What gives that lovely swirly sound that Robin Trower used?

ChrisMusic

Oh wise ones of the FretBoard.

What gives that lovely swirly sound that Robin Trower used?

Just listening to Robin Trower: Bridge Of Sighs,

so how can you recreate that sound?

frankus

Eventide TimeFactor - Bridge-of-sighs default setting

guitargeek62

Is that the one that was a Uni-vibe originally? I'm not sure I've ever heard him, but I've seen the name (& track) tossed around a fair bit...

handsomerik

He uses a Fulltone deja vibe. Any univibe type pedal will do it though.

not_the_dj

New MXR Univibe announced at NAMM.....essential the Hendrix 70th one without the artwork...standard MXR pedal size, like a Phase 90.

ChrisMusic

Thanks for that @frankus, and here is a link to Eventide settings >click<

I thought that there was a bit of variation amongst univibe type pedals @handsomerik ?

So what is it that these pedals are doing?

And as a thank you for your reply @guitargeek62, here is Robin Trower: Bridge Of Sighs on YT, enjoy  

Duration 1hour 1min

edit: fixed YT link (for now at least)

EricTheWeary

He used to spin around on one leg whilst doing goldfish impressions with his mouth. Tricky not to get caught up in the guitar lead, he really perfected the sound once wireless systems became available.

Or a Univibe or variation thereof.

I did once have a conversation with a sound engineer about Trower. Short version being that Robin is a total arsehole who still turns everything up to 11 like he used to playing big venues even though he only plays club sized ones now and you can't tell him otherwise because he is a famous rock star don't ya know.Not really relevant but it's my only story about him so I thought I would squeeze it in.

guitargeek62

ChrisMusic said:

And as a thank you for your reply @guitargeek62, here is Robin Trower: Bridge Of Sighs on YT, enjoy  

Ah, so he's a Hendrix impersonator?!

ChrisMusic

I think there might have been a bit of a hole in the market after September 18, 1970.

But I do think there is more to Robin Trower than that, once you move past the obvious...

57Deluxe

Robin is a Fulltone-endorsed nowdays so he will be using the Deja vibe as @handsomeerik said, but those classic recordings would have been  the original Roger Mayer UniVibe... BUT even the humble Dano Cool Cat VIBE and some OD will get you there - or if you have a BOSS ME-5 then you can get my patches as there are a couple of versions there... see sig!

Robin's Pedos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0Hwe24t0rc

welshboyo

both my Deja-Vibe and the old Cool Cat Vibe that I 've got on a smaller board will do that sound, needs a Strat as well though on Neck pickup and a very very strange "wah mouth"

JayGee

+1 for the Cool Cat Vibe. Has it's quirks (like the location of the controls, the "warm up" period when you step on it, and the fact that as shipped it tends to come with the output trimmer you'll find under the battery cover set to flat out so you get a noticeable volume jump) but I'm inclined to file those under "character" because it just sounds so damned good....

Axe_meister

Check out the voodoo labs microvibe as well

RocknRollDave

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stonevibe

guitargeek62 said:

ChrisMusic said:

And as a thank you for your reply @guitargeek62, here is Robin Trower: Bridge Of Sighs on YT, enjoy  

Ah, so he's a Hendrix impersonator?!

Yup. In a nutshell.

I like his stuff, but he screams 'Hendrix impersonator', just without the subtle nuances and flair of Jimi.

photek

stonevibe said:

guitargeek62 said:

ChrisMusic said:

And as a thank you for your reply @guitargeek62, here is Robin Trower: Bridge Of Sighs on YT, enjoy  

Ah, so he's a Hendrix impersonator?!

Yup. In a nutshell.

I like his stuff, but he screams 'Hendrix impersonator', just without the subtle nuances and flair of Jimi.

RT has said it himself many times, he set out to do a Jimi tribute song when Hendrix died and RT was in procol harum, got hooked on jimi's stuff and just carried on doing it. Nowt wrong with that and i for one am really pleased he did, bridge of sighs is excellent.

ICBM

ChrisMusic said:

What gives that lovely swirly sound that Robin Trower used?

Matthew Fisher's Hammond and Leslie cab, mostly .

I do like Trower's playing in Procol Harum. Not so keen on the later stuff… although I may give Bridge Of Sighs another go, it's along time since I heard it.

Fusionista

You do need an OD as well unless you are going to turn everything up to 11.

hywelg

And another great album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mkg-LTVchM

ChrisMusic

Thanks for the information and comments chaps, much appreciated.

As was the offer from @RocknRollDave (hopefully the interest this discussion created moved that one on for you)

I assumed that this sound was trying to recreate the Leslie cabinets sonic signature, and that there was an element of volume modulation as well as pitch modulation involved, is that true?

Just listening to this as I am looking through the forum today, so I thought I would share with anyone interested

( there are a few gaps and the track jumps a bit towards the end, but I enjoyed it ! )

RocknRollDave

Thanks Chris, it did indeed generate a sale for my pedal!