10 Best Amplifier Accessories You Didn't Know You Wanted!

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  • Dagan shows us 10 essential amplifier accessories for your guitar amp that make life a lot easier!
    In this video, Dagan rounds up a selection of guitar amp accessories that you (probably) didn't know you needed. This includes cab sims, ABY switchers and things as simple as amplifier covers. These amp accessories also make great gifts for musicians who are serious about their amplifier sounds.
    0:00 Intro to the best amplifier accessories
    1:30 Guitar amp Foot switches/ channel changers
    We recommend:
    Orange FS-1 - bit.ly/3lTfuDN
    Boss FS-5L Latching Footswitch Pedal - bit.ly/3lXHPch
    2:50 Guitar amp stands
    We recommend:
    Tourtech Foldable Amp Stand - bit.ly/2VSt4gk
    TOURTECH Adjustable Amplifer / Monitor Stand - bit.ly/36SqYTQ
    4:35 New guitar cables!
    Shop guitar cables - bit.ly/Guitarcables
    We recommend Tourtech (Dagan uses them) - bit.ly/3mZQ1u2
    Fender Professional Coil Cable - bit.ly/3n8gzZO
    6:15 ABY Switch / Amplifier switchers
    Use two amps at the same time!
    We recommend:
    Boss AB2 2 WAY Selector Switch - bit.ly/3mUYwGJ
    Boss LS-2 Line Selector Pedal - bit.ly/2FoA7WK
    8:28 Amplifier covers - bit.ly/36SuEVO
    9:36 Cab Sims/ Attenuators /load boxes
    We recommend:
    Two Notes Torpedo Captor X Reactive Load Box - bit.ly/3qCHqiS
    12:13 Guitar speaker cable DON'T USE A GUITAR CABLE!
    Shop guitar speaker cables - bit.ly/3mVZ4Md
    13:35 Volume/ Expression pedals
    Shop Volume pedals - bit.ly/2VR4T1N
    15:53 Guitar cabinets
    Shop guitar cabs - bit.ly/3gm281Y
    17:51 Boss WL-20 Wireless guitar system bit.ly/2GYE6MG
    19:20 Outro and recap
    These amplifier accessories are also great gifts for the guitarist or bass player in your life. They range from cheap accessories to the more expensive but equally as useful amp accessories. Let us know if you think we've missed any!
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Komentáře • 127

  • @j.r.morrison89
    @j.r.morrison89 Před 2 lety +54

    Man, I wish I was in the UK. I'd come buy literally everything from this lad. I can't even tell you how many of these videos I watch/listen to throughout my workday.

    • @christianimmanuel2758
      @christianimmanuel2758 Před rokem +2

      Same brother

    • @x4nderg_887
      @x4nderg_887 Před rokem +1

      The stores are actually so good, you can spend hours there and not even buy anything 😅

    • @thelowlifex9437
      @thelowlifex9437 Před rokem +1

      So true , love waching his videos . He should tour the world to make his videos at local shops 😂

  • @earthsteward9
    @earthsteward9 Před 3 lety +72

    Tip: get good cables!!!

    • @lol-kv9qg
      @lol-kv9qg Před rokem +4

      Exactly, everyone says get cheap cables however the difference between my 8 euro 1/4 inch jack unbranded cable and my mojami cable is insane

  • @jonathanstrand2474
    @jonathanstrand2474 Před 3 lety +8

    Guitar cable has one small gauge lead for the hot, and a ground shield, it’s for tiny signals, from your guitar PU’s. Speaker wire is 2 equal gauges of wire....big difference!

  • @bw1955
    @bw1955 Před 3 lety +10

    On the subject of volume pedals, the best thing I bought for my Marshall DSL1 head & 1x12 was the JHS Little Black Amp Box. I was pretty disappointed with this amp at bedroom levels because the bass kept farting out and the 0.1 W setting didn’t sound good and was still very loud for a condo. That JHS LBAB totally changed it all! Could probably use a volume pedal but it’s more susceptible to bumps and nudges.

  • @joeeiynk1260
    @joeeiynk1260 Před 3 lety +17

    OMG this video changed my life. If you don't have 1 get an amp stand!!! I made one in like 20 minutes and my amp sounds 50% better now that its pointing at my head not my shins.

