Electro Harmonic B9 settings

Ed Iarusso · Post by **Ed Iarusso** » 14 Oct 2014 4:24 pm

Any tips on settings from youz guys?

Pete Burak · Post by **Pete Burak** » 15 Oct 2014 6:17 am

I found this "Tips" link for the B9 online:
http://www.ehx.com/products/b9/instructions

One observation I had was that on some settings only one or two notes at a time worked best. When I added a third string/note it kind of jumbled up the organ output.
The two knobs seemed like Speed and Intensity to me.
You can change the speed while you let a chord ring, which is kinda cool.

Jim Palenscar · Post by **Jim Palenscar** » 15 Oct 2014 6:57 am

I'm now a "96 Tears" kinda guy

It really is an awesome machine-

Bobby Snell · Post by **Bobby Snell** » 15 Oct 2014 3:53 pm

Dry volume down all the way, and about "4" (11 o'clock) on the organ volume. I go right out of the steel, and then from the B9 to volume pedal, then to the pedal board. This keeps the gain controllable in my situation, which is assorted stomps (including Boss RT-20) into a tube amp.

Also, having the volume pedal before the B-9 seems to play havoc with it's sustain function. Best results for me have included picking consistently with good force, and the box sustains for a good while.

Click and mod usually turned down all the way. Tried to tame the click with a compressor with unimpressive results. The mod has some functions, but I use the RT-20 that has the ramp-up-ramp-down for the Leslie effects, so that supersedes the ones on the B-9's mod.

I plan on putting the B-9 in a bypass loop, as I may have experienced some extra noise.

Ulrich Sinn · Post by **Ulrich Sinn** » 15 Oct 2014 8:04 pm

I turned the click down as well, although I'm not entirely sure whether in the house it is as annoying as it is for me hearing it directly from my amp.

Jim Palenscar · Post by **Jim Palenscar** » 15 Oct 2014 8:16 pm

Using the click totally depends on what setting you are trying to achieve- it is a must for B3 sounds however not wanted for church or cathedral-type sounds

Ed Iarusso · Post by **Ed Iarusso** » 16 Oct 2014 4:45 am

Thanks guys! Much appreciated. That click control was making me scratch my head about how to set it. Ed

Ed Iarusso · Post by **Ed Iarusso** » 16 Oct 2014 5:09 am

Booby I use the RT-20 also for the Leslie effect.

Jay Jessup · Post by **Jay Jessup** » 17 Oct 2014 7:10 am

I have one thought that may or may not be valid in this case. Most of these effects are designed with guitar pickup output in mind, could it be that the output of steel pups is just too hot for these devices? I have a B9 and it seems to have the best results when I play it through my old SB with the pup on the tapped setting.

Stephen Gambrell · Post by **Stephen Gambrell** » 18 Oct 2014 5:43 pm

Jim Palenscar wrote:I'm now a "96 Tears" kinda guy
It really is an awesome machine-

Absolutely, Jim. The "96 Tears" setting is good for "Double Shot of my Baby's Love," too.

I remember Bobbe, talking about organ effects, asked something like," Do you want to sound like an organ, or a steel guitar player trying to sound like an organ?"

I've been using my B-9 with six string guitar, and there's a little bit of a learning curve--A lot of things that I do a lot--bending strings, fast runs, sliding up to a chord--sound awful through that pedal. It doesn't track too well, in some situations. So you gotta think like an organ player, and not a guitar player.
It truly is a remarkable machine. I use it in front of a loop station--ABRACADBRA--I'm Les Paul (with less talent). Sing a verse, with clean guitar going to the loop station. Play that back, with the B-9 on, for the next verse. So you've got a loop with rhythm guitar and organ, to play over. Cool.

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