That Pedal Show... cure for insomnia?

Niallseroreilly

Has anyone honestly made it through a full episode?

DesVegas

Nope, nowadays i just skim through it and that's still boring

Legionreturns

I've managed about 8 minutes once, I don't normally take that long to shoot my load...

Matt_McG

I used to quite enjoy it, although I didn't watch every episode, as some stuff isn't of interest to me. But, as far as youtube gear shows go, it's one that I've mostly found OK.

I think they've really jumped the shark recently, though. Too much about themselves and their rigs, too self-indulgent. And the episode a week or two back about playing without volume was embarrassing.

I know next to zero about tone, and I can get vastly better tones at home out of a modest Yamaha THR than they were getting out of a whole amp -> attenuator -> IR etc type rig.

munckee

If its something I'm interested in I've watched a few, they are very long though!

joeyowen

They were always going to get to the point where they had covered all their A subjects, and were now onto B, C etc...

However it's OK.  I often leave before it's over, but same with Netflix too.  My attention doesn't seem to hold

What else can they cover that would cover an hour?  The guest shows are good, but otherwise ideas might be running low

not_the_dj

JUST GET ON WITH IT !!!!!!

Adam_MD

I still enjoy it but then I also still enjoy Doug and Pat most of the time.  I usually put it on while i'm doing something else so I can listen to it.

peteri

I agree with all the comments, in the early days it was my Friday treat, and I got a lot of information from it.

I find the guest slots tolerable - but too much fawning, but everything else is just tedious now - and some are downright toe-curlingly bad.

The silent recording one last week was a new low for me - just prejudiced and narrow minded, I'm all for the old school approach - but really???

Past it's sell-by date for me I'm afraid, I would enjoy more technical stuff from Dan - he's clearly bright and knows his stuff, but the rest of it (and the other one) - done

hotpickups

They've missed one important episode out and that's the one about loopers/switchers etc. However, Dan would never do that and besides it will only biased to his own creation

digitalscream

I have insomnia, and I can honestly say that TPS isn't a cure because my brain just goes on repeat with, "But what about stuff that isn't mid-gain classic rock?" every time they demo...pretty much anything, really.

SteveF

I quite enjoy it, but I do find some of the videos a bit long.  I have a similar issue with Andertons.  I really like the videos, but I want to watch a lot of youtube content and if everything is >45min long, I'll never get anything done.  

thegummy

Personally I can't even sit and watch even the best shows for any length of time; which is a shame cause I have a lot of stuff I want to watch including paid-for lesson subscriptions.

I think that's what I love so much about playing guitar as a pass time, I couldn't be one of the people who sit watching TV for hours after work, I have to be doing something or I get irritated and bored.

impmann

peteri said:

The silent recording one last week was a new low for me - just prejudiced and narrow minded, I'm all for the old school approach - but really???

THIS. With bells on.

It was toe-curling. It was like trying to teach your Grandad about hip-hop.

Frankly, *anyone* can get a better tone with a secondhand Line6 UX1, a download of PodFarm (one or two), and five minutes fiddling. It was shockingly bad. And all the bullshit about 'not being able to feel it' to get in the zone... what bollocks.

Perhaps if it was something that they clearly didn't know/understand they should have got someone involved who *does*... I'm sure the likes of Line6, Kemper or similar would have supplied someone to assist, showcasing their latest kit. And if the two involved were as open minded as they say they are, there may have been some surprised faces.

Plus there are lots of cheaper secondhand alternatives if they truly are trying to provide a service.

Its clear that Dan knows *a lot* about a narrow subject - but is also clear he has no interest in learning anything new from outside that narrow viewpoint. Mick dumbs himself down a lot - he covered more complex things when he edited Guitarist magazine. Either that or he is very good at bullshit.

But both of them need a good scriptwriter/editor... if they do read these things, I'd gladly offer my services (for a modest fee).

tone1

I’ve stopped watching it.... and this is from someone who loves the Doug & Pat show...

digitalscream

SteveF said:

I quite enjoy it, but I do find some of the videos a bit long.  I have a similar issue with Andertons.  I really like the videos, but I want to watch a lot of youtube content and if everything is >45min long, I'll never get anything done.  

The difference is that there's variety on the Andertons channel. TPS is basically a show for people who want to spend an obscene amount of money trying to sound like guitarists did 30 or 40 years ago. Anything outside that, and you should really be watching something (anything) else.

interstellar

the way they fawn over the guests is sickening....

dangriffiths

I used to watch and enjoy but not as bothered now. Covered all the subjects of interest and there is a world other than blues

dindude

Can’t say I watch every minute of every episode but I still think it’s great. Dan’s honest appraisal of playing with IR’s and headphones last week was very funny.

meltedbuzzbox

I still watch it now and then. It's a back ground thing when I am doing repetitive tasks. 
Sometimes it's good, sometimes its not.

It's still better than Doug and Pat though, that's like pulling teeth

revsorg

I felt they just shouldn't have made the silent episode.  They'd just received a complaint about being too noisy, it shook them up and they were obviously depressed.  This made it a bad starting point to try and entertain their audience.  It neither entertained nor informed.  Personally I don't see it as the start of a decline, just an episode they should delete.