on 7 tone on 7. Sounds like a super wombat hot bigass blonde at the show runnin' round with no panty's on.

[@BuddaGuedes]

🤣🤣

[@fugufischinger]

…got a TC Snakeskin Pignose, too! And it is soooooooo great! 😀

[@BuddaGuedes]

Yes it is

[@quietinterlude770]

I bought a supro delta blues 12 15w tube combo and the drive channel is basically a pignose preamp added in, sounds a lot like this if i crank the amp or even just push it with a boost. Similar grainy but fat thick distortion 😊

[@BuddaGuedes]

I have the same supro and don’t totally agree. The pignose has a lo Fi thing that makes it unique

[@skraegorn7317]

I’ve been waiting for a deMO of the pignose this good! You’ve finally convinced me to buy one as my first amp! Been playing ukulele for a few years now and I thought I’d try electric guitar so I’m buying an 80’s Peavey T-26. Can’t wait to start playing!

[@BuddaGuedes]

Great thanks a lot

[@andydunn5673]

Fantastic demo for the little pig nose. I use mine for Blues Harp using Shure 520DX microphone and a little cheap Donner delay and it is absolutely fantastic offering the versatility that you demonstrate here. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this with us

[@BuddaGuedes]

Thanks for your kind words

[@KingfisherLtd]

Cool video. I was thinking of having one of these little piggies for a very long time, and finally I've just ordered one. Just can't wait to jam and experiment with this amp.

[@BuddaGuedes]

Let me know when you get it

[@KingfisherLtd]

@@BuddaGuedes Well it has arrived today and it's simply fantastic. I'm not surprised so many musicians of different genres used Pignose. It's not a novelty or a toy like some paople would say. It's a versatile device. I think I'll have a lot of fun and will experiment with this guy. I don't always have mood to play through my regular 75W amp. Sometimes I just like to sit and strum just like that. And the great thing is I can play anywhere I like. In the park, in the bathroom, on the side of the road, on the porch... Everywhere. And it looks cool.

[@petedazer3381]

I’ve got a few old ones I rebuilt. So much fun 🤩 easy to fix!

[@BuddaGuedes]

Great

[@marcel_2cv]

I love my pignose. I received it as a gift years ago. The battery compartment is missing (going to fix that soon) so I always play it with a cheap 9V supply unit (hissing and humming included). It's a shame that the prices have gone crazy in the last decade, but I think it's still worth to buy one.

[@BuddaGuedes]

Thanks a lot

[@lemonhartsour]

Outstanding demo and review! Love the Jimmy Page licks!!

[@BuddaGuedes]

Thanks a lot

[@grandantenna]

Solid episode! I love my Tweed one-especially with a cheap Fab Echo in front of it. Good times.

[@BuddaGuedes]

That should sound great

[@-Pol-]

What a fine demo! - I have the pignose, a Roland Microcube and an old steel grill Vox DA5. The pignose is my No1 go-to portable amp; I love it for its pure simplicity and, as you say, that LoFi magic. There's much could be said for its 'less-is-more' mojo - for the price of a good pedal it certainly adds up to more than the sum of its part... The Vox has a larger speaker and might be considered to sound 'better' on that account. The built in effects are okay but its controls are a fiddle to use and somewhat confusing. The settings also reset once the power is switched off so it's easy to forget a nice setting and find yourself spending ages trying to set it just right again. The Pignose has no such issues. It's also about 1/3 of the size of the DA5 The Microcube fits somewhere in the middle. It too has several amp models and competent effects. The effects are all on dials and so optimum settings are easy to remember and their positions remain where you left them. The two effects dials control two or three effects each so not all combinations are possible. The 5" speaker doesn't sound as full as the DA5's 6" but is still a bit more HiFi than the Pignose's. The microcube would probably be my first recommendation to a beginner as the effects are straightforward and pleasing. From this description you might wonder why I still favour Pignose over them all. Well, regardless of all their fancy modelling and effects, the VOX and Roland each have one setting that sounds 'best' to my ear, and so they tend to be just set and left at that. I also use minimum effects when practicing; just a smidgin of reverb OR delay. I have a rescued multi-effects pedal which is good enough to render built in amp effects redundant anyway; I'll sometimes add delay and overdrive for extra filth! The pignose is half the size of even the Microcube; pedal and pignose together still take up less room in a bag than the Roland. Furthermore, the pignose opens up with room for 5 harmonicas, a bottle'o'blues mic and 2m guitar cable inside - more space saved! I'd sell the Microcube first, even though I think it's a better all rounder. The DA5 sounds better and the pignose is significantly smaller but has the same sized 5" speaker.. The DA5 would go next. It sounds best of the three but it won't fit in my rucksack and I wouldn't want to carry it anywhere far or on public transport either. That said, it has tone and volume better suited to a dedicated busking mission. It's good to sling in the car and to rock out in your mates garage with. I just wouldn't take it anywhere on holiday. So the pignose is the one for me - It gets my mojo working! It's plug and play, no fuss, LoFi and bluesy. What you see is what you get but if that's not enough it'll pedals like a champ. My other amps may go to market but this little piggy stays at home... or else comes camping, picnics, festivals.... :-)

[@BuddaGuedes]

Thanks a lot for your comment! I also love it a lot!

