I Bought Eric Claptonâs Pedal⊠(WHAT THE HECK)
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 6. 09. 2024
- Welcome to this weeks episode of #thepedalpawnhub đ Today we're looking at the DigiTech 'Crossroads' Eric Clapton pedal! This pedal is controversial & we'd love to know your thoughts on it?!
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I was more impressed that I thought I'd be. But that 335 is killer. Good demo.
Thanks so much mate, really in love with this 335
You rock dude! Jammin!
That sounds amazing! I remember lots of people on the forums stated they hated this pedal and said it sounded nothing like Clapton. I guess it boils down to the player.
Iâve seen nothing but hate for this Pedal ha ha, thanks a lot for that comment
I bought an F18. It doesn't work for me like in Top Gun. I have never flown an aircraft before, but it is the F18's fault
@@kentl7228 I bought some professional quality scalpels so I could perform surgery myself. I'm currently suing Scalpel Warehouse because all my patients so far have died.
Yes, but the complainers are most likely using Gorilla amps. One must use something with 12 inch speakers. Give this pedal a decent chance. And you're probably not Clapton.
i like the leslie
Yes Mimimimimi đđž
Me too-
Id like to hear you play through one-
I think you're great Mimi-
Luv Clapton. Pedal with potential.
Ima get it just for that! I love that Leslie tone!
That was my favorite tone too. That could be sold as itâs own pedal.
I love this pedal and the entire series of them. I have like six of the Clapton one. The Hendrix and Brian May ones are cool too!! Underrated!!
I have three of them.
@@nymsmacgregor7232 nice! Theyâre pretty cool, yeah?
I have this pedal, and I will be holding onto it. It has some great tones to be honest. And the Leslie sound is actually decent. Nice playing btw, that 335 sounds awesome under your fingers. Great job!
The Leslie is worth it alone!it's definitely more of the cream Era Clapton besides the acoustic simulation!its a very usable fun pedal I agree no bad pedals !couple settings are very useful
Thanks a lot for that input, I would definitely agree đž
And Cream was his best era, IMO
I was working for Guitar Center when these were new. It's actually pretty cool. The thing about guitar stuff is that every punter has an opinion, and most of em are worth what you paid to get them.
Yes, all the people that had Clapton Strats complained that it did sound like Clapton,âŠwho, BTW, used an SG during the Cream era.
Itâs a great pedal.
He used a 335 too. Used the 335 on Crossroads.
A lot of Bang in 1 Box ! Sounds great, very versatile. I like your playing/not trying to exactly copy anything, but true to the spirit of the tune. Thanks for the demo.
I love that "blip!! blip!!!" style your runnin'. Where notes are not just plucked out of thin air,.....but they are violently assaulted into submission and then softly soothed to a beautiful vibrato. Great dynamic control. Love that. Very unique and pleasing to watch. Well done sir.
Well said sir!
Never had any issues with this pedal myself. It does take some adjusting and experimenting to dial in those tones. Personally, I think the biggest source of why so many bash on this pedal is because itâs more complex than standard stomp boxes typically are. Depending on what model youâve chosen, it changes what the two control knobs do. Personally, what I did was print a small âcheat sheetâ that I taped to the bottom of the pedal when I needed to remind myself what setting was what. If I could put it on the stomp pad without it getting torn to shreds, I would have. That said, while complex, each time is kind of a âone trick ponyâ so itâs really best for playing Clapton songs or if you like his tones for your own tunes.
Sounds way better than I expected. I think all of those tones are useful.
Definitely way better then I expected. I always heard this pedal was junk. I guess it's just a matter of getting the settings down.
Youâre the first-person Iâve seen take the time to dial-in this thing. I was impressed with a few of the tones.,
I would definitely buy this pedal, just for the Leslie effect alone. Good pedal, does exactly what it promises.
I have owned a Crossroads pedal for a few years, can't understand all the hate. Most of the settings are good for humbuckers, while others are better with single coils. It just takes some experimenting. I would not sell mine at all.
