I've owned this longer than I've been married to my wife. She actually gave the El Cap to me as a gift. I in turn proposed to her. Lol It's still kicking and no plans of letting either one of them go.
@popintothechemist4 жыл бұрын
That’s awesome! Thanks for sharing that!
@U2WB4 жыл бұрын
Adrian Gutierrez i love stories like that ! Thank you for sharing !
@Tull19964 жыл бұрын
That's actually a really nice anecdote!
@homeworldmusic4 жыл бұрын
That's either best delay pedal I've heard, or it's the best delay pedal demo, can't decide which!
@popintothechemist4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much. The El Capistan is a classic. So good
@alexandergilman33944 жыл бұрын
It's an undisputed classic. One of the best. I would never dream of getting rid of it.
@savanaviolenta4 жыл бұрын
Well, both I gues
@Mesa3077Boogie4 жыл бұрын
The best delay of ALL time IMO! Thank you Mike! Perfect timing as I'm heading on a drive and gives me something to listen to.
@GenXtra654 жыл бұрын
True story: I found this video waiting in my subscription feed today and drove directly down to Sam Ash where they had just received a shipment with one of these! I won the lottery as first one in the door to buy it! Truly stunning work on the demo! I’m sold and it isn’t even out of the box yet! Thanks for all your videos you’ve sold me a lot of pedals over the years but this was a funny story I had to share.
@popintothechemist4 жыл бұрын
That’s awesome. Thanks!
@tommc494 жыл бұрын
That pedal has been out quite a while, but this is the best demo I've heard. Well played.
@popintothechemist4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@mikedr15492 жыл бұрын
Really terrific to hear the pedal in the context real life music. Many demos are a series of different sounds the pedal can make (which is good) but for me the real inspiration comes when listening to the pedal used on a song in a mix. Wonderful playing! Some Jeff Beck vibes on the one song!
@RaxFx4 жыл бұрын
coffee, croissant and Mike's demo for breakfast.. perfect
@popintothechemist4 жыл бұрын
Haha. Thanks for watching!
@JohnHorneGuitar4 жыл бұрын
Is it weird that I just watched an 11 minute demo for a pedal I already own because I knew Mike would find some sounds in there that I hadn’t yet?
@Mesa3077Boogie4 жыл бұрын
So true man
@ruz80994 жыл бұрын
Same here 🤩
@Strat6420014 жыл бұрын
Nope, I did the same thing for the same reason 😁
@ernestbuckley86713 жыл бұрын
Me too...
@gordrock4 жыл бұрын
Such a stunning demo to highlight such a clever pedal that still seems fresh after all these years.
@alexandercook96144 жыл бұрын
I hope Strymon is sponsoring him for this demo because he is simply killing it with this demo. I’ve never heard a El Capistan pedal sound so good and the Pink Floyd’esque intro should be on a album.
@popintothechemist4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for the kind words! I really appreciate it
@the5chord4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the demo! Never heard of the El Capistan from Strymon. On my radar now.
@Mesa3077Boogie4 жыл бұрын
I had the Boss DD delays, the Green Vox Satriani Time Machine, the TC Alterego, Pigtronix Doucheolution, EHX DMMTT 1100 deluxe memory man, its little analog brother (the 550?), the Walrus Audio Douchewether delay (worst ever IMO), the Strymon Volante, currently the Source Audio Nemesis delay and the EL CAPISTAN SMOKED EM ALL!!
@popintothechemist4 жыл бұрын
It’s one of my all time favorite pedals
@aidanmccarthy36144 жыл бұрын
I have the Strymon Deco and i absolutely love the echo mode, El Capistan sounds even better in its own way and ive been dying to get my hands on one forever now, would love to see you take another crack at the Lex rotary again, your first demo's of those pedals were dope af, keep up the awesome playing🔥🔥
@popintothechemist4 жыл бұрын
I need to try the Deco!!!
