What Stomp Box Should You Buy? Roland SPD One Kick vs Meinl Kick STB1 vs Meinl Analog Stomp Box MPS1

[@glimpsesoftexas3955]

Thank You ! This video was very well done and exactly what I was looking for.

[@PaoloMarelliGuitar]

Thanks a lot and glad it was helpful!

[@paulheartsongs]

Great Thank you for a very practical review! Very helpful.

[@sebastianwei7721]

I bought and tried out the Meinl today, works pretty well with acoustic guitar, the option to just use it in the same signal path isn't for audiophiles, but it is a nice feature. Will probably put a rubber mat below it, cause it's not as sticky as I'd like it to be. That'll probably solve any rumbling noise issues.

[@PaoloMarelliGuitar]

Nice! I prefer the separate signals of guitar and stomp, but having the option of one path is really handy. I didn’t have any rumbling issues but I understand it might be too slippery

[@nbcguitar]

Very useful review. Thank you.

[@Deebhoy]

Excellent video. Thanks for the info.

[@JoeMurphysGuitarlessons]

Good video mate

[@kierandoylemusic1300]

Great informative review 👍 thank you

[@kirkytg]

Great video! Thank you!

[@phillipknechtel9894]

Nice playing👍🏻

[@jamesherseymusic]

but can you tell us about the glitch in the matrix at 4:44?

[@PaoloMarelliGuitar]

😂that is just my bad editing!

[@MartinDosil]

I'm planning to make a digital stompbox for a friend of mine. I worried about not being able to put several samples due to memory limitations, so I really apreciated your opinion, when you say something like 'one sample is enough'. Thank you very much. Hugs from Spain.

[@PaoloMarelliGuitar]

Thank you and Yes one sample is more than enough, make sure the sample is full sounding, I found that samples that with scooped eq don’t translate too well bless tha PA has a sub

Sounded really cool

[@jakubdas]

thanx, that's useful :)

[@MarcoStarink]

I have been using two Roland SPD One Kicks for some time now. One for bass and the other for snare. They are reliable and sound fantastic. I put them just in front of the base of my mic stand to lift my legs while sitting. So my feet constantly rest on two of the three (foldable) pieces of the stand. Otherwise it would be impossible to use as a singer.

[@PaoloMarelliGuitar]

That is a cool hack, I’m going to see if it works standing up

[@MarcoStarink]

@@PaoloMarelliGuitar Not a chance! Cannot use both feet at a time while standing.

[@PaoloMarelliGuitar]

For sure 😂 I meant for one feet, see if can substitute the rubber pad I use

[@MarcoStarink]

@@PaoloMarelliGuitar Yeah, if so, glue some rubber pad on top of the foldable foot of the mic stand. Otherwise your foot will slide of easily.

[@scotth5237]

I'd like tha Meinl STB 1. Can't get one, it's on backorder everywhere and even E-bay has none!

[@PaoloMarelliGuitar]

That’s a shame, I wish I could help but I have no affiliation with meinl

[@EliasRedbass]

Thank you! I made up my mind now :)

[@theblockbusters8996]

What did you go with?

[@PaoloMarelliGuitar]

I use the Roland for my gigs

[@wagnervallimfilho712]

hey paolo, great review! I needed to see a comparison between STB and SPD and you nailed every aspect, so thank you. Btw, great acoustic guitar sound, is it just the mic or is there a pickup ringing too? which taylor model is that? Cheers

[@PaoloMarelliGuitar]

Thanks a lot! The guitar is a 310 ce, the sound is just the mic and that is a Rode NT 2A

[@AcousticMadness]

Thank You!

[@reinaldomaia9431]

thanks man

[@AlbertoMons]

What about the sensibiliti of mtb 1 meinl ? I have the impression I shoul push too much Thanks

[@PaoloMarelliGuitar]

It has very good sensitivity, no need to push or stomp with your foot too hard. The centre circle is not a button, is just the pick up area

[@AwakeningPhilosophy]

Hi, thanks for the great review! Can you tell me what you use in front of the Roland SPD to make your tapping foot higher? I'm getting shin splints! 😅

[@PaoloMarelliGuitar]

It’s a piece of foam that I took away from an older stomp I had

[@mobunyesese8826]

Very helpful

[@brandonfeels]

Hey thanks for the great review! What's the plugin you use on ableton to turn the Meinl into a midi trigger?

[@PaoloMarelliGuitar]

I don't use it with the Meinl, but I used to use it with an old piezo stomp that I had and the plugin was DSP trigger, I never had consistent results though

[@hellf.o]

Great Maurizio! Senti ma lo stomp Kick quello nero non richiede alimentazione giusto è passivo? Grazie mille iscritto!

