Could EHX help James Taylor realise his dream?

Started by Smash, March 31, 2016, 01:32:45 PM

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Smash

Was just watching this JT technique video and then became very interested from 6'34" onwards.

EHX James Taylor signature pedal opportunity?

https://youtu.be/dXj9DcjjWZE?t=6m34s

Elantric

#1
James Taylor is a master songwriter and I always loved is choice of chord voicings



but when it comes to bass - I enjoy filling head with these bass Lines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVu7qxrFkB0&list=RDGVu7qxrFkB0#t=94

Bill Ruppert

That is very easy to do.
Our Electric Piano Machine puts the octave below on just the bottom two strings.
The Boss octave effect does it in most of its boxes that as well.

Elantric

#3
QuoteOur EHX Electric Piano Machine puts the octave below on just the bottom two strings.

So EHX KEY9 Electric Piano Machine wont respond if i pick on D,G,B,high E strings? (not sure how that could work?)
http://www.ehx.com/products/key9

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Elantric

Yes, along with FTP, VG-8, VG-88, VG-99, GR-55, GP-10, GR-09, GR-30, GR-33, GR-50,)

Most systems that employ a Hex PU.

Bill Ruppert

No the EHX AND the boss octave effect do it .
its in your VG-99 with the 1/4 in!!!
Come on has no body here seen it?
Its a brick wall filter that sends just that range to the octave effect.
In the Roland its the control called Range.
You select where you want the octave effect to be...4th str or 6th ect or all.
Its 1/4 in.

Smash

#7
Haha - I was thinking of the Key 9 which is why I posted!

But it's not quite what he's looking for....What James wants is to be able to play a 6 string chord and the bass only pick up on bottom E, but then play the bass only on A when playing 5 string chords and then similarly only play bass on the D on 4,string chord.

So effectively a processor that works out the lowest note being played and shifts it an octave - it's like an 'if' statement wet dream! Not sure whether he's hex averse but as far as I can see there's nothing out there that can do this hence an opportunity?

Elantric

#8
QuoteIts a brick wall filter that sends just that range to the octave effect.
In the Roland its the control called Range.
You select where you want the octave effect to be...4th str or 6th ect or all.




Our Electric Piano Machine puts the octave below on just the bottom two strings.

True - as long as you restrict playing on A string below the 5th fret. (I often play bass notes above 146.83 Hz, so that wont work for me.  )

Here are the Frequency to pitch correlations for Guitar open strings in Standard A=440Hz Tuning 


If you set the octave brickwall filter below the open D string 146.83Hz, indeed you will never hear the Bass Voice above the open D string, so its true you will only hear Bass on low E & A strings - But your available Bass voice will be restricted to notes played below the D 146.83Hz which occurs at 10th fret on low E string and notes played below the D 146.83Hz which occurs at 5th fret on A string.  Any notes played above  146.83 Hz and you hit the brickwall filter and no Bass.

But as Tommy Tedesco used to tell me, "Kid, There's no money above the 5th fret"'


Bill Ruppert

AH I see But it still could be done with out hex..
I do wonder why he has shunned hex. Seems perfect for him.
He could use the hex tuning thing as well.

Quote from: Smash on March 31, 2016, 11:55:07 PM
Haha - I was thinking of the Key 9 which is why I posted!

But it's not quite what he's looking for....What James wants is to be able to play a 6 string chord and the bass only pick up on bottom E, but then play the bass only on A when playing 5 string chords and then similarly only play bass on the D on 4,string chord.

So effectively a processor that works out the lowest note being played and shifts it an octave - it's like an 'if' statement wet dream! Not sure whether he's hex averse but as far as I can see there's nothing out there that can do this hence an opportunity?

Smash

#10
I don't know whether he's shunned hex - he did use to use a Variax Acoustic for a while.

Just seemed like a problem EHX could address the way they (you!) are kicking out these smart pedals - calculating lowest note being played and octaving it. Autobass! :)

Bill Ruppert

Would be cool!!!
I have thought about that idea a lot.
The genius Iwork with could do it.

James Talyor plays great guitar.
Years ago I did a TV commercial with his brother Livingston.
He looks, sounds and plays just like James.
FREAKY
I remember looking at him play the guitar and the action on the guitar was an inch off the neck and he was just going to town playing it.
I thought my god I dont know if I could even fret a bar chord on that thing.
Oh well I got pussy fingers:-(
Wheres my Ibanez...