+John Lawrie This has been true of every gear video I have watched for the last eight or nine years; I hope that I will be able to afford filing my patent application and launching my business next year, such that my gear education will enable me to improve my life.
Made my way to a wifi hotspot to watch this. One week without power thanks so far thanks to Irma; a very needed repose all things considered. Let my "expression" of gratitude ring loud and clear. You gentlemen rock.
metelegerald : Oh no man! What Island are you on? We have some friends that way that literally have nothing left let alone power. I'm sorry to complain in the face of your burdens. Hang in there brother...as Mick would say "Sending good vibes your way!"
Empress is such a great company! When I had an issue with my Multidrive a few months back I emailed their customer support and I was on the phone with the owner to troubleshoot the next day. We couldn't get it working so I mailed it to Canada and had it back in working order in a week. My heart skipped a beat when such an expensive unit went out, but I couldn't have asked for better service from the team at Empress!
Not only was this as enjoyable and informative as ever, but you also mentioned my favourite band - Cardiacs. Fabulous to hear that Mr Wilson is introducing new people to the pond.
I love the point that Mick was making near the end of the video about seeing people with more talent than you. I consider myself a derivative guitarist, there are thousands of people with more talent, more lick, more knowledge and more soul. Which is why the areas ventured in this video & many That Pedal Show videos of soundscapes & sculpting sounds that inspire is so important and so relevant. This is why people watch and what you guys are doing matters.
+Sam Anderson Thank you Sam. Totally agree with your POV. It's not about being 'better', it's about being inspired. Hard to remember that sometimes. :0)
+Sam Anderson So glad you get it Sam. It's really dawned on me more than ever since we started doing the show (Mick here). Your voice is where great tone is. In fact your voice when you have something meaningful to say musically is the very definition of good tone, IMHO. :0)
Great video, as always. I got into effects after shattering my left (fretting) hand in 14 places. Sadly I gave up guitar for 3 years and instead spent my time making digital music and exploring soundscapes. I was convinced by some friends to join their band and decided to bring my newly found sound engineering knowledge back to guitar. My playing is probably more interesting now than it was before my injury. I have to compensate for not being able to play as technically well as I used to by filling more frequencies and choosing my notes more carefully. Especially as I play in a 3 guitar band. I've found expression control of pedals to really help with this too. Our new song has an expression controlled ring mod into fuzz solo, which I'm particularly proud of. Thanks again for the weekly inspiration! Cheers Kelvin
+Kelvin Burn That is an incredibly inspiring story, Kevin, thanks for sharing it. Sorry to hear about your injury, but every cloud... EVERY cloud. Good on you, and thank you for watching!
Love this show!!! TPS to me is like a real life version 'Wayne's World' - awesome riffs, musical guests, wood paneling, technically savvy sidekick with dark rimmed glasses, me seeing a pedal and saying "It will be mine. Oh yes. It will be mine." etc. If only they replaced the horn... Joey Landreth, shwing! John Mayer, shwing shwing!
I search for something guitar related "wet mix expression pedal" like a monkey slapping keyboard and you guys come up every time. You also end up informing about what i was looking for and AND answering questions i didn't have. Love this show and love you guys
I spent the first 40 min of this video thinking, “How can you do an episode dedicated to expression pedals and NOT have a Chase Bliss pedal on the board?!” Then you answered it. So now I’m off to find that RKM vid :) Thanks for all the brilliant work you guys do!
Advanced uses of the Reflex Thank you guys! I have learned and keep learning so much from you. Expression pedals: Unfortunately, many players consider the use of expression pedals somewhat of a myth and dont bother to investigate the possibilities besides from blending in a reverb or delay trail. Especially when Midi-CC is mentioned, many players just stop listening. IMHO there simply is no need for any other expression pedal, since the Reflex came out. I absolutely object to the sales strategy of certain manufacturers, that are selling pedals which can only be controlled by their own expression pedals. This is of course incorrect, because the Reflex´s analog outputs can be set to different POT-values and therefore match 99% of all analog expression inputs. My advanced uses of the Source-Audio Reflex: 1. Specific frequency boost Reflex (linear mode) -> Source Audio Para EQ (control a single, probably mid freq band) -> any drive or Fuzz. Result: Boost specific overtones of a drive in a chosen frequency spectrum via Expression Pedal. 2. Customisable Tremolo / Volume Pedal Reflex (linear / oscillator modes) -> Source Audio Para EQ (control volume). Result: Customisable Tremolo, Volume Pedal (Swells) or Shred-Kill-Switch 3. Whammy madness Reflex (linear or oscillator modes) -> Whammy. Result: Anything from police siren, alien alarm sounds (add DELAYYYY/REVERB :D ), staccato octave changes to crazy interval blends (use Whammy in parallel with dry-mix control before Whammy for best results) Reflex (oscillator modes with small CC range, e.g. (min 0, max 5-8) -> Whammy (1 octave up/down). Result: VIBRATO !!!! :D 4. Elektron Analog Drive unleashed Reflex (linear /oscillator modes) -> Analog Drive (control volume). Result: Customisable Tremolo, Volume Pedal or Shred-Kill-Switch Reflex (linear mode) -> Analog Drive (control EQ and/or boost on Clean Boost setting) -> Drive/Fuzz. Result: Boost frequencies/boost your drive/fuzz pedal Reflex (linear or oscillator mode) -> Analog Drive (control mid freq sweep) -> Drive/Fuzz. Result: control mid-frequencies on your drive/fuzz pedal in a linear or "auto-wah" fashion Reflex (linear or oscillator mode) -> Analog Drive (control gain) -> Drive/Fuzz. Result: smoothly add any gain type before or after your drives Reflex (linear or oscillator mode) -> Analog Drive (control gain) -> Result: smoothly add gain linear or create a "Gain Tremolo" 5. POST EQ Control Drive/Fuzz -> EQ (e.g. Source Audio Para EQ or Analog Drive, controlled by Reflex). Result: Post-EQ your Drive Pedal / Drive Section with any of the above mentioned methods to control eq-bands / mid freq or dynamically add low-pass, high-pass filters to your drive/fuzz. The above uses are a result from learning about gain-stages and out of the box thinking when it comes to signal paths from you guys. I saw that the "Sonuus Voluum" Pedal has similar features to the Reflex and a couple of additional options. Definitely worth investigating. (BTW Mick, Dan ... can you please ask Source Audio to finally release an Oscillator-Editor for the Reflex´s "Custom" Setting ? We need a "SAW", not just ramp up.) Thanks again! Joe/Hamburg/Germany
Reflex and Llama are the hits of the day. Guitars singing in a very new way. Trails on my reverb and swirls on my phase. Picking them up without delay.
