Testing 5 ABSURD Guitar Pedals

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[@egorsmirnov7113]

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[@mattdoesstuff8987]

That videotape pedal actually sounds awesome.

[@Deederrr]

100% agree. I can imagine even where to use it.

[@kirkt3970]

Would buy if if was less than 75 but it's 200

[@sbatou87]

It gives, in my opinion, the notes a really warm tone.

[@iVan123]

yeah.... no wonder those are popular

[@jamieboyne6620]

@@kirkt3970 pretty sure they're all handmade by one guy or something so that's what you get

[@Nein1no]

Man, I would buy an album that sounds like T O N E 1994 right now. That was gorgeous!

[@matiasgenoves7157]

Just listen to Mac Demarco

[@ffeeley1]

@@matiasgenoves7157 Thumbs up to that recommendation! Mac sounds even better than that cause of his weird style and interesting scales he uses. Top notch songs, that guy is incredible.

[@totallyagenious2622]

Oh yeah XD

[@CodyChromeBand]

Nein1no ha think you have NAILED the point of pedals mah friend♡

[@unugeorge]

Connan Mockasin - Jassbusters

[@toothgapjohn]

Other youtubers: I have new merch available! Samurai guitarist: I'm sponsored by my own merch

[@johnhmaloney]

I love the idea of the Hot Hand. I'm in a wheelchair so expression pedals aren't really feasible for me, but something like that would really open up a lot of possibilities.

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

I hadn't thought of that but that's actually really cool.

[@wolfetteplays8894]

Use voice activation software

[@alexhauptmann298]

So, the first three were basically what I imagined when you said "absurd guitar pedals." Then you brought out the VHS one, which is...imo, one of the best implementations of That VHS Effect I've run into. It's evocative without being cliche, characterful without being overbearing. Hell, I might just get one myself.

[@samueljett7807]

Samuraiguitarist: Plays T120 *nostalgia level 1989*

[@leocomerford]

8:09 You should try clipping the Hot Hand onto the headstock of your guitar.

[@dividing0]

The T-120 sounds like lo-fi heaven. I am GASing so hard rn

[@dietboi]

It does!

[@HiFiMonki]

When you played the demo of the T-120 I was shocked at how hard the nostalgia kicked me in the gut. Reminds me of watching VHS recordings of twin peaks episodes.

[@CsykKrit]

Duuuuude! Yes.

[@jaybrock5805]

I want to see you play a full segment with all of your favorite pedals INCLUDING THE MARVELOUS T-120 Lordy that thing sounded like liquid gold

[@dietboi]

How bout a full version of "T O N E 1994"? In my opinion, it makes for some quality aesthetic music. Love the videos!

[@matheuspacheco351]

go listen to mac demarco

[@410adelson]

It reminds me of Hotline Miami

[@lilfryy5614]

Wayward_dsheep shit

[@rome8180]

I love the attention to detail in these videos. The worn-out VHS effect on the screen when you were playing the Vaporwave was particularly awesome.

[@cameronmowers1360]

7:32 When your hand falls asleep

[@sporadiceel6246]

4:40 How they made the How It's Made Intro

[@antoniosteiger9443]

YT: This is copyrighted Catlinbread: HOLD MY BEER!

[@tylerrosier1068]

0:38 That’s actually just his old yearbook photo.

[@mvyper]

6:20 so much lo fi vibes! Combine that pedal it with the Stingray and you're golden.

[@alice.s.m.6482]

Review the 14 knob pedal together with the count to five in a video. That would be a whole new level of wackiness.

[@colebarlow345]

That pedal made in Winnipeg is actually a really cool Eco. I love all these small pedal companies and all the stuff they do with the simple stomp box.

[@willknights9040]

7:46 whos obviously me? He sounds like a cool dude

[@georgelackey622]

TONE 1994 sounded so hauntingly sweet!Let's hear that in a full production!

[@agc_custom_harps]

3:22 sounds like a yoko ono vocal solo...

