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Little Pigbacon
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Just kidding.
PFDarkside
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Re: Jazz pedals
I accept the gauntlet.
I accept the gauntlet.
TimmyPage
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Re: Jazz pedals
Actually a big part of modern jazz sound is distortion, the whole Kurt Rosenwinkel thing is just delay and a RAT. He makes pretty sick use of a P.O.G. pedal too:
Jazz, like every other genre on the planet, has come a long way in tonality and experimentation since the 60s, I find it really strange that a lot of people who aren't 'jazzers' have this really purist idea of what jazz guitar is.
Actually a big part of modern jazz sound is distortion, the whole Kurt Rosenwinkel thing is just delay and a RAT. He makes pretty sick use of a P.O.G. pedal too:
Jazz, like every other genre on the planet, has come a long way in tonality and experimentation since the 60s, I find it really strange that a lot of people who aren't 'jazzers' have this really purist idea of what jazz guitar is.
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beaubrummels
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Re: Jazz pedals
The pedal for Jazz is the gas pedal to get yourself to the gig.
The pedal for Jazz is the gas pedal to get yourself to the gig.
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Little Pigbacon
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Re: Jazz pedals
Now that I know the V-Twin is officially a jazz pedal, I can rest easy knowing that buying another one would be a double investment.
Now that I know the V-Twin is officially a jazz pedal, I can rest easy knowing that buying another one would be a double investment.
Chickenwings
Alnico 6/8
Re: Jazz pedals
She's at it again.
She's at it again.
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Little Pigbacon
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Re: Jazz pedals
How will I know a REALLY good compressor when I see one? Will it have a line drawing of John McLaughlin on it?
How will I know a REALLY good compressor when I see one? Will it have a line drawing of John McLaughlin on it?
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Little Pigbacon
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Re: Jazz pedals
I've got the old Duncan, the Double Back.
I've got the old Duncan, the Double Back.
TimmyPage
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Re: Jazz pedals
My Vise Grip is amazing with a hollowbody in a jazz context, so I'd imagine the double back is perfect as well. I bring my whole pedalboard but when I play jazz gigs this is the stuff that gets used the most:
Compressor, I mostly use the SP Compressor at the moment (almost always on)
EP Booster (sometimes for solos, sometimes just for a slightly fatter sound)
MXR Reverb, set to either a medium plate or the room reverb setting depending on my mood and how much space I need to take up (if there's a piano player likely just room, but if it's me and a saxophonist I'll use a longer plate to fill more space).
Then the stuff I use less commonly, but still use:
Delay, just a really quiet, dark digital or tape sound with about 440 ms. I usually turn it on for chords on a more modal tune or sometimes for solos. I think of it more of a 'reflection' of my sound than an actual delay, you have to keep the mix super low so that it doesn't step on the last chord change, you don't want it to repeat a C loudly when the next chord has a C# in it. I've also used some slapback for the Les Paul/40's thing.
Tremolo, sometimes I like adding a rootsier touch to solo guitar or comping, and to pull out a bit of that Bill Frissell-folk-americana guitar thing. Just a subtle tube/bias trem, not too much chop that it stands out.
Tubescreamer, my secret weapon. Sometimes you just need to cut through a live mix, and that supersedes your need for a strict jazz tone.
My Vise Grip is amazing with a hollowbody in a jazz context, so I'd imagine the double back is perfect as well. I bring my whole pedalboard but when I play jazz gigs this is the stuff that gets used the most:
Compressor, I mostly use the SP Compressor at the moment (almost always on)
EP Booster (sometimes for solos, sometimes just for a slightly fatter sound)
MXR Reverb, set to either a medium plate or the room reverb setting depending on my mood and how much space I need to take up (if there's a piano player likely just room, but if it's me and a saxophonist I'll use a longer plate to fill more space).
Then the stuff I use less commonly, but still use:
Delay, just a really quiet, dark digital or tape sound with about 440 ms. I usually turn it on for chords on a more modal tune or sometimes for solos. I think of it more of a 'reflection' of my sound than an actual delay, you have to keep the mix super low so that it doesn't step on the last chord change, you don't want it to repeat a C loudly when the next chord has a C# in it. I've also used some slapback for the Les Paul/40's thing.
Tremolo, sometimes I like adding a rootsier touch to solo guitar or comping, and to pull out a bit of that Bill Frissell-folk-americana guitar thing. Just a subtle tube/bias trem, not too much chop that it stands out.
Tubescreamer, my secret weapon. Sometimes you just need to cut through a live mix, and that supersedes your need for a strict jazz tone.
Lewguitar
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