Andy Picks 5 Totally Underrated Effects Pedals | Reverb Tone Report

[@ravenslaves]

Andy really is the Bob Ross of guitar related demos. I learn something. I'm entertained. And I can chill _while_ I'm entertained and learning. Works for me.

[@SAHOYT71013]

"Here's my happy little clean tone"

[@nickjimenez6138]

Great analogy!!! When the amp blows we'll call it a happy accident. I love Andy's playing and he's laid back like Bob.

[@antman2826]

He should do an episode with a fro wig just for the fuck of it.

[@new.romance999]

andy's clean tone smashes bob ross paintings for breakfast

[@warner631]

Andy is terrible for me. He's so positive, makes everything sound so good and makes all my money go away.

[@markferguson3745]

Don't worry,- some day, that special someone will come along and do all that,- and more,- except to your complete detriment, with nothing left in the end to show for it....

[@leswhite3524]

Yup. I got GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome)

[@AndrewStottisTheIndiWerWlf]

It's so hard to explain to people that my favorite guitar player is a guy does reviews on KZbin.

[@jamespitoola1954]

its worth it tho. spread the gossip of andy

[@AndrewStottisTheIndiWerWlf]

@@jamespitoola1954 gossip or gospel

[@Michaelgracon]

He's always so tasteful in his playing and sets them up so well.

[@leswhite3524]

@@AndrewStottisTheIndiWerWlf both...

[@georgefromgreece4119]

Just show them a video if Andy. The guy is a real musician.

[@marknason4572]

I agree 100% that Barber is underrated. Such a great brand!

[@SgtPnkks]

here's 5 pedals that will be sold out in exactly... AAAAAAAND THEY'RE GONE

[@danopticon]

Had no idea the Boss PN-2 Tremolo/Pan was so short-lived, I bought one from a pawnshop in the ‘90s and used it mostly for Butthole Surfers-styled vocals in our noisy little noise band. It’s probably still somewhere in storage.

[@dmanntube]

Me neither. I lent mine to a friend and never saw it again. I bought it for that Spacemen3 'repeater' sound

[@joemc27]

That v.1 Cool Cat fuzz has been sorta my “secret” go-to fuzz pedal for over a decade now. People always look at me funny when I tell them it’s one of my favorite pedals. Glad to see some more love for it!

[@coldwar1977]

I have WAY too many delay pedals... But my DE7 still is number one !

[@franciscovaladez9801]

I bought a DE-7 back in high school for less than 50 bucks because it was the cheapest delay in an instrument bazaar in my city. At the time I didn't like it very much because I didnt know how to use it, but as I grew up and started watching videos on that pedal, I realized that it was actually really cool and a hidden gem. I'm really proud of owning it now, specially because they are getting more and more rare and more expensive too.

[@littlefury]

The DOD FX65 is my favorite Chorus effect ever. I remember you could pick them up for less than 50 bucks a few years ago. Very difficult to buy effects at boutique prices when you can find gems like that for so cheap.

[@tjnugent62]

I used that 80's DOD Chorus for years.. great pedal

[@enkiea8322]

Before today you could get them anywhere from $20-$50.

[@jamesquirk8656]

I have a V1 Dano Cool Cat Fuzz. It was indeed a direct clone of the Frantone Peach Fuzz, and Danelectro later changed the design to avoid conflict. Amazing sounding fuzz.

[@felipeuchida3378]

The V2 come with dip switches. You can adjust them to sound just like the V1

[@kentl7228]

The dip switches thing in pedals annoys me. I wish they would just put them on the outside somehow. The Danelectro fuzz pedal is cool if you want a distortion, just don't expect a fuzz. Cool enclosures on them.

[@BuzzcutGtr]

Still got my Ibanez DE7. Best delay I ever owned.

[@bobconklin9250]

You had me at How Soon is Now.

[@mattgilbert7347]

I never got an answer to that question. Best I could come up with is: "It Is Always Now"

[@dmanntube]

I had the Tremelo Pan pedal back in my youth, never quiet managed to get 'that' Johnny Marr sound

[@bobconklin9250]

@@dmanntube I bought a PN-2 after this vid. I agree it's not How Soon Is Now in a box. But I knew that going in. Johnny Marr claimed to have recorded it with multi-tracked Twin Reverb amps. I still love the pedal. And I still love this vid.

[@jessejordache1869]

Right? I've checked the pedal out before without the benefit of THIS demo, and didn't get why it was so expensive used.