    • @outtolunch88
      @outtolunch88 Před 3 lety +2

      Can't agree more. 30 years ago I used a quad box as an amp stand under my HiWatt DR504 - now it's a foldable amp stand under an AC15.

    • @Gramasz
      @Gramasz Před 3 lety +1

      Gonna try it. I always complained my amp (katana artist) didn't sound as good to my hears as when I record via USB.. But the other day I was like bending into my guitar and hear the amp really close to my head and the tone was so much different.. So weird

  • @firemarshal2629
    @firemarshal2629 Před 3 lety +20

    I would recommend anyone with a loud amp check out the JHS black box. It’s essentially a master volume for amps that lack run. Dime your amp then run it through your effects loop, turn it to a reasonable level yet keep the tone. Best part is it doesn’t require a power supply or battery. Plus it’s like 40 bucks. Definitely something to look into if you don’t have a proper practice amp at home.

    • @MrSpidey333
      @MrSpidey333 Před 3 lety +1

      Damn thanks for the recommendation. I just got my first tube, a dsl40cr, aaaaand I thought I’d be able to plug in my headphones but found out that I couldn’t

    • @damasterkarej
      @damasterkarej Před 3 lety

      @@MrSpidey333 put power on and keep amp on standby.

    • @pekkatervala8476
      @pekkatervala8476 Před 3 lety

      @Thomas Ertzeid Gulseth Right, especially if you already have a volume pedal or gr eq pedal, it does the same thing. Helps to get most tone out of, say, Fender Hot Rod Deluxe at home.

    • @tolvajakos
      @tolvajakos Před 3 lety

      or just get a volume pedal, or make one

    • @damasterkarej
      @damasterkarej Před 3 lety +1

      @@tolvajakos there's two master volumes on DSL40. I guess you can just dial down ;)

  • @dantudormusician
    @dantudormusician Před 3 lety +5

    Love it Dagan. Genuinely some stuff i didn't know. cant wait to see the next video

  • @craigc8752
    @craigc8752 Před 3 lety +5

    Dagan, just wanted to say that I really appreciate your videos! Your help, advice, reviews and opinions are awesome! Thank you! 😀👍🏼

  • @ejpurkis
    @ejpurkis Před 3 lety +18

    Never tired of listening! Excellent presentation hope you get a good paycheque. Epic!!!

  • @w9ahmed
    @w9ahmed Před 3 lety +9

    Always great videos from Dagan! A great guitar player and a great salesman 😀😀😀

  • @michaelschiessl8357
    @michaelschiessl8357 Před 3 lety +2

    Great list on amp accessories.. you're right about the stands really helps!!

  • @charlesb7831
    @charlesb7831 Před 3 lety +3

    Best utility pedal I've ever bought is the Earthquaker Swissthings pedal, way more then just a ab/y pedal wow. Totally simplified my setup, got rid of some noise issues I had and has 2 effects loops built it (1 buffered &1 nonbuffered). Also a built in adjustable 20db clean boost. I needed a ab/y pedal for my amps I run in stereo, a Carvin X50B with 4x12 cab and a Marshall jcm800 4010 combo, I ended up with so much more from this pedal, definitely the pedal you need that you never knew about!

  • @kevon217
    @kevon217 Před 2 lety +2

    Loving your videos. Very informative, thanks!

  • @timliversagemusic9977
    @timliversagemusic9977 Před 3 lety +15

    Dagan, the Captain Jack Sparrow of the guitar world. your awesome man. awesome video. just got a new Brent Hinds Terror and now i need some more stuff lol. awesome

  • @portuguesebeer5069
    @portuguesebeer5069 Před 3 lety +3

    What i liked a lot was a review on that Peavey 6505MH! And a comparison between that 6505 and that EVH... just awesome!
    Cheers from Portugal 🍺🤘🇵🇹

  • @ToddTheJoker
    @ToddTheJoker Před 3 lety +1

    Very informative Dagan..great job!..stay safe!

  • @renardleterrible6791
    @renardleterrible6791 Před 3 lety +26

    nice to see that Jon Snow found his calling after ditching that boutique dragon chick. Great recommendations:-)

    • @PMTVUK
      @PMTVUK  Před 3 lety +21

      We've hired him for the winter.

