Swiss Things First Impression - Mason Stoops | EarthQuaker Devices

Who better to take our brand new Pedal Board Reconciler, Swiss Things, out for a spin than Mason Stoops? In addition to his session work, Mason is consistently playing and recording and he unabashedly pours over guitar gear, which has lead him to become incredibly knowledgeable about both historical and contemporary instruments and effects.
Watch as Mason runs through most of the Swiss Things features and vibes out with awesome weirdo vintage gear.
To keep up with Mason Stoops whether he is touring, recording, or playing at venue near you, follow him on masonstoopsmusic or on his Instagram and Twitter accounts: @masonstoops.
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[@jasonscott5639]

Octave up fuzz in to an octave down fuzz. Shut the front door! What a sound!

[@noahorlowski3328]

Also love that he creates one of the gnarliest, most epic fuzz sounds I've ever heard in my life and caps it off with a super casual "cool". One of my favorite players by far

[@alexwalton593]

absolutely beautiful when you combined the verb and trem there man

[@electricj5]

Alex Walton amen

[@timwilson6296]

this was one of the most inspiring gear videos ive ever seen

[@huncysound]

Just the most beautiful playing I’ve heard in years. Thank you

[@MYGAS21]

I came here for a pedal and left with MASON STOOPS in my head.... WHAT-A-PLAY-ER.

[@LisaBellaDonnaMusic]

Mason is top notch! Brilliant player and true musician. Always love hearing every thing he gets into. ❤️

[@treyfooteiii]

This is my favorite video on the tubies

[@nooneknows3478]

Clicked to learn about the Swiss things... but actually I got a valuable lesson that outrageous tone can be found in the strangest places. Bravo sir, this has opened my eyes and ears in a big way 🤯👌

[@EarthQuakerDevices]

thank you very much for watching!

[@jstnjeergdss]

Mason is a legend.

[@davidvistas7556]

one of the most creative and expressive musicians that ever lived.. thank you mason! great video!

[@risskipp]

When he played reverb on the clean amp and trem on the Kalamazoo I thought to myself “Oh shoot, here’s his finisher. This is the best for last” and then I realized the video wasn’t even half way over. I need Swiss Things. Also, the Kalamazoo sounds awesome. Good work mason, good work EQD. You never cease to impress.

[@TheGreenKingdom]

Love everything he plays, always!

[@timothymckane6362]

Love that fretless baritone guitar.

[@Adamhauk22]

Mason Stoops. Always good to see you play brother. Hope you’re well man. Seems like a lifetime ago when we were in ZZ wards band together

[@mfieldlicks]

this is one of the best guitar gear demos I have ever seen.....perfect marriage of a highly creative musician and great communicator with amazingly useful and intuitive EQD pedal.....after watching this the EQD Swiss Things went to the top of my 'To Buy' list, and Mason Stoops became a VIP....as in very interesting performer

[@Sooby007]

Man what a great player

[@Eliguitar1]

Perfect demo. Gigantic tones. Great explanation and playing. Well done.

[@EarthQuakerDevices]

Thanks for watching, Eli!

[@Eliguitar1]

@@EarthQuakerDevices no doubt!

[@Eliguitar1]

@@EarthQuakerDevices This might be the perfect box for folks who don't want to go "full switching system". Which i really do not. Very practical device indeed.

[@tylermartin3634]

The world needs more Mason

[@abcdefgjklmnopqrsuvw]

Thanks for finally releasing a video displaying the Stereo capabilities of the Swiss Things! Mason Stoops tonez were great in this video, as were they in the Pedals & Effects vid he did!!

[@mythcrab6047]

Really great player. Loved the demos. Swiss Things is a super underrated pedal.

[@thefunkynotes8956]

Tones from heaven!!! Beautiful playing!!!

