The Digitech Bad Monkey Pedal

[@Zundfolge]

The lesson I learned from Josh's Bad Monkey video wasn't "OMG I need a Bad Monkey!" it was more "most overdrives are close enough to be good enough so it doesn't matter".

[@Gaslight.Guitar]

Absolutely. Same here.

[@ashleyjohansson230]

In reality you just need a digital multieffect like a zoom and it will be no different than klon or any other overpriced single pedal.

[@MiguelBaptista1981]

@@ashleyjohansson230 lol

[@eddiejr540]

@42:54…OMG…thank you Phil…I have had this conversation so many times and people think I’m crazy…ALL things being equal, how can guitars “feel” different…some feel stiff and tight while others are slinky and effortless and everywhere in between…thank you for “getting” it👍

[@DavidLee07]

I'm usually busy during the live show these days, but Saturday morning Phil is becoming the equivalent of Saturday morning cartoons as a kid. It means the weekend has started!

[@BlueBarrier782]

The copy already exists: the Wampler Triumph. It has both the Bad Monkey and SD-1 in it. And you get a 3 band EQ. It's more versatile than the bad Monkey.

[@gonzopewpew]

And for 99 bucks?! Solid shout 🤙🏽🤙🏽

[@BlueBarrier782]

@@gonzopewpew Wampler is the man. Every pedal I've gotten from them is top notch.

[@BlueBarrier782]

@@commodoor6549 The original point of the JHS video was to show how cheap pedals can sound just as good as highly coveted pedals. He was more poking fun at all the beliefs people have. He knew the prices would rise, but probably not to the extent they did. I dislike JHS for lying about his Klon and Devi Ever clones as well as being associated with a homophobic church, but I don't think he made the Bad Monkey video to just raise the prices.

[@jonathanratcliffe5714]

Its crazy, I bought my bad monkey for £20 brand new 10 years ago, no-one wanted them because they weren't "boutique" and weren't "true bypass" and they were "tone suckers". It's a decent overdrive with a very flexible eq that allows you to dial in a wide variety of tones. Josh's whole point wasn't that the Bad Monkey was exceptional, it was a comment about using what you have and exploring what it can do.

[@alangreenway6695]

Lefty guitars: I’ve found companies fall in and out of love with making Lefties. When I started playing Gibson had a wide range of lefties (including my V). Then for a while all they had was a couple of Pauls, SG’s, and 335’s. Then in 2019 they started offering a lefties in most of their range- Explorer (that I bought), Firebird, SG special. Now they seem to be thinning down the lefty range again. Even PRS have runs of Lefties- I got a Lefty Ltd custom 22 in 2012 (and just found it came with a signed PRS back plate when it fell out of the case last year), and now they’re offering a bunch of different SE’s to order for this year including a 277 baritone.

[@thrash8315]

I also greatly appreciate your not cursing during your videos. I play your channels, especially the live show. I play it during work while I am doing accounting work or filing. I can't do that with other channels.

[@cmptar]

Phil came prepped and ready for St. Patrick's Day.

[@vlada]

No beer... 😔 It's like celebrating feast day of San Giuseppe with no zeppole.😅

[@ernieflanaganstingraybassm1463]

your the best phillip and i try not to miss an episode and i was in a terrible accident and i cannot walk but, thank god i have a friend like you to listen to once or twice a week,Thank you my friend and fellow bassman/guitarist to keep me in the circle....

[@jamievermillion8574]

I love it when people are very passionate about what they do. Yes, sometimes ideas can come out that sound crazy or weird but that’s part of the creative process. Most ideas are throw aways but it takes going through those to get to the genius ones.

