Hi, thank's a lot for your answer about the bass on "feeling pull." it helped...
Guitar distortion pedals, particularity ones like the SD1, have EQ’s shaped to sound good on guitar and to stand out in the mix. These EQ’s often will not suit vocals, unless a special effect is...
View ArticleBoth Ed and Jonny use FV-500 expression pedals in their setup. Can you...
Hello! I am not aware of either of them having used the high impedance model of the FV500. Also, only Ed uses the FV500 as an expression pedal (using one with his EHX HOG and one with his Diamond...
View ArticleIn regards to the post about the Bodysnatchers guitar tone and the console...
Why is it unlikely? Nigel definitely got the Dalcon in 2005 or 2006. The forum thread that discusses the console and Nigel’s purchase from 2006, and there are a bunch of photos showing it in use during...
View ArticleThe thread about the Dalcon was started in 2006, but the posts in that thread...
Sorry ran out of characters on the last submission. The Dalcon is a big yellow desk. I haven’t seen any pictures of it being used outside of Ocean Way, except for one or two on Nigel’s twitter in the...
View ArticleDo you know how the swirly crazy ending of In Limbo was achieved? It sounds...
You are correct. It screams RE201 Space Echo.
View ArticleI couldn't find it in Ed's section, but how does he create his tone on Jigsaw...
It’s fairly standard Ed O’Brien, as I discuss here. In the case of Jigsaw, it’s basically just the Sustainer Strat + Distortion + Delay(s).
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Some images from the new BoilerRoom video. Ondes Musicales, D1...
Some images from the new BoilerRoom video.Ondes Musicales, D1 and D2 by Dierstein, Palme Diffuseur (D4) by Martenot; Les Paul Standard by Gibson.Guitar signal order is ->BOSS TU ->EHX Freeze...
View ArticleEd O’Brien for Fender A new interview with Ed, in which he...
Ed O’Brien for FenderA new interview with Ed, in which he discusses his approach to making new sounds, as well as why he loves his Fender Eric Clapton Strat and Fender Vibro-King.In addition, it was...
View ArticleWhat's the difference between the Fernandes sustainer and the EHX freeze pedal?
Those are two very different tools. One prevents notes played on a guitar from decaying, while the other loops a tiny fragment of sound.A Fernandes Sustainer system electromagnetically excites the...
View ArticleHello King of Gear, just wonder, how is it that Ed gets those Etherial Tones...
Hello! Here’s my article dedicated to how Ed makes those sounds.It doesn’t cover Lotus Flower specifically, but that track is very straightforward, and I’m not really sure I’d even consider it an...
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The preparation for Ed’s new board, again being built by...
The preparation for Ed’s new board, again being built by Dan from theGigRig. This board is being constructed as a more compact alternative to his main theGigRig board.Based on Ed’s main theGigRig...
View ArticleCould you please explain how the band members use Line 6 DL4 for vocals or...
One method is by the “play once” feature, allowing a loop to be retriggered at the start of each measure. You can hear Ed do this on performances of Idioteque.Other times, the loop need not be...
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Hey KoG, been loving the site for years! However, (Christmas) time is coming...
Hello! What distortion effects you use should depend significantly on your guitar and amp. The Crowther Hotcake, one of Ed’s favorite distortion pedals, sounds fantastic through a Vox amp, but...
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Jonny's New Modular Setup
As Ed has recently started to use many ~boutique~ effects pedals, so Jonny has finally looked into synth modules other than those produced by Analogue Systems. The new modules are predominantly by...
View Articleregarding jonny's new modular synth stuff. how much is the gear in that...
Rack 1 - Doepfer A-100LC6 $390.00ROW 1MFB SEQ-1 Drum/Trigger Sequencer $320.00MFB Drum-04 Bass Drum $195.00MFB Drum-05 Snare Drum $195.00MFB Drum-07 HiHat Cymbal $195.00MFB Drum-99 Drum Mixer...
View ArticleHi King of Gear!, How have you been? I want to ask you something that maybe...
Hello! I have been well, thanks!If you’re happy with the feel of an electric guitar but not its sound, you should definitely just change the pickups. For a solid-body such as a Telecaster, all that the...
View ArticleInterested to know if all the band members hear a click in their headphones...
I have heard mention of Phil and Clive using a click, but nothing else.Currently, MIDI is basically only used in one of three ways - to trigger sampled instruments and sounds in Kontakt, to control...
View ArticleWait, what? Upright bass on Videotape? What's your source?
No source, just a mistake. Should have been “synth bass.”
View ArticleHi there, I'm currently trying to figure out how Ed O Brien got his guitars...
Ed didn’t do any of the manipulation, he just played guitar for ten minutes which Thom recorded. Thom loaded the recordings into a sampler and re-pitched them by controlling the sampler with a...
View ArticleHi King of Gear! I'm a sophomore and me and my new friends have recently...
If you want to make interesting “rock” music and sounds with guitars, such as that by Sonic Youth or early Radiohead, by far the most important thing is to become good at playing the instrument.Pablo...
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