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Topic: Electro Harmonix Freeze pedal, Wet Reverb with Weissenborn |
Rob Anderlik
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Chicago, IL
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Posted 2 Feb 2015 5:40 am |
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I've been playing a lot of Weissenborn guitar lately. I was messing around using an Electro Harmonix Freeze pedal as a drone and a Stereo Wet Reverb to get an ambient sound and came up with this little ditty. It's different than anything else I've come up with and I wanted to share it with my friends here. Give a listen and let me know what you think please.
Thanks,
Rob
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHy6p2CuoPk&list=UUDZD0JjGBdOX8C6q5GAzuSw[url][/url]
Last edited by Rob Anderlik on 2 Feb 2015 7:50 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Frank James Pracher
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Michigan, USA
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Posted 2 Feb 2015 7:03 am
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Very nice Rob!
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David Phillips
From:
San Francisco CA , USA
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Posted 2 Feb 2015 6:14 pm
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| Very lovely Rob |
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Larry Carlson
From:
My Computer
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Posted 2 Feb 2015 6:43 pm
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That was very nice. I like that a lot. Very pretty piece of music.
I have been playing a Weiss for a little while now and I usually try to use a little bit of reverb.
It just seems to fill it out, make it a bit bigger or whatever I am trying to say.
As for the freeze pedal, until now I had never heard of one. So I went and researched it. Hmmmm.
Now I need to go buy one. Tomorrow. What a neat little pedal.
Since I am always playing alone it would open up a whole new avenue for me and make playing/recording a lot more fun.
You've cost me money. I hope you are happy. 
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Rob Anderlik
From:
Chicago, IL
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Posted 2 Feb 2015 6:51 pm
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| Larry, I'm happy if anyone likes my stuff! I got turned on to the Freeze pedal by watching Bill Frisell using one on a You Tube video. I was intrigued, and like you, I figured I'd mess around with it to see if I liked it. I'm not sure I'll ever use it extensively but in the right settings it does add (or has the potential to add) another dimension to my solo stuff. I've used it on dobro as well with a looper and been pretty pleased with the results. |
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Jamie Mitchell
From:
Nashville, TN
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Posted 3 Feb 2015 2:16 pm
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dig it dude!
I'm using the freeze for lap steel as well...
lemme dig something up and post it.
j |
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Rob Anderlik
From:
Chicago, IL
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Posted 3 Feb 2015 2:34 pm
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| Thanks Jamie, I'll look forward to listening to or viewing the clip of you using the freeze with your lap steel! |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 3 Feb 2015 3:55 pm
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I've been using the Freeze and Super Ego (Freeze's big brother) for a few years and love them. The absolute master of the pedal is Wayne Krantz, though. He does some really unique things with it. I've discovered a few tricks of my own.
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Rob Anderlik
From:
Chicago, IL
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Posted 3 Feb 2015 4:04 pm
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| Mike Neer, thanks, I'll check him out! Do you have any of your own stuff recorded either audio or video using the Freeze? |
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Mike Neer
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NJ
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Adrienne Clasky
From:
Florida, USA
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Posted 4 Feb 2015 3:13 am
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| That was gorgeous. Subtle, like rain. |
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Rob Anderlik
From:
Chicago, IL
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Posted 4 Feb 2015 4:26 am
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| Mike Neer - thanks! I've always enjoyed listening to your music. Love the pajama jam! I also like it that you are always searching for new sounds, exploring new musical territories. Dude, you're a great player! |
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Rob Anderlik
From:
Chicago, IL
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Posted 4 Feb 2015 4:34 am
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Adrienne, until now I hadn't thought of that but you're right, the rhythm and dynamics do cascade like a rain shower. Thanks for pointing this out!
I don't know how this works for the rest of you, but my stuff seems to always come to me all at once and I don't have a clue where it comes from. That's probably why my music is always diatonic and pretty straightforward. I'm hoping to get to the point where I can consciously engage in the effort of composing something vs. experiencing it as coming out of nowhere.
Can any of you relate to this? |
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Bob Blair
From:
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Posted 4 Feb 2015 6:28 am
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| Great work Rob! |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 4 Feb 2015 6:52 am
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| Rob Anderlik wrote: |
I don't know how this works for the rest of you, but my stuff seems to always come to me all at once and I don't have a clue where it comes from. That's probably why my music is always diatonic and pretty straightforward. I'm hoping to get to the point where I can consciously engage in the effort of composing something vs. experiencing it as coming out of nowhere.
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Rob, I think you have to get used to going against your instincts and just playing anything, even randomly, whether it's over a chord progression or unaccompanied. Once your ears get used to the sounds, you can begin to identify the points of interest and create more tension and release, etc.
I am into what some would call "atonal" music, but I use a less scientific approach than, say, twelve-tone composers. I am leaning on that fence, realizing that the ultimate goal is really to just add as much color to my music as possible.
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Rob Anderlik
From:
Chicago, IL
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Posted 4 Feb 2015 9:33 am
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Some great insights there Mike. I will give them a try!
Thanks! |
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Andrea Tazzini
From:
Massa, Italy
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Posted 4 Feb 2015 11:26 am
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Hello Rob, I always love your tunes! Great tone search!
Andrea |
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Bill Leff
From:
Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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Posted 5 Feb 2015 9:55 pm
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| Rob, you are a soulful picker! |
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Rob Anderlik
From:
Chicago, IL
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Posted 6 Feb 2015 4:07 am
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| Andrea, Bill - wow, thank you for your kind words. I appreciate it! |
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