Wampler Paisley Drive Deluxe - Review

So, this Paisley guy tells a few jokes on Netflix and he gets his own pedal? The second one even.... weird... maybe there is more to him than meets the eye...
In any case, this pedal is the butteriest thing on the market right now... just great tones all around!
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[@wampler_pedals]

Regarding the "fat switch", you'll need to have the gain up quite a bit to notice it - it's going to tighten the bottom end a bit, and add a bit of a gain boost

[@DamnHotCatz]

The STV guitar becomes insanely addictive to play. So many tonal options with it and my man breast have never been more comfortable!

[@tannerdogan4783]

Brad Paisley is a touring country musician! One of the only country musicians who hasn’t gone all the way into “modern” country music which is basically country rock. He did that comedy special on Netflix but isn’t really a comedian. Well I guess he could be but his first profession would be a badass country Guitarist. Check him out! Nervous Breakdown by Brad Paisley.

[@EytschPi42]

Tanner.... come on... obviously I know that! BUT: Pretending NOT to know it is much funnier !

[@tannerdogan4783]

Ok. My bad! I mean I’m sure there are some people who do think that he’s just a comedian from his new thing on Netflix. Maybe the younger generation. Sorry man!

[@NowakP]

Looks like Mr. Paisley wanted some of that 'Dual Fusion' action for himself ;D

[@someweirdguy101]

Or just to make the Underdog available again in some way

[@ryansumawan1865]

"Who cares." - this is by far my favourite review of this pedal. Keep 'em coming man!

[@ab036]

Love the Paisley jokes

[@ddaveism]

Enjoyed your review! Thanks!!

[@mitchhamann294]

This intro is awesome. Your phrasing is killer!

[@dragonsquare2802]

That track in the beginning had nearly all awesomeidity in it I could ever wish for... like ever...Props henning!

My favorite section of a review-My 2 Cents! Always great and honest review! Thank you!

[@jonathandeleon2417]

I was not typing anything, but I did get fooled with the intro. 😂😂. I was almost mad that you were talking about Brad like that.😂

[@EytschPi42]

+Jonathan De Leon haha... got ya

[@sharonraizor2839]

Channel 1 is not just based off of the original Nobels ODR-S, it IS the Nobels ODR-S circuit. The Nobels was Brad's go to pedal as well as many other Nashville cats (such as Pat Buchanan) for years. Wampler made a limited run of the Underdog Overdrive (ODR-S) several years ago. It was a great pedal and Mr. Wampler got a lot of requests to make it again but clone pedals weren't his thing, so he never did. Finally he agreed to do it as half of the Paisley Deluxe. I hope this clears it up.

[@kingfisher7960]

I really like Wampler pedals and i think this comes from Brian and all the passion he has for this.

[@darrelbigdaddywhite]

Great video. So I like the pedal and guitar and I would love to have ones just like those. Very nice demo.

[@charliefoxtrotthe3rd335]

I couldn't take my eyes off the dog lovin' on that bone in the background. He's in his own little heaven and could give two shits about this pedal...

[@jjjohnson1512]

The dual fusion is set up the same way with the channels. Idk it does not bother me personally. Also, FYI Brian gives great customer service and quickly. Just wanted to add that in.

[@raffa7282]

@4:13 In the back : don't worry we haven't forget your signature guitar Harley Benton and we want one :-)

[@lsdzheeusi]

How about the Ethereal ? 😀 Just kidding, thank you for this !

[@dago6410]

Yeha, very funny but... YEah, what about Ethereal? ;))

[@romy4x444]

I'm more of strat and Les Paul person, but man that guitar looks awesome. Sounds amazing too..

[@darkslide9654]

Nice pedal and great tone. Seriously gotta get wampler to send an ethereal.

[@arcanics1971]

That intro was nice. It sounded almost- ahem!- Ethereal! :D

[@KF-is5uc]

Sieht zwar eher nach Margarine aus aber ob des nen Unterschied im Klang macht?

[@rockon333]

"you dumb" I lossst it hahaha. made my day

[@EytschPi42]

they were not amused!

[@jeremybanks9007]

Is buttery like britisher ? i.like it

[@FilippaArendt]

Very good playing :)

[@EytschPi42]

+FilippaQ thank you!

[@riffdude]

Wampler pedals are great. The guitar at the beginning looks a bit strange. Maybe ugly at the first moments but then... yeah it's a pretty one. Maybe it's the sound, who knows I like it. When can we hear the white ENGL in the background? 😀

[@chrishepburn1503]

I know alot of people hate on the St. Vincent model. But I think it's unique and cool.

[@mattgilbert7347]

Just like her.

