showed my keyboardist this pedal, and he said "About time. Now i'll play up front and do your(guitar) solos with my keys and you can stand in the back next the drummer and play the background chorus sections." :D
Wow. Mr. Keith Emerson ( R.I.P. ) - in a Pedal format. EHX is on Another Level. Bill you are A Monster Player. Im still in Awe, from your Led Zeppelin / No Quarter ( you previously did ). Awesome Demo's man.
Oh my freakin' god ... as a guitarist with an affinity for synths, thank you, thank you, thank you! After purchasing a GK pickup, midi module, and various synth modules (Roland & others), I've spent so much money trying to get the synth timbers that I've craved. It was always a compromise between having to play a certain way to get the module to track and having to settle with with the lame synth module tones that weren't exactly what I wanted. Well done with selecting those classic synths to emulate, and with such articulate tracking ...I can now play like a guitarist again! That's what I always wanted: the articulation of a guitar with those awesome synth timbres! This is going to be such a best seller.
EH has been coming out with some great sounding boxes for sure but the thing that makes your devices so great is that a guitarist can simply plug in his/her favorite guitar and dial in whatever sounds they can imagine without worrying about special pickups or tracking issues. EH makes some of the most user friendly stuff on the market these days. The sitar box still cracks me up, George Harrison would have loved it!
Bill Ruppert does it again! Rush, Genesis, Kraftwerk, EL&P - a one man prog-rock jukebox! What a great little pedal too. Yes you can get some eighties sounds but you could use it for a lot of other types of music too. Very nice.
reasons I love ehx 1. its run by a sweet old man who is adorable 2. their demo videos are very entertaining with a fun lil clip at the beginning (my personal favorite is the organ pedal one) 3. their products are legendary 4.their products are very nice 5. looking at the demo videos/reviews/pedals gives me a lot of joy and excitement thanks guys
Damn....and here I was thinking that my EHX Microsynth pedal was the best thing since sliced bread. You all at EHX have really outdone yourself. I absolutely need this pedal as I love doing 80's retro music but not a great keyboardist. This pedal would make my songwriting goals a whole lot easier and more creative.
Bill Ruppert's guitar playing on these EHX demos is superb. Other reviewers try to play rock or blues when demoing these pedals. Great job Bill! The mel9 and synth9 are in the mail...you sold it.😎
Wow electro harmonix are coming out with the coolest most innovative pedals in history, they were always ahead of their time. I had some original pedals from the 70s but they weren't durable, now they're very good quality, with fantastic music ideas and innovations. Good work Electro Harmonix
I was impressed from the first sounds which immediately felt so 80's and so Genesis. But the Lucky Man synth solo at the end convinced me I need to buy one!
Its honestly a lot of fun, I turn the dry up to just over half and synth low to add to what I'm playing Only issue I have with it is that you need to completely unplug it from the aux plug in every so often to let it 'reset' Other than that it's amazing
A lot of synth pedals are inexplicably going for sound effects and video game sounds. They're still expensive, but they're just toys, or implements of torture, depending on how long you're forced to listen. Whoever designed this pedal was thinking maybe one of these pedals should make music rather than 12 variations of farting noises. EHX did well.
Have had this for a couple weeks and it's safe to say I will be keeping it. This video is helpful to learn more. The instructions in the box don't suffice IMO.
Just bought a good vibes, can't wait to get it.. EHX is at the forefront of the pedal world... top notch!! I have an electric mistress, great chorus on it.
Yes!I've been looking for this exact pedal for years! didn't want to spend all that money on a pickup and a massive multi effects, thanks so much EHX :D \m/
God dammit ! Every new pedal release is like drugs : we want more, we need it, we want it RIGHT NOW, and we can't control ourselves ! Thanks for creating those masterpieces, EHX !
I just got one second hand. Glorious! There is an ever so slight lag and you have to play clean and not let loose things rattle around too much but in every other aspect it is fab! It reminds me of the sound of the 360 Systems Slavedriver Polyphonic Synth. In the 70's that was unobtanium but now you get that sort of pompous sound in a little pedal. And it works! I also tried it with my voice, which tuns it into a wailing solo synth. Do however be aware that it will make you sound like a loon to those who do not hear the results while you are doing your thang! Furthermore it turns every old cracked keyboard into a mighty poly synth. And the synths it emulates weren't even velocity sensitive! This one however is! Well done EHX. So stop presenting it as a partyband expansion accessory. This is a real instrument! If only I was better at playing the guitar. I'd become the Jimmy Hendrix of guitar sythesis! :-)
Dang, this and the Roland SY-300, have to say of the two this actually looks more out-of-the-box practical. What changed in technology to make this instantaneous conversion possible? Great time to be alive. Excellent demo, it makes all the difference to hear the tones in a recognizable song, since a lot of us want to get up and running with archetypal sounds, even if we also enjoy the ability to disappear into the editing screens and tweak our own.
