MusicRadar Basics: chorus, tremolo, phaser and flange guitar pedals

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  • Опубліковано 9 жов 2014
  • MusicRadar Basics is brought to you in association with Boss.
    Chorus, tremolo, phase and flange are all referred to as modulation effects. They add depth, dimension and movement to a guitar’s natural sound without distorting it, but they all have their own unique characteristics.
    Common to most pedals is a rate control that adjusts the speed of the effect and a depth control that adjusts the intensity of the effect.
    Chorus is a stunning shimmer effect that adds width to your tone. You'll have heard it used by artists as diverse as Prince, The Police and Nirvana.
    Tremolo is the effect of a guitar sound's volume cutting in and out at a variety of speeds. If you've heard the song How Soon Is Now by The Smiths you'll know how it sounds.
    Phase splits the signal in two, moves one of those paths out of phase then blends it back in with the original, so the motion of that in phase/out of phase relationship can be heard. That might sound technical but you will have heard this effect all over the late 90s recordings of Radiohead, Incubus and even Eruption by Van Halen.
    Flange works in a similar way to phase, but takes it to even greater extremes. You will have heard it on songs like Are You Gonna Go My Way by Lenny Kravitz or Nobody's Fault But Mine by Led Zeppelin.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 192

  • @savanaviolenta
    @savanaviolenta 3 роки тому +39

    I have all these pedals and I love them. Boss is the Boss.

  • @TheNationalfilmbored
    @TheNationalfilmbored 4 роки тому +11

    Thank you, this is exactly the kind of video I was hoping to find. I’m learning to mix, I’m not an electric guitar player, and I’m trying to get more familiar with time-based FX. I especially like that you gave examples of songs or artists for each one.

    • @lapisblock633
      @lapisblock633 2 роки тому +2

      Yeah its a great video to see what they sound like and doesn't take much time to watch. So its very useful

  • @griffingoodman1055
    @griffingoodman1055 Рік тому

    Great video, straight to the point with clear explanation and clear demo

  • @medalsinthechute5379
    @medalsinthechute5379 4 роки тому +5

    This is brilliant--I've been looking for explanations like these covering what the pedals actually DO to the signal.

  • @rugged_music
    @rugged_music 3 роки тому

    I love this channel so straight to the point unlike other channels who have a lot of stupid gimmicks

  • @Adam-om2je
    @Adam-om2je 4 роки тому

    Great explanations, really helpful thanks!

  • @lbomfs
    @lbomfs 8 років тому

    Great video, really helpful!

  • @hubblebublumbubwub5215
    @hubblebublumbubwub5215 3 роки тому +1

    Nice, a video that gets to the point

  • @chrisdaviesguitar
    @chrisdaviesguitar 5 років тому

    Just happens to be more or less the same pedals as have, so very useful. Thank you. How about doing another with the Boss DD7?

  • @zepperfox7669
    @zepperfox7669 7 років тому +1

    Its that good old classic guitar sound that makes you relax

  • @esesenordenegro2064
    @esesenordenegro2064 5 років тому +9

    The Cure in their Lp "Faith", use Flanger in the bass in every song. I miss so much that sound.

    • @huli8557
      @huli8557 2 роки тому

      Do you know which one?

  • @wisteela
    @wisteela 5 років тому +1

    Very good video. Subscribed.
    Could you do a video about the best order to combine them?

  • @mariosdem1148
    @mariosdem1148 4 роки тому

    Great video man

  • @Atmirilias1
    @Atmirilias1 5 років тому +1

    Thanks. People understand what they want to understand.

  • @LuisRodriguez-vh6fg
    @LuisRodriguez-vh6fg 5 років тому +2

    How soon is now ❤️

  • @elsupernico
    @elsupernico 6 років тому +2

    RIP Prince!!! I cried

  • @truespiderman
    @truespiderman 7 років тому +7

    That is a gorgeous PRS

  • @colt9073
    @colt9073 5 років тому +1

    What pops up in my mind when i hear the tremolo part:
    *SAIL!!!*

  • @frehleysmoke7029
    @frehleysmoke7029 4 роки тому

    何気にギターの方センスありまんなぁ~♪
    リバーブ入れてないとこがデモとして好感持てますね。
    トレモロ以外は過去に全部持ってました。今はアンプに直に指してます。

  • @Gko316
    @Gko316 7 років тому

    I love this video

  • @pillarsofserpents
    @pillarsofserpents 9 років тому

    dude, 10 o'clock is where my BF-3's rate and depth are usually at too!