[@ronpopeil7]

I have the Yamaha Pacifica 611 with the Seymour Duncan HB in the bridge and P90 in the neck. Love it. Was my first “nice “ Guitar

[@devinftf]

@1:11:45 I’m a lefty who learned to play standard right-handed guitar. I think I’ve had things I’ve struggled with more than righties, but I’ve also had other things come easy that my righty friends struggled with. If people want a left-handed guitar, that’s fine, but Paul isn’t really wrong

[@RandallHayter]

I’m with you on this. I do most things left handed, but not everything. Learned to play guitar right handed because the people who taught me were. Could I be a better player today if I’d learned lefty? Hard to say. The learning opportunities would have been limited.

[@matthewgonzales3970]

As for 3D printing, I LOVE Thomas Blug's Home Plate picks. Changed my life. Problem is, they are hard to get. If I can get them stateside, they are EXPENSIVE. My bass player's son has a 3D printer. He took a couple of those picks and 3D printed me a bunch in a few different plastics and let me try them. I have to say, one of those plastics got me really close, and the picks proved pretty durable.

[@TheSavagederek]

Green is my favourite colour , and ive never owned a green guitar or bass 😢. I saw a matt green and purple Spector bass in a local shop past year , but had no funds to buy . It was stunning .

[@KatyEdwardsMusic]

Saw Giants and A’s both wearing green caps where bagpipes played a Scottish song for St. Patrick’s day. ;) Weather is beautiful here. No wonder Phil loves Phoenix in the spring. 1:30:10

[@bryanfinkell5184]

I'd be very interested in hearing you speak on NOVO guitars. Their marketing approach and guitars are very dynamic and unique. Love your channel! We appreciate your time and efforts ! 🎸

[@chrisquinn9104]

22:00 I think the Seymour Duncan Phat Cats sound a lot more clear than the P-94, at least to me. I used PCs for a long time. Some P-90 can be muffled sounding, I though the P-94s were a bit like that

[@discotex2236]

I tried one of those Bad Monkeys at Vintage Music there in Albuquerque years ago, it was very musical.

[@robinfawcett7973]

It's like a meditation listening to you Phil. Wonderful guitar selection tonight...one on left is my fave.

[@sorenahlback]

VegaTrem is amazing! I have them on two PRS Guitars and would love a video about them from your channel. I think they have made them for the Strats so getting intonation correct can be a bit tricky since it has shorter scale length. I works but is on the edge. I think they should do the saddles a bit longer to get more adjustment ration.

[@JoshuaC923]

I believe he already did that on a strat

[@richardmorris363]

Ditto for not cussing. Thanks Phil.

[@clanofhousecats8079]

I'm taking on a job I've never done before too!! 🤣🤣 routing a bridge hole the opposite way to convert a right handed Yamaha acoustic to a lefty, along with new nut and saddle.

[@andredr_eas7433]

Thank you for all your great and interesting work. "new gear" sounds a little like the German word "neugier"... ... that means "curiosity" and also fits 100% to all your good videos

[@JunkfoodZombieGuns]

I have an N4 and agree it would be hard to let it go. It's such a fantastic guitar. It sounds weird to say this, but it has a certain feel, swagger, attitude, stank... I don't know, but it's magic.

[@michaeleaster1815]

46:43 It is obligatory in VH circles to point out that Michael Anthony's backup vocals were absolutely crucial to their sound! Yes, he was happy to be there, and a good (great?) bass player, but a huge part of VH.

[@Spacial_]

And still got shit from eddie for “not being a good singer”.

[@brentperez4700]

I have to enjoy the Van Halen music for what it was and I can’t get into the personalities in the band without getting disappointed.

[@raym5767]

I almost got a Kubicki , but ran out of money when it was on layaway. I had Stu Hamms rig at the time. A Carvin head, and a 4X10 XL cab. This was back around the late 80's early 90's.

[@bstoner1300]

I’m trying out the Railhammer Nuevo 90 soon which is a noiseless p90 in a HB size. Also, Planet Tone has overwound strat pickups that really get close to the P90 sound. Makes the bridge on a strat much better

[@daveyboy8907]

Love the green sg and strat..Nice colors that I haven't seen.

