Ground FX Burning Sunn Preamp Distortion | Reverb Tone Report

[@memeticsocrates4792]

Glad to see a pedal reviewer that knows how to play what the pedal was built for.

[@Maxdoom777]

god damn right!!!

[@JMBell]

"Forever My Queen"!!!! I could not think of a more fitting tune for this tone report. Hot damn.

[@Evoken13]

Andy doing Pentagram.....too frickin cool

[@ironmikesims]

I keep coming back to this just to watch Andy play Pentagram. Andy, I've been watching your videos since the early Pro Guitar Shop days. I've gotta say, you're the man. It makes me happy seeing someone play pedals with the genres they're most likely to be associated with. Thanks again.

[@Ritual_Gaze]

He even played Acid Bath in one his reviews!

[@ironmikesims]

@@Ritual_Gaze I've gotta see that. Do you remember which video?

[@thewhyzardinblack4808]

The Pentagram, the pedal, the tones, the playing... I have a *mighty* need

[@ex250]

Andy you are my hero for killing it on Forever My Queen here. So good.

[@cdbrown30]

Andy on reverb is great fun!

[@kendo5862]

Will buy if it comes with Andy ... Awesome sound and awesome riffs

[@JeremyBeut]

Killer song choice, awesome playing. Seriously Andy if you ever read this thank you for your reviews, your musical range is incredible 😊

[@jhm811]

Wooooo finally Andy shredding 🤘

[@dvvan6645]

That tone makes me feel like committing a crime.

[@HenritheHorse]

Yep, smoke dope and burn churches.

[@dvvan6645]

I was thinking more along the lines of removing labels off mattresses.

[@francois-josephguillaume3853]

From the first drum beat, i knew andy would nailef it with forever my queen 👌

[@parasemic]

Had to order this 2 minutes into the video. Goddamnit Andy

[@billvenner25]

Forever my Queen. Nailed the sound

[@edadpops1709]

Ahhh sweet gut shot

[@TheMrturn1]

Hagstrom Super Swede for the win.

[@C0nnie]

im smiling so hard right now this is exactly what i've been after these past years

[@tombingham5929]

C0nnie did ya buy it?

[@C0nnie]

Tom Bingham from what I gather, they do limited releases and I have not yet got one. One day tho

[@whiteninja2006]

Pentagram! Nice!

[@ecscottindiana]

these are always such high quality vids. appreciate the hard work!

[@jordanprieto4122]

I wish every pedal demo had a what it sounds like with a fuzz pedal section

[@alenamusic888]

God, what a beautiful killer tone!!! :)

[@Senium1]

sounds fantastic

[@morioh6505]

This is my favorite pedal EVER!!!!! I want to buy it but i dont find it anywhere, not even in reverb

[@CrummyVCR]

Pentagram .... Wow didn't expect that at all!!!

[@FilippaArendt]

That sounds fantastic 💜

[@FilippaArendt]

No it's even better than that 😱

[@michaelbartholomew8155]

Andy rockin' out!

[@lowqualityguitarvideos]

Wow this sounds great

[@screaminpicker]

Pentagram!! \m/

[@OL-Electric]

How would you compare this to Acapulco Gold? Both are going for exactly same tone

[@tite93]

A bit late, but it's quite different I mean, Burning Sunn has six times more controls and is much more flexible Acapulco is great as a distofuzz, while Burning Sunn is a full preamp you can just plug into a power amp and go to town

[@zuckeraffen7803]

@@tite93 plus the acapulco is aiming for the poweramp tone whilst the burning sunn goes for the simulatino of the preamp afaik

[@fatphilband]

Wow that was sick

[@billystinker]

Andy is a freakin baddass

[@somanytr33s]

Oh shit, go Andy.

[@tablaturebutler2823]

Children should NOT be allowed to see this video - some things are just too intense for the innocent...

[@NOMY__Designer]

Andy da man!

[@fuzzmountain7583]

Doesn't really sound like a model t to me. At least not like my model t. Sounds awesome though!

[@Heybuditsme]

He's playing it into a Fender DR. To get the tone closer youd play a Sunn T preamp pedal like this into an IR from a Sunn cab. (Yeah I'm replying to a 2 yr old KZbin comment, so what)

[@jeanje71]

Sounds like a good fuzz

[@Doomentor]

That Intro!!

[@Gummmibaer]

hoooooooooly shit... badass sound!

[@underpressureman]

For the bass were you going through the burning sunn or just straight into the SVT plugin? I don't use any UAD stuff but I've played around with them and they really nail the SVT's.

[@Killian_Courtney]

Nice!!

[@Disc147]

Pentagram via Andy ladies and gentlemen... Still waiting for Bobby to come in the vocal

[@edadpops1709]

Band Singer said the band has been together four 47 years. Tough dudes.

[@lessingesnus]

Is the compression from the pedal or added in postproduction ?

[@ferox965]

I think Uncle Bobby would approve.

[@edadpops1709]

Noice backing track

[@ArthurStephenHicks]

What's the song at 4:25?

[@davelanciani-dimaensionx]

How would you compare this to the EQD Acapulco Gold pedal, which is basically the same idea ("modelling" a Sunn Model T).