Throwing my money at the screen. Seriously, been wanting a guitar synth with these kinds of sounds for a while. If we're talking the same price range as the other "9" machines than consider me sold.
showed my keyboardist this pedal, and he said "About time. Now i'll play up front and do your(guitar) solos with my keys and you can stand in the back next the drummer and play the background chorus sections." :D
Instant respect for starting the vid off with Rush!
Anybody else enjoy the heck out of Bill's voice as the narrarator?
He's a total voice dude. I can listen to his playing all day, too.
Basically every 80s cover band needs this. 👍🏼
If you put a synth through this pedal, would time fold on itself?
It will sound like a guitar and the world will spin backwards.
Warranty absolutely voided.
The two would cancel out and you would hear nothing.
+EHX Will we go back in time like in Superman '78?
Never cross the streams.
Wow. Mr. Keith Emerson ( R.I.P. ) - in a Pedal format. EHX is on Another Level. Bill you are A Monster Player. Im still in Awe, from your Led Zeppelin / No Quarter ( you previously did ). Awesome Demo's man.
Great ad. The "Lucky Man" rendition is what sold me on the new toy/tool.
Oh my freakin' god ... as a guitarist with an affinity for synths, thank you, thank you, thank you! After purchasing a GK pickup, midi module, and various synth modules (Roland & others), I've spent so much money trying to get the synth timbers that I've craved. It was always a compromise between having to play a certain way to get the module to track and having to settle with with the lame synth module tones that weren't exactly what I wanted. Well done with selecting those classic synths to emulate, and with such articulate tracking ...I can now play like a guitarist again! That's what I always wanted: the articulation of a guitar with those awesome synth timbres! This is going to be such a best seller.
EH has been coming out with some great sounding boxes for sure but the thing that makes your devices so great is that a guitarist can simply plug in his/her favorite guitar and dial in whatever sounds they can imagine without worrying about special pickups or tracking issues. EH makes some of the most user friendly stuff on the market these days. The sitar box still cracks me up, George Harrison would have loved it!
Forgive me father for I've synth...
Megat Yaesree quick, somebody make that into a t-shirt!
Anthony, Yes! ...but they don't have a good selection of t-shirts.... they need one for every product.
What about the "Synth's of the Father?"
Forgive us our bypasses and those that bypass against us....
Megat Yaesree lol brilliant
The Seven Deadly Synths?? Corny.......?
Bill Rupert kills it in this demo. He always does, by in this his true chops show. Wish I had 1/9th of his ability.
Bill Ruppert does it again! Rush, Genesis, Kraftwerk, EL&P - a one man prog-rock jukebox! What a great little pedal too. Yes you can get some eighties sounds but you could use it for a lot of other types of music too. Very nice.
Bill is a damn genius on guitar. every time I watch this video I see something else new in his picking and chording.
I just ordered this pedal, can’t wait to play “Jump”, “I’ll Wait”, “One Foot out the door” by Van Halen. Also the Sammy Hagar Van Halen tracks.
Bill, great demonstrator that surely knows his target customer group!!!
reasons I love ehx
1. its run by a sweet old man who is adorable
2. their demo videos are very entertaining with a fun lil clip at the beginning (my personal favorite is the organ pedal one)
3. their products are legendary
4.their products are very nice
5. looking at the demo videos/reviews/pedals gives me a lot of joy and excitement thanks guys
Bill Ruppert demos are always awesome.
EHX, I must say, you are quickly becoming my favourite pedal company!
Thank you!
Finally we can have that Yngwie Malmsteen Vs. Rick Wakeman duel we've always wanted!
Funny, yeah, but guitar synths sound awesome.
I never knew I wanted that, but now I do! 🤣
Fantastic! All the EHX keyboard emulation pedals are winners. More, please!
The guitarist’s expertise highlights the pedal greatly! Not usually the case
Damn....and here I was thinking that my EHX Microsynth pedal was the best thing since sliced bread. You all at EHX have really outdone yourself. I absolutely need this pedal as I love doing 80's retro music but not a great keyboardist. This pedal would make my songwriting goals a whole lot easier and more creative.