@aidanmccarthy36144 жыл бұрын
@@popintothechemist It's absolutely brilliant in stereo, the tape flange and chorus sounds are so lush and go really well with the saturation knob, everbody needs a deco lol
@VladOcaster4 жыл бұрын
Bro, I love your playing so much! So many good ideas and beautiful demos! I wish I could learn how you do it. I think you have to write a book about improvisation, definitely I would buy it
@popintothechemist4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! I do have a Patreon page. And I need to start posting more stuff!!!
@JohnHorneGuitar4 жыл бұрын
I was hesitant to drop $$$ on this but I have never regretted it. I’ve never considered another delay pedal. Except for maybe the DIG for an alternative vibe.
@popintothechemist4 жыл бұрын
I can’t believe I’ve never tried the Dig! I need to
@jburdsinfuse4 жыл бұрын
Mike Hermans I’ve had the DiG since release...never comes off my board, it’s absolutely amazing. It bumped off my ElCap and I’ve never missed it.
@Mesa3077Boogie4 жыл бұрын
Traded this plus cash for the Volante and regretted every moment of it.. the el capistan sounded so fantastic in the loop or front of the amp. Never distorted and always had such great musical quality with high head room. The "modulation" in this is much better than volante IMO. Two words, 3 D. And juicy.
@mariodriessen97404 жыл бұрын
Great playing! ❤️
@popintothechemist4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@YOSHIMI004 жыл бұрын
Awesome video as always
@popintothechemist4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@RPSartre014 жыл бұрын
thanks, always looking for some useful settings for this pedal!
@station2station5444 жыл бұрын
This and Belle Epoch Deluxe. Tough to decide.
@popintothechemist4 жыл бұрын
I’ve never tried the Belle! I want to
@station2station5444 жыл бұрын
@@popintothechemist the components on the board are artwork.
@shckltnebay4 жыл бұрын
Love these new Strymon pedals. lol Reverb feature was left out?
@popintothechemist4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha! I did bring up the reverb at some point in the walk through section...
@MD-jz7xx2 жыл бұрын
0:55 what OD are you using here? love the demo
@jonwood6724 жыл бұрын
awesome, thank you, great playing!
@jaikcooper89994 жыл бұрын
What's the drive your using at around the 2:20 mark
@joserra792 жыл бұрын
What's your choice Mike? Brig or Cap?
@churro_gonzalez2 жыл бұрын
Just bought El Capistan y’all! 😭🙌🏼
@Andrelix674 жыл бұрын
Amazing
@popintothechemist4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!!!!
@vhtrkl9312 Жыл бұрын
3:54. 😂😂😂❤❤❤❤❤ parabéns
@ciclosonico4 жыл бұрын
amazing!
@popintothechemist4 жыл бұрын
Thanks man!!!
@elixir96594 жыл бұрын
Like he idea, adding the drums afterwards in the beginning.
@heinrichthiessen4 жыл бұрын
What I don’t understand ... the El Capistan in my ears sounds better than the Strymon Timeline. I‘ve had the El Capistan and traded it with the Timeline, I never got the Timeline to sound as good as the El Capistan. I‘d guess, if strymon decides to stop production on that pedal it will quickly get a legendary status, like the Klon. It‘s that good!
@savanaviolenta4 жыл бұрын
Timeline is doing other stuff the El Cap can't, dTape algorithm is just a part of Timeline. El Cap is best at one thing tough.
@heinrichthiessen4 жыл бұрын
@@savanaviolenta Right! Maybe I was just overwhelmed by the Timeline with all it's knobs and possibilities. Maaan, I really liked the El Capistan ...
@savanaviolenta4 жыл бұрын
@@heinrichthiessen I got me the Timeline, DIG and last month the El Capistan. They are all great of course.
@andrewclemons86193 жыл бұрын
Derek trucks brought me here
@popintothechemist3 жыл бұрын
What do you mean?
@andrewclemons86193 жыл бұрын
@@popintothechemist a delay pedal is the only pedal derek uses
@ebeep4 жыл бұрын
A pedal advertisement getting interrupted by multiple random advertisements is so meta. The near future will be KZbin ads interrupted by more KZbin ads.