That Pedal Show - Strymon Big Sky, TheGigRig, Analogman King of Tone

[@jessievasser6293]

What a great look back to the beginning of my favorite show on KZbin

[@erajad]

That's what brought me here, too. And for me, what's weirdest? No "TPS" tees! :))

[@mattgilbert7347]

Ditto, I'd cropped up in my feed and I realised I'd never seen it, and if was the first!

[@TheGoldenTuba]

I came here because I wanted to see if the TPS gang ever did a video on the big sky. Of course it was video #1 lol

[@TheRealFreekBos]

The first That Pedal Show... you've come a long way. Cheers chaps...

[@smackmud]

Love watching the old shows and seeing how everything has evolved. No way Mick would put up with that buzzing nowadays!

[@DeckerIV]

I started playing guitar around 3 years ago. My best friend was shipped off to join the army, and he's an excellent guitar player. It was around Christmas, and he was leaving at the beginning of the new year, so I decided to do some digging to get him a good guitar-related gift for Christmas. I knew nothing about guitar and found That Pedal Show and was like, "Wait, people get their sound through pedals?" I had no idea. I was implying to my buddy that I wanted to get a guitar, but I was really trying to pry him to see what he liked so I could figure out what I could get him. Cut to Christmas time and watching hours of TPS and researching a ton of guitar stuff, we went to exchange gifts, and he surprised me with a guitar, an Ibanez GIO. I was shocked, and he was laughing because he really thought I wanted to play guitar. He'd known I tried playing when I was a kid but gave up. So when I got my guitar, I said, " Well shit, I guess I need to start again." Cut to 3 years later, and I absolutely love guitar more than any other interest I have. It has taken over my life in the best way possible. TPS basically changed my life, and now I know more about guitar gear than my buddy, and I may know too much. Thanks, guys; you genuinely have taught me so much and are always a source of joy when I need it. -Thomas

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Ah, cheers Thomas, this is truly humbling to hear 🙏

[@joecoombsguitarist]

So amazing seeing how far you guys have come. These early shows are still so brilliant and informative to this day!

[@michael_caz_nyc]

Just ordered my Strymon Big Sky. Very psyched. It arrives this week. Had to have one on my board.

[@Bertyification]

Finally found the show that started it all 🙂

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

650 shows ago 😬

[@Bertyification]

@@TheGigRigDaniel wow! I’ve watched a lot of TPS vids, but it’s great to know I still have plenty in the bank - we’ll done guys and keep it going 👍😎

[@brandonwiggers6449]

Whoa... that big sky is like a freaking mind grenade.

[@alfredtaylor1076]

I bet this series never takes off.

[@the_cleantone]

This is just another other conversation that I could have with my guitar buddies, love it. Do more, Daniel!

[@jobo991]

you love it, that's why we love you. it's so entertaining learning from watching you guys. keep up the good work! best, marc

[@canaanlawrence7351]

Amazing even now. Great show guys!

[@davidkieltyka9]

I’d forgotten that the KOT featured in this very first ep of That Pedal Show! It’s also featured again in the latest livestream ep as of 2 November 2020. Blows me away that TPS is now almost 6 years old.

[@healykieran]

Very interesting guys!!! well done! looking forward to seeing more of these!

[@JohnJones22856]

6 month wait?! Now 4 years!

[@Samana009]

I've being meaning to say this many times. I LOVE your videos, all of them, but this one has the best sound. Use this mic system to record and do your videos from now on. Something is better. You should not silence the ambient, like you do now in your more recent videos. The interaction with the room makes all the difference to hear the details of the sound. It is more like we are in the room with you. When you only captured the sound directly from the amp and mute everything else, you kill the subtleties. This video is not 100% like that, but is better then ever. Believe me, we can here all the changes in tone and volume and everything else when the sound is recorded not directed from the amp. Thank you guys for such great videos.

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

+Ivan Carlos Santiago thanks Ivan, I'll see what we did in this one. Cheers matey

[@vKarl71]

I totally agree.

