Digitech Jimi Hendrix Artist Series

[Pedal love]

I tried the Digitech artist series Jimi Hendrix pedal today. I never write about pedals of this type, but this pedal stands out. It really captures the essence of 7 recorded Hendrix models and I highly recommend it.  pl

[school]

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[sir_modulus]

I dunno...it may capture some aspects of the pedals...or if they did it well, the pedals themselves...remember DSP is VERY powerful...it may not be analog...but it can sure a hell emulate it DECENTLY if done well.

Cheers,

Nish

[ninoman123]

Somehow I saw a thread like this coming. As soon as I saw that pedal in the magazines I was like yep thats gonna be on the boards soon.

[Pedal love]

spam spam spam spam spam spaaaam wonderful spam!  do you work for digitech? if you say no, ask yourself this question: are you suuuuurrreee you dont work for digitech?

Wow why the hell do you think I work for Digitech? just a customer.

Somehow I saw a thread like this coming. As soon as I saw that pedal in the magazines I was like yep thats gonna be on the boards soon.

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[Peter Snowberg]

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school..... dude.... mellow.....

What's wrong with liking a commercial pedal?

I assume it's DSP based, but don't knock it until you plug into it. At that point, state your opinion.

[sir_modulus]

I've actually played it through a rig that I've played all the real effects throgh (except a tyco...never got around to it). It is of course DSP based (look at the site...is it even possible to fit an all analog thing through that?!?!  I didn't get much time with it...but I'd have to say it kind of captures the sound of a lot of those pedals. I thought the Wah was really off, and I don't know about the tyco, but the others sounded kinda like how hendrix used them (not the real pedals themselves). I'd say it's not that bad at all (not nearly as bad as I thought i'd be).

Cheers,

Nish

[MartyB]

My son and I played through it at Brook-Mays today with a couple-a setups.  We thought it was cool, then we went home and listened to Voodoo Chile (slight return) off ELL, and thought,   ..oh,   I guess not.  ...no,  ..not even.  WOW.

MartyB

[school]

I tried the Digitech artist series Jimi Hendrix pedal today. I never write about pedals of this type, but this pedal stands out. It really captures the essence of 7 recorded Hendrix models and I highly recommend it.  pl

nothing wrong with liking a commercial pedal, i loved my hot rod, but 'really captures the essence of 7 recorded hendrix models'? that sounds like it came right out of a digitech catalogue.

[george]

school, just as we all have different opinions we all have different ways of expressing ourselves.

If your opinion is "DSP stuff can't possibly sound as good as the real thing", why not just  say that, instead of making unsubstantiated accusations?  

That would be more in the spirit of this forum ...

[javacody]

They have an EC version of this pedal too.

Man, I really wish you could nail Jimi's recorded tones with a DSP pedal. It would be a dream come true. It probably depends on who's designing the pedal?

Maybe we could talk Peter into it?  

[space_ryerson]

They have an EC version of this pedal too.

Man, I really wish you could nail Jimi's recorded tones with a DSP pedal. It would be a dream come true. It probably depends on who's designing the pedal?

Maybe we could talk Peter into it?  

you might also want to try playing an upside down guitar (ex: a reverse strung lefty strat for a righty). Being left handed, I have played upside down strats, and it does help get the sound closer to some of Hendrix's tones, due to the reverse angled bridge pickup and reverse headstock.

Of course, a nice FF into a vintage Marshall on 10 doesn't hurt either.

[sir_modulus]

Of course, a nice FF into a vintage Marshall on 10 doesn't hurt either.

Oh yes it does! My neighbor used to be a REAL wrestler  :shock:

Cheers,

Nish

[william]

I think this is where it comes to the player.  I think the pedal probley comes pretty close to the sound of the whole chain hendrix used.  The diffirence is how the guitar gets played.  You may have the chops of hendrix, but you'r still holding the guitar diffirently, pushing on the strings diffirently, using a diffirent guitar, and basically just a diffirect person.  You'r not going to get the same sound even if you used the same effects, same chain, and same amp.  

I personally look forward to DSP pedals.  I think a well written dsp can sound as good as analog.  The problem is expectations.  When you say, "sounds like a fuzz face"  people expect a fuzz face.  They forget the "sounds like".  It isn't a fuzz face.  You just have to look at what DSP has done for synths.  No longer do you need a wall of Oscillators, LFO's, Envelopes, and Filters for just one analog sound.  That nice (or maybe not nice) wave table drum sound coming from your computer wouldn't be possible without DSP.  The problem comes from expectations.  

Solid state amps have the same stigma when compaired to tube amps.  But really, when used properly, and well, a roland Jazz amp, is just as good as a JCM800.  Just have to use them properly, and have realistic expectations.

[icurays1]

Another thing you might remember is all those Hendrix recordings you hear went through a series of studio effects as well - and, his sound was very dependent on his amp setup as well as his effects chain.  Sometimes dsp tries to duplicate too much - amp models, speaker models...heck even room/ambience models to get it to sound like woodstock or whatever.  the sound coming out of your amp is going to sound different depedning on so many things - it could sound totally different at the store and when you get home in your bedroom with your furniture and curtians and whatnot absorbing 40% more sound than guitar center does...
 anyway...  i personally try to make it sound good, in my own way, with my gear - not try to duplicate the exact sound of a master musician.
thats all heh

-nick