Youâre right, I think it just takes a bit more experimenting & the right context
Are you using anything external for reverb? Are you getting reverb from your amplifier? Sounds surprisingly good. Might be the best video example of this.
The Badge solo is one of my favorites, but the solo is without the Leslie effect (that's used for solo intro), so slightly misnamed. Great playing!
I seem to remember it was George Harrison who played the dongly-dong bit,
I'm shocked that this pedal gets the hate it does. I use it for my single coil guitars. I use the mixer side/input of the pedal for better tones, especially the "Sunshine of Your Love tone." Works great with my Eric Clapton strat/Claptonized partscasters.
I think the fast Leslie was impressive and the crossroads sound wasnât too bad. A little scratchy with the distortion but a good player (like yourself) can make pretty much anything sound good or work.
I picked one up years after it was issued. The one I purchased had all the Candy (box manual etc.). Itâs like new and I got it cheap. I heard bad things about it. So I just picked it up for its novelty to add to the collection. I also have the Jimi one from Digitech. Great video here đđ»
I remember this being in the shops. Greeted it with ample skepticism, but it sounded great then as it does now. Good fingers do help,of course.
Thanks a lot for that comment mate
I suspected as much. These are really specific sounds. Just like a fuzz pedal, you really have to play to the sound of the effect. But not a bad sound in this demo.
Thatâs a good observation, thanks a lot for the comment đž
If youâd hidden that pedal behind a quad cortex Iâd have believed it was the QuadâŠâŠ very good actually. Stunning playing
Seems like a good pedal to play at home while listening to Clapton records
Cool demo good tones
Nice job I think I good way to present this would be to hear Clapton's actual playing those songs and then do the same riffs.....or something close to see if it matches up very well.
If I remember right, the reviews at the time said that it only gets you in the general neighborhood of the classic tones. The Leslie is pretty fun for the price and the Crossroads preset sounds pretty usable! I think our ears are more used to a lively, raw or transparent kind of overdrive that's been the sound of so many pedals that came after 2010. So for the era this pedal is from ('05), it was pretty alright at the time and kinda trashy but fun now..
Best way I've heard someone sum it up.
Like every piece of gear ever made, it's all what you do with it. I watched Josh over at JHS take some gear that had gotten a bad rap, or is just plain old, and make some AMAZING music. Like the Digitech RP90. Or the Line 6 Pod, or the Yamaha MagicStomp...he just dialed it in the way he knows how and blew me away. This pedal is no different. Phil X uses a Digitech Grunge pedal for his lead tone and it is epic. I have heard the most brilliant tone once and when he showed the signal chain, I was dumbfounded. It was all Behringer and Danelectrro and Digitech. I believe there's a place for every piece of gear. Except one. The DOD Gonkulator Ring Modulator. That has to be the most worthless, unmusical device every created by man. But that is the only one I can think of off the top of my head.
Ring modulators require a lot dialing in, it's more so like tuning the freq of the ring mod to whatever key you're playing in. You can get some beautiful sounds that way but then you gotta change it every time you play something different. Or you could use a ring mod for a basic trem đ
I think it sounds pretty good, I have seen another video where it sounded much worse. Maybe needs a lot of tweaking like you said. Would be interested to see how it sounds with my Blues JR and EC sig strat. What was your favorite settings?
I can imagine it can sound pretty bad if you donât spend a lot of time dialling it in. My personal favourite setting was the Leslie Badge setting, thanks so much
I bought one lol, 80 USD with shipping. Iâll give you my opinion.