[@thesandman918]

Think AC 30 sounded the best with it for me...could be a 3 way tie though w/ Carl Martin and Diezel were about right there too with the Orange in 4th

[@shanebratton8339]

I was typing a pissy comment right when he said he was joking...

[@marcusheawood8560]

Henning, you've been practicing, great job on highway star! That Annie Clark guitar sounds great but looks like a designer handbag, figures...

[@Jarod12]

Oh Henning you crack me up! :)

[@nicks4802]

Things I like: -overdrive -Henning's choice of sweaters -pizza Things I *DONT* like: The price.

[@redstripe41j]

Man... Maybe you're not the best player in the world or most technically proficient (from your view in previous videos not my opinion) but that sounded awesome and the note choices were perfect. Great intro tune!

[@steveclay6620]

If you have to use different input/output to run Ch1 into Ch2, or Ch2 into Ch1, what is the point of having the toggle switch on the pedal? If the wiring determines the sequence, the toggle switch is useless and shouldn't be there. Unless I am missing something?

[@jasonwilding6334]

It's about signal purity, not having TRS splitters on your board and being able to use it properly with a TB looper

[@JimijaymesProductions]

it has nothing to do with trs splitters! why would you need them it is literally two pedals in one with seperate jacks for each, unless I am missing something why would adding a switch make it more pure?

[@wampler_pedals]

Good question Steve 😊. We wanted the ability to change 1 into 2, or 2 into 1 (which is easily done without swapping cables). The problem came in because we also wanted to retain the ability to make it two separate pedals as well, without using stereo jacks and Y connectors (which not only look funky as hell, but can be a huge pain if one of them goes out since most people don't carry spare Y connectors, and there isn't as much of a variety available like there are standard guitar patch cables). We could have used a switching IC, which is sort of similar to a flip-flop electronic switch style like Boss uses (but not true bypass). We could have used several more relays, but it would have drove the price up even more. Yes, the relays would have added another $10-15 to the cost of the parts, BUT - you have to remember how pedals are priced with margins, and what that does to the cost. If you don't know what I mean, here's the way pedal prices work: Cost to build the pedal, + company profit margin, + distributor profit margin, + retailer profit margin, + taxes, +shipping, + importing fees... at the end of the day, that $10-15 could end up being another $40-50 easily to the final price of the pedal. That's crazy. So, in my mind, the best thing to do was make it like this, assuming that most people playing the pedal aren't going to be switching the order all the time in the middle of a gig. Most people set it, and forget it. So der ya go. 😊

[@steveclay6620]

Thanks for the explanation - I understand how a dollar in manufacturing cost can translate to 4 at retail. I have a Wampler Paisley overdrive, and it is a very good pedal! With the "1-->2 or 2-->1" switch, I guess I was expecting it to behave more like pedals like the D&M Drive: 2 channels, 1 input, 1 output, and a toggle to determine which channel is first. Of course, it is not possible to route the channels separately on the D&M Drive, while it is possible on the Wampler Deluxe. Different design goals: 2 channels in one peda (one signal path)l vs 2 independent pedals each with their own signal path. I can see how flexible the Wampler design is, especially if one is using a pedal switcher. Thanks again for the clarification!

[@wampler_pedals]

Not a problem, glad to help :)

[@Vaifan1981]

DAMN!

[@Squidward_Tikiland]

Was that henning playing guitar in the beginnning? Did he write and play that song??? That was literally amazing music. Whoever played and wrote that is a fucking bang up composer and extremely creative

[@TalibanturkeyPSN]

Leonidas Diamandopoulos course it was ;)

[@EytschPi42]

+Leonidas Diamandopoulos thanks

[@Squidward_Tikiland]

EytschPi42 so it was you! Right on man! Honestly, I'm not just flattering you, but I think you write the best music out of all the KZbin guitar guys. A lot of the other guys are better guitar players, but you surpass them in composition! Its like you have the noble German blood of Bach!

[@Squidward_Tikiland]

EytschPi42 I could totally see you touring with a band and a trippy concept album and a sci fi costume. Or just music videos. That would rock so hard!

[@florianbaiker5519]

Leonidas Diamandopoulos there is already someone in this business. They look a lot a like. Name is Devin Townsend :D

[@jadedsoul1]

How about a review of the old, used by Andy Summers. Electric mistress flanger. for your police tones...Or maybe another unit to take its place for Andys Police tone.

[@greatreset3]

Everybody's been doing pedal demos with single coil PU's, and now you demo a pedal designed for someone that plays tele's and you use buckers? 😎🔊🎵🎸

[@EytschPi42]

+Ed Axeman because every other video of this will have a tele in it... so why do that? We will have more than enough of those videos.

