The differences between OVERDRIVE, DISTORTION & BOOST pedals and how to use them.

I'll explain and show different ways to use (and not to use) the aforementioned pedals and where you should put them in your signal chain in different situations.
The original footage of the EV intro clip was shot by Dennis Henson and KJ Melgoza. Thanks guys!
The song on the clip is 'Feed The Fire' from my solo album 'Easy Does It': spoti.fi/2S3owRZ
Timecodes:
- Intro: 0:00
- Introduction, general info etc: 0:35
- The pedals into an amplifiers clean channel: 7:24
- The pedals into an amplifiers overdrive channel: 19:05
- Boost pedal in an amplifiers effect loop: 26:18
- The pedals into an amplifiers effect loop return: 28:14
- The pedals in an amplifiers effect loop: 33:54
- Recap: 36:00
The gear used:
- TOKAI TST-50-FS: bit.ly/3bo9bUw
- JHS Bonzai Overdrive: www.jhspedals.info/bonsai
- FRIEDMAN BE-OD Overdrive/Distortion: bit.ly/3cupj71
- WAMPLER db+ BOOST: bit.ly/2VktAnR
- ISP Decimator Noise Reduction: bit.ly/33JLxyC
- FRYETTE SIG:X amp: www.fryette.com/content/SigX_S...
- SUHR Reactive Load IR: bit.ly/3cxhEpj
- Avid Eleven Rack (as an audio interface)
- Logic Pro X
Musamaailma: www.musamaailma.fi/
You can follow me also on:
/ eugeofficial
/ euge230v
/ euge230v
cyhra.com/
Check out our new album 'No Halos In Hell': media.nuclearblast.de/shoplan...
#EugeValovirta #OverdriveDistortionBoost #differences

[@crunch_amp9282]

This channel should have about 5 million subscribers.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

I wouldn’t mind 😎.

[@gleenlevasseur6533]

this was one of the best educational videos on overdrive, distortion and boost I've seen thank you

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Really glad to hear that! Thanks!

[@Rhuggins]

You are one elegant dude. Very articulate, calm, and knowledgeable. I guess what I'm trying to say is, youre a cool dude, thanks for making this

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Oh thanks man! 🙏☺️

[@toonz9971]

Thank you for doing these types of videos. I've been using your tips when I set my amp sound and my tones are already 100x better! My playing, not so much, but the sounds are improving.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Great to hear! Thanks!

[@linusheeda]

It's the best tutorial, how to use these pedals efficiently. Thanks for that Euge 👍👍👍

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Oh thanks Linus! 🙏☺️

[@larslevinberget9558]

Just like that I've been giving lectures for my students in the past, just things they couldn't learn from books. The Fryette sounds raw, much like my Peavey VTM amps, Rock on bro!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Cool! Likewise man! 🤟🎼🎸

[@toxictime9604]

Great! Not new to me, but a really entertaining and well structured overall wrapup. Your channel is highly addictive to me 🤘

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Glad to hear! Thanks!

[@leonardo.rafael]

Your videos are excellent. I have always read and heard about how important are the power tubes in the final sound (there are even like mythological specific tubes models and brands) so I expected that they would really gain saturation with that boost/overdrive/distortion pedals and sound wonderful. Now I am prone to conclude power tubes are really not so important and maybe differences between them is due to differences in their specific own circuits.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks! 👌

[@BS-gj5ot]

Great demo and explanation.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks!

[@benny2899]

amazing advice and videos as always🤘

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks!

[@ian1eh944]

That was great! I love your channel! This is very useful information, and you present it with great examples....Cheers!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks man! Really glad to hear!

[@MichaelMoore-od4jz]

love your videos you explain everything so good thanks so much Michael

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks man!

[@lukzriffs1564]

So much entertaining vids! Thank you Euge 🙂

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks man!

[@lucasperez9229]

Thanks Euge this video was so helpful.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Glad to hear man! Thanks!

[@rudolfo211]

Nice! I always wondered what the difference is when I use my amplifi 75 software. Thanks for putting so much time into these videos, I can tell you are very passionate about everything related to guitars. :)

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Cool! Thanks! Yes I am :-)

[@monstruonegro05]

The best Rock Teacher! 💪🏽

[@EugeValovirta230V]

😎🙏🤟

[@satchrules101]

in my opinion you explain it way easier ,than Pete thorn.. So much better for Me ! Great job bro.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Glad to hear that! Thanks!

[@incognitoguitars9999]

Terrific video

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks!

[@mcewanschampion]

Thank you dude🤘🏼

[@EugeValovirta230V]

🙏🤟

[@Jr0dlondon]

Thank you for this video. 🙌🙌🙌

[@EugeValovirta230V]

You’re welcome! Thanks!

[@ConradMH]

Great my friend!!!!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks!

