Expression Pedals: How to Be Creative

Here's 5 cool things you can do with an expression pedal.

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EXPRESSION PEDAL:

ALEXANDER SYNTAX ERROR:

ALEXANDER SPACE FORCE:

BOSS PS-6 HARMONIST:

STRYMON DIG

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:47 Pro-Tip #1: Phrasing Advice
03:11 Sound Example
03:39 Pro-Tip #2: Using Exp for Presets
04:33 Sound Example
05:36 Pro-Tip #3: Expression Rampers
06:12 Sound Example
07:12 Pro-Tip #4: LOL Random
07:51 Sound Example
09:10 Pro-Tip #5: The Expressionator
10:31 Sound Example

[CyberattackWorld]

PRO-TIP #6: the overall best expression pedal, in my opinion, is the Moog EP-3. If you want to buy it, or any music gear, you can support this channel by using these affiliate links to make your purchase, and I’ll get a small commission:

MOOG EP-3 EXPRESSION PEDAL:

ALEXANDER SYNTAX ERROR:

ALEXANDER SPACE FORCE:

BOSS PS-6 HARMONIST:

STRYMON DIG

[luisfernandoenrique]

Brother, i cannot even begin to describe how cool your channel is. Thank you

[xenmaster]

Brilliant discussion of how to use exp pedals *musically*. You should have 500k viewers, man. ❤❤❤

[MicroChipMonk]

EXP pedals setups are always ignored by pedal reviews and instructions. Even Boss pedals glaze over the capabilities even though it unlocks GOD mode.

[EngineeredNonsense]

I’ve always enjoyed your deep dives into controls and ways to use gear in novel ways, but this one in particular is giving me all of the mad scientist ideas. Nicely done.

[Texxavy]

I have searched endless videos to try and grasp the understanding of what an expression pedal is, as well as what it does or should do. And up until youtubes algorithms recommended your video, I couldn't quite decipher what I was hearing from a plethora of different sources, but then it all made sense after watching this.You made it easy to understand and exciting to experiment with, (now that I know how to use it). So, thank you for leaving the video online because I've learned so much.

[Kerogas_]

The Great Error In the Sky was amazing :D
Thanks for the video. Very useful as always.

[bstoner]

I’ve got a modeler/multi FX pedal with expression pedal and I haven’t used it to it’s potential. It’s able to do what you’ve described here without extra stuff….and now I need to go play guitar!

[wintermute]

Oh man, that double reverb thing at the end is such a great idea! 👌

[nxrvyz]

Really like the ramper/Harmonist thing. The Expression Ramper from OBNE is great value.

[karlboman]

WOW that reverb sound at the end! I need to dive into the Alexander world as soon as I can. Terrific video as always :)

[Frettedchaos]

I absolutely love this channel! I always learn something useful and he’s hilarious. Kudos, man.

[joelanderson]

Any video where you say "Cube mode", I'm in. Hahaha love the video man. I have that moog expression pedal, but now I think I need that syntax error...

[toxto]

Did the first track “Unrealistic” got released? My new favorite channel this became.

[johndodge]

Expression pedals are so much fun, and the Expressionator is a little slice of heaven. It does everything you could ask for, and more!

[charleyeastman]

great points here, and the spooky animations are NEXT LEVEL🎉❤🎉

[aaronparys]

Awesome ... Expression Pedal is a must have if your Pedal Supports it ... Made a Huge difference with my C4 !!!

[gafarbello]

My favorite thing now is to guess the songs, you play cause I can feel the use of the effect more, and Pro Tip #5 is I Think I’m in Love from Beck!

[iosifkalpaktsoglou]

Best expression pedal...wah wah
Low pass filter, high pass filter, band pass filter, before fuzz, after fuzz, between 2 fuzz boxes [ phaser like]. In the fx loop of a delay. Before envelope filter, after envelope filter...

[ricopaxton]

Jolly valuable content!
Edit: and wonderful phrasing!
Glad, I found that channel!