Great to hear Dan discovered The Cardiacs... better late than never. 1999, I supported Dark Star (and Ultrasound, same gig, Leadmill) whose frontman, 'Bic', used to be in Cardiacs and Levitation. We all got on and had a gander at each others rare 60s/70s gear. RIP Tim Smith Conversely, I just discovered Split Enz' 'Time and Tide'... that album should be as revered as anything produced in the last fifty years.
So good to see some JAM Pedals love (finally! Ha!) I use the Delay Llama, Waterfall, Ripple, Tubedreamer 58, Retro Vibe & Rattler+ all the time on my recordings - absolutely fantastic pedals, can't get enough of 'em!! Big love for Jannis & the guys :-)
+Joe Perkins Music They are soooooo good. Mick here. That Delay Llama (and ones I've played before) are exceptional. Really like the Fuzz Phrase at the mo too. Nice! More Jam coming soon....
Awesome video, as always. You missed one of my favorite, easy expression pedal tricks (or I was distracted for a sec). Set the expression pedal to control feedback of your delay and have toe down be infinite feedback (or close to). You can then get wild sounds out of your guitar, but as the chords change, just rock toe - heel - toe, and you get to start over with a new sound. You can build chords out of arpeggios, slide up to a note and get the repeat over and over, or just build a wall of noise in a key, but still have enough control to reel it back in or change the chord! You can also hit your note first, and then bring the feedback all the way up which will give you infinite sustain as you're missing the pick attack so get a super smooth repeat that blends right in.
02:28 100K subscribers? Congratulations guys. Well deserved. You do a LOT of work on each video and it's not just quick demos of gear. Your videos usually pop up on either Friday morning or Friday night here in Australia & I love waiting til Saturday morning to grab a cup of coffee and sit in front of the PC and watch your videos at leisure. Often a lesson, well taught.
Thank you so much for the interesting bits and go to section! Sometimes I watch these videos while actively working on my board or guitar and it's a quick resource when I can find the info. Best channel ever.
Great episode as always. I would love to see Dweezil Zappa on this show talking about effects, gear and re-sculpting his father's vintage analog tones in a modern age.
I love Fridays, for no more reason than I get to watch That Pedal Show! Thank you all! Great stuff- I've been delving into expression pedals lately, and it opens an entirely new palette of tones from my pedals... loving it. As an aside- I know Mick is a Fuzz Face fan, and Dan a Tone Bender devotee. The Deep Trip BOG (F. Face) and Hell Bender (T. Bender Mk. 2), are fantastic yet more expansive takes- and might be of tremendous interest to you gentlemen. Goodness- the Thorpy Veteran was one powerful sound! Killer!
This is my hands down favorite channel. Ugh thank you so much for the inspiration and and information, as well as rewatchable great content. I know you've made me a better musician.
Also, unbelievably so, most americans don't know Biffy Clyro so i found out about them through you and became obsessed. Also, it made me fall in love with my strat again (my first guitar)
Love the channel. Been subscribed for a while now. My wife bought me a t-shirt because I told her how much I look forward to Friday nights when I watch TPS. Good on ya, guys. Keep it up, and congrats on passing 100k.
Great show. I edited my original comment I have both the Ball pedals - they’re great for adding swelled tones but the OD in particular can be a bit on the noisy side - tbh, it’s taken quite a while to get a consistent tone I’m happy with - but it happened tonight - I’ve had to move my pedals around quite a bit but killed it tonight - hope it lasts ...I really love the boosted/gain/volume swell functionality - Btw - as far as I know, the pedals are both designed to pass through a bit of the clean tone even full on - for the delay, using a tap tempo helps with the set levels I see these as live tools more than recording tools
Just a thought, but I'd encourage you to get Vernon Reid (from Living Colour) on the show: an amazing and unique guitarist, but also an effects lover with a huge pedal board! He's in the U.K. at the end of this month on tour...
Watching this again cause they're such great sounds. I'm amazed at Dan's ability to build and rebuild boards to teach and entertain us with every week. Still waiting for Ed to come on the show and teach us some of those OK Computer tricks, I'm a massive Radiohead fanatic.
Thanks guys, another great show. Would really like to see you talk about the difference between setting your amp in triode mode versus pentode mode and the impact this has on using various gain and overdrive pedals. Cheers
Congratulations on your 100k milestone! "Raise the micks". That made me snort with laughter. Great show and great topic. I never had much use for an expression pedal until I bought my 11 Rack. I mostly use it to control the wah and volume. My search for an expression pedal wasn't as easy as I thought it would be. Lots of different features to consider. Things like actuation, calibration, size, construction and durability were all taken into account. I finally chose the dunlop pedal. I liked it in the fact that it also had a volume pot built in so I can just plug my guitar into it and use it as a volume pedal when using my other rigs. Seems durable enough as I have not had any issues so far. I never have any issues when I purchase the extended warranty though. Looking forward to your next topic! I also thank you for your replies. Those responses take this channel from watching a great show to hanging with friends. Cheers!
+Christopher Hamm Cheers Christopher and thank you for the kind words. Lots of people choose that Dunlop pedal for the same reasons. Mick here. I might do some expressing myself. Never done it. Cheers!
+Christopher Hamm Cheers Christopher and thank you for the kind words. Lots of people choose that Dunlop pedal for the same reasons. Mick here. I might do some expressing myself. Never done it. Cheers!
Guys Zoom 70CDR is inexpensive yet have great tones. it does help musicians from poor countries like South America and South Asia where a strymon is double the cost then in Europe and USA and the people's income is like 1/10 of their European counterpart. it would be great to see you guys take a view in this underated unit. great video as always. regards fromm India
Hello Dan & Mick. I've been following you and your excellent show for quite a while now and I love it. IMHO That Pedal Show is the finest guitar-related content available on TH-cam, and your extensions into That Amp Show & That Guitar Show are overdue. HOWEVER, today you have dipped your toes into The Pond, and I am thrilled to hear it. Everyone needs more Cardiacs in their lives, especially given the sad nature of their current standstill. That Cardiacs Show one day, perhaps? KUTGW.
Hold on a minute, I don't know if anyone else has already mentioned this but it seems to me the Ernie Ball pedals are effects with a dedicated foot control. They do not have an external expression output you can plug in to the Expression input on another pedal. One of my personal favourite expression pedals is the Zoom FP02M - compact, solid magnesium alloy casting, not expensive and I think it looks cool too.
OK but it's just that when I think of expression pedals I wouldn't think of one of those Ernie Ball pedals. I think they really missed a potentially great selling point when they did not include an expression output from them which you could use with other pedals that have expression inputs.
Dan - you need to get your left elbow a little more in front for the UK and Australian retailers. You're only going to pop one up to Mid On with that swing. It's fine for a lazy single over the Short Stop in the US.