[@DavidHBurkart]

Watched the replay & enjoyed the hangout and dialogue, sorry to have missed the livestream. Happy St. Patty's everyone!!

[@swaffy101]

I like the fact that you don’t curse. It seems classier to me. I curse, but never curse in front of my kids or dad. I just think it’s more professional. Semper Fi.

[@TheDenfender]

Overdrives I’ve owned and used for a while.. Boss OD-1 , Ibanez TS-10 , Sparkledrive , .. more recently , Wampler Paisleydrive , Mojohand Rook , Bogner Wessex , What do I use now ? Nobels ODR-1 and Fulltone OCD V-2… of course it matters what amp you’re using with it… trust your own ears …

[@2000SkyView]

Bad Monkey was one the best videos I have seen in a while!!! People are missing the point. 🪝

[@stimpsonjcat26]

About pedal and gear pricing I also don't get why people try to sell used gear for around 10% off of new pricing? Do people actually buy used at that high of price? I don't care if it is in mint like new condition. I will pay the extra 10% and get it new with a warranty.

[@metallsnubben]

Either clueless people or it's in a store and they're really jacking it back up to turn a profit after buying it for a pittance themselves

[@davidsummerville351]

The 🙊 Monkey 🙊 will be the biggest pedal debate of the year! I love it. I saw the video a couple of days ago. Just what the pedal world needed. So much fun unless you spent 6k and have second thoughts!

[@gavinwild2647]

I thought the whole Bad Monkey thing was hilarious. I bought one some years ago because it kept getting recommended to me. Took it home, and was surprised by how much I didn't like it. I think I ended up giving it away 🤣

[@sentforth5]

Octave Doctors is a Steve Hillage song! 1977 Motivation Radio. GREAT ALBUM

[@rosieotis]

Saw Bea’s new track drop this week. He was playing his Paul’s Guitar. Wondering if he’s got something cooking in Maryland. I know he still loves his original Chapman “T” …..perhaps a Fro sig based off the Myles Tele? 🤔

[@davidrees1840]

Hi Phil, how about a Tech Tips where you show diy pickup mods, eg: what can you do with single-conductor pickups? Flip the magnet, change it, any push-pull mods, etc.

[@Philcagamu]

Nobody’s talking about how great the Bad Monkey sounds when plugged straight to mixer or recording device using the mixer output jack.

[@brentperez4700]

Luv that surf green tele.

[@sorenahlback]

25” scale length is maximum what I like. That’s the main reason I don’t have a Tele.

[@guloguloguy]

....IMHO: I WISH KIESEL WOULD COME UP WITH SOME BETTER LOOKING "BODY" PROFILES!!!... THEY COUL, AND SHOULD BE LIKE HIGH-END RACE CARS... ALSO: THEY (KIESEL), NEEDS TO DEVELOP SOME GREAT "BARITONE" GUITARS!!!.... THANKS, PHIL!!! I LOVE YOUR REVIEWS!!!!

[@Subservient3d]

The live chat is too much for me. I prefer to watch afterwards and read the comments at a leisurely pace.

[@MusicTherapyLaz]

Hey hey Phil... I worked all day... left at 7am and got home at 7:30pm... but I did play my green guitar at least for a little while! 😎🎸🤘🐦🥒

[@MarcAndreLevesque]

Well, Tom Cram is back at Digitech and it was already announced that old Digitech pedals are coming back to life, if the Bad Monkey is not resuscitated it will be quite odd considering it's considered by far one of their best pedal with the Hardwire series.

[@regancraig2418]

Is it really that hard to change a right handed sg to a left handed set up?

[@michaelfessenden8601]

Im going to play my green Schecter CR6 pawn shop find

[@1dareu2mov3]

I think it should be called the “Furious George”! (I will admit that I didn’t come up with that name-I think I saw someone mention it in a comment under the original JHS video.)

