The Many Moods of the Kernom RIDGE Overdrive

[@billbfoot]

Best demo I’ve seen of the Kernom Ridge so far. I’m sold!

[@AndyDemos]

Thanks so much, I tried to cover higher gain too since there’s a lot of smooth stuff out there 😎✌️

[@willbohland3698]

I'm no doubt singing along with that intro. Took me completely off guard. I hadn't heard that song in way too long.

[@giuliocarmassi]

Huge fan of this pedal. So versatile, but not cold and sterile. And not generic. Just versatile.

[@AndyDemos]

Yeah and there’s no reason for it to be sterile because it’s still an analog circuit! Thanks for watching!

[@giuliocarmassi]

@@AndyDemos exactly! They really nailed it. Reminds me a bit of how the Thermae delay is analog but also ventures into esoteric stuff with the digital control.

[@Texasbluesalley]

Great to see you back at it and healthy Andy. The pedal sounds amazing.

[@Parariddle]

This pedals amazing and I am loving it. Covers 90% of the sounds I am after and it is involved in the other 10% by stacking with others!

[@hubspin]

Great demo! Good to see some forward looking takes on overdrive sounds beyond updating old designs. And the these sounds are delicious!

[@SCtrojan2k]

Great demo! Pedal sounds awesome and so versatile. Been watching Andy’s demos since early Proguitarshop demos. 👍👍

[@dmac4793]

Been playin pedals 25 yrs...this Kernom is an absolute Gem....worth every dollar of the 300 price, the tones are very plentiful, the expression jack is so cool, it a new favorite.

[@CorbCorbin]

It and the Poly Flat V seem to be the best for the money, for sculpting one’s own gain sound, for that price.

[@Ryan-rn3cf]

I guess you haven’t played the Palisades. $300 is way too much.

[@dmac4793]

@@Ryan-rn3cf Ryan I have luv it and the Forza also by SEYDUN..300 too me is fair for someones creation that i feel is a Great One.. Kernom made a Great One....300 is my personal cut off however, tone is simply what one likes, too me tone comes from the player mostly, hands attatck.

[@emulgatorx]

@@Ryan-rn3cf Maybe in the US you can get the Palisades more cheaply, but here in Europe it's the equivalent of $350. It's stepped and not smoothly blending the different voicings and it does not offer MIDI support. You might not care for that, but it doesn't come for free.

[@acemodean]

Happy to see you are still rocking the G&L

[@AndyDemos]

Thanks, it’s here to stay👍🏻

[@Tone2town]

Love my G&L legacy🤌👍🏻🔥

[@DolemiteSammich]

G&L makes good stuff

[@DolemiteSammich]

This pedal sounds fantastic. Thanks for the review Andy

[@jdoppler]

Amazing demo Andy, congrats!

[@joetoe9207]

Ordered. I think it’s genius. Offering different diodes does next to nothing. That mood aggressiveness is what matters. The aggressiveness of the transistors. I don’t know anything (but ı think I understand this. (The other variables you mentioned). Great demo! As usual.

[@AndyDemos]

How you enjoy it! Thanks for watching.

[@ThelBosch]

The Bends! Sweeeeet

[@digiwaves]

Super versatile !

[@808sos7]

It’s good to hear some good old Radiohead at the beginning.

[@winstonsmith8236]

watch Andy's gonna make me want pedal I had no interest in, in.......5....4.....3....2......yeah, I want one now.

[@goldenboy8167]

This pedal is pretty great. Seems like with it and one guitar, be it single coil, p90 or humbucker, you could cover a lot of ground, right?

[@cbrohawn96]

In the past my way huge swollen pickle had me thinking about how cool it would be to have expression control over some of its parameters - like the clip knob which functions in the same way as the mood knob here. the fact that all the knobs on this pedal can be controlled via CV and MIDI really opens up some interesting ideas for processing. LFOs and envelopes controlling your distortion sound ya kno. woohoo

[@philjensen1807]

Really cool !

[@chrissavage1534]

Would love to hear it with the Hagstrom

[@masterofreality230]

Pretty cool salt block! I am jk, pedals seems awesome.

[@aphaiknaime5920]

Definitely plan on getting one in the future, I think one thing that is a missed opportunity by Kernom is not having the option to have the expression pedal control the full sweep of the mood rather than a blend between presets they gave us (which is nice but still).

[@AndyDemos]

No missed opportunity, you can do this! I meant to say 'morph' instead of 'blend'. Any parameter can be assigned to the exp pedal including the Mood. If you have the non-preset at min and the preset at max, you can travel the full sweep. I mention this in the last EXP example and choose not to assign the Mood to EXP because the result is non-linear and you'll notice jumps and changes of dynamics which didn't suit the example. Thanks for the comment!

