Drak Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Well, one of the things I did during my 2 WEEKS IN PARADISE was to finally hook up some effects I have bought over the past few months to hook up and give a thorough tryout. Well, one of the things I bought was a Captain Coconut II (from Dave Foxx at FoxxRoxx). It's basically a 'Hendrix/Trower/SRV-in-a-box' effect, utilizing an Octavia, Fuzz, and Vibe all in one big mean black box. I'm sure most of you are probably aware of it. I had that plugged in like this: Drak's Floyd-Bird (Super-Strat based guitar, EMG controls, SL-20 pkps)>Boss EQ>Morley Bad Horsie>'The Captain'>Tc Electronic Chorus/Flanger/Pitch Modulator>Boss Reverb>1973 modded Fender SFDR 2-10. So anyway, I'm trippin' out to theMega-Thromnombulator-like vibeness I'm getting between the CC's vibe unit and the TC's chorus function. So I'm doing some 10,000 Maniacs, Police (Walking on the Moon), The Ocean Blue, any songs I can think of with REALLY HEAVY CLEAN chorusing on it. And every once in awhile I kick in the fuzz (on the CC) to see what's happening with that. I didn't have any of my overdrive or distortion units chained in, just the fuzz from the CC. So I'm just playing around adjusting in between these two vibe/chorus units, hitting the fuzz very occasionally, and absolutely loving every minute of it, not thinking about Trower, Jimi, OR SRV at all, More like Peter Buck-land. So OK, I have the TC set for one thing, the Captain for something else, and I HIT THE FUZZ! BOOM, POW, SMOKE ENTERS THE ROOM! ERNIE ISLEY IN THE LIVING FLESH WAS PLAYIN' MY GUITAR!!!! I mean, OUT of the freakin' blue comes the squishy '70's 'Who's That Lady' lead tone like Mr. Isley was in the house! I was blown away it was just so 'right there' perfect-like-the-record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 That's one sound I've been looking for for years! Thanks, now I know where to look for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 That's one sound I've been looking for for years! Thanks, now I know where to look for it! ← Yeah...in X^A-dimensional parameter space, where X=number of knobs and A=10 (all knobs go from 1 to 10). Sounds cool though. I thought I was all set for effects....maybe not. Drak, you want drippy old-school Police wash, try "Bed's Too Big Without You" and "Voices Inside My Head"...man, with a good drummer & bass you could jam on "Voices" for 20 minutes and not get bored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank falbo Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 That's so funny, because I wrote a song with some lead lines like that in between the choruses and verses. And that's the LAST type of sound I wanted for it. And when I was recording, I tried a few different things. To make a long story short, I got that steak sizzlin square wave on the top end of the notes. The only problem is I didn't want that at all. It just mysteriously appeared, and although it was a little hidden, it came out even more after mastering. So I think what we've discovered is, that sound can rear it's head out of anywhere, whether you want it or not. If I can find a way, I'll package up the essence and send it to you, cause I don't want it! Or...Hmmm..maybe it just travels around, one guitarist at a time. Maybe you have it now. In any event, I have to re-record those darn solo tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted October 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Yeah, it's kind of cheesy in a way, but not as bad as the fuzz tone in 'Easy Like Sunday Morning' (Commodores) Man, THAT is some cheesy sounding fuzz! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorecki Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Yeah, it's kind of cheesy in a way, but not as bad as the fuzz tone in 'Easy Like Sunday Morning' (Commodores) Man, THAT is some cheesy sounding fuzz! ← Player: "I need a sound something like a 9 year old passing wind?" Engineer: Walks up to speaker cab and puts foot through the cone, "There ya go! Next time let me know sooner, this cab's already 10 years old." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jivin Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 That was a cool song though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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