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Paul Graham
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Hi my name is Paul and I eat, sleep, breathe and excrete the electric guitar. The electric guitar is one of the most expressive and versatile instruments in the world.
I have spent over 20 years playing guitar, teaching guitar and working on guitars along with the amps and pedals associated with them.
I often build DIY effects pedals and often using vacuum tubes.
My goal is to share my experiences to inspire others to find their own path in their journey in the world of the electric guitar and music.
I wish you the very best in your pursuits!
Paul
I have spent over 20 years playing guitar, teaching guitar and working on guitars along with the amps and pedals associated with them.
I often build DIY effects pedals and often using vacuum tubes.
My goal is to share my experiences to inspire others to find their own path in their journey in the world of the electric guitar and music.
I wish you the very best in your pursuits!
Paul
DIY Programmable Pedal Loop Switcher Build (Part 5)
The DIY Programmable Pedal Loop Switcher is alive!
In this video I demo the Pedal Loop Switcher in all its true bypass glory and explain my progress and problem fixes.
This project has been a challenge but well worth the effort.
It has been hardware wise finished for at least two months and the programming is an on going progress as required at this stage.
I have been road testing the loop switcher on the pedal board I gig with and it has not let me down but it did require some programming alterations to render it user friendly.
With the programmable loop switcher pedal board dancing is a thing of the past during tonal transitions! This thing is staying on my board.
In the next video we will look at the programming and processor noise reduction.
In this video I demo the Pedal Loop Switcher in all its true bypass glory and explain my progress and problem fixes.
This project has been a challenge but well worth the effort.
It has been hardware wise finished for at least two months and the programming is an on going progress as required at this stage.
I have been road testing the loop switcher on the pedal board I gig with and it has not let me down but it did require some programming alterations to render it user friendly.
With the programmable loop switcher pedal board dancing is a thing of the past during tonal transitions! This thing is staying on my board.
In the next video we will look at the programming and processor noise reduction.
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DIY Tube/ Valve Guitar Preamp Schematic Diagram Run Through
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This is as close as I can get to the original schematic diagram of the Tube/Valve Guitar Preamp I built six years ago. I am sure I have drawn out the original circuit somewhere. It may well be a case of searching. The Guitar preamp circuit is based loosely on a Marshall JCM800 preamp. The JCM800 2204 circuit using the hot input is a straight forward uncluttered circuit and that appealed to me a...
Guess This Guitar Solo 1.
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Just for fun I decided to throw this up. Guess the song this solo is in, the band that played the song and the guitarist that played the solo to get a shout out in the next video. It's an easy guess!
DIY Programmable Pedal Loop Switcher Build (Part 4)
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The progress for this Loop Switcher project has been slow this time around due to other commitments and a few hurdles I have to overcome. But none the less I have finished wiring the signal path with the relays and also wired the front panel with LED's and switches ready to go with a shield I made up with strip board. Still have the Arduino Mega to mount and finish the connections to it. Also t...
My Gig Day Routine (Part 2)-At The Venue
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This is Part Two of my Gig Day Routine. We are a t the venue and setting up, doing a sound check, playing the music and packing up. We had a great night and the crowd response was good.
My Gig Day Routine (Part 1)
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From practice to lug out, I thought I would share what I do on the day my band has a gig and how I prepare my guitar and myself for the night ahead through to the actual gig. Part 1 covers my practice routine through to lug in. Part 2 will show set up to lug out with some live footage of us in action.
DIY Programmable Pedal Loop Switcher Build (Part 3)
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This is part 3 of a True Bypass 8 Loop programmable Loop Switcher that I am building. Switches are installed and layout is figured out. Most of the drilling is done now and I am starting the wiring phase. This project uses an Arduino Mega to drive it and will allow loops to be switched with one button press, which will be great for playing live when several effects need to be changed at once. T...
My Stratocaster Bridge Pickup Repair (Part 2)
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The replacement pickup arrived and we look at the old vs the new pickup for physical differences. Take a measurement of the DC resistance and then install it into the pickguard and replace the rusty pickguard screws with new one's I had in stock. Then I restring the stratocaster and explain some different things I do with this particular guitar when restringing. Then I test it out with some noo...
Musicians Replies To Requested Songs They Don't Know
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The things some musicians say at the spur of the moment are epic. Here are a few I have heard about when they don't know a requested song. It is bound to happen to everyone sooner or later you get to the end of the night everything has gone well and the crowd is half tanked and dancing and somebody manages to ask the singer at the beginning of the last set for some obscure song that nobody know...