[@frogslips]

Great review. I have one arriving this week and your review has me very excited about it.

[@BuddaGuedes]

Great

[@hideawayblues]

Lo-Fi Brilliance! Thanks for posting!

[@BuddaGuedes]

It’s really great

[@zwoelf160]

Wow. the little thing ... fantastic, thanks for the demo

[@BuddaGuedes]

You’re welcome

[@JeffStarr]

I'm super exciting to see you do a video about this amp. Your slide playing sounds great, as always. Oddly, I also posted my own review of the 7-100 about a month ago. It's great that you showed it into a larger amp as a preamp. In my demo I focused on how well it sits in a mix and I used it in a track. Since we both love Roger Mayer pedals and Pignose amps let me know if you ever want to collaborate on a video. Cheers!

[@BuddaGuedes]

Hey there!!! That would be great! please send me a message via instagram or facebook só we can arrange that!!1

[@JeffStarr]

@@BuddaGuedes Cool. I sent you a message via Instagram. Rock on!

[@BuddaGuedes]

@@JeffStarr great!! Thanks

[@nuclearbeige3038]

I picked this bad boy up on Craigslist last night for 40 bucks. An absolute steal! I did a no-no and bought it blind. Good news is it worked.bad news is I don't know how to make it sing quite yet since I'm just learning guitar and I'm waiting on my peavey raptor to get here. It sounds great and I can't wait to get going!

[@BuddaGuedes]

🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻

[@weskaminski8927]

Great video. Wonderful demo

[@BuddaGuedes]

Thanks

[@kuznetsovsergei_v]

Thanks man. Incredible video.. l'd say The best!

[@BuddaGuedes]

Thanks a lot

[@MEDiumInc]

Gonna say... real fun to bypass a tube amps pre-amp, and put this bad boy into the recieve of an FX loop with the guitar plugged into it. LOUD and fuzzy

[@BuddaGuedes]

Yes it is!!! It’s a great tool

[@gerardfriend2392]

i have a pignose travel guitar. it sounds amazing.

[@BuddaGuedes]

gerard friend great. I’ve never tried one

[@SeekerGoOn2013]

Very well done demo and review. Good job 👍

[@BuddaGuedes]

Thanks a lot

[@themitchies]

Sick. Especially with that little bit of delay.

[@BuddaGuedes]

🙏🙏🙏

[@jimcaldwell8802]

I've been looking for a trashy little amp like that for recording. Definitely intriguing...

[@BuddaGuedes]

It’s a cool one

[@jmch6359]

The sound is proper distortion - I'm not sure why you'd call it "crappy". It lacks bottom end, as you'd expect from a small speaker.

[@BuddaGuedes]

Because it’s not hi fi. When I say crappy I don’t mean I don’t like it. It’s just a quality

[@Stlie1]

Very helpful, thanks! Didn't think of using it as a preamp. Apartment living means I need to use headphones most the time.

[@BuddaGuedes]

That’s right

[@Stlie1]

@@BuddaGuedes Will find a guy to mod it, make it a 'silent pedal' so I can use it as preamp/pedal and use headphones from my Vox. Apartment life...

[@BuddaGuedes]

It’s an easy mod

[@dimitrisaivaliotis5616]

Hey there 😊 Imagine all the amp's there, with a mic Infront.. Go find who's amp is the fuzz tone...🤩🤩🤩

[@BuddaGuedes]

Eh eh

[@francoreia8147]

Ya gotta try the vox amplifier withe the first speaker they come out with, it's a wood box not plastic, was surprised at the depth and range of the sound for such a small thing ,not talking about loud

[@BuddaGuedes]

Thanks a lot

[@joehahn8817]

The last demo of this amp I watched sounded like boxed dookie!!! This demo just sold a Pignose!!!

[@BuddaGuedes]

It’s a cool amp and a great tool

[@adamwarlock3530]

Michael Schenker used one on the UFO Obsession album.

[@BuddaGuedes]

So many great people used one. It has a sound

[@scottconnors8419]

Nine's older mid 80,scearly? It stopped working, I'm really bummed, I hooked mine up to my foot n use like a wah. .they are versatile mic,d you can replicate great guitar tone.****Frank Zappa used one on few lps n alot in studio**** look for Frank Zappa on Mike Douglas show ,he's using a pignose check out his tone..... major cool....

