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  • November 17, 2008 at 5:30 pm #77281
    Scott Matthews (EHX Staff)
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    Hey all, I thought it might be fun to try to compile a list of “iconic tracks” that have used EHX gear (obvious selections might include work by Pink Floyd, The Police, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana, White Stripes, etc.

    Fender&EHX;, that means you! :D

    November 17, 2008 at 6:20 pm #87464
    tubezipper
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    I can start of with RHCP :)

    John Frusciante used the POG, Big Muff, English Muff’n, Holy Grail and Deluxe Electric Mistress for the recording of the Stadium Arcadium.

    English Muff’n was used on: Especially in Michigan, C’mon Girl, She Looks to Me, We Believe

    POG was used on: Snow (Hey Oh), She Looks to Me

    Big Muff was used on: Strip My Mind (think it was used more though ;) )

    Holy Grail was used on: Strip My Mind, Hey, Animal Bar

    Electric Mistress was used on: Hard to Concentrate

    as you can see he does love that English Muff’n 😆

    For those of you who want to read the full interview http://www.guitarplayer.com/article/red-hot-chili/Sep-06/23160

    November 18, 2008 at 2:33 am #87465
    Fender&EHX4ever
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    Quote:
    Hey all, I thought it might be fun to try to compile a list of “iconic tracks” that have used EHX gear (obvious selections might include work by Pink Floyd, The Police, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana, White Stripes, etc.

    Fender&EHX;, that means you! :D

    Haha, this will be an ongoing research project for me.

    Okay, first up – I have no explicit evidence of this, but I’m pretty sure that Adrian Belew used an Electro-Harmonix Frequency Analyzer for “Mr. Self Destruct”, the opening song from the Nine Inch Nails’ 1994 masterpiece, The Downward Spiral.

    Evidence 1: http://books.google.com/books?id=RLmhhjBwtxYC&pg=PA106&lpg=PA106&dq=NIN+belew+Downward+spiral&source=web&ots=xgbtjexxrO&sig=sRQre2FSpUY9vmU3W88iZ2A9nso&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=8&ct=result#PPA107,M1

    Evidence 2: http://www.9inchnails.com/articles/adrian-belew-and-trent-reznor.php

    Evidence 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7_1o-fuRAQ&
    Tell me that the chaotic loop at the end of the song is not using a Frequency Analyzer, I dare ya!

    November 18, 2008 at 12:45 pm #87466
    electro-melx
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    I have no evidence for this (at present) but I read somewhere that Graham Coxon was using an english muffin’ around the time of his ‘happiness in magazines’ album. I’m pretty sure I’ve heard a Big Muff on his recordings too……I’ll do some digging and see what I can find out.

    ok, well a ‘holy grail’ is part of his live rig…so that’s a start!!

    http://www.alloverme.co.uk/grahamcoxon/guitar.htm

    November 18, 2008 at 3:27 pm #87467
    FUZZ (EHX Staff)
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    I got this from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_muff

    Bands such as Smashing Pumpkins and Dinosaur Jr. The band Mudhoney loved the pedal so much that they named an EP after it, Superfuzz Bigmuff. Singer-songwriter John Martyn also paid tribute to the pedal by naming a song after it. Robert Sledge, Bassist of the since disbanded group Ben Folds Five, used the pedal during recorded and live performances. Jack White of the White Stripes has also made the Big Muff an integral part of his garage rock sound. Chris Ross, the bassist of Wolfmother uses the New York version of the Big Muff. The pedal is a part of the stoner rock sound, and bands like Fu Manchu and Monster Magnet and Kyuss owe a big debt to the big muff. Lee Ranaldo and Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth both use the Sovtek version of the Big Muff. The Big Muff remains a favorite among guitarists and bassists for its distinctive sound.

    November 18, 2008 at 4:12 pm #87468
    tubezipper
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    Frusciante also had a Micro Synth and 16 Second delay during Californication recording sessions.
    Don’t know why though

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    November 18, 2008 at 4:55 pm #87469
    Fender&EHX4ever
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    We know for sure that Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth used an Electro-Harmonix vintage Hot Tubes and a reissue Micro Synthesizer before their gear was stolen:

    http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/eq/kim.html

    http://groups.google.com/group/alt.music.sonic-youth/msg/4c039540fb82815c

    As soon as I figure out which songs, I’ll edit this post.

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    November 18, 2008 at 5:47 pm #87470
    Dr. Matt
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    Bernard Sumner (guitar/keyboards) and Peter Hook (Bass) of Joy Division/New Order both may have used EHX Clone theorys for their chorus sounds, throughout the Joy Division days at least. On guitargeek, it says “unknown chorus pedal” but joydiv.org claims its a clone theory, for both.

    November 18, 2008 at 11:58 pm #87474
    Fender&EHX4ever
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    Evidence 1: http://www.fooarchive.com/features/guitarplayer99.htm

    Evidence 2: http://www.fooarchive.com/features/mixmagazine.htm

    Foo Fighters used a Deluxe Memory Man on “Breakout” and “Headwires.”

    November 20, 2008 at 7:56 pm #87544
    Fender&EHX4ever
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    Billy Joel used a Small Stone with his Fender Rhodes for his 1977 recording of “Just The Way You Are.”

    I always suspected it, as it has the undeniable Small Stone swoosh; but I finally found an article to prove it.

    Billy Joel
    The Stranger
    “Just The Way You Are”
    Billy Joel (on a Fender Rhodes)
    EHX: Small Stone
    References: 1
    YouTube: Just The Way You Are
    Submitted by Fender&EHXever;

    November 20, 2008 at 9:04 pm #87546
    tubezipper
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    Evidence 1: http://www.keyboardmag.com/article/keys-to-production/jul-08/85863

    Billy Joel used a Small Stone with his Fender Rhodes for his 1977 recording of “Just The Way You Are.”

    I always suspected it, as it has the undeniable Small Stone swoosh; but I finally found an article to prove it.

    Haha

    you are like a cop for ehx. Always suspected it ;) 😆

    November 20, 2008 at 9:08 pm #87547
    FUZZ (EHX Staff)
    Member

    Watch out for this guy…. he’s got a Pussy on his Muff for a picture… :facepalm:

    November 20, 2008 at 9:12 pm #87548
    tubezipper
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    Watch out for this guy…. he’s got a Pussy on his Muff for a picture… :facepalm:

    that is my muff ;)

    November 20, 2008 at 9:23 pm #87549
    electro-melx
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    Quote:
    Evidence 1: http://www.fooarchive.com/features/guitarplayer99.htm

    Evidence 2: http://www.fooarchive.com/features/mixmagazine.htm

    Foo Fighters used a Deluxe Memory Man on “Breakout” and “Headwires.”

    isn’t it ‘breakout’ that has chorus/phaser (or something modulation-wise on the intro) ….I wonder if that’s an ehx pedal?

    November 20, 2008 at 9:27 pm #87550
    Fender&EHX4ever
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    Haha

    you are like a cop for ehx. Always suspected it ;) 😆

    This is serious business, tubezipper. We need hard, cold evidence that Electro-Harmonix is the choice of the Gods :metal: None of this, “I think so and so used a Big Muff, but I’m not sure.” Conjecture has no place in this thread :nono:

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