My Strat Bridge Pickup Repair (Part 1)
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Just documenting the diagnosis and repair of my Deluxe Stratocasters Dimarzio DP-161 bridge pickup sounding weak and thin. Not knowing at the beginning of the video I soon discover that the humbucker pickup has one coil almost open circuit and I am surprised I that I got any output at all. Removing the pickup was a straight forward operation and upon closer inspection the pickup coil is open ci...
DIY Programmable Pedal Loop Switcher Build (Part 2)
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This is part 2 of a True Bypass 8 Loop Programmable Loop Switcher that I am building. I have now over come the programming problems and can now have multiple banks of 8 patches. I am now planning the exact location of all components before I drill the holes required for mounting. Hope you find this video inspiring!
Record Your Guitar Playing! A Great Practice Tool.
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In this video I talk about a technique that I often use to help improve my playing and gauge progress. Recording you playing is for everyone from beginners to pros. Especially handy for beginners, recording your playing will allow you to pay full attention to how your playing sounds and what you like and don't like about it. That way you know what you sound like and where you need to improve. S...
Best Effects Pedal Order
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What is the best order to place your pedals in the signal chain? Find out in this video about this somewhat contraversial subject. We go over all of popular classes of pedals that you will encounter. From fuzz pedals to overdrive and distortion. From wah wah to delay generally all effects are covered. The order of your effects pedal can dramatically alter your tone and noise floor of your guita...
Electric Guitar Scale Length A/B Test Results
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In this video I reveal the test answers and the results of the "Does Scale Length Affect Electric Guitar Tone, video. Also we look at the possible causes of any effects that scale length may have on the tone of electric guitars. The link to the test video: czcams.com/video/b48C2VZOzFo/video.html
DIY Programmable Pedal Loop Switcher Build (Part 1)
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This is part 1 of a True Bypass 8 Loop programmable Loop Switcher that I intend to build. I outline the design and components involved in this video. The 8 Loop Switcher will be built around an Arduino Mega and will require some coding to make it work. The component list: 225mm x 145mm diecast enclosure 2 x 8 channel relay boards Arduino Mega 8 x momentary N/O foot switches 18 x 1/4 inch input ...
Six Cardinal Rules of Effects Pedal Power Supplies
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Does Scale Length Affect Electric Guitar Tone? A/B Test.
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Thank you, sir!
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This is great! Gonna give it a try. Do you think it could be chained in with my other guitar pedals and used with a looper?
The capacitor used in the step 5, where did you source it? I’m struggling to a 5nf capacitor. Just 4.7 or 5.6 values. Thanks, great work btw.
I'm finding this video years later, it's aged very well, thanks for the excellent explanation 😁👍
That is amazing! Thank you, man! Finally explained.
Great helpfull video
9 year old video that explains the differences between fuzz, overdrive and distoration better than any other video I've watched. The oscilloscope and spectrum analyzer really nail the differences in the three "distoration" effects. Thanks for a great video.
This vid might be "boring and low production value" to some but it explained the EXACT differences a thousand times better than any other flashy vid I've seen. The scope and graphs REALLY do the trick. I saw it once and will never forget the differences between these effects now. Thank you so much for posting this! I learned more in just a few minutes, than hours with other vids.
2024 and this helped
You need a better mechanical plucker. It is not remotely consistent. But good job otherwise.
Thank you for the VDO. It helped me in 2024 ! Actually turned off the ASO Guard in now "Studio setup".. Hope this helps me and the problem doesn't recur later...
Extremely high quality video. The spectrum analyses were fascinating!
This just helped me in 2024, Thanks man.
One technical note: The MIDI/RRC switch on the back doesn't have anything to do with using a GK2 or GK3 pickup. It's there to let you choose between having the MIDI IN port active or the RRC (Roland Remote Control) port, into which you could plug an old FC-100 foot controller.
How to get the socket?
Great video, Unfortunately I cannot do this with Cubase elements. Kind of crap really that I have to put up with the crackles I get after a few minutes of playback. I find the only way is to shut down the program and re-start it and then its ok again for the next 10 mins.
I have a Marina Revival Series FL-1 same colour but with a red pick guard.
I might be wrong but the aluminium does not allow the magnetic field through. Aluminium only allows the magnetic field to flow around it not through it. So it probably antenuates the guass a bit in certain directions therefore reducing certain parts of the magnetic field signal. I should really check up a bit but this I remember from the MPI course I have completed many times over the years. Interesting stuff though.
