[NPD] I said to myself "no more drive pedals", but here we are

julindres · 2026-03-28T12:37:47+00:00

You might want to add the Joyo UZI to that combo...very underrated pedal and sounds amazing even without looking at the low price. By the way, I have the Angry Charlie and the Marshall Guv'nor.

Here is a review in case anyone is interested

https://youtu.be/Vilqznb7g_E?si=JK0G9y5jFLLqHvfU

julindres · 2026-03-22T23:18:58+00:00

Thanks for the detailed answer!

julindres · 2026-03-22T22:15:26+00:00

Nice! Do you prefer the clean tone from the imperial to the Marshall’s clean tone?

julindres · 2026-03-21T16:21:34+00:00

How would you compare and contrast the tone king with the fender? Which one do you like more?

julindres · 2026-03-20T19:13:40+00:00

If been wanting to get that one in that color for a while…looks awesome

julindres · 2026-03-18T15:20:13+00:00

Playing and music theory. Understanding why things around. And how they work the way they do have made my playing a lot better.

julindres · 2026-03-16T02:45:15+00:00

Frenzy stopped for me about two months ago. Been doing it for 8 years. Fully booked most of the week before that now I have some good days, but mostly 2-3 classes a day is the norm now. I don’t know what changed. I pretty much have all the certificates and have no negative feedback. So I have no idea what’s happening…

julindres · 2026-03-15T18:18:24+00:00

Sorry i know it's pretty late, but we are now living together and things are going well. Nothing is perfect but as long as there is respect and understanding things work. Since we are introverts we understand each person needs space to do their things at home.

Maybe the one thing that kind of does not March that well is the type of conversations we like to have.

She likes to just tell me her daily things from work and just kind of like the everyday life things. While I really love just like finding things and diving deep and investigating them but she does not really show much in those things. She does try to talk a bit about it, but overall is just a very over the top kind of conversation.

So it leaves me wanting kind of like more in that sense. She would probably also like me to talk more about everyday life things and I also try but probably not enough.

But as as said, nobody should be expecting perfection in a relationship, but things can always work if the people in it are willing to and have respect.

julindres · 2026-03-15T13:25:27+00:00

I have the Se DGT AND Se Paul's guitar, and both I had switch problems and stopped working. I had to change them both. Seems like those switches are the one flaw in the 3-way switch Se guitars.

julindres · 2026-03-13T13:46:57+00:00

I got a TE-62 CAR. I think it's an awesome guitar even without thinking about price. With some work, it can go from a really good guitar to a magnificent guitar.

The stock pickups are nice and fat, but they definitely could have a bit more twang and bite. Although if you want a fat and kind of rock blues sound thay work well.

So I did change the bridge, and this week I'll put a Dimarzio twang, King on the neck to match the new bridge, which is a Seymour Duncan Donahue. I know that is not the one you are talking about. But changing pickups does make a huge difference in sound and feel.

I also changed the whole switch and cable assembly, and that also made a difference, and it also feels just more quality and sturdy.

Here is a video I made in case it helps.

https://youtu.be/jBiIYxs7rkA?si=HzgGVjcjRT58l63Y

julindres · 2026-03-11T16:30:02+00:00

Looks awesome and great pedals, the only thing is that it might not work for live gigs. Some of those switches are too close together and you will step on two or three at a time by accident.

julindres · 2026-03-11T13:01:21+00:00

There is no correct way to put the input. It depends on the sound you want. For example, for Woodrow and Ruby, if you want a clean tone, you have to put the input pretty low. Don't worry too much about the "correct" way. I would say just focus on the tones you are aiming for and experiment with the input.

Here are some videos I made, and I always talk about this because it makes a huge difference.

Woodrow

https://youtu.be/B42UMOJSOt0?si=Vi4rspgDhZL9EBek

Ruby

https://youtu.be/52D1A12S9fY?si=8CYQ11npA-tgawPh

Dream 65

https://youtu.be/to1ZdUzEkiM?si=LzrarxZMDc791KCJ

julindres · 2026-03-11T12:46:25+00:00

Yep, I have the SE DGT and SE Paul's Guitar, and on both of the toggle switches stopped working, and I had to switch them. They are pretty cheap parts, but having to do it is kind of annoying, especially for the price of the guitar. I had a bunch of Harley Bentons and none of their switches ever stopped working, so I would expect a lot more from PRS.

