Tubesteader Beekeeper

[@JeremyKolassa]

Still the best pure pedal review channel on KZbin.

[@allakazoo6267]

More like the best pedal demo channel 😉

So true!

[@adamdoran235]

yeah, but dude needs to buy a coffee table and work on his stop frame animation skills in Final Cut Pro.

[@livingthattwelvelife2209]

I always appreciate your demos Mike! Even the pedals I end up not caring for. You have saved me many costly mistakes, and steered me towards several pedals I never thought I would have liked. Thanks for all that you do!

[@lmpombo]

I have two effectrode pedals, the blackbird and the green one, I have some kingsleys, I have the blackstar ht dual, I have behringers, I have tc electronics and many others, I bought the tubesteader beekeeper and I have to admit it is awesome, not better nor worse than any of the others, just different. I believe there is no such thing as "bad" pedals, there are a lot of uninspired people though... Put any pedals of any brands, with the condition that it turns on, in Mike's hand and you get the point, as can be seen here and always. Awesome stuff. Keep it up!

[@marcengel8299]

How does it compare to The blackbird?

[@mrc2662]

I have several Kingsleys. Interested to hear your thoughts on how the Blackbird compares to them?

[@clintwhite3021]

I’d be keen to hear also 😊. I have just got the blackbird and first impressions is that it’s not as glassy like it’s not a true “bright” preamp and the drive is weird in the midrange. The beekeeper seems glassier on the clean and has a nice smooth growl on the drive. Plus the blackbird has a gap when switching channels 😢

[@georgeallison6228]

Dude. That bad boy Damn ROCKS man. Sweet tones

[@ia3630]

Who else has this pinned to their favourites to play along? It has become a daily ritual and my neighbours hate me now, thank you Mike! :P

[@mikeslavin4256]

Best 'D'-style pedal demo Mike's done.

[@Mesa3077Boogie]

Featuring 2 analog high voltage impulse responses sticking right out of the top

[@TheElrondo]

I'm becoming old... It needed minutes to realize it doesn't spell : Beerkeeper 😆😆😆

[@ericfricke4512]

killer playing.

[@j.p.7708]

2:02... very tasty lick🎸🇨🇦

[@thesoundpurist]

Is it me or it sounds way better than all Dumble emulator we can see on KZbin. I mean for slight breakup stuff

[@virtuososo]

To mimic an ODS-style amp footswitch, the boost (eq bypass) should be footswitchable. Of course, the amps don't have bypass switches, so maybe this would need 3.

[@thepaganaut]

Are you bypassing the preamp stage of your own amp for this demo, or are you plugging into the front of the amp like normal? Would this pedal work in an effects loop of an amp to provide a different preamp character?

[@Diax1324]

I'm assuming it'd work in the effects loop. Tempted to get one for that very feature.

[@keithboddy]

Bump! I'm curious as well!

[@ia3630]

I own a very very similar pedal, driving the effects loop is the only way not to blow an input with it's max volume :) Excellent way to increase the amp's headroom depending on how compressed is it's preamp.

[@wgb01001]

Hey Mike, what pickups are in your SG? Would you mind sharing? I’m looking for new humbuckers for my double-cut solid body.

[@tomduckworth8335]

Pedals like this are great there are a number of really good sounding tube based preamp pedals to choose from but I am confused about how to use them. Do you use it as a first stage to set the overall tone and then drive and other pedals after or think of it as a preamp section of your amp and have everything in front of it? I would like to know how you see it.

[@marcengel8299]

You can do either but the second one would be the more recommended way. But with the Kingsley maiden d the page comes after it even though it’s an overdrive...and even tho you could put the page in front of an amp or other pedal. It’s confusing... it has to do with cascading gain stages of the dumble. But bottom line is typically you would overdrives in front of this and mods/delays/reverbs after it.

[@MJSeeker81]

ollie says use as last in gain stages and before effects. or can be used as a preamp in effects loop

[@jmdbb]

Does anyone use these as an amp replacement, like this into a SD Powerstage into a 2x12 cab?

[@craigorio505]

Juicy n tasty thank u Mike 🤜💥🤛

[@Dhart950]

Was all of this played through a two-rock?

[@albertplaysguitar]

Hmm... I have an EHX Black Finger optical compressor merely for the tubes. Too bad the 3 pronged high voltage power supply burned out... So should I replace it for $15 or buy this pedal for $250... Ha. I wish it came in a different color than poop brown!

[@jermainelong1843]

Mike stop it!! It's January and we're all still broke💷💰💳😄

[@twoys440]

try Kingsley pedals and their preamps, way better than this

[@funkyfurballs1078]

Yes! I have the Harlot and Minstrel... worth the build wait!

[@TheDogPa]

Try the Effectrode Blackbird.

[@dougleydorite]

Have you tried one in person to compare? I get so tired of the fanboyism. Granted, I’m on the list for a few Kingsleys... but give me a break

[@allakazoo6267]

Have you tried one before speaking? I have Kingsley, Effectrode and this and this is an awesome pedal.

[@olsza6969]

Kaluna sounds nice

[@twoys440]

meh sound tbh