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New "organ" pedal - EHX B9
- Thread starter MightyMiloQuinn
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Um...to make organ sounds? Not sure what you're not sure about...
To name the least imaginative situation, a band without a keyboardist who wants organ sounds in their tonality.
It'd come in handy in a trio. Gimme Some Loving, Inna Gsdda Davida, etc. Pink Floyd maybe Deep Purple stuff.
My band auditioned a new guitarist last night.
And ....
He ...
Has one of the B9 pedals ...
He says it sounds every bit as good as the demo on youtube.
He did not bring the pedal with him so I did not hear it in person.
I really want to try it on bass. My concern is how will it sound on the low notes. I play a 5 string bass. So will a low D and low C sound like a churning organ or just a deep muddy mess?
Dude it is clearly your responsibility to hire said guitarist JUST to get access to the damn pedal before the rest of us and give us a bass review!
I pre ordered nine but it won't be here until mid July
My band has 4 members and between us drums, bass, guitars, vocals, synth, piano, and organ parts. The synth/piano/organ are handled back and forth between the two guitarists, one of whom is also the lead singer. In theory this pedal could open up a space for our lead guitarist where previously he'd have to be on the organ. Very intrigued!
They don't have it in stock yet, but at least we'll know the price. $220.
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/det...gFpSdCM5yKX6k4K8FRvj_Pv37a9_Y8I208kfXvPXw_wcB
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/det...gFpSdCM5yKX6k4K8FRvj_Pv37a9_Y8I208kfXvPXw_wcB
quote: "My band has 4 members and between us drums, bass, guitars, vocals, synth, piano, and organ parts. The synth/piano/organ are handled back and forth between the two guitarists, one of whom is also the lead singer. In theory this pedal could open up a space for our lead guitarist where previously he'd have to be on the organ. Very intrigued!"
I can see the guitarists using this, but still not sure how it would help to have the bass parts sound like the bass keys on an organ, but enjoy.
I can see the guitarists using this, but still not sure how it would help to have the bass parts sound like the bass keys on an organ, but enjoy.
The last 30 seconds of this
and at about 30:30 into this, nice example at 54 minutes
That technique and this pedal should do a credible B3
and at about 30:30 into this, nice example at 54 minutes
That technique and this pedal should do a credible B3
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Ha- I don't need to play in the bass register just because I play bass. Plus many of our organ parts are just simple unison bass and lead octaves or sometimes thirds, which wouldn't be hard to replicate on bass (and there are times when bass organ would work as well or better than where my bass guitar sits now). Most of our songs require a sacrifice somewhere from the way we wrote/recorded them, so any help in spreading the burden when arranging for our live set is worth looking into.quote: "My band has 4 members and between us drums, bass, guitars, vocals, synth, piano, and organ parts. The synth/piano/organ are handled back and forth between the two guitarists, one of whom is also the lead singer. In theory this pedal could open up a space for our lead guitarist where previously he'd have to be on the organ. Very intrigued!"
I can see the guitarists using this, but still not sure how it would help to have the bass parts sound like the bass keys on an organ, but enjoy.
I could even just imagine a smooth walking bass line that truly sounded like an old school rock organ being pretty cool. It might require some technique adjustments to make it sound just right, but that is what we do. With this pedal you can adjust the amount of dry and wet sounds so you could also still have your bass tone coming through.
I would probably pre-order one if they published the dimensions on their website.
I would probably pre-order one if they published the dimensions on their website.
Ric5
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Not quite sure what you have in mind with 'old school rock' but this is the tune that I most want to apply this pedal to:
If I had a pedal that made my bass sound like a B3 I'd walk that bassline all night. And yes, I mean that bassline, I happen to prefer that over the Jimmy Smith bass lines I've heard.
Corythosaurus
Commercial User
Hey Greg, sorry we don't have the pedal dimensions online. But the B9 enclosure is roughly 3.66" W x 4.66" L. The in/out jacks protrude just a little bit on each side, making it about 3.96" wide at the jacks. Hope that helps!
SirMjac28
Patiently Waiting For The Next British Invasion
lol I was hypnotized by those lights I want that amp and congrats to EHX for continuing to bring interesting pedals to market at some competitive prices
I hope the Corner Music in Nashville gets one of these...I'd love to check it out!! I would have several applications for what I'm trying to do!
Thank you. Getting a personal message is even better. Now I can measure my board and make it fit.....
Of topic: love Corner Music. We try and stop in whenever we play in Nashville.
I was reading the manual today. I didn't realize you need two separate things to plug this pedal into. I was thinking that the bypassed signal would be your normal sound and when it was on, you could choose the mix of the two tones. I wanted to just run this in my signal path. Am I understanding how this works correctly. The main signal never shuts off? Still a great pedal, no doubt! Just might not work for me. Kinda bummed.
You don't need two things. It gives you the ability to split your signal though. Under normal circumstances you just use the 'organ' output which carries your mixed signal. The other output is just the dry signal.
