I'm sure this has been discussed before but there are a lot of new shiny pedals out since then.
I'm really getting into ambient style guitar. A volume pedal for swells, into a compressor, then fuzz/dirt if needed. The pedal order then is Walrus Audio Lillian (phaser) > Catalinbread Callisto (chorus) > Boss DD200 > Walrus Audio Slo > Strymon Flint > looper
Just to give an idea of what I'm up to, here's a very rough recording of something spontaneous with my iPhone:
I know I could play around with that order. But I also want to expand on this to make more cavernous ethereal sounds. Also darker sounds. Combine delays and reverbs in interesting ways. Mixing the flint 80's on full decay and the Slo is fun.
I'm leaning towards trying the new EQD Afterneath V3 or OBNE Dark Star (for the octave and granular effect) at the moment.
Or perhaps another delay, such as a Walrus Audio Arp 87.
Or another type of effect, something a bit more out there? Red Panda etc
I know the Eventides, Meris and co are incredible, but not willing to pay that much at the moment.
Any pedals you recommend? I know
@joetele has tried them all!
Or just go ahead and discuss ambient guitar in general
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The Mooer Ocean Machine was the pedal designed with ambient guitar in mind, if you can find a decent clip of Devin Townsend using it it's almost an instrument in itself. Devin discusses it from 19 minutes in on this ( and does eventually start making ambient sounds with it):
Mooer interesting, not sure if I want a multifx but will give it a look. I like the tweaking of the pedals and dials on the fly.
I run a collection of dirt pedals after which then means you're distorting the whole ambient/ wet signal and then delays at the end to manipulate how long this all last for. I hope that makes sense? I also have my SLO pretty early on so I can use the latch mode into any pedals I want- essential for ambience.
From what you've described I would only change the orders so that your two reverbs run into the delays and stick your drive pedals between them.
I used to have a Rever which was nice but for me didn't have enough variety with the reverb and delay.
Some of it's sounds have come out on the Mooer D7 ( delay) and A7 ( reverb) pedals, they are about £99 each and quite tiny so would be nice for adding some crazy ambiance on a budget/ small pedalboard in a more straightforward way.
View my feedback at www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/comment/1201922
The Avalanche Run, if I could justify the price, would be worth a peek.
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
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