[@ryanslauderdale]

Funny, how the Analogman King of Tone waiting list is over 5 years at this point.

[@pedroad404]

Daniel the first chord of the demonstration of the chorale made me buy this pedal

[@Beepkris]

Just discovered this video series. Fantastic stuff!

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Kristoffer Unstad Cheers Kristoffer, loads more on the way ;)

[@empathysgone96]

holy smokes!!! yall look like babies! its 2019! may! LOL

[@YonathanLeibovich]

Came back here because of 8.2.21 Q&A show!!!

[@sly2kusa]

Really well done guys! Great stuff!

[@ryanspencerlauderdale687]

I always loved the Cloud setting on the Bigsky. Best sound in the pedal, in my opinion.

[@johnnykilroy9394]

I need that amp and those pedals. Great and informative video guys!

[@Neverlast2010]

Great vid, love the format too.

[@michael_caz_nyc]

Was there ever a Tee Shirt with the: "That Pedal Show Logo" that is shown at the end of this video??? - and if so, Where can I Purchase one ? That was the Best as it actually shows the pedals ?

[@erajad]

At 9:35 : "Anyway! I'm getting side-tracked here!" LOL Nowadays we call those things "tangents". :) Great to see it as part of the show's DNA right from the get go!

[@narieee2543]

i really love the sound "ah~~". someday i will go get one.

[@Fishies125]

This is amazing. GREAT demo. I want all of these pedals lol.

[@jaimel2037]

Most educational and aural pedal demo channel on KZbin!! - I'm addicted after 1 day!. Not for the kids that use those Big Black amp/Effects copying boxes!

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Jaime Loyola Ah, cheers Jamie. Glad you're enjoying them. Lots more to come :)

[@MrSteveCasper]

Now that I'm a vested member of your audience with the purchase of the D&M Drive I am determined to go back and watch each and every episode of T.P.S. . So what better place to start than right here with this one? PS I've been on the KOT waiting list for 8 or 9 months now and probably still got a year to go.

[@JoshCMinecraft]

Dang dude ive been on for about 2 weeks and ive got another year and a half, its insane

[@colebowman2833]

I've been on for 26 months now! Over two years and still waiting.

[@dirtbagel]

On it now, and i believe it is 3 years away

[@MrSteveCasper]

@@dirtbagel I think it took 2 1/2 years to get mine if I remember correctly. I went with the high gain on the red side and the extra input and output jacks so you can run the two sides independently like Dans. I love it and it sounds amazing too. I immediately jumped back on the waiting list so I could get another one for a backup or to give it to my son.

[@AlexanderWS92]

Very cool video

[@NathanNagel]

6 month waiting list for the king of tone….. that’s funny.

[@ajleslie2]

4:16 da f is that chord/sound? Amazing!

[@darrellrobinson9354]

Look it's young Mick and Dan!

[@colaboytje]

TPS no.1? So here it is. Woohoo. The waiting period is over 2 years now. I've been on the list for 2 years.

[@elijahdelp2893]

I'm about to grab one for $200 bucks straight from the shop. I live 15 minutes away from Analogman lol

[@seanmoore4599]

Have you got it yet

[@colaboytje]

@@seanmoore4599 I got an e-mail at the end of last year that I could pay one and get one. Sadly, because only Visa was allowed, I could not make the payment, so I don't have one.

[@agusg.t.8950]

My UK AC30 is also noisy but amazing😍..I just bought a Strymon

[@DasJibbala]

Is the Dave Gregory in Daniel's band the same who played in XTC!?

[@tommurphy3188]

Second question, does it not like buffers? When I put my tuner in front it gets not as lovely

[@r.llynch4124]

love the gigrig stuff got 2 G2's, humdinger and the modular power supplies but the strymon stuff not so much.I had every pedal they made and tried to love'um but in the end dumped them all for the H9. I purchased a H9 Max and a Core with a mission ep-25k for 800 bucks compared to 2k worth of strymon pedals that actually do a lot less than the H9 and now the H9 has pre/post with some dirt. I would love to see a H9 demo from you guys.I run one in the loop (instrument level) and one in front= awesome.still use my eternity od ,angry charlie distortion,and faceless fx fuzzstortion fuzz plus a retrovibe.everything else is H9.I ran the strymon and H9 side by side and the H9 was a clear winner. of course this is only my opinion.H9 demo please!!

