Billy Strings Wombtone – Technical Demo

This is what envelope control can do on the new Wombtone.

Order and info here:

0:00 - Overview
1:34 - Setting up your envelope
3:57 - Assigning envelope control
6:51 - Controlling multiple parameters
11:14 - One more for fun
12:29 - Slow mode

Thank you!

[kwyatt]

Joel probably already knows this, but it's important for him to speak about his pedals regardless of how he feels about doing the demo or speaking about the pedal. Yes we notice the stuttering, but it doesn't take away from why we came to the video in the first place. You're cool for doing what needs to be done Joel.

[joelhabrial]

There are tons of great demos for Chase Bliss pedals, but nothing beats Joel with a guitar getting excited about one of his creations! So awesome!

[JFreitas]

*stares into the camera*
"I'm average at guitar. I played a wrong note."

Relatable. Also comedy gold.

[ianlovelessofficial]

Joel is the man . I love him sharing his heart with the pedals too

[sumadronga]

I stutter too. It has always affected my ability to make friends and interact with groups of people. Telling jokes or making snarky comments can be painful for me because stuttering the punchline just kills whatever chance there was of getting a laugh. You're amazing, bro. Keep it up.

[Jamman]

I just subscribed. I have the same speaking pattern. I’ve been thinking of doing Rap & my name would be Stutter Box. A nickname I got when I was a kid. I can laugh about it now. I got into playing the guitar in 5th grade from my brother that is 17 years older, he taught me Rumble & Shake it all over. I was hooked. Music helped me cope. Played in a bunch of rock & blues bands, did studio work, made a lot of friends and still jamming. Phasers are fun. I can sing without any verbal glitches and cuss like a sailor. Cool pedal.

[stringedaz]

I'm at the airport, and I have been watching demo vids of CBA pedals for hours. I ordered the mystery box, and I am convinced I will be happy with whatever I get. Your stuff is genius.

[plorb]

This was my mystery box pedal and I couldn’t be more excited!

[awhite]

I love how you pointed to the "old" (but still new and relevant) aspect of CBA pedals, which is the "we don't know what all is possible". That has always been super exciting and something I have always bonded with. Like if you want standard you can get it, if you want wacky and unusual, you can get it. Love the new release and love the CBA team (and ethos)!

[Mrpsblobsoflowendmung]

Yes Joel !
Love it when you do the demos . Billy Strings is such an original player ! Seen him live a few times now . Absolute legend

Looking forward to getting my hands on this bad boy

[michaelsnydermusic]

What I love about a lot of your pedals is I see keyboardists using them just as much as guitarists. And when they use them it’s like a totally different pedal. I’d like to see someone using an Ebow on one of the loopers. I’m really hoping I can afford one someday soon. They are so original.

[KTGHATS]

I’ll be honest, I’m a huge fan but I’ve been intimidated by Chase Bliss’s prices & the amount of parameters/switches. This pedal sounds so deep, throaty & unique.. I think you finally hooked me!
very clear and well executed demo 😊thx

[DocECS]

OMG - Billy use to play in my small city here in northern Michigan! The first time I saw him was at the Horizon Shine cafe at our little book store! And the pedal is super cool sounding!

[Andrelix]

On top of being fantastic sounding with a ton of features, the graphics are also gorgeous, amazing job!

[piscean]

The settings around 6:50 sound amazing!

[markhammer]

I've built envelope control into a few phasers I've made/own. On one it sums with the LFO to move the region of sweep around. In another, it speeds up the sweep when you dig in. It's always a step up from an already pleasing sound. Although a great many filters/autowahs incorporate envelope control into them, using it to modulate a modulator pedal is trickier than one would think. In particular, the manner in which any sweep "settles down" is critical to achieving a pleasing "musical" tone, and one that responds to the way in which one wishes to integrate the effect into a given song/piece. From the demos, Joel & Co. have done it right, here. The combination of sensitivity and release controls cover a LOT of bases. My guess, which perhaps Joel will confirm (or not), is that detection of the guitar envelope is done digitally, with suitable error-correction, but the *application* of that detected envelope is done in the analog domain.

Joel and I struck up a friendship a decade or so back, when I complimented him on a forum, regarding the internal layout of the original Wombtone, and how he had managed to fit so much in there. I can only imagine that the inclusion of even *more* in this version posed an equal challenge of "Where can we stick THIS and what do we have to shift around to do it?". So, kudos to the whole team on this accomplishment, and staying true to the CBA form-factor.

[matt-lang]

Not only do you make amazing-sounding pedals, but you ALWAYS nail the aesthetics of them!

[Naaackers]

Just wanted to say I love you in these videos <3 What an awesome pedal and shoutout to whoever did the design on it as well.

[phunkyjunkee]

I love Billy… he’s why this is my first Chase Bliss pedal.

[DriftwoodMatt]

Just put in my pre-order! I'm a fiddle player by trade, and a phaser is one of my favorite effects for when I want things to get super fun and kinda trippy! A bowed instrument has an entirely different phrasing and articulation to a picked instrument, and I've always loved Chase Bliss stuff, but I've always felt like I could never really use anything you guys made before because it was geared obviously for guitar players. This is a game changer for me, and I can't wait to play many, many gigs with this thing!! Thank you!