Noise gate pedal ideas??

[romanclay]

Hey, if anyone has any ideas, the tone and sound I'm looking for is to stroke a note and not have to hear the attack, but have a sustain carry on, possibly even for a long duration. The boss noise suppression doesn't do what I want so that's out of the picture, but I don't really know much of what else there is. Any ideas? I understand a delay might also help

 

[mrmudcat]

What you describe sounds like ya need a compressor:bravo:

 

[duhvoodooman]

What you describe sounds like ya need a compressor:bravo:

Exactly!

 

[romanclay]

I see how the compressor extends the sustain, but i still get the sound of strings plucking, is there another effect i should be looking for in addition?

 

[lesdudis]

are you looking for it to create some sort of synth-like trail by itself with the sustain?

 

[markb]

I think you need a Boss Slow Gear. Good luck finding one, they are incredibly rare and sought after. I think Boss included the effect in some of the GT series multi effects which believe it or not is the cheapest way to get the effect. Alternatively fake it with a compressor and a volume pedal (in that order).

Stop press: there's a BYOC clone - the Lazy Sprocket.

http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=y7-bUpT_5qw

 

[romanclay]

those are pretty cool, and i might look into them actually. But honestly i guess the best description and so far the only video i've seen that does what i'm looking for is right here http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=wyvN0LzXxrI for about the first 45 seconds. I don't know

 

[Katastrophe]

Sound like he has "reverse reverb" going on there in the video. I had that effect on an old Digitech rack effects unit. Hides the pick attack, and fades in the signal.

An E-Bow would also get you close, I think, especially with a Fernandez sustainer type pickup.

Hope this points you in the right direction.

 

[duhvoodooman]

I think you need a Boss Slow Gear....

Stop press: there's a BYOC clone - the Lazy Sprocket.

http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=y7-bUpT_5qw

Yup--I built one for myself a while back. See HERE. Gives you that violin-like front-end swell. I used the General Guitar Gadgets version instead of the BYOC, but they're the same circuit, based directly upon the vintage Boss SG-1 Slow Gear.

Romanclay--if you want one of these, I build & sell BYOC kit pedals as a sideline. PM me for price info.

 

[tunghaichuan]

I wonder why Boss doesn't reissue the Slow Gear like Ibanez did with the TS-808. Boss could probably get $150+ for the Slow Gear like Ibanez does with the reissue TS-808.

tung

 

[Andy]

you could always ride the volume knob
ala- EVH-cathedral, Alex Lifeson-farewell to kings.
some players use a volume pedal instead.