[@howamidriving27]

I remember about 10 years ago when I was on the guitargeek forums everybody was always singing the DE-7s praises. It definitely does a great analog sound for a digital pedal.

[@tdous]

Picked up a FX65 after Andy showed it off on That Pedal Show a year or two ago - best sounding chorus I've ever heard.

[@kirabarsmith9353]

How Soon Is Now? is my go to for testing out a tremolo as well.

[@StuartBridson]

Whenever I see the DOD65 on any video it always makes me want one SO badly!!

[@Whiskeyklone]

The DE7 is proof we are starchildren - at one an in harmony with a loving universe.

[@matthewcollis-long5233]

My greatest gear regret is selling my Boss PN-2. Awesome pedal. Into two Amps it kills!!

[@ER_aka_RAM]

BOSS’ PN-2 was my 3rd pedal in the mid-90s... my go to for swirling feedback and producing overtones with a Jaguar 🤙🏽

[@ZeBubba]

Used to have Direct Drive by Barber years ago and kinda regret selling it. Very good "Marshall in a box". Still have the Tone Press that gets most use when recording cleans, very nice pedal.

[@solitudeparade]

I can vouch for the DE7. It was my first delay pedal, and while the whole concept of delay in general changed my life and my playing, the textures I could conjure up with the echo mode back in those days were so great. I have a nephew that is quite talented but doesn't really have many pedals yet, and he wanted a recommendation for a good guitar pedal to excite him and the DE7 was the first that came to mind

[@Freakenbacker]

I have this Ibanez in my board. Sounds awesome in echo mode. Best sounding delay i ever had.

[@Necromanos]

I have a DOD FX-65 I bought new in the 80s and still use it. Cool pedal.

[@BrettSmithDaniels]

Finally seeing the danelectro cool cat line get the love it deserves after years of championing them to snobs is heartwarming

[@motoki1]

Hallelujah for hearing the clean tone before the effects tone! 🙌 So many demos miss this.

[@mathoumba9126]

Next Video: The 5 Totally Overrated

[@cjs4247]

1. Klon 2. Klon 3. Klon 4. Strymon Big Sky 5. Klon

[@cjs4247]

@Tong Zou I'd rather take that 2-3 thousand dollars and put it towards a Two Rock.

[@name-ni3jc]

Ds-1

[@mbberry135]

ALL DISTORTIONS: DS1 PRO CO RAT TS 9 BIG MUFF PI "Plexi in a Box!"

[@vhego]

Definetely tubescreamer.

[@garyhoffman1]

Walter Becker of Steely Dan used the Tone Press. He liked it because it doesn’t flip the phase of the signal. I have a Barber Small Fry which is a fantastic overdrive.

[@russellmedeiros7927]

The DE7 was my main delay for years before I switched to a Line 6 Vetta for easier setup times.

[@monkeypoo47]

Still have my DE7 in the box. 139 bucks new back then. Solid pedal

[@mattgilbert7347]

You've got the box! Someone notify Josh Scott

[@DennisAlvarezMusic]

I really liked the Echo mode on the Ibanez DE-7. Sounds like a tape type echo-plex IMHO.

[@pimentocheese618]

It sounds better than an analog delay in my opinion

[@bluehole6019]

Happy to see someone mention the DE-7. I bought one with my first job back in like 2015 (it cost me like $60 something on eBay lol) and immediately fell in love with it. It was literally the only delay sound on like 5 albums I recorded until I finally bought a Supa-Puss lol.

[@xJxGx]

So beautiful intro with The Smiths!!!!!!

[@manunautes1839]

Just realized that i never saw the end of the video cause i fell in love with the danelectro fuzz and run to buy one.

[@brandonv7830]

That thing sounds killer.

[@manunautes1839]

@@brandonv7830 i ended up buying one the next day this video came out, still in love

[@jarrod9052]

I own the Ibanez DE7, it’s such a gem of a delay

[@klausbrass2147]

Never klicked so fast and then he nails it with how soon is now right in the beginning, maybe the jackpot of this day...

[@Covinaman-00]

I play in a 80s cover band, and use that FX65 to get that era down pack.

[@rickc2102]

*down pat

[@Gummmibaer]

Thanks Andy, ive been trying to get a de7 for months. This Video wont make it easier. I guess it hasnt been underrated in the last years since its been hyped in every blog

[@TheDmonet]

I have 2 of them from the initial release...one taiwan and one china. The taiwan switch works sometimes and others it doesn't. But for the sound they can't be beat. Like a much less muddy carbon copy.