[@BuddaGuedes]

Really great

[@JohnnyMacalvee-cf7et]

Not sure how the Beatles used the amp when it came out in 1973 and The Beatles broke up in 1970. So you would have to reconcile that info. But, a good demo. I will likely pick up the Blackstar Fly 3 so I don't just have the lo-fi sound. Good amp though.

[@BuddaGuedes]

Johnny Macalvee wheni meant the Beatles I was referring to the musicians like Paul McCartney. Thanks for the historical correction

[@roberttrammel4253]

They gave them out to musicians a couple of years before they went on the market

[@BuddaGuedes]

It’s a very inspiring amp

[@Jewdly]

Powerful eq! ;)

[@BuddaGuedes]

Analog eq

[@lolobuggah2670]

Great demo and playing Budda! It sounds awesome and i just bought one after you played the Jimmy Page riffs. Interesting accent you have. Where are you from?

[@BuddaGuedes]

Hey! Thanks a lot. I’m from Portugal

[@sharplespaul]

I once had a micro Marshall half stack .....Loved it!! I have it but I don’t..I cut it up and put the guts in a shitty distortion box case.....I haven’t tried it in like 27 years...I’m digging it out ...Lmao....

[@BuddaGuedes]

I also have that amp. I love micro amps!!!

[@benjamincuevas9827]

Hey Budda...best review of it out there. Thank you for your time. Im getting one and you have a new subscriber of your channel. Quick question is it to loud on distorted levels? I ha e a young family and neighbours. Cheers mate

[@BuddaGuedes]

It’s not loud but It has volume

[@sloppy_hand]

15:45 I much prefer just the pignose! awesome tone!

[@BuddaGuedes]

Thanks a lot

[@DJMZ123]

it’s already crunchy on its own but i can kinda see why Matt Pike used one on Dopesmoker, just wondering how to go about putting a green muff into it

[@BuddaGuedes]

It’s great with pedals. Always fuzzes out thought

[@joeblow593]

All must kneel before the almighty...

[@BuddaGuedes]

Eh! Eh! That’s true

[@magnusberger6762]

I use it because of Harry Clapton and The Beedles

[@BuddaGuedes]

🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@magnusberger6762]

Just having fun with you, you should listen to my lousy english pronounciation haha. Love your videos!

[@19tractor52]

Nice Demo--much thnx

[@BuddaGuedes]

Thank you!!!

[@morais99]

In the same ballpark, Boss Katana Mini is worth checking too.

[@BuddaGuedes]

Have to check it

[@eatit2694]

Just recently discovered this amp and tho I got the orange tiny portable amp I think I gotta pick this one up too. I don’t need it but damn it this amp sounds fun for jamming. I also like its history.

[@BuddaGuedes]

It’s a very cool piece of gear

[@klepetar]

probably good with a mic in front and low volume..otherwise, quite a buzzy amp.. i use it when i fix a guitar or mod an amp as a test amp..

[@BuddaGuedes]

I always use it as an effect in the studio, either for guitar or vocals

[@johnnygoodwill407]

It's portability makes it good for when you have to sell a guitar.

[@BuddaGuedes]

What do you mean?

[@johnnygoodwill407]

@@BuddaGuedes because you can just throw it in the trunk or backseat and take it wherever. It's battery powered so no need for an outlet.

[@BuddaGuedes]

Ok

[@user-hy5ju3sl1s]

Yes it's a preamp try it with a fender super reverb 🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊

[@BuddaGuedes]

And a great preamp

[@Mmsmickey]

My favourite crappy tiny amp is the DanElectro Bacon and Eggs

[@BuddaGuedes]

Great amp

[@joeblow593]

Accept no substitutes.

[@BuddaGuedes]

🤟🏻

[@przecpany]

Smokey into pignose and you dont need mesa

[@BuddaGuedes]

Ah ah

[@saturnskull1242]

Is adding a master volume possible? So one can crank it up without having their ears bleed?

[@BuddaGuedes]

It’s not that loud. You can crank it without a problem

[@BicycleJoeTomasello]

Never met a 5 inch speaker that made somebody's your bleed, wash your shorts

[@billtice5057]

That’s quite the tonal tool!

[@BuddaGuedes]

Thanks

[@thelmatucker7598]

Pignose blues box.

[@orbpulsargd2608]

Am I able to control feedback with that amp the same way people do with bigger amps?

[@BuddaGuedes]

🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@orbpulsargd2608]

I'm just asking.

[@BuddaGuedes]

Yes you can

[@orbpulsargd2608]

@@BuddaGuedes can that amp be modded to have a dynamo power so it can be recharged up to a few hours by winding up?

[@orbpulsargd2608]

And are you willing to try that mod?