  • @neildesperandum6114
    @neildesperandum6114 Před 3 lety

    I haven’t gigged for many years, but I used to commandeer a table and put my amp on it right behind me. As Dagan says, it helped me hear what I really sounded like. It also made me realise just how loud I was.

  • @christophervincent8420

    Oh wow! That Two note Cap X is awesome

  • @Sylvain44
    @Sylvain44 Před 3 lety

    I run a Marshall JCM1h and a JVM1h on a stereo 1960DM cab with an ABY box and it's freaking awesome even at low volume!

  • @tonybroken6353
    @tonybroken6353 Před 3 lety +8

    Just love that white kramer 84. Damn that's another guitar i want 😁

    • @Frewster
      @Frewster Před 3 lety +2

      Protip: kramer guitars can be difficult to mod bc they don't use standard sizings.
      As is, they're pretty good though c:

  • @happy_92
    @happy_92 Před 2 lety

    Good work Dagan.

  • @scottgeyer684
    @scottgeyer684 Před 3 lety

    I have been seriously considering a wireless system, and will look into that Boss - Thanks!

  • @scottgeyer684
    @scottgeyer684 Před 3 lety

    I’ve had my eye on the ABY switcher pedal from Orange (w/buffer)!

  • @bk52355
    @bk52355 Před 3 lety

    Love your channel. Howdy from Fort Worth Texas!

  • @michaelolz
    @michaelolz Před 3 lety +3

    I wish we had PMT I’m the US. I also wish we had Anderton’s and Thomann. I want guitar to take over the country. The world.

  • @iliana_b
    @iliana_b Před 3 lety +1

    we love Dagan

  • @drakejdf
    @drakejdf Před 3 lety +2

    I want that Kramer 😎

  • @prestonwilson2773
    @prestonwilson2773 Před 3 lety

    i used to play an ESP/Ltd F400 that i played through the Line6 tube head and an Orange 2x12 and a Marshall 2x12 i miss that rig so much

  • @sonnetsmith4421
    @sonnetsmith4421 Před 3 lety +2

    One you missed is a cab grabber i got mine for Birmingham PMT especially if you are micing the amp up and don’t want to use your DI input . Brilliant invention and no need for a massive normal mic stand which I see guitarist using live all the time .
    Just be mindful that if you get a amp stand it will point your amp in the direction of your mic stand if your a singer which will create bleed into the vocal mic. This annoys sound engineers who like quiet stages to avoid feedback issues .
    Especially important if you are a singer / guitarist . Just get some wheels for your amp or if you have the money get a hard flight case built it looks more professional and your whole amp will be protected .Best thing I’ve done . Plus you don’t need an amp cover . Trust me it’s worth it spend the money .
    Van damme cables - all the fender cables I’ve ever used have gone on me in a live setting which is embarrassing . Cables are important and you can get them custom built (right angles and straight Jack inputs ) from a site on google based in the UK.
    Another informative video. Thank you
    AB switches are good for different amps if your back can take more than one amp to each gig or your roadie (who has these ?) doesn’t mind carrying loads of equipment .
    Ps - if any ‘jealous guitarist’ plays with your settings without your permission you have the guitarist community permission to introduce them to your fist- no one should touch your gear without your permission. If they do ask to have a go on their girlfriend or something precious they hold dear like their car. Watch their face drop with the realization they are indeed a rude idiot .
    🙏✊

  • @ssstenning
    @ssstenning Před 3 lety

    Great info thanks go and have a sit down in darkened room now!

  • @AlanShortySwanson
    @AlanShortySwanson Před 3 lety

    Dagan rules.

  • @trinityflow
    @trinityflow Před 3 lety +8

    If using 4x12 cabinets may want to also want to get a roadie. 🤷🏼‍♂️

  • @lilgoofy7342
    @lilgoofy7342 Před 3 lety +1

    very nice vid

  • @ScatZacc
    @ScatZacc Před 3 lety +6

    I bet a boutique dagon dungeon EQ'd dragon amp would sound pretty sick tho just sayin

  • @michaelmoore7975
    @michaelmoore7975 Před 3 lety +1

    @1:18 What really made my amp sound better was the wing feathers of a thousand golden swans along with ruby mosquito eyebrows and diamond encrusted flea tongues and hand-wired by really good white basketball players using unobtainium.

