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Thanks Scott and Hi everybody!
Here are the settings for “transforming your guitar into a Blues Harmonica”
The pedals I used were the MicoSynth into the HOG.
Adjust the settings for what works best with the amp or recording system you have.
I recorded this direct with out an amp,if you are using a amp adjust the volume and tone knobs
for a clean flat sound.
Don’t be afraid to drive the HOG input light into the red.
The HOG’s distortion gave the sound a cool over driven combo amp effect.It helps if you play things that are in the style of what a real Blues Harmonica player would play.
Things like two note chords (4ths and 3rds) on the 2 and 3rd string sound great.Good luck and thanks for watching!
Bill Ruppert
Here are the settings for the rhythm guitar in the blues clip.
I used the Wiggler for a slight tremolo and found that the tube unit adds this slight over drive to the sound that reminds me of the old small tube combos I have played in the past.
Combo tube Amps like the Magnatone, Kay, and Danelectro all had this great OD when cranked up.
The Wiggler has the sound nailed.
In fact there is a little bit of hum in the signal just like the old amps!Here is the Tremolo setting. I have the output on 10:
For even more dirt, I have used the pedal in the ACEY or WURL mode with the rate control at zero and the intensity control very low.
This setting gives you the OD effect with very little to none of the vibro effect.
Great for that dusty old amp sound.
It also fattens the over all sound of the guitar.
Here is the OD setting to try.Bill Ruppert
Here is the reverb setting I used in the Blues Harmonica clip.
The Holiest Grail was set to sound like the clip was recorded in a small club.
The decay time slider is set low and the damping and diffusion sliders are set low as well.The damping and diffusion controls the amount of sound that bounces around in a space or room.
Damping acts like a giant carpet or curtains that sucks up the reflected sound.
A room full of people in a club would soak up more of the sound that bounces off the walls and tables.
For this the sound the Danping slider is set low.
For an big empty reflective room the damping slider would be set higher up.
Here is the setting I used in stereo.Bill Ruppert
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