Strymon Flint - Tremolo & Reverb demo
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- Опубліковано 24 лип 2024
- Sound designer Pete Celi gives an in-depth demo Flint Tremolo & Reverb.
For more information about Flint please visit: strymon.net/flint
Be sure to check out the other Flint videos for audio examples and knob settings. Signal path: Flint » stereo into two Damage Control tube preamps » PC audio interface. Please view in HD for highest quality audio. :)
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The magical combination of tremolo and reverb is the earliest example of a perfect guitar effects marriage. First pioneered within historic amplifiers of the 1960s, this harmonious coexistence has made it's way onto countless records and performances-from early surf, swampy bayou blues, spaghetti westerns, film noir soundtracks, to modern day indie rock.
Flint gives you the sonically complex '61 Harmonic Tremolo, the swampy and sultry '63 Power Tube Tremolo, and the sharp and balanced '65 Photocell Tremolo. You also get the classic '60s Spring Tank Reverb, the inventive '70s Electronic Plate Reverb, and the nostalgic '80s Hall Rack Reverb. Go from splashy, pulsing twang, to throbbing, swampy blues, all the way to ambient, trembling, and serene reverberated pads.
I think Pete and the people from Strymon are "From the Future" - everything they make is fantastic, and they provide exceptional client service.
Strymon pedals are very pleasing, authentic sounding, smartly engineered and have the American quality vibe. They are now my favorite pedals.
I absolutely love this pedal. Two incredible sounding effects in one pedal that makes me want to play.
I have listened to them all and yet here I am.
Love the added information on top of the sound examples!
One of the best Pound for Pound and Versatile Units you’ll ever buy PERIOD. Couldn’t Imagine my rig without it 3 Tremolos and 3 Reverbs in one Unit and all sound MAJESTIC , how they do it baffles me, Pete you and the gang are modern day renaissance Geniuses say no more ❤️⭐️🌞👍🏻🙏💥
Two seconds of Twin Peaks theme is all I need to boost my mood for a month.
Yes! ❤ I felt it before I heard it.
Great pedal. The hall reverb is the best reverb I’ve heard from a guitar pedal. Strymon and Boss along with JHS have everything I need.
I probably shouldn’t say anything yet, because I just got this astounding pedal today, and don’t yet have my thoughts together. But, I want to thank these folks for making this lovely and powerful piece of equipment. If you can, I urge you to get one. It contains within it some of the reasons to love playing guitar. It imparts inspiration and joy.
this review is a work of art... really the best review i've seen. don't get me started on the pedal itself!
He always does excellent reviews
Very informative and helpful. Ended up with ordering one. Just put it on the board. Its very very musical. So happy...
Awesome! Happy to hear that. Thanks :)
Wow! Just blown away with how musical everything is here.
My Flint should be here next week !!!Really excited.
Ordered mine last week, will be here tomorrow, cannot sleep, too much anticipation...
11:55 yes, here it is, the feature I expected based on this combination! Not just a great sounding device, but smart as well. Strymon delivers, as always!
Excellent demo highlighting versatility and functions. Great job!
Thank you!
This pedal has the best spring reverb of any pedal I’ve heard , love the hall and plate to , and that 63 Trem -
Desert island pedal right there !
Love ya work Strymon
Thank you so much!! :)
@@strymon this sounds so rich, lush and amazing - i can barely wait to get one.
My absolute favourite pedal. I'm saving for the el cap now!
Makes our day to hear that. If you post any videos please share with us :) Thanks
Dope ! Nice job guys. Picking this thing up
Can't wait to try this out I ordered a few days ago. I have the big sky too but I think this should be a little more refined which is what I need currently.
This is a really outstanding and inspiring pedal. There are a ton of musically useful tones to discover and utilize and they are all decadently good.
Thanks for creating this gem.
I love mine.
Well done guys! A beautiful creation.
