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  1. Can I get the same using one amp? Is it possible to built a single enclosure for two pedals running in parallel? Yes, you could just use one amp- the complicated part is splitting the signal to send to two different delays, then re-combining the two signals to one. As for enclosures- you can put just about anything in a box if the box is the right size I think this is probably the closest you can get to the sound you want with one amp, but I think using one pedal set for a few repeats will get you a reasonable approximation.
  2. I dont need the ping pong effect, I need the stacked delay effect. If I understand you right, the "stacking" delay you're talking about is the harmony guitar effect that comes from hearing the regular guitar sound at the same time as the delay repeats, right?
  3. I'd look, but I'm at work and I can't access Youtube. I would have thought so... Maybe someone else can oblige.
  4. 1. Buy a digital delay pedal. Any digital delay pedal. 2. Connect your guitar to the input, your amp to the output and turn everything on. 3. Set the delay time to 800ms 4. Set the "effect level" (the volume of the delay repeats) to full. 5. Set the "feedback" or "repeats" knob so that you get 2 repeats 6. Play the solo section from "Brighton Rock". When you play that first "jugga jugga jannnnnng" chord, and you hear your delay pedal spit out "jugga jugga jannnnnng" "jugga jugga jannnnnng" right back at you, all will become abundantly clear
  5. I have a Pignatronix Echolution where all I have to do to achieve this is flip one switch and I'm done... Sure, but how long does it take you to work out which switch? :poke:
  6. there is your answer right there. 2 delays - one at 500 ms one at 1000 ms. thats it. I think I probably underestimated the actual delay times- I just picked nice round figures for the sake of illustrating the point. I reckon 800ms and 1600ms is probably nearer the mark. One delay unit will do. Set the delay time to give you the interval you want, then any further repeats will automatically fall in line with the first. After that, max the effect level so that the repeats are the same volume as the dry signal, tweak the feedback so you get the number of repeats you want, then play "Brighton Rock" til your fingers bleed. Job done.
  7. The problem is that to do it properly, you need to split your signal to at least two amps. If you really want to pare it back to the very minimum, all you need is a delay capable of around a second or more of delay, set up to give you two repeats. You won't get the same clarity as you would with separate amps, but you'll get the repeats. The "stacking" sound is just how the repeats interact with whatever you're playing. If you go this route, there's really no reason to have the pedal specially made- any old digital delay will do it. If the guy you're thinking of using is going to do the job properly, I doubt he can undercut the prices of large manufacturers with their own tooling and massive bulk discounts from the component manufacturers.
  8. It will make life much easier for you if you use a stereo delay with panning, rather than trying to use two separate delays and setting them separately (note that they're not set at the SAME rate- one should be set to twice the delay time as the other, (say, 500 and 1000 milliseconds) so you hear the same thing three times at regular intervals). Yes, the latter method is the way Brian May did it in the 70s, but if he had the option of doing it with a small, reliable digital delay that did all the work for him rather than two bulky, temperamental tape echo units that had to be dialled in to get the correct sound, he would have done that instead. Most stereo delays will pan repeats left and right automatically, and the repeats will automatically come back equally spaced- use two separate delays and you'll have to tweak them to get this- and in many cases can be set by tap tempo so that you don't have to dial in the right tempo for the song, then rely on your drummer to play at the same speed every time! Brian's setup used three amps (or three SETS of amps!) for dry signal, left and right echo repeats. You can get away with two amps, as the dry signal from the delay will normally be output through both amps.
  9. Emerson, Lake, and Palmer Don't forget The Nice. All the same Emerson organ as with ELP, plus an actual guitarist in Davey O'List. Not so overblown and self-indulgent as ELP either, more Psych. Their version of "America" from West Side Story is awesome Found this on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk9Im9e78HE There's also The Datsuns- no organist in the band, but lots on their s/t debut album. Not sure exactly what counts as Stoner Rock...
  10. Originally posted by Vince The octave type effect is cos May is playing the solo high up on the neck - Asus with a few extra bits. He's not just playing single notes. Unless you're talking about the intro to the solo beneath the last chorus, inwhich case we're dealing with feedback. Probably my favourite piece of feedback ever. I think it's a C, played near the 12th fret, and let ring. I think I'll revisit my BYOC rangemaster clone this evening You can say that again
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