Modulation Effects: How to Be Creative

Here's 5 extremely cool and unusual ways to use modulation pedals from Boss (or any brand). Drone footage shot by Best Frenemies, action figures and additional drone footage shot by John Marty.

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
00:18 PH-3 Phaser
01:14 Sound Example
01:41 BF-3 Flanger
02:25 Sound Example
03:42 BuyOrBorrow Promo Code
04:12 VB-2W Vibrato
04:47 Sound Example
06:01 TR-2 Tremolo
06:46 Sound Example
08:24 Stereo Chorus
10:23 Sound Example

[dicecard]

When you talked about the "OOZE BOOST" and guitar solos that try to kill people I thought more Morbid Angel than Queen but ok lmao

[RobFlaxMusic]

Queen solo makes perfect sense—treble booster meet OOZE BOOSTER. Like tortillas and tamales... Same goal different wrapper.
But then "Walk Like a Man" was so friggin' cool with that flange-mod!
And then "Manha de Carnaval" with the random warble... sick!
Then I didn't recognize the Tremolo song, but then saw the note about the list and that's pretty rad.

[joshmiller]

Your content is art man. Always gives me a weird feeling watching, like nostalgia, I can't put my finger on it.

[leetintary]

Whenever I watch your videos, I always feel like I’ve gained many things and never wasted a moment - and this is so rare on the Internet.

[telekhal]

Thank you for your out of the box ideas that are very welcome.
And thank for not being another empty-phrases-noodler: your playing is beautiful, inspiring and you play just great!
Big fan here from Portugal!

[wintharrison]

Finally - a YouTube instruction video with something to say - and therefore teach

[Ohmynards]

The sounds you get out of this stuff is incredible!

[AC-rjcq]

That use of the side step pedal with the vibrato… Indescribably, gorgeous. Making me want to buy a side step just for that.

[karimfattal]

I keep coming back to this video to listen to the Vibrato sound example. Really beautiful. The stereo chorus sound is amazing too.

[IanMartinAllison]

Loved this. Thanks for making a demo that gives us a glimpse into YOUR taste.

[itachi]

I use the boss flanger in almost the same way to make "creepy" dissonant arpeggios or leads in metal. Nice video!

[felipenogales]

what you teach is musicality, you form the bridge or gate that sheds the fear of becoming original ...my love for pedals expands toward blissful enchantment everytime i watch your ideas played with songs we all recognize yet hear from a new perspective... thankyou very very much my zen master

[PassengerPigeonsLE]

That demo at 10:25 of reverb into chorus is so Michael-Rother that it almost brings tears to the eyes!

[BluesBrogio]

Brazilian here. Loved your rendition of Manhã de Carnaval at 04:46. 💚

[jpc_]

Ring mod “Walk Like A Man” caught me so off guard! Very cool.

[mmaaxxkk]

Bro you are such an inspiration! Constantly trying to "defeat the purpose" of every pedal I come across now lol. Rock on 🤘

[GoCreateSomething]

That phaser tone sounds a lot like cocked wah.

You can use that trem trick with a synced delay to do the delay song thing without having to work the volume knob.

If you have some sort of ensemble plugin in your daw, you could use that for stereo width and get similar results to the stereo chorus. The nice thing about the pedal is you can get that sound live with 2 amps or a PA.

Does the waza vibe let you use the exp pedal on the rate? Guess I'll look that up.

[aphextwinning]

Ph3 is such an underrated pedal. The rise and fall settings specifically. It makes your tone ebb and flow between wispy and nasally without drowning.

[pamelaa]

Killer ideas, always - I LOVE your pedal videos (and your M.A. music)....! Just found this video today randomly.... Last night I happen to hook up my Eventide MicroPitch after my last pedal (reverb), and it will probably never leave from that position in the chain.... Pedal chain was already all in stereo w/ dual amp setup, so everything was already "stereo sounding".... The chorus still adds a night/day sound difference with it off/on - like the stereo field is more "full".... Killer stereo sound, addicting, YES....! =)

[tackless_music]

Struggling crimson-band covered Apocalypse with phaser demos feels like everything I've always wanted (and now I want to hear Apocalypse cover King Crimson?)

Love your videos, thank you from a fellow NJ musichead and MK2 superfan lol