Thank you :)
Was going to trade in my blue sky for this.. i only use one or two reverb settings after all and they are vintage. Strymon literally helped me dial those settings in here in youtube. Ive ordered up a flint but now im keeping the sky because after the help i recieved ive found more joy with my blue sky as well. thankyou strymon and thakyou in advance for the support i know ill get for my flint as well.. hehe oddly enough ive found my "own" way around my riverside. .
i promise , i Will publish at least one vid featuring these pieces of joy :) . much to learn but im hoping my rivera will solve the translation of tone.
That is so great to hear and we can't wait to see the video!! Thank you and we are always happy to help out!!
Great pedal and great playing as well. Great review overall.
Wow, this demo was done perfectly! I already know this is the pedal I'm gonna get just based on this video.
Thank you!
I went out today to by either a JHS Kodiak or Walrus Audio Monument. Both sounded great but I left with a Flint. Amazing sounding pedal and, despite what look like limited options, seemingly infinite sounds. My first Strymon pedal. I have a feeling it wont be my last.
Hope you have been having a great time with your Flint! Thanks for sharing this with us :)
@@strymon I love my Flint, I hate that autocorrect corrected 'buy' to 'by'.
Got a reverb pedal that has oceans (hint hint) more options. I returned it and bought this one because it’s infinitely better sounding.
Gotta love Strymon, this sounds great, really versatile and musical.
Thank you :)
I currently have a BigSky and love it, kind of drool over your other pedals! I use BigSky for synths, vocals and other sounds and it works really well. May have to get the TimeLine or DIG next. Are there any other pedals you think would be suited to non-guitar sounds?
The Deco is one of my personal favorites in our lineup as it provides great tape saturation for tape compression, warmth, and enhanced low end harmonics and the Doubletracker provides effects that range from doubling, comb filtering, flanging, chorus, and delay.
I like how he's playing Party in the USA the whole time lol
Fkn banger why not
He's just a way cool guy!
i have one of these and its just wonderful!!
Love that. If you post any videos with your Flint, would love to see/hear them :D
As potentially my first dual pedal I have been a bit intimidated by all the options and havent pulled the trigger, but this video singlehandedly convinced me to buy it. Such a concise yet thorough overview
Thanks! Hope you enjoy your Flint, and we're always here if you have any questions :)
I have this one 10Y on my pedalboard and not gonna change it. The perfect choice and matches well with other stompboxes.
This is really a unique stomp in terms of warmth N beautiful simplicity ...No fancy shit in there whatsoever...
Love this pedal!
Oh Strymon. El Capistan is the greatest pedal I've ever owned and I've been trying to resist the Flint for so long. But now I'm going to have to sell my existing tremolo and cough up the cash because this thing sounds so damn good. You geniuses you
I hear ya, I’m selling my MXR M300 Reverb and MXR M305 Tremolo to get the Flint. I have the DIG and will own the El Capistan eventually.
I like the MXR pedals but they both have high mA when it comes to power. The M300 has a current draw of 240mA and the M305 has a current draw of 190mA. The Flint’s required current is 250mA. I do have a truetone cs7 power supply so it wasn’t an issue but just one power source as opposed to two is a plus. One less patch cable and I still get great reverb and tremolo tones so it’s a win for me. I got the MXR pedals because I liked the idea of 6 different types of reverb and tremolo but I only ever used plate and spring and epic on the reverb and one or two types on the tremolo. I think I’ll get along better with just the flint. I’ve become a minimalist these days so I’m trying to get down to using as few pedals as possible.
Can’t wait to get the Flint.
Take care folks
Right? I sometimes clicking on a video of theirs because once I do I have to sell something and buy their pedal lol! The Flint is easily one of the best pedals I've ever owned! I have a friend that owns 3 of them so he can have one on every one of his boards lol!
when i see Pete Celi talking about his pedals i automatically start saving money for new one
This is the most complex pedal I've ever loved. You don't know me, but thats saying a lot.
Just ordered.
I'm in love!
