If you hit all the strings it tells you which ones are out of tune. It's really, really ugly and beautiful at the same time.”, “This is set up for backwards delay. He recommended this - which was the only pedal The Strokes used on their first album, and he had the actual pedal they recorded with, which he lent to me for a bit. and during the guitar solo in Here In My Room with a slow phaser and a delay as well.”, “This is probably my favourite pedal. I just use the hall setting. “I’m using it like a pedalboard at the moment and I’m finding it really useful. I did buy another one of these on eBay, plugged it in and it sounded completely different. I’m the opposite - I want the notes to disappear into the reverb. How do you know your guitar's intonation is good? I think people sometimes over-think these things, maybe a Boss pedal might not sound as boutique as others, but it does the job just as good as any.”. He recommended that as a cheaper option because I didn’t have two grand to buy a Klon. Remove of your old strings and use new strings in order to maximize your guitar intonation. “With the EBow, using slides or bends or the manner of approaching the strings, it can create various expressions of sustain. We’ve barely skimmed the surface on these things so far. I’ve done a lot of research on what all those bands used, like Robert Smith used to get that out of his Roland Jazz Chorus amp, mostly. You can save eight presets and for some of the songs the delay patterns need to be on exactly the right BPM. "I really like this one, and I also like the new Seymour Duncan one that just came out: the Vise Grip. A gap of about .06 mm or .003" (the thickness of a piece of paper) on the eighth fret is ideal, but it can be a little more. “This POG is great. “So this wah [pictured in white on the board above] is actually made for bass! For those kinds of things, I think that works great.”, “The Tone Press just levels everything out, especially with the tapping stuff – it can kinda get lost in the mix, especially the low strings, so you just hear the high notes coming through, tapping-wise. “So I’m using it during on songs like Here To Stay, where I kick in this lower octave to add more beef. The standard gap between the sixth string (low E) and the crown of the twelfth fret 2 mm. If it looks relief bowed, then adjust your truss rod by turning the Allen keys counterclockwise. Is David playing slide, or is he playing a Whammy? ”I have two at home, but I haven’t included them on my board yet because I’m deciding which of them I like more. ", "If I want to play a lead, I throw this in, which is basically just a clean boost.". “I use it for a bunch of different stuff, including the effects on Set Fire To The Hive, all the high movement delay effects. "I’ve got delay, one clean channel that has a phaser. I feel like I’m on Logic with it, and I pull up all my reverb plugins with it.”. I don’t really do anything very fancy with it.”, Earthquaker Devices Disaster Transport SR. “This is probably my favourite pedal on the ’board at the minute - it’s gorgeous modulating delay, set for really slow, really long delays, repeats up really high. When I first joined the band I didn’t have one, but when you’re playing a different venue every night, sometimes you’re getting feedback – especially with how much gain we use. “Sometimes you put on distortion on top of something already distorted and it’s like a math problem, everything cancels each other out, you know? personalised setup service by our highly experienced guitar tech who has worked with Richard for over 15 years, Richard play tests your guitar pre delivery to ensure it meets the specification, Online support most hours via chat (provided by Richard who has specialised in guitar consultancy for 21 years), To ensure anyone can benefit from this highly personalized service we subsidize the delivery costs from our pocket - not yours, resulting in the following delivery charges*.