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Topic: Flanger/Pedal Steel |
Jim Eller
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Kodak, TN (Michigan transplant)
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Posted 30 Oct 2015 1:04 pm |
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Anyone use a flanger with pedal steel?
If so, what model and what type of songs do you use it on?
Found nothing in a search.
Thnaks. |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 30 Oct 2015 1:44 pm
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I used it years ago. I grew tired of it. Heck, you can buy mine cheapish.
Although the "flerb" setting on the Holy Grail sounded cool. It can fatten up the tone well if done subtly.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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ajm
From:
Los Angeles
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Posted 30 Oct 2015 4:37 pm
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If you aren't enamored with the "metallic" sound of a flanger, and would rather have a more chorus-y sound, here's a trick.
The main difference between a flanger and a chorus is that a flanger cycles some of the output back to the input via "regeneration".
If your flanger has a Regen control, set it to zero/off. See if you like that better.
The down side to most flangers is that they are not set up with two outputs for stereo operation. |
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Daniel Morris
From:
Westlake, Ohio, USA
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Posted 30 Oct 2015 5:19 pm
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Just recently got the Alexander Pedals F.13.
It's not the absolute best for "through-zero" (their take), but it does offer some unique options.
Sounds good, too.
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1979 MSA U12 Pedal Steel
1982 Kline U12 Pedal steel
2019 Sierra U12 Pedal Steel
2011 Bear Creek MK Weissenborn
Milkman 40W Mini amp w/Telonics 15" speaker.
Dr. Z Surgical Steel w/TT 15" speaker.
Frenzel MB-50 head.
Spaceman, Empress, Eventide, Pigtronix. |
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Jim Eller
From:
Kodak, TN (Michigan transplant)
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Posted 31 Oct 2015 2:55 pm
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| ajm wrote: |
If you aren't enamored with the "metallic" sound of a flanger, and would rather have a more chorus-y sound, here's a trick.
The main difference between a flanger and a chorus is that a flanger cycles some of the output back to the input via "regeneration".
If your flanger has a Regen control, set it to zero/off. See if you like that better.
The down side to most flangers is that they are not set up with two outputs for stereo operation. |
ajm
At 72 I'm not "enamored" with metallic sounds.  It's just that we do a few old rock and roll songs and I was just looking for a change. Getting tired of the wah-wah and fuzz side of the SteelDriver III. I have a ProCo Rat but can never get it to sound like Joe Wright(I wonder why  ) |
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