I just got my 2nd Flint this week (cool black knob special edition), sold the 1st one when I got a Fractal FX-8, big mistake, FX-8 is now gone and I had to have my Strymon pedals again. This just might be Strymon's best pedal, god I love this puppy. The Harmonic Trem is to die for and the 80's Hall exquisite, having this after my stereo Volante is a touch of heaven. Strymon is just top shelf all the way. Got my eye on that Riverside Drive gessshhh the tones coming out of that, analog input with magical DSP I cannot believe they got DSP to sound that good. Strymon Rules!!
that how soon is now is spot on!!!
Love the sound at 1:49!
I love the pedal.
I heard that Twin Peaks!
Is there a way to feed a tempo sync from say an El Capistan to a Flint via the expression jacks? I know some brands, like JHS can do this. If so, or any other way, I'd be interested to know how. I have an El Capistan, which I absolutely love, and I'm strongly considering a Flint, regardless if I can sync them. Thanks.
Hi +Randall Yeager, thanks for checking out the video! :) The EXP jack on our pedals will only receive external expression control and does not send out tempo sync information I'm afraid.
Would love to have this pedal!
3:34 is Johnny Mary’s signature for sure.
This keypad...Johnny Marr.
@@stan2211stan don't worry dude we got you ;)
@@oliverjames7315 Thanks Oliver.
How soon is now!!
LOVE THIS THANG
I have the Strymon big three but somehow still urn for the simplicity and beautiful sounds of this pedal. Something is just a notch above with this pedal.
Incredible. In my Sweetwater shopping cart! ...along with several more! 🙄
I wish Strymon would build all their pedals into one massive combi-switcher like Boss does. Would cost like $5m, but would be worth it.
😂😂😂
I can testify- this pedal with a tweed bandmaster and an old strat or tele is very good
Excellent video!!!One important question :Can the Flint change from true bypass mode to buffer bypass mode so I can use it at the end of my pedalboard chain as a last output buffer pedal???
Yes
TREMENDO!!!!!!!!!
that moment at 10:09 is beautiful
ha!! i was falling asleep last night listening to this review and in my half sleep i heard something beautiful. i was getting ready to listen to the entire thing again today to find the part which i had heard but i read your comment and sure enough - that was the part :)
I've just got this pedal, it's wonderful, thank you Strymon!. Would a Dunlop Volume X pedal be suitable to use as an expression pedal to control the decay rate?
+David Rollin - Our pedals require a TRS connection from your expression pedal and we recommend at least a 25k potentiometer in the expression pedal for best results. We have not tested the Dunlop Volume X to verify how it would work with our pedals.
strymon Thank you!, I'll look into that. Cheers
i'm digging the fact that you have an Agile guitar...I myself have a Dauntless model by Agile. I would like to know what modifications that you have done to yours. P.S. Awesome pedal by the way. Thanks for the demo 👍👍👍😁
how do you set up a foot switch to tap in the tempo? I connected an on/off switch, and all it does is jump to fast tempo when I press it.
It sounds like you're using a latching switch. For controlling the tap tempo, you'd want a non-latching TRS SPST switch. Check out our MiniSwitch for a great option. :)
www.strymon.net/miniswitch/
If you still have questions please email support@strymon.net!
Hi
When Putting the Pedal into "analog bypass" is this remembered after powering down the unit? Thanks
+Mrs Boswell Yes, the bypass mode is remembered for future power ups until you change it up again with the same procedure.
OK...So I purchased this pedal....and it does sound as good as you hear that it does. I had 30 days to return it...and due to covid my business was slow so I took advantage of the generous return policy knowing I could repurchase it later....And they told me that I'm the first ever to return this pedal in the database of that music chain. We all had a laugh as I explained (in liars terms) why I wanted to return it.... I will get by for a bit and then repurchase this gem.
Hi Chris, Thanks for the kind words. Hope everything starts to pick back up for you as the pandemic starts to get under control! Wishing you the best.
Does this have a nice buffer that brings up the quality of depth and tone, even when you're not using the effect? It sounds like it, but I can't completely tell.
By default, Flint is set to True Bypass, however, you can set the Flint to buffered bypass mode so that you get a buffered signal when the effect is bypassed.
