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Topic: Need Help With Speedy West Harmonic/effect |
John Herb
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West Virginia, USA
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Posted 5 Jun 2019 4:09 am |
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I'll come out to say that my harmonics arent the best already, but I cant for the life of me figure out what's going on here. In this video https://youtu.be/Mj6SQyK_VAA at 0:30 I cant figure out how to do that Harmonic that Speedy is doing (at least that's what I think it is). I've heard this sound everywhere though I just cant figure it out. Any help will be appreciated!
Last edited by John Herb on 5 Jun 2019 10:06 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Kirk Francis
From:
Laupahoehoe
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Posted 5 Jun 2019 7:51 am speedy west harmonic.
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the effect at ~0:30 sounds to me more like a volume pedal effect, perfectly timed with a fast, high glissando.
but then, what do i know?
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John Herb
From:
West Virginia, USA
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Posted 5 Jun 2019 8:42 am Re: speedy west harmonic.
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| Kirk Francis wrote: |
the effect at ~0:30 sounds to me more like a volume pedal effect, perfectly timed with a fast, high glissando.
but then, what do i know? |
You are most likely right I would try that out, but I simply don't have a volume pedal to try it with. Thanks for the input! |
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Jeff Mead
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London, England
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Posted 5 Jun 2019 8:54 am
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| Yes, definitely a volume swell. |
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John Herb
From:
West Virginia, USA
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Posted 5 Jun 2019 9:00 am
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Thanks guys sorry if it came off as a dumb question was really curious. Looks like it's time to finally stop avoiding volume pedals and go get one.  |
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Jeff Mead
From:
London, England
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Posted 5 Jun 2019 9:34 am
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| If you're a Speedy fan try to track down a used volume/tone pedal so you can do the boo-wah effect ue uses. Speedy used a spring loaded lever attached to the guitar and others use a tone lnob but the foot pedal works great. |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 5 Jun 2019 9:43 am
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One of those Fender volume/tone pedals should work.
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Kirk Francis
From:
Laupahoehoe
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Posted 5 Jun 2019 9:47 am speedy west harmonic.
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you could do it the low-budget hawaiian way and and use your little finger on the volume pot.
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The mainland is intimidating, bewildering, and uncomfortable. And you have to wear shoes. -- Theroux. |
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John Herb
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West Virginia, USA
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Posted 5 Jun 2019 10:05 am
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Thanks for all the recommendations I'll be searching around for one of those pedals.
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Mike Ihde
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Boston, MA
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Posted 7 Jun 2019 8:31 am
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At 1:44 he plays a palm harmonic and slides from 5 to 17. Except for the Slide part, it sounds like the lick you’re asking about. Of course the volume pedal is still a large part of getting that sound.
Mike |
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John Herb
From:
West Virginia, USA
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Posted 8 Jun 2019 4:12 am
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| Mike Ihde wrote: |
At 1:44 he plays a palm harmonic and slides from 5 to 17. Except for the Slide part, it sounds like the lick you’re asking about. Of course the volume pedal is still a large part of getting that sound.
Mike |
Thanks for the info on that as well Mike greatly appreciated. |
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