Orchestra string sound?

[fmoore60]

I want to produce an orchestra string section sound. What pedal ideas should I look at?

[DeltaPhoenix]

Roland GR-55 and it does 899 more sounds plus effects

[giacomini]

Do you mean "realistic" or just something that resembles that sound?

If you want the bass to sound like a real string section you'll have to go MIDI.

If you want just a "fuller" sound (that sounds more like an organ than a string section), you might like The EHX POG 2 or the HOG...

[ga_edwards]

Originally Posted by fmoore60

I want to produce an orchestra string section sound. What pedal ideas should I look at?

Keyboard.

I'm not kidding either. Sorry if it sounds blunt, but it really is the easiest option!

[One Bad Monkey]

A volume pedal would be a good start. If you're planning on holding out long tones, using the vp to help the note "bloom" after it's been initially played will get you a little bit of a faux-string sound. You can also do this with your volume knob on the bass, but I've found it's easier with the pedal.

[pwsharp]

You could try an Ebow...

[jim777]

I know in context it's a terrible response, but I do the full Geddy and have an old Motif6 and an Alesis Ion. The thing that best gives you synth and string sounds is a synth. There are lots of cheap ones out there that you can plug right into your PA.

[domestique]

Pog2 with volume pedal.

[alec]

Bill Ruppert from EHX does some amazing effects demos in his effectology series.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79D01g1Iuik

[bigchiefbc]

Either EHX HOG + exp pedal or an old Digitech Space Station (out of production) are the best choices to nail that sound.

[Bryan R. Tyler]

Here's one I did with my Axe-FX from a preset someone made:
http://soundcloud.com/bryanrtyler/orchestral
Orchestral

And a couple individual string sounds:
http://soundcloud.com/bryanrtyler/violinsample
Violin sample
http://soundcloud.com/bryanrtyler/violasample
Viola sample

Apologies for the crappy crackling.