Unbelievable Tones with My NEW Always On Pedal | Strymon Deco v2

[@scrapkingfilms]

I think Strymon does a great job of showing “settings” in a variety of tunings and genres, and they have no nonsense playlists showing each pedal function…but this is great to have a narrated run through while playing all over the neck. By far my DECO v1 is my favorite pedal. I call it Andy Summers in a box!

[@SuperdangerStudios]

You’re right! The guy that plays a lot of those demos is an insanely good guitarist/composer. Perfect right and left hand technique and showcases the many sounds in an entertaining manner.

[@zakguitar2359]

How come you only have 3k subscribers?? This was the most in depth and interesting pedal review video i've seen in a while, that's really good stuff man

[@SuperdangerStudios]

Thanks so much for the kind words. And I am stoked you found the video helpful! The followers will come in time as long as I stay on my game. Cheers!

[@stevenhoneywill5107]

Agree, this is a really detailed and excellently produced demo 👍 Problem is, I now want one!

[@meese1214]

I agree really quality video. Keep it up!

[@superflea72]

Great demo man. I picked up one of these a few weeks ago, and agree wholeheartedly with your glowing enthusiasm! It’s my favourite pedal at the moment…the tone is just so unique. ❤

[@SuperdangerStudios]

Couldn't agree more! It’s a forever pedal for me.

[@Junterhack]

I’ve had the deco for 7 years and it’s still my favorite pedal. It sounded great in front of all the amps I’ve owned

[@SuperdangerStudios]

One of the best pedals ever

[@davidholmesguitar6692]

Love it. It’s my always everything pedal. Keep up the good work 👍

[@SuperdangerStudios]

Always everything is a great way to describe it. Thanks for watching!

[@stevekirkby6570]

This one was flying under the radar; big Strymon fan here and have quite a few - now after a great demo (thanks), looks as though I have to find a space for this... where? LOL... everywhere.I'll probably put it in a stero loop to get all that goodness. I like the sound of it early, but I like the stero sound too... so.... subbed :)

[@SuperdangerStudios]

You're gonna love it! It's always on my board

[@rustyl.6358]

The Deco is great. I had a V1, and decided on getting a V2 as well. I have the V1 before the amp, and the V2 in the loop. I play in stereo mostly. This video was the best I've ever seen on the Deco. I hope Strymon consults with you and gives you everything they make.

[@karl6094]

Deco v1 has been my always-on for about 3 years now. Last in the signal chain into Tone King Imperial MK2, Twin Reverb or Iridium depending on what I’m doing. The crazy thing is how much you notice when you turn it off. Beyond that application, though, I find it’s a super-versatile production tool and experiment with it in all kinds of ways. The favorite switch is cool too, so there’s at least one more sound you can trigger on the fly. Probably my desert island pedal! Plays great with G&L S-500 and ASAT Classic (pretty hot and versatile MFD single coils) and Gretsch Filtertrons…

[@SuperdangerStudios]

Man sounds like a great setup w ur Tone King. And I need to get a trs switch to take advantage of the favorite option!

[@colyagoh1706]

Even after reverb?

[@MitchellSpille]

The deco is the coolest strymon pedal ever. absolutely love it.

[@SuperdangerStudios]

It’s a forever pedal for me too! Love it. Cheers, my friend.

[@ThatWhatIsNot]

Alex has cost me over a grand in pedals this year alone. This is how you do gear reviews: just laying out in an open and honest manner how the gear can be used effectively. Good stuff.

[@SuperdangerStudios]

Haha sorry to hear! Sometime The best gear is the most expensive gear! Haha

[@alexwong7]

I love my Deco V2. It mostly serves to add an analog warmth to my digital rig, but the bounce delay works so well for making rhythm parts huge as well. I dont's know what it is about the delays but they're so big and warm. Just love this pedal...

[@SuperdangerStudios]

It's a great simple pedal. No fine tuning, just turn the knobs until it sounds good!