BIG LIKE FOR HOW SOON IS NOW
Hi Guys,
I'm thinks of linking this pedal through my sound card so I can use it as a send and return effect in protools. Can you see any reason why this would not work?
Thanks
+John Boswell, you can certainly use our pedals as outboard effects with dedicated audio interfaces. Our pedals have an input impedance of 1 Meg Ohm and output impedance of 100 Ohm, so just make sure that your audio interface can work with these connections.
strymon Thanks.
gorgeous clean tone. I may have to replace my Carl Martin tremovibe with this pedal.... Love the Carl Martin, but it's noisy.
Not sure if this pedal is worth selling my Earthquaker devices Hummingbird and TC Electronics Hall of fame reverb. Is there someone who could provide there input?
That is a hard question that we can't help in answering, since it's really what sounds and feel inspire you. But if you have any technical questions about Flint please let us now at support@strymon.net. You can also check strymon.net/dealers to see if there is a dealer near you that you could try Flint out :) Thanks!
Can you find the Flint Reverb sounds in the Big Sky?
Flint's reverbs are unique to Flint and aren't found on BigSky. Flint's reverbs can be set to sound darker than those found on BigSky and blueSky.
The first 2 guitar intros for the trem are super cool, what is that?
Hey there! At the beginning of the video, there's a lot of '63 harmonic tremolo going on. Is that what you're referring to? If not, give me a timestamp, and I'm happy to look into that!
Is there any volume drop when you engage the tremolo?
There is no perceived volume drop. Also, there is a separate boost/cut feature available when you engage the Tremolo (or Reverb).
were these demos recorded in the loop or in front of an amp(s)?
Hi, signal path was Flint » stereo into two Damage Control tube preamps » PC audio interface. Thanks :)
This sounds good BUT do you want Michael kors reverb and trem?
Are these the same spring, plate, and hall reverbs as the Big Sky?
Hey there! This will answer your question :)
www.strymon.net/faq/does-the-bigsky-have-all-the-features-of-the-bluesky/
The dude in the blue shirt with the Les Paul sounds JUST LIKE Adam Scott if you don't look at him.
Ben Wyatt
Beast.
:D
Does anyone here know how to change the bypass from true bypass to buffered ?
With the pedal disconnected from power, press and hold the Reverb Bypass footswitch, and then connect the pedal to power :)
This toggles between the bypass mode each time you do it. Buffered bypass gives you trails when bypassing the reverb.
@@strymon great, thank you very much. I will try it 👍👍👍
Cool pedal! What is the neck pickup in that guitar?
Hi Jameson, It's a Seymour Duncan '59. :)
+strymon Cool! Thanks for replying.
You have to have one cable for each ”part” of the pedal?
How the hell am I suposed to connect it to the next pedal?
Does a Y-cable exist?
Hi Simon, that is incorrect. The two sides of the pedal will come out of the LEFT OUT when you are going mono in and out. You do not need a splitter cable to use each side of the pedal. Even when using stereo outputs, both effects are sent out of both outputs, it is not one effect per out.
@@strymon Thank you! Seems like I’ll be getting one of these! 😎👍
Is it possible to use this pedal as signal splitter for stereo rig?
You can run mono in and stereo out, yes :) Note that both outputs are always processed though, so if you are trying to run a wet/dry rig for example you'd want to split the signal before Iridium with some other type of device.
@@strymon Thank you :)
why don't you crank the bloody Mix knob for a second???
3:42 NNNYyyyyyeeeeaaaaagghhhh!
Got the iridium, use it in stereo, Flint is on order, will run this in stereo too. Should this plug into iridium, or should I run my iridium into this?
You can do either! If you want to hear Flint in Iridium's headphone output though, you'll want it before Iridium. If you are also getting overdriven tones from Iridium, it might sound clearer to run Flint after it.
@@strymon thank you, don’t really use the headphones, but do get some drive from Iridium, so will put Flint last I think
What is the slowest rate of tremolo ? ie B.P.M . What is the range of the tremolo rate ? ( Slowest- fastest ). thankyou.
The SPEED range of the Flint's Tremolo effect is 90-600 