VG-99 - Spring Reverb

Started by Bill Ruppert, May 28, 2012, 09:32:11 AM

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Bill Ruppert

The trick in taming the VG-99 spring is to have the reverb-only on a separate channel and compress the input to prevent the clank or bong.
This tames it and allows it to be more useable.
Channel B is ONLY reverb.
F1 controls the reverb and F2 controls the the spring ripples.

It works well with mag pickups as well.   

fuzzfactory

thanks bill sounds great!

Bill Ruppert

Thanks for the thanks Fuzz!

aliensporebomb

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Thanks Bill!

I should mention this particular patch was a huge help in discovering other things about the VG-99 from a programming standpoint:

Using channel A for a particular sound but using the method here with B on Bill's reverb as a sort of "sidechaining".   

Just for example, somewhat like the spring reverb the feedbacker effect can be hard to tame if you have the entire chain of effects on A but if you set up A for your distortion/amp chain you can set up B to be only feedbacker and get similar "controlled results".

And there are tons of possibilities doing things this way.

Throughout the years we guitarists have been conditioned to think uni-directionally:  fuzz->compressor->delay etc.  Having lateral signal paths really opens up the possibilities.   Take a look at the Effectology crystal shimmer effects path at youtube.

Same applies to the 99.  I'll be uploading my shimmer video to youtube shortly.
My music projects online at http://www.aliensporebomb.com/

GK Devices:  Roland VG-99, Boss GP-10, Boss SY-1000.

feloniouspunk

Lots of Gear. :)