View Full Version : Noise gate pedal ideas??
romanclay
January 4th, 2009, 02:34 AM
Hey, if anyone has any ideas, the tone and sound I'm looking for is to stroke a note and not have to hear the attack, but have a sustain carry on, possibly even for a long duration. The boss noise suppression doesn't do what I want so that's out of the picture, but I don't really know much of what else there is. Any ideas? I understand a delay might also help
mrmudcat
January 4th, 2009, 06:37 AM
What you describe sounds like ya need a compressor:bravo:
duhvoodooman
January 4th, 2009, 08:18 AM
What you describe sounds like ya need a compressor:bravo:
Exactly!
romanclay
January 4th, 2009, 05:53 PM
I see how the compressor extends the sustain, but i still get the sound of strings plucking, is there another effect i should be looking for in addition?
lesdudis
January 4th, 2009, 10:09 PM
are you looking for it to create some sort of synth-like trail by itself with the sustain?
markb
January 4th, 2009, 10:41 PM
I think you need a Boss Slow Gear. Good luck finding one, they are incredibly rare and sought after. I think Boss included the effect in some of the GT series multi effects which believe it or not is the cheapest way to get the effect. Alternatively fake it with a compressor and a volume pedal (in that order).
Stop press: there's a BYOC clone - the Lazy Sprocket.
http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=y7-bUpT_5qw
romanclay
January 5th, 2009, 09:19 AM
those are pretty cool, and i might look into them actually. But honestly i guess the best description and so far the only video i've seen that does what i'm looking for is right here http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=wyvN0LzXxrI for about the first 45 seconds. I don't know
Katastrophe
January 5th, 2009, 09:25 AM
Sound like he has "reverse reverb" going on there in the video. I had that effect on an old Digitech rack effects unit. Hides the pick attack, and fades in the signal.
An E-Bow would also get you close, I think, especially with a Fernandez sustainer type pickup.
Hope this points you in the right direction.
duhvoodooman
January 5th, 2009, 09:32 AM
I think you need a Boss Slow Gear....
Stop press: there's a BYOC clone - the Lazy Sprocket.
http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=y7-bUpT_5qw
Yup--I built one for myself a while back. See HERE (http://www.duhvoodooman.com/miscimages/musical/gts.htm). Gives you that violin-like front-end swell. I used the General Guitar Gadgets version instead of the BYOC, but they're the same circuit, based directly upon the vintage Boss SG-1 Slow Gear.
Romanclay--if you want one of these, I build & sell BYOC kit pedals as a sideline. PM me for price info.
tunghaichuan
January 5th, 2009, 09:38 AM
I wonder why Boss doesn't reissue the Slow Gear like Ibanez did with the TS-808. Boss could probably get $150+ for the Slow Gear like Ibanez does with the reissue TS-808.
tung
Andy
January 5th, 2009, 10:02 AM
you could always ride the volume knob
ala- EVH-cathedral, Alex Lifeson-farewell to kings.
some players use a volume pedal instead.
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