  • @santi.v0
    @santi.v0 3 роки тому

    WHAT A GUITAR AND WHAT A SOUND. TR2 IS BEAAAUTYFUL

  • @reix25
    @reix25 9 років тому +10

    Logan that was Ain't talking' bout love by Van Halen

    • @DrVink86
      @DrVink86 4 роки тому +1

      It was a switched up version, probably to avoid copyright claims

  • @supremeweezer4o8
    @supremeweezer4o8 4 роки тому +2

    Can i combine these pedals together and try to replicate a vibratone type sound ?

  • @RamonInshan33
    @RamonInshan33 4 роки тому +1

    Can someone please help me out with the song that’s being played at 0.59.

  • @TNJX
    @TNJX 7 років тому +363

    Mate I'm british and I've never heard anyone talk with that accent

    • @JoshuaBatch
      @JoshuaBatch 7 років тому +33

      I had to re-listen how he said Nirvana.

    • @BravoColl
      @BravoColl 7 років тому +17

      Sounds like a brummie to me.

    • @rolando0572
      @rolando0572 7 років тому

      jajaja true

    • @Tom-cv2cx
      @Tom-cv2cx 7 років тому +14

      zoidberg590 He sounds like he might be part south african

    • @mrBDeye
      @mrBDeye 7 років тому +21

      I spoke like that once, but it was only after accidentally swallowing my chewing gum. It was quite unexpected.

  • @LadyNicola
    @LadyNicola 4 роки тому +1

    My Boss Flanger needs a good clean up or maybe a repaint!

  • @Jawnietheboy
    @Jawnietheboy 4 роки тому +18

    1:43 sounds like how soon is now

  • @lal2235
    @lal2235 5 років тому

    my chorus ensemble is very quiet, I have to put it in max, is that normal?

  • @JohnOhkumaThiel
    @JohnOhkumaThiel 2 роки тому +1

    Exactly what I wanted to know, basic explanations, and you didn’t spent most of the time showing off your mad guitar or video editing skills, so no need to fast forward.
    I just got the Katana amp, which is my first serious amp, the manual sucks. Please make a video like this about the Katana, particularly the effects section.

  • @Aeon_Is_Near
    @Aeon_Is_Near 2 роки тому

    1:41 I enjoy this little demo of How soon is now more than the original song itself

  • @williampercival7662
    @williampercival7662 4 роки тому +1

    I'm from 🌲 Sherwood Forest 🌲 and I understand where you are coming from. W Percival from New Zealand 🇳🇿 Gardenia🌺 Band and Rarotonga Cook Islands 🇨🇰

  • @paulmcdonough1093
    @paulmcdonough1093 5 років тому +16

    Flange was used on ORION at the start by Metallica

    • @theJaRRoOnE22
      @theJaRRoOnE22 4 роки тому

      Paul Mcdonough also in devil in I by Slipknot

  • @JohnScottieFerguson
    @JohnScottieFerguson 3 місяці тому

    Limehouse Lizzy, right? Amazing! 🤘

  • @kirkhensley8598
    @kirkhensley8598 4 роки тому

    Johnny Marr-esque. Right on.

  • @kirkhensley8598
    @kirkhensley8598 4 роки тому

    Dear "ADs": NO THANK YOU. You can end before you begin.
    Dear Vid: Very well done. "You've heard this one in songs such as..." is more helpful than Dr. Asperger's robotic approach. VERY COOL. Two thumbs up! Saved.

  • @jacksonsatchel923
    @jacksonsatchel923 3 роки тому

    What about the PS-6 (Harmonist)?