[@kennethlinton4432]

Fantastic demo. The best by far that I have seen. Will you cover some other Strymon pedals in this format? Hope so!

[@rickfrancismusic]

This is a perfect demo man! Perfect! I SO appreciate a great demo that does what it is supposed to do - demonstrate the product and show all of it's features. So many demos out here end up focusing more on the demonstrator's chops and lean into how self-important his/her playing is. This demo (like Strymon's demos) is totally on point. I am ordering the DECO tomorrow along with the Strymon LEX (Leslie). I already have the BigSky. Apparently, it would seem that I am working more rapidly than I can afford (!!!) towards a pedal board laden with Strymon goods! But, hey... life is short. Thanks again man. I subscribed to your channel based on this vid (and Strymon's Pete Celi). Keep them coming. They are very necessary out here in an endless, bottomless sea of technology. Peace. (How about the DecoNator for a name for your dream multi-Deco?) 😎✌🎸

[@SuperdangerStudios]

DECONATOR. That's great. We'll split the royalties when the checks start to come in! haha. Thanks so much for watching and the kind words. Enjoy the new pedals. Would love to get a Lex on board one of these days.

[@davemayfield4985]

Building (another) board with Deco and Flint at the Core...thx !!

[@bbensoy]

Hmm sounds very similar to king of tone with drive before actually

[@martincarbow5491]

Awesome demo and inspiring sounds with helpful explanation, Alex. This pedal is my fav, always on, swiss knife… With my acoustic guitar, I use the bounce stereo delay a lot, with some modulation via wobble and 40% blend, Cassette saturation on the edge of breakup.

[@SuperdangerStudios]

Rock on! Great setup! Love the stereo deco

[@slideguitarist]

Great demo Alex. Nice to hear you stepping out on vocals. The Deco pedal just ooozes 70s vibe! (No pun intended). So much of the mojo of recorded music from that era was the result of "playing" the tape machine and console as tone tools. I bet the Deco would sound fantastic with bass. Loved that slide version of Lady Madonna with the looper, by the way.

[@SuperdangerStudios]

Thanks again, Slide! Was fun to put that track together. The Deco is just going to stay on my board forever. I gotta try it with bass next!

[@jessevandendoren]

Hi there, question. I have the deco but struggling a bit where to put it in the chain in my set-up. I play ampless now in a live setting. I use the Dream 65' from UAD as the amp sim. Should the Deco go after the UAD or before? I use my dream 100% clean and I have all my modulation after it now (as if put in the effects loop) Do I put the deco before the Dream (to saturate especially) or as the last effect in my chain before going into the di?

[@SuperdangerStudios]

You can use it before or after! I’ve done both and they both do it well. I almost always have it last in the chain and the stereo from the dream into stereo deco chorus is an amazing sound.

[@bemorecheetah]

I've just got one and this is hands down the best demo. You're dead right about thinking how to use it and you nailed it. I've never watched a video that long ever, but it flew by. Good work 👏

[@SuperdangerStudios]

Wow thanks for the kind words dude. Can’t believe you watched the whole thing! Haha. It is such a fun pedal and there are many ways to take advantage of it. Cheers!

[@robb4340]

Great Demo, Didn't give much attention to this pedal but is changed after seeing and hearing your demo. Subscribed.

[@SuperdangerStudios]

The Deco is a sleeper tone pedal for sure. It will probably always be on my board. Really helpful for end of chain tone shaping. Thanks so much for the sub! More to come!

[@marikenogmartinmedia]

Thank you so much for this video! This is high, high quality content! Cant believe you have only 3k subs. If you keep this up your channel will blow up! The Deco stump box thing would be awesome I agree!

[@SuperdangerStudios]

Thanks a ton! More to come! Wouldn't it be great if Strymon made the Decococo haha.