[@shaunw9270]

That T-120 Video Tape Reverb sounded awesome ! 👍

[@shaunw9270]

@tubenshaft I know right ! 👌

[@admit8318]

yeah

[@Ajacharya]

THANK YOU! You've now become my favorite guitarist you-tuber! (I guess that's a compliment.) After watching this, I had to go back to watch all the other peculiar, bizarre, weird, etc guitar pedal videos, as well as weird instruments, and you rocked that Shamisen! I'm old, and humor is one of the few things that keeps me going, and I LOVE your sense of humor. Thank you samurai guitarpedalist!

[@BennyLogginsGaming]

I liked the VHS Echo, the replicated CD Skip pedal did well with Reggae.

[@cheesyfingers6787]

“But first a quick work from today’s sponsor, myself” lol 😂

[@a-lonley-box3657]

"Suddenly you have R2D2 in pedal form" I LOVE HOW SERIOUS YOU KEEP YOUR TONE WHILE SAYING THIS I LOVE IT, DEAD 😂

[@krustykrabpizzzza]

6:20 *Mac DeMarco wants to know your location*

[@eternity9099]

You could have features almost any of the Rainger FX pedals and they would have been good for this list. They release some very unique stuff. Thanks for highlighting the Demedash T-120. I never heard of that pedal or that company. What a cool idea. Pair that with the Walrus 385 tape projector overdrive and you’ll have vintage movie vibes just pouring out of your guitar!

[@weclandebb4554]

8:02 try putting the ring onto the fretting hand and just moving the neck around

[@NegoClau]

T O N E 1994 needs to be a full song!!!

[@joaofrare]

Claurio Neves yes please, eargasm

[@damien4350]

that videotape echo is genuinely cool! the sounds are so nostalgic and clean

[@TheRokkis]

"this many knobs" Obviously you're not familiar with LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER

[@callactm14]

We know ,he does huge machines that sound like shit

[@scottroberts3801]

The video tape echo actually sounds good , I'd like to have one. Your mini ark demo sound just before the spaceship reminds me of music from the old NES Megaman game.

[@skyscreeper5637]

Dear Sensei, Could you make a video about 12 string guitars? I'm interested to hear your opinion about them...

[@philcollinshill2951]

That Demedash pedal is absolutely lovely

[@mendBOT]

The videotape echo is actually amazing! Loved the possibilities

[@Cheese_is_pain]

The “I badly want to compose a video game OST” segment you did was lit. I keep rewinding it to keep hearing it

[@mrclubby3920]

He could of titled the video “pedals that sound like unwanted 80s sounds”

[@RebelHart9]

I feel like if you found a pedal that sounded tonally the same but then switched to the discman pedal occasionally or at specific parts it would create a really interesting sound. It would legitimately sound like a song is skipping.

[@thedaver8]

How DARE you sell out to yourself. How dare you, sir.

[@Damaged262]

That's what punk bitches who actually can do something the guitar will do. I know, I hate it too. A punk bitch with skills, who knew?!?! Someday, he'll learn. Someday, we probably won't....... Bastard!

[@a-lonley-box3657]

@@Damaged262 yo... What the fuck 🤣 I'm dead

[@Miguel3104]

7:55 it sounded really cool and funky, nice video!

[@nomeru_0]

That glitch delay would actually be really sick in the right context

[@mikeziemski4641]

Before this video I never knew about bit crusher pedals. I was so inspired that I started researching like crazy to find a less expensive alternative but after a week I bought myself the mini-ark! I can finally fulfill a lifelong dream of recording the entire Megaman 3 soundtrack on guitar.. Thank you for making this video series and all your others. Now can you recall the settings you had when you played that OST riff?

[@ecuamark1784]

The guitar pedal Hot Hand 3 is like the one used by Herman Li in the music Heroes of Our Time- DragonForce

[@ffeeley1]

That octave effect you made at 4:35 sounded almost exactly like a Gorillaz effect...and it's killing me that I can't remember exactly which song. That pedal seems really cool btw. Also QUESTION: how does it sound if you wear that ring on your left hand? I could picture some weird/cool things you could do with that ring, such as let your singer wear it and let him do some vibrato or something to get the crowd going. Lots of weird potential.