  • @penggemar_ogohogoh
    @penggemar_ogohogoh 6 років тому

    Nice study

  • @brettmarlar4154
    @brettmarlar4154 7 років тому +2

    Actually, Flange and chorus are more related than phasers. Chorus and flangers are oscillating delay times, the only difference is that chorus is slightly detuned. Phasers are created by a delay time, but it is very short and is constant. The delay time is just enought that the dry and wet signals are out of phase.

    • @kendoiron8015
      @kendoiron8015 6 місяців тому +1

      Great explanation. Flanger may do both but it's nice to have 2 cleaner effect options with phase and chorus. The CE on by itself is so sweet by itself.

  • @1966supersonic
    @1966supersonic 5 років тому +4

    I subbed cause u named The Police.....such a good band

  • @scottlandb6579
    @scottlandb6579 5 місяців тому

    You nailed the song comparisons without actually playing the songs

  • @daniels1293
    @daniels1293 6 років тому +4

    When I was 8 my dad had a vintage ce4 boss chorus from the 80s or 90s that I ended up breaking.

    • @manuhendriks4302
      @manuhendriks4302 6 років тому +1

      I broke a metalzone once. My own fault, my brother put a wrong adapter on it and I was uneducated about voltage ...
      I'm just glad we didn't destroy my Boss CE3, I had it around the same time😅

    • @russride
      @russride 5 років тому

      Sorry for your loss. 😭

    • @braida007
      @braida007 5 років тому

      I broke a glass once...sucks😒

  • @ExtraMaestro
    @ExtraMaestro 5 років тому +2

    Chorus ensemble, the only pedal you need to play paradise city by Guns and Roses

  • @Nomellamodiego
    @Nomellamodiego 7 років тому +37

    Tremolo sounded like "El Ojo De La Tormenta". A song from Soda Stereo :D

    • @AndreeDLopez
      @AndreeDLopez 5 років тому +1

      I see you're a man of culture as well.

    • @redbarchettta
      @redbarchettta 4 роки тому +1

      I see you're a latino as well.

  • @puderrick8634
    @puderrick8634 6 років тому +20

    0:58 Prince we miss you

  • @georgelayton2228
    @georgelayton2228 6 років тому +2

    How do you feel about the following boss pedals the ce2:dd3 ph3 metal zone and way cry baby
    Are these pedals good for praise and worship?

  • @stephensmith799
    @stephensmith799 3 роки тому +2

    Great vid. Am I the only one hoping he’d stomp on all of the pedals all at once for fullest effect🤔

  • @gisibah
    @gisibah 8 років тому +24

    The way he described the phaser and flanger is wrong. While the phaser has a really misleading name, it doesn't put anything out of phase. It uses a series of filters to progressively make certain frequency bands of the guitar sounds darker or brighter. The flanger does have an appropiate name though, as it mimics the sound of a tape flange going out of sync. This creates the out-of-phase sound that flangers are known for. It's basically a much more intense chorus.

    • @hendrix5757
      @hendrix5757 8 років тому +16

      Umm... nope, a phaser does exactly how he describes it. So the name isn't misleading at all. It dupes the signal and contains several phase inverter stages that each invert the signal by 180 degrees. It also contains an LFO that controls the rate at which the phase shifts occur is it modulates (thus changing the coloration of the tonality due to adding/cancelling of frequencies) and when that usually when the iconic swooshing sound occurs before the notches occur at the 180 phase inversion. Yeah man, the phaser's circuitry design is much older and pretty basic when compared to a flangers, or any of the other mod effects. The flanger is designed to only have several short delay stages but to also uniquely interact and modulate the original signal's harmonic content. However, you are correct about the flange effect originating from the tape reels on a tape machine.

    • @andersharmsiddlyumptious
      @andersharmsiddlyumptious 6 років тому

      he described phaser right, but he described flanger wrong

    • @stompfolks
      @stompfolks 5 років тому +1

      @@hendrix5757 phaser uses all pass filters, the notches are linearly spaced. flange mix a dry signal with a delayed signal using a LFO to apply a variation of the delay time (1-10ms basically or 1-20ms) the variation can be linear or logaritmic, you can invert the wet signal to mix with original, you can aplly effect to all frequencies or mids an high or high only; you can apply a delay on the original signal to get Thrue zero flange;
      one can also find envelope and wave form settings. on flange notches are not linear and you can get lots of.
      on both part of the output signal is usually fed back to the input ( delay line or stage on phaser)

  • @romulusmetalgamer5768
    @romulusmetalgamer5768 6 років тому

    what kind of guitar do you use for the distortion pedal video?