[@Wolf_K]

Dave Lanciani I can compare only my own version of the model T preamp and the AG, both of which I made myself. Both my circuits are identical to their respective pedals. MT is far thicker, darker and has much less distortion. It’s not supposed to be high gain, just to mimic the amp, which it does very well if you adjust your tube amp EQ to accept the MT EQ. Running two preamps each with their own B/M/T EQ takes a bit of time and adjustments to get it just right. The key to the MT sound is, in my experience, the EQ it has which is why it sounds dark. AG is just a distortion pedal, kind of like a Rat in sound. It sounds nothing like a model T in any way, shape, or form. It uses 2x LM386 opamps rather than 4x J201 FETs. A completely different circuit altogether. The MT pedal is the same MT amp circuit but the FETs replace the preamp tubes so it can be run at 9volts. The MT preamp uses two tubes, each tube has two gain stages in the one package and so four JFETs are required to simulate the two tubes. Knowing this, comparing the MT Amp and the MT pedal schematics you can see that for all intents and purposes they’re identical. The EQD AG claims are just marketing as it sounds completely different. It does sound great though. I like it quite a bit although on its own it’s not very thick unless you make some changes to the circuitry; then you can make it a real beast and have a true gain control on it as well. However, run the AG into the MT and the sound is brilliant. By far my favourite distortion box is both run together. I know the reply is late but I hope it helps you out.

[@kbkman7742]

Doesn't sound like a T to me... sounds like a wicked fuzz though with an awesome chassis design. Cranked T tone comes from the power amp with the long tailed PI pushed to the brink. You won't get it from a stompbox.

[@DougMayer]

sick

[@eaglebauer944]

Pentagram! 👍

[@teriakamoto]

Boy I tell Ya', Andy does it all and does it well. Not a bad pedal for Sludgey Doom Crustation. What Model Hagstrom is that ? Pat Smear Model ? Pat's model was more like an S.G. if memory serves. Alzheimers, it's horrible getting old. Thanks for another killer demo.420 and all that.Peace.

[@felipomiranda]

God bless you, Andy please never die :’)

[@seesharpminor7996]

Sounds Sabbath like 🎸🎸

[@Killstrike6660]

How much?

[@christianporter6842]

wow lol didn't expect Pentagram.

[@jamiechausse4403]

Sabbath in a box!!!!!

[@Stev0BabaGhanoush]

WHOAAAAAAAAAA PENTAGRAM!

[@gaiox]

Take my money and keep the change!

[@tomcordellmusic]

least readable knob ever?

[@martinfuentes7260]

WOW

[@EdoCFH]

Andy goes into stoner sludge stuff??? Sick!

[@jjorjj]

Holy shit, pleeease

[@isaacdebroux-slone]

Not a big fan of how fuzzy this sounds, definitely doesn't sound like a model T preamp on its own. I've got a Midnight Amplification Giant Sound which is a model T preamp pedal but it has way less fuzzy gain than this, you've really got to have the gain up pretty high to get a lot of crunch or boost into it with another pedal. Sounds a lot more responsive and amp-like than this. This is definitely a cool pedal but it sounds like a fuzz and not an amp

[@smalllhank]

Sabbath vibes :)

[@domenicevans9546]

PENTAGRAM

[@avrahampatino2580]

Pentagram!

[@vibecheck4581]

Totally meant for Stoner rock sludgy kind of rock

[@giancarlopaolini7529]

I guess it's only for those who are/were mad for Black Sabbath ...but it's a sound of 40 years ago ...

[@tombingham5929]

Giancarlo Paolini but has it been topped?

[@chicluvr69]

Nope,! Some tones like this one included, are just timeless classic sounds

[@ScottofOakland]

Can't really tell how it'll sound unless you hear it through a 412 in the room.

[@WTWASTHAT]

Well you could just say this about every single pedal review in the world. Take the review for what it is.

[@ScottofOakland]

WTWASTHAT yup. Its the age-old problem. Can't ever tell what it'll sound like through your rig

[@nervedamage3097]

this sounds really nice! Seriously though at close to $250 for less than $5 worth of electrical components this thing is over priced. "Boutique" pedals are a laugh!

[@genm4827]

Well, it's also the research, know-how, build times, trial-and-error, quality control, the other general costs of running a business, and so on. Everyone knows it's much cheaper to make your own pedals instead of buying them, anyway. Although, of course, I will agree that a lot of (but not all) boutique/hand made pedals are overpriced, but hey, if people are willing to buy them for those prices, that's their problem, not mine!

[@BillyTalentguitar1]

Ben, the guy behind Ground FX is a friend of mine and trust me, he’s really after using only the best components, prints the enclosures by hand in a local shop that is a bit more expensive but definitely pays the employees a good salary and you can always ask him stuff about everything. As already said, it’s not only the parts that go into a pedal (which are more than 5$ for the pots alone) but also the time he spent with developing, soldering and everything else. After all you can buy the parts yourself and build your own pedal or buy a cheap pedal that’s made for 15cent/hour by a machine, but what you do with a pedal like this is appreciate the pedal itself. You pay for the guy to make a living out of it, for the workshop, etc. It’s more than just the sum of its parts.

[@saturnskull1242]

as i recall there is a video of you demoing a model t preamp you made man. what would the price be if you were to sell some of those?

[@tonylamosa3]

😵🤘🤘🤘👏👏👏

[@TAAMetalWood]

Whaaaaaaat

[@sandralee4042]

Pedal is blah. But the graphic on the pedal is wow.

[@BongHuffingCaravan]

\,,/Pentagram\,,/

[@HenryJackification]

These Model T in a box pedals make no sense to me. The whole reason people like these amps is because of how loud, clean and how “linear” the power section is. You can’t capture that in a stomp box.

[@zackarysantos8853]

Other people I guess really like the tone and are okay putting that through a different power section

[@dwtn81]

You went a little too far!!!! \m/

[@SimplyRockZone]

>Playing SUNN preamp pedal >doesn’t even play SUNN O)))

[@lowqualityguitarvideos]

one does not simply play sunn O)))