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Yes, one way is tuning for sure. The Enchanter would not fix the tuning on the guitar, needless to say, but would synthesize the typical drone, harmonics and resonance characteristics of a sitar, and thus enhance the experience and atmosphere created by the player.
:rawk:WatsonWoodMemberQuote:Hey all, I’ve been working on a new dealer locator for the EHX site:I hope you find it handy, I expect to publish it soon…
Practical question for you, Scott…what does my local music store have to do to get on the EHX locator?
Thanks.
WatsonWoodMemberYou could always try out an EHX #1 Echo first, that is before going for a “cheaper” pedal. The #1 Echo gives great delay and is not too expensive (compared with the DMMs).
And regarding reducing hum and hiss, EHX choose to have a bit of noise in their pedals though I have always found it well within reason considering the great sounds the effects produce. Maybe you should try out a Noise Gate type pedal which simply cuts the signal when you are not playing.BTW, you can sometimes pick up a vintage EHX Noise Gate pedal called the Silencer in shops or on eBay. I have used them in the past and they worked fine for me.
WatsonWoodMemberExcellent, Scott! :thumb:
WatsonWoodMemberIt could be that in your case you have what one of my roadies used to call a “ground loop”. With guitar, effects,2880, ABY switch and two (or more) amps linked together one should have the whole lot grounded once. It can occur, depending how everything is plugged in, mains sockets etc. that you find yourself on two separate electric circuits, each with its own earth. In itself no problem if one circuit is for the lighting and one for the music gear.
However, if the music gear is plugged in to two separate circuits, since all the gear is linked together with leads and cables, the two separate “grounds” or “earths” can enter into conflict. This causes serious ground hum and, if you are on stage and a bright spark has plugged your amp into the light circuit, it can cause interesting and unwanted sound effects as the light power changes, and even, as some of us may have experienced, electric shock. :poke:
So if this hum does not want to go away then I would first check out the electric circuit powering the gear if you have not already done it.
WatsonWoodMemberYes, coupled with a resonance filter bringing out the harmonics and overtones.
WatsonWoodMemberQuote:not me! nothing against a fender…i do want a tele & a mustang. i play a sheraton…i loooove that semihollow sound…i really want a casino next…but my sheraton is my baby.I also have a Sheraton but play it straight into my Vox VR30 or Fender Champ with a touch of amp reverb. No pedals though.
WatsonWoodMemberAnd how does it sound with the Sheraton?
WatsonWoodMemberAh Ha! Very interesting, Fender&EHX4ever;, but this gentleman does not look at all Indian to me, not at all at all. More…English. And thanks for the photo!
Meanwhile I see that at least one person has been honest enough to vote “totally boring”. (Now it is two, I see) Yes, Dreamhunter, I also reckon EHX could do a good job on this. And this morning I decided to get one custom made as an Enchanter prototype. I will start on the basics myself then get a couple of pedal techies I know to help design it.….Just a minute…that guy in the picture is wearing a Ram’s Horn!
WatsonWoodMemberEHX have got 6 dedicated bass pedals right now, from the Bass Big Muff Pi to the Steel Leather, so that is a start…and there are quite a few of the vintage EHX bass pedals out there to be picked up too. The Mole works well on bass as does the #1 Echo, not to mention the Octave Multiplexer.
A Bass Mistress would be cool!WatsonWoodMemberYes, it is always the same. Leads, cables and cords. Which ones and where to put them.
WatsonWoodMemberWhat type of guitars / PUs are you using the Hum Debugger with?..or did you use it with?
WatsonWoodMemberI’m getting my Hot Tubes put back in shape at the moment and your info has been very useful indeed. I was beginning to think that it would be an exercise in frustration on account of missing replacement parts. Now I know better. Any trouble from my repair guy and I’ll holler.
WatsonWoodMemberThrough the ’70s and ’80s EHX released new versions of their main pedals on a regular basis, viz Memory Man, Small Stone > Polyphase, Big Muff, Octave Multiplexer, Crying Tone et al. The 2880 seems to have had a big effect among musicians so, in the nature of EHX’s natural evolution (?), one would expect an updated model of the 2880, just as there has been a flurry of updated and alternative Muffs.
WatsonWoodMemberSpeaking of enigmas….Any more rumours of a Crying Tone series?
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