[@Frank-72]

I have had the Cool Cat Fuzz for 10 years. It is simply fantastic.

[@ia5662]

I own both of the first pedals! Just got the Tremolo/Pan and had the FX65 for a while now. The DE7 was my first Delay ever. Loved that thing. I sold it once I got my proper TC 2290 NOVA delay (I desperately needed tap tempo - it's only weakness), but it was still awesome. Still have my Phase Modulator (PM7) with all different waves and voices. One of my favorite Phasers. I remember I scored a great deal on both the DE7 and PM7 in the same sale and they included a sweet 3 slot Ibanez hardshell case pedal board with power supply. I got it for just over $100 I think. Steal of a deal for back then and I had my instant Incubus tones.

[@McDoinky]

That DE-7 is cool as hell. Pretty sure that chorus was Frusciante's pick for recording Blood Sugar Sex Magic.

[@mattheweastel129]

G Brandt You’ve got to be right as Andy played some RHCP while demo’ing it here

[@mattgilbert7347]

@@mattheweastel129 They discussed it on TPS. Seems to be the consensus. Idk if it's true because I'm not going to research that shit. I'm lazy.

[@McDoinky]

I told a friend of mine about Frusciante using that DOD when he was looking for a chorus and he ordered one instantly.

[@mattgilbert7347]

What did you think of the TS7 (ToneLok Tubescreamer)? There's one for sale locally for $100

[@Sasketchejuana_man]

The danelectro fab echo is super underrated as a slapback/room reverb too. Paired with your amps reverb, which has a longer tail end, it sortve brings the reverb into focus. Also, the Nux OD-3 is a tubescreamer absolute clone. Both these for $30 combined and youre off to a great start.

[@jamlemon]

Love my DE7. Picked it up second hand at a guitar fair around 10 years ago without hearing it first. Think I got lucky!

[@SpiderStratagemVI]

I love that twang on the Tone Press! Great demo of some underrated pedals

[@mortachaiepstein3584]

DUDE! Tone Lok for the win! Speaking of Tone Lok, the Ibanez PD7 Tone Lok Phat Hed Bass Distortion is the single greatest bass distortion ever, full stop. Instead of having a blend control like 90% of bass distortion pedals, Ibby just had a progressive gain stage where anything sub 100ish Hz isn't distorted and the higher the frequency, the more distortion there is. The tone is what sets it apart from any other pedal. Whereas most bass distortion pedals either try to (1) clone some obscure fuzz pedal from the 1960's that uses germanium transistors, tubes and the milk of virgins or (2) just make an Ampeg SVT growl pedal, Ibanez just took a ProCo Rat-based distortion circuit and put that progressive gain stage on it, along with a two-band EQ with like 20dB(!) of boost or cut . The overdrive circuit is a clone of the TS-9 but voiced better for bass, and with a progressive gain stage that is more extreme than what is normally on a TS-9. This OD circuit is actually fantastic for boosting a guitar metal amp, as a friend of mine who borrowed it found out. Then there is a clean channel that is essentially a booster/preamp. Then there is the "attack" circuit. The attack circuit is pointless and terrible. Keep it turned off.

[@doomerius1300]

I love the love for de7. I've got mine for 50€ 3-4years ago. 2:57 for self-oscillation, hehe

[@mathoumba9126]

Under the Radar: Peavey / 1988 series / DEP-16 Stereo Effects Processor (This collectable series are gems) Also The Moog Minifooger collection.

[@brucebaldy]

Tone-lock knobs what an ingenius idea, don'y have to worry about people mucking about and upsetting apple carts. I got a Dano Flanger, didn't care much for it for a long while, but, when position after my canyon I can get an almost auto wah and I had a Dano Chorus at one time it was the sound nightmares were made of.Very cool.

[@jaersee]

The Boss PN-2 was used in Soundgarden's Superunknown album

[@Arrowshirt]

I agree on the DE7, very underrated pedal

[@leswhite3524]

Well done! That green T-style is THE SHIT! My beloved DE7 just died.... Now looking into EHX memory boy or toy... That D' lectro fuzz is nasty AF. I have an MXR Custom Badass '78 Distortion and an EP Booster by X-otic FX. DOD FX64 Ice Box is my chorus. It's got a tone knob. Love it! DOD FX20 Phaser is pretty cool. Digitech X-series Main Squeeze is my comp. Now check this out... Caline (yes) Reflector Reverb. Wet AF! I have to back it WAY off to use it as a "normal" verb. But when I wanna go acid-surf..... Then there's my (yes) Behringer UT200 trem. It could be a bit more subtle, but it's definitely underrated as a "consumer grade" trem. Hell, they just bought TC, so.....

