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Filter Freakout: Line 6 FM4, Moog MF Flange, Buddy Guy Wah, Blues Driver

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Hi, I’m Jeff Starr, a filmmaker who also loves guitars and gear, especially the Line 6 FM4. This video is part of my series of improvised guitar solos.

This recording is very much influenced by Frank Zappa and the sounds he used on Ship Ahoy. I’m also happy with some of the deep bends I made and how I really worked one fret to see how much I could get from a single position. I felt like this was a carry over from my sitar lessons.

Note that I put the Moog flanger at the start of the signal chain. Previously I had been using this at the end or in the effects loop. I really liked how this early placement influenced the tone and how the blues driver accepted it and pushed it.

The star of this video is the Line 6 FM4 and it’s wacky sounds.

This song is called: Filter Freakout

Gear Used (click links to check prices):
Moog MF Flange: http://amzn.to/29NjGU
Boss Blues Driver: http://amzn.to/2e35VSc
Buddy Guy Wah: http://amzn.to/2drwkub
Line 6 FM4 http://amzn.to/2evW8Uf
Boss RC-2 looper: http://amzn.to/27R1qjl

PedalTrain Pedal Board: http://amzn.to/1rveVDG
Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 Plus Power Supply: http://amzn.to/1YyVV4u

Fender Stratocaster: http://amzn.to/29zse2t
Guitar Amp: Fender Mustang 3 http://amzn.to/1T1Ex5I I love the ease of the USB interface for recording.

Recorded in LogicX.

Super Fun Guitar Looper: Moog MF Flange, Blues Driver & Buddy Guy Wah

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Am I recording? I’m going to try to make a weekly improvised guitar video.

Tonight I had a super fun time with my guitar looper.

I call this song: “DAD’S SHIRT”

Gear Used (click links to check prices):
Moog MF Flange: http://amzn.to/29NjGU
Boss Blues Driver: http://amzn.to/2e35VSc
Buddy Guy Wah: http://amzn.to/2drwkub
Line 6 FM4 (not used in this recording) http://amzn.to/2evW8Uf
Boss RC-2 looper: http://amzn.to/27R1qjl

PedalTrain Pedal Board: http://amzn.to/1rveVDG
Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 Plus Power Supply: http://amzn.to/1YyVV4u

Fender Strat: http://amzn.to/29zse2t
Guitar Amp: Fender Mustang 3 http://amzn.to/1T1Ex5I I love the ease of the USB interface for recording.

Recorded in LogicX.

Wah Pedal Placement: before or after gain? – High Quality Demo!

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Do you have questions about wah pedal placement?

Should you put your wah wah pedal before or after your overdrive/distortion/fuzz pedal? In this demo you can hear the vocal throaty sound you get by having the Wah after your overdrive (acts as an EQ boost) and compare it to the honking “wicka-wicka” sound you get when you have the wah before the drive pedal (acts as a tone control).

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Gear Used (click links to check prices):
Buddy Guy Wah: http://amzn.to/2drwkub
If you want to know more about the CryBaby Mini Wah that I mentioned you can find it here: http://amzn.to/2eeJlti
Boss Blues Driver: http://amzn.to/2dgtBEW

PedalTrain Pedal Board: http://amzn.to/1rveVDG
Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 Plus Power Supply: http://amzn.to/1YyVV4u

Fender Strat: http://amzn.to/29zse2t
Guitar Amp: Fender Mustang 3 http://amzn.to/1T1Ex5I I love the ease of the USB interface for recording.

Recorded in LogicX. No EQ or effects have been added in post.

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Related videos
Buddy Guy Wah Review: https://youtu.be/f__uztJHflM
How many tones can a Blues Driver Make: https://youtu.be/JGbzV55RmWY

Sickest Guitar Improvisation – Cough Cough

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I’ve been wanting to pull out all my guitar toys and make some noise all week.  Then I got hit with a miserable cold.

Screw it, I made a sick guitar improvisation anyway.

Gear Used (click links to check prices):
Roger Mayer Axis Fuzz: http://amzn.to/29T04i1
Buddy Guy Wah: http://amzn.to/2drwkub
EHX Freeze: http://amzn.to/2aeyzxh
Boss RC-2 looper: http://amzn.to/27R1qjl

PedalTrain Pedal Board: http://amzn.to/1rveVDG
Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 Plus Power Supply: http://amzn.to/1YyVV4u

Fender Strat: http://amzn.to/29zse2t
Guitar Amp: Fender Mustang 3 http://amzn.to/1T1Ex5I I love the ease of the USB interface for recording.

Recorded in LogicX.

Super Weird Toy Ukulele Jam!

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I keep a nice uke hanging above my desk and I thought I should make a video with it, but nope… I used my son’s toy ukulele instead!

The challenge for tonight was to pick it up and make a song using it exactly how my son had left it. I didn’t tune it, I didn’t try to tune it, I just listened to how it was set and I tried to make something from that.

This was a lot of fun to make. Also, the ending of this video get’s me giggling.

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Gear Used:
Shure SM57 mic: http://amzn.to/29GjSSL
Hape Blue Ukulele: http://amzn.to/29Rbm6W
Drums: EZ Drummer 2, the easiest way to add drums to your recordings: http://amzn.to/1mosti3

Recorded in Logic.
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Super Crazy Guitar Pedal Improv! What was I thinking?

