That Pedal Show

shaunm

I really enjoy that pedal show. 

I might not be as advanced as some one of you lot but I have learned a lot from that show. 

Some of the episodes don't appeal, I don't watch it.

It's tough to think up a new concept

Moltisanti

Steven Wilson was on it today, which is quite a coup....

not_the_dj

Moltisanti said:

Steven Wilson was on it today, which is quite a coup....

He's in full on PR mode with the new album selling well....breakfast TV included!

Moltisanti

ah ok, that makes more sense then, i thought it was a little low brow for him to descend and converse with guitar nerds

not_the_dj

Moltisanti said:

ah ok, that makes more sense then, i thought it was a little low brow for him to descend and converse with guitar nerds

Nah, he's done stuff with them before, and Dan makes his touring boards.

Guitar_Slinger

hywelg said:

Was in B&Q yesterday and whilst waiting for the operator for the big saw to turn up and cut my 5 sheets of chipboard I happened to listen to some of the announcements over the tannoy, y'know, sales schpiel drivel.

And lo and behold it was Mick Taylors dulcet tones trying to sell me a load of crap. Absolutely sure of it........

"You can do it when you EQ it"  

normula1

The blind test thing is quite interesting. The other day my lad was ripping some vinyl to 96k / 24 bit wav using the built in HiRes USB interface in his deck and reckoned it sounded crap. So we recorded the same tune via my Focusrite interface and confirmation bias and perhaps a small difference in level made it sound like the Focusrite recording was better.
However, after matching up the levels, playing both tracks back and randomly flicking between them with eyes closed there was little to no difference between them.
So he was happier and so was my wallet

mattismetal

the real problem with blind testing is that even when you can hear a difference, how do you decide which one is better? Which is what I was trying to get at in my first post.
I really enjoy seeing how pros get their sounds as it tends to make me try to make more of what I've got rather than going berserk in the classifieds or eBay.

impmann

"Better" is a load of bollocks when people talk about sound.
"Different" is all it is, in actual fact.

If it sounds "better" to you then its merely your opinion - and you should never mix up opinion with fact.

mattismetal

impmann said:

"Better" is a load of bollocks when people talk about sound.
"Different" is all it is, in actual fact.

If it sounds "better" to you then its merely your opinion - and you should never mix up opinion with fact.

I think that what they do quite well on TPS. I think they banned the use of the word 'better' themselves

TimmyO

mattismetal said:

Not knocking them at all and your right with the mooer elec lady etc. just pointing out the dangers for experts when they do blind tests

was aimed at the thread rather than you :-) 

paul_c2

hywelg said:

Was in B&Q yesterday and whilst waiting for the operator for the big saw to turn up and cut my 5 sheets of chipboard I happened to listen to some of the announcements over the tannoy, y'know, sales schpiel drivel.

And lo and behold it was Mick Taylors dulcet tones trying to sell me a load of crap. Absolutely sure of it........

That can't be true because he was behind the counter of my local newsagent and served me when I bought a magazine. Then he insisted I read it through a polarising filter, light amber gel tint and someone else's specs "to add a bit of distortion".

Teetonetal

impmann said:

"Better" is a load of bollocks when people talk about sound.
"Different" is all it is, in actual fact.

If it sounds "better" to you then its merely your opinion - and you should never mix up opinion with fact.

 i think that is mostly true... however I think there are ways of making a sound more... appropriate? I suppose better for a specific situation. 

Chalky

That Pedal Show is Entertainment first and foremost, just like Guitar Paradiso.  

Please Mick and Dan, I don't want analysis!  I want to be entertained for the best part of an hour and if I learn something new about pedals or hear a couple of them I like, then that is collateral benefit.

Likewise with Mick and Pete on Guitar Paradiso.  Entertain me while showing me some nice gear! 

Zoolooter

Although their demos and thoughts are interesting, I find their delivery pretty painful and drawn out.

JEPBLEP

I think there's very little other YT channels that I enjoy as much as Andertons and TPS. Although I'm sure that if you know your stuff you can get tired with their content. It's the burden of knowing your shit I suppose.

To me, as a blissfully unaware idiot that feels like he's stalking the stage entrance of a big party full of cool people, people like Dan and Mick (and Pete, Ariel, Lee and Rob) open the door every now and then for a quick peek inwards and I think that's cool.

Ultimately I reckon the net effect is the advent of a whole new generation of gear enthusiasts, which can only be a good thing - for unskilled idiot, purist conservatist, artisanal hipster, or wherever you sit on that scale, alike.