[@GuitaristOnWheelsUSA]

+rick jones That's funny! I did the exact opposite. Sold my three Eventide H9s and replaced them with the BigSky, TimeLine and Mobius. I would never go back now.

[@r.llynch4124]

to each his own i guess. were a strange brew we musicians..lol

[@robertw1871]

7 years later… same show just much fancier…. 😀

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

7 years! 😱

[@robertw1871]

@@TheGigRigDaniel I know…. We’re becoming old men fast…. Time flys when you’re having fun….

[@grantthepilgrim]

Their MISSION back in 2015 was for everyone’s pedalboard to be worth more than their Custom Shop guitars. Fast forward to 2020, Mission Accomplished!

[@BeefNEggs057]

Four people believed that there really are people held captive inside of the big sky and are kneeling in protest. Old video but I need the big sky and this is helping my wallet justify it.

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

+David D still a fantastic Pedal. Justified!

[@revenant235]

This is so wonderful to see the original episode....but no honk for name dropping feels really weird!

[@SickMetalAddict]

Gorgeous AC30 Dan! I wonder how does the 1961 compare to the newer ones? :)

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

The new ones are very good, the old ones vary do much, but mine is magic :)

[@TCMx3]

Daniel, what do you think of the new alternatives? Matchless, Bruno, Dr. Z etc, do any of them capture a bit of the magic?

[@deonalecsteichen5941]

Coming back to this video I started laughing when Dan said the wait list for a KoT was 6 months like that was a long time 😂

[@tommurphy3188]

Big sky straight in or in the loop?

[@KristofGuitar]

I'm planning on buying a Quartermaster QM6 or QM8 (not sure yet) but I have a question. Could anyone tell me if (and how) you can combine two amps with that pedal? So, in other words, can it work as an ABY-switch and if so, how? Awesome video as always. This must be my favourite channel on KZbin. Thanks Dan and Mick!

[@Willieswheels]

looks like they are using 2 patches in the looper as send only (5&6). So when you engage the loop/one or both it sends to the amp.

[@benbutterworth7584]

Good work. Tasty and tasteful playing chaps. And all without the verbal diarrhoea of Mr C!

[@thecdant]

What are the specs on that strat?! It sounds awesome!

[@tricko2286]

Recently got a Big Sky - how many freaking versions of Reverb does one need? Completely blows away any built in verb but a bit overwhelming. Hard to connect with Strymon stuff as it’s like playing a computer.

[@capferrat277]

Another thing about the Big Sky that isn't highlighted quite enough is that it isn't just a great guitar reverb. It's a studio grade reverb for just about any application. I've used it on vocals, drums and especially keyboards and synths and it sounds unreal. This is a demo I did of just a Roland JX3P analog synth and a Big Sky. There are also a few guitar swells here and there. Gives you an idea of just how amazing this pedal is. soundcloud.com/capferrat/eq2

[@neenerheaddj]

Ha! Look at this! The first episode. And me here in 2020 with the world ending, having finally just recently bought a Blue Sky. Haha

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Such a great pedal

[@neenerheaddj]

@@TheGigRigDaniel - It is! I’m pairing it up with a Specular Tempus on my main board, but have to admit - I’m eyeballing the CxM1978 hard...

[@ashleyhughes1276]

Hey Dan, My band is currently doing stuff that needs some kind of keys to help it out. One of the songs is Stranger In This Town by Richie Sambora (Cheesy but awesome) and it sounds a bit empty without anything else behind it. Would the BigSky or BluSky help for this?

[@mattsnyder4754]

Ashley Hughes yes. Yes yes. Especially some of the more modulated reverbs or the shimmers.

