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  • March 3, 2010 at 2:42 am #79972
    Pablo
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    Can anyone help me get close to this sound:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIhQKJ40UHM

    The instrument is called the Stylophone, it’s basically a tiny, glitchy synth operated by pressing a metal-tipped stylus onto a metal slide laid out like a piano or keyboard…I dunno if they really took off in the states. They were huge in the UK back in the late sixties and seventies (apparently) but have recently had somewhat of a resurgence.
    But hey, I’m getting off topic.
    Can anyone recommend any way of getting close to this using a guitar?

    March 3, 2010 at 5:34 am #108123
    julian
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    I’d think a lot of it would be in technique. . . tapping would probably help quite a bit

    March 3, 2010 at 10:12 am #108128
    diegoarts
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    I think Julian is right – it’s mostly about attack/decay on an rather heavily distorted signal.

    you’d need a good squarewave distortion/fuzz and then something to get the quick attack decay.

    i don’t know if the attack/decay dials on the hog would do it.

    what you’d really needed would be a circuit breaker, like unplug the guitar chord or even an “on/off”-volume switch!

    i’ll fool around with the hog tonight. but good luck with that one! great sound!

    diego

    March 4, 2010 at 12:35 am #108147
    Pablo
    Member

    Thanks guys!
    I’ve got a HOG on loan, so Diego if you come up with something, share the settings here please!
    Peace,
    Paul.

    March 6, 2010 at 1:59 pm #108233
    Kevin Demuth
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    the closest i’ve got to that sort of sound (with guitar) was using a Zoom Ultra Fuzz… with both the ‘gate’ and ‘resonance’ up quite high.

    why don’t you just buy a Stylophone?
    you can get one for less than £10 from Amazon. (i’ve got one; it’s pretty cool!)

    March 6, 2010 at 3:37 pm #108235
    DarkAxel
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    what about Devi Ever’s The Bit? it’s supposed to emulate 8-bit games sound quality :)

    (in certain settings)

    March 6, 2010 at 10:45 pm #108244
    Pablo
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    Quote:
    the closest i’ve got to that sort of sound (with guitar) was using a Zoom Ultra Fuzz… with both the ‘gate’ and ‘resonance’ up quite high.

    why don’t you just buy a Stylophone?
    you can get one for less than £10 from Amazon. (i’ve got one; it’s pretty cool!)

    Ah this is much is true….but gig wise a stylophone would be demolished in a week.
    I might look up the ultra fuzz

    May 13, 2010 at 10:38 pm #102917
    efilho
    Member

    I guess a Red Witch Fuzz God II would get you close!

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