[@Wishuponapancake]

lol yeah every sound he made from that green pedal sounded like some gorillaz synth sound

[@mrlevinielsen]

Make IGOR’S THEME with that pedal

[@BlueRoseShilloh]

Id love to hear a full song where you use only the Demedash T-120, that has to be one of the most beautiful things ive ever heard

[@pattiriri]

hi from Portugal, keep up with the great content :D

[@samuraiguitarist]

Hello!

[@Dooougs]

Alguém que fala português!

[@Dav-yc3mx]

Portugal crl

[@NerdGasims]

That video tape echo sounded really good. Really clear delay sound with just enough grit to it

[@JustAnotherPandaBear]

The T-120 is actually incredible, and I'm tempted to buy it.

[@AftercastGames]

I’ve got a hot hand 3. I figured out that you can add a foot pedal and set it to control the wet/dry mix, so you can control the amount of the hot hand effect fairly easily, or even turn it off altogether. Comes in handy when playing live.

[@Generatingmoments]

Herman Ok plays with this ring and I thought wtf was that it's amazing

[@jesusm7728]

You ain’t got an idea how much I fucking love this series

[@danielsauls8176]

The Hot Hand 😂😂😂 I don't know why, but I couldn't stop laughing at that 😂 that thing is great. I want one. Looks like it'd be fun to play with

[@ethan12345-g]

1:14 Instantly reminds me of Johnny Greenwood’s solo on Go To Sleep

[@joshc.6760]

frick yeah these are the best videos and I wasn't expecting another one released within a year of the last one (not including the fuzz one) so this is so awesome thank you aaah I'm freakin' out for some reason

[@onedeadsaint]

2:11 i think you nailed name of the effect and the effect itself lol

[@paudiaz4660]

The videotape was amazing.

[@_drewplays]

Pretty sure Melt Banana uses something like the Hot Hand as some sort of drum trigger system.... time to investigate.

[@Blitzkrieg_Wolf]

The T-120 would be great for making Lo-Fi albums

[@iloveband10000]

How are you both the most calm and most threatening human to ever live

[@Lancerandduck7]

A missed opportunity to play Megalovania with the video game sounding pedal!

[@bladestormX]

I believe Nathan Navarro uses a Hot Hand to make dubstep bass. He has it on his thumb, so it makes a lot more sense than strumming since the thumb is mostly static while plucking, and he can wah it on purpose.

[@sazarod]

Damn that Dr Freakenstein fuzz sounds amazing.

[@simonefelici3323]

Hamtai!

[@chronicdepression4113]

5:00 samurai sensei please for the love of chiptune make this a full track I beg you

[@paulmildner6357]

I demand more. Show me that 14 nob pedal

[@gavinwild2647]

7:29 that's one way to get your steps in for the day

[@Toolsquatch]

The Hothand is a great concept but it looks so silly waving your hand around like that

[@LuisVasquezMusic]

I can see myself using the T-120 Videotape Echo, really pleasant sound and I feel it's gonna be great for ambient stuff.

[@doctorgolfie6799]

Best guitar youtuber ever

[@samuraiguitarist]

Thanks doc!

[@doctorgolfie6799]

Omg u replied I’m totally not freaking out right now uhhh ima go buy merch now

[@spazatron-uu4kb]

Yes best ever...just like evrybody else who leaves the same comment on any and all videos...best ever...!!!...does everything blow ur mind have u been in a comma last 40 years...at best just below mediocre...ever comments gotta be a positive one...im the only person in here with the deciecy to let him know to drop the japanese act...

[@doctorgolfie6799]

spazatron 2000 bro why u trying to roast someone in a KZbin comment section. That’s sad if u ask me. Also I bet samurai is about 100 times better than your butt who sits in his parents basement trying to roast people in a comment section. So how about you get your ass out of that chair and do something productive with your life.

[@Dhakadice]

This guy easily have the most interesting guitar-related videos on KZbin. You truly are a samurai among guitar-men.

[@zackhayes1268]

He’s got the socks in the flops wow he really is a ninja

[@ehi8243]

I’m one of those people who have been WAITING for a Csidman Pedal. Thank you for featuring this!