[@chinnarciso]

Decolection. Absolutely beautiful pedal

[@marce211275]

Amazing video and great review! Love the Deco! What's your thoughts about the Strymon Riverside overdrive and the Compadre compressor? Did you try them?

[@SuperdangerStudios]

Haven’t tried them yet but am dying to. They sound great in all the demos!

[@mr.d.572]

Nice. I've seen the Deco on your board but I didn't really know what it did. It does sound more interesting now to me, I will check it out further. 👍. Also, is V2 that much better than V1? The price difference is still pretty high (around $175-200) even for used.

[@SuperdangerStudios]

It’s a great pedal! The v1 is perfectly fine if you aren’t doing midi in my opinion. Only big tone change is the cassette style compression which can be emulated via a compressor. Thanks for watching!

[@formerlysaul4103]

Great demo!! I totally agree, I've had my Deco V1 since they came out and just bought a V2 for another pedalboard build.

[@SuperdangerStudios]

Right on! Deco is never gonna leave my board. Thanks for watching!

[@ando1148]

great video, and I'm with you on a multi board for the Deco, call it "Decoes"

[@SuperdangerStudios]

Decoes! that is so much better than my name for it haha.

[@sundaynightdrunk]

How have people not found you yet? I was one I guess. Been playing for 41 years and this is great content. You play like I wish I could. Instant sub. Loved this.

[@SuperdangerStudios]

Thanks so much for the kind words. Thrilled you enjoy it! More subscribers will come in time. Just gotta keep posting! Cheers

[@mcmSEA]

Agree with earlier comments: Great pedal review! And your production values are excellent.

[@SuperdangerStudios]

Right on! thanks so much for the kind words and for watching! Have a great weekend my friend.

[@ivomatic13]

I had it since V2 came out, it's a great pedal but the more I have it the less I use it. If I want a good overdrive I reach for my Fairfield Barbershop and etc. for each effect. Plus, I kinda like having dedicated analog fx that are more tweak-able. That being said, it's a great pedal, if you don't have a lot of pedals it's definitely a good one. There are better tape plugins in-the-box for tape. As always, great review!

[@SuperdangerStudios]

Interesting. I wonder if my deco will endure the same fate. I love using it as a tone shaper rather than a dedicated anything pedal. Well see if it lasts! Haha cheers!

[@waynedoherty7758]

@@SuperdangerStudios great review! I’m torn between the deco and the Origin Effects DCX Boost as a sweetener and volume fixer when swapping guitars. Still using both or gravitating toward one vs another?

[@Mdougherty8054]

Liking the addition of your vocals. Respect.

[@SuperdangerStudios]

Thank you my dude!

[@poesybeat]

Maybe the best pedal demo I’ve ever seen. Bravo

[@SuperdangerStudios]

Wow what a compliment! Thank you

[@Paul-D]

we must have very similar taste in tone - found your channel because of the DCX and then find this which I also have on my board haha.

[@SuperdangerStudios]

Excellent! We have great taste haha. Both are just great pedals.

[@GoodVibeTribe]

What a great video. Thanks!!

[@SuperdangerStudios]

Thanks, Phil! Had a blast putting together this video

[@nandoholgado3050]

Hi there! I have been thinking on this pedal for months, but i don't know if it's really a good deal for a Mono set up. I already have ODs (I don't use too much, but even my amp is a high gain one), I have the Andy Timmon's Halo, and Strymon Flint. Do you think i would get something from this?

[@SuperdangerStudios]

This is a great pedal but it doesn’t sound like it’ll replace anything of yours. That being said, it has a very distinct sound and I love it on the end of my board. Maybe you can just try it and if you don’t like it, return it?

[@suqies]

noticed the deco recently, on youtube hear a lot of good things about it but other people say its overrated?? The algorithm is kinda screwing you but I see this channel blowing up soon, some of hte highest quality vids on here. Bought an iridium and loaded the IR twin reverb because of this dude in less than 5 minutes (no experience with modelers prior). Best gear demos on youtube.