[@PaoloMarelliGuitar]

Grazie prima di tutto, secondo, lo stomp della Meinl ha bisogno di batterie. Terzo chi è Maurizio 😅😂?

[@hellf.o]

@@PaoloMarelliGuitar Scusa Paolo sbagliato nome! Grazie della risposta Ah quindi servono le pile AA? Grazie

[@PaoloMarelliGuitar]

Ma figurati io pensavo fosse un esclamazione tipo Grande Giove! E si servono le pile AA

[@Nundahmusic]

I could never get a consistant volume on the thump on the Roland Spd. Tried everything. strapping bits of metal to shoes, adjusting all the knobs. Ended up selling it.

[@PaoloMarelliGuitar]

I’m run it into a preamp plugin with a bit of compression and eq and that seems to do the trick. But I understand sometimes gear doesn’t work the way you need it to

[@kaganplant167]

Trying to use the spd kick through the line input on Roland AC33 amp, guitar through the guitar input. Any time I hit the SPD one my guitar volume drops. Can anyone help? Both the SPD and the amp are mains powered

[@PaoloMarelliGuitar]

I suspect that in this case it is the amp that is limiting. Try and turn both guitar and stomp volume down, that should attenuate the limiting effect

[@HappyDays-l7l]

Would be great to see the difference between sitting down in a studio and standing up at a gig when playing a stomp box....

[@PaoloMarelliGuitar]

I don’t find the experience much different, what aspect would you be interested in seeing? I play regularly so can do a walk through

[@HappyDays-l7l]

@@PaoloMarelliGuitar If I play an SPD sitting down it's fine. If I have to play for 45-1.30 then it's a killer on my ankle. However - using a regular BD pedal and a KD7 pad is much more comfortable. Thus 100% of videos on YT of people playing stomp boxes are sitting down 100% of the time. Haven't seen a single video with someone playing upgright,. Not one. Would be great if you could share a link of someone STANDING UP playing a stomp box! Have a great day!

[@PaoloMarelliGuitar]

@@HappyDays-l7l I think that the movement using a normal kick pedal is a little different as you don’t have to overextend your foot as much. With a stomp box you kinda have to overextend, for me having something under the heel to get level with the edge of the stomp box helps, but I purposely avoid having more than 3 song in a row in which I play it otherwise I get tired and it hurts (I always play standing up live). I know a few people that turn the stomp box the other way around and stomp it with the heel and they all say it’s easier

[@Tyler_Hodges]

Great demonstration! Super random but which Krk monitors do you have in the background? I need some smaller monitors and I like the size of those!

[@PaoloMarelliGuitar]

Thanks first of all! The monitors are KRK VXT 4, they are 4 inches speaker. Not sure they make them anymore I’ve had them for more than 10 years now ;)

[@SamRommer]

Just bought the STB1 on your recommendation, a bit disappointed as the button is very sensitive to the position of your foot, you have to work pretty hard to make sure you hit it actively the same way each time or the volume is drastically different. Obviously can’t comment on whether the other two are better for this but we warned, I’m not that impressed with the STB1.

[@PaoloMarelliGuitar]

Position is quite important on all the stomps I talked about, like any other instrument they need some technique. I personally don’t find it hard to play the STB1 but I find the fact that the are of triggering is small an advantage because it limits triggering it by mistakes. But I understand that what I like might not be the same for others

[@AKWANMUSIC]

Would you still recommend the Meinl Kick for a simple, reliable stomp box over the Roland?

[@PaoloMarelliGuitar]

Sorry for replying this late, but yes I still recommend it. The Meinl Kick is easy to use and reliable.

[@sheldonassad3305]

the problem is there are two more parts to the mienl version... there is a kicker and a lift box

[@PaoloMarelliGuitar]

I need to have a look at those, thanks for pointing that out. For the purposes of my video though the Meinl kick is more than usable by itself

[@checkedoff]

Any of these work better for standing vs. sitting?

[@PaoloMarelliGuitar]

I don't think sitting or standing makes any difference with any of these stomps

[@dannylocascio8207]

Where do i got that foot support pad you showed for the Roland?

[@PaoloMarelliGuitar]

I took it off my old stomp box, it was a Shadow Stompin´ Bass. But Is just a square piece of rubber

[@dgperforms1]

Build your own...i do

[@phataton7588]

Love it But it really should cost $50

[@PaoloMarelliGuitar]

Which one?

[@p95t5r]

I would not buy any of them. They're all over priced for what they can do! I need something I can hit 2 or 4 times and it register the tempo and carry on, on it's own.

[@PaoloMarelliGuitar]

Apart from drum machines like beat buddy, I don’t know anything else that can do that, but I am sure there’s alternatives to it. Not the thing for me though. To each one its own ;)

[@confusecated101]

Nice video man. Thanks!