Favorite modulation type
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STRATDELUXER97
Stratoblaster Tone Meister
Re: Favorite modulation type
The Univibe is the only real modulation device I use...I also use some chorus for clean chording stuff...
The Univibe is the only real modulation device I use...I also use some chorus for clean chording stuff...
italic zero
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Re: Favorite modulation type
Phaser! Never liked chorus or flanger all that much. Too tacky sounding.
Phaser! Never liked chorus or flanger all that much. Too tacky sounding.
Animal
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Re: Favorite modulation type
Chorus easily. It can really liven up cleans to make give them a full and "epic", "serious" or "reflective" sound. It has been the basis for many of the softer passages in metal and heavy rock music for the past 20 years or so. Flange and Phaser arn't nearly as useable, IMO.
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Chorus easily. It can really liven up cleans to make give them a full and "epic", "serious" or "reflective" sound. It has been the basis for many of the softer passages in metal and heavy rock music for the past 20 years or so. Flange and Phaser arn't nearly as useable, IMO.
Metallica, Anthrax, Megadeth, Meshuggah, Guns 'n Roses, Suicidal Tendencies, Nirvana, Pantera, Dream Theater etc. etc. etc.
Jazz Rock
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Re: Favorite modulation type
I love the clean sound with chorus of Jerry Cantrell in the original version of Down in a hole (Alice in chains). Slash also use a slight chorus in Fall to pieces (Velvet revolver).
I can't describe it but I love the quality it add to a clean tone.
I love the clean sound with chorus of Jerry Cantrell in the original version of Down in a hole (Alice in chains). Slash also use a slight chorus in Fall to pieces (Velvet revolver).
I can't describe it but I love the quality it add to a clean tone.
twoheadedboy
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Tremolo. I HATE chorus.
Tremolo. I HATE chorus.
Bob Zombie
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Re: Favorite modulation type
I chose phaser as my favorite. I love the warm cleans you can get from them. I still like chorus and vibros though.
I chose phaser as my favorite. I love the warm cleans you can get from them. I still like chorus and vibros though.
celticafro
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Re: Favorite modulation type
flanger and chorus are exactly the same damn thing. There's no difference. Most chorus pedals just have a more tweakable control setup and less of a range than most flanger pedals.
I actually am partial to ring modulators, too, but I haven't played around with many of them, so I can't really say they're my fav. Phasers can sound SO COOL tho!! Can anyone say Helio Sequence?
"Helio Sequence!"
flanger and chorus are exactly the same damn thing. There's no difference. Most chorus pedals just have a more tweakable control setup and less of a range than most flanger pedals.
I actually am partial to ring modulators, too, but I haven't played around with many of them, so I can't really say they're my fav. Phasers can sound SO COOL tho!! Can anyone say Helio Sequence?
"Helio Sequence!"
korovamilkdud
WhoDatologist
Re: Favorite modulation type
Seems like chorus wins on this one every time.
Seems like chorus wins on this one every time.musicalhair
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Re: Favorite modulation type
I like them all! I voted for Phaser, and while I think it is versatile I think I also voted for it because for me I can be pretty sure that in most situations "the other guitarist" is more likely to have a chorus or a flanger than a phaser. I like phaser for clean sounds and for distorted sounds (sometimes with the latter).
I often keep two such things on my pedal board, phaser and flanger or phaser and chorus. I'd like to eventually get a Uni-vibe type pedal.
I like them all! I voted for Phaser, and while I think it is versatile I think I also voted for it because for me I can be pretty sure that in most situations "the other guitarist" is more likely to have a chorus or a flanger than a phaser. I like phaser for clean sounds and for distorted sounds (sometimes with the latter).
I often keep two such things on my pedal board, phaser and flanger or phaser and chorus. I'd like to eventually get a Uni-vibe type pedal.
Pandemonium
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Re: Favorite modulation type
Right now chorus. I used to play funk and a Phaser was almost essential. I had a Mutron Biphase that was great, wish I'd kept it. I really liked flanging in the late 70s and early 80s but it sounds kinda dated to me now. Chorus gives me shimmer and thickness. I also like the pitch shifter side of my chorus pedal, I use that a lot on funky stuff now.
Right now chorus. I used to play funk and a Phaser was almost essential. I had a Mutron Biphase that was great, wish I'd kept it. I really liked flanging in the late 70s and early 80s but it sounds kinda dated to me now. Chorus gives me shimmer and thickness. I also like the pitch shifter side of my chorus pedal, I use that a lot on funky stuff now.
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midnite_man
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Re: Favorite modulation type
My vote went for chorus, and I use either a Electro Harmonix Clone Chorus or a Boss CE-5 for stereo.
My question for anyone who feels like offering their opinion if they use one, is what kind of flanger do you guys prefer? I've tried a Boss, an EH Worm, and an Ibanez CF-7 (which I currently use), but they all "mask" the tone somewhat and steal too much of my original sound. Is there a pedal that's more transparent?
....Bob
My vote went for chorus, and I use either a Electro Harmonix Clone Chorus or a Boss CE-5 for stereo.
My question for anyone who feels like offering their opinion if they use one, is what kind of flanger do you guys prefer? I've tried a Boss, an EH Worm, and an Ibanez CF-7 (which I currently use), but they all "mask" the tone somewhat and steal too much of my original sound. Is there a pedal that's more transparent?
....Bob
BornToShred
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Re: Favorite modulation type
Same here.
italic zero said:
Same here.