Guys, great video...brightened my day and opened my eyes to more options and knowledge. You guys are the best...."I love you man!" Lol. Had to say it....it's not a real gig without hearing that phrase....nice job, keep them coming. Delay-llama...gotta love it. Cheers, Joe
I love your videos guys! They are so much fun and it's the best to check out new pedals or maybe something you have your eye on. The Ernie Ball Overdrive Expression Pedal, Mike Einziger from Incubus has being using it this tour on his "clean" amp. He used to get down and tweak his overdrive pedal in between songs, but with this pedal he can easily change it with his foot. He even changes OD levels during songs. I think i might buy it. Sounds like a fun pedal to mess around with!
spent last 9 months pedaling up, and fuzz and distortion to, geared up too - then first deal for 2019 is an intro recording, and several tracks for background.... get this - its for a tarot card reader online..... musically , how cool is that !!!! now i have to learn some ambient and expression really damm quick , and i see where expression pedal or volume would be great... thnx for all the vids - i can reference almost any pedal now and listen - somehow i can see in my future earthquaker devices.......lol
Would be cool if you gents could consider doing a session using Wah's with other things like ODs, delays, and reverbs, discussing what works and what doesn't. You know, things like high-gain ODs and Fuzz, how to optimize buffering to suit the Wah, etc. Cheers and thanks for a great show!
I'm response to your call for ideas...I saw the David Gilmour film of live at Pompeii at the cinema this week and was utterly UTTERLY blown away. Question...the tone at the beginning and through of Sorrow: what is that tone, can you get close at smaller scale, and how can you keep all those pedals under control????
I can tell this is a great channel, but a quick explanation at the beginning of what it is, how it works and why a new player needs one would also be really handy. Subscribed anyway. I like your longer explanation.
I'm new to the channel, so glad I found it. I've been binge watching your episodes and this by far has been the most enjoyable one I've seen so far. Very inspiring. Thx for all you guys do!
Ed O'brien confirmed on the show?! I'm not a huge radiohead guy, nor will i say I'm fully knowing of their stuff, but I can't WAIT to see him and how he creates stuff! sure to be inspiring! Edit: I'd also love to see another show on some more extreme fuzz variants - Devi Ever Hyperion and Fuzz Factory, and all that good stuff :)
Question: Will the New Fractal Audio EV-2 Mini-Expression Pedal work with a Boss DD-500 ? or do I have to use a Roland/Boss Pedal, to get Maximum Functionality ? I love what Pete Thorn was doing with his Expression Pedal on his latest Japan Tour Rig Rundown. This Episode made me want an Expression Pedal. I watch you guys more then NFL now. Its crazy. Can't get enough.
I must confess, I'm a bassplayer. But I've been watching your show from day one and love it!! I've shared some of the important stuff with the various guitarplayers in my bands. I'd love to see some more subtle bass specific stuff (subtle (old school) (tube) (pre)amp/tone/ OD/ fuzz/ effects) , but I get it, there's just so little bass stuff to cover. The rest is up to the NU-brands, like Darkglass... Keep up the good work!!!
Digging in because im finally grabbing an expression pedal! There is a part at the end of star trek 4 (moms fav) where the aliens are talking to the humpback whales and the sound you all are making rn (35:20-35:30ish) makes me wonder how many effects had expression pedals when that flick was made lol! That is very close lol
So I checked out Cardiacs...! You don't often get to say a band blows your mind but these guys definitely do. Its the kind of music you need to recover from! Do not operate heavy machinery etc. Genius though, I love it!
Great to see the veteran get a spotlight moment - it is massively versatile, from mild grunt to absolute grind. Maybe put the new belle epoch deluxe through its pace with the expression pedal?
Informative show, that white mission exp pedal used with 2 H9's can be programmed to control multiple effects with different heel and toe and toe switch functions. You could do a whole show and that alone. It'll really set your hair on fire.
Great video as always. Love to see how happy you both are to be back and making videos for us, we're so grateful. The Ernie Ball pedals are such an interesting idea but they don't seem quite there yet- I wish the Ambient Delay had a larger range to it's delay times. I have a HOF2 and love using the mash feature on it; I want a Flashback2 for that reason. Although, I have to say, WOW that Delay Llama is freaking awesome with the modulation on the repeats and Q control, and the hold feature... just amazing. I'm gonna have to get my hands on one to test out. That was definitely my favorite part of the video :). Maybe I missed this, but do you need the Jam expression pedal to use with the Delay Llama? Sounds like I'll need two expression pedals for it, one for level and one for delay time... oh the things you two do to my wallet... :D.
+Alex Kavo Hi Alex. We think you have to use the Jam pedals one. Hit up their website or send them an email. They'll give you the definitive answer. Cheers!
Thanks guys appreciate it. I called around guitar shops in New York City until I found a shop that had the Delay Llama Supreme and while I can't afford it at the moment. Wow what a truly inspiring pedal. It's one of those things that you plug in and just start writing to. On an unrelated note, a couple questions on noise gates. First, What are your thoughts on them in general? Do either of you ever use one? I have a NS-2 on my board right after my tuner that I loop a Dunlop Original Cry Baby, EHX Micro Q-tron, TSDX9, OCD, MXR Super Badass Distortion, and SP Compressor through (in that order). I go back and forth with having it on and off. I find I get some slight differences in the tonal characteristics as well as the dynamics from my playing with it on and off. Off it has a feel of more headroom even amongst the added hum; but there are also times I feel like I need it on if say I'm using say a Wah effect, OD, and compressor together, or if I'm pushing my TS into another OD. Both ways sound great but I'm curious what exactly it does to the audio signal. I know it has a threshold for the level it will let pass through the filter, but I also get a feeling of added compression when I play through it. Is that actually what's happening or is it in my head?
I will once again ask you do a video about getting the best tone you can plugging right into a PA. I had to do this a few times and I always hated my tone. Thanks for all your videos.
+Erik Harker We think you've summarised the video right there Erik. Awful sound, no interest in it. (Mick here). That gig would get dropped/depped if it were mine. Cheers!
I've had the source audio reflex for a few months on my board now and it's been awesome. I will give a word of warning about it though. I've had issues with it causing some weird Midi PC changes conflicting with other pedals that it's controlling when it was in the midi chain following my controller that was sending PC changes to the other pedals. I solved the issue by rearranging the midi chain order and turning off the midi through option on it while using the firmware update software. I hope this helps someone!
Another fantastic display guys! Expression pedals save us six string slingers from a little back trouble as well ;) I wanted to suggest circuit breaker cables for when you were switching guitars a bit. Theres plenty out there, some with switches like Planet Waves(which ive used and liked) or guys like Ed from Mad Hatter guitar products makes ones that switch off the signal when you unplug the cable without a switch. Of course, Dan could come up with a nifty design as well ;) Keep'em coming guys, glad you're back!