[@jfo3000]

I used to put EQ in the loop of a 5150. It hit the power amp hard and made it tighter. Also boosted 1kHz and above to get some Dimebag sizzle. Sounded amazing.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Cool!

[@maidenian5074]

Hi Euge! This is a really informative and educational video with simplicity and to the point. Boosting a Boss DS1 with the SD1 would it work;

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Glad to hear! Thanks! I've never had a DS-1 and never tried that but if you do please let me know ;-)

[@The_Absurdistt]

Wonderfully informative vid. Thank you. I have a request; some amps have a parallel fx loop, such as the Randall Satan. Could you demo how to use it? Cheers.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks! I’ll add it on my to do list👍

[@davidmacleod9313]

Just bought a Boss OD 1 and tried it out. Holy shit! How come I never tried this out before?!!!! So good! Thanks, Euge! (Eugene?)

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Cool! You happened to find an OD-1? Or did you mean SD-1? 😎 Nope. My real name is a Finnish name but I’ve been called Euge since kindergarten or something 😊.

[@davidmacleod9313]

@@EugeValovirta230V Sure! Make me get off the can and go upstairs to check. Lol Sorry ‘bout that. My mistake! It is SD-1. I’m still impressed! I can back off on the guitar volume a little now. Big difference. I’m going to hunt for the elusive OD-1. There used to be a vintage pedal store on Queen St here in Toronto. Hopefully, it will still be there. Also, I could contact guys that used to play way back and see if they have any stuff left over. Lol (Maybe not, on second thought)

[@davidmacleod9313]

@@EugeValovirta230V Hmm…now I have to ask you what the difference is between the OD-1 and SD-1. Be honest…I can take it. Lol I paid about $80 cad.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

OD-1 basically just cuts the lows a bit more than SD. My favourite od off all time is SD-1 👌.

[@davidmacleod9313]

@@EugeValovirta230V I’m really digging it! Lol

[@Fattybrownmusic]

Fuckin love this dudes voice!!!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Glad to hear 😎🤟!

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

OD clean in front amp really tightens the low end of most flubby high gain amps.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Indeed 👌.

[@crunch_amp9282]

When you go directly into the send with out a master volume.your amp will be at full volume and then your pedal volume becomes your master volume This gets your power tubes and at maximum power and you can get some amazing overdriven tones basically the same as turning a master volume all the way up on a Marshall and then using your channel volume to adjust. Take your Marshall tube amp of any sort use a MXR 12 band EQ go directly into the return of your Marshall then dial back the volume and gain so you don't blow a transistor and you can go into some amazing clean crunch tones that you've never heard before. The MXR 12 band is a 18 volt EQ. It adds massive amounts of boost and overdrive and it has a distortion channel in it many people do not know this. The MXR 12 is analog. 👍💯💯💯🔥🎸 Like when you say 2203 800 punch it in the chest it's just like that .

[@EugeValovirta230V]

💪

[@c0nfused138]

youre like the brother channel for johan segeborn what is awesome the accent and the tone geekness is there. can you do a guitar tour?

[@EugeValovirta230V]

:-D Cool idea! I'll do that in the near future \m/

[@chrisglau740]

hi euge, thanks for that video. it clears up everything a little bit more for me. But could you please explain how an amplifier works too please !? Why has it a preamp and a poweramp and do they work together ?

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Glad to hear! Great suggestion indeed 👌. A short & very simplified answer is: preamp is where the sound happens / is created (preamp tubes, EQ: bass, mids, treble) and power amp amplifies (power tubes, presence & resonance controls) it by adding it’s own flavour 😎. I actually explain it on this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWapp6WEeNtgY5I

[@birinhos]

Iam following

[@ronnierazor4302]

19:20 "My kinda woman" or "Mad at the world" which one do you prefer? I like both and such a cool riff, isn't it!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

My Kinda Woman :-) Yes indeed!

[@zandig666]

Hi euge this is great, as not enough discussion on one of the most used but misunderstood group of pedals !!!! 🤟🤟🤪🤪 Euge where can I buy a physical cd of your solo stuff ??

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks! They’re only available digitally ’cos manufacturing CDs don’t make much sense financially these days unnless you’re expecting those to sell tens of thousands which isn’t the case with my solo stuff 😎. They’ve streamed some millions which is pretty good (financially also) ’cos the streams aren’t going to go down 😎.

[@crunch_amp9282]

Tell you a really cool paddle to get MXR full boar metal pedal. Plug it into a Marshall with a really good clean section like TSL or any other tube amp that has a good clean channel and you can get really good mid scoop distortion and has a mid scoop button on it or regular metal plus a full equalizer and a noise gate a master volume and tone 👍

[@EugeValovirta230V]

🤟

[@rangle187]

Cool video Euge! I use an EQ pedal as a mid boost and want to try a Friedman pedal in the signal chain after the EQ pedal. Any issues there if I am running it in the clean channel of my amp?

