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I have a few but i want more!
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YouTube - MR Dallas schoo
YouTube - Part 2 of Dallas schoo
Nice interview with Dallas. Shows Edge's 6-string collection and his equipment in the Underworld
It's a pretty complex setup. What do you have? What guitars/amp/effects?
thanks! Is that Edge's SG? the silver one.
thanks! Is that Edge's SG? the silver one.
nothing complex at all. I have only 2 amps vox pathfinder and a line 6 spider 3, A boss me-25, amp switcher,Behringer reverb, and as far as guitars i have about 8. tele,strat,les pual,casino and soooo on.
You'd need a midi controller and switching system to get close to the effect and amp routing that The Edge uses.
what do u use?
Digitech IPS 33b Super-Harmony Maching
I guess you use this instead of the WH-1 because it's got the same chip apparently. Since you've got the comparison, how is it tone-wise? Is it really the WH-1 in rack form or does it differ?
I have not used the 33b for Whammy. I use it for shimmer. I got my "Lemon" sound out of that.
I use the WH-1 for all Whammy use.
Whoops, shimmer, forgot about that one.
And I envy you for having a WH-1, it's the one thing I've reallyreallyreallyreally...REALLY wanted for years now, but I'm just not up for paying ridiculous +600USD. I really wish these things would come around again w/ the old chip, I've tested the WH-4 and it sounds rubbish.
Gotta take off for our Joshua Tree shows today... I have an interesting Digitech story. Stay tuned...
Would love to hear it.
Digitech:
In interviews, I've heard Dallas, The Edge, Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine / Audioslave) all say that the reissue just doesn't quite sound the same as the originals.
So I contacted Digitech to find out why. What was different. Sure the new one is midi capable, which is a useful thing. But why does the newer one sound 'cleaner'.
The guy from Digitech tells me that the reason is that the WH-1 had a 16-bit chip and the currect reissue has a 24-bit. That is why they new one is cleaner.
"Why the change?": I asked.
"We can't get the 16-bit chip any longer; no one makes it", he says.
"Is it possible to make in-house? It would be cool if Digitech could offer, even if by special order and for a bit more money, the original configuration", I say.
"Why would we do that", he says.
"Well, there are tons of U2 and Rage/Audioslave fans out there that have heard both The Edge and Tom Morello state that the original sounds grittier and in that, more interesting.", I say.
His answer? "Well, this is the sound of new stuff, we aren't living in the past".
I said: "But wouldn't it be good for the company to get some of the money being made on the 2nd hand market, on old units being sold on ebay? Just thinking that if the reissue goes for $200, I am sure that many would be willing to pay $300 to $325 to get one that sounds and looks like the original. That is money in Digitechs pocket. Fans that want the pedal can special order it, so it isn't as though you'd have to keep a load of stock...
He interupts: "Look, like I said... we are the sound of new things. We don't care to remake the old one. Goodbye".
Guess he didn't like that I asked? I was very clear to him, that the reissue ins't a bad pedal. I told him that there was a lot of good about it. But that for my ear and my want, I wanted to get that slightly dirtier grit from the WH-1. I offered up why it could benefit Digitech. I offered up that I know loads of U2 fans/guitarists alone that would buy them; and if available by special order, it wouldn't put Digitech out by having to mass produce and ship to every shop. He wasn't wanting to hear any of that.
Funny thing is that they made a limited edition chrome 20th anniversary Whammy WH-1. They could have made that with the original chip. But that didn't happen.
Oh well....
This sort of reminds me of how Korg "embraces" its older products like the A3 or the SDD's. When you contact them it's as if they never produced those things.