Sound Clips Ethos OD

Custom Tones

Home of the Ethos Overdrive.

Sound Clips

Ethos used as a Direct Interface

Mats Nermark
"My New Ride"

Set-Up: Ethos through the Boss GS-10 direct to sound card.
August 2010

Patrick Yandall
"Hope for Haiti"

Gear: Epiphone Custom Dot>> Ethos
>> Presonus>>M-Audio Firewire>>

Mac G5 with Logic. Feb 2010

Mats Nermark
"Hospitality Suite"

Gear: PRS McCarty recorded direct through a Boss GS-10 with an Ethos for dynamic overdrive. Feb 2010

Lime
"Cuban Crow"

Gear: Gibson ES 335>>Ethos>> direct into a Motu Ultralight >>Logic Interface. Effects: reverb, line 6 roto, and a bit of compression. Mar 2010

Matt Marshak
"Little Diddy Blues"

Ethos TLE>>Recorded directly into a Mac computer. No guitar amp used. 2009 (Featured on Homepage)

Custom Tones Demo
HB >> Ethos TLE

Clip Sequence: Ethos Clean >> Ethos OD Channel w/Boost on/off thru-out

Gear Used: PRS Santana, Neck = PAF, Bridge = JB

Record Set-up: Direct, Reverb and Echo only, No EQ or Compression.

Custom Tones Demo
HB >> Ethos Classic

Gear Used: PRS Santana, Neck = PAF, Bridge = JB

Recording Set-Up: Direct Record into M-Box
Processing: A touch of Reverb,
No EQ or Compression.

Mats Nermark

"Worth the Wait"

Recorded: Oct/2007

Guitar: Edwards SA-188 (335 Clone) with stock Duncan Pickups
Recorded direct (No amplifier was used) into a Konnekt 24D Sound card.

Ethos Settings: Classic Ethos Overdrive Channel (Red) Gain 2:00 S1 Brite: Off
S2 Classic S3 Rock Treble 12:00 Middle 11:30 Bass 1:00 Pres 11:00 Volume 3:00 GAC switch Off HC 2:00 The boost was engaged towards the end of the clip.

Mats Nermark

"Small Soap Suds"

Recorded: Oct./2007

Guitar: Edwards SA-188 (335 Clone) with stock Duncan Pickups.

Recorded direct (No amplifier was used) into a Konnekt 24D sound card.

Ethos Settings: Classic Ethos Clean Channel (Green) Gain 3:00 S1 Brite: Off
S2 Classic S3 Rock Treble 11:30 Middle 11:00 Bass 2:00 Pres 12:00 GAC Switch Off HC 2:30

Ethos used with Power Amps

Custom Tones Demo
HB >> Ethos TLE

Clip Sequence: Left Channel: Ethos OD, Right Channel: Ethos Clean

Gear Used: PRS Santana: Neck = PAF, Bridge = JB, Power Amp = Solid State Stewart Audio, 100 W Bridge Mode (Flat), Speaker = Eminance RWB

Recording Set-Up: MIcing: U906 Off Center (Set to Flat)
Processing: Reverb Only

Custom Tones

HB >> Ethos Classic>>direct into solid state power amp (12"speaker)

Clip Sequence: Ethos Clean Channel >> Ethos Overdrive Channel

Gear Used:
PRS Santana: Neck = PAF, Bridge = JB
Amp = Solid State Stewart Audio, 100 W Bridge Mode

Speaker = Eminance RWB

Recording Set-Up:
Micing: SM57 Off-Axis
Processing: Delay Only (Delay = 377mS, Feedback = 33%, Mix = 5%)

Ethos used with
Guitar Amps

Thaddeus Hogarth
Ethos TLE

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Tomo Fujita
Classic Ethos
Humbucker in Boost Mode

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Tomo Fujita

Single Coil Overdrive
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Tomo Fujita
Humbucker Clean
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Tomo Fujita
Red House
Video Clip 4

Tomo Fujita
Just Funky Feat
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Tomo Fujita

Cissy Strut

Video Clip 6

    Ethos Settings: Gain at 2-3:00
    S1 Brite: Off S2: Modern
    S3: Rock Everything is at 12:00
    GAC switch is on HC (High cut)          2:00

Jack Zucker
Ethos TLE

Demo 1

Demo 2

Custom Tones Demo
Stacking Two Ethos

Clip Sequence: OD channel (boost mode) >> Stack (boost mode)