Expression Pedal added to the Reverb feed thank you very much! 4 more years! American slang for, another 200k subscribers! No doubt you will get there!
Lets be real though, we all know you picked those shoes for this show because you knew they'd get a ton of camera time and you wanted to show them off ; )
Okay so this makes me think of an idea I've had for years. There's a Steven Wilson solo on Lightbulb Sun LP that is just... massive. And clippy. And broken. But so wonderful. And I've always wanted to find a live alternative to the amount of processing he underwent to get that tone. In my head it would work as feeding a super fuzzy or clippy pedal into an expression
This Source Audio Reflex led me to research this stuff in quite some depth a year or so ago. Should I afford such, my future board will be a Aclam Smart Track S2 loaded with: a Source Audio Reflex, a Boss ES-5 (to be replaced by a GigRig G2 when funds allow), a TC Electronic Polytune 2, a WMD Utility Parametric EQ, a Boss MD-500, a Boss DD-500, and a Boss RV-500. The delay and reverb will be run in parallel, and the whole thing will be powered by an MXR M238 Iso Brick (to be replaced by a Generator system when funds allow).
I used to use one of those massive chrome Fender reissue volume pedals as an expression pedal for my Lex but now I use a Morley with a TRS socket. That Is All :-)
and i thought i was clever the other day for putting the pre amp of my amp in the effects loop of my tc sentry noise gate, this is on a whole new level
I would love to see you guys build a pedal board for gigging with a certain guitar, or for a certain genre or something. I recently got a strat that's giving me fits. And yall frequently refer to certain pedals as strat pedals and so on.
+CodyMBB Ah, sorry I shouldn't have said that really. I guess what I mean is that //to me//, Fuzz faces and Rangemasters are Strat pedals.... because that's my experience with them and I like the way the volume pot on the guitar cleans them up. Any pedal, any guitar. Learning how they interact is just about time put in. I've got 25 years in Strats. :0)
Robstafarian I'm just coming from having two humbuckers on basically every other guitar I've ever owned, to these 3 single coils. It just feels so weak, and I see so many people use similar pedals for strats, one of course being a tubescreamer.
CodyMBB MXR Micro Amp+ can bump up your output a bit, or a Boss GE-7 (I think Graphic Equalizer) can be used to make a buffered signal and gives a good EQ / volume booster.
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Not gonna lie, was having a rough day, but seeing this in my subscription box has made it that little bit easier. Thanks for all you do guys.
+John Lawrie Our best to you John. Whatever it is, a little bit of out time and reality suspension is always good. Sending you good vibes man!
+John Lawrie This has been true of every gear video I have watched for the last eight or nine years; I hope that I will be able to afford filing my patent application and launching my business next year, such that my gear education will enable me to improve my life.
John Lawrie "
John Lawrie agree. Always look forward to learning from these awesome guys! Hope all is well
I'm not having a good day either. Hopefully this will help me figure out how to make all my pedals work.
Made my way to a wifi hotspot to watch this. One week without power thanks so far thanks to Irma; a very needed repose all things considered. Let my "expression" of gratitude ring loud and clear. You gentlemen rock.
+Scb Lds Regardless of the fact that we are total strangers, it is good to see you posting.
Robstafarian; right on brother! Many thanks.It has been a pretty wild ride. But, you know, That Pedal Show is so worth what it takes to watch, right?
Hope things get sorted out for you soon!
Hehe you in the caribbean? Maria's coming my way right now, looking at months wihout power!!!
metelegerald : Oh no man! What Island are you on? We have some friends that way that literally have nothing left let alone power. I'm sorry to complain in the face of your burdens. Hang in there brother...as Mick would say "Sending good vibes your way!"
Empress is such a great company! When I had an issue with my Multidrive a few months back I emailed their customer support and I was on the phone with the owner to troubleshoot the next day. We couldn't get it working so I mailed it to Canada and had it back in working order in a week. My heart skipped a beat when such an expensive unit went out, but I couldn't have asked for better service from the team at Empress!
This episode contains the best facial expressions from Mick thus far. Always a pleasure to see the mind of a great guitarist blown by new sounds.
+Simon Godfrey //insert yet more here//. It was quite moving, I have to say. :0)
You'll have even more control over his facial expressions when you connect him to an expression pedal.
Not only was this as enjoyable and informative as ever, but you also mentioned my favourite band - Cardiacs. Fabulous to hear that Mr Wilson is introducing new people to the pond.
I love the point that Mick was making near the end of the video about seeing people with more talent than you. I consider myself a derivative guitarist, there are thousands of people with more talent, more lick, more knowledge and more soul. Which is why the areas ventured in this video & many That Pedal Show videos of soundscapes & sculpting sounds that inspire is so important and so relevant. This is why people watch and what you guys are doing matters.
+Sam Anderson Thank you Sam. Totally agree with your POV. It's not about being 'better', it's about being inspired. Hard to remember that sometimes. :0)
It's more than being inspired it's finding your voice. This show despite on the surface being "look at this cool shit!" is in fact about that.
+Sam Anderson So glad you get it Sam. It's really dawned on me more than ever since we started doing the show (Mick here). Your voice is where great tone is. In fact your voice when you have something meaningful to say musically is the very definition of good tone, IMHO. :0)
Great video, as always.
I got into effects after shattering my left (fretting) hand in 14 places. Sadly I gave up guitar for 3 years and instead spent my time making digital music and exploring soundscapes. I was convinced by some friends to join their band and decided to bring my newly found sound engineering knowledge back to guitar. My playing is probably more interesting now than it was before my injury. I have to compensate for not being able to play as technically well as I used to by filling more frequencies and choosing my notes more carefully. Especially as I play in a 3 guitar band. I've found expression control of pedals to really help with this too. Our new song has an expression controlled ring mod into fuzz solo, which I'm particularly proud of. Thanks again for the weekly inspiration!
Cheers
Kelvin
+Kelvin Burn That is an incredibly inspiring story, Kevin, thanks for sharing it. Sorry to hear about your injury, but every cloud... EVERY cloud. Good on you, and thank you for watching!
Wow. Thanks for taking the time to reply. Fridays wouldn't be the same without you guys! Cheers
Where can we hear this?!
Feel for you, but apparently you've made the best of it.
Love this show!!! TPS to me is like a real life version 'Wayne's World' - awesome riffs, musical guests, wood paneling, technically savvy sidekick with dark rimmed glasses, me seeing a pedal and saying "It will be mine. Oh yes. It will be mine." etc. If only they replaced the horn... Joey Landreth, shwing! John Mayer, shwing shwing!
+Matthew Juszczynski Thanks Matthew! We would love to be Wayne's World - that's the ultimate. Party on!!!!
That Pedal Show shya, Halloween IS coming up... Excellent.