[@SuperdangerStudios]

It really depends if the sound is what you are looking for. It is a very specific sound and not for everyone.

[@kevinmusso2397]

You are absolutely nails! Easily one of my new fav channels.

[@SuperdangerStudios]

Thanks so much, Kevin! Cheers!

[@kevinmusso2397]

Ordered Deco tonight. Can’t wait to be inspired by all of the sounds

[@adamkrauss303]

I have been close to pulling the trigger on this pedal for a long time, but like you mention (the first of the many reviews I’ve watched), given the saturation and modulation sides, where to put it in the chain? Don’t think it has an effects loop to split the sides with other pedals between it? Also, cant you get your “Deco stomp box” by utilizing the midi functionality which was not mentioned.

[@SuperdangerStudios]

I totally did not realize I could use the multi stomp. I might get that for my next pedal board build. I like putting the deco either after all time based fx or even after the amp/modeler. I really like running modulation and reverb into the saturation side!

[@jguse2378]

Nice review but really not for me I have an Iridium running it with the VLUX 210 from York ( thanks for the heads up on York ) Curious if you are going to review the IK MultiMedia Tonex Your pedal reviews are the best

[@SuperdangerStudios]

Thanks so much for watching! And yeah man the Vibrolux is such a good one. I’ve been loving the Princeton IR lately as well. I saw the tonex and it looks rad. I have used amplitube in the past and really enjoyed it. I’ll see if I can get my hands on one! Thanks for watching!

[@ChrisJacobs-gy9en]

Dude, great video. Surprised to see only 8k subs. Well, you got one more from me! Thanks for the great review, very inspiring!

[@SuperdangerStudios]

Thank you dude! It’s a fantastic pedal that every guitarist would appreciate. Cheers!

[@Ncb2738]

Been looking forward to this one. I really like the song you were playing in the opening, do you have the full track available anywhere? And I think everyone would enjoy a full pedalboard rundown of what you're currently using!

[@SuperdangerStudios]

Thanks so much dude! I don't have the track anywhere right now but I start compiling all the tracks I compose for this channel. And I will also do a recent pedalboard rundown. Biggest change is I am using my blues jr all the time now instead of the iridium! Cheers

[@TyroneLoganMusic]

One of these is arriving soon. I’m going to use it on my synths and run it through a stereo re-amp to mess with other tracks.

[@SuperdangerStudios]

Awesome man! Enjoy!

[@ColonelPaynus]

Hi! I was wondering if you did online guitar lessons at all. Your playing is excellent and your chord melody improv is beautiful.

[@SuperdangerStudios]

Thanks so much for the kind words. I have never given lessons before but more people have been asking for it. I was thinking I could make it part of the livestreams. Like guitarists would send in their playing questions and I would do a livestream covering all of the techniques.

[@ryanunderwood6827]

Right around 6:00 you’re getting some good Mark Knopfler Tracker vibes.

[@SuperdangerStudios]

Awesome! Exactly what I was going for. Cheers!

[@figureskatingman]

i actually want to use it on vocal , addin bit of saturation ,, just some good harmonic,, and bit on the echo. would love to see a video

[@SuperdangerStudios]

I actually used the deco plugin on a track here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKKupWOGed53f5osi=DwR10z2rBKfJJ2gB. It’s the same chip as in the pedal. And you’re right it’s great on vox!

[@michaelrosawatkins3928]

Great video. Wondering how it would react at the end of chain to buffered pedals like Boss octave 5 and harmonist

[@SuperdangerStudios]

Ah interesting. The buffer in the deco can be switched off so it could work great in true bypass mode going into buffered pedals.

[@sergeyv4908]

the tone knob for saturation is what i lack on my ver.1 mostly. Amazing new thing.

[@SuperdangerStudios]

V1 is still an amazing pedal.

