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[@Dimefan91]

I've had my DLS for over a year and I felt underwhelmed; always tweaking my knobs looking for the right tone I could never find (it's not bad, just wasn't what I was looking for). I secretly wished I had bought someone elses' brand. But once I saw the Super Bass knob setting, with an 18 volt, I was blown away. No doubts anymore.

[@afterstars]

Dimefan91 gonna try that. Thanks for mentioning

[@matthewkennedy7283]

I find it way to loud at 18 volts, I started running it at 12v. I believe it’s a great middle ground

[@KnuckleheadStuey]

I drilled holes in my back plate to make it easier to get to and change. Seems the new version has them on the front now.

[@strat-mj9ry]

Hardly any reviews on the Deluxe DLS MKIII, wonder why?

[@sparksnguitarsmike]

I've got a Belle Epoch and a Dirty Little Secret on order, purely because of Howard and his demos. Love his info, playing and narrative. A wealth of knowledge and tone!

[@KelsterVonShredster]

the belle epoch is FANTASTIC.....I love mine!

[@wdye5150]

Hey guys. I just got one of these pedals and I'm in love with it. So many great sounds. I'd love it if you made the Super Bass/Super Lead switch accessible on the outside of the pedal. Both sound so good.

[@Xenozenomusic]

You really put that rock and roll in the LP. Love the sound

[@Zuhlsmann1]

Best drive pedal I've got right now!!! Running into a Vox AC15 and it sounds incredible!!!

[@PaulRothweiler]

I really appreciate the honest straightforward explanations of the pedal's design (I think you do a good job on all your videos). Particularly how you stayed "honest" to the Plexi design and didn't try to adjust the knobs. The graphs were extremely instructional. It saved me a lot of time knob-twisting and allowed me to get to "playing." You deserve a lot of credit for the extra functionality built inside the pedal (impressive), but would agree with some of the other comments that since the box enclosure uses screws and many of us "glue" our pedals to boards, having easier access to those features would be nice. If you want to stay true to the Plexi face, then access to these functions at the "top" of the pedal might be a good compromise. Looking forward to buying the Belle Epoch Deluxe to go with my DLS.

[@sentientfootwear]

Had this on my board for about 6 months now, and only just got round to trying Super-Bass mode, and it really does it for me. I'm running it into a Hughes & Kettner Grandmeister, which is quite a bright amp, and in Super-Lead mode, I sometimes found it a bit too aggressive and bright at gigging volume for my tastes - although I'll still say it's the best sounding amp-in-a-box pedal I've ever had. But now it's in Super-Bass, it is absolutely aural ecstasy in my opinion. And never mind a Fuzz Face, my 90's reissue Colorsound Tonebender sounds unbelievable in front of it, either with a Les Paul or Strat.

[@lailer1975]

Good info Howard, I've been slowly learning the older Marshalls love the bass cut back quite a bit.

[@kristopher2651]

Hey Howard! Thanks for the info! I really appreciate the extra tips about running fuzz into the DLS set on super bass. I have my Karma Suture running into my DLS and it has always sounded really bright with either humbuckers or single coils. Your tip helped me with that issue. Stay rad!

[@CatalinbreadMechanismsofMusic]

Kris Brickey Thanks for your comment and for watching!! :)

[@jasong546]

I have had it for a year, and I didn’t know how long it had been available. I love it. I would like it if catalinbread and others made more videos like this though. I really like seeing how it works, and what it can do instead of a random guy with “noon itis” What’s next for Catalinbread?

[@scallopneck]

Nice work man , always great to hear from you and the others. Love your products

[@ilovemywah]

Its amazing how u managed to squeeze all this into this tiny pedal.. i have 1 & im learning new tones every time i use it..

[@LUNA45ACP]

Please maybe give us a similar video for the RAH. I use the RAH exclusively with a '95 Blues DeVille 4x10 and i've found many great sounds; however, I would love to hear more about the Hiwatt values. Thanks for the wonderful pedals that we all enjoy everyday.

[@richardmills5326]

WharfRat hey I know this is a bit late but how was the rah in terms of versatility I wanna run it with a marshall

[@samapple490]

Richard Mills I can answer that (sorry for being so late I guess that’s a trend on this video) the RAH is a really good pedal when you find that zeppelin tone everyone knows.....but After you’ve finished playing whole lotta love and whatnot the problems become evident as there is very little diversity you can actually get with the pedal which is probably why the DLS is your best option. By no means is the RAH bad but you would be able to mimic the RAH and get much more versatility with the DLS.

[@Jonnyguitar1877]

I was just watching a rig rundown of Daniel Lanois and this came on randomly. Very cool stuff I don't wanna create more work for you guys as I'm sure you are really busy but this would be rad to see on the RAH as well... Haha I love my RAH it's always on and now I'm curious what the graph would be like. Of course you don't have to do it but I love these videos!

[@jumpboy29]

IcyBluesOfDeath I second that on the RAH, love mine to. I know it's a hiwatt-marshall blend but a demo comparing the two or how Howard prefers to use it or anything would be interesting. Those first demos of the RAh are just classic.