[@MrSheymie]

Happy Belated St. Patrick's day to you from the southwest coast of Ireland! I remember you saying that your family origins are from Ireland. Do you know what part of Ireland do your Irish descendants come from? Have a great weekend.

[@zilla.]

What I noticed about the bad monkey video was that they never really changed the settings on the bad monkey, so I took from it the bad mo ey has one good sound and all these other pedals can do it too 😂

[@jondonnelly]

Loved the Michael Anthony story. 🤣

[@allendean9807]

I have a Les Paul tribute in left handed configuration. It’s been driving me crazy, because the knobs are backward to the rest of my left handed guitars. This is the first Les Paul I’ve ever owned, so i don’t know if it’s a feature of left handed gibsons or not, but on this one, i have to turn the knobs the opposite direction as my Schecter, my mod shop strat, and my Wolfgang. Are there a lefty and righty potentiometer? If so, where do you recommend i go to get a ‘left handed’ set of volume/volume, tone/tone for Gibson Les Paul?

[@GraeboProductions]

I watched your prestige vs premium video. Went to swèetwater to check em out. Price was way up. 50%

[@richgh4905]

I would say depends on what kind of music I'm playing rock 24 3\4 metal 25 1/2 it depends

[@rztricky]

Let’s give props to Cherone for being one of Eddie’s choices though. To get on the payroll in the late 90’s is the same as in 84 when it’s the maestro. Unfortunately Cherone didn’t get the same great songs and long run to prove himself. He would have.

[@solomonsanchez1897]

Voodoo Labs has a great modded tube screamer, as well. Not as cheap as the Wampler Triumph, but it's still pretty amazing. I don't understand the hive mentality regarding effects pedals. I guess some people simply want what's not easily obtained, regardless of what's actually better, or more affordable. It's kind of sad, because that's reflective of society as a whole.

[@Excellerator420]

John Browne had a good point about tone wood when discussing his new signature model. The wood might not change the tone. But it does change the way it feels when it vibrates against your body. Which is all part of a guitar "feeling perfect" to the owner.

[@1RobHunter1]

It shows you don't need a $3000 pedal. Make the most of what you have and experiment with other effects / pedals / boards to see what you like. What did Hendrix have and he is and eternal LEGEND for what he did. SRV is another example. EVH first album? They didn't have Helix or Pod, etc.

[@hardac7943]

My problem is the second hand market on other gear went nuts . The resellers started buying up everything at ridiculous prices. One guy in particular bought a uesd guitar for seventy dollars over new plus tax. And if this transfers over to new gear prepare for price increases. An this effectively priced me an others out of used gear at reasonable prices.

[@misteress3840]

Grover Jackson makes pickups with the names of hot peppers? What good naming theme for guitars or pickups? Curious what you’d come up with

[@honkytonkinson9787]

I have mixed feelings about the Cory factory On one hand, I’m pretty sure that my three Ibanez guitars were made there, and even after several years I’m impressed with how well they play, and they’re all entry level models On the other hand, when combined with big name instrument stores, they make it hard for small shops to compete and be profitable in the USA. Since you mentioned it, when is the guy at the shop down the street going to be done building my amp?😂

[@stephenbedford1395]

Watch now as all the digital modelling companies (Line 6, Boss, Kemper, Headrush, Neural DSP etc) scramble to make models of the Bad Monkey pedal available on thier next update for their modellers.

[@dennisrohm6372]

Below claimed Parkers had great tuning stability

[@John-cw4no]

I don't have a green guitar and now must buy one...I got what I came here for

[@captaincrunch7661]

I watched this earlier. Their was 4 green guitars. Now its Two green guitars, two blue guitars, two grey guitars and a mint blue and white guitar. The green SG looks grey, almost black. When I watched earlier the SG was a dark green. I wonder what color all these guys guitars actually are.

