Loved your acoustic overdrive advice!! It's been impossible to find good tips!

@carlwockner

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate

Finally! Someone who gets the thing regarding the frequency range!

8k subs. Hmmm. Wake up people. So much talent, knowledge and content

This channel is going to blow up!

Thanks so much Carl. The pre AND post-OD EQ is a stroke of genius.

That's super helpful advice and a great walk through of how you build and add colour to your OD signal. I have now learnt the importance of parametric eq. Something I hadn't considered, and I've been struggling with quite a harsh acoustic OD sound. And...excuse your soloing? Carl that was a beautiful solo jam. 😍

You continue to be an inspiration! Thanks for the tips and creativity!

Great stuff man. Having the different eq’s to give some dynamic to the tone is genius since we don’t have tone and volume pots on the body like an electric ⚡️

Great advice! Thanks for the awesome tips! I'm going to go and add heaps of EQs to my drive tone right now 👍

best acoustic overdrive tone I ever heard

THANK YOU CARL!!! You just solved my problem. you're a legend! Keep it going man!

Great tip about using filters! Getting straight on that! 🙌🏼

Very good video, so useful ! Thank you very much for those quality videos :)

Underrated video about your tone here! I've been trying to work out a solo musician rig and it's been TOUGH, so big respect to the amount of work that's went into this

@carlwockner

8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much

Awesome Job man! Your OD tones are amazing! Probable you won’t need the Fender one!

Thanks for the tips!

Dude, this is such an amazing video! Thanks for sharing, it's definitely going to inspire some ideas..

I have a “Fender Smolder” which is an Acoustic Overdrive and man it’s been an Awesome addition to my Rig

You are a tasteful wise man, thank you.

This is awesome! This makes me feel a lot better about potentially getting an acoustic electric bass guitar instead of just an electric, knowing that I’d be fully able to make its sound a lot more like an electric if I need to.

Good tips... Thanks... ☺️

The overdrive sound sounds great!!!! I would like to hear your clean sound and then engaging the overdrive. Thanks!!!!

I love that there’s someone finally explaining this in layman’s terms without watering it down to the point of babying, I feel like this answered every question I had about an acoustic overdrive that I’ve had for years and they were all answered in 8 minutes, absolutely amazing! Btw (this has nothing to do with the drive loop) how do you use the vocoder on the VE500 because you’ve gone through your signal chain before and never mentioned the guitar signal going through the VE500, just wondering if it’s split at the tu3 or somewhere else in the signal chain, I’m currently looking into building a very similar (basically identical 🙃) pedalboard myself so just thought I’d ask. Love your stuff, keep it up and I’ll keep listening to fools gold on repeat until it hits a million.

@carlwockner

3 жыл бұрын

Thankyou mate! The guy Iyar signal hits my ve500 before the tuner so that if I use the vocoder I can mute the guitar from the tuner and still have signal for the ve500

Nice! Would love to see/hear overdriven rhythm playing as that is quite applicable playing gigs 🎸

very interesting! One question, your sound facing the public with the PA, is it mono or stereo?

@carlwockner

Жыл бұрын

I run stereo usually

Would love to see you on That Pedal Show!!!!

I find Ibanez Tube Screamer to work well with an acoustic guitar. It decreases those low and high frequencies.

@Diego73P

Жыл бұрын

I can't get a good result, I use a nux nod 1 horseman, with drive at maximum it scratches very little and the sound is bad .. I think I haven't figured out how to set the parametric equalizer with all its parameters ... can you tell me help?In detail?Thanks a lot

@Peaceful_Days

Жыл бұрын

@@Diego73P I have treble set to the minimum, mids in the middle, and bass set to the maximum. It works for my guitar. I've got a very shrill piezo pickup.

@Diego73P

Жыл бұрын

@@Peaceful_Days using parametric equalizee of hx effects?

@Peaceful_Days

Жыл бұрын

@@Diego73P EQ on my guitar

Epic! So I have the Helix Floor and have been struggling with dialing in some good tones. What would be your recommendations for using drive tones in the Helix Floor? A parametric eq sounds like a good idea. Maybe one with a clean blend too?

Brilliant mate. My back is knackered and I was thinking about the Acoustasonic to do both clean and dirty. Play through the PA without having to lug more than a backpack and one acoustic. Something makes me stop from pulling the trigger. Instead I have been mucking around with my Maton SR70C and overdrive from my Boss GT1000. I can get close to an ok sound but something was missing. Your EQ tips are greatly appreciated and might save me 3 grand on the Fender.

This is quite possibly the best sounding acoustic overdrive tone I've heard. One question. I don't quite understand why you use a second EQ after the Tumnus. Couldn't you more easily use the treble control in the pedal to eliminate any unwanted high end? Obviously, I'm sure you've thought of this, but im curious as to why you do it this way. Thanks so much

@carlwockner

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, the problem is when you overdrive you create harmonic overtones. EG even though I cut out all freq above say 6k prior to the sound hitting the tumnus, afterwards there are harmonics and overtones above that freq again, so I hit it a 2nd time to tame those.