[@josephmaxwell9327]

Sorry, im confused about the analogman kot. A complicated thing to build?? Unless its parts sourced by albino virgin midgets of the amazon then id understand. It cantbe the 4580 chip as they are available easily too. They arent cheap but i managed to get some at a decent price.

[@brianrodman1033]

Joseph Maxwell have you ever built a pedal? The parts count isn't exactly low in this build.

[@thomasherlofsen2814]

Please tell me about your preset in the video intro! "BIGSKY"

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

+Thomas Herlofsen HI Thomas, thats the shimmer setting, its just one of the standard presets in the Big Sky. There's a great infinite repeat feature when you press and hold the preset button. Works great

[@thomasherlofsen2814]

Cool! Thnx rock on!

[@r.llynch4124]

best patch cord setup I found was evidence audio with S.I.S plugs, sold all my lava cords and plugs, not all that great..imo

[@joshuabenton3785]

lol...six month waiting list for the King of Tone...those were the days eh?

[@stevenconrady1990]

strymon pedals sound lovely. but why are they so complicated to setup?

[@carterschaefer2762]

i dont have one of these (yet) but does it sound better through the front of the amp? or through the effects loop?

[@Olliebear38]

I recently added a cali 76 to my board and found by moving my strymon el capistan into the effects loop it removed this annoying feedback pitch squeal which was causing me signal interference. Thank the Lord for decent effect loops the el capistan has never sounded so good 😁

[@goldensleeves]

You guys are using this mono and straight into the amp(s) right? Well... do you think it's necesssary to use it through the effects loop?? Would it sound better/cleaner?

[@Alexsc69]

Awesome demo! Very informational and entertaining. Are you running the Big Sky through effects loop or in front of the amp? Thank you.

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Alexsc69 cheers Alex, straight in the front ;)

[@Cambodia69]

'Good tone' is a highly subjective matter and involves so many variables that the best answer is to just experiment, experiment, and experiment, until you find what works best for you. Daniel's preferences work best for him. Michael Landau and Scott Henderson use both their front end (and) effects loop - also with great results. Find your own tone.

[@chrislait6973]

Are you running the Big Sky in the fx loop or in front of the amps?

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

For me, everything in the front, always ;)

[@arbitermatt]

+Daniel TheGigRig so if you're using an overdrive to push the front end of an amp, then putting a reverb in between, does that not not drive your preamp with a reverby signal (= mud + nastyness)?

[@arbitermatt]

+Daniel TheGigRig so if you're using an overdrive to push the front end of an amp, then putting a reverb in between, does that not not drive your preamp with a reverby signal (= mud + nastyness)?

[@Johnny6666]

Their amps are set largely clean and flat here, with drive coming from (in this video) the King of Tone pedal. If there was also significant drive coming from the amp itself, the sound picture of King of Tone + BigSky would be distorted as it entered the preamp. So yeah, that would be nasty (if unintended). They're only going for a mildly snappy tone here, with the King of Tone providing the drive before the reverb, with the amps confined to largely reproducing that combination with little overt coloration. An important thing to note with demos of the Big Sky (and reverb pedals generally): they mostly emphasize clean tones, because reverb through the front of a high gain amp isn't typically pleasant. That said, some players like to drive their delays (and reverb) through the front of an amp for specific tones, but that's more the exception that reinforces the rule. The BigSky is likely, for most guitar players, overkill. It works well for ambient and experimental noodling, but for basic shaping of a guitar in the context of a band it's likely to be misused.

[@R0BL68]

Can the presets in the Big Sky be accessed from the pedal switcher? In other words, can I toggle through the presets (multiple) from the pedal switcher without having to go back over to the Big Sky?

[@DaveThomson]

Three years later and using Midi yes

[@N2F1]

The "crazy land" shimmer sounds remind me too much of the soundtrack for Sling Blade. Otherwise, that box sounds amazing!

[@VicenteSaavedraMusic]

Where can I get the analogman king of tone :0?