Leslie sim is great! Any advice on getting the best out of this pedal. Specifically options 1,2, and 4? @PedalPawn
@@isam95 nice one đ€
In all honesty, I sort of just stuck it in my flat settings deluxe Reverb and hit record I think đ
I used to use this pedal in the earlier part of the 2000s I think it was between 06 and 08 maybe 05 and 08 I don't have it anymore and I miss it all of the options were lovely I wasn't in a Clapton cover band I was in a rock band that played Originals
Thatâs cool to know mate, bet you had a blast đžđž
I picked one of these up, returned it after a day or 2. Leslie sound is really the best feature. Overall, I found the sounds ok but super noisy even when it was the only pedal in the chain.
The chorus and acoustic setting is pretty much worth buying the pedal
Great playing. Sounds alright!
You must try the Digitech Jimi Hendrix Experience pedal. Love mine đ
I think I can live without that pedal but if I came across one I'd buy it for the right price. That way I can say I owned a Digitech pedal! Where was the Lay Dow Sally demo? That's what I wanted to hear.
That sounds like just a fun pedal to play with.. but I guess I think that about most đ great video as always! You rock, bro! đ€đœđž
I can see why he put his name on this, the reverbs sound exactly right, someone did a great Job tone matching those songs. Even the Acoustic sounds good. You have seven distinct default sounds you can refine to your taste.
I think the reason why so many players âhateâ this pedal is because it doesnât sugar coat anything. If your playing and technqiue sucks, it sounds REALLY bad on this thing (particularly vibrato - if you donât have a good vibrato this thing WILL showcase it) Watched quite a few reviews of people trying to use it for metal and stuff, of course itâs going to sound bad for that. I think itâs cool for the price and picked one up đ€·ââïž
I usually like Digitech. That leslie effect is about the toughest one so not surprising it misses pretty bad. I guess the setting with a clean overdrive with a little compression is usable. There's a mess of leslie pedals; got my first one in 1975. They cost plenty but are worth it. Your 335 is glorious and don't ever sell that thing.
Considering it's era of DSP
it's actually quite an impressive unit, probably just didn't sound great though whatever solid state practice amps were out at the time
I play mine using OUT 2 (MIXER) through a Yamaha HS8 active studio monitor for almost flat response and it performs as with as much authenticity as other modelling devices (particularly other DigiTech) of its era.
Most pedals take some tweaking and getting used to. I think it's far better than its reputation, and this demo is a lot better than others on CZcams.
Thank you for perhaps being the only video which demonstrates Clapton like playing and setting out clearly that it is a digital model of the recorded signal (not an overdrive pedal).
Used into FRFR or direct it has as much authenticity as other modelling devices (particularly other DigiTech modelling) of its era (2005). A weakness of the manual is that it does not tell users to set their amp very clean and flat, or to plug into effects return to bypass the colouration of the preamp. Demonstrations of this pedal in front of overdriven/distorted preamps of heavier playing and trying to use this as an overdrive or colouration are never going to sound good - but I guess those who posted videos in the past knew that.
There aren't many "bad sounding" guitar pedals these days
Thatâs true đ„đž
True, I got a $17 tube overdrive pedal and it sounds amazing
Lots of 'bad sounding' players who blame their gear though.
Digitech pedals are usually really good AND cheap so I don't know why they get hates on
Hey, thatâs great!!! So much versatility in one pedal, and sounds awesomeđ
Very helpful, but... too much reverb. Is all that reverb in the pedal? Was the reverb added in the recording? If on the pedal, can it be turned down? I find that many youtube demos of guitars, amps, etc. use way too much reverb. Cheers!
I remember around 2004 I bought this pedal from guitar center for close to $150...
Oh thatâs cool, upon reflection, they seem to be selling for closer to that still on the used market sometimes đž
Yeah they weren't cheap at the time at all
I bought one right after they got discontinued. It was on clearance for $75 at Ken Stanton Music in Marietta, GA.
It was the first pedal I ever bought after playing guitar for 20 years. It was another 10 years before I bought another pedal, because I was disappointed with this one.
I think maybe I should give it another chance.
If it didn't have that weird grainyness to it, it would sound a lot better. I'm wondering if there's an error in the D/A converter. The other pedals in this series, and the unreleased Randy Rhoads one sound way better.
