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Topic: Effect Buddy used on Houston |
gary pierce
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Rossville TN
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Posted 15 Feb 2016 12:47 pm |
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| Was he using just a chorus, or something else. |
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Jim Bob Sedgwick
From:
Clinton, Missouri USA
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Posted 15 Feb 2016 2:23 pm
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| He used a small amount of Delay |
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gary pierce
From:
Rossville TN
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Posted 15 Feb 2016 5:55 pm
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Chorus and delay.
Thanks |
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 15 Feb 2016 6:02 pm
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| are you sure? |
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gary pierce
From:
Rossville TN
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Posted 15 Feb 2016 6:11 pm
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| Chris I'm just asking because it sounded like chorus, or flanger to me. |
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Jeffery Self
From:
Spring City,Tennessee, USA
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Posted 15 Feb 2016 7:16 pm
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ERNIE 
What say you!! 
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Remembering Larry Self (1936-2014) |
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 15 Feb 2016 7:17 pm
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i'm just warning that even if you get an answer
on here, it may not be correct. |
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Jeffery Self
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Spring City,Tennessee, USA
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Posted 15 Feb 2016 7:33 pm
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OH Chris!!
Figured Ernie would be the best candidate for the best answer on that one 
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 15 Feb 2016 8:32 pm
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| i'd trust ernie. maybe the answer is in 'ask buddy!' |
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robert kramer
From:
Nashville TN
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gary pierce
From:
Rossville TN
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Posted 16 Feb 2016 10:13 am
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| Thanks Robert, I thought it sounded like a flanger. I love that sound on some songs, but not for $500. Maybe I can get my M-OneXL to get close to that. |
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Chris Templeton
From:
The Green Mountain State
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Posted 16 Feb 2016 10:22 am
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The mention of "Houston" reminded me again of what Buddy told me. When he was either driving to or coming from the "Houston" session, which was recorded in Florida, he saw the space shuttle blow up in the sky.
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robert kramer
From:
Nashville TN
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Posted 16 Feb 2016 10:58 am
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Gary - The TC will more than get this sound - but try using the Pitch Shift (Pitch Shift / Detune) algorithm.
All the rack mounts like a TC / Lexicon / Eventide / Digitech, etc. have a "Detune" preset that will get this sound. You can always muddy it up with some EQ to get an analog thing going. |
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gary pierce
From:
Rossville TN
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Posted 16 Feb 2016 1:24 pm
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| Thanks again Robert. I'll dig my TC book out, and see how to do it. |
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Ernie Renn
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Brainerd, Minnesota USA
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Posted 16 Feb 2016 2:34 pm
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I believe is an Ibanez CS-505 Stereo Chorus. It took two 9 volt batteries. One side was the chorus effect, (which you're hearing), and the other side dry. Great effect. BUT the batteries would last 4-5 days. It ran into a lot of cash. The power supply, which eliminated the need for batteries, added a subtle Bb note to every note. If you were playing a solo with a band you wouldn't notice it, but I used it on a session and it stuck out pretty good. Luckily I had batteries along, as well.
The MXR Flanger/Doubler has a slightly different sound. Buddy used it as a doubler most of the time, keeping the sweep slow to slowly alter the sound of the effect. Listen to the In the Mood for Swingin'album and you'll catch a few places where it's obvious.
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robert kramer
From:
Nashville TN
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Posted 17 Feb 2016 5:45 am
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Ernie - Thanks for the definitive answer. Here is the Ibanez CS-505 Stereo Chorus. These are readily available on eBay and Reverb.com if a player wanted to really zero in on the "Houston" sound. I'm going to listen back to "In the Mood for Swinging" to try and catch the sound of the doubler.
As we know - Emmons was the leader "sound design" for the pedal steel. I remember reading an article where BE said a music store would let him borrow effects to check out.
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Ernie Renn
From:
Brainerd, Minnesota USA
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Posted 17 Feb 2016 8:12 am
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Check out track number 5, Don't Worry (I'm Not Staying Very Long) from In the Mood for Swingin'...
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