[@stevelandress]

I use my Pitch Fork for a whammy pedal. Much smaller footprint than the DigiTech

[@rhugh02]

Had to work late Friday, so unable to watch the live show as I usually do. Now watching it the next day on Saturday it feels like every 45 seconds there’s another commercial beyond annoying for sure. Love the show however.

[@jeffwagner2707]

Are Silverstone guitars any good I bought one at pawn shop $60.00 has it plays great just needs Duncan's in it

[@BrandonBames]

You lose noise cancelling in a typical PJ setup with both pickups engaged; the J is not noise canceling but the P is so you only get noise cancelling in the full P position and together thar be noize

[@tomneil6830]

Is $1,000 the right price for a Kiesel Aries 26.5? It’s green!

[@williamnichols6253]

I really appreciate you not cussing in the Livestream

[@vansongs]

Art, Eart, Heart

[@TheSavagederek]

Hear , ear , Eart . Works that way too 😉

[@matthewgonzales3970]

I'm on the fence. I do believe tonewood makes a difference, BUT I also believe that there IS such a thing as MOJO in a guitar. And, in a lot of cases, ANY guitar that ages for 20 yrs is going to sound more than decent. Case in point, I have a 1997/8 Epiphone SG Jr. that my bassist bought. It was a cheap model: bolt-on neck, ugly "TV Yellow," finish. But when I picked it up at a local shop, it SANG without even being plugged in. It played great. I ended up putting the same pickup in it as my beloved Gibson SG Jr. Reissue: Mojo Tone Hot Quiet Coil P-90. Does it sound and play as good as my Gibson? No. But, damn, it plays and sounds good enough to have a lot of fun with it!!

[@sea-ferring]

❤ Doug Wimbish!

[@thewinenut9800]

Hi Phil, is your store up and running?

[@matthewgonzales3970]

I got to spend about an hour with Paul Reed Smith. It was eye-opening. He is not only passionate about guitar, but about the SCIENCE and PHYSICS behind it. In some ways, he is like Bob Taylor in that he is always trying to "build a better mousetrap." The way he explained tonewood to me was this: you have the string vibration wave that travels from the nut/fret to the bridge. BUT, he said what people forget to factor in is that there is a TRANSVERSE WAVE that goes from the bridge to the wood and then travels BACK UP to the bridge, which the pickups also detect. Different woods affect that transverse wave, which, therefore, does have some effect on tone. The only thing I can say is this: I can pick up four different Epiphone electrics made from mahogany. Some, I can hear acoustically much louder than the others. On the others, all the acoustic sound is coming from the bridge, there is very little acoustic resonance from the body. So...... When I PLUG IN those guitars, the ones that were more resonant and loud acoustically sounded HEAD & SHOULDERS above the others. I find this a consistent experiment. I've had beautiful guitars that were acoustically dead, and I could never get them to sound good plugged in, no matter what pickups I put into them. I've also owned used guitars that were cheaper models, but were 20+ yrs old. Those always seem to sound better than decent, probably due to the age. This tells me that the wood is a factor. So, at least to me, Paul's logic pans out.

[@honkytonkinson9787]

I think that most people on the tone wood side of the argument are referring to certain types of tree, or to figured wood. I don’t hear much talk about the difference between quality lumber and bad lumber, and how it’s cut, with respect to electric guitar building; a little with acoustic guitar building I tend to believe that it doesn’t matter so much what type of wood a guitar is built out of as much as it matters what part of the tree the wood came from, and how the lumber was processed before it started becoming a guitar I also would like someone to test the reductive effect of the body of the guitar on the vibration of the string. Like you mentioned in your comment, I think that some guitar bodies probably suck tone, or vibration, out of the string, or might more subtly remove the better harmonic overtones from the sound. Add mediocre pickups and you have a bland experience. Good pickups can make a bad body sound better, but better to start with a good guitar body. Paul has probably identified qualities of wood that don’t interfere with vibration of a guitar string, or might even subtract unpleasant harmonic overtones PRS is sourcing the best of the best stuff, so he could probably make a guitar out of pine and basswood that would be killer!