Gear Used: PRS Santana: Neck = PAF, Bridge = JB Amp: Pro Reverb Norm channel, V = 3, T= 6, B = 4, Brite On Speaker = Fender Blue

Recording Set-Up: Micing: E906 (flat setting) Off-Axis
Processing: Reverb Only

Ethos Settings: OD Channel (in boost mode) >> Clean Channel GAIN 3:00 1:30 S1
BRITE OFF
S2 C/M MODERN MODERN S3 R/J

Custom Tones Demo
Strat using Ethos TLE

Clip Sequence: OD CHANNEL >> BOOST >> WAH

Gear Used: Peavey Falcon Strat: All single coil stock, Amp: Pro Reverb Norm channel, V = 3, T= 6, B = 3.5, Speaker = Eminance RWB

Recording Set-Up: MIcing: SM57 Off-Axis, Processing: Reverb Only

Custom Tones Demo
Humbuckers into Ethos Classic

Clip Sequence: Bypass --> Ethos OD channel --> Ethos OD Channel + Boost

Gear Used:

Guitar: PRS Santana, bridge pick-up JB humbucker, neck pick-up PAF
Amp: Deluxe Reverb
Speakers: 1 x 12" Eminence RWB

Recording Set-up:
Mic SM57 Off-Axis (2.5 inches @ 45 deg)
Processing: Reverb Only

Custom Tones Demo
Humbuckers into Ethos Classic

Clip Sequence:Ethos OD Channel + Boost

Gear Used:

Guitar: PRS Santana, bridge pick-up JB humbucker, neck pick-up PAF
Amp: Deluxe Reverb
Speakers: 1 x 12" Eminence RWB

Recording Set-up:
Mic SM57 Off-Axis (2.5 inches @ 45 deg)
Processing: Reverb Only

Custom Tones Demo
D-Tuning using Ethos Classic

Clip Sequence: Bypassed --> Ethos Clean Channel --> Ethos OD Channel

Gear Used:

Guitar: PRS Santana, bridge pick-up JB humbucker, neck pick-up PAF
Amp: Deluxe Reverb
Speakers: 1 x 12" Eminence RWB

Recording Set-up:
Mic SM57 Off-Axis (2.5 inches @ 45 deg)
Processing: Reverb Only

Custom Tones Demo
Ethos Classic

HB >> ETHOS >> FENDER DELUXE REVERB

Gear Used:
Guitar: PRS Santana with PAF HB in neck postion and JB HB in bridge position Amp: Deluxe Reverb, Normal Channel, V=2, T=6, B=3.5
Speaker: Eminance, RWB

Recording Set-Up:
Mic: SM57, off-axis
Processing: A touch of Reverb, No EQ or Compression.

Custom tones Demo
Strat> Ethos Classic >> Marshall Valvestate

Gear Used:
Guitar: Peavey Falcon Strat, Single Coils
Amplifier: Marshall Valve State, Model 20W, V= 8:00, T, M, B = 12:00 Positions
Speaker: 10" Celestion

Recording Set-Up:
Mic: SM57, off-axis
Processing: A touch of Reverb, No EQ or Compression

Custom Tones Demo
Tele >> Ethos Classic >> Marshall Valvestate

Gear Used:
Guitar: Fender Telecaster (Mexico)
Amplifier: Marshall Valve State, Model 20W, V= 8:00, T, M, B = 12:00 Positions
Speaker: 10" Celestion

Recording Set-Up:
Mic: SM57, off-axis
Processing: A touch of Reverb, No EQ or Compression

Custom Tones Demo
HB >> Ethos Classic >> Marshall Valvestate

Gear Used:
Guitar: PRS Sananta
Amplifier: Marshall Valve State, Model 20W, V= 8:00, T, M, B = 12:00 Positions
Speaker: 10" Celestion

Recording Set-up:
Mic: SM57,off-axis
Processing: A touch of Reverb, No EQ or Compression.

John Moore
Ethos Classic Jazz

Clip Sequence: Bypassed --> Ethos Clean Channel

Gear Used: Guitar: Gibson Hollow Body
Amp: Vibroverb
Speakers: 2 x 10" Fender Original

Recording Set-Up:
Near and far micing
Processing: Reverb Only.