FourStrongWinds Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 do you know what Tweedy uses for the delay for his acoustic stuff with the pedal tooim looking for a similar thing to do kinda John Martyn stuff, but i dont want it to sound too spacey and naff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 If I recall he just feeds his acoustic through an Electro Harmonix Holy Grail (reverb), probably on the 'Hall' setting, he runs a dry signal constantly and then mixes in reverb using a volume pedal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FourStrongWinds Posted January 7, 2007 Author Share Posted January 7, 2007 but how do i get a volume pedal to adjust the mix rather then just the volume?? im a complete effects pedal virgin btw, never bought one or used one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Well Tweedy's got a more ideal situation then most of us, he's running his acoustic through more then one channel, he splits the signal. So the dry signal is always going while the one going through the sweet reverb pedal is usually shut off by the volume pedal being in the off position. He eases it forward to introduce the echo in a second channel going through the PA. Nonetheless if you just check out a Holy Grail or a Boss Delay/Reverb you can probably get it to taste using the more common on/off procedure as opposed to the fancy mix in with volume pedal method. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FourStrongWinds Posted January 8, 2007 Author Share Posted January 8, 2007 yeh perhaps, i just liked the idea of the pedal...seems like he gets a smoother effect rather then just wacking it on and he can adjust it to his liking, its just a little more expressive, i wonder if anyone makes a delay pedal with a mix/volume kinda pedal is the holy grail not digital though?, not that its a bad thingi just remember reading an interview with neil young saying how you should never put anything digital in the signal, i thought tweedy would be of the same belief Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Well the Holy Grail is digital, but the interesting thing is a lot of analog lovers still use it. It's really hard to get a pedal that does delay, or reverb thats not digital without spending absurd amounts of money, and even the digital ones fall between one and two hundred bucks. Neil Young uses the reverb on his awesome Fender amp which is a spring reverb. The holy grail is common enough you can walk into a guitar shop and try it out, see what you think. It tricks me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FourStrongWinds Posted January 8, 2007 Author Share Posted January 8, 2007 nah its an old fender Reverb unit he has, seperate to the amp and he uses an MXR analog delay pedal mostly "JO: What effects do you use the most? NY: An original tube Echoplex, an MXR analog delay, a Boss flanger, and an old white Fender reverb unit with new springs that are separate. The springs are on a microphone stand that goes on the cement floor of the building. It extends up to the bottom of the stage, and the spring stands on top of the microphone stand and the wire comes through a hole in the stage completely separate. I can't use it if I don't do that, because if I jump onstage, the spring rattles. It has to be isolated from the surface of anything that's vibrating. " Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 ole'! You do your research, not such a newby after all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FourStrongWinds Posted January 10, 2007 Author Share Posted January 10, 2007 i am a newbie yes, but a massive neil young nerd too i joined this forum about 2-3 weeks ago and for some reason was deleted sometime last week, bizzare...all my posts had gone and i couldnt sign in?? no idea what happened Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FourStrongWinds Posted February 20, 2007 Author Share Posted February 20, 2007 just to say, i picked up the Grail pedal in the end, pretty cool pedalnothing special but has a really subtle nice reverb tone im using alot more with my electric though, great tones Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smokestack Joe Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 i also just picked up the holy grail. im looking forward to using it on my acoustic guitar as well as vocals. i need any help i can get for my horrid voice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hellacaster Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Ok so now go watch the dvd again and keep an eye on where the guitar plugs in, and tell me what that is. looks like a two konb connector of some sort. help me I need to know what this is. haha Sorry for butting in Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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