Members ratter Posted March 8, 2006 Members Share Posted March 8, 2006 This YJM pedal is pretty cool. It seems to excel at that bright yet stringy vintagey kind of high-gain tone. It also does a cool lower-gain boost from what I can tell, but I only got about 10 minutes to try it so far. Anyway, for gits and shiggles, here's a clip. It goes Marshall with no pedals, then YJM on, Marshall with no pedals, and then OCD on. The YJM is obviously very noisy, but it beats the OCD at the bright crispy thing. Settings were YJM, gain full, level half. OCD settings, level half, tone full, gain full, HP mode. Clip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members carlygtr56 Posted March 8, 2006 Members Share Posted March 8, 2006 Like the YJM way better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pwn3d Posted March 8, 2006 Members Share Posted March 8, 2006 Originally posted by carlygtr56 Like the YJM way better +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ratter Posted March 8, 2006 Author Members Share Posted March 8, 2006 Originally posted by carlygtr56 Like the YJM way better Yeah, for that kind of sound, definitely. Not really the OCD's strong suit, but it's the only other boost/od I have! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ryknow774 Posted March 8, 2006 Members Share Posted March 8, 2006 YJM all the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maz_master Posted March 8, 2006 Members Share Posted March 8, 2006 Originally posted by ratter This YJM pedal is pretty cool. It seems to excel at that bright yet stringy vintagey kind of high-gain tone. It also does a cool lower-gain boost from what I can tell, but I only got about 10 minutes to try it so far. Anyway, for gits and shiggles, here's a clip. It goes Marshall with no pedals, then YJM on, Marshall with no pedals, and then OCD on.The YJM is obviously very noisy, but it beats the OCD at the bright crispy thing. Settings were YJM, gain full, level half. OCD settings, level half, tone full, gain full, HP mode.Clip. The YJM obviously sounds better here, but the clip is misleading because you've set the knobs the same on both pedals, but the OCD obviously has more gain and/or output level on tap than the YJM so there's seriously way too much compression going on in the OCD clip. I think if you backed off on the OCD Gain and/or Level or dialed back the distortion on the Marshall, you could get much better tones out of it. But, even still, this clip shows that the OCD is a lot fatter than the YJM. In any case, the only way to do a true apples-to-apples comparison is by making sure both pedals are putting out the same output level and same gain. The way to do that (roughly, by ear) is to run both pedals into a dead clean amp that is far away from input or output clipping and then adjusting the pedals so that they are at the same loudness and distortion content. (The knobs on the two pedals will probably end up at completely different positions!) THEN run them into the clipping Marshall. I bet the story completely is different if you try that. I'd also like to hear a comparsion if the Marshall is dialed in for clean-on-the-edge-of-distortion and then hit with an output level from both pedals that is greater than unity. I'd also bet the story is different in that case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zygoat Posted March 8, 2006 Members Share Posted March 8, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ratter Posted March 8, 2006 Author Members Share Posted March 8, 2006 Originally posted by zygoat lol...what's that thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ratter Posted March 8, 2006 Author Members Share Posted March 8, 2006 Originally posted by maz_master The YJM obviously sounds better here, but the clip is misleading because you've set the knobs the same on both pedals, but the OCD obviously has more gain and/or output level on tap than the YJM so there's seriously way too much compression going on in the OCD clip. I think if you backed off on the OCD Gain and/or Level or dialed back the distortion on the Marshall, you could get much better tones out of it. But, even still, this clip shows that the OCD is a lot fatter than the YJM. In any case, the only way to do a true apples-to-apples comparison is by making sure both pedals are putting out the same output level and same gain. The way to do that (roughly, by ear) is to run both pedals into a dead clean amp that is far away from input or output clipping and then adjusting the pedals so that they are at the same loudness and distortion content. (The knobs on the two pedals will probably end up at completely different positions!) THEN run them into the clipping Marshall. I bet the story completely is different if you try that. I'd also like to hear a comparsion if the Marshall is dialed in for clean-on-the-edge-of-distortion and then hit with an output level from both pedals that is greater than unity. I'd also bet the story is different in that case. Too much work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fatfat Posted March 8, 2006 Members Share Posted March 8, 2006 Originally posted by ratter This YJM pedal is pretty cool. It seems to excel at that bright yet stringy vintagey kind of high-gain tone. It also does a cool lower-gain boost from what I can tell, but I only got about 10 minutes to try it so far. Anyway, for gits and shiggles, here's a clip. It goes Marshall with no pedals, then YJM on, Marshall with no pedals, and then OCD on. The YJM is obviously very noisy, but it beats the OCD at the bright crispy thing. Settings were YJM, gain full, level half. OCD settings, level half, tone full, gain full, HP mode. Clip. wow, enough {censored}in preamp distortion there? Seriously, I don't know how you can tell anything from that clip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gringo699c Posted March 8, 2006 Members Share Posted March 8, 2006 I would like to hear that again but turn the gain almost all the way off and turn up the level to two oclock. The ocd should kill the yjm. In other words use both pedals as a clean boost and get your amp to distort on its own. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pte3x Posted March 8, 2006 Members Share Posted March 8, 2006 Originally posted by ratter This YJM pedal is pretty cool. It seems to excel at that bright yet stringy vintagey kind of high-gain tone. It also does a cool lower-gain boost from what I can tell, but I only got about 10 minutes to try it so far. Anyway, for gits and shiggles, here's a clip. It goes Marshall with no pedals, then YJM on, Marshall with no pedals, and then OCD on.The YJM is obviously very noisy, but it beats the OCD at the bright crispy thing. Settings were YJM, gain full, level half. OCD settings, level half, tone full, gain full, HP mode.Clip. What marshall are you using bro? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PhilBelanger Posted March 8, 2006 Members Share Posted March 8, 2006 Ok, based on that clip, I liked the YJM better than the OCD. On the other hand, I really liked the tone without any pedals at all. I know I'm not helping... I'm going away now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ratter Posted March 8, 2006 Author Members Share Posted March 8, 2006 Originally posted by gringo699c I would like to hear that again but turn the gain almost all the way off and turn up the level to two oclock. The ocd should kill the yjm. In other words use both pedals as a clean boost and get your amp to distort on its own. Chris I agree, the OCD would shine in that scenario. Unfortunately my daughter is now asleep and my 10 minutes of playing for today have expired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ratter Posted March 8, 2006 Author Members Share Posted March 8, 2006 Originally posted by fatfat wow, enough {censored}in preamp distortion there? Seriously, I don't know how you can tell anything from that clip. It's pedal distortion actually... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ratter Posted March 8, 2006 Author Members Share Posted March 8, 2006 Originally posted by PhilBelanger Ok, based on that clip, I liked the YJM better than the OCD. On the other hand, I really liked the tone without any pedals at all. I know I'm not helping... I'm going away now This clip went over like a fart in church, didn't it? FWIW, I don't like either pedal tone in this clip at all for me. But I was pleasantly surprised at the $30 YJM. I'll do some clean boost type clips next week and I think it'll show it off. And maybe I'll get one of those speedometer pedals like zygoat and see if that helps too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fatfat Posted March 8, 2006 Members Share Posted March 8, 2006 Originally posted by ratter It's pedal distortion actually... even worse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Whitesnake666 Posted March 8, 2006 Members Share Posted March 8, 2006 i liked it! the YJM wiped the floor with the OCD here IMHO Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DirrtyCraig Posted March 8, 2006 Members Share Posted March 8, 2006 Personally I don't know why anyone would use an OD pedal for any metal/rock style rhythms, it just sounds muddy as hell.. That being said the YJM sounds way better and retains the clarity of the amp better than the OCD. A better comparison would be an all lead clip though I think. I just bought one of the music123 $29.99 blowout sale, so I'm glad I liked it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members yngzaklynch Posted March 8, 2006 Members Share Posted March 8, 2006 Mike I gotta go with the YJM on this one bud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AmpliFIRE Posted March 8, 2006 Members Share Posted March 8, 2006 Originally posted by yngzaklynch Mike I gotta go with the YJM on this one bud. +1I got mine today as well. Very cool pedal for the $$$ IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Syrnett Posted March 8, 2006 Members Share Posted March 8, 2006 hijak alert.... i didnt care for mine (YJM)... will sell for $30 shipped to US. send PM if interested.could just return it, but they are out of stock now... rather just pass on to memebr that wants it.-Erik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ratter Posted March 8, 2006 Author Members Share Posted March 8, 2006 Originally posted by AmpliFIRE +1 I got mine today as well. Very cool pedal for the $$$ IMO Yeah, definitely...despite what my clip might show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ratter Posted March 8, 2006 Author Members Share Posted March 8, 2006 Originally posted by DirrtyCraig Personally I don't know why anyone would use an OD pedal for any metal/rock style rhythms, it just sounds muddy as hell... You mean like YJM does??? :confused: Hell, doesn't he use TWO??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DirrtyCraig Posted March 8, 2006 Members Share Posted March 8, 2006 Yeah man, I love Yngwie, but hes not exactly known for his rhtyhm tones. Have you heard Unleash the fury? YUCK... but the playings so good it can be overlooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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