[@EugeValovirta230V]

I guess just try and if it sounds good its good 👌.

[@jorgiewtf]

So, technically you would need 2 pre-amp pedals before the power-amp (in the EFX loop return) and use one of them for your cleans and one as your OD?

[@luisgoregonzalez7394]

Cool! But the bonsái jhs is Best for play metal? Or the boss sd1 is better? What boost you prefer ? Thanks

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks! I use both but mostly SD-1 but on some amps (some ENGL amps for example) Bonsai (TS808 or TS-9) works a bit better 👌.

[@BradRocker]

Hi Euge, What is that fantastic pickup in the bridge of your strat on this one?

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Oh I don’t know / remember; whatever that came with the guitar 😎. Seymour Duncan something 👌.

[@waynegram8907]

How do you like the Wampler Gearbox? its an Andy Wood signature pedal to work with telecasters to sound really good.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Haven’t tried one.

[@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur]

There are aux effects and direct injection effects. Reverbs and modulation effects are line level auxilary effects. Noisegate and drive effects are insert effects. They are in the case of a guitar amp usually put in front of the amplifier.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

You could use them either way to get different sounds: put a delay in front of the amp to get The Edge - like percussive delay and in the loop it’ll be totally different but you can get it them sound really close either way by dialling the effects level knob. Same with fla, pha & cho. Basically the only effect that sounds like crap in the loop is od. But that can sound good too if it’s the sound you’re looking for 😎. There’s no wrong or right way, just different ways and sometimes the oddest way could be just the right way for a particular sound (in the mix) 👌😊. If you’re using lots of gain and want a really tight gated sound a very common way is to put one gate in front (pre) and one in the loop (post). Or if you just want to get rid of the hiss of the (od) pedals you put a gate after then (pre) but before rev & dly so it won’t cut out the dly/rev tails. Etc. Etc. 😎

[@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur]

@@EugeValovirta230V yes. I know. I did the SAE. Trying to help you out with the origin of insert effects and aux effects.

[@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur]

The aux effects originally accept and like to see -10dbv. Insert effects and pedals generally are able to take d.i (from intrument to -10dbv up to +4dbu) and instrument level signal.

[@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur]

So from an electrical point of view you cannot mix and match everything. Currently there are chips that sense input sensitivity. But that’s certainly not the case with everything. So essentially you are telling fairy tales in some instances, I hope to help you to avoid this mis information.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Fairytales or not in practise these work just fine. I’ve been a professional recording & touring musician for over 20 years and done tens of albums, hundreds of recordings and +2000 shows so I dare to say that my 5 cents counts a bit 😎👌.

[@alexbotic]

What do you think about Bogner Ecstasy Red distortion pedal? I saw you had it before on your pedalbord. Thanks!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

It’s good! But I had some ”issues” with it’s high frequencies and when I found the Friedman BE-OD I haven’t looked back 😎👌

[@alexbotic]

@@EugeValovirta230V Thank you! Now I know what I need,if Bogner fail me too. 😅😁 Thanks again and sorry for bother. 🤘😎

[@EugeValovirta230V]

👌😎

[@a-nus]

How'd you manage to set all your stuff up in downtown New York? Mustve cost a fortune lol Good stuff man

[@EugeValovirta230V]

😁. Thanks!

[@bc454irocz89]

Euge do you ever use a EQ pedal to boost like kerry king?

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Sometimes like on these ones: - kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmOap2yPeZyaqKc - kzbin.info/www/bejne/rp6rXq2abpuFncU But most often BOSS SD-1 or TS-808.

[@lgg468]

What is the bridge pickup?

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Duncan ’59

[@one1sol]

Euge "Count GHUGula"!

[@TChou-zn4yd]

🤘🤘👍👍🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@EugeValovirta230V]

🤟🤟🙏

[@PJyrstinkangas]

Sä et siis käytä langatonta keikoilla? Pitäis kai tietää, ko oon ne aiemmat kamalistausvideot kattonu :D

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Käytän mä. Ei se pedaalien järjestykseen yms. vaikuta käyttääkö vai ei😊. Tai mihinkään muuhunkaan, kun piuhan sijaan signaali keihäästä kulkee vaan ”ilmassa” langattoman vastaanottimeen ja siitä piuhalla spedulautaan ihan normisti 😊👍 . Tässä linkki livekattaukseen: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5uue4dmi8eJm6M

[@PJyrstinkangas]

@@EugeValovirta230V Ookei, aattelin siitä pitkästä piuhasta vaan.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

@@PJyrstinkangas Sitä on yli 40 metriä langattomasta spedulautaan ja takaisin monitoritiskiin :-)