within the amp lineup from Phelps game calls there's a total of 10 different
reads within that line up what's the difference between each one what sounds
can you produce with each one but more importantly which one's the right read
for you in this video we're gonna break them all down and answer all those
questions coming up
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alright the amp lineup from Phelps game calls there's a total of 10 reads within
that lineup so you have within the original lineup you have 5 reads there's
the orange black flow green gray and white then within the new Signature
Series line that they just launched for 2018 you have the Maverick which is the
Dirk Durham Signature Series you have the Jason Phelps Signature Series and
you also have the Charlie Smith Signature Series now within then also
you have the born and raised outdoor Signature Series line within that line
you have the yellow committed the black tagged out and the blue reason and then
there's two more reads that are in the elk addicts Signature Series line that
are the red single and then the white double now what's the difference between
all these and are they specifically made for certain types of callers you bet so
most of the calls within this lineup are all single reads which means it's just a
single layer of latex now they are varying variants is in thickness and
stretch so they will produce different tones and different sounds there are two
doubles within the lineup which means two layers of latex the Charlie Smith
Signature Series is the only true double within the lineup that's currently
offered the elk Addax has a white double but the second read actually has a why
not cut into that read now what does that kind of mean single latex double
latex thickness of latex and stretch all kind of come in to how much air pressure
or tongue pressure that it takes to operate that read but it also plays in
with the sounds that you can produce with each one so as far as light air
pressure light air pressure means light tongue pressure light air pressure
pretty easy to operate pretty easy to control within that light range from the
original series you have the orange black and flow green nothing within the
new Signature Series is really light air pressure
born and raised outdoor Signature Series the blue reason falls into that light
category and then both of the reeds and the elk addicts line up fall in that
light category as well the red single or the white double now stepping up a
little bit medium pressure medium pressure means it takes a little bit
more tongue pressure a little bit more air pressure your gray and white within
the original lineup fall under that medium air pressure category the
Maverick the dirt RM Signature Series in the Jason Phelps also take medium
pressure the yellow committed in the born and raised outdoor signature line
responds well to medium pressure and then you have a couple that kind of fall
in that light medium range so the white double from elk addicts can actually
take a little bit more pressure on it and then the tagged out within the born and
raised Signature Series now there are three Reed's that are medium to heavy
maybe may respond well with medium pressure but if you really wanted to get
after it and put a lot of pressure on it these calls are gonna respond well that
would be the white in the original series the Maverick the Jason Phelps and
then the yellow committed all respond really well to medium or heavy now the
Charlie Smith the double that's really the only one that I'm gonna say takes
heavy pressure because the way the the two layers of latex and the way the
stretch is on it it does take quite a bit of tongue pressure and quite a bit
of air pressure to operate now how do you know these pressures correlate to
what level of caller you are know are you a beginner
are you an intermediate are you in advance and which read is really gonna
work best for you if you're a beginner option nice thing is you have a lot of
choices within the amp lineup to choose from from the original line the orange
black and flow green or excellent options for you within the Signature
Series line you have the Maverick and the Jason Phelps Signature Series that
work really really well for beginners also the reason in the born and raised
outdoors lot Signature Series is another excellent choice for beginners and then
of course both of the calls within the elk attic Signature Series lineup will
work really really well for beginners now intermediates most of the time
intermediates are looking to get a little bit more out of a call they want
to do a little bit more on it they've learned the tongue pressure they've
learned the air pressure and they can kind of control and make some different
sounds intermediates what are you gonna be good choices for you guys the gray in
the white and the original line or excellent choices any of the Signature
Series lines let me take that back the Maverick and the Jason Phelps in the
Signature Series lines are really good options for intermediates and then the
yellow committed and the black tagged out now what about an advanced caller
the Charlie Smith Signature Series one is really the only one that I'm gonna
steer advanced callers to and really you kind of have to know what you're doing
with a diaphragm to really get the most out of that Reed now the nice thing is
too is even though we we classified some of those as beginner breeds or really
good reads for beginners intermediate advanced callers can find success on
those reads as well now with that single latex on a lot of these let's kind of
break it down the sounds that you can produce so obviously the lighter latex
reads are going to have a higher pitch what does that mean with the higher
pitch it just means you sound like a younger elk the orange black and flow
green all fall into that young ELQ category the reason within the born
and raised outdoor Signature Series also falls within that young the red single
within that elk addicts Signature Series falls within that younger higher pitch
tone now pretty much everything else except for the Charlie Smith you can do
a good mix on that means the gray and white from the original the maverick the
Jason Phelps the yellow committed and the black tagged out and the white
double and the elk addicts are all good reads that you can do a mix and what I
mean by the mix is you can put a little bit extra pressure on it to get higher
notes and sound like younger elk or you can drop it down into the lower tones
and sound like a more mature elk you have that option and variety without
within those reads now the Charlie Smith because of the way that one's built it's
more of an older more mature elk sound now don't shy away from that Charlie
Smith read this read was really designed for volume meaning if you step up in a
place like this right behind me here and you wanted to cover that whole area you
wanted something that you're gonna get volume with that will just ring out
there the Charlie Smith double is an exceptional read for covering country
and locating so that should kind of break it down for you beginner how much
pressure now I do have a spreadsheet that I will try to include either within
this video or down below in the in the comments I'll break everything out so
that you have something that you can look at to really decide which one
serves you the best now some of those reads that I kind of labeled as
beginners I don't really want to just put you with inside a box because some
beginners do have more tongue pressure and more air pressure if you get some of
those lighter ones like the orange or the black or the flow green and you find
that the reads cutting out for you or what you you know you're just putting
too much pressure it definitely look into some of those
calls that are designed for the intermediates the gray and white within
the original you know kind of any and the signature any within the born and
raised outdoors and any within the elk attics so now really the best way to
find which one is the right read for you or which one fits your calling style the
best is to pick up a few different ones so now you know air pressures on these
now you know kind of collar levels so now it's up to you to kind of choose a
mix between those and play with them and then you'll really really find out which
one fits your style of calling the best once you've done that then basically the
confidence is there and really confidence within your calls when you're
out in the field really contributes to a lot of success alright guys hopefully
that answers all of your questions thanks for tuning in and appreciate you
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