Picking the PERFECT Amp for Your Pedals
Today, I’m shooting out the three GOLD STANDARD pedal platform amplifiers: a 1964 Fender Deluxe Reverb (6V6), 1969 Marshall Superlead 100 (EL34), and a mid-90’s Vox AC30 (EL84), along with three GOLD STANDARD drive pedals: Marshall Blues Breaker (low gain), Ibanez TS-10 (mid gain), ’85 ProCo Rat (high gain) – all in attempt to see which pairings work BEST with all the amps set clean and the pedals doing all the work.
Please share with us your favorite amp + pedal combos in the comments section! And, remember, this ultimately comes down to taste; however, I’ll share what I’m hearing in the room and the things you should consider when determining possible clean amp and pedal combinations.
Table of Contents:
00:00 Introduction
00:22 What is a Pedal Platform Amp?
00:55 Pedals We Pairing with These Amps
01:55 Guitars We Using
02:24 Our Testing Process
03:05 Our Goal for YOU!
03:15 Our Testing Process Cont…
04:15 Clean References for Each Amp
05:15 Marshall Blues Breaker Test
06:47 Marshall Blues Breaker Analysis
07:44 Ibanez TS-10 Tube Screamer Test
09:02 Ibanez TS-10 Tube Screamer Analysis
10:48 ProCo Rat Test
12:23 ProCo Rat Analysis
13:26 Recap & Overall Summary
16:32 Closing, Like, Sub, Comment Below!
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Please comment with your favorite AMP and PEDAL combos below!
Remember, this ultimately comes down to taste. Anything I say in this video is only a consideration based on what I'm hearing in the room as this was being recorded.
I think my 20W Stagg amp is a good platform pedal.
Jack black and Jason momoa with jonah hills voice had many great points ngl
What I learned from this video is that buying all this stuff and getting our own learning hands on experience.
Would be great to have a similar video for solid state amps.
By far the most informative video I’ve seen about this. Thank you ????????
It was a good comparison and i understand that everyone has their style of playing and tone spectres . But calling this 3 “stages” of gain, from low to high, is a bit misleading. The last one was, at best, still a medium gain sound. Comparing that to high gain guitar sounds, it stays at like 50% of the gain/drive that is standard for some styles/amps/pedals. For someone trying to compare how the amps react to a high gain sound, this wasn’t very useful.
My understanding of a two screamer is that it should be used on an amp that is already broken up but isn't really distorted. I've never heard of a tube screamer used on a clean pedal platform and because it really doesn't do that marching such a context I like the two screamer to push an already over driven amp that isn't super high game like pushing a fender amp that is breaking up. Also in this context they sound pretty good so I'm wondering if it's really a pedal platform or if these ants are breaking up before the
Wow! Blues Breaker/Vox sounds Amazing!
I wish Vox made a head and 2×12 Vertical Cab like Orange.
Was wondering how bad the reverb would be, reading the comments before you started playing. And crikey. They weren’t exaggerating… that’s surf level reverb tone comparison o.O
Excellent stuff
Personally I would go with a fender as a neutral platform
Looking at the 65 Deluxe Reverb reissue. Has anyone here performed an A/B comparison with the two amps? Big price difference between the 64 and 65. 65 also has 22 watts instead of 20 and instead of the bright channel it has the trem channel. The 64 has a Jensen C12Q speaker, and the 65 has a Jensen C12K speaker. So I realize they are different amps. Just curious if the extra $1,400 for the 64 is worth it. Thanks
Great video. Helps me understand why one amp doesn’t work with all pedals. Wish I knew the pedal settings in the demo. And the pedals listed as alternatives which style pedal they represented. Thanks again!!
Les paul rat Marshall,
No one better at making comprehensive videos, showing both Strats and Les Paul style guitars, so we can truly hear what they both sound like.
Great demonstration. For me and only me: Fender sounds too warm on all but Tubescreamer, the mid effect. Vox I have, Marshall not all that different. I'm a happy camper.
thanks for this helpful video. what was the riff you played on the first part of rat (10:50)?
It would have been cool to had a fender twin reverb added to this demonstration, just to see how it handled the pedals.
Best Amp iss vox, than Fender, Marshall is harsh and fizzy????
I have a OR32 it’s a pretty nice amp. Looking to buy another low watt tube pedal amp.
I have a quilter tone block 200 what we be a good pedal as close I can get to that tube overdrive
How can any be a "perfect" amp for pedals without an effects loop? Magic happens with certain modulation pedals when placed after the pre-amp.
The tremendous amount of reverb on everything kills the comparison.
They all sound terrible. Take the reverb off. Get a better recording setup.
@vertexeffects Have you done a video featuring dedicated pedal-platform power amps (Such as Seymour Duncan PowerStage series, Orange Pedal Baby, Hotone Loudster, etc)? Curious how the more pedal-specific power amps stack up compared to more "traditional" amps such as those featured in this video.
Jack black
What's your opinion on the Marshall dsl40cr ????????
The thumbnail made me think it was a JHS video lol
VOX !!!! will eat them all when cranked full stop end of story
I am sure that I'm not the only person who was on the edge of their seat by 03:10 of this video. ????The comparison hasn't even started, but we all know that Mason already knows exactly what we all want to know.
The sound of that Fender Deluxe Reverb 1964 is just in a league of its own.
I'm getting a 1967 Black Face Super Reverb, any thoughts on this amp for taking pedals well?
les paul and marshall amp is how i explain to people what finding a soulmate means..
Of all my amps. I’ll go to the grave with my silverface bassman 50. It sounds beautiful clean and takes pedals like no other amp I have.
Guys I'm really really struggling getting anything I like from my pedals into a super reverb. Any help. Pedals are kingtone soloist, archer, fulltone full drive.