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Robert
September 19th, 2007, 01:14 PM
That would be me! :beer: :Dude:

I think I got some nice single coil Tele tones in between the freak sounds... I was using the Boss Blues Driver BD-2 for overdrive on this clip. Amp was the usual suspect, the Reverend Hellhound.

I am using the Octave 2 up.

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SuperSwede
September 19th, 2007, 01:28 PM
Hey that sounds awesome! I want one too! :R

Justaguyin_nc
September 19th, 2007, 01:43 PM
hah..I caught this when you first put it up through subscription... I swear ya give a kid a toy..no telling what he might come up with!!

You surely looked to be having a good time with it... strange device indeed..

ted s
September 19th, 2007, 02:14 PM
:AOK: Roberts gonna have a gig for the Rage against the Machine Camrose tour.

marnold
September 19th, 2007, 02:46 PM
Is that a bona fide red Whammy pedal? If it is, then I guess my EX-7 has the same tracking problems as the original (as noted on the chords more so than the single notes).

Robert
September 19th, 2007, 02:58 PM
Yes it is the red one. These type of pedals never work on chords, they are for single note stuff. Still lotsa fun to play with!

Does the EX-7 do 2 octave up and 1 octave up?

marnold
September 19th, 2007, 03:21 PM
Does the EX-7 do 2 octave up and 1 octave up?
Yep, it does (from left to right on the dial): detune, 2nd Up > M3rd Up, 5th Up, Octave Up, 2 Octaves Up, Octave Down > Octave Up, Reverse 2nd Down.

Obviously it is not as flexible as the red whammy, but it has the settings that are probably used most often. I was disappointed that it didn't include the "Dive Bomb" setting on newer whammys even though the manual and ads mention "accurate dive bombs."

Robert
September 19th, 2007, 03:43 PM
Maybe I'll get that EX-7 pedal. Sounds like I could have a lot fun with it.

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Tone2TheBone
September 20th, 2007, 03:04 PM
Wow go Jack go!

Robert
September 20th, 2007, 03:06 PM
Jack who?

Tone2TheBone
September 20th, 2007, 03:21 PM
Jack who?

Jack White of The White Stripes. He uses one of those a lot and it sounds crazy cool. Go find some and listen. Go get Icky Thump.

Robert
March 4th, 2008, 02:31 PM
I should get Icky Thumb. Does Jack use the Whammy on that album?

Jimi75
March 5th, 2008, 09:15 AM
I had the Digitech Whammy, too in 2001, when I recorded an album wiht a Nu Metal band.

My bandmates at that time called it "the box of mices".

After the recordings I have sold it as I had no use for it. Couldn't find a place for it in my rock nor in my blues band.

pes_laul
March 6th, 2008, 01:23 PM
thats pretty cool :AOK: is it me or did that little solo at about 50 seconds in sound like killing in the name of?

Adrian30
March 6th, 2008, 01:56 PM
Jack White of The White Stripes. He uses one of those a lot and it sounds crazy cool. Go find some and listen. Go get Icky Thump.

Is this what he is using at approximately 2:00?

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marnold
March 6th, 2008, 07:58 PM
Is this what he is using at approximately 2:00?
That'd be it. Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine/Audioslave uses one a ton too as do the guys in Dragonforce.

Check out the solo starting at 3:58:
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You first hear it at :20 here and the solo around 1:40 but they use it throughout for video game-like effects:
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