Excellent
I was just thinking, 'man, I need an expression pedal... I wish TPS had a video for them' and *POOF* there it was. Magic! Thanks guys!
Dan and Mick, your effusive personalities are AWESOME (to quote Dan)!
The tones and sounds on today's show are absolutely immense.
Surely there must be a Steinhardt 'Awesome!' supercut by now?
I search for something guitar related "wet mix expression pedal" like a monkey slapping keyboard and you guys come up every time. You also end up informing about what i was looking for and AND answering questions i didn't have. Love this show and love you guys
I spent the first 40 min of this video thinking, “How can you do an episode dedicated to expression pedals and NOT have a Chase Bliss pedal on the board?!” Then you answered it. So now I’m off to find that RKM vid :) Thanks for all the brilliant work you guys do!
Advanced uses of the Reflex
Thank you guys! I have learned and keep learning so much from you.
Expression pedals: Unfortunately, many players consider the use of expression pedals somewhat of a myth and dont bother to investigate the possibilities besides from blending in a reverb or delay trail. Especially when Midi-CC is mentioned, many players just stop listening.
IMHO there simply is no need for any other expression pedal, since the Reflex came out. I absolutely object to the sales strategy of certain manufacturers, that are selling pedals which can only be controlled by their own expression pedals. This is of course incorrect, because the Reflex´s analog outputs can be set to different POT-values and therefore match 99% of all analog expression inputs.
My advanced uses of the Source-Audio Reflex:
1. Specific frequency boost
Reflex (linear mode) -> Source Audio Para EQ (control a single, probably mid freq band) -> any drive or Fuzz. Result: Boost specific overtones of a drive in a chosen frequency spectrum via Expression Pedal.
2. Customisable Tremolo / Volume Pedal
Reflex (linear / oscillator modes) -> Source Audio Para EQ (control volume). Result: Customisable Tremolo, Volume Pedal (Swells) or Shred-Kill-Switch
3. Whammy madness
Reflex (linear or oscillator modes) -> Whammy. Result: Anything from police siren, alien alarm sounds (add DELAYYYY/REVERB :D ), staccato octave changes to crazy interval blends (use Whammy in parallel with dry-mix control before Whammy for best results)
Reflex (oscillator modes with small CC range, e.g. (min 0, max 5-8) -> Whammy (1 octave up/down). Result: VIBRATO !!!! :D
4. Elektron Analog Drive unleashed
Reflex (linear /oscillator modes) -> Analog Drive (control volume). Result: Customisable Tremolo, Volume Pedal or Shred-Kill-Switch
Reflex (linear mode) -> Analog Drive (control EQ and/or boost on Clean Boost setting) -> Drive/Fuzz. Result: Boost frequencies/boost your drive/fuzz pedal
Reflex (linear or oscillator mode) -> Analog Drive (control mid freq sweep) -> Drive/Fuzz. Result: control mid-frequencies on your drive/fuzz pedal in a linear or "auto-wah" fashion
Reflex (linear or oscillator mode) -> Analog Drive (control gain) -> Drive/Fuzz. Result: smoothly add any gain type before or after your drives
Reflex (linear or oscillator mode) -> Analog Drive (control gain) -> Result: smoothly add gain linear or create a "Gain Tremolo"
5. POST EQ Control
Drive/Fuzz -> EQ (e.g. Source Audio Para EQ or Analog Drive, controlled by Reflex). Result: Post-EQ your Drive Pedal / Drive Section with any of the above mentioned methods to control eq-bands / mid freq or dynamically add low-pass, high-pass filters to your drive/fuzz.
The above uses are a result from learning about gain-stages and out of the box thinking when it comes to signal paths from you guys.
I saw that the "Sonuus Voluum" Pedal has similar features to the Reflex and a couple of additional options. Definitely worth investigating.
(BTW Mick, Dan ... can you please ask Source Audio to finally release an Oscillator-Editor for the Reflex´s "Custom" Setting ? We need a "SAW", not just ramp up.)
Thanks again!
Joe/Hamburg/Germany
Lovely sounds from the Empress Echosystem! Awesome! Best guitar show on TH-cam! Cheers!
Reflex and Llama are the hits of the day. Guitars singing in a very new way. Trails on my reverb and swirls on my phase. Picking them up without delay.
Great to hear Dan discovered The Cardiacs... better late than never. 1999, I supported Dark Star (and Ultrasound, same gig, Leadmill) whose frontman, 'Bic', used to be in Cardiacs and Levitation. We all got on and had a gander at each others rare 60s/70s gear. RIP Tim Smith
Conversely, I just discovered Split Enz' 'Time and Tide'... that album should be as revered as anything produced in the last fifty years.
So good to see some JAM Pedals love (finally! Ha!) I use the Delay Llama, Waterfall, Ripple, Tubedreamer 58, Retro Vibe & Rattler+ all the time on my recordings - absolutely fantastic pedals, can't get enough of 'em!! Big love for Jannis & the guys :-)
+Joe Perkins Music They are soooooo good. Mick here. That Delay Llama (and ones I've played before) are exceptional. Really like the Fuzz Phrase at the mo too. Nice! More Jam coming soon....
Yep, they really are! :-) Let me know if you want to borrow any of the above that you haven't got - can't say enough good things about JAM! :-)
Finally jam pedal ...best delay and more .
If they'd make a tuner, my board would be 100% JAM pedals, hahaha ;-))
Love them!
Awesome video, as always. You missed one of my favorite, easy expression pedal tricks (or I was distracted for a sec). Set the expression pedal to control feedback of your delay and have toe down be infinite feedback (or close to). You can then get wild sounds out of your guitar, but as the chords change, just rock toe - heel - toe, and you get to start over with a new sound. You can build chords out of arpeggios, slide up to a note and get the repeat over and over, or just build a wall of noise in a key, but still have enough control to reel it back in or change the chord! You can also hit your note first, and then bring the feedback all the way up which will give you infinite sustain as you're missing the pick attack so get a super smooth repeat that blends right in.
02:28 100K subscribers? Congratulations guys. Well deserved. You do a LOT of work on each video and it's not just quick demos of gear. Your videos usually pop up on either Friday morning or Friday night here in Australia & I love waiting til Saturday morning to grab a cup of coffee and sit in front of the PC and watch your videos at leisure. Often a lesson, well taught.
From Indiana, I want to say thanks for your TH-cam show. You two have given me so much info.
You’re welcome Robert 🤓👍
Love from India!
You guys made me fall in love with sounds and textures. I don't miss a single show.
Great plug for the Cardiacs. A total one-off. They had some great guitar players too (Bic Hayes, Jon Poole, Kavus Torabi).
Thank you so much for the interesting bits and go to section! Sometimes I watch these videos while actively working on my board or guitar and it's a quick resource when I can find the info. Best channel ever.