[@ldfox11]

Tone wood makes little difference. Some people say pickups make little difference also. Just make some adjustment on the amp and pedal, problem solved. I think the feel of the guitar as you play it matters most.

[@bimscutney1242]

If you try and sell a Bad Monkey for $400 you need slapped. If you buy one for $400 you need slapped.

[@sometimesdimneverthin]

Two companies in need of rebranding are Urt and Nucks.

[@chrisggoodwin777]

Eart pronunciation compromise: say the E and A fast, so it'll sound like "Yart" 😂 also, I don't have a green guitar or bass. Guess I gotta go shopping... Lol

[@fomrock]

When it all comes down to it, A $19 guitar pedal VS a $500 guitar pedal. A $200 guitar VS a $3,000 Guitar. The people that listen to the music don't know, and the biggest shocker is that they don't care. Save your money.

[@Thirsty_Deer_Studio]

Hey Phil I have a KZbin channel I make content and songs every week. I'm a multi-instrumentalist a play every instrument on my tracks including real drums. For my bass sounds I've been using a Bigsby Pedal latched, and it's just ok. Will a squire p-bass sound good for my songs or do I need a Fender??

[@platypuspracticus2]

I'm kinda surprised that the pedal wasn't already inflated from Phil playing it with Fretted Americana.

[@maxfaith1940]

I look at the bad monkey the same way that Marshall is re issued their pedals from the 90s. I have a original bluesbreaker,and a Anolog man king of tone. They really are not that impressive. I like the boss ds-1 or a original Timmy. Same can be said for the klon. I like the Ceritone over my klon ktr. It all depends on the user and application.

[@what1864]

if people only new how good digitech multi effects pedals are , they have everything the bad monkey has and much much more , but they were killed years ago like solid state amps ..

[@jordanpratt3821]

He's making the Klon sound like the bad monkey,but could you make the bad monkey sound like the klon??

[@kimseniorb]

ibanez rt doesn’t sound anything like at100, simply because of a drastically different bridge pickup placement (les paul type on the at) so its very far from being “the same guitar”

[@mmendola]

Funny! It's only a Tubescreamer!

[@wonderwomanguy]

Pffft! Those Ibanez RTs have NOT dropped in price, sir!

[@ashleyjohansson230]

People thinking pedals matter are no different than tone paint. They only see a difference if they are looking for it. A multieffect digital pedal like from zoom or line 6 will sound no different than any "real" pedals.

[@neilpatrickhairless]

I personally prefer a P/J config

[@tomneil6830]

I just realized that I don’t have a green guitar. Hmmmmmm

[@snicker576]

You need one

[@tomneil6830]

@@snicker576 I’ve got yellow and red and blue and a variety of bursts. And a couple of naturals. You’re right. I’ll have to find a green one.

[@snicker576]

@@tomneil6830 Thats cool! None of those sound like green ones though

[@demodeiowa]

Had I not sell my Bad Monkey pedal last year. I would make a video today smashing it to pieces with a sledge hammer just to piss people off

[@har234908234]

I only have green guitars... ... I have a problem.

[@BBfanfun]

Dod/Digitech will re-issue the BadMonkey, maybe enough sales to make them viable again.

[@27Hawke]

Sorry Phil but I don't buy ugly green guitars, so I don't have any ! Lol

[@robertandre778]

🍀🍀🍺🍺

[@brettbunke9096]

It’s not Josh’s fault it’s all the dbag who just flip stuff to take advantage am make money an don’t care that Josh is telling you it’s all in how you set the pedal up an that’s the magic

[@islanderwinder]

It just proves People are just too lazy to twist knobs any more . rather spend money .

[@vintagetubeamplifiers]

Toby Flenderson sold everyone a lie, LOL.