Digitech Bad Monkey Overdrive For 600 Dollars?

You may have heard about the internet blowing up over JHS making a video about the Digitech Bad Monkey overdrive and showing how it was just about as good as the KLON and wads of other pricey overdrives. As a result, people are trying to charge upwards of $600 for these cheap digitech pedals that have been out of production for quite some time.

To make it worse, wads of folks have taken to social media to blame JHS pedals and say that its' all his fault for making these types of comparison videos in the first place.

Here is the video in question.


Of course, asking ain't getting and people are only paying a couple hundred bucks in reality.



Here is an article on guitar world about this entire drama.

https://www.guitarworld.com/news/digitech-b...XaeCa1B70UJFAao

What do you guys think?

Savatage And Trans Siberian Orchestra Are The Same Band

Some folks may not be aware that TRANS SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA is really just the band SAVATAGE. To wit. Here is a bit of history on Savatage and on TSO.

Marty Friedman Zero Traction On Youtube?

I ran across Marty on youtube the other day as he was doing a gig with Megadeth in Japan which was quite cool as a sort of reunion thing. There has been a ton of videos about this show on youtube lately. I then ran across Marty's official youtube page which has a scant 27k followers. here is his main link, he didn't even customize his main profile link.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8p0ZqjT7f_zZiS-py5w-WQ


Then, noticed that many of his vids, including this one, a single he put out a few years ago, had around 500 views. Yup, Mr guitar legend himself, who has played for decades all over planet earth, can't manage more than a few hundred views for videos that obviously cost actual money, that were made as promo for actual albums that cost actual money. I hadn't ever noticed this before now somehow as I didn't know he even had a youtube channel. Evidently, most folks don't know as he barely has any subscribers, and barely has any content.



In start contrast to say, ola englund who is more of a youtuber and who now sells his own line of guitars/pedals/merch etc. who has 3/4 of a million subs. it really is that hard to get traction on youtube. Unless you are an O.G. who has been part of the algo since the early days, or have managed to find a way to dig in to the algo, being a living legend/insanely talented, guy like marty isn't enough to get eyeballs. So if your youtube numbers are low, don't beat yourself up. marty is struggling too.

Here is a cool interview he did with the Captain where he talks about his entire history. it's his story about how he never really spent any time in the wood shed, never really practices technique, never wanted to be a guitar virtuoso, doesn't like that kind of thing, etc. yet, of course, was in cacophony and megadeth, etc.


Here is that reunion gig where he plays with megedeth in Japan wearing his period flanel and guitar. His playing is still top pretty darn good imho. Dave is doing well despite being in his 60s, having survived throat cancer, severe nerve damage in his arm which wrecked his guitar playing for a while, etc.

Ibanez Updates The Most Popular Od In History

The Tube Screamer is a legend for good reason. It was one of the original "clean boost" applications of an overdrive pedal and has become part of the scenery. Ibanez has finally moved forward and released something that moves the OD forward. It's well beyond any of the previous tube screamers. It's called the PENTA TONE and has 5 ways to impact your gain. It's more of a Distortion pedal than just an OD. Also it has a built in noise gate, a pre boost/post boost and a 5 band EQ (which looks like a graphic EQ but is actually parametric) It's more of a preamp than anything else, but I digress. It runs about $250 and is one of the most flexible and complete tone boxes I've yet seen.

I'm all for plugins, but I still love a good pedal. This is one I really would love to try. Is there any new gear you guys are looking forward to?

Rack Talk Ep 2! Joe Moder Of Rocktron

In our second Ep of RACK TALK, my buddy Matt from Norway and I talk with Joe Moder of Rocktron and the band Roulette about his experiences with gear and music.