CARDIACS! Welcome Dan, have been a fan since the 80s. Keep up the good work fellas.
Mick, with your permission, my new band name is Large Bag of Drugs
+David M With great pleasure! I'll come to your first gig. :0)
With famed opening act "My Stinking Arm Stump"
+Amanda Catherine YES!
The line 6 m series (5,9,13), while old, works phenomenally with an exp pedal, was a real game changer for me
Great episode as always. I would love to see Dweezil Zappa on this show talking about effects, gear and re-sculpting his father's vintage analog tones in a modern age.
I love Fridays, for no more reason than I get to watch That Pedal Show! Thank you all!
Great stuff- I've been delving into expression pedals lately, and it opens an entirely new palette of tones from my pedals... loving it.
As an aside- I know Mick is a Fuzz Face fan, and Dan a Tone Bender devotee. The Deep Trip BOG (F. Face) and Hell Bender (T. Bender Mk. 2), are fantastic yet more expansive takes- and might be of tremendous interest to you gentlemen.
Goodness- the Thorpy Veteran was one powerful sound! Killer!
All the world needs is Dan playing chords picked out through some sort of lush soupy chorus effect.
Hear hear! Mick here
They said Ed O'Brien is going to be on the show.... Why aren't people freaking out?! That will be the most epic show ever.
This is my hands down favorite channel. Ugh thank you so much for the inspiration and and information, as well as rewatchable great content. I know you've made me a better musician.
+Asa Martin The last sentence is everything we could hope to hear. Thanks Asa!
Also, unbelievably so, most americans don't know Biffy Clyro so i found out about them through you and became obsessed. Also, it made me fall in love with my strat again (my first guitar)
Love the channel. Been subscribed for a while now. My wife bought me a t-shirt because I told her how much I look forward to Friday nights when I watch TPS. Good on ya, guys. Keep it up, and congrats on passing 100k.
+Steve Maass Excellent, thank you Mrs Steve and thank you Steve!
Joel Korte please. Please get Joel Korte. Joel Please Korte.
Joel!!!!! PLEASEEEEEEE
Love you guys. Keep up the good work!
Great show.
I edited my original comment
I have both the Ball pedals - they’re great for adding swelled tones but the OD in particular can be a bit on the noisy side - tbh, it’s taken quite a while to get a consistent tone I’m happy with - but it happened tonight - I’ve had to move my pedals around quite a bit but killed it tonight - hope it lasts ...I really love the boosted/gain/volume swell functionality -
Btw - as far as I know, the pedals are both designed to pass through a bit of the clean tone even full on - for the delay, using a tap tempo helps with the set levels
I see these as live tools more than recording tools
Just a thought, but I'd encourage you to get Vernon Reid (from Living Colour) on the show: an amazing and unique guitarist, but also an effects lover with a huge pedal board! He's in the U.K. at the end of this month on tour...
+Philip Niel Ah, I was so into them as a kid. Mick here. That would be coooooool!
That Pedal Show Check out their new album, Shade, which came out last week. It is awesome and a true return to form!!
Vernon loves his Eventide H9.
That Pedal Show Burnin' Vernon!! Such a great original riff master!
Love that guy! "Chaos picking" to the nth degree
Watching this again cause they're such great sounds. I'm amazed at Dan's ability to build and rebuild boards to teach and entertain us with every week. Still waiting for Ed to come on the show and teach us some of those OK Computer tricks, I'm a massive Radiohead fanatic.
Thanks guys, another great show. Would really like to see you talk about the difference between setting your amp in triode mode versus pentode mode and the impact this has on using various gain and overdrive pedals. Cheers
So I've replayed the 'Mick meets the Veteran' portion 3 times now. As Dan would say....ahhhhhmazing.
Nice to hear the Cardiacs mentioned. Saw them support Marillion in 84 at Poole Arts centre. Not sure I ever fully recovered...
Congratulations on your 100k milestone! "Raise the micks". That made me snort with laughter.
Great show and great topic.
I never had much use for an expression pedal until I bought my 11 Rack. I mostly use it to control the wah and volume.
My search for an expression pedal wasn't as easy as I thought it would be. Lots of different features to consider. Things like actuation, calibration, size, construction and durability were all taken into account. I finally chose the dunlop pedal. I liked it in the fact that it also had a volume pot built in so I can just plug my guitar into it and use it as a volume pedal when using my other rigs.
Seems durable enough as I have not had any issues so far. I never have any issues when I purchase the extended warranty though.
Looking forward to your next topic!
I also thank you for your replies. Those responses take this channel from watching a great show to hanging with friends.
Cheers!
+Christopher Hamm Cheers Christopher and thank you for the kind words. Lots of people choose that Dunlop pedal for the same reasons. Mick here. I might do some expressing myself. Never done it. Cheers!
+Christopher Hamm Cheers Christopher and thank you for the kind words. Lots of people choose that Dunlop pedal for the same reasons. Mick here. I might do some expressing myself. Never done it. Cheers!
33:57-34:03 Mick's unimpressed expression made me belt out with a laugh that woke my neighbors.
Guys Zoom 70CDR is inexpensive yet have great tones. it does help musicians from poor countries like South America and South Asia where a strymon is double the cost then in Europe and USA and the people's income is like 1/10 of their European counterpart. it would be great to see you guys take a view in this underated unit. great video as always. regards fromm India
CARDIACS - "IS THIS THE LIFE"+'Whole World Window' Live 'Rude Bootleg,' Reading 1986 new fave songs, thanks DAN!
Love this episode. So inspirational. Cardiacs are amazing But their albums!
"Even the paper .. feel that" haha
Feels with face. 🤣
You guys should do a show on underrated cheap pedals (Boss, Danelectro, Mooer, etc.)
Hello Dan & Mick. I've been following you and your excellent show for quite a while now and I love it. IMHO That Pedal Show is the finest guitar-related content available on TH-cam, and your extensions into That Amp Show & That Guitar Show are overdue. HOWEVER, today you have dipped your toes into The Pond, and I am thrilled to hear it. Everyone needs more Cardiacs in their lives, especially given the sad nature of their current standstill. That Cardiacs Show one day, perhaps?
KUTGW.
Hold on a minute, I don't know if anyone else has already mentioned this but it seems to me the Ernie Ball pedals are effects with a dedicated foot control. They do not have an external expression output you can plug in to the Expression input on another pedal. One of my personal favourite expression pedals is the Zoom FP02M - compact, solid magnesium alloy casting, not expensive and I think it looks cool too.
+Terry Relph-Knight yes Terry, they're called the Expression Series :)
OK but it's just that when I think of expression pedals I wouldn't think of one of those Ernie Ball pedals. I think they really missed a potentially great selling point when they did not include an expression output from them which you could use with other pedals that have expression inputs.
