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Effects Pedals

Post by needsmorecowbel » Wed Mar 25, 2015 3:32 pm

Hey Guys I'm a total noobie when It comes to identifying effects pedals but I've been looking around to try and see what kind of pedal you'd use to get such an 80s porn sound:

[youtube] http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... SwTJducHdI [/youtube]

Sounds like some delay, mixed with a chorus/ vibrato, mixed with a harmonist pedal like a Boss Ps-6. Any ideas?

I'm not usually into this kind of poppy music but really like the warbly out of tune sounds this guy gets out of his guitar

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Re: Effects Pedals

Post by Nick » Thu Mar 26, 2015 6:03 am

If there's any delay on that then it's a very short delay, more of a room reverb if anything.
If I was trying to recreate this sound I'd just go with a Chorus with a fast-ish rate to get that warbly effect, a bit of EQ boosting the mids, sounds like some of the bass has been eliminated. The beauty of recording is that they can 'double up' the sound of the guitar hence the impression of two guitars but yeah, if solo then a harmonizing pedal to get the doubling up sound, they aren't an octave apart, maybe a fifth? Hard to tell without having a guitar in me paws.
Just my impression anyways.
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Re: Effects Pedals

Post by GregL » Thu Mar 26, 2015 7:41 am

Hi Stu,

I'm not up-to-date with pedals and such (I've been an electric guitar direct to valve amp man for decades), but I seem to recall creating a similar sound (in the 1970's) with a flanger pedal. And I agree with Nick, all sorts of 'board' effects can be added in the studio at mix time (eg reverb, doubling, etc). Of course, the guitar and amp type can make differences too - also, maybe the sound has a bit of amp-generated tremolo too?

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Re: Effects Pedals

Post by needsmorecowbel » Thu Mar 26, 2015 12:42 pm

Thanks guys that's exactly the kind of response I was hoping for.

On a recording I did recently I ran two chorus pedals against each other through two of the same amps. One with your standard 60s chorus sound and the other with a 80s Sco esque chorus :lol:.


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