Electro Harmonix BASS preacher

[MGR]

what is vocal fry?

 

[bassbrad]

I had to look it up as well, now I know why I hate it.

 

[MGR]

 

[AndyLES]

Hello from "vocal fry dude." I'm glad I'm not the only one who dislikes the sound of my voice.

The Bass Preacher is pretty simple, not trying to re-invent the wheel or anything. It's essentially a modified Soul Preacher. The compressor is much less sensitive compared to the Soul Preacher, for an actually usable range for the Sustain knob (the Soul Preacher is just barely usable on bass with Sustain at minimum). The attack and release of the compressor are also tweaked to work better on bass, and the pedal is much less noisy than the Soul Preacher. It's designed to be a decently transparent effect, less of an "effect" per say but more of the kind of thing you'd leave on all of the time to level out/beef up your notes. Not surprised that it's hard to hear on a YouTube video (especially depending on the speakers you're listening to it on), but I'd recommend trying one out at your local store to see if you like what it does to your bass sound.

Nice...I'll be picking one up ASAP.

 

[Daniel Piper]

I like it.

 

[FilterFunk]

Yes, lose the vocal fry man.

I knew there had to be a term for it, and I knew I couldn't be the only one who noticed!

It's a shame that so many young people start a sentence sounding OK, then trail off into an impression of a middle-aged guy who's been smoking six packs a day for 30 years.



Anyway, back on topic - I listened to the demo with good headphones...I like what the pedal does. I think I try one, especially at that price.

 

[Michedelic]

Doesn't this speech pattern have its roots in this...

 

[willbassyeah]

Cheap pedal got a bad rep just for being cheap imo, gear snobbery is high in the fx side of talkbass. I am genuinely interested in the following pedal. I am kinda into pedals with simple straightforward control these days. Looking for a pedal just for massive Low end sustain. Gonna try it soon in comparison with the pigtronix bass comp when I visit my local dealer.

 

[willbassyeah]

Side note I thought those people are just high when they start talking that way.

 

[Feral Feline]

Had it not been mentioned, I wouldn't have even been aware of any vocal fry. Never heard the term before this thread.

The daughter in The Incredibles, has incredible amounts of vocal fry...

a shrinking Violet.



Nonetheless, when I heard the term "vocal fry", I thought of Philip J. Fry:

I've heard many people speak this way, unintentionally, naturally – perhaps Manny simply speaks that way.

Small fry doesn't bother me at all.

As for the pedal, I've no need for a Bass Preacher. At least not now. I would like a Superego though... Other EHX ... Benign, Sea-nine, Canine, Micro Pog... there's a few others I'd like.

 

[MGR]

Doesn't this speech pattern have its roots in this...

I remember when this song came out and yes, it did change speech pattern for many young women back then. The vocal fry is an added layer of annoyance on top of the valley girl accent though. Sort of like adding a bit crusher pedal to an effects chain consisting of nothing but ring modulators. The resulting sound ain't gonna be pretty!

 

[Corythosaurus]

Nonetheless, when I heard the term "vocal fry", I thought of Philip J. Fry

Everyone, this is really unprecedented, but I can give you all an EXCLUSIVE sneak peek at Manny's design process for the Bass Preacher, direct from EHX HQ:

 

[FilterFunk]

The vocal fry is an added layer of annoyance on top of the valley girl accent though. Sort of like adding a bit crusher pedal to an effects chain consisting of nothing but ring modulators. The resulting sound ain't gonna be pretty!

One of the best descriptions I've ever read!

 

[MGR]

One of the best descriptions I've ever read!

Thanks man. I'm sure the "noise rock" guys will take me to task on it though. LOL!!

 

[paranoid30]

Wow, I'm not really interested in the pedal, but I just learned why a lot of young-ish american speakers sound really annoying to my ear.
Talkbass, the more you know!

 

[grillman]

I'm in the market for a squishy and cheap compressor. That might be it.

 

[BassBrass]

Loraine Newman on the original satnightlive did a great valley girl with vocal fry and I heard it from "professional", degreed women in the greater New York/New Jersey area in the 70s as well, as well as all Bill Clinton-bubba imitators. It's overuse must be criticized publically and privately at every opportunity.

 

[MGR]

Loraine Newman on the original satnightlive did a great valley girl with vocal fry and I heard it from "professional", degreed women in the greater New York/New Jersey area in the 70s as well, as well as all Bill Clinton-bubba imitators. It's overuse must be criticized publically and privately at every opportunity.

Wow, I really opened up a Vocal Fry vein when I had originally pointed it out in this thread. Didn't realize so many others noticed and hate it. Now, let us spread the word in the greater community......Vocal Fry Must Die!!

 

[Oddly]

I'm very interested in this pedal...I have a bit of an obsession with EHX and it's great to see some more bass-specific work from them.
If they'd just go ahead and make a tuner I'd have an all-EHX board.

 

[VinnyIuspa]

I really hate when people talk like that, glad to hear that there's a name for it