Do any of you guys still do this for rhythm tones???

[romanianreaper]

I might have to try this sometime but hearing a live clip of Zakk with too much chorus ruined it for me. I might have to revisit.

 

[alund]

minimal micropitch for me from the axe, Lex or eventide

 

[stratjacket]

Yes, a subtle micropitch and a subtle chorus. Always on. I will say that recently (about last 2 months) I’ve gone without the chorus and just used the micropitch.

 

[Greazygeo]

Been using a Boss Dimension C live for decades. Mode II Used to use a Digitech harmonizer to detune when running stereo.

 

[thegame]

What you guys want is not chorus but modulated delay.

 

[BeZo]

Good time to mention the Mix knob on Wayne's new CE-MOD chorus. Just sayin'.

 

[Techdeth]

I been experimenting . Somehow mine fattens it up with the knobs all down . It’s pretty wild . It also make Star Trek noises randomly about once each band practice lol . It’s a beat up mutant of a thing that I never would have thought would be cool fir heavy tone . But it sounds pretty good . Like if my tone doesn’t feel right thst day I’ll just say fuck it and step on the thing for the thick boost .
It’s an old original H20 Chorus . Giant clunker

 

[7704A]

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[SaberRed]

It’s probably the micro pitch (Eventide) effect added during the mix. It’s a cool sound but it makes guitars sound a bit slicker and more polished, which may be a good or a bad thing depending on the vibe you are going for.

 

[srommes]

Yep, I run a wdw rig at home and have a detune, Boss DC-2W or SPX90 Symphonic on a lot of the time. Gives a nice spread to your sound. I don’t use it for heavier rhythms though.

 

[JackBootedThug]

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I chorus… like typo negative levels of chorus….

 

[JerEvil]

I ALWAYS have a chorus or detune in my main tones live depending on which hear I’m using. If I’m using my QC for effects it’s the 2290 mod block and if it’s Helix based, then generally a detune set with the Dual Pitch block. Always subtle but always on.

 

[DrewJD82]

I’ve tried various ways of doing it but since I double or quad track rhythm guitars it never adds anything.

For leads I mix in some rotary cabs in parallel, one on each side and set to slightly different times and fairly slow, it just adds a subtle movement that’s mainly heard in the delay/reverb. Definitely stolen from Gilmour, but I use it on metal shit, too.

 

[D-Rock]

Techdeth and I have talked about this before, but this is the best pedal I've added to my signal chain in the last 10+ years.
Started doing this back in the spring I liked it so much I bought the only other one I could find on Reverb at the time.
It does amazing things to the sound and projection of your midrange. It also seems to act as sort of a frequency aligner similar to BBE sonic maximizer but much better. It fattens, smooths and clears up your gain all at the same time. Like going from VHS to 4K Bluray.
Regular chorus pedals from Boss or MXR won't work for this type of effect.

 

[psychodave]

I love playing through the SPX90. It’s addictive, so I can see why they would always use it.

 

[ners]

What you guys want is not chorus but modulated delay.

This. I used to use an MXR analog delay to add the slightest delay, was super helpful to thicken up my single coils. Key was making sure it was before your amp so the repeat gets distorted too.

 

[Hiwatts-n-Gibsons]

This. I used to use an MXR analog delay to add the slightest delay, was super helpful to thicken up my single coils. Key was making sure it was before your amp so the repeat gets distorted too.

Whether you run guitar > delay > amp input, or guitar > amp input > delay in loop > power amp the repeats are distorted by the same level of gain. The only difference is the first way you are distorting the clean repeats after they hit the gain stages, and the second way you are repeating the distorted dry signal after it passes through the gain stages.

Now with a tape echo with a preamp you can crank the preamp and delay line output to where it will cause a fairly high headroom NMV amp to clip pretty hard, and thus everything is distorted, and you have tape warble and shit going on too. That gets crazy as fuck with the self oscillation, and by cranking the delay line the repeats get really gnarly. Playing with that and a Bigsby is more fun than a roller coaster.

 

[Briman24]

Randy Rhoads did it also

 

[ners]

Whether you run guitar > delay > amp input, or guitar > amp input > delay in loop > power amp the repeats are distorted by the same level of gain. The only difference is the first way you are distorting the clean repeats after they hit the gain stages, and the second way you are repeating the distorted dry signal after it passes through the gain stages.

Now with a tape echo with a preamp you can crank the preamp and delay line output to where it will cause a fairly high headroom NMV amp to clip pretty hard, and thus everything is distorted, and you have tape warble and shit going on too. That gets crazy as fuck with the self oscillation, and by cranking the delay line the repeats get really gnarly. Playing with that and a Bigsby is more fun than a roller coaster.

I use a ramping attenuator so my FX loop is post power section, but yes in general you're right.

 

[endofall]

I chorus… like typo negative levels of chorus….

Love the Type O chorus style. I have tried a few though and find it hard to work with a lot of gain. What do you use?