I did this to a guitar that I hated the imbalance of the neck and bridge PUs. After some experimentation and learning, I goth them both sounding great and balanced just by adjusting the PU heights and pole piece heights. This really works folks! Try it, it just might save you money and make you happy with your PUs.
The only missing thing here is to have an all ture bypass pedals like 3 true bypass pedals.. Its kinda bias experiment man.the only solution of vplume drop is put an EQ pedal to the end of the chain. I've tried it coz I have 16 or more boss pedals in my board.
this is golden, thanks!
Like the older one better The modern is nice I have one But just purchased the 45th anniversary We'll see Thanks for a great demo
Hi Paul. What a great project! Thanks for sharing the whole journey! I started a mock-up with relays and jacks, but it's really noisy. I don't have it in an enclosure yet. Is this why is noisy? Did you have any trouble with noise?
I'm waiting for my "new" one to arrive. The reverbs seem to be pretty legit, very 80's-ish , what i was looking for ! And it's cheap too ! Can't wait to receive my unit !
That was a great sounding fuzz you had there !
This is great, thank you!
you should add a capacitor to block the bass frequencies to the tweeter.
Why is the first guitar blue and the second one green? Why wasn't it the same guitar, before and after?
What happens if the cable is stuck and hard to remove
Very clear and useful. A daft question - does the unit retain the new patch you've made after it's switched off at the mains?
A seller at a small music shop grumpily answered me this, when I asked him what's the difference between all these pedals? "Well one distortion goes bzzzzz and the other goes bjjjjjjjj"
Pretty much why after 30+ years of playing I have instinctively gravitated towards natural tube overdrive by either pushing the head room of an amp or using undersized speakers. The oscilloscope analysis just confirms what my ears are hearing. Though one of the metal sounds I got was my mid 80s solid state Princeton amp mic'd off my 60w Peavy tube amp. With a hot rails bridge pup installed on my 83 Telecaster. That is something this video didn't analyze is layered soundscapes
great!
The bright tone would really cut through a busy mix. I'm trying to find a schematic to do this to my HSS Strat - did you buy it modded or putt the pul/push pot in yourself? Be pleased if you see this and can reply :) Despite being a video nearly a decade old!
Great explanation been very informative thankyou 👍
Thanks for a great video! Works perfectly on my 847 pedal (which I have for more than 25 years!)
One of the most valuable piece of electronic stuff I've seen on this "mojo" subject ! Sir, you nailed it, first class ! 🤩 Cheers from France.
Thanks man , I like how you break it down for us !! Plus the spectrum analysis is extremely helpful !!
Is Marina rare? I have 1990 model. There is serial number etc. Its Strat copy
Thanx a lot! Very nice demo video! )
Good stuff. Would be interesting if you compare Epiphone pickup covers from the 2000s to now. They sound a lot brighter now, and I suspect that they may have moved from brass to silver-nickel alloy.
Top notch. Super informative. Thanks.
Cool😅
Great job mate! Very informative.😀Thanks a lot !
Where is the guitar loop from? If you explained, maybe i missed that part.
What's interesting is that these look exactly like what you'd expect them to from just listening to them.
Are these available?? I need one got a tele!
Like mixing music, the many factors determine the final outcome. But can you hear 1 instruments slight difference in frequency in a mix of 32 tracks with effects and processing. If you have spent your whole life listening, then yes you will key in on the super small details. Imho Tone Wood does effect the sound enough for someone with long exposure to critical listening experiences. As a mixer and guitarist I can hone in on a tiny variation in a live mix or studio mix with a minute. I feel with effects and processing I can also do this with guitar just as easily. Now this skill is a learned 45 years of playing and listening skill. But your test as well as an FFT test video clearly show they way the microphone/pickups/strings are effected by the body’s mass and make up. Nice Job of making not only a clear video of it, but using a blind test to further illustrate how much difference. Does it matter to most people? Can most people tell… I would say no. Does it matter to me and can I hear it? Can I hear the change in my studio after using dampened materials? Yes I can, is it subtle? Yes! Does it matter Yes! If your craftsmanship requires you to listen and you care to listen that closely then it’s vital to you. If it doesn’t then, don’t concern yourself with it and play on!
Great job! Is it possibile to have a code for arduino and the schematics? If yes were i can find it?