Hello thanks for this video. Love the sound but I need more specific information about your pieces of equipment please. I want to get an electric guitar sound out of my mandolin, preferably at low volumes. What are the pedals you are using please?

Really interesting Carl. Sounds great. I use a Micheal Kelly Hybrid with 10s so I can bend the strings further than on my Taylor mini. What strings do you use?

@carlwockner

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, I use Elixir 80/20 13-56 strings. All my stuff is listed in the description of my vids! :) thanks for watching btw!

To me your soloing is great

@carlwockner

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate:)

Great video, very helpful, thank you. Do you run your octave into the drive, or the over-driven signal into your octave pedal? Or is your octave signal clean while there is overdrive on your main signal?

@carlwockner

2 жыл бұрын

I’m running my OD chain as a separate loop out from my equipment but in terms of the Octave combo, I have my octave before the OD I’m my chain🤙🏼

Have you tried to just use the klon clone in the HX EFFECTS along with the eq blocks? Also, have you considered putting a cab/speaker sim block in line instead of the parametric eq? I really like your guitar tones, I was just thinking of a way to simplify it a tiny bit Cheers!!!!

@carlwockner

5 ай бұрын

thanks mate! I have but prefer the wampler a little. Not to say that I couldn't find a tone that I do like with the klon clone block! I DO however bend down to adjust the wampler multiple times during the gig, depending on the room so thats a plus. I dont think you can get any cab/sim blocks on the HXFX, they're only on the stomp or helix models I believe?

Hey thanks for this vid! I love your playing. I got a emd6 too, incredible guitar but (with equal adjustment) my internal microphone is much weaker than the piezo, is this the same for you? Thanks!!

@carlwockner

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, I don’t use the mic at all, I removed it since It doesn’t work well with my looping rig - I believe the piezo should be much louder though as it makes up the bulk of the sound, the mic is mostly there to add clarity/ flavor

Very cool Carl. Also love the way you create a really melodic solo. But ehm.... I think I'm gonna buy you a hat..... You know, the one with fake hair, in your case fake dreads, on the sides... Lol.....😆 Cheers from Holland. Bekker

Porq no usas más la RC 300?

Hi! what is your say about the new boss rc-600?

Nice shoes dude..

@carlwockner

5 ай бұрын

Thanks mate ❤️

That's a very useful video. Thank you so much for creating it. I'd also love to hear about your signal chain for percussive patches. As in, what effects do you have on when you use your guitar as a kick/snare, etc. Also, how do you go about getting the percussive sounds when your guitar only has a piezo pickup (which of course can be done but it's different than when your pickup system has a mic). Another useful video would be on reverb in the context of looping. I assume you don't use the same reverb settings for all of your patches, as using various reverb settings can help you 'place tracks in the mix' so to speak. Long decays and darker reverbs can push tracks back while short bright verbs can push things in front etc. Lastly, a video about the basic set-up for live looping preset-wise would be lovely. As in, a patch for percussive playing, ambient, rhythm, lead (like in this video) with a signal chain for each.

@carlwockner

3 жыл бұрын

Hey mate, this will sound strange (given my spaceship at my feet) but I believe simple is best. I have no FX engaged for any percussion, and I have 1 simple reverb that I toggle on or off during my performance / loop building. But mostly it’s off when I build loops so they don’t get washed out. The percussion sounds are a tribute to this brand of guitar. And I avoid mic pickups in guitars since they pick up too much ambient noise when looping and hinder the stage wash of sound. When not looping though, some guitars don’t have a good enough piezo so blending in a mic can sound good. I personally love the sound of this guitar with just the piezo.

@Lynx33PL

3 жыл бұрын

@@carlwockner This is surprising but not disappointing, as I'm also a fan of minimalism in all realms - music creation included. It's reassuring to hear that an experienced artist can achieve stellar results (as evidenced by your music) with this mindset. What about recording/mixing then? Is your approach similarly minimalistic in that regard?

@carlwockner

3 жыл бұрын

@@Lynx33PL well thanks mate. Mixing is a whole other thing in the studio but it all stems around a quality gain stage and instrument. With minimal adjustments. You should never be trying to make something sound “good” it should already sound good. When you’re mixing live or in studio the adjustments mostly are removing a problem. Especially in a live setting. Usually only have to do that with 1-2 frequencies based on the room and that’s it!

Hey Carl. Awesome mate! I want to plug my mini maton and my telecaster through the same amp. I'm looking at the Fishman Loudbox mini or the Boss Acoustic Singer Live. I only play and sing at home. Should I go this or go through some sort of pa amp?

@carlwockner

3 жыл бұрын

Hey mate. If it’s just at home either amp will do. BUT you will have very different volume levels between the guitars. With the tele being passive and the maton being active. Just something to note

@TeleCS

3 жыл бұрын

@@carlwockner thanks mate. I appreciate the feedback.