[@aphaiknaime5920]

@@AndyDemos thank you that’s awesome to know!

[@JF-em6hr]

Because this takes up 3 spaces (arguably) and cost around $300...I wonder if you can match the capabilities with 3 other distortion pedals. (Maybe Boss pedals). It' be cool to see someone try.

[@rasm0225]

The MXR mini pedals might be good to test this. Duke of tone, sugar drive, 108 fuzz

[@markferguson3745]

Check out the Matthews Broker.Single size/ 2 switch that does the sounds without the interfaces.

[@pj_day]

Good brother, Andrew-what pickups are in that tele you played in the intro?

[@AndyDemos]

We believe they are old Bill Lawrence pickups, there are very high output!

[@averagereviews3389]

Started off thinking you were going to open with "Die To Live"

[@waitin4winter]

This begs the debate, would you rather someone gives you all the ingredients to make a meal (may come out good or bad), or would you rather the chef makes you his best meal?

[@janvanzuilekom]

Be sure you get the latest version with the upgrades otherwise the midi presets are hard to tweak , especially in a live situation, I’m surprised that all these influencers not mention a single word about the issue

[@AndyDemos]

I was not aware of it, thanks.

[@DavidVOLTA]

What a demo The sound is very versatile and with presets + midi it can easily replace most of your OD/Distortion pedals in the chain. On the other hand I absolutely hate the design of the casing and the minimalist graphic. + The white color would be super attracting dirt and scratches. My pure personal opinion is that this is a major marketing miss of a very promising looking company. I know sound matters, but even in the pedal department the design still sells.

[@esmoroglu]

Cinderella’s Shake Me tunes, if I heard riight!⚡️

[@otghws4159]

Andy, you back to playing stuff by other bands again? I thought you stopped in order for your videos not getting taken down/demonetized?

[@AndyDemos]

That’s never been an issue, I just felt like playing some Radiohead haha! I have been enjoying making my own tunes lately TBH.

[@jhs564]

I'd watch this dude demo a house cat

[@davidwilliamson8029]

That was hilarious, caught me off guard funny! Thanks

[@BuildYourOwnBass]

Check out Louis Rossmans channels blackberry demo

[@LewWelchThePoet]

🤘👍🏿

[@Itaivarochik]

Take my money

[@KevinHowardMusic]

I can’t tell too much about it, because I didn’t hear your clean tone. 😉

[@AndyDemos]

You know you DID!

[@jupjuck]

Chewey marshally brownfacey tweedey Zee Zee yummo

[@TheDilligan]

I just hate that it looks like a storm trooper. I'd also be into a smaller version with no preset/midi functionality. Just a simply on/off and knobs.

[@paulcowart3174]

Reminds a little of the pedal that would sweep through different drive circuits I like that idea better than this Don't think this is the same

[@NoCoverCharge]

I love Andy but those first 20 seconds completely turned me off so harsh and brittle

[@AndyDemos]

Sorry about that! Ya know, sometimes guitar tones are surprising on their own but in a band mix they feel just right. Greenwood's tone on The Bends ain't too far off.

[@micktheman6]

I just recently tried one and their new fuzz and I have to say they don’t sound like any of the pedals they are trying to copy in fact I don’t think they sound good at all and it’s one of the ugliest pedals I’ve ever seen

[@AndyDemos]

That’s ok if you don’t like it. I just want stress that these pedals aren’t trying to copy any specific circuit.

[@micktheman6]

@@AndyDemos I suppose a lot of people just claimed on KZbin it could recreate many classic pedals

[@jamiemorgan4146]

The pedal is nothing remarkable. Just another penny in the Pot.

[@AndyDemos]

That's fair, it's classic overdrive in the end but It's pretty rare for any pedal maker to develop new technology that warrants a patent. I'd say that's pretty remarkable and worth more than a penny ;)

[@jamiemorgan4146]

You’re not totally wrong. Just because a patent is issued, by the USPO, doesn’t mean it’s something fantastic. Thousands of patents are issued every year and many aren’t worth the costs to patent them.😉 You know what I’m saying Andy. You and I both know that there are hundreds of pedals out there that pretty much will give you the same thing.

[@AndyDemos]

@@jamiemorgan4146 I see what you’re saying but from a circuit design standpoint, this isn’t the same as any other pedal. Is it that hard to give them credit?

[@jamiemorgan4146]

@@AndyDemos it’s not that Andy, they did do something new. Personally, but there are so many insanely great pedals out there and it’s not ground shaking.

[@jackbenson8228]

tbh it sounds like toothache