I too was pleasantly surprised and impressed by Jam's packaging. Great pedal too (the Rattler+).
+Savage Cabbage So cool isn't it?!
Dan - you need to get your left elbow a little more in front for the UK and Australian retailers. You're only going to pop one up to Mid On with that swing. It's fine for a lazy single over the Short Stop in the US.
"I was about to give up and go take up the drums."
brilliant line
Guys, great video...brightened my day and opened my eyes to more options and knowledge. You guys are the best...."I love you man!" Lol. Had to say it....it's not a real gig without hearing that phrase....nice job, keep them coming. Delay-llama...gotta love it.
Cheers,
Joe
That Thorpy pedal and Mick's guitar magic gave me chills. Amazing.
+Drzingo Thank you - a very inspiring pedal. :0)
I love your videos guys! They are so much fun and it's the best to check out new pedals or maybe something you have your eye on.
The Ernie Ball Overdrive Expression Pedal, Mike Einziger from Incubus has being using it this tour on his "clean" amp. He used to get down and tweak his overdrive pedal in between songs, but with this pedal he can easily change it with his foot. He even changes OD levels during songs. I think i might buy it. Sounds like a fun pedal to mess around with!
Dan, you have shifted the angle my world moves on!!!! I'd never heard Cardiacs until now. Thank you for sharing that!!!!!!!!!!!!! ps good show :)
spent last 9 months pedaling up, and fuzz and distortion to, geared up too - then first deal for 2019 is an intro recording, and several tracks for background.... get this - its for a tarot card reader online..... musically , how cool is that !!!! now i have to learn some ambient and expression really damm quick , and i see where expression pedal or volume would be great... thnx for all the vids - i can reference almost any pedal now and listen - somehow i can see in my future earthquaker devices.......lol
Would be cool if you gents could consider doing a session using Wah's with other things like ODs, delays, and reverbs, discussing what works and what doesn't. You know, things like high-gain ODs and Fuzz, how to optimize buffering to suit the Wah, etc. Cheers and thanks for a great show!
I'm response to your call for ideas...I saw the David Gilmour film of live at Pompeii at the cinema this week and was utterly UTTERLY blown away. Question...the tone at the beginning and through of Sorrow: what is that tone, can you get close at smaller scale, and how can you keep all those pedals under control????
+Adam Longhorn Squier Strat, metalzone and an ME-5 from 1993. A few cheap patch cables and a daisy chain. That should do it. ;0)
That Pedal Show bugger! I have a fancy power supply but everything else is good to go...so near yet so far! 🤔
I can tell this is a great channel, but a quick explanation at the beginning of what it is, how it works and why a new player needs one would also be really handy. Subscribed anyway. I like your longer explanation.
Great show guys!
Mick`s playing at the end...............
Just fantastic!!
What a sound.
Thanks!
+Urban Wikström Why thank you kind sir. :0)
Hi both, you two are awesome, Mick get Dan to put some polish on his shoes. Thanks for the wonderful shows.
The best thing on TH-cam. Thanks again, guys.
+Stuart Bowlerwell ah, cheers Stu :)
I'm new to the channel, so glad I found it. I've been binge watching your episodes and this by far has been the most enjoyable one I've seen so far. Very inspiring. Thx for all you guys do!
+the makara lives here excellent! Welcome aboard tmlh :)
Pog sort of harmony at 02:05 ;) Thanks for the video guys.
Ed O'brien confirmed on the show?! I'm not a huge radiohead guy, nor will i say I'm fully knowing of their stuff, but I can't WAIT to see him and how he creates stuff! sure to be inspiring!
Edit: I'd also love to see another show on some more extreme fuzz variants - Devi Ever Hyperion and Fuzz Factory, and all that good stuff :)
KaisDragonBlade yes! Fuzz pleaaase :)
I'm unsubscribing. If you say so!
Rainbow Machine YESSSS!!!! TPS upping its game :)
Question: Will the New Fractal Audio EV-2 Mini-Expression Pedal work with a Boss DD-500 ? or do I have to use a Roland/Boss Pedal, to get Maximum Functionality ? I love what Pete Thorn was doing with his Expression Pedal on his latest Japan Tour Rig Rundown. This Episode made me want an Expression Pedal. I watch you guys more then NFL now. Its crazy. Can't get enough.
I must confess, I'm a bassplayer. But I've been watching your show from day one and love it!! I've shared some of the important stuff with the various guitarplayers in my bands.
I'd love to see some more subtle bass specific stuff (subtle (old school) (tube) (pre)amp/tone/ OD/ fuzz/ effects) , but I get it, there's just so little bass stuff to cover. The rest is up to the NU-brands, like Darkglass...
Keep up the good work!!!
+Admar Hermans cheers Admar, we do have a bass episode coming up with a very special guest :)
Digging in because im finally grabbing an expression pedal! There is a part at the end of star trek 4 (moms fav) where the aliens are talking to the humpback whales and the sound you all are making rn (35:20-35:30ish) makes me wonder how many effects had expression pedals when that flick was made lol! That is very close lol
So I checked out Cardiacs...! You don't often get to say a band blows your mind but these guys definitely do. Its the kind of music you need to recover from! Do not operate heavy machinery etc. Genius though, I love it!
Great to see the veteran get a spotlight moment - it is massively versatile, from mild grunt to absolute grind. Maybe put the new belle epoch deluxe through its pace with the expression pedal?
Crikey that Collings guitar of Mick's sound bloody wonderful.
Big congrats on +100K plus subs guys! You deserve it for sure. The Steven Wilson segment was awesome!
Informative show, that white mission exp pedal used with 2 H9's can be programmed to control multiple effects with different heel and toe and toe switch functions. You could do a whole show and that alone. It'll really set your hair on fire.
Yeah, I'm really getting into letting the Mission control multiple knobs on the H9. The way you program it on the iPad is just amazing.
Victor Eijkhout
I know, you can get lost in that thing
Great video as always. Love to see how happy you both are to be back and making videos for us, we're so grateful. The Ernie Ball pedals are such an interesting idea but they don't seem quite there yet- I wish the Ambient Delay had a larger range to it's delay times. I have a HOF2 and love using the mash feature on it; I want a Flashback2 for that reason. Although, I have to say, WOW that Delay Llama is freaking awesome with the modulation on the repeats and Q control, and the hold feature... just amazing. I'm gonna have to get my hands on one to test out. That was definitely my favorite part of the video :). Maybe I missed this, but do you need the Jam expression pedal to use with the Delay Llama? Sounds like I'll need two expression pedals for it, one for level and one for delay time... oh the things you two do to my wallet... :D.
+Alex Kavo Hi Alex. We think you have to use the Jam pedals one. Hit up their website or send them an email. They'll give you the definitive answer. Cheers!