Thatâs interesting! I know what you mean, itâs close to being an amazing Pedal
I read somewhere that this pedal needs to be used with the ampâs effects loop to achieve the desired sounds ⊠Maybe the widespread negative views are from people hearing it going direct to the ampâs input instead?
A weakness of the manual is that it does not tell users to set their amp very clean and flat, or to plug into effects return to bypass the colouration of the preamp.
I think the main point that certain other CZcams videos demonstrate about sounds from this pedal is that it was not intended or suitable for placing in front of overdriven / distorted preamps.
Sounds fine. I'd say usable for sure. Not sure why people are hating on the tone.
I agree, itâs definitely a usable Pedal, thanks for the comment
Because people donât know about True Tone
Great show love the channel I own one of these pedals and love itâs I believe itâs up to each player to find his sound through any gear the player makes the gear the gear doesnât make the player
The keyboard sure doesn't make the typist.
Probably sounds closer with a Strat. Also, work on smoothing out that right hand. Alternate down and upstrokes so your hand doesnât have to spaz out.
Might have been a little more on with a strat and not the 335. Although I would love to have the cherry red 335. My favorite color of all time.
Cool episode Chris, and neat pedal. I agreed that Leslie is truly badassâŠ. Clapton is my favorite of all time btw.
Thank you so much mate, really appreciate that. That makes sense, he really is a legend đ„đ
He's my favorite of all time as well and people have to just be complete morons to hate on him.
@@SimpleManGuitars1973 the people who hate are usually just jealous anywayâŠ
Wait for Josh Scott đ
I bought the Digitech Jimi Hendrix pedal back in 2006. I only ever used the wah setting. Just sold it last year for more than I bought it for.
Oh I remember seeing ads for this in guitar magazines. I never felt like buying one, though.
I liked your playing! The pedal sounded good but it seems like it had to be tweaked quite a bit.
I just got the pedal with the mail this morning , to watch ur vid , Iâm all ready blown away ! ⊠live is good , peace + out â€ïžđž letâs smoke that doobie âŠ
Yeah the badge mode is what you should buy this pedal for. The rest is just a toy.
I think the pedal was being crapped on for the weird controls & a couple of settings that were basically useless (I had a digitech "soundboard" pedal I used with a SS crate amp when I first started playing and it was very much weird controls to reign in but also had some very cool sounds like a mode that turned my SS into a tweed)
I like it actually. Sounds like him to me. Well played.
If your a fan of the leslie sound, I am able to get those same sounds out of my early 1990s made in japan Arion Stereo Phaser pedal, I got one for $20 U.S. back in the 90s.... the stereo output adds a really neat effect with 2 amps across the room from each otherđđ
Would like to see the same test with a strat
Good shout, thanks for the comment
How could you say something is bad like that? Pair it with other pedals and a ton of fun tweaking! I had a '72 335 like that. Cool video.
Thanks a lot for watching. Thatâs awesome, I love these guitars đž
@@PedalPawn What's awesome?
Over a phone speaker it sounds just as good (or bad) as any modeller around. Or any guitar and amp combination for that matter..
Thanks a lot for the comment mate đžđž
Have you guys at Pedal Pawn ever thought of making some Clapton inspired pedals? Seems like most things are more inspired by SRV and Hendrix type sounds but it would be cool to see you guys pay homage to the British heroes like Clapton and Paul Kossoff. The thing is that neither of those guys really used too many pedals and a lot of their classic tones were just great amps cranked and guitar knobs shaping their tones. Clapton is my favorite ever and I'm overall a "Strat guy" but Clapton on a Gibson will always be his greatest tones. His 335 and Firebird tones from the Cream years and 335 tones in the From The Cradle era are absolutely to die for!
The player makes the diff too I have seen demo's where players have no clue about Clapton and that he uses single coils. Good demo. Great playing. Thanks about to put the drop on this pedal.
The Leslie for badge sounds awesome.
that time a 335 made everything sound amazing!! and nice playing didn't hurt. cool video!
I still have mine and I have the Digitech weapon as well. I might try to use the settings in this video to try to get right sounds
I have a great story about this pedal. I was at a music shop in a little old lady came in and said that she did not need this pedal as they donât use it in her church. She then said, would any of you get any use out of the pedal then she ended up giving it to me, in return. I helped her to her car with everything she bought at the store. However, when I got home, I realized this pedal is not going on my pedalboard. However, it was a very nice genuine, good deed the old lady couldâve sold it for $10 but instead she passed it on to a fellow musician. God bless you!!
So, are you running the pedal directly into an interface or through an amp? Because the way you (or rather, Digitech) describe the pedal, it sounds like it's supposed to run direct which might in turn mean it sounds potato through an amp
Obviously, the clapton style is in his fingers. You've spent a lot of time practicing his licks, pull offs, and vibrato.
So you got a very faithful replication for the price.
Good video.
Awesome, thanks a lot for that
I like the phasey thing he was kinda known for in the eighties and nineties. It started, I think, during the Dominos era on songs like "Why does love got to be so sad?" That's the first I knew of anyway, It evolved into the sound you hear on "Pretending" and such. Some kind of Leslie, I think one of the smaller ones more aimed at guitar, not sure which one tho.
Man, I wish I bought the one I saw in a car boot sale years ago. I think it was like 50âŹ
Sounds pretty damn good. The Leslie simulation alone is worth the price of admission.
Luv Clapton. Pedal with potential.
I have a DOD FX45 Stereo Reverb. only produced between 84/85 so very rare. Great pedal. Interested?
Nice one, that sounds like a cool Pedal. We have a trades program at our website if youâre interested in checking it out đ€
I think some of the âCreamâ era tones are made to be a bit trebly on purpose because Clapton would roll back the tone knob on his guitar for the âWomanâ toneâŠ. Be interesting to hear the pedal with your tone knob rolled back on the 335
Musicman 212, with the phaser just clicked on, lowest setting. That's Eric in the 70s.
IIRC Digitech released a Brian May and Hendrix pedals, housed in a wah-type enclosure around the same time.
Great playing man!! Very refreshing
the crossroads jam at the end sold me on it
Not the arrow; it's the archer
You make it sound good w/ur 335 & playing but I'm not sure which was worse of the Clapton/Hendrix/May digitechs when I played them when they came out. Maybe I suck. Lol. I like Digitech stuff so I was dissatisfying with all of them being "nasally". Modeling has now vastly improved so these need a reissue and upgrade? The Leslie on it is good but if you want that effect ...other pedals do it far better. They each seemed tailored for that ONE song so I'd consider it if I was in a cover band?
Some great playin' here man
They made a Hendrix one too, I remember thinking it sounded ok, had like castles made of sand, little wing settings.
I won't be running out to find one. I think if a better manufacturer made it...then maybe. What amp were you using?
Thanks for the comment. Was using a Deluxe Reverb đ€đž
Badge - Sunshine & Crossroads are close enough. Then again , remember he had diff speakers at diff volumes .
I enjoyed this one Bro!!! Mahalo for the flashbacks
I got this when it came out. Loved it !
Nice demo thanks
Actually sounds pretty damn good to my ears
Thanks a lot for watching mate đž
Great playing man đ€
Don't know about the pedal but I like your playing!
I used to have one. It really was awful. The Badge mode wasn't too bad, but the rest and especially the acoustic sim were completely unusable.
Bad ass playing man!!
Well even thou the sound Is kind of cutting AND brittle, Still gets a nice tone
Not a bad sound for the price will buy one great video
That 335 sounds glorious. Sheesh
Impressionable? Me? I bought one off eBay 2 hours after I watched your video. For the Leslie. Mad!
Several solid sounds in there.
I hear a lot of Derek,not Clapton,Trucks!Nice playing!