Mastering the Heil Talk Box: Setup and Usage Guide
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In this comprehensive tutorial, we delve into the world of the Heil Talk Box, offering step-by-step guidance on setup and usage. Learn how to properly connect your Talk Box to your rig for optimal sound output and explore essential tips for mastering this iconic effect pedal. Whether you're a seasoned musician or a beginner looking to add a unique flair to your sound, this video has everything you need to unleash the full potential of your Heil Talk Box. Watch now and take your music to the next level!"
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Man we already look ridiculous enough as guitarists making our guitar-y faces during solos. This tube takes it to the next level.
I was just about to put mine on eBay but after seeing this guy I’m gonna keep it and play on my next album. Thanks Fella
RIP Bob Heil..."gentleman genius" 😢
1:00 - Yes! And as when unplugging any electrical appliance, firmly grasp the cord itself and use it to firmly jerk the plug from the wall socket.
You can also get a Banshee that sounds about the same and super easy to hook up.
Exactly. From the head to the input on the talk box, from the out to your speaker cab. Make sure you use speaker cables not guitar cables.
Hello Ed! I have a Heil Talk Box that I've had for years. When I first got I set it up could not get it to work. I never bothered to return it where I got it because I thought maybe I was doing something wrong. So after years of having it sit around I'm trying to use it again. I've followed the instruction on how to set it up but I'm still not getting it to work. Is it because I'm a Bassist and the frequency is too low for the bass? I thought that maybe I got a defective box from the seller. So I don't know if I'm still doing something wrong or do I have a defective Heil? Any suggestions??? Thanks!
wait, is it possible to even use this pedal on a pedalboard and how would you set it up, and where in a signal chain would this pedal go? any tips :)
Nice video!! Listen, I am doing a Heil Sound quick history segment for a microphone review video on my TH-cam Channel. I want to quickly point the fact that Heil Sound invented the Talk Box. Can I use a few seconds of your video in mine to show them what the Talk Box is about ?
haha couldnt stop laughing when he forgot to plug it in. happens TOO much. great video.
Beast, TOO Often. Now I laugh like I was playing a joke on myself again. Either that or get therapy. Feel like an idiot, then pay some stranger to laugh at me?
How I can connect my talk box to a marshall, but no head?
Please I need help. thanks
you look like young Clapton.
Amir Jacob thought the same
+ Hugh Jackman
Nope. More like a late-mid-career Eric. You wanna see young; google 'clapton yardbirds' !
can you use a talkbox without a guitar
Excellent. That's exactly the set-up I determined to use with my own amp. It's a Crate V-3112, which at 30watts is almost too much amp for talkboxing.
Q: I understand there are reducer kits out now which allow you to use a smaller tube which make mouthing the tube a lot easier: Ever use one? What do you think? Do you feel like I do? ;-)
Do you breathe out into the tube?
You can bypass the preamp and make your guitar amp just a speaker. Thats what i did cause i dont have the money to do it the other way yet. Its works. Just add another amp for the mic.
Is half inch the OUTSIDE diameter or inside, of the tube? I tried a 1/2" outside diameter and it's too loose in the unit...seems a slightly larger outside diameter is what the original is...?..
I think its about 5/8 inch, wrap the end with a bit of tape.
what song are you playing at the beginning, I know it but I can't remember the name.
Show Me The Way, Peter Frampton
show me the way by Peter Frampton
Is that red plug in the front of the talk box required for it to produce sound?
That is a safety lamp in series with the high frequency driver to help keep from burning out the coil wire. 100 watts is pretty warm. Some of the newer ones omit that part, I like the look.
Love the video! Does anyone know if this can be used with an acoustic guitar?
it can, but i use the mxr talk box :)
If i use my Heilbox i have to use a microphone to have my sound.how can i use it that it sounds true my speakers like you.i run my amp out to the unit and then to my cabinet,so how comes it that i have to use a microphone
Ok you have to need a microphone,i was mistaken😉
no one did the talk box like Roger Troutman.
Yep. Gotta be speaker level signal.
How do you get the
Livin on a prayer box like how do make that thing go deep
Not sure. He's tuned down a little, could EQ it low. To get the sound Joe Walsh used in Rocky Mountain Way I combined the talk box with an octave pedal; the settings of which got pooched the night of the show so it didn't work, DOH!
Story of my life; always LOOK like him, never SOUND like him a little ; )
What would happen if I placed it in my effects loop like any other pedal? will it just not work?
No, it won't work at all. The talk box contains a speaker, and the effects loop in incapable of driving it.
Can This Be Used With A Piano ???
The human imagination is grossly constrained by time and money but to quote a promoter who nearly fell off the floor, yes I believe that can be very easily done.
What is the red piece called?
I think it’s a light that shows the pedal is on. Mine never worked. ☹️
@@MoreThanGuitar that would probably glow if you ran it out of a cranked up Super Lead. It is a safety lamp for the high frequency driver. Old school tech.