[@jonathan-smith]

Deco is one of my favs for sure

[@SuperdangerStudios]

It’s never leaving me. It rests on my nightstand every night as I sleep

[@jonathan-smith]

@@SuperdangerStudios 😂100%

[@joshuatavares2384]

I own a version 1 and the issue you brought up is the one I have. Why they didn’t consider multiplied buttons for easier access is my only issue. The flanger is what I use and it’s perfect. The saturation is exactly what I need as a bedroom guitarist

[@SuperdangerStudios]

Deco-co-co is a go! Haha. It’s still on my pedalboard. Probably never going to remove it!

[@joshuatavares2384]

Haha. Maybe strymon will give into the pressure and make a deco-co-co. Haha

[@mikewolfe9458]

Awesome demo! Just found your channel and subscribed. Would love to hear your take on this for bass - there’s not much demo content out there covering that, and it’s my primary instrument. All the best man!

[@SuperdangerStudios]

Thanks for the sub! I will do a bass livestream bc I use the Iridium a ton with bass as well. Cheers!

[@mikewolfe9458]

@@SuperdangerStudios nice! Looking forward to it. I use the origin bassrig SV in my ampless setup and it’s awesome. Haven’t tried the iridium yet.

[@viktorkazai7567]

Nice tone. The amp is stock?

[@SuperdangerStudios]

Yup! All original. Blues Jr v1

[@afpperottireckless]

right?

[@SuperdangerStudios]

Right!

[@bryanaldape8820]

Jeez I want one so bad

[@SuperdangerStudios]

Haha right? It’s so fun. That being said, if you have a computer you can just load up the waves j37 plugin in your DAW and it is very similar. $30 compared to $375. And if you dig the sound you can go all in!

[@relaxedmax8972]

It's pretty ridiculous that you only have 4K subs. I'm happy to be one of them. Your content is absolutely stellar. Great work and hope you take off!

[@SuperdangerStudios]

Thanks so much, my guy. I am loving the journey so far and hopefully more join along. Cheers!

[@marvinkmooneyoz]

This is my favorite digital drive pedal. The modulation side doesn’t replace analog flange and chorus, but is unique in its own way.

[@SuperdangerStudios]

Agreed!

[@Gruntle]

Nice video, although you almost lost me with that cheesy song at the start.

[@SuperdangerStudios]

I liked the song haha

[@wouldoox8024]

I have the same color PRS SE start - did you eventually change the pickups or left them as they were? Cheers

[@SuperdangerStudios]

I still have the original pickups!

[@wouldoox8024]

@@SuperdangerStudios Same! Thanks! Great guitar :)!

[@DoomnDust]

I just skipped forward through the video 6 times, and heard not a single note being played. "Great" showcase of the pedal.

[@SuperdangerStudios]

Haha there are time stamps. No need to click aimlessly. Salvation is at hand.

[@fotoajojo]

As no dry signal comparison. I guess you gotta take his word for it that the saturation actually makes a difference. Duh

[@SuperdangerStudios]

Haha 3:23 there is clean signal as a baseline. No need to take my word for it. Let me know it you have any more questions!

[@fotoajojo]

Sorry. Was having a snarky day. In fact, this is by far the most useful tone shaping pedal I have ever used next to my equalizer pedal. Learned two things from this vid - dust off my OCD and put my V2 Deco at end of dry chain and use my V1 Deco at end of my Wet chain in stereo. Wet/Dry/Wet on roids.

[@slimturnpike]

No sorry it's not the progenitor of those effects. It's a digital imitation of that progenitor. To me, having been a studio guitarist during the reel-to-reel days, it sounds relatively inauthentic. Still it sounds nice

[@SuperdangerStudios]

Haha I was referring to Automatic Double Tracking as the progenitor. I know the Deco is not the first.

[@slimturnpike]

@@SuperdangerStudios That's not what you said. Play it back and hear what you actually said. Maybe not what you meant which is fair enough. 😊