[@immersethecoast]

I just picked up a cool cat fuzz off reverb about a week ago.. glad I did then hah.

[@neudan7788]

Still the most inspiring show on KZbin!

[@jeffreyhall76]

Andy’s before I used them once were underrated pedals lol. Time to make these sky rocket! The Andy bump

[@CaptainZombeh]

Digitech! Get on releasing a reissue of the FX65 chorus! BOSS! WAZA CRAFT PN-2!

[@joeygosney5251]

I have barber tp v2, it can do anything and is great for people who don’t love too much compression. It makes a really good booster pedal too which gives you the volume and feel for leads without a bunch of muddy gain. I had a coolcat fuzz too, was more like a grugey distorion people than a fuzz. Coolcat trans od 1 was the tits though

[@arthurveldhoen3932]

That Barber is sweet! The DOD chorus too, but still prefer the chewier CE2. As for the DE7, I have one and it is king of self-oscillation but the repeats kill the dry signal stone dead - getting rid.

[@aliasdandavisofficial]

KZbin inflation double whammy. Josh Scott and Andy both give a thumbs up to the DE7 on the same day. Yet another great video about used goodies though.

[@sassycat]

Still have Still use Still love My PN-2.

[@antman2826]

The Ibanez DE7 is an awesome pedal. The echo setting is amazing and lush. Has a unique textural behaviour to it. Best Analog emulation I've ever played. The whole Tone Lok series was awesome too. Why they didn't take off I don't know. Weird. Good to see the DE7 getting some love.

[@TheDmonet]

I wish ibanez would take the circuit and house it with a good switch. They could let everyone know it is the de7 circuit and it would sell a ton.

[@antman2826]

@@TheDmonet true. You could always mod it yourself though. Not hard to swap out a switch. It’s just a switch. On that note, I wish Digitech would stop using those awful pcb mounted tiny switches. Even pedals that appear to have proper switches on them usually don’t. The “proper” looking switch just triggers one of those cheapo pcb mounted ones. 😔

[@sixbladeknife44]

PN-2 is AMAZING!

[@gasarockband]

Every pedal has its own magic! 🤩

[@jobckts682]

I new that Cool Cat Fuzz was a Beast. Drooled over it in 2002 Catolouge.

[@nicholasdaronch6156]

Smiths intro? Instant like

[@michaeljohnson7892]

Great demo Andy; Loved the term/pan, barber tone press, & Dan/fuzz if you want that Beatles Revolution tone I think that would do just fine.

[@mathoumba9126]

I have been waiting for this video for a long time. Thanks Andy! :)

[@RunOfTheHind]

The FX65 is the chorus sound of RHCP's BSSM as John Frusciante's CE-1 broke just as recording was starting and that was all he could get from a local shop at short notice. edit: oh, yeah, hence the example played, lol.

[@edadpops1709]

Love this ,hope its a series🤗

[@thebreakfastmenu]

Ah, the Tone Press! Dave Knudsen's compressor of choice for his fingerstyle licks. I've been wanting one since I learned that was what he used to get his squishy cleans. I had no idea the Cool Cat v1 had such a great sound. Time to look for one...

[@avgmaster1]

I love my v1 fuzz , just like the one you played

[@davidcavinder1439]

I used that very DOD model Chorus pedal for years on my old board! Bought it off a kid when I was in high school.Sadly it in a house fire back in 06.

[@markferguson3745]

And you didn't die trying to save it? What kind of monster are you?

[@Vinylhead66BlogspotDe]

I dont care whose clone the dano fuzz is ! It´s sound very cool, nothing lie a fuzz face or big muff. Is also very versatile and sturdy. You can get a woolly sound and a piercing too if you change the EQ. Cleans also very well. It is a serious fuzz.

[@melvoid01]

Grrrr.. just came from watching JHS's vid on his favourite Ibanez pedals, of course that reminded me of my favourite flanger I no longer own. Then come here and Andy just rubs my face in how brilliant my old DOD chorus was...."waaaaaahhhhh". TLDR; dont get rid of pedals ever its just not worth the pain.

