Phase Shifter for that Buddy Sound
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- Roger Miller
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Phase Shifter for that Buddy Sound
Just wondering which Phase Shifter is or was the choice of many players? Kind of looking for something with a slight Big E sound on a ballad. I have several but just wondering what is a good one for the steel.
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If the question relates to "that Buddy Emmons phase shifter sound", I can't speak to that. But if the question relates to the Buddy Emmons sound generally, I don't think of phase shifters. They have their place, but that back and forth swooshing sound never really appealed to me unless I was smoking something besides cigarettes. But hey, that was a long time ago. LOL.
When I think of the "Buddy Emmons sound", I think big reverb, a touch of delay and monster playing.
When I think of the "Buddy Emmons sound", I think big reverb, a touch of delay and monster playing.
Drew Pierce
Emmons D10 Fatback, S10 bolt-on, Zum D10, Evans RE500, Hilton volume and delay pedals.
Emmons D10 Fatback, S10 bolt-on, Zum D10, Evans RE500, Hilton volume and delay pedals.
Would suggest going to a guitar store that has lap steels in stock (or bring your own) and try several they have in stock - from the simplest with a switch and speed knob to ones with variable speed, intensity, waveform and tone.
Listen, play around with settings and figure out what you like. It would be a bit silly to buy a very dated solid-state amp just for a single feature, so it will likely take some experimentation to find out what works best for you. If you're really not that familiar with specific pedals it'd be best to buy from a place with a decent return policy, so you ill have maybe a couple of chances to return something that just isn't right.
Also listen to sound samples on YouTube. They won't usually be pedal steel samples but you can still get a pretty good idea,
Listen, play around with settings and figure out what you like. It would be a bit silly to buy a very dated solid-state amp just for a single feature, so it will likely take some experimentation to find out what works best for you. If you're really not that familiar with specific pedals it'd be best to buy from a place with a decent return policy, so you ill have maybe a couple of chances to return something that just isn't right.
Also listen to sound samples on YouTube. They won't usually be pedal steel samples but you can still get a pretty good idea,
No chops, but great tone
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1930's/40's Rickenbacher/Rickenbacker 6&8 string lap steels
1921 Weissenborn Style 2; Hilo&Schireson hollownecks
Appalachian, Regal & Dobro squarenecks
1959 Fender 400 9+2 B6;1960's Fender 800 3+3+2; 1948 Fender Dual-8 Professional
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Maybe one of these? It does a great emulation of a lot of stuff, including the Phase 90 and Uni Vibe. Great chameleon pedal. I have two of the minis I got on Reverb dot com for around $120 each. Hours of fun, and not nearly just phase stuff.
http://xtomp.com/
http://xtomp.com/
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