Starting off right with Subdivisions! Nice!
Dangit Bill!!! You're gonna make me buy every one of these things!! excellent playing and demo sir!!
And I was just about to go full Midi rig to get synth sounds. Phew! This saved me a lot of money... Thanks EHX!
Y'all are evil geniuses who opened up a black hole in my wallet.
Yeah, I got sucked into the black hole...... and liking it !
Bill Ruppert's guitar playing on these EHX demos is superb. Other reviewers try to play rock or blues when demoing these pedals. Great job Bill! The mel9 and synth9 are in the mail...you sold it.😎
I'm sold - picking one up soon. My favorite part of this whole presentation is the 60s video clips during the Vibe Synth part.
EHX are really pulling it out of the bag. What great fun these are!
Wow electro harmonix are coming out with the coolest most innovative pedals in history, they were always ahead of their time. I had some original pedals from the 70s but they weren't durable, now they're very good quality, with fantastic music ideas and innovations. Good work Electro Harmonix
Thank you!
This the best guitar synth demo on youtube!
Well done!
I was impressed from the first sounds which immediately felt so 80's and so Genesis. But the Lucky Man synth solo at the end convinced me I need to buy one!
I don't need this in any way, shape, or form. but I want it.
Agree wit you....sounds so tempting for solo playing to de-stress
Its honestly a lot of fun, I turn the dry up to just over half and synth low to add to what I'm playing
Only issue I have with it is that you need to completely unplug it from the aux plug in every so often to let it 'reset'
Other than that it's amazing
Want this one AND the KEY9. Putting all those high end, extremely expensive pedals to shame. Great job dudes.
A lot of synth pedals are inexplicably going for sound effects and video game sounds. They're still expensive, but they're just toys, or implements of torture, depending on how long you're forced to listen.
Whoever designed this pedal was thinking maybe one of these pedals should make music rather than 12 variations of farting noises.
EHX did well.
Rush, Peter Gabriel, Axel F, New Order. Will this pedal bring the 80s back? If so,
I will buy it.
Don’t forget Parlament Funkadelic, bro lol
I can only begin to imagine what music would have been like , if this was available 30 years ago ... mind boggling !
Bill you are THE man. Another superb clip. TYVM, Sir!!
I bought all five “9 Series”. Now, all I need is a “Bill Ruppert in a Box”.
Just ordered mine. Apparently the shop is getting their first batch this coming week. Super excited!
This has to be the best pedal I’ve ever heard in my life!
Wow, you guys are giving that drum machine a real workout in this demo!
Suggestion: create multiple pedal package deals. ... I'm sure everyone wants at least like 3+ EHX pedals.
with awesome inventions such as these it just proves why guitar is the best instrument ever
Hands down the BEST!!!
Have had this for a couple weeks and it's safe to say I will be keeping it. This video is helpful to learn more. The instructions in the box don't suffice IMO.
I've been waiting for this pedal and that demo was incredible.
I'd love to see a pedal that combines the B9/C9/Key9/Mel9/Synth9 with preset capability. We have the technology!
Aaron Walker we have the technology but I don't have the money
I think that's actually the HOG 2.
No not related at all!
You did it again!!!!
Another one.
I love you guys!
Just bought a good vibes, can't wait to get it.. EHX is at the forefront of the pedal world... top notch!! I have an electric mistress, great chorus on it.
My flabber is well and truly gasted. EHX you've only gone and done it again!
Oh my... setting 8 String Synth 4:22 is INCREDIBLE. I needed this 30 years ago!! Better late than never. >:) Very nice!!
Absolutely amazing. Best of the '9' series by far
The pedal is excellent and Bill Ruppert is a genius.
Yes!I've been looking for this exact pedal for years! didn't want to spend all that money on a pickup and a massive multi effects, thanks so much EHX
:D \m/
Oh boy you sold me with Subdivision 🤗🤗
The song selection for this is spot on!
omg I've been waiting for this day for so long
Best gear DEMO VIDEO EvvvvvveeeeeRRRR.
What an amazing piece of gear too!
God dammit ! Every new pedal release is like drugs : we want more, we need it, we want it RIGHT NOW, and we can't control ourselves !
Thanks for creating those masterpieces, EHX !
Thanks!!!!
Bill is an awesome player and programmer ... my jaw hit the floor when he played the lead from ELP's Lucky Man .... more more more!
Ok you finally won me over with Lucky Man
I said the same thing with Watcher of the Skies on the Mel9 demo... Now I'll be twice as broke!