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It’s been a stressful week! I felt like making some crazy sounds so I pulled out some toys and got to it. I had a great time and I think this came out pretty rock’n. Thank you for watching!

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Gear Used:
Electro Harmonix Ring Thing: http://amzn.to/1S4UfbI
Roger Mayer Axis Fuzz: http://amzn.to/29T04i1
Electro Harmonix Freeze: http://amzn.to/2aeyzxh
Moog MF Flange: http://amzn.to/29NjGUn

PedalTrain Pedal Board: http://amzn.to/1rveVDG
Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 Plus Power Supply: http://amzn.to/1YyVV4u

Guitar: Fender Strat http://amzn.to/29zse2t
Guitar Amp: Fender Mustang 3 http://amzn.to/1T1Ex5I I love the ease of the USB interface for recording.

Recorded in Logic.
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Whammy Pitch Shift using EHX RingThing!

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The Ring Thing by Electro-Harmonix does a Whammy style pitch shift when using an expression pedal. Hear the effect in this demo as I shift up, down and in-between.

This pedal does a lot more than pitch shifting. Check out my other videos:
Ring Modulation and Octave Fuzz: https://youtu.be/Mdj1YHNkKJs
Rotary Phaser / Univibe sounds: https://youtu.be/FZtdiXxfGkU
Making a song with the Ring Thing: https://youtu.be/YtoTzNfyHWg

Check prices:
Electro Harmonix Ring Thing: http://amzn.to/1S4UfbI
Moog EP3 Expression Pedal: http://amzn.to/29yodrU
PedalTrain Pedal Board: http://amzn.to/1rveVDG
Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 Plus Power Supply: http://amzn.to/1YyVV4u
Guitar: Fender Strat (made in Japan.)
Guitar Amp: Fender Mustang 3 http://amzn.to/1T1Ex5I

Recorded in Logic.
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UniVibe sounds: EHX Ring Thing Vs Fulltone DejáVibe

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The Ring Thing by Electro-Harmonix does a lot of things beyond ring modulation. I’ll compare it’s rotary phaser sound to the Fulltone Deja Vibe, a faithful recreation of the original UniVibe. Please let me know if you have any questions about these pedals.
I’ve owned these pedals for several years and I know them well.

Some additional thoughts: I should have reduced the blend on the RingThing to demo a more subtle sound. Sorry about that.
I still prefer the sound of the DejaVibe and I have continued to use that on my board. The foot controller is the big bonus to me as it’s really easy to dial in the speed. I also like the less colored sound it produces, it layers in a nice texture without overtaking my rig.

If you want a Univibe pedal I highly recommend the DejaVibe. If you want a fun toy that can make a bunch of cool sounds get the Ring Thing. The Ring Thing is SUPER cool. For example, I made a demo of it’s wicked octave fuzz settings: https://youtu.be/Mdj1YHNkKJs

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Check prices:
Electro Harmonix Ring Thing:
Amazon link: http://amzn.to/1S4UfbI

Fulltone DejáVibe:
http://amzn.to/1YyVnM3

Boss RC-2 looper:
http://amzn.to/27R1qjl

PedalTrain Pedal Board:
http://amzn.to/1rveVDG

Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 Plus Power Supply:
http://amzn.to/1YyVV4u

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Octave Fuzz Hack! Getting an octavia tone from the EHX RingThing.

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I’ll demonstrate how to hack your EHX Ring Thing to turn it into a really great sounding Octave fuzz. But, is it as good as the Roger Mayer Octavia?

I LOVE my Roger Mayer Octavia but the Ring Thing provides a ton of other cool sounds. I wanted to experiment to see if I could find a way to hack the Ring Thing to get some of those Hendrix Octave Fuzz tones we all love while still being able to toggle the Ring Thing presets for other wacky sounds (did you know it also does a great Whammy style pitch shift too?)

Electro Harmonix Ring Thing:
Amazon link: http://amzn.to/1S4UfbI

Roger Mayer Octavia:
http://amzn.to/1VYBtcN

Boss Blues Driver:
http://amzn.to/1sNDoFV

I am also using a Boss RC-2 looper:
http://amzn.to/27R1qjl

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Pedal Trio: Ring Thing, 90’s Russian Big Muff, Moog Flange

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I was organizing my gear and came across my 90’s Russian built Big Muff Pi. I stopped using this pedal about 4 years ago and I thought it was time to revisit it. I paired it up with my new Moog MF flange and the EHX Ring Thing to see what it would inspire. I like what happened!

Each track was recorded in one take, for better or worse.

Signal Chain: Guitar, Ring Thing, Big Muff, MF Flange, Amp.

• For the “Bass” I used the octave down setting on the Ring Thing going into a driven Big Muff.
• The Rhythm guitar I used the MF Flange with a slow sweep, a lot of depth and the vocal switch on.
• For the solo I turned everything on and set the Ring Thing to be an octave up.

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Recorded in Logic.
• Guitar: Ibanez Artcore AS83
• EHX Ring Thing
• Russian made 90’s Big Muff Pi: Check Reverb.com or fInd new versions on amazon here: http://amzn.to/1RqqTuC
• Moog MF Flange
• Guitar Amp: Fender Mustang 3
• Drums: EZ Drummer 2, the easiest way to add drums to your recordings!