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i'm loving my looper box. i'm using it to keep the TS9 in. instead of using the TS9 to boost my drive channel for solos, i'm using it to shape my drive sound and then step on the saltboost for leads. it's sounding really great. really found settings on my tweed that work well. turning on the saltbooster maxed out with the drive channel gives a great splatty fuzz sound.

BOOM! i have bottom end once again! also, my new TU-3 is in there. i swithered over the polytune but the boss has more of the features i want.

Although it makes me sound like that bearded buffoon; GOOD TIMES!

Tu3 is the abbreviation used where I work for 'Tunnel 3', which is the line that makes vienetta. The picture didn't load immediately and it took me a few seconds to realise that you meant a boss tuner. My initial thoughts were along the lines of -

Is Stewart setting up a black market vienetta ring? If he is why is he posting about it in the effects thread? How is neatly folding ice cream and layering it with chocolate and whatever else going to stop bass loss in his guitar tone?

Hahaha.

What tuner did you have before Stewart? And what made you choose the TU-3?

i am partial to a bit of vienetta now you mention it... i remember when it used to be a really posh dessert, i think you should have a word with the marketing dept and get them to make it seductive again.

Thom wrote:Hahaha.

What tuner did you have before Stewart? And what made you choose the TU-3?

i had the tu-2 but it was pretty damn inaccurate. i like the fact it has a buffer rather than true bypass, the power out thing is pretty handy for daisychaining and i use it as my signal splitter, so the two outs are a must. the tu-3 is much more accurate and quick to tune, so it was pretty much the only choice for me given all that.

edit: james 'shoops in record time!

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how do you like the gfs tuner? noisy? accurate?

i want one!

The GFS tuner is excellent (but I guess I'm not that picky when it comes to tuners). It's $40 USD, true bypass, pretty sturdy, has a huge, bright screen, and adds no noise. It does get a bit confused on my high E string, but I can deal with that.

you have no idea how much i've been waiting for that info!

* ordered *

Current pedalboard as it stands. I'm itching to get the new Big Muff Pi with Tone Wicker, but can I justify having two (technically three with the Holy Stain) arsetearing fuzzes on one board? I guess so.

The compressor isn't mine, it's a mates, but I've been using it to go into the Micro Synth. I don't really like compressors, I've never really found them very useful at all. I just turn the sustain on this one right up and try not to mess with anything else.

ekwatts wrote:

Current pedalboard as it stands. I'm itching to get the new Big Muff Pi with Tone Wicker, but can I justify having two (technically three with the Holy Stain) arsetearing fuzzes on one board? I guess so.

The compressor isn't mine, it's a mates, but I've been using it to go into the Micro Synth. I don't really like compressors, I've never really found them very useful at all. I just turn the sustain on this one right up and try not to mess with anything else.

Really liking that EHX setup.

How is the Ring Thing treating you?

Aye, that board looks like insane fun.

BacchusPaul wrote:Aye, that board looks like insane fun.

+1 looks great fun

What does a micro synth DO actually?

cobascis wrote:What does a micro synth DO actually?

Makes synth noises.

Nah, really it's kind of a single-note octaver (none of the polyphonic stuff like the POG or the Ring Thing), fuzz pedal, and a filter section. Combined, it can create some pretty keyboard-ey sounds, but sometimes it's fun just to isolate certain sections and play with them. For example, with only the +1 octave and square wave voices dialed in you get a pretty good approximation of an octave fuzz. It sounds fucking nasty. Turn the attack filter halfway and it sounds like a backwards fuzz.

The Ring Thing is brilliant. It has basically four modes. There's regular Ring Mod, basically copied over from the Frequency Analyser but with extra controls. Then you have the option of isolating your upper or lower band and applying the Ring Mod to that instead. In these two modes it's much more musical than the usual robot-in-a-can sounds. Messing with the controls will get you a Uni-vibe sound, trem sounds and all that jazz. Top these three modes off with the ability to tune the modulation to the note you're playing and it's sort of amazing because it's a ring mod that you can actually play musically.

The last mode is pitchshift, with 2 octaves up and down. It's also polyphonic, and it really doesn't feel like it was just tacked on. You have a whole four octaves of travel, too, not just the actual octave notes. It even has a fine tune control.

It sounds great after the Micro Synth with a couple of jittery mod effects.

Also the Ring Thing does MESSED UP COMPUETR TONEZ at fairly extreme settings, too. I need to get an expression pedal really so I can try out some of the Whammy effects. And then never use them again.

Another good thing is that it has a MOD input, which allows you to externally control the modulation of the Ring Mod with another sound source. Apparently, you could use the stereo outs and bring one of the signals back into the MOD input (through another pedal or something, too) and come up with some freaky sounds. Or even plug a mic into it so you can use it as a kind of Ring Mod talkbox. Well, it probably wouldn't work like that. But I'll have fun finding out.

Two new additions, the dunlop Volume pedal sent over from our very own Prog... and the Electro Harmonix Memory Toy, received in the post today.

Not too fussed about the volume pedal being off the board. It wont be used 24/7 and it's passive, so no power needed.

I keep saying this, but I don't envisage changing much in the short term future...

looks pretty clean, its nice to be able to just plug in a few things and go without worry

Watts are you going to Progfest? Can you bring the micro synth? I'd love to have a go on one.