Pedalsandeffects.com.....

[DavC]

never been there , ... but

way to many people really like to hear the sound of their own voice ... !! that's why we can ' Fast Forward ' ..

now if my remote control would only work on the spouse .. ?! as in , sharing facts does not require a 'story'

 

[Marial]

But Knobs demos are literally useless for a bass player as well! LOL! His are entertaining sure, but for demos sake? I think they are one of the worst out there to judge a pedal on though. Unless you're just making bleeps and boops.

I make bleeps and bloops.

 

[nshuman]

Hischke however, that is the reason I keep coming back.

Hischke is definitely the main draw for me as well. Also like when they have people like JMJ on. But, definitely Hischke and Juan are my favourite combo.

 

[gregmon79]

Hischke is definitely the main draw for me as well. Also like when they have people like JMJ on. But, definitely Hischke and Juan are my favourite combo.

Man you aint lyin! Hischke has become a HUGE inspiration to me over the last couple years. I really enjoy his mellow manner and style. I think it would be awesome to have him on more than not. But I think he just stays way busy with bands. But yeah, Jon rules.

 

[Andy westwood]

Demos are down to opinion tho, from now making some for youtube you have people who want just playing! some who want more description and talking.

And yeh jon is a big time draw when hes on a fuzz war its great the one with him and jmj was awesome!

 

[jbassbrown]

I like Nick. At first I was wary, but the guy knows his pedals! I look at it like Juan was looking for some young blood to get a fresher take and to someday take the reigns (Juan aint getting any younger). I've just recently dug into some Tera Melos and Nick can tear up that squire! His demos, just like Juan's, arnt that flattering but I'm there for the pedals and effects not some fancy licks. I love their super wet, take it to the extreme outlook on pedal demos.
I get so frustrated watching other demo sites. I can be heard shouting obscenities at my computer when I'm watching some yahoo who has his dry signal coming through clear as day playing some wannabe BS. Give me wet give me extreme!

 

[JimmyM]

Sometimes I skip around to the good parts, but I generally find the depth they go into with the pedals and the conversations about them to be a bonus you don't get in a lot of demos.

 

[winterburn69]

Still love it. Too bad Nick isn't a bassist.

But I wish Tim Lefebvre or Jonathan Hischke would pop up more often.

 

[Veldar]

I prefer it with Nick, it's made the show feel more inclusive instead of Juan just explaining stuff to a camera.

Pedals & effects also exists as a counter point to other demos, it's for the weird dudes (like me), they talk poopie about tone purists and wet/dry blends all the time, which I love.

 

[Dejavu_Jones]

Their enthusiasm inspired me to invest in dod meatbox and red panda particle. I've never regretted it.

 

[gregmon79]

You're not the only one. Nick certainly rubs people off the wrong way; that's his shtick, its how he plays music (not saying he is anything other than very talented), how he engages conversation, even his body language is either a part of his act or just who he is. It can be distracting to me, like feeling chaffed. His contributions are a different perspective, and I don't think that I want him out of the picture because of his perspective on effects. I just skip the parts where he's acting like a goof because it's not why I'm watching, and there are people WAY better at being goofs.

Hischke however, that is the reason I keep coming back. Love his approach to what he does, how his interviews go etc. You can see his passion for this stuff - just like Juan.

I wouldn't change what they have going, it's really brought effects to a new level - a popular avenue for meeting the people building, designing and using the effects we love, in a non Kirk Hammett way.

Oh hell yes. Hischke is a great inspiration to me. I really enjoy when he is on P&E. Juan is too, but he simply isn't that prominent anymore. Not to say he wont be later. It feels like he wanted to step out from the front of the camera more often. Not disappear. But not be the center of attention on there. Not sure if that is what its like, but it does feel that way. I still like the channel overall, its a great place to go for pedalheads.

 

[gregmon79]

I have to say this too, I like when they interview guys and I like that they are making them a little longer too. I always felt that most of then vids they did were too short. Most the time. It's cool to just sit back and relax and watch them do whatever for 20 min or so.

 

[Alien8]

Completely agree, the interviews are great - seeing how people really use their boards, why they have the pedals they do and hearing about how they grew with their pedals is a thing I relate to. It opens up my ideas about playing and gives me a little extra to add to what I do.

Back when my dad was teaching himself new guitar techniques regularly (I was like 5 yes old) he had a similar thing from his fav artist - mind you it was all done by mail and tape so you had to learn by ear and learn hand technique by verbal instructions. He was elated when VHS came out and he could see how the artist did his thing. This is the evolutionary step from that, and when I showed my dad some of the interviews, he was floored that effects had so much technique involved. He never thought for a second that my "playing effects" meant that I was using hand techniques to "make them do that".

Effects aren't his thing, but dynamic expression totally is, meaning technique is where he and I meet. When I throw on a synth sound with a filter and reverb and auto volume he loves it now because when he tried to make it sound good, all he got was robot farts. He's a proud dude now that he KNOWS that all his focus on teaching me technique has worked for me and I have taken it so far with my passion for noise boxes.

So what I get from P&E may not be an effect review that induces GAS, but I get an inspiration to try something different in what I do.

 

[Swimming Bird]

I find Nick Reinhardt's playing inspiring. Especially his use of loopers, delays and octavers.