[@UglyBunnyJase]

You know, Brian makes some head-scratching choices with some of his features - sometimes bordering on lazy. For instance, on the Faux Tape Echo V2, the tap tempo sets the tempo, right? But then as you tap the subdivision button, the LED flashes in time with the new delay time, rather than sticking on the quarter note you just tapped out. It's an odd and confusing choice and they deleted my question on the Facebook page about it. The mods over there are overly sensitive... Anyway, I like Wampler's pedals, but I'm starting to see him more as a nice guy that builds "meh" pedals. I guess that's okay.

[@JimijaymesProductions]

If it needs to be rewired why even put a switch in there, you could just use a patch cable to run one into the other!?

[@wampler_pedals]

I answered this above ^

[@chrisferrara190]

First of all; I'm not a big country fan but "yea" that Brad Paisley guy is a great comedian. Secondly; His wife was the Sister on the US tv Show "According to Jim" and is hot ...and funny herself. ...but what I really, Really, REALLY want to say is the pedal sounds great, BUT; I bet those Dimarzio Mini Humbuckers on that there country Guidfiddle there helped a lot pigrim!

[@christopherjeneson5333]

I agree that the pedal sounds smooth and buttery but with those wiring issues and the fat switch that seems to do nothing I don´t think I will be buying it any time soon. As for the St Vincent guitar, I have been gassing for it since it first came out but my problem is there is nowhere that I can try one here in the wilderness of Northern Spain. I assume you will do a revue of it before too long and one point critical for me is neck dive. Would you address this issue in the revue please Henning? It has such a small, thin body, it looks like it should be a diver. The body style reminds me of a John Paul Gautier scent bottle, very Art Deco but super cool. So good to see you back after Guitcon which was outstanding viewing but it is nice to see you back to normal. My only criticism of Guitcon is that even though there has been a flood of videos, so many are similar, I guess that is inevitable. My favourites are from Gearmanndude, nice and quirky, TTK and Phill McKnight and David Walliman. Pete Thorn is a great player as we already knew and Phill X, what a star! Biggest fail, Jason the Bassman, much too full of himself. Regards from Spain as ever.

[@EytschPi42]

+Christopher Jeneson what is neck dive?

[@christopherjeneson5333]

Hi Henning, neck dive is where the body of a guitar is outweighed by the headstock and neck so that when the guitar is played on the knee or even in some cases, on a strap the neck wants to point to the floor. This means you have to support the neck instead of your hand gliding over the strings. I have a couple that do it, one is the Harley Benton DC Custom, the newer SG shape and I believe some SG´s suffer from the same problem. The other is my Gretsch Streamliner, the 2655 small body with Bigsby, being semi hollow the body is very light! With such a, what appears to be small body and not overly thick I wondered if the St Vincent may be a little unbalanced? I believe some have a Rosewood neck which could make the problem worse. By the way, please call me Chris, you are not the only one to give his channel a name before realising the consequences!

[@jasonwilding6334]

This pedal is a set it and leave type of thing, and the wiring is designed to be of maximum use with a looper and keeping the signal pure

[@feeby32000]

Coucou le son est bien, mais pas trop country?

[@Josbornevonosborne]

How can I get that t shirt?

[@Fensterbaum]

HAHA, great intro!

[@jorgenhallang3871]

It's a real shame about that fizzly sound you mention at 16:50. I do expect a pedal that costs over 300 dollars to NOT have that kind of defect. I really hope they fix that, because I've been really excited about this pedal up until now.

[@EytschPi42]

+Jörgen Halläng I don’t think it is s defect. Some overdrive do this when you have them set at lower gain. I would to go channel 2 for that and leave channel 1 at a slightly higher setting... it’s not s defect but just the way th drive top of the guitar signal.

[@jasonwilding6334]

That is part of the design, it's supposed to do that. Unfortunately Henning points it out as a fault rather than "It's not to my taste".

[@wampler_pedals]

I haven't noticed that on the unit at all, I'd be interested what it sounds like with a different guitar. Since Brad plays mainly single coil guitars, it may just be one of those things where it doesn't sound as good with that guitar into that revv amp.

[@EytschPi42]

Wampler Pedals very good point...I‘ll try different guitars and amps and report back!

[@jorgenhallang3871]

Did you notice any difference with a different guitar? :)

[@peinmilan]

Haha, at 12:05 :) you are so crazy, but that's what we like. Just to be precise, that's NOT a butter, it's a vegetable oil product. I know you are vegan, but still... not a butter. :)

[@1961jscofield]

I don't know, but with a thousand OD pedals out there on the market, no way I pay high dollar for one that makes me switch around my cables everytime I want to use all it's features. Passing on this one.