  • @b44styreraug
    @b44styreraug 6 років тому +2

    Metal Distortion + Flange = Dark Tranquillity - Therein

  • @ph7neutral__966
    @ph7neutral__966 6 років тому

    What guitar is that?

  • @crude.75
    @crude.75 4 роки тому +1

    Nirvana/Kurt Cobain never used a boss chorus it was an electro harmonix small chorus or an echo flanger

  • @Slayerrrrrr
    @Slayerrrrrr 9 років тому +16

    YESSS NIRVANA!

  • @animeshmanikpuri8665
    @animeshmanikpuri8665 6 років тому

    Mukhe 1 phaser chahiye iskA price kya hai

  • @diegoaguilar3278
    @diegoaguilar3278 3 роки тому +7

    "Or even Nervoahnna"

  • @vhateg
    @vhateg 7 років тому +1

    What song is the that from wich you took the last example?

    • @randytobias1537
      @randytobias1537 6 років тому

      vlad hateg ain’t talking bout love by Van Halen

  • @logancantin9374
    @logancantin9374 9 років тому

    what is the song that he plays with the flanger pedal?

  • @mervyndavid5258
    @mervyndavid5258 8 років тому

    Whats the song tittle for Chorus Effect ?

    • @charlesgale1998
      @charlesgale1998 8 років тому +2

      +Mervyn David pretty much purple rain - prince

  • @kaktusrouge
    @kaktusrouge 5 років тому +11

    Willem Dafoe's secret son for sure

  • @Garagieraryhir
    @Garagieraryhir 7 років тому +1

    neevanah?

  • @istaris
    @istaris 6 років тому

    efek guod very guod

  • @ryankurien
    @ryankurien 3 роки тому +1

    What song is he playing when he uses the Flanger?

    • @ryankurien
      @ryankurien 3 роки тому

      @Ismail Bel Which Van Halen song?

  • @stratbmx1542
    @stratbmx1542 5 років тому +3

    I don’t if it’s just me but all Boss Phasers don’t sound full

  • @cavespider6665
    @cavespider6665 6 років тому

    would these pedals work with a bass?

  • @MattCamp_
    @MattCamp_ 4 роки тому

    what should i use for a punk pop sound?

  • @Juniorfinger999
    @Juniorfinger999 4 роки тому

    Wow

  • @wachyuproboasmoro2011
    @wachyuproboasmoro2011 5 років тому

    King in the North!

  • @evanloken19
    @evanloken19 2 роки тому

    1:10 I hear every breath you take meets purple rain

  • @Freshy10
    @Freshy10 6 років тому +1

    3:23 what is that song

    • @user-bp8yd7uy6h
      @user-bp8yd7uy6h 3 роки тому +2

      Sounds like "ain't talking 'bout love" by EVH but I don't think so.

  • @npc2071
    @npc2071 4 роки тому +2

    1:50 i am the sonnnn and the heirrrr

    • @DennisTeti
      @DennisTeti 4 роки тому

      y tho Hahahahahaha I did the exact same thing 🎸 🎶

  • @frollixz3773
    @frollixz3773 7 років тому +61

    That PRS tho

    • @zachhughes9220
      @zachhughes9220 6 років тому +1

      Damn shame he had to ruin the guitar with Boss pedals 😭

    • @Bss_-eo9dn
      @Bss_-eo9dn 6 років тому +13

      Zach Hughes How's that a bad thing?

  • @MetalHeart8787
    @MetalHeart8787 5 років тому +2

    I like this guys demos of pedals BUT the phaser pedal can sound better than that. ive never owned a Boss phase pedal But I Love the color of it. Great example with the Flanger pedal

  • @panicattheohsorryimeantwen5758
    @panicattheohsorryimeantwen5758 7 років тому +7

    what's the guitar you're usin?