  • @Sy1vanharp
    @Sy1vanharp Před rokem

    This guy is like the Linus of music gear. I love it!

  • @erictheredguy
    @erictheredguy Před rokem

    I wanna take a trip to UK just to meet this guy and buy stuff

  • @jimmiewellman5702
    @jimmiewellman5702 Před 2 lety +1

    Hey man I'm building my collection of pedals and I've come to the part about powering them all and I was wondering what your thoughts were about a 9 volt wire set that you plug into a wall plug opposed to a battery pack.

  • @AnArmoredMarch
    @AnArmoredMarch Před rokem +1

    One thing to note about cables is that the longer they are, the more high end you lose due to capacitance. So the coily cables have more distance to travel for a given length of cable, and are going to sound darker than the straight ones

    • @carlhungus2521
      @carlhungus2521 Před 6 měsíci

      but my power slide requires some serious xtra cable length

  • @OscarBenben
    @OscarBenben Před 3 lety +1

    Do you think we can plug 2 WL20 ‘s with one from your guitar to the pedalboard and the other from pedalboard to the amp with no interference Dagan ? 🤟🏼

  • @ERICF66
    @ERICF66 Před 3 lety +6

    Tell me about that Kramer guitar slung around your neck! That has caught my attention!😁👍🏽🎶🎶🔊🔊

    • @braydenorion2494
      @braydenorion2494 Před 3 lety

      Looks like one of the newer Kramer berettas

    • @michaelolz
      @michaelolz Před 3 lety

      Don’t you love those? They’re really affordable and come in some nice colors. They really crunch and you can’t beat the simplicity.

  • @penitentone6998
    @penitentone6998 Před 3 lety +1

    Amp stands are amazing. The one I got is tall so I dont have to bend over to change eq. And yes the amp sounds better facing my head not my legs😂. Who would've thought?

  • @StupidEarthlings
    @StupidEarthlings Před 3 lety

    Oh, all these are available at PMT? What a coincidence. Lucky for me. ;)

  • @MrSlushee22
    @MrSlushee22 Před 3 lety +1

    A spare power supply, power strip/surge protector, and power extension cords are always a good idea to have.

    • @PMTVUK
      @PMTVUK  Před 3 lety +1

      very good point!

  • @jegl1012
    @jegl1012 Před 3 lety

    Cool video

  • @erictheredguy
    @erictheredguy Před rokem

    Amp stand really important

  • @lisahardt2812
    @lisahardt2812 Před 3 lety

    Spotted the stealth amp! Can you do a review on the EVH LBX-S?

  • @radiocassettehead
    @radiocassettehead Před rokem

    great stuff

  • @sapphicquartz
    @sapphicquartz Před 2 lety

    Ahhh why u so good at making ppl want to buy stuff qwq, now hearing bt stuff ive never heard someone talk about and getting to know things that you didnt and making u want it

  • @cooperyorksmusic3865
    @cooperyorksmusic3865 Před 3 lety

    My tone master twin reverb blonde came with a cover but I’m still gonna get a case

  • @lucatiu1608
    @lucatiu1608 Před 2 lety

    When Dagan said Amp-date I'm sold already

  • @Dremeli
    @Dremeli Před 2 lety

    Cordial cables with Neutrik connectors. Cheap and high quality.

  • @owenconant
    @owenconant Před 2 lety

    What's the natural finish superstat on the right? That thing looks beautiful. Is there a video of Dagan demo'ing it?

  • @rossneyman7781
    @rossneyman7781 Před 3 lety +1

    I just realized how early I am but great video as always

  • @itsliketryingtofitapowerst1860

    I found out a couple of days ago that Stevie Ray Vaughan used fender for dirty tones and marshalls for clean. This was around the instep tour i think

  • @nostro1001
    @nostro1001 Před 3 lety +1

    That was funny...when you said you see people buy the wrong things for their amps. Surely, you'd steer them in the right direction. 😂

    • @raymaybury5337
      @raymaybury5337 Před 3 lety

      That's never been my experience in any music shop!