[@Smart-Alex]

JH Scofield Look at Strymon Sunset or D&M

[@1961jscofield]

Yeah, for certain I am gear lusting for a D&M drive one day!

[@NowakP]

You don't need to switch around anything. you could do it with AB->Y foot switch. Some pros would probably do it with one of those switcher floor-boards that the 'That Pedal Show' guys do. In general the 1->2 / 2->1 configurations in Wampler pedals are more of a preference thing, people usually set it to either of the settings and leave it there.

[@wampler_pedals]

I explained the reasoning for the switching elsewhere in the comments here ^

[@dionr1168]

But does it djent?

[@EytschPi42]

+Dion R nope

[@florianbaiker5519]

Can we please let this die already?

[@MrNetVare]

Such an etherial sound...

[@janminor1172]

That guitar is kind of pretty in an ugly way. Or the other way around, haven't decided yet...

[@MAV4Soul]

Jan Minor don't be fooled, that shape is atrocious, but I kind of dig it.

[@davethepius]

Jan Minor I never did figure out why Music Man had to make a guitar that looks like a Budweiser logo.

[@janminor1172]

Dave Wiese i do not know the Budweiser logo, but I guess the answer is cross promotion :)

[@snooze0023]

Another day another wampler overdrive/distortion pedal that sounds like every other but at a premium price. Sweet

[@wampler_pedals]

I totally understand where you're coming from. We're just responding to what our customers want. If they want us to make a product in the USA, it costs way, way more to do that. If more and more people ask us to make a cheaper line of pedals, we'd respond and do that, but it all is driven by customer demand.

[@snooze0023]

Wampler Pedals I just dont think usa made guarantees better quality this day and age. In fact the manufacturing work ethic and quality control in other countries are in many cases superior. If you ask a chinese manufacturer to build a cheap pedal with crappy cheap components they will build it as good as any us manufacturer. Ask them to build your premium quality pedal and they will do it for less. The real question is would you mark down the price in the correct proportions. But thats another issue.

[@aarongrimwood6594]

Snooze00 You're not wrong, however find the the video for the new wampler factory, also Friedman's and many other boutique guys factory! Supporting these type of amazing places with people who care about music and gear working in them is surely worth paying for? Chinese companies will make anything you ask, yeah... but the people building it probably couldn't give a toss if you put it in the washing machine they made for you last year and probably don't even know what they're building.

[@snooze0023]

Aaron Grimwood They could be making toilet roll dispensers as long as the money keeps rolling in. Regardless of which country. Dont be fooled by the vail of marketing. What your saying is what they want you to believe so you can feel good about paying too much. All the parts going in to these pedals are made in china or korea or indonesia etc. Wampler follows us stooges if we demand cheaper he will head to china in the blink of an eye. Then i might buy one of his pedals.

[@Po1itica11yNcorrect]

@@snooze0023 I guess it all depends on what you want. Do you want American workers to make Chinese wages?

[@RackhirTheRed]

Great playing in this vid as always. Wampler makes some great pedals but I'm not a fan of this one. I'm sure it's everything Brad Paisley wanted but... In any case I hope you review the St. Vincent sig. I like the looks of it and the specs but I haven't been able to try one out for myself yet because I haven't found one in the shops near me.

[@alngno3818]

Brian needs to step up his graphic designs

[@Burnt_Gerbil]

If THAT pedal sounds like butter, what am I doing plugging my guitar into a tub of Crisco?! Well that's strange.

[@wampler_pedals]

Gettin' greasy tone I s'pose ;)

[@Burnt_Gerbil]

Getting zinged by the man himself who made the pedal... Priceless. Well played! Lol

[@wampler_pedals]

;)

[@fuzzmountain7583]

Becel isn't butter.

[@DerEchteBold]

What? I can't believe it's not butter!

[@fuzzmountain7583]

Well played sir. Well played.

[@EytschPi42]

+Fuzz Mountain it’s all I had.... shut your piehole!

[@fuzzmountain7583]

If you're making that pie with Becel I don't want any so it's all good.

[@DerEchteBold]

Fuzz Mountain Haha, damn, you're good, you should have your own show ; )

[@theelectrichobo829]

hey you ...i sent you a friend request from my new FB account 2 days ago ...hurry up and accept dude!!

[@KF-is5uc]

This ernie ball guitars are really good as far as I know, but ernie ball has the ugliest signature guitars

[@johnk3195]

Can’t watch the video with that silly wood shop project guitar.