[@JL-bu8bz]

Clear sound?

[@BuddaGuedes]

Almost none except if you use the guitar volume

[@daddysasquatch4970]

Tuning? Great slide work man, great video.

[@BuddaGuedes]

Tubing is open C . C G C G C E

[@seanmcdonald4686]

What was the pedal you were using at the very beginning of this video? Whatever it was is incredible.

[@BuddaGuedes]

I’m just using a slapback delay. The drive is from the pignose

[@sojerz1044]

Sounds great! What year is that amp.....are the newer Pignose amps as good as the older ones? Cheers!

[@BuddaGuedes]

2020. Brand new!! They are crappy amps do they are all bad in a great way

[@sojerz1044]

@@BuddaGuedes Ha thanks exactly

[@phildale8451]

Don't matter if there young or old, there the ultimate blues amp.

[@BuddaGuedes]

Yeah that’s right

[@sharplespaul]

Love it!!! I’m buying 1!!! I know we’re a vintage 1 is! Lol

[@BuddaGuedes]

Eh! Eh!! I'm selling, since I'm a dealer, so....

[@sharplespaul]

I know we’re a vintage original is...I’m going to check on it..😁😁😁.But I will definitely check out your gear page ..

[@BuddaGuedes]

@@sharplespaul great. Thanks a lot

[@jacobturner1490]

Both of those guitars are beautiful, but what's that first one? A Bootlegger?

[@BuddaGuedes]

It’s a danelectro

[@jonassarmento5728]

Filme do labamba too

[@patrickmartin3326]

damn there was one of these at a 2nd hand shop today $60 she wanted hope it's still there 1st thing in the morning

[@BuddaGuedes]

Hell yeah

[@patrickmartin3326]

ohshityeahboy I grabbed that bad boy this morning can't wait to put me Tele thru it

[@BuddaGuedes]

Let me know what you think, then

[@ravenshadowz2343]

Are you using any pedals or just the Pignose?

[@ravenshadowz2343]

At the beginning of the video?

[@JohnJones22856]

No, an hour later…🙄

[@el_kraken]

I just got myself one of these. It sounds pretty awesome but it produces a loud hiss from the speakers even at lower volumes. Tried it out with various cables and guitars but the hiss is still there. Are they meant to do that?

[@BuddaGuedes]

They are very sensitive to noise like florescente light out computers. It might be the case

[@andydunn5673]

@@BuddaGuedes I got no fizz on mine!

[@BuddaGuedes]

It depends Lot on where you play it

[@MayhallAdam]

I had the same issue and was able to fix it by buying the official pignose brand ac adapter instead of using a 3rd party one.

[@BuddaGuedes]

That’s super important

[@misterknightowlandco]

Can’t believe all the pig nose love... it sounds like a transistor radio...

[@BuddaGuedes]

That's why it's so special. When you want that tone that's the amp to go. I use it in the studio for vocals, bass, guitar, fender rhodes, vocal effects (delay, reverb etc)

[@geoffreymerrifield5666]

One day the tune will come to you at last. It's an original. Some amazing music has been made on it.

[@misterknightowlandco]

@@geoffreymerrifield5666 im sure there is a use for everything even those shitty 15 watt beginner pack amps. I just think as an everyday amp lol not quite so much.

[@BuddaGuedes]

That’s right!!!

[@BuddaGuedes]

I completely agree! I even rebought my first crappy amp and also did an episode on it!

[@AlejandroPascual]

What´s the Danelectro's tuning?

[@BuddaGuedes]

It’s a strange open c . C G C G C E from top to bottoms

[@AlejandroPascual]

@@BuddaGuedes Amazing tunes !

[@BuddaGuedes]

Thanks

[@TheBlackMambaMusic]

💣💣

[@BuddaGuedes]

Curtiste?

[@scottconnors8419]

Anyone good at repairs on these I can use guidance..I have test meter ...battery n power jack no sound?...

[@BuddaGuedes]

No clue here

[@justinwood2519]

Constipation

[@BuddaGuedes]

Get better soon

[@jakeem1325]

Dude, you didn't talk too much instead you played some riffs we can learn.from !!!!!!!!

[@BuddaGuedes]

🙏🙏🙏

[@jakeem1325]

@@BuddaGuedes i have a lot of friends that I'm bringing yo your channel TASTY! TASTY RIFFS...i just repeated myself sorry lol

[@BuddaGuedes]

🙏🙏🙏

[@jcripp7974]

Get the original brown. The tweed and snakeskin, somethings different and not for the better. Hollow, trebly, shit distortion, CRAP!! Dont know what they did but they changed something. Speaker? Electronics? Something. My old brown blows these hunks of junk out the door. Dont do it

[@BuddaGuedes]

I don’t notice any difference at all