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Permalink Reply by Judah Community on April 7, 2009 at 12:21am

I really enjoy the Z. Vex stuff, but I also like to create unique textures.

I've got an Ooh Wah, Tremorama, Wah Probe, and just picked up a Nano Head (completely cool) used a couple of months ago.

Permalink Reply by PETRI NAUHA on April 7, 2009 at 12:31am

Can you describe them a little bit? This is fun!

:)

Permalink Reply by Judah Community on April 9, 2009 at 3:15am

You can view the video demos on his site.

The Wah Probe is a wah pedal that uses a theremin-type of control rather than a rocker pedal. I was breaking a wah every couple of years, and this has proved to be a good solution for me. It creates a field that operates the wah when it is disturbed by your foot, a cat, or anything else.

The Tremorama is a tremolo pedal much like the Ooh Wah. Both are sequencer-based effects where you can set a static value and then choose how many steps in the sequence are executed (4, 6, 8) and the rate that you step through them. You'll want to watch the video on those to see them in action - cool for weird textures.

The Nano Head is a tube amp head in a Phase 90-sized box. I use it with the 'youth band' to drive a 4x12 cabinet, and can keep up with the drummer. : ) Not bone-crushing loud, but loud enough.

Permalink Reply by daniel cash on June 11, 2009 at 3:57pm

I just check out the probe pedals....I think I need to go lay down somewhere.

Permalink Reply by Judah Community on June 17, 2009 at 11:30pm

I have a photo-sensitive device (like a light-controlled version of the tremolo probe) and have found both of those to be the least useful.

For me, the Wah Probe made the most sense due to my general (unintentional) destructive tendencies with most mere mortal wahs.

I have had the opportunity to play all three, the Fuzz Probe was the weirdest. They took the most volatile control from the fuzz factory and hooked the theremin controller up to that. It took a little while to get more than static and noise from it, but it was cool. The folks that I was playing with at the time wouldn't have put up with that much dissonance so I played it safe and stuck with the wah...

Permalink Reply by Judah Community on June 19, 2009 at 2:48am

Yeah, I think that my lack of time spent w/the Fuzz Factory didn't make my time trying out the Fuzz probe really productive. I actually liked some of the crazy noises that I could get out of it, but the group I was playing with at the time wouldn't have stood for that.

My favorite is The Machine, but haven't come across one for a good deal yet...

Permalink Reply by Judah Community on June 20, 2009 at 2:33pm

I've actually used the Tremorama during service before - nothing crazy, though. In hindsight, I don't use the random feature (b/c it just sounds like a cable is going bad). I could have gotten away with the Seek Trem.

I use it to create a fairly normal tremolo on my non-trem amps. I have a couple pretty reliable amps, but my first major all-tube amp was a 70's Fender Twin with tremolo - and at that time I had to get the most out of what I had so I used that effect quite a bit.

I like how you can use the '6' setting to get a tremolo for a tune that is in 3/4 or 6/8. Again, not something I use each week but good to have around. : )

Permalink Reply by Judah Community on June 21, 2009 at 11:58pm

I see what you mean - I think we've hit the threshold of replies.

I don't use the Tremorama on the Twin, tube amp tremolo is just so cool I wouldn't do that. It does help on my non-trem amps, though. Most of the time I use it for more of a funky texture than trying to imitate amp tremolo.

Permalink Reply by Judah Community on June 22, 2009 at 9:59pm

Absolutely! Not really loud, of course. Last time I used it I almost got to 3. Typically I have it leaning back on the amp legs and pointed at my head to prevent the volume level from getting out of control.

It can be done at a reasonable volume. Normally I get my overdrive from pedals, so just getting a reasonable clean tone is all I'm going for.

Last week it wasn't the Twin, but a 70's bassman 100 head. Again, at a lower volume (like 3 or so) through a 4x10 pointed at me (not the congregation). We have a little bit of room onstage so I can avoid the other musicians (so they aren't caught in any crazy vortex of weirdness unless they prefer it - like the bassist).

I'll either use a strat or a Godin, but with the Twin I prefer the strat. : ) (The red one in the picture, actually.)

Permalink Reply by daniel cash on June 11, 2009 at 3:42pm

I don't own, but have messed around with the Paul Cochran Timmy. Pretty sweet.

Permalink Reply by John Woolard on June 12, 2009 at 12:27am

Check out Cusack Pedals...amazing stuff. http://www.cusackmusic.com for the true purveyors of tone. Pricey, I'll admit, but darn well worth it.

Permalink Reply by daniel cash on June 17, 2009 at 8:07pm

So I person that I trust recommended a Danelectro Cool Cat Transparent Overdrive, as a place holder for the Timmy, because no matter how much I may want one, I just can't justify $300 or more for a single pedal. The Dan Electro was only $40 and it has true bypass, so I thought, why not? We plugged it into a guitar rig that features the Tim, and began to tweak. Once we were done, we couldn't believe our ears: they had the exact same tone, sound, quality...everything! A $40 pedal that performs like a $400 one (and we're "tone snobs") Seriously, we turned one off at the same time as we were turning the other on, and there was NO difference.
So here's the deal: Danelectro ripped Paul Cochrane off. The insides of the Cool Cat are the exact same as the Tim/Timmy. Apparently, apologies have been made and the new versions of this pedal will be changed. Still, it frustrating to think that you got a great deal, only to find out that it was corrupt. I guess I'll let it stay in the chain until I can afford a real Tim/Timmy.
Weird huh?

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