    • @justintyler3620
      @justintyler3620 7 років тому +9

      panic at the?? oh sorry I mean twenty øne pilots ithink its the t.o.p. is shit model

    • @invincibleforce7367
      @invincibleforce7367 6 років тому

      panic at the?? oh sorry I mean twenty øne pilots (It's a PRS)

    • @lunarscorpio3987
      @lunarscorpio3987 6 років тому

      nice username, lol

  • @maximoatalan9718
    @maximoatalan9718 7 років тому +12

    damn why does he looks like gareth bale

  • @kimberlyward5670
    @kimberlyward5670 7 років тому +3

    so riiiiiiich

  • @klauswhitedreamer
    @klauswhitedreamer 8 років тому +1

    nice settings on the Boss BF-3, it sounds very close to Van Halen !....

  • @adityabhatt7280
    @adityabhatt7280 7 років тому +1

    Song at 3:30?

  • @BROOKS39
    @BROOKS39 5 років тому

    He sounds like Super Hands

  • @LesleyLesPaul
    @LesleyLesPaul 5 років тому +4

    Is that english ?
    :-(( LES

  • @Phoebedumplings
    @Phoebedumplings 3 роки тому

    Andy summers used a flanger

  • @isaiaso-o6513
    @isaiaso-o6513 Рік тому

    Sigo sin entender

  • @alanjudd7537
    @alanjudd7537 Рік тому

    Nice to see the simple need-to-know stuff' Without egotists trying to be witty. and you don't speak at 100 miles a minute . Thanks

  • @thejasonknightfiascoband5099
    @thejasonknightfiascoband5099 5 років тому +1

    I really love the Tremolo pedal but unfortunately it's a very rare event when I find a spot for it in my noise pollution😭

    • @gramsci420
      @gramsci420 4 роки тому

      I’ll admit tremolo is pretty boring on its own but when used in conjunction with other effects it’s 🤯

  • @falin9557
    @falin9557 5 років тому +1

    3:23 song?

  • @jasonmaharjan5155
    @jasonmaharjan5155 5 років тому +1

    1:40 sounds a bit like How soon is now? by The Smiths

  • @selah.606
    @selah.606 4 роки тому +1

    Nivonah

  • @robbie_the_guitarist7277
    @robbie_the_guitarist7277 3 роки тому

    0:57

  • @davidgeorge1281
    @davidgeorge1281 6 років тому

    He said flange!

  • @MercyfulDeath13
    @MercyfulDeath13 7 років тому

    who else got a Kirk Hammett ad before the video?

  • @wmw0702
    @wmw0702 3 роки тому

    Is that you George?

  • @68ceylan06
    @68ceylan06 4 роки тому

    Halo ıch möchte auch sod 1

  • @Evocati-Augusti
    @Evocati-Augusti 4 роки тому

    i hear some VH

  • @ivoleijen2008
    @ivoleijen2008 4 роки тому +1

    Nuwona...

  • @gotohellaaron
    @gotohellaaron 6 років тому +4

    I am the son. I am the heir.

    • @lancairw867
      @lancairw867 5 років тому

      gotohellaaron still one of my favorite songs 🎸👍🏻

    • @Jawnietheboy
      @Jawnietheboy 4 роки тому

      1:42

  • @lunarscorpio3987
    @lunarscorpio3987 6 років тому +2

    Phase Shifter sounds like almost every Red Hot Chili Peppers song.

    • @mariano_str0ke
      @mariano_str0ke 5 років тому +1

      Frusciante used a chorus pedal. He never used a phaser

  • @everettkennedy6758
    @everettkennedy6758 7 років тому

    I dont find this halpul-_-

  • @robertotinoco8696
    @robertotinoco8696 5 років тому +1

    Excuse me, say again... oh yeah sure, whatever you say.

  • @binitshrestha8812
    @binitshrestha8812 4 роки тому

    Am i the only guy who feeels he loooks like Johny Sinns twin brother

  • @KRAZEEIZATION
    @KRAZEEIZATION Рік тому

    I can’t understand why Boss discontinued the BF-2 and gave us a piece of junk like the BF-3! The PH-3 Phaser is awful too.

  • @sgtlonly6145
    @sgtlonly6145 4 роки тому +1

    How he said Nirvana Lmao