effects

[Captain Pleased]

We all know the harp sounds good by itself, but what effects (if any)
have you ventured with on the harp? I'd say there's some echo out
there, some delay, the obvious stuff... but what about other sonic
properties? Anyone ever done anything freaky with effects processors
on these things? Reason I ask is .. last night I was screwing around
with a TS-9 tube screamer and used some very wet reverb that sounded
like whales fucking in a time warp. Then I twisted some dials and got
some incredible sounds like you would not believe. I was almost
getting a woodwind sound of it in one setting, and you could swear it
sounded like a soprano sax... but, freakier.

Other than the strange settings, I've also noticed some amazingly
clean, melodic, TONAL stuff that can happen playing around with clean
compression.

[Captain Pleased]

Post by Captain Pleased
We all know the harp sounds good by itself, but what effects (if any)
have you ventured with on the harp? I'd say there's some echo out
there, some delay, the obvious stuff... but what about other sonic
properties? Anyone ever done anything freaky with effects processors
on these things? Reason I ask is .. last night I was screwing around
with a TS-9 tube screamer and used some very wet reverb that sounded
like whales fucking in a time warp. Then I twisted some dials and got
some incredible sounds like you would not believe. I was almost
getting a woodwind sound of it in one setting, and you could swear it
sounded like a soprano sax... but, freakier.
Other than the strange settings, I've also noticed some amazingly
clean, melodic, TONAL stuff that can happen playing around with clean
compression.

I guess I don't really have a question really as much as... I'd like
to hear any cool settings you guys like yourself.

[stephenschilling]

Post by Captain Pleased

Post by Captain Pleased
We all know the harp sounds good by itself, but what effects (if any)
have you ventured with on the harp? I'd say there's some echo out
there, some delay, the obvious stuff... but what about other sonic
properties? Anyone ever done anything freaky with effects processors
on these things? Reason I ask is .. last night I was screwing around
with a TS-9 tube screamer and used some very wet reverb that sounded
like whales fucking in a time warp. Then I twisted some dials and got
some incredible sounds like you would not believe. I was almost
getting a woodwind sound of it in one setting, and you could swear it
sounded like a soprano sax... but, freakier.
Other than the strange settings, I've also noticed some amazingly
clean, melodic, TONAL stuff that can happen playing around with clean
compression.

I guess I don't really have a question really as much as... I'd like
to hear any cool settings you guys like yourself.

I don't know if you can really call it an "effect", but I find an EQ
pedal to be indispensable because you can use it to control feedback.
I have a cheap Danelectro model that I like. In addition I use a slap-
echo pedal (to sound like I'm playing in a large empty room), and I
use a Tubescreamer as well - the ability to get a real dirty sound
just by clicking a pedal is very nice.

[Captain Pleased]

Post by stephenschilling

Post by Captain Pleased

Post by Captain Pleased
We all know the harp sounds good by itself, but what effects (if any)
have you ventured with on the harp? I'd say there's some echo out
there, some delay, the obvious stuff... but what about other sonic
properties? Anyone ever done anything freaky with effects processors
on these things? Reason I ask is .. last night I was screwing around
with a TS-9 tube screamer and used some very wet reverb that sounded
like whales fucking in a time warp. Then I twisted some dials and got
some incredible sounds like you would not believe. I was almost
getting a woodwind sound of it in one setting, and you could swear it
sounded like a soprano sax... but, freakier.
Other than the strange settings, I've also noticed some amazingly
clean, melodic, TONAL stuff that can happen playing around with clean
compression.

I guess I don't really have a question really as much as... I'd like
to hear any cool settings you guys like yourself.

I don't know if you can really call it an "effect", but I find an EQ
pedal to be indispensable because you can use it to control feedback.
I have a cheap Danelectro model that I like. In addition I use a slap-
echo pedal (to sound like I'm playing in a large empty room), and I
use a Tubescreamer as well - the ability to get a real dirty sound
just by clicking a pedal is very nice.- Hide quoted text -
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A tubescreamer.. that's interesting. Thanks for that.

[Mikel Lee]

I run my harp into a Audix Fireball V > DE7 > A.R.T. Tube MP > PA. I
play a lot of folk/rock kind of music, but if the guitar player wants
kick some rock'n acoustic blues, then I can engage the DE7. Pretty
simple rig...works for me.

[Mikel Lee]

I forgot to mention that I did try running my harp through a Behringer
VAmp2. One can really get some extreme effects out of one of those. I
liked the wah wah effect. The Leslie was pretty cool too. However, I
could never get the damn thing to work write in a live setting...but
it's fun to run through my honeytone if I'm bored. You can pick one
up for around $75. Many amps/effects in one package...not a bad deal.

[Captain Pleased]

Post by Mikel Lee
I forgot to mention that I did try running my harp through a Behringer
VAmp2. One can really get some extreme effects out of one of those. I
liked the wah wah effect. The Leslie was pretty cool too. However, I
could never get the damn thing to work write in a live setting...but
it's fun to run through my honeytone if I'm bored. You can pick one
up for around $75. Many amps/effects in one package...not a bad deal.

whao! that's trippin! you used a leslie? wow i'd like to try that
out!

i got an A.R.T. multiple effects processor that's got a preamp on it.
i can't say enough about the A.R.T. stuff!

thanks for sharing that!