[@therewasascene]

I love that stereo chorus. Cool to see it on someone’s board

[@ljgraham142]

great playing, great sounds as always

[@hongdekong]

I have to say, I love the guitars this guy uses. A fretless teisco baritone?

[@KunchangLeeMusic]

Dang great breakdown - didn’t know I needed one of these until now

[@CarstenGoeke]

Super creative sounds and playing. Chapeau!

[@albertarguelles3262]

Awesome man Love the way you combine the sounds. Very Creative you are!!! Keep on Rocki'n

[@RocketinExile]

Outstanding playing

[@Dailyvids25]

That shiti amps tremolo is amazing!

[@glazeguy]

Awesome collection of low end gear!

[@elrafa782]

I know nothing about gear, but I know you’re an amazing player. Thanks

[@grantdickey]

Such a gnarly guitarist! #Nashville loves you.

[@d_cl]

wow this is a masteclass, thank you!

[@christopherprice7634]

This guy has some awesome ideas, very cool tones!

[@markferguson3745]

Props to EQD for producing something that was needed instead of (necessarily) wanted; good housekeeping, sometimes those less glamorous additions to the kit are what make it all work TOGETHER.Good alt to those big,creativity killing , switching systems/ parallel loopers.

[@SpaceDisco1]

How are the big ones „creativity“ killers wtf?

[@michelefrogan7150]

Amazing!!

[@stagnatic]

Excellent.

[@andrewhuffman7129]

Mason is so badass

[@ErnovanZeben]

@masonstoops: its the first video of this swiss thing what realy did what was in my head already. You make this thing acceptabel for me and made me overthink my own pedal situatiion with attitude:) .. but i like your style since i watched your OBNE videos ... great great sound ... with attitude:) ... i like

[@chrisnagy1429]

Love that oil can!!!

[@marzbitenhaussen]

great sounds

[@StaffordsStudio]

Very nice man thanks

[@absurdistcat]

Great guitarist.

[@brianmcginn6237]

Inspiring sounds, great demo. Thanks.

[@EarthQuakerDevices]

Thanks for watching, Brian!

[@guyguyguyjean]

waow you are a great great player and sound wizard thanks

[@clydehannah1056]

TOOooo Frick'N Cool! Great Demo EQD!!!

[@EarthQuakerDevices]

thanks Clyde!

[@tragictheory]

I'm sold.

[@GIBKEL]

This is great and may just be the ticket. I’ve got some humdingers of amps. I would like to bi-amp, then experience stereo with the some wet effects-delay, phase, or trem. This is the fun I’m looking for. All the classics without all the hassles.

[@Slowdyek4]

Holy shit Mason. Game on.

[@adrianseifi3285]

I follow this guy on Instagram. Real good player.

[@willstrattonmusic]

This rules!

[@scottallen9556]

Thank you Earthquakes for solving the over $1000 switcher issue. I'm looking right at you GigRig.

[@EarthQuakerDevices]

Well to be fair, this is a completely different product and the two are not really comparable. If you want something small, simple, and reliable. Swiss Things has your back! Thanks for the love!

[@scottallen9556]

EarthQuakerDevices Yes. Thank you for solving MY thousand dollar switcher issue. This will do everything I need for what I'm guessing is a far more affordable price.

[@EarthQuakerDevices]

Happy to help. You're gonna love it! Visit www.earthquakerdevices.com/dealers for a store in your area

[@mj_dj]

That second guitar is a fretless right? My eyes/ears aren't deceiving me?

[@mark-hollis]

Incredible tones and playing!

[@enkiea8322]

Dope.

[@joelkeane3160]

Man you are one hell of a player. It’s a pity you don’t live in Melbourne Australia....cause I’d be jam’n with ya?😂😢😜

[@noahorlowski3328]

He's like if Joe Pera could fuckin shred

[@NoCoverCharge]

looking to get this for a wet/dry set up

[@michaelkay611]

This is a demo among demos. Really amazing sounds and playing and a very clear explanation of how it works. In looking at the circuit diagram on the Earthquaker web page, it looks like both loops go to both outputs, rather than loop A going to output A and loop B going to output B. Is that right?