  • @dennisrohm6372
    @dennisrohm6372 Před 2 lety

    I blend three amps. Egnater, Marshall and a Black Heart

  • @Rob_Houser
    @Rob_Houser Před 3 lety +1

    Can you recommend repairable cables? If so, a certain brand?

    • @Chris_OConnor
      @Chris_OConnor Před 3 lety +1

      Probably one of the new Fender cables, as far as the employee from Thomann was right, because I asked for the same when I was at the store few weeks ago and he told me to get one of the Fender Professional cable series because you have the effort to self fix them if they should get a problem or a "crack" or something... (Sorry for my English and cheer's)

  • @MrGoodpuma
    @MrGoodpuma Před 3 lety

    Cool video about stuff that everybody needs!
    But people like me don´t buy them until there is no other way

  • @jimmyjoe1871
    @jimmyjoe1871 Před 3 lety

    Fryette Power Station.....attenuate and have 50watts of tube power. Makes any amp usable anywhere.

  • @emmawebber9438
    @emmawebber9438 Před 3 lety +1

    Hi Dagan, now this may sound stupid, but I have to ask. If there are 2 black cables (or any other colour) with identical connectors; how do you tell which is a speaker cable, and which is a guitar cable? I am sure there are a few other people out there would like to know, but won't ask. Might be a topic for another video. Cheers, and happy Christmas. x

    • @9lobal
      @9lobal Před 3 lety

      You can usually unscrew the tip and look at the wires, if it is two thick wires it's a speaker cable, if they're braided or shielded it's a instrument cable

    • @jonathanstrand2474
      @jonathanstrand2474 Před 3 lety

      See above, but also unscrew the cover on the plug, speaker wire is 2 equal gauges, if you see unequal size, it’s not a speaker cable

  • @jacelii
    @jacelii Před 3 lety +2

    Which store do you work at I’d love to meet you and have a chat👍🏽

  • @dannydoo123
    @dannydoo123 Před rokem

    What is the zoom thingy you go through

  • @BladeDoomer86
    @BladeDoomer86 Před 3 lety

    Amp stand 30$ Amazon, truly sound changing

  • @erictheredguy
    @erictheredguy Před rokem

    Man I need that 2 note torpedo

  • @Crunchifyable2
    @Crunchifyable2 Před 3 lety

    I was thinking more along the lines of a noise gate. Because it's really more than that. Allows notes to die.

  • @rockandrollmd541
    @rockandrollmd541 Před 2 lety

    My Amp cover - a black hefty garbage bag 😊

  • @michaelmoore7975
    @michaelmoore7975 Před 3 lety

    @4:31 Great, but what if you're a cricket?

  • @donjohnson7550
    @donjohnson7550 Před 3 lety

    Some people say that attenuators will damage your amp. How true is that? That has kept me away from buying a torpedo captor.

  • @dragan4658
    @dragan4658 Před 3 lety

    Ide like more playing than was done in this video.

  • @erictheredguy
    @erictheredguy Před rokem

    Yea I built an amp stand

  • @herwansaputra4080
    @herwansaputra4080 Před 3 lety +1

    Dagan is 2020s hair metal guitarist

  • @DonnieFreymoyer
    @DonnieFreymoyer Před 3 lety

    An expensive aby, radial ,has a proper isolation transformer and allows you to run two amps cabs at same time for tone stacking, otherwise mostly any idiot can soder a normal aby switch.

    • @DonnieFreymoyer
      @DonnieFreymoyer Před 3 lety

      No shit the guitar cable is low impedance, the speaker cable is high voltage

  • @bluesblue6453
    @bluesblue6453 Před 3 lety +2

    What guitar is that?

  • @mattyburrows9059
    @mattyburrows9059 Před 3 lety

    a marshall.a guitar, a lead. a schaffer pedal..done..maybe an attenuator but thats more for your neighbours

  • @godzilla964
    @godzilla964 Před 2 lety

    I had no idea you were a Geordie. I thought you were Scouse or something. I really need to learn my UK accents.

