I live in New York State, so I don't get to go to the "Electric violin shop" but I live their videos.

I appreciate you showing how to use this board. I use it weekly at church, so I don't get a whole lot of time to "test the waters" so to speak. But l like the reminders of how to take advantage of all the ME-80 has to offer.

Finally! A good tutorial for string players!

Oh man!!! Ive been using this pedal and did not realize the harmonizer was in there. I cant wait to use that!!!!! Thanks Matt.

I love my Boss Me-80, it is a mini-tank!

It's a great pedal. Thanks for a great demonstration Matt!

Thank you for this video! Helped a lot

Great Demo!

Thanks!

Thanks for the video, great overview! I experimented with this board myself. But I'm still struggling a bit to find good settings. apparently there are some general do's und dont's with violin effects. I would really enjoy it if you could elaborate a bit more on these. I couldn't find a lot of info on that.

@ElectricViolinShop

2 жыл бұрын

I generally just start with reverb. Maybe add a little delay if you want. Then the sky is the limit. The guy who taught me the most about sound said, "It's a knob. Turn it. If it sounds worse, turn it the other way." It sounds trite, but it's absolutely right. Don't be afraid to experiment.

@Firelynx87

2 жыл бұрын

@@ElectricViolinShop I'll give it a shot, thanks for the reply!

How about the me 70 ?

I’m currently considering this or a Zoom A1X four as it has the string specific patches, but I currently have at Zoom G1ON, which I do not find too good in a live environment. I’m not bothered with cab simulations , mainly want to add more depth. Is the ME 80 worth the extra money and loss of the string specific patches.

@ElectricViolinShop

2 жыл бұрын

For me? Yes. It's absolutely worth it. The only patch on the Zoom that I don't think I can replicate easily on the ME80 is the "string section" patch. And I could probably get relatively close if I worked at it a bit.

@mandofrog

2 жыл бұрын

I got the Zoom A1X Four a couple months ago. It was fairly easy to learn to modify and rearrange the default patches, especially with the Windows software. Yes, the A1X comes out of the box with 5 patches labeled for violin, (and 5 each for harmonica, trumpet, sax, etc) and Zoom's website has 5 more patches labeled for violin (and more for the other instruments). But there's nothing magic about the patches labeled for violin or trumpet or acoustic guitar or whatever. All the patches are just collections of 5 different effects. There's something like 100 effects, and more on the website to download and add. I've set up my own patches for electric and acoustic guitar and violin. Some, I started with a default patch and modified it, and some I built from scratch. So I don't actually use any of the preloaded "violin" patches. The patches labeled for sax, trumpet, harmonica and violin are almost interchangeable with minor adjustments. There are pros and cons with the size/weight; the unit can slip into the accessory pocket of my guitar gig bag, along with 2 guitar cords, and if the amp is set up and the instrument is in tune, I can be playing in a matter of seconds. Great for an electric jam or open mic. But I don't know how the plastic build quality will hold up. It's probably best as a home practice unit. Quality of effects is passable. Cut to the chase, after a month out of town with this unit I'm shopping and looking hard at the Boss ME-80 or something else.

ME90!!!!!!

How do you get the distortion to sound so good? I have an ME-80 but I can’t get the effects to sound right on my Yamaha SV-250.

@ElectricViolinShop

8 ай бұрын

Yamahas are pretty thin and bright. You'll want a dark distortion. Less is more. Add some delay and you're a good part of the way there.

Which settings can you use to simulate a string ensemble with an electric cello?

@ElectricViolinShop

9 ай бұрын

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Which pedal is good for acoustic violin

@ElectricViolinShop

2 жыл бұрын

Same ones as are good for electrics. ME80 is a good choice.

What amp are you running these effects through?

@ElectricViolinShop

Жыл бұрын

We use a Fishman Loudbox for most of our demos.

You can break walnuts with your ME-80, but i don't recommend it.