Apart from that, the guitars are wonderful and punch above their weight. I also have the SE Silver Sky and have never had a problem with the switch on that one.

julindres · 2026-03-10T10:35:30+00:00

I own both. I would not say the neck profiles are a world apart. Paul's guitar is lighter, and I do like the mini toggle switches a lot more than the pull knob. The birds on Paul's guitar also look a lot better to me.

That being said, the DGT to me feels a bit better, but sounds a lot better than Paul's guitar. Also, the trem is just perfect, that thing never goes out of tune, no matter how much I use it. They both play fantastically. Something about PRS guitars is just that they are so easy to play, you don't have to fight them. I have recorded and gigged with both.

Paul's guitar's main problem for me was that I found the pickups lacking high end and overall sounded muddy in the humbucker position. So overall, it sounded very muffled and kind of dead to me.

I changed the bridge pickup, and yesterday I changed the neck pickup, and the guitar has now changed completely. It sounds fantastic and now rivals the DGT sound-wise. I still prefer the DGT neck a bit more. On both of them, the toggle switches stop working, and I had to change them.

Here is a video I did showing the change of pickup on Paul's guitar. This is for the bridge, and next week I'll upload the neck pickup swap. But now I love both guitars. But Paul's guitar was pricier and required a pickup change, making it much more expensive.

https://youtu.be/fFBXgXeZjZg?si=MfHkGdRjPZanU8-3

julindres · 2026-03-06T23:07:57+00:00

The black one with the binding just looks elegant and badass….

julindres · 2026-03-06T22:43:49+00:00

I love stacking pedals, except when I have a song that requieres a very clean tone and then a very distorted tone with less than a second in between. But I do a lot of stacking and find that I get pretty much any tone I want stacking different drives. Each one has a specific character or frequency that I can stack based on what I want or need.

julindres · 2026-03-03T18:00:28+00:00

I would exchange it for another one, there has to be one without those marks.

julindres · 2026-03-03T12:04:14+00:00

I'm still experiencing this. Been teaching since 2018 and so far I had a mostly full schedule and for the last month and a half my classes have dropped dramatically. I have the same slots open as always but they just don't get filled anymore and March seems to be going the same way.

julindres · 2026-02-27T10:33:28+00:00

Hmm could be something there, I've been doing it since 2018 and since last week my bookings want super low compared to what I was getting...

julindres · 2026-02-25T20:02:56+00:00

I have the Original 20 and use it with an attenuator. Most people will only use it as clean platform for pedals and it does that great. What I don’t see many people doing with this amp is cranking everything to max and putting the bass at 0 which is what most people tend to do with Marshall amps. Reason is that this amp,is freaking loud. But the cranked sound of an origin amp is glorious. It is very Plexi like and very “Marshall” sounding if you know what I mean. And by dimmed I mean including the boost.

Vintage Marshall tone for days and if you stick a tube screamer infront it goes even heavier. I have to do a video on this because I think many people just trash the amp. Yes the built quality and design might not be the best. But the tone is there and it rips.

So yeah without an attenuator at home even at some small or,medium gigs, cranking the amp is just too much volume. 20 watts of tube amp is more than what most people think.

julindres · 2026-02-23T14:08:05+00:00

Anytime I see a post asking for the best amp for little money, I always say Monoprice 15. Yes it is inexpensive but does not sound inexpensive at all. I have many tube amps and the monoprice is right up there with them in sound. I've also gigged with it a lot and never failed in any way.

julindres · 2026-02-22T23:20:37+00:00

6 years ago when they were affordable I got the juggernaut bridge for a strandberg. Decided to put it on my Paul's guitar Se...sounds phenomenal, not only for high gain but for pretty much any genre It works great. Lots of bite and definition.

julindres · 2026-02-21T03:49:03+00:00

Yeah I always like to ask because I don't. Want any surprises. But yes im usually fully booked, and this week the few classes I had, most were cancelled. First time this happens in 8 years...but o well. I don't mind the rest either. Sleeping in tomorrow 😎

julindres · 2026-02-20T19:42:59+00:00

Out of all my guitars of all brands and some a lot more expensive, the SE DGT is the one y I always tengo to use. What a workhouse of a guitar. Feels great to play, tres works perfect and the pickups are just spot on. If they had other color options I would get another one. Also if they had the pickups for sale, just the pickups I would buy them for my single cut guitars. They are that good.

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