Weird effects tricks

[10cc]

Got some tripped out sounds running my lap steel into a Mu-Tron III once.
Also used one of these on a song in the studio once

And sang a chorus through one of these once. Really warble sound, but it fit the song.

 

[CatSquare]

Under power your pedal(s). I used fading batteries initially, then had a friend rig up a dial.

It's astounding sounding.

My first guitar has a built-in amp/speaker, and when the 9v starts to die on it, the way it breaks up is fantastic. I bet a really high gain OD on fading batteries is great. I'd try to blend that with some clean signal.

 

[Owens W]

I use a power drill over my pickups. The speed of the drill and the distance at which you hold the drill from the pickups, produces some cool sounds. I learned this from mike Gordon of Phish. there's a video below of Gordon using one. Jump to 9:10

 

[Rawk Bassist]

I have one too:

Try pointing a remote control at one of the pickups on the bass and press a random button on the remote.

You will get a bleeping sound that you would have no way else to create on your bass.

Now you can add whatever effect you want to that.

PS: It's been a while since I tried it last time, and can't check up on it right now. But you might need some drive on your bass for the trick to work, can't quite remember.

Then try different brands of remotes as well. I discovered this back in my college days, and it was neat to hear why different brands of remotes only controlled their own products. (it is kind of a bummer all the buttons on a remote will only make that frequency of sounds)

 

[Rawk Bassist]

The tic-toc of an analog wristwatch will be picked up by a pickup to create the world's most limited metronome. That sound, however, is subject to whatever else you're doing with your effects chain, like delay, phaser, fuzz, etc.

I can't tell you how much this frustrated me before I figured out what it was! I played guitar back in college - so, it was higher gain and hotter pickups. I'd hear a light click (and my normal tone then had some reverb and a slight delay on it, so the click would repeat and fade off). It boggled my mind as to what it was, and then I'd go look at my amp and it would be gone. Boy did I feel foolish when I finally made the connection!

 

[Nephilymbass]

This is a guitar video but its one I stole a couple tricks from for my dd3. I might actually be taking it off the board soon. I'll miss it as it's fun to goof around with but with my band a lot of these tricks are a bit over the top.

 

[bassbrad]

[QUOTE="Nephilymbass, post: 17518618, member: I might actually be taking it off the board soon. I'll miss it as it's fun to goof around with but with my band a lot of these tricks are a bit over the top.

[/QUOTE] gtr

Time for a new band

 

[Nephilymbass]

[QUOTE="Nephilymbass, post: 17518618, member: I might actually be taking it off the board soon. I'll miss it as it's fun to goof around with but with my band a lot of these tricks are a bit over the top.

gtr

Time for a new band[/QUOTE]

Nah I love the band im in. One guitar, let's me have fun on bass. Every other band I've been in had atleast two guitars or guitar and keys or more so it was more "meat and potatoes" type of playing.

 

[PunkRocker33133]

I use a telephone pickup as a sound source often. I'll have it picking up the internal workings of my cellphone to add a rush of static or weird computer sounds whenever I get a text or something.

Feedback loops are your best friend in regards to stuff like this, even the most basic dirt pedals become oscillating monsters, delays become controllable space ship synths, etc...

I use different carrier frequencies on my Moog ring all the time, my favorite being a random tone generator to get super glitchy random tremolo tones. Also I'll send the LFO out to my MF ring to be used as a "normal" ring mod, then do that with the big one to have a crazy, pitch shifted, choppy mess.

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