[@jamlemon]

Just checked Reverb, the cheapest DE7 is £120. I’m sure I only paid around £20 for mine and it’s in great condition!

[@gilmouring]

I had the DE-7 and it's really good!! I sold it just because I needed so set time exactly and possibly have presets. I like the Tremolo and the Chorus I've seen in this video. Interesting!

[@lucaspadulo504]

Love the Tone Loc easter egg

[@jasonmcelveen6295]

Agree tone lok series played the flange chorus one for a decade

[@gcvrsa]

Since when is the PN-2 underrated? I made a pretty penny selling mine!

[@thebreakfastmenu]

Gemma Seymour I didn't know about it. Boss rules but they have the misfortune of having so many pedals that they get a little drowned out in their own market sometimes

[@ER_aka_RAM]

It’s actually barely known since it was only produced for a few years in the early 90s. Why’d you sell it?!

[@geraldfriend256]

Ah yep.

[@gcvrsa]

@@ER_aka_RAM Because I no longer had a need for it, and it was going for a stupid amount of money used. It's just a stereo tremolo pedal, and the auto pan function is too gimmicky to be used more than once in a set. There are much better tremolo pedals on the market, now.

[@ER_aka_RAM]

@@gcvrsa Good to know … mine is still mint, so I suppose it’s being sought after because of Kevin Shields’ use of them to define a genre.

[@PushSueAside]

Beautiful intro, my favorite King Crimson Album. Fun video

[@shawnrurodenm3640]

The Behringer SF300- I don't want to dish out more than $400 for a fuzz pedal that should a museum piece,and at that price I still might have to send it off for repairs. A close inexpensive comparison for an early 70s Super Fuzz , and still can be found for 1/10th of the cost of the still less expensive Boss FZ-2. As long as you don't use the SF300 as a substitute for a baseball its plastic enclosure should hold up, and if it does break....buy another for $25. Thanks Andy, love the video's

[@mbberry135]

DOD Meatbox and Boss SYB 3 the 1st Boss Synth stomp box.

[@arnolddealiii4259]

I loved that fuzz! It’s huge!

[@ws7805]

The Smiths Yeah ! Good vidéo Andy, i have a Ibanez DE-7, great pédal !

[@nickdevriese]

Barber pedals are one of my fav’s. Just wish they would have stuck with the original plain black enclosures.

[@Bigsquatch_ky]

Most of the ToneLok series is so underrated

[@GuitarAnthony]

The Ibanez 7 series extremely underrated. Sadly, someone sharked a AP7 Analog Phaser yesterday while I was paying for some Digitech Hardwire pedals (also a greatly underrated series)

[@falkym]

AP7 is one of the best pedals i've ever had, bought it last year for something about 30$ and it is worth every penny

[@PaulBoudreau]

You had me at the tremolo'd F#

[@jonathanbass1489]

Tone Press. Absolutely!!!

[@Mrius86]

Most underrated pedal: Boss Loop Station (RC-3).

[@stevecompton9644]

So Andy, which pedal were you using to get the effect on the Smith's song in the intro? Sounded awesome!

[@isaacberryhill4553]

Steve Compton tremolo and chorus

[@paulcowart3174]

Yeah I had the Ibanez delay echo Great pedal but didn't stand up to the rigors of using constantly when playing out

[@andyhenderson936]

Boss is NEVER underrated! Anything Boss is always lifted to the skies!

[@Michaelgracon]

Except an unmodified metal zone.

[@pclindholm]

Andy rules. This was so awesome - great pedals, even better playing. Etsy - if you are reading, Andy is your new best employee.

[@yodhanhunter]

I love my FX65

[@Gutch220]

wow, I was impressed with the Boss PN-2. I was hoping they'd be cheap on Reverb but they are still pretty expensive for a used pedal.

[@thebreakfastmenu]

Gutch220 Yeah unfortunately underrated doesn't always equal underpriced.

[@Artec619]

Holy mother of god, that fuzz sounded like something was kicking my speakers from the inside.

[@markferguson3745]

Shhh,- that was the Keeper of the Threshold Demon we should never speak of or name...

[@Roddo731]

What’s funny is Andes dead on these are all sleepers, great panels and super overlooked I have a couple of them myself. But now that Andy has demoed them… I suspect the value will increase :-)

[@idiosyncraticmushroom3030]

Were is the DOD Buzz Box. The tag line was “it’s not broken. It just sounds that way”.

[@juliomarban4504]

God loves you, Andy, and we too