@Dlogreen

3 жыл бұрын

small mixer bus will do what you need. can match signal levels into the amp. Behringer Xenyx 502 is great for it, or really any small line mixer www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/502--behringer-xenyx-502-mixer www.amazon.com/FIFINE-Low-Noise-Sub-Mixing-adapter-Ideal-Microphones/dp/B07QDN6Z83/

OK I found the Line 6 HX Effects Guitar Multi-effects Floor Processor online, you engage one pedal on the HX and say, "this engages my drive chain." What exactly is your drive chain please? I am trying to get an electric guitar like sound from an acoustic mandolin with a pickup in it. Thank you, Peter

Have you had a look at the Fender Smolder Acoustic OD pedal?

@carlwockner

3 жыл бұрын

Not yet but I’ll check it out:)

What amount of send/return/mix do you set in the fx loop, keep the gain and output of the pedal high and lower the parameters of the fx loop or vice versa? thanks super Carl

@carlwockner

Жыл бұрын

I keep the gain at unity (0) for the fx loop. The send/return settings should just act as a clean bypass or clean loop send to the overdrive (imo)

Hi Carl, Q: Why do you go external to the Tumnus pedal and not just place the Line 6 Minotaur effect in the chain? Thanks Carl.

@carlwockner

Жыл бұрын

Good question - I prefer the tone of the tumnus, but also throughout my set I make minor adjustments on the tumnus depending on the type of solo:)

I am looking a particular tone. And I'm not entirely sure how to get it. I've been told the guy that he uses a hot cake Overdrive pedal, along with hall reverb At 3 minutes, and 5 minutes 30 of the song in the link kzread.info/dash/bejne/dJl4qcepYcfFd7Q.html Do you think a hot cake drive, with hall reverb on acoustic guitar could create something almost similar . Would a tube screamer help?

How can we make a good Overdrive without that hf EFX thing? I wanna keep to something I can use in a small pedal board for busking

@Dlogreen

3 жыл бұрын

next best option would be an AB switch basically creating an FX loop. It's what I'm in the process of putting together right now. Gonna run guitar signal thru everything (vocal fx, wah) up to a clean boost and then into an ABY before en EQ pedal acting as a high and low pass to shape the tone going into the OD pedal.....thinking either a klon clone or Digitech Bad Monkey since it has a cab simulator output that can add some warmth.... and then back out into another ABY (set to Y path) or similar pedal/box to send all guitar signals thru rest of effects (modulation, delay, verb, trem), and into the looper . (really hope this diagram shows correctly using my keyboard) Guitar signal__wah, octave, clean boost___________________verb, delay, _looper \___EQ-OD-EQ?__/ ABY 2nd ABY to rejoin signal path but this one stays on Y

@MrLittleblindshakey

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dlogreen Hi D, GREAT video. Fascinating and informative. Two questions: What is your current setup given you were considering changing? Can a Klon Stomp accomplish this instead of the larger HX Effects unit you used?

@MrLittleblindshakey

2 жыл бұрын

I meant can the Line 6 HX Stomp accomplish this instead of the larger HX Effects unit.

Dude. Would you be willing to share the patch from your HX effects?!

@carlwockner

2 жыл бұрын

This isn't really a patch from the HX, as its an effects loop out to my OD pedal, but essentially on my HX the patch order goes - Parametric EQ > external OD pedal > Parametric EQ. And both para's are set to around 70hz - 5-6k or so:)

@henelyc1

2 жыл бұрын

@@carlwockner you’re a beast! Ordered the mini Maton because of your content! Thanks brother!

@carlwockner

2 жыл бұрын

@@henelyc1 thanks mate! You’re gonna love it!

@victoryworship7400

Жыл бұрын

The helix Minotaur pedal seems to be comparable to the Tumnus pedal. Is there a specific reason to run the external pedal out/in? Is it tonal or personal preference? Could the overdriven be achieved just by placing the Minotaur pedal in the middle of the parametric equalizers. I would imagine the HX Stomp dsp would handle that fine.

Did you try the Acoustasonic ? Do you prefer the maton mini?

@carlwockner

Жыл бұрын

The Fender Acoustasonic is super cool to play. They sound great. Especially handy with the additional sounds you can switch between. I personally prefer the Maton pickups for what I do. I can get a wider frequency for my percussion hits and a lower bottom end.

@romainbousquet5770

Жыл бұрын

@@carlwockner thanks Carl!

Why arent you using the loop rc300 anymore ?

@carlwockner

3 жыл бұрын

Mostly just a change of scene but there’s just a couple features on the headrush that I prefer:) 24bit wav quality out, with extra output routing. And an extra track

That's all huh.

How to make acoustic guitar clean tone

@carlwockner

2 жыл бұрын

Plug it in and turn it up:)

Sounds very muddy and muffled. Still like you've got distortion on an acoustic guitar.