[@Jonnyguitar1877]

Dude hell yeah i love the RAH i third my motion!!

[@6925sandy123]

Howard is the man!

[@Maynardthebull]

You guys are amazing! These got to be the best pedals around! I'm selling every other pedal I own and go Catalinbread for life! Thanks!

[@vielstein]

even though it seems very much as that , what I was looking for I've got a question : why did you hide two controls inside ?

[@jayj.pazaza6113]

The name is dirty secret. It wouldn’t be a secret then if it was on the outside of the pedal.

[@codswinger]

If you put the switches on the outside you might sell even more of them. I know I would buy one in an instant.

[@KelsterVonShredster]

@AnalDan great idea!

[@aaronready1]

Sounds like its not the only bottom your drilling Dan....🤦‍♂️

[@shawnshipatsd8949]

You are correct. If I could offer one suggestion. Do not do what I did. DO NOT MAKE ANY INTERNAL adjustments while the pedal is plugged in. I fried my Bellepoch to the point it is stuck in the overdrive setting for good. I wil keep it for harsh stuff, as the delay aspect is still perfect.

[@beatlejuice5951]

Yeah seriously

[@rapidenamel8522]

Removing and replacing 4 screws is pretty easy.

[@thorpenator9148]

Great pedal, but everything under the hood should be on top for easy tweaking.

[@duaneanderson6393]

thank you , I just bought a DLS. This will be helpful.

[@strat-mj9ry]

Had to listen to this again. Curious why he has the tremolo settings where they are.

[@michaelfalcone2520]

Great info, love the graphs, gonna go plug it in right now (breakfast of champions--eggs and gain!)

[@danieltaylor9751]

Appreciate the info. What’s with the heavy breathing behind your super lead/super bass explanation?

[@troywm1016]

Awesome - on my list of Pedals

[@Mordred478]

Oh my GOD, I could listen to Howard's playing all day! Howard, where did you learn that stuff, man? Just listening to old Cream records and such?

[@CatalinbreadMechanismsofMusic]

+Tyrion Lannister Howard took a month of lessons when he was a young lad, which means...he's pretty much a prodigy. ;)

[@Mordred478]

Indeed. And did he take a degree in electrical engineering, or did he teach himself that, as well?

[@CatalinbreadMechanismsofMusic]

Tyrion Lannister Howard has experience working in IT and a recording engineer but his journey as a circuit designer is all self taught :) He's one hell of a guitarist and has a great set of ears.

[@CatalinbreadMechanismsofMusic]

Howard's self-taught!

[@EasyHeat]

This is absolutely brilliant!!

[@michaelpate6700]

What tone! Howard, it sounds like you've got a NAga Viper in front of that DLS, but I can't see one here! Where is that groovy, quacky sound coming from? It's so vocal sounding!

[@Simon-IFF]

I have the Sabra Cadabra and cant say enough about your products!

[@SVATTIMO]

I like mine but it sounds a little thin but after this vid I might hear a difference. I have a Marshall YJM 💯. I guess I should run the amp with a little dirt to get that Pagey sound?

[@DelusionalVoice]

Amazing explanation

[@BillDerBerg]

... are any future factory mods planned to add Variac-type output saturation and or a "jumped channel" simulation mode perhaps with a trim pot to balance the volume of the two "channels"? Also the presence trim pot being under the hood is less inconvenient read: less aggravating than having the SL/SB switch permanently inside... could placing a hole or slot on the enclosure to make that switch more accessible from the outside (with a flat head screwdriver?) be too much to ask for? :)

[@johnvarcoe1821]

Been using the DlS mark 1 for years now I use it to over drive my DlS 2 great gain stages

[@rbauer1632]

You have a lot of knowledge about getting great sound. I have a question that I'm sure is universal for many home studio guitarists. How do you get such a robust sound using mics when I can only get thin and compressed results. I would like to capture the sound of my amp that I'm hearing in my studio, but what comes thru my head phones is very disappointing, and not at all the full robust sound of my amp.

[@eddievhfan1984]

+rbauer1632 How do you usually mic? Distant or close? On-axis or off? Etcetera?

[@rbauer1632]

+Kyle Tekaucic I usually mic up close near the grill cloth. I have experimented with various placements around the speaker cone, as well as 8" to two feet away. When playing with a backing track I can mix it to sound good. However, if I were to try to make a sound clip with just my guitar and amp alone it sounds nothing (going thru my mixer and out my headphones) like what he is achieving here. This video sounds like what I hear in my studio room in person coming from my amp. But not what comes out of my mixer with a shure sm57. I have read similar complaints about this disappointing result. It has nothing to do with the equipment. I'm going to get a good quality condenser mic as a 2nd microphone and see if that does the trick. I've gotten a reply from another youtuber who does a lot of these sound clips that this could achieve my goal.

[@eddievhfan1984]

Yeah, close miking works best when multitracking for more control over ambience, but if you're putting the guitar at the forefront, distant miking (or close + distant) would probs work best.

