Phil O'Keefe Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Oh DAYUMN!!! eekphileekphilphilthumb [yt]98u-MDTKAWU[/yt] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted June 18, 2014 Author Share Posted June 18, 2014 Here's the press release with more info.... __________________________________ ELECTRO-HARMONIX UNVEILS THE B9 ORGAN MACHINE. —Pioneering new pedal transforms the sound of guitar or keyboard into a classic electric organ.— EHX HQ, New York, NY, June 18, 2014–With nine finely-tuned presets emulating the legendary organs of the ‘60s and beyond, the B9 Organ Machine delivers definitive tonewheel and combo organ sounds. The B9’s layout is straight forward and intuitive. A nine-position switch allows the player to select among different popular organ types. The Organ volume knob controls the overall volume of the Organ preset while Dry volume controls the volume of the untreated instrument level at the Organ Output jack. This enables a player to mix the sound of their original instrument with the organ to create lush layers, or mute it entirely. A Mod control adjusts the modulation speed. The type of modulation provided is contingent on the preset and matched to it. A Click control was designed to simulate the harmonic percussion effect that is a sonic signature of many classic organs. For maximum authenticity, the click is added to the very first note or chord played and only retriggers when current notes have been released and their amplitude falls below a threshold. With the B9 Organ Machine, EHX’s goal was to create an affordable, rugged and easy to use pedal that would put undeniable organ sound at a musician’s fingertips. Check out the http://www.ehx.com/b9 demo to hear it for yourself. The new B9 Organ Machine comes standard with an EHX 9.6-Volt/DC200mA AC adapter and carries a U.S. list price of $293.73. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members coloringpad Posted June 18, 2014 Members Share Posted June 18, 2014 Bet it sounds good cuddled up to a Superego. As always, I want to hear what pedals like this do to a bass and a drum machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members coloringpad Posted June 18, 2014 Members Share Posted June 18, 2014 Ahhh. My signature is all f'd up. Feel the wrath of my screwed up code! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WWW Posted June 18, 2014 Members Share Posted June 18, 2014 Bet it sounds good cuddled up to a Superego. As always' date=' I want to hear what pedals like this do to a bass and a drum machine.[/quote'] I was thinking the same thing. Actually, I was hoping for a built in freeze function. If it had that feature it would have replaced my superego, but for the price of this plus the SE one could simply get a hog (which I already have). That said, I won't be purchasing this. Cool pedal though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hiwatt Bob Posted June 18, 2014 Members Share Posted June 18, 2014 sounds great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bucksstudent Posted June 18, 2014 Members Share Posted June 18, 2014 [video=youtube;slrQ-cW7IfU] I think it's awesome, but now I want something that will sound like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted June 18, 2014 Author Share Posted June 18, 2014 I was thinking the same thing. Actually' date=' I was hoping for a built in freeze function. If it had that feature it would have replaced my superego, but for the price of this plus the SE one could simply get a hog (which I already have). That said, I won't be purchasing this. Cool pedal though.[/quote'] I've never heard anyone get as close to "real" organ sounds with a HOG as I'm hearing with the B9... I do agree that it would be very interesting to try the B9 with a SuperEgo though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted June 18, 2014 Author Share Posted June 18, 2014 [video=youtube;slrQ-cW7IfU] I think it's awesome, but now I want something that will sound like this. You need a good guitar to MIDI interface and some synths for that. Maybe take a look at the Fishman TriplePlay and grab some drum and softsynth virtual instruments from KVR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Preacher Posted June 19, 2014 Members Share Posted June 19, 2014 Ugh, had me at Green Onions... Edit: Yeesh, this thing is ridiculous, that guitar and organ piece at the end...oh boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WWW Posted June 19, 2014 Members Share Posted June 19, 2014 I've never heard anyone get as close to "real" organ sounds with a HOG as I'm hearing with the B9...) I agree, it does sound pretty great, especially with the modulation and percussion controls. Should've mentioned that. No, the hog doesn't nail any of the organ sounds that the B9 does, but it's close enough for me. (Plus I have a midi controller with decent software for when I really need that sound.) This pedal looks perfect for making your guitar sound like an organ. Like I said, if it had a freeze function I'd be looking to order/preorder right now. I just have enough current tools to make me not need this is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Trick Fall Posted June 19, 2014 Members Share Posted June 19, 2014 This is cool, but I would really like to see EHX do a full on synth pedal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MuffFuzz Posted June 19, 2014 Members Share Posted June 19, 2014 That is mighty tempting. Electro Harmonix, by far my favorite pedal company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted June 19, 2014 Author Share Posted June 19, 2014 This is cool' date=' but I would really like to see EHX do a full on synth pedal. [/quote'] Color me interested. What features would you want it to have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Player99 Posted June 19, 2014 Members Share Posted June 19, 2014 Don't forget Bill Rupert can really play. He did not hit any bad notes, or let strings ring etc. It may be harder than it looks to get the organ to sound that good without ghost notes and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Trick Fall Posted June 19, 2014 Members Share Posted June 19, 2014 Color me interested. What features would you want it to have? To be honest I"m sure the guys at EHX would come up with something way better than I could think of, but if I could draw up my unrealistic dream synth pedal....I would want it to have bass sounds, an arpeggiator, an eight step sequencer, string sounds, ADSR controls. Filter and resonance controls that can be assigned to an expression pedal. A dry and wet out and a dry and wet mix. I'd like to be able to play an arpeggiated bass pattern into the sequencer. Have that loop and play pads or leads over the top and then play regular guitar over that. I could be totally wrong, but I figure if they have the technology to do polyphonic pitch shifting they could use that to track to a synth engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members travisbrowning Posted June 19, 2014 Members Share Posted June 19, 2014 This pedal looks awesome. Organs are so cool. They can fit in with country, pop, electronica and even the dreamy and folk stuff. I'm excited for this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Player99 Posted June 19, 2014 Members Share Posted June 19, 2014 It needs a blend knob for guitar and organ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted June 19, 2014 Author Share Posted June 19, 2014 It needs a blend knob for guitar and organ. It's got individual level controls for both guitar and organ, which IMO is even better than a single blend control. YMMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bucksstudent Posted June 19, 2014 Members Share Posted June 19, 2014 You need a good guitar to MIDI interface and some synths for that. Maybe take a look at the Fishman TriplePlay and grab some drum and softsynth virtual instruments from KVR. As soon as my check from the law offices of Poor, Broke, and No Cash comes in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Player99 Posted June 19, 2014 Members Share Posted June 19, 2014 It's got individual level controls for both guitar and organ, which IMO is even better than a single blend control. YMMV. Do they both come out 1 jack? In the video they showed 2 separate jacks, and mentioned using 2 amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Player99 Posted June 19, 2014 Members Share Posted June 19, 2014 Phil get one from them for an advanced review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members baranger1 Posted June 19, 2014 Members Share Posted June 19, 2014 Yes. If you use only the organ out its a mix of guitar and organ depending how you set the level controls. Do they both come out 1 jack? In the video they showed 2 separate jacks, and mentioned using 2 amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members V Posted June 19, 2014 Members Share Posted June 19, 2014 Seems like they did a really good job of it. I am always kind of intrigued by these things but never quite sure if they would fit my playing. Although I imagine that using one in conjunction with some spaced out swell effects and reverb would be pretty neat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted June 19, 2014 Author Share Posted June 19, 2014 Phil get one from them for an advanced review. I've already requested it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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