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i'm getting an EHX blurst for my birthday :)

Discussion in 'Effects [BG]' started by pcake, Jun 11, 2020.

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  1. Jun 11, 2020 #1
    pcake

    pcake Supporting Member

    Sep 20, 2011
    Los Angeleez
    i'm not a big user of effects, but i got a couple particular sounds in my head i wanted to hear and record, and i had no idea of how to create them.

    it turns out the EHX blurst makes those sounds, sometimes with an expression pedal. my husband asked what second gift i wanted, and i told him the blurst. it's on it's way - i ordered an inexpensive expression pedal - and on june 23rd, i'll be blursting like mad :)

    the demo that made me go "hey, that's it!"
     
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  2. Jun 11, 2020 #2
    bholder

    bholder Affable Sociopath Gold Supporting Member Supporting Member

    Sep 2, 2001
    Vestal, NY
    Received a gift from Sire* (see sig)
    Argh. No sine wave on the LFO. I'll pass. :( (I hate those "edges" that triangle waves put into the sound.)
     
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  3. Jun 11, 2020 #3
    pcake

    pcake Supporting Member

    Sep 20, 2011
    Los Angeleez
    LFO?

    i'm sure that many people knowledgeable about this stuff would feel the same as you do, but it seems to make the exact sounds i want, and i really want to avoid a learning curve. we have a motu M4 coming later this month, and between that and picking and learning to use a DAW, i'll have enough learning curve to deal with.
     
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  4. Jun 11, 2020 #4
    Funky Ghost

    Funky Ghost Translucently Groovy

    Oct 15, 2009
    Body: Sac - Mind: Beach
    I'm a pedal slut .. so, yeah. I dig that. I wouldn't use it all that much, but knowing I could would be reason enough.

    Recently I bought a EH Canyon Delay and I have really taken to the creative avenues it's opened ( admittedly mostly on guitar but the bass has been a great deal of fun too ).

    The video below, besides being a little slice of silly heaven, shows off what it's about.



    Happy B day to you!
     
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  5. Jun 11, 2020 #5
    pcake

    pcake Supporting Member

    Sep 20, 2011
    Los Angeleez
    wow, that's fun! have you tried shimmer on bass? how does it sound?

    thanks - 12 days early :D
     
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  6. Jun 11, 2020 #6
    Funky Ghost

    Funky Ghost Translucently Groovy

    Oct 15, 2009
    Body: Sac - Mind: Beach
    Shimmer on bass was pretty killer. Turning the bass into an organ is kinda addicting. Where it got fun was adding in a few other pedals. The canyon, with my bass chorus deluxe ( only chorus on ) and my wrenn and cuff 47 73 netted some very usable sounds that I could absolutely see being in a song.
     
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  7. Jun 11, 2020 #7
    pcake

    pcake Supporting Member

    Sep 20, 2011
    Los Angeleez
    here's a demo of the canyon on bass
     
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  8. Jun 11, 2020 #8
    Grahams Groove

    Grahams Groove If it feels heavy, it's heavy. Supporting Member

    Apr 13, 2001
    Mountains
    For your *blurstday*.
     
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  9. Jun 11, 2020 #9
    bholder

    bholder Affable Sociopath Gold Supporting Member Supporting Member

    Sep 2, 2001
    Vestal, NY
    Received a gift from Sire* (see sig)
    "LFO" means "Low Frequency Oscialltor" - it's the control signal that makes it "swoosh" - they have 3 choices, 2 sawtooth and one triangular, no nice smooth sine wave that I like. Might make less difference on a filter-based unit rather than a chorus / phase / delay unit, but it would still bug me - I'm OCD about that "corner" sound. At least it wouldn't wildly pitch-bend like on a chorus or phase.
     
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  10. Jun 11, 2020 #10
    tyohars

    tyohars

    Nov 11, 2016
    Congratulations for your pedal and happy birthday! I received a pedals for my wedding gift last weekend.
     
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  11. Jun 11, 2020 #11
    pcake

    pcake Supporting Member

    Sep 20, 2011
    Los Angeleez
    cool - what pedal'd you get?
     
  12. Jun 11, 2020 #12
    LBS-bass

    LBS-bass

    Nov 22, 2017
    Back in my happy place
    Happy birthday!
     
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  13. Jun 11, 2020 #13
    pcake

    pcake Supporting Member

    Sep 20, 2011
    Los Angeleez
    thank you :)
     
  14. Jun 11, 2020 #14
    Killing Floor

    Killing Floor Supporting Member

    Feb 7, 2020
    Austin, TX
    Happy birthday. Electroharmonix makes magic.
     
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  15. Jun 11, 2020 #15
    eriky4003

    eriky4003

    Jun 28, 2011
    Ottawa, ON, Canada
    I hope you enjoy it! Love EHX. More recently spotted the Modulator that could be fun.
     
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  16. Jun 11, 2020 #16
    lomo

    lomo passionate hack Supporting Member

    Apr 15, 2006
    Montreal
    Happy birthday and happy blurpinatin'!
     
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  17. Jun 11, 2020 #17
    Rojd

    Rojd Supporting Member

    May 29, 2018
    Rocky Mountains
    Happy birthday!

    I had a Blurst for a bit last year. It was pretty neat, especially with an expression pedal and some fuzz thrown in, oh boy!
     
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  18. Jun 11, 2020 #18
    Bassgeer

    Bassgeer Supporting Member

    Nov 6, 2011
    Canada
    I literally opened this thread to make that exact pun but looks like you were quicker at the draw!

    Happy birthday to the OP
     
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  19. Jun 11, 2020 #19
    JRA

    JRA my words = opinion Gold Supporting Member

    Oct 28, 2013
    Indianapolis and Cincinnati
    ha! happy birthday in advance pcake! and good luck with your new pedal, too! :thumbsup:
     
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  20. Jun 11, 2020 #20
    lowendrachel

    lowendrachel Supporting Member

    Sep 11, 2012
    GTA, Ontario
    Awesome! Enjoy! . Been wanting that pedal too. Rebuilding my pedalboard.
     
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