[@okman1842]

Please bless our ears with a full version of T O N E 1994 (6:21)! I was instantly hooked by that theme. Reminds me a little of the sound on the album _Trio Loco_ by Jeff Richman.

[@kieranbond2321]

I love this series!! I have a video idea, I would love to see compilation videos of you playing jamming and composing, raw footage of you jamming to tracks and loops, things you like playing and playing with great tones and experimental ones like these in the video. It would be cool to see the stuff you like the most you play on guitar

[@rickc2102]

The Demedash VHS Echo!!! That's literally the top of my buy-next list.

[@rickc2102]

By the way, if you turn up the modulation and turn down the time and repeats, it gives you a hell of a chorus. 👍👍

[@xxXthekevXxx]

The T-120 was the only one I would consider using as a serious musical tool. Sounded great!

[@caboseisstupid]

"CD scraped along the pavement" was so perfect for that sound. Omg

[@manufaustino316]

The 2 questions i have are: *was R2D2 recorded in a guitar?* *and if i made a videogame could I call you for the OST?*

[@calderacollapse]

R2D2 was made with an ARP 2600, iirc

[@bengalinsky4300]

that vhs delay is fekkin' GORGEOUS!!

[@franciscolima331]

2:56 Terrorists Wins

[@neckcheese1356]

That Hot Hand 3 looks like a pretty fun effect to mess around with.

[@jericho-w4i]

Samurai gamer

[@kdogg7882]

Not sure if the T120 delay qualifies as an "absurd" pedal on the level of the others because the effect sounds useful and not tweaked and messed up like the other ones. Best one of the bunch easily.

[@edgy8801]

Personally, I'd love more grungy-sounding riffs from you.

[@jamescolley9606]

7:32 when you only have 2 minutes till your mom gets home

[@maninthecrowd5076]

Your steam punk Beauty prevented me from giving any of the pedals a good look.

[@Hallkardia]

Ugliest amp ever

[@BigTimberLodge]

That T-120 Videotape Echo pedal would be awesome for the band Men I Trust... also from Canada

[@skywalker42069]

5:02 just play any Metallica song and you’ve got the doom soundtrack

[@kevntee3915]

Subscribed as soon as you mentioned your from winnipeg. Kudos mang.....showing love from northern manitoba

[@josephpickard3108]

The Tape Echo pedal sounds a lot like a Memory Man?

[@michaelrock]

7:25 isn't that the thing that Herman Li uses instead of a wah?

[@eternity9099]

I love the CsidMan. Howard from Catlinbread is a genius.

[@risingpower]

Was it howard who made this? either way, he no longer works for them afaik. After the owner was killed in a tragic accident (tree fell on his car during a storm), there was much disagreement about who would take the company forward. Truly tragic because they were just really taking off

[@eternity9099]

risingpower Wow, I didn’t know any of that. That’s a shame about the owner and now the lawsuit. I hope they can all come to an agreement. He’s done a lot for that company. I’m pretty sure the DiscMan was his design though. That is based on gear page threads I’ve read regarding the Howard and that pedal specifically as well as his Deep Dive CsidMan video and teaser video for the pedal.

[@risingpower]

@@eternity9099 I remember it was released shortly before or after the death of the founder. My friend used to work there, which is the only reason i know any of this. Unfortunately he and many others were laid off months after the accident.

[@eternity9099]

risingpower Yeah man, that’s really sad it all went down like that. That’s really cool you have a friend that worked there. I imagine that would have been an interesting experience working there, while it lasted anyway...

[@risingpower]

@@eternity9099 I got a free refurbished echorec out of it so that was cool!

[@lueyteledeluxe7457]

That dwarf and Igor really works! I could see that working fantastically on a grunge / Jack White type track.

[@benkenobi_]

The first one is actually kinda sick

[@rickc2102]

Catalinbread is a cool company. I love my Zero Point flanger, very unique.

[@kevinmaillet4712]

I can imagine Type O Negative using the CD skip pedal and then after a few seconds of silence yell "SUCKER!" LOL

[@natespringer9934]

As a native Japanese speaker I can confirm that the shirt means samurai guitarist!

[@thelizardking6772]

3:44 R2D2 in pedal form... or a Tom Morello solo