Loved the Subdivisions and Blue Monday examples.
I just got one second hand. Glorious! There is an ever so slight lag and you have to play clean and not let loose things rattle around too much but in every other aspect it is fab! It reminds me of the sound of the 360 Systems Slavedriver Polyphonic Synth. In the 70's that was unobtanium but now you get that sort of pompous sound in a little pedal. And it works! I also tried it with my voice, which tuns it into a wailing solo synth. Do however be aware that it will make you sound like a loon to those who do not hear the results while you are doing your thang! Furthermore it turns every old cracked keyboard into a mighty poly synth. And the synths it emulates weren't even velocity sensitive! This one however is! Well done EHX. So stop presenting it as a partyband expansion accessory. This is a real instrument! If only I was better at playing the guitar. I'd become the Jimmy Hendrix of guitar sythesis! :-)
I just got one. Holy fucking shit. Best guitar pedal ever.
I believe it..cool pedal.
greets fron "Kraftwerk!" 😀 This is a great item!!!!!
Really?!! I LOVE kraftwerk!
I was already sold, and then you guys threw in Lucky Man. I'll be happily broke because of you guys.
The 80s vibes in this are awesome.
New Order, Joy Division, Kraftwerk & Depeche Mode! Very cool, I'm interested now.
Ok this pedal is gonna be here on Saturday. Excellent demo.
This is the best sounding guitar synth pedal I've heard... it will ultimately find a home at ICP Studios!
Next EHX idea... 😉😉😉.... a Pad9, like the Superego or Freeze but with verbs, mods, delays and swells...? 🤓
It's the Superego +, I don't know when they will release it but it exists. Check it on Google ;)
Dang, this and the Roland SY-300, have to say of the two this actually looks more out-of-the-box practical. What changed in technology to make this instantaneous conversion possible? Great time to be alive. Excellent demo, it makes all the difference to hear the tones in a recognizable song, since a lot of us want to get up and running with archetypal sounds, even if we also enjoy the ability to disappear into the editing screens and tweak our own.
I own it and I love it! EH is really making great stuff.
Damnit Electro Harmonix! I don't the money for you to be putting out amazing pedals every month!
Axel Foley would be proud. Gotta get this pedal. :) Another great job EHX!
Throwing my money at the screen. Seriously, been wanting a guitar synth with these kinds of sounds for a while. If we're talking the same price range as the other "9" machines than consider me sold.
Just got this one of my favorite pedals ever
I shed tears at 9:43
I'm getting one of these someday!
Wow with acoustic guitar it sounds great
Your company is amazing!
Awesome electro harmonik's gadget..I already owned one, it's superiority outclass others, tnks Rupert for the nice demo👍
OMG. PHAT Moog. nice demo, you do a great job of "playing the sound" which is key in making synths sound good.
I've been playing guitar for over 50 years and now I have to learn keyboard shapes on the guitar? Thanks a lot... I'm still getting one!
The most beautiful thing I've ever heard
That 'Rush' section sounded fucking amazing .. TAKE MY MONEY!
Gotta say this was a great demo video. Learned a lot about the pedal, good playing, tasteful, Flashlight! Quality through and through.
Great pedals EH X but we could do with a programmable version of these pedals please
Awesome! I just can't get enough......EHX effects!
1:07 Rush - Subdivision !!
Loving the ELP riffs!
Pretty much brought this pedal on the mini mood patch sound, 9:10 and demo song.. I was in awe... love that sound .. and still do.
The OBX sound sold me!
Richard Bartlett yeah that’s a nice sound
YES. This is everything I've been looking for.
the guitarist demoing could sell sun tan lotion to a shadow
Well put.I think he's the same guy who does the Effectology series available at ehx.com
I'm stealing this line! lol
sell ice to eskimos
sell a ketchup popsicle to a woman in white gloves
Nice one, Matthew! ;-)
fun, fun, fun auf der Autobahn... excellent demo choice!
Once again, what guitarist !
I just copped those licks from the Lucky Man solo you played. Thanx dude, you rock!!!!!
This was a superb treat, Thank you Bill.
Love this and all the EH pedals, Especially the organ ones and the Mel9. Also noting the great amp simulator and the VG99 in the background.........
How well does this work tracking bass?
CommonTroll works fine, low in first position it gets a bit hairy, but high up it sounds perfect, perfectly useable
When we buy these, do they come with the chops to play em like you? YES, I’m all in then!