[@EarthQuakerDevices]

Correct. The loops are in series, and everything inside Swiss Things follows a linear path to both outputs.

[@michaelkay611]

Thank you for the reply!

[@LHMediaFPV]

Dudes a genius!

[@EarthQuakerDevices]

yep

[@matthewdean5807]

I dig your guitars and amps. Nice approach with the contrasting amps. Warm and enjoyable! Love EQD-! Have tons of pedals- doing some research into the swiss things - can you tell me if the loops are themselves stereo ? I noticed - You have your stereo effects running after the Swiss things and before the amps- For my stereo delays and reverbs I’m looking for a loop switcher that has stereo loops.

[@EarthQuakerDevices]

Sweet, thanks for your support! The Loops themselves are mono, however the technique Mason did here using both output A and B to send through a stereo chorus into 2 different amps is a cool workaround to incorporate stereo effects into your rig!

[@nolarocks]

It's maddening that the loop buttons are backwards on the pedal. I can't think of any good reason for them to be positioned that way. Other than that - this thing is amazing!!

[@fridgeonion]

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Tone dang this vid was wicked.

[@panosskentzos]

Frigg, the little amp sounds way better than the Benson (well, ok, the cab does, when mic'd), I'm ditching my handmade 12" oversized cab and making a smaller one

[@manulaudic]

What is that acoustic? and that fretless GTR? S good !

[@TBorge]

freakin' cool pedal - but man, Mason is a gem. Jebus!

[@EarthQuakerDevices]

He is one of the best in the biz!

[@SpaceDisco1]

I mean absolutely amazing guitar player. Super interesting sounds & gorgeous music. And I mean the stereo output is cool, but how is this any better than another effects switcher unit? What does it really do that takes it apart from lets say the Disaster Area DPC5 or the Boss effects switcher?

[@EarthQuakerDevices]

This isnt like those switchers at all. Does not support MIDI. Please check out the full specs at www.earthquakerdevices.com/swiss-things and thanks for your interest.

[@hongdekong]

Are those flatwounds on that acoustic?

[@robbiepelonero2193]

gosh darn that tone at 9:52 gave me a kidney stone

[@EarthQuakerDevices]

Is that a good thing?

[@masonstoops]

EarthQuakerDevices yeah

[@lmpspcprncss1147]

what kind of pickup is that on the baritone?

[@Kevinrhoe]

fuck this is good

[@yjmsrv]

Great tones and soundscapes- but how is the Swiss things different then just an ABC switch from Morley or someone for $30?

[@EarthQuakerDevices]

For more details, learn about every feature on the product page: www.earthquakerdevices.com/swiss-things. Buffers in several places, a clean boost, flexi-switching, fx loops, exp pedal control for volume are all features that a morley do not have.

[@NoCoverCharge]

so how does your stereo chorus hook up to the two amps if your inputs on each amp are already taken by the swiss thing?

[@EarthQuakerDevices]

true stereo pedals can be placed after Swiss things using both outputs

[@NoCoverCharge]

@@EarthQuakerDevices makes sense

[@smelrod]

What are those two small practice amps to the right?

[@smelrod]

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[@smelrod]

@EarthQuakerDevices

[@BuckPowers]

Lyon LA5 9 volt Battery Guitar Amplifier

[@T-Hawkeyes]

1:43. Knobs???

[@RobFlaxMusic]

Not quite... That's an A major add 9

[@mayito3334]

Mason bru

[@allcapsbeats]

6:08 - 🥴

[@davidgonzaleztolosa7263]

Nineties Hugh Grant is on the house.

[@barbarella7028]

'an American sound'... means nothing to me.

[@EarthQuakerDevices]

that "usually" refers to the voicing of a classic fender amplifier circuit.