Do we still need amps?

Let's take a look and see if this pre-amp pedal can replace my amp. We'll also take a look at how this works with pedals.

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Hi, my name is Paul Davids! I am a guitar player, teacher, producer, and overall music enthusiast from the Netherlands! I try to inspire people from all over the world with my videos, here on YouTube.

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READ THIS BEFORE COMMENT:
Let me clear up that this video is not a demo of a product. And especially not A SOUND DEMO of a product. As you can CLEARLY SEE in the title, it's asking a broader question whether or not we still need traditional amps, and what can be used to replace it, and what the consequences of this would be. I'm explaining how you can use a pedal like this, at home are in live situations. I used this particular pedal to see if it actually works with my pedalboard (HENCE THE SHITLOAD OF EFFECTS ON THE GUITAR). I made a demo of *how I would use it* at this particular time. Just made a little track to support it. I do not really make traditional demos, I think demos are boring. And because it's almost Xmas you can win one! Ok, bye! X

[freecitizen]

No, you no longer need amps and yes, it can replace them.
So send me your Fenders, Marshalls, and Vox's ... and I will dispose of them for you.

[WolfPackMc]

I personally embrace this new modeling tech. When I first started guitar 20 years ago, studio quality gear wasn’t made for the consumer market. You went out and got an OK guitar and plugged into whatever shitty combo you could afford, then amassed a collection of pedals to shape your sound.

Nowadays your average aspiring musician can have all sorts of capabilities at their fingertips for cheap. You can get a great sound without having to save up, wait years and hope you didn’t blow your money on the wrong product when you could finally afford it.

[Deauxtje]

Wow a give away with No Strings Attached. No hidden tricks, No subcribing to something.
Just enter the competition and wait. Who does that nowadays?
Paul does it!

[sassulusmagnus]

Remember when synthesizers were going to replace all other instruments?

[veerchasm]

No, we don’t. So send me all of your amps

[williamthomson]

Been playing onstage fifty five years and I find this amazing. Thanks to you for playing through this the way I would. Extremely helpful!

[jjo]

An interesting and creative tool. I like that it has knobs instead of all sub menus like so much digital equipment. I'd play around with it for days but I wouldn't sell my tube amps. I've yet to hear digital gear that recreates the dynamic range, compression, variability of crunch and finger/pick response that tube amps have.

[teriakamoto]

I love vintage gear and I love modern gear. There are no rules, This is Music, This is Art. You can use all vintage low-Fi al the way down to a Reel to Reel 4 Track recording (i.e. Jack White) or a 5, 000.00 Dollar Mayones guitar through a Kemper into your Torpedo speaker emulator into digital recording unit. You can use this and You can use that.It makes no difference, It makes all the Do what you want and have fun, it's music. We now have an infinite platform or canvas to create whatever we want. I just love companies like Mooer and Nux that make it affordable for musicians that are not rock stars. the working musician.The guy that goes to work and cleans your clogged drains, Fixes your washing machine, works in a warehouse, the full time student that works part time. That working musician. The Mooer Pre-Amp Live is the Poormans Kemper. I love it. I want one. First Time Viewer, Listener, I get it. Thank You Paul.

[robertmazurowski]

Thaks for demonstrating the sound of the preamp. You can really hear how it sounds in the mix. And the different amp models with the effects were accurately shown. Thanks

[Kodylarson]

Love your unorthodox reviews! That’s part of the reason I like this channel. Also, killer vibes in that piece you played!

[RobertoFischer]

Thanks for the explanation in the beginning. It's very useful for people to understand the nonsense of putting a microphone in front of a speaker.

[RudyAyoub]

*creates chill ass composition*
"tHis Is ThE WoRsT dEmo proBaBly"

[StewartWhite]

I appreciate the way you just got creative and inspired in this video. For me, that was a better demonstration of what this thing can do than just having someone play a bunch of amp types with a few chords.
Not sure that I’d want to choose this over a Kemper, but I can see the usefulness in the Mooer PreAmp, especially when you just want to plug-in and go.

[blodgidonka]

*You need way more subscribers man! You have the prettiest videography on YouTube! Your a legend. God bless*

[destructo]

I was amazed at what sounds you produced out of your guitar. Never heard that before and I have dived into ambient playing. Inspired and maybe I’ll buy one of those mooer pre-amps in 2019.

[seanmcclanahan]

Hey Paul! Just wanted to say that every one of your videos is a work of art and I watch every one with wonder, and they make me truly happy. Good luck on your guitar course and God bless :)

[brettjamz]

Paul, you Mary spender, Rhett schull, the samurai, beato, Adam, Davie 504. You all have given me some great entertainment, tips and I've learned a little as well. Thanks

[scottneufeld]

Greetings from Canada Paul! As usual an amazing video giving a beautiful visual presentation of your well-spoken relevant teachings. As an intermediate guitarist striving to be better, you are an inspiration. I could listen to your "demos" all day! Thank you for all you do for us.

[AtomicMug]

"Do we still need amps?" This product, Kemper, etc. shows us that we don't. Do we still need pedals? Again, Helix, Kemper, Axe-FX, etc. show us that we don't. Do we still need guitars? MIDI, synths, etc. show us that we don't? Do we still need guitarists? Artificial Intelligence shows us that we don't.

Technology can conceivably replace everything, but screw that.

I'd rather hear SRV with his Strat, TubeScreamer and Dumble, or Angus with his SG and Marshall, or BB King, Lucille and an L5, or some bluesman on a porch with a guitar from the Sears Roebuck catalog.

Lugging heavy gear is a pain, but they're not called "working musicians" for nothing. Technology is a very convenient tool, but it has a slow, deliberate insidious knack of making the user less and less relevant.

Keep playing your red Strat and ToneKing, Paul. You all sound great together.