Thanks guys appreciate it. I called around guitar shops in New York City until I found a shop that had the Delay Llama Supreme and while I can't afford it at the moment. Wow what a truly inspiring pedal. It's one of those things that you plug in and just start writing to.
On an unrelated note, a couple questions on noise gates. First, What are your thoughts on them in general? Do either of you ever use one? I have a NS-2 on my board right after my tuner that I loop a Dunlop Original Cry Baby, EHX Micro Q-tron, TSDX9, OCD, MXR Super Badass Distortion, and SP Compressor through (in that order). I go back and forth with having it on and off. I find I get some slight differences in the tonal characteristics as well as the dynamics from my playing with it on and off. Off it has a feel of more headroom even amongst the added hum; but there are also times I feel like I need it on if say I'm using say a Wah effect, OD, and compressor together, or if I'm pushing my TS into another OD. Both ways sound great but I'm curious what exactly it does to the audio signal. I know it has a threshold for the level it will let pass through the filter, but I also get a feeling of added compression when I play through it. Is that actually what's happening or is it in my head?
Dan looks so pleased with himself during the intro. Cheers
Dan's intro jams have been on point lately!
+Benjamin Storm ah, cheers mate, I'm having a go ;)
I will once again ask you do a video about getting the best tone you can plugging right into a PA. I had to do this a few times and I always hated my tone.
Thanks for all your videos.
+Erik Harker We think you've summarised the video right there Erik. Awful sound, no interest in it. (Mick here). That gig would get dropped/depped if it were mine. Cheers!
Thanks Mike. That was how my old University did all electric guitars at shows, I hated it.
I've had the source audio reflex for a few months on my board now and it's been awesome.
I will give a word of warning about it though. I've had issues with it causing some weird Midi PC changes conflicting with other pedals that it's controlling when it was in the midi chain following my controller that was sending PC changes to the other pedals.
I solved the issue by rearranging the midi chain order and turning off the midi through option on it while using the firmware update software. I hope this helps someone!
Another fantastic display guys! Expression pedals save us six string slingers from a little back trouble as well ;) I wanted to suggest circuit breaker cables for when you were switching guitars a bit. Theres plenty out there, some with switches like Planet Waves(which ive used and liked) or guys like Ed from Mad Hatter guitar products makes ones that switch off the signal when you unplug the cable without a switch. Of course, Dan could come up with a nifty design as well ;) Keep'em coming guys, glad you're back!
+Barry Provost Cheers Barry! The irony of this situation is that we have many circuit breaker cables! Brains focussed on other things. :0)
Expression Pedal added to the Reverb feed thank you very much!
4 more years! American slang for, another 200k subscribers! No doubt you will get there!
Loving Mick's shoes....those things are SWEET
+joe brennan Yeah baby! Converse Custom Shop - designed them online!
The shoes are boss, dude!
fantastic taste, my friend!
+joe brennan My wife sort of slightly agrees. Hmmm.
Lets be real though, we all know you picked those shoes for this show because you knew they'd get a ton of camera time and you wanted to show them off ; )
Okay so this makes me think of an idea I've had for years. There's a Steven Wilson solo on Lightbulb Sun LP that is just... massive. And clippy. And broken. But so wonderful. And I've always wanted to find a live alternative to the amount of processing he underwent to get that tone. In my head it would work as feeding a super fuzzy or clippy pedal into an expression
I was lucky enough to see Cardiacs a number of years ago. Outstanding!!
Just got the Reflex pedal in this week. Thanks for the primer!
It's great to see two different Oklahoma made pedals on a board on the other side of the world. Keeley and Walrus audio FTW!
When you get Ed Obrien on (if you've not filmed already) can you ask him about his part in the middle of Nude from In Rainbows? Thanks guys
Now I'm curious - are you talking about the part starting around 2:30 of the album take?
A bit before then, about 2:15. He starts there and then adds an octave higher with a Whammy at 2:30, but I've no idea how he gets the rest of it
Daniel Baczkowski And how he does that eerie sound on Mr. Magpie!
I've got to get my hands on a Delay Llama. Awesome. Thanks for introducing me to it guys.
+RackhirTheRed Yay!
This Source Audio Reflex led me to research this stuff in quite some depth a year or so ago. Should I afford such, my future board will be a Aclam Smart Track S2 loaded with: a Source Audio Reflex, a Boss ES-5 (to be replaced by a GigRig G2 when funds allow), a TC Electronic Polytune 2, a WMD Utility Parametric EQ, a Boss MD-500, a Boss DD-500, and a Boss RV-500. The delay and reverb will be run in parallel, and the whole thing will be powered by an MXR M238 Iso Brick (to be replaced by a Generator system when funds allow).
So, so happy I got a Veteran AND a (That Pedal Show) Muffroom Cloud. Adrian is a wizard.
Another cool vid, guys. If You used Strymon Riverside You could have the ability to morph between two programmed presets with the exp pedal.
I used to use one of those massive chrome Fender reissue volume pedals as an expression pedal for my Lex but now I use a Morley with a TRS socket.
That Is All :-)
Another great show and another bout of gas after hearing that Delay Llama!! Cheers lads xD
and i thought i was clever the other day for putting the pre amp of my amp in the effects loop of my tc sentry noise gate, this is on a whole new level
You guys keep knocking it out of the park! Cheers from Austin, TX!
That Pedal Show Drinking Game: take a shot every time Dan says “ah-maaaazing”
Been a rough week... "a large bag of drugs" was all I needed to put a smile on my face. Thanks Mick!!!
+Eric Carpenter You're welcome Eric. Have a great weekend!
Like that this expression pedal episode became ambushed by the wow that is the Delay Llama!
Cardiacs! Check out Kavus Torabi while you're at it. Satisfaction guaranteed.
I would love to see you guys build a pedal board for gigging with a certain guitar, or for a certain genre or something. I recently got a strat that's giving me fits. And yall frequently refer to certain pedals as strat pedals and so on.
+CodyMBB Ah, sorry I shouldn't have said that really. I guess what I mean is that //to me//, Fuzz faces and Rangemasters are Strat pedals.... because that's my experience with them and I like the way the volume pot on the guitar cleans them up. Any pedal, any guitar. Learning how they interact is just about time put in. I've got 25 years in Strats. :0)
That Pedal Show right, I understand, but thats the experience I'm talking about. Just a guideline!
+CodyMBB What problems are you having with that Strat?
Robstafarian I'm just coming from having two humbuckers on basically every other guitar I've ever owned, to these 3 single coils. It just feels so weak, and I see so many people use similar pedals for strats, one of course being a tubescreamer.
CodyMBB MXR Micro Amp+ can bump up your output a bit, or a Boss GE-7 (I think Graphic Equalizer) can be used to make a buffered signal and gives a good EQ / volume booster.