VG-99 - The secrets of the" South Seas Guitars"

Started by baranger1, April 04, 2008, 10:13:01 PM

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baranger1

The secrets of the" South Seas Guitars"

The "South Seas Guitars" is just this and nothing more.
There is no Voodoo, no fairy dust ...no patches.
Its just guitar and imagination.

I used a Nylon guitar for the lap steel.
No special alternate tunings, no pitch bend.
I used glass Dunlop #215 slide.
I rolled a little low end off the sound and added some reverb.
I do not have a patch for it as I never saved it!
There was no need to.
Thats all it is.


The Uke was a nylon guitar with the bottom two strings turned off.
A ukulele only has four nylon strings.

The "Ocean Wave" sound was just what a real wave sound is "white noise".
I dialed in a MS stack amp added a DS distortion in front and basically built a VERY, VERY noisy signal.
I placed the guitar in my lap face down to mute the strings to avoid feedback
I swept the EQ mid range with an expression pedal and there you have it, VG "Ocean Waves".

The bass was the VG-99 "Jazz Bass" .

Please don't forget the greatest part of music lies within your imagination.
The rest is up to you to play your guitar.

I hope this gives you some insight.

Bill Ruppert

philflood

Bill,

Thank you very much! If we can't build these tones with that description, we don't deserve to have them. The ocean wave description shows a level of creativity that I know I certainly would not have approached. It's that simple sort of idea that can generate creativity in all of us.

I frequently find myself wishing there were a class or a really great tutorial on how to get into the depths of this unit. I feel that this piece of gear is typical of Roland gear in that there is so much more to it than appears in the presets. It has depth that is unlike typical multi-effects units. But I know there is no magic pill. Producing great sound with this unit requires taking the time to learn what each of the functions does. One has to hear it to understand it, I believe.

Anyhow, thanks again!

vanceg

And here it is.  Bill reveals the big "secret" in his patches: PLAYING THE GUITAR ;-)

Quote from: baranger1 on April 04, 2008, 10:13:01 PM

Please don't forget the greatest part of music lies within your imagination.
The rest is up to you to play your guitar.


dagvg99

What a premium post, Bill!

That one just had me LOLing... I think you have proved that playing ability and a very well trained ear can transform the device into a much simpler unit. ;D

Elantric

QuoteThe secrets of the" South Seas Guitars"

The "South Seas Guitars" is just this and nothing more.
There is no Voodoo, no fairy dust ...no patches.
Its just guitar and imagination.

I used a Nylon guitar for the lap steel.
No special alternate tunings, no pitch bend.
I used glass Dunlop #215 slide.
I rolled a little low end off the sound and added some reverb.
I do not have a patch for it as I never saved it!
There was no need to.
Thats all it is.


The Uke was a nylon guitar with the bottom two strings turned off.
A ukulele only has four nylon strings.

The "Ocean Wave" sound was just what a real wave sound is "white noise".
I dialed in a MS stack amp added a DS distortion in front and basically built a VERY, VERY noisy signal.
I placed the guitar in my lap face down to mute the strings to avoid feedback
I swept the EQ mid range with an expression pedal and there you have it, VG "Ocean Waves".

The bass was the VG-99 "Jazz Bass" .

Please don't forget the greatest part of music lies within your imagination.
The rest is up to you to play your guitar.

I hope this gives you some insight.

Bill Ruppert