Does it work without microphone?
You can practice without a mic, but it's not loud enough for anything bigger than a coffee shop performance.
Thanks :)
Bedroom volume hijinks galore. Honestly you have to spend some time with it to develop facility. I turned off the mic pretty quick and practiced working it. 😜
Now my mic goes through a nice preamp then is re-amped wet-dry to two other amps, and that compensates for the volume drop.
hugh jackman turn into a musician lol
Oh so put it between the amp and the speaker cab. I get it now. What would happen if I used a guitar cable instead of speaker cable?
Ahh! Thanks. Between.. Making more sense now. I'm just cordlyxic.
Im still confused you un plug the cable from the back but you don't show where they get connected to the box.
Do you need two amps for this to work?
No, just open connections between your amplifier and speaker.
Do you need a mic to record the sound or does it go through the speaker output?
When you use the effect all the sound goes through the tube; the amp speaker is muted.
So are you using two amps? you should have a speaker cable running from the output of the amp header your guitar is plugged into going to the left side of the talk box, then where does the right side speaker cable go to? God this is confusing...
My Fender Blues JR is a combo with the speaker wire that plugs into the back of the amp; easily accessible, I patched the talk box in between the amp and speaker of the same amp.
Good, I'm not the only one that's as confused now as before I watched the video 4 or 6 times.. I need to see EXACTLY how, where and which holes each cable(and adaptors) gets plugged into? I've caused enough amplifier disasters to take too many more chances by plugging/unplugging or pulling things apart.
I bet your all wondering why his talk box sounds like a weak wah-wah,...You should be using it with a microphone!!!! Don't follow this method people. The correct set-up should be through your speaker output, so the signal can flow normally when engaged as well as bypassed. As far as the mic setup, it hooks into to the pa just like always, with a standard XLR cable.
Hey thanks for commenting, but "weak wah-wah"? Kinda harsh, bro. I'm no Frampton but I'm not THAT bad. Of course you use a talk box with a microphone. Like I said in the video, it was raining and all the mics were out in the trailer. I decided that showing how to position the tube on the mic wasn't worth getting wet. The way the video shows to set up the talk box is correct you've probably never seen anybody use one with a combo. Half stack is more common and easier hook up.
My bad bro, I guess it was a bit harsh. I just don't understand why you would do a demo video and not do it right? With the amount of time it took you to shoot the video, you could have grabbed your mic for a proper demo,
daniel smith
Thanks. I'll keep that in mind for future vids.
Small beer. I run my mic through a UA Solo 610 then re-amp into two more amps. P.A. dude doesn't have to worry. I can give him a mix.
you're not incorrect that we're not hearing the full effect - I hear as much acoustic of the guitar as I do the tube.. of course a mike would overcome that, and I agree with others here that you only get the full articulation if you really get the tube in your mouth, not just at the corner.. but to each his own, and still a fairly good demo of what the Heil is all about!
I got mine for about $55 and it just sits in my room because I don't have the equipment to use it yet :(
Practice without any microphone. Your neighbors will appreciate that once you do get started.
Great video. Simple, straightgforeward info.... congrats.... some chaps on TH-cam may learn a thing or two with this guy: don't spend 4 minutes bullshitting before what actually matters, go straight to the bloody point.... 🙄
You'd have to use something else as an initial sound source; keyboard, ukulele, theremin, etc. Don't use and electric bass/ We tried it and it makes your teeth feel loose!
It will work fine; for a while. You will find you have to replace your speakers every 4 months or so If you play a lot. I didn't believe it until I met a guy who did just that. There's not enough wire in a guitar cord to carry the power for speakers.
By not inserting the tube in your mouth your losing alot of the mouth cavity / voice textures. Just sayin'.
yessir good call
+ReneeNme was thinking the same thing
mini hoov Yup. Just watch any of the notables such as Peter Frampton, Mick Mars, or Richie Sambora when they use talk boxes live. Tube is always in their mouth when the effect is being utilized. I call Heil's tooth rattlers because to really achieve that signature growling sound of a Heil you have to turn the volume up on them pretty high which in turn pumps quite a bit of air into your mouth cavity. I own a Heil, btw.
***** yeah Shaun Martin too, i love his talkbox solo on "sleeper" by snarky puppy
Lol xD 2:22
Interesting sound... I sounds like a pedal wah. It requieres vocal sounds to be operated huh? how would it work if you say "luuuucky son of a b**ch"? (just kidding) nice demo =D
What a ball ache these seem to be, don’t think I’ll bother!
Lots of extra wires. You should see my flying spaghetti monster. 🤘
I can't take you seriously with those shoes on your feet.
your amp is too loud
Yours isn't loud enough.
1:00 - Yes! And as when unplugging any electrical appliance, firmly grasp the cord itself and use it to firmly jerk the plug from the wall socket.