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

+Vicente Saavedra direct from Analogman unless you're ducky enough to find one on eBay

[@VicenteSaavedraMusic]

+Daniel TheGigRig Thanks! I saw their website and noticed there are extras to the pedal (like high gain) does your pedal have any of them? I really like how it sounds :)

[@maxmillington8363]

Vox sounds really good.

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

It's a wonderful amp, 1961 copper top Westrex Treble. Love it :)

[@maxmillington8363]

You guys should consider doing an episode on just Reverb. Comparing the Big Sky, many of the other modern great sounding reverbs, and then compare it with a Fender Reverb tank and then just the Reverb that is in a Fender Amplifier. I have a great marshall style tube amp with no reverb and would love to know what I should plug into the effects loop.

[@andrebrito5125]

I saw this episode and freaked our. I have two guitars. Strat and Tele. My drive is a king of tone and my reverb is a big sky. I play through an ac15. But I can't get nearly as good of tone as this video. Especially using the same settings on the king of tone when switching between guitars

[@brownhooque]

Hey Daniel, your videos are great! Just wanted to know, are you totally opposed to FX loops? I know you use a loop switcher, but if someone wasn't using one, would it be better to use the FX loop? Basically, to avoid as much signal degradation as possible.

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Im not totally opposed to them, i just prefer everything in the front, but I dont use any amps with high pain preamps. They can work, but its not easy. Its about what you're plugging your pre amp signal into AFTER its left your amp.

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Ross Rubio Hi Ross, forgive the delayed response. No, not totally opposed to them, I just prefer plugging straight in the front. But loads of guys use them with great results :)

[@blessed7927]

GAS.

[@cbappa2]

Robin Guthrie in a box

[@7428marcus]

cbappa2 goddamnit why did u say that, now I have to buy it

[@Old_Sod]

In the beginning ......

[@ederandres]

QuarterMaster with MIDI, hahaha

[@MiguelLumberto]

A six month wait for a KOT... lol...

[@krissymf]

beautiful pedal. I'm selling it on gumtree if interested!!

[@icelandknight]

Which one? How much... and how about a link? Oh no! It probably SOLD already, whichever one it was... or maybe you still have it... because of your high price.

[@krissymf]

@@icelandknight Im afraid I sold it. I do miss the pedal but I needed the money because my car broke down and I needed my car for my job.

[@krissymf]

@@icelandknight I recommend the strymon big sky though, because it is the best pedal I have ever played in my entire life. You won't regret it, because it does everything you'll ever need. And it has 300 presets and is full of character. the sound quality though is what separates this from the rest. Its astounding. Overall the best pedal I ever had. Will you buy one?

[@icelandknight]

@@krissymf Understood. I just got the Big Sky... and was, kinda, just joking, since there were no details; no one had replied; and... This was such an old message. Hope the car works now. (The car is probably also gone now. When you start having to fix them, it may be best to let it go the way of the pedal.)

[@krissymf]

@@icelandknight It wasn't a very clear message from me!

[@rmGuera]

Mick should try a bit harder to hide boredom...

[@PrezFTW]

These guys have no chemistry and it's a failure of an idea for a show. I bet it never really went anywhere...

[@Allann882]

This pedal does not sound good on rythm sounds...

[@capferrat277]

Based on a youtube demo? I own one and it certainly does a LOT more than what is shown here

[@VEGAN-X]

I UNDERSTAND PEOPLE SELLING STRYMON PEDALS TO FOOLS, BUT I DONT GET IT, IVE TRIED A EL CAPISTAN A LEX ROTARY AND A MOBIUS AND I HATED THEM ALL, I KNEW THEY WHOULD TO POPULAR TO BE GOOD

[@capferrat277]

This idea is hilarious. People hating on Strymon because they are too popular? Ever consider that they are popular because they are GOOD? The El Cap is incredible and I don't know how anyone could hate that pedal.

[@bushtucker66]

Terrible review. Never again.

[@miguelferrariart]

You guys have me cracking up over here...lol...Thanks!!!!!