[@billtice5057]

That’s sick! Luv it!

[@JazzyFizzleDrummers]

Could you guys do one of these videos for the callisto?

[@Jonnyguitar1877]

Haha it was such a trip I don't know how it happened but it was loading a rig rundown and then all the sudden I'm like "hell yeah this dude is ripping some Jeff Beck." All the sudden it was Howard haha I didn't even know this video was out either. Pretty random stuff haha

[@dckstrat90]

I use SB mode usually. Run a strat in to fender blues jr. Do you recommend setting a flat eq on the amp and using the pedal controls? Or a mix of both?

[@CatalinbreadMechanismsofMusic]

Short answer: mix of both. Set your amp to a good, balanced clean sound on its own. Then dial in your DLS to match that.

[@dckstrat90]

Catalinbread Mechanisms of Music Thanks!

[@MegaBrebis]

I tried to move the Presence pot but do not have a tool small enough for that. Why not make something easier to move?

[@TropicalFuzz]

The SuperBass SuperLead switch doesn´t function just like the presence switch inside de DLS MKI V2.2?

[@shawnshipatsd8949]

What you you-Henry recomend for a noise gate/ noise reduction pedal? I have a EHX "The Silencer" which is fairly good for the money. I also need somthing in addition for colorized noise reduction before my effects loop. Any ideas? Thank you.

[@williamolsen20]

Your videos are entertaining and informatie.

[@willdenham]

@catelinbread How do these puppies work/sound when going into a hot fender blackface head (7-8) like I have? I'm happy with it but was thinking of going to a Marshall, yet hearing the pedal, I'm conflicted.

[@jbailes33211]

Just picked up one of these. I understand these are a " foundational" pedal. Do they work well with an OD like a TS9 or a soul food?

[@JimDragonBass]

can i use this pedal with a bass? Fender P? Gibson SG Bass?

[@lawrencevillegas7152]

Jim Dragon i do! Sounds best on superbass mode. 👍🏻

[@lawrencevillegas7152]

I use P, J and a stingray btw

[@PendelSteven]

Well, it's 2021. I'm thinking, maybe take a page out of JHS's and Wampler's books: make a Deluxe version with a simple boost and name it Dirty Little Secrets Deluxe (Wampler style) or another of your pedals that is great to boost with it and give it another name (JHS style). Anyhow, what I also mean with taking something out of JHS boost: why not also make a jack for switching between Super Lead and Super Bass in that? Just spouting ideas...

[@jackoo666]

that intro sounds amazing. instant jimmy paige

[@dennisjames1302]

I've looked around at all your videos on the DLS will it switch from 9 volts to 18 volts .I know you can go from super lead to super bass ,and you have a pesence screw ...but can you switch it to 18v giving you more head room?? thank you very nice pedal .

[@afterstars]

Yes. That's just a matter of using a 9v or 18v power supply.

[@MrTyphoontyphoon]

you should put those options outta the pedal buddies !

[@jayj.pazaza6113]

The name is dirty secret. It wouldn’t be a secret then if it was on the outside of the pedal.

[@jasoncheshire6153]

Would it have been impossible to put the presence knob on the freaking pedal????????

[@jayj.pazaza6113]

The name is dirty secret. It wouldn’t be a secret then if it was on the outside of the pedal.

[@bassplayinggoalie]

Noonitis!

[@rebelcat420]

Thank you for not doing the typical "knobs to 12:00" bs. That never demonstrates anything useful. The graphs did well to show that point.

[@gusdupree9076]

jeff beck ,let me love you ,right?effin damn good pedal,i got ur rah and it is mmm tasty,good work

[@TheDistortionPrinciple]

just got this today, it's replacing my mxr super badass

[@CatalinbreadMechanismsofMusic]

Awesome!! Thank for your support!

[@TheDistortionPrinciple]

+Catalinbread Mechanisms of Music just wish you had put the switch on the outside

[@progressiverock7335]

Please please please post a vid about the Wiio! I have the pedal and fell like I'm not able to use it to it's full capability. Thanks!

[@jumpboy29]

ProgressiveRock73 I had a Wiio a couple years ago, it sounded and looked great. I probably had it 3 months before I figured out it gets alot more aggressive when cranking the master volume up. It went from a good scooped rhythm drive.... to a lead beast really quick and LOUD. I not sure if a real hiwatt does that but that was my experience. I favor the Rah now since it can be very similar and clearer sounding, imo. Good luck with yours!

[@matthewkennedy7283]

Is the cameraman breathing crazy heavy or nobody else heard that

[@danny8134]

F'n noonitus!!!

[@ShiningTrapezoid]

"On the birghter side, fairly flat, on the darker side if anything" lol wtf does that mean?!?!?

[@ripplebear]

It means..right in the middle!

[@Zilbyfilms]

Poor cameraman is out of breath :(

[@Iggytommy]

the chewing gum is annoying, sorry

[@MrJackrockerman]

C'mon..........😏