  • @neilriordan4985
    @neilriordan4985 Před 3 lety

    seen loads of dagan videos and I have figured it out. He stole a piece of the blarney stone and licks it before filming!

  • @ParaBellum2024
    @ParaBellum2024 Před 3 lety +3

    Must be getting close to Christmas...

  •  Před 3 lety

    for all you living-room warriors out there: sadly the WL-20 has an huge issue: it can get in the way of your wlan at home - whenever I use this the stupid fire-tv stick will stop working correctly - so damn no noodling around wirelessly while binge-watching tBBT for the 10th time ...

  • @Fonkemman
    @Fonkemman Před rokem

    Joke's on you, I can hear through my knees. I feel the vibration and transmit it to my head by enhancing my nen and chakra. It's a forbidden technique.

  • @2robdot
    @2robdot Před rokem

    didnt know they still made kramers.

  • @capitanvonchickenpants8492

    Amp capo

  • @josiahlee1982
    @josiahlee1982 Před rokem

    Talks about losing high end with a crap cable...proceeds to recommend a coil cable. The capacitance of that cable is enough to knock your signal down.

  • @WatchfulHunter
    @WatchfulHunter Před 3 lety +6

    I wear amps on my head like headphones.

  • @roccanto86
    @roccanto86 Před 3 lety

    Be aware that Boss WL20 will block your 2.4ghz wifi signal. It is awesome, but you will lose your wifi signal as long as you connect this device

  • @trevinbracken2889
    @trevinbracken2889 Před 3 lety

    Been a Bass player for years, just messed with guitar. A few year's ago, I told my wife my dream guitar as a kid and she secretly got it for me. A Fender Jag Stang. After I started playing all the time, I got a GTX50, which I love and actually use gigging as my controller. But the amp Stand changed my life, lol. And you always need the footswich and the expression pedal.

  • @johngonzales8224
    @johngonzales8224 Před 3 lety

    I recommend keep pissing off the sound guys. just kidding. I really recommend beam blockers on all your speakers. gets rid of that annoying Hi frequency.

  • @Popskull_666
    @Popskull_666 Před rokem

    Ok so what is the captor x plugged into "A LITTLE ZOOM THINGY" Sorry I'm a guitar and amp guy. I have no fucking clue what that thing is or what it does

  • @jyrijarvinen3
    @jyrijarvinen3 Před 3 lety

    Wireless systems: Can't have ground loop if you don't have ground.

  • @nighpaw4651
    @nighpaw4651 Před rokem

    "Rock up to your local pmt store" 1 hour drive 😔

  • @jonathanstrand2474
    @jonathanstrand2474 Před 3 lety

    12 ga, all copper cable, jacket is not very important. Monster cable?
    Paying for a name, shop around, you can find off shore 12Ga cables
    for around a buck a foot...well worth it!
    1 caveat test it! Poorly made cable could short the 2 sides. = amplifier melt down, wanna kill a tube amp?
    Use a shorted speaker cable!
    But minimum 14 ga. It matters!
    that gauge requires the large body 1/4” plugs, make your own cable, much cheaper, don’t strangle your tone with small gauge speaker cable

  • @gugai
    @gugai Před 3 lety

    instead of getting distortion and effects pedals just get different modelling Amps and use aby switches

  • @johnhoyle4401
    @johnhoyle4401 Před 3 lety +3

    Amp stand = chair.

  • @charliep123
    @charliep123 Před 2 lety

    "last time I checked you can't hear through your knees"

  • @coldragoon
    @coldragoon Před 3 lety

    Dagan not included

  • @gregyeager7220
    @gregyeager7220 Před 2 lety

    Use good cables as one point, and use a WiFi wireless system as another point? Won’t be taking any of these videos seriously anymore.

  • @CraigFlowersMusic
    @CraigFlowersMusic Před 3 lety

    I wonder what this guy REALLY acts like? When the camera isn't rolling. Fakiness has always irritated me. Just be yourself.

    • @vic5594
      @vic5594 Před 3 lety

      Dagan is a great guy who always has time for customers in the Newcastle PMT branch, especially the nervous inexperienced ones ,all the staff in that branch go out of their way to get the best deal for you, never feel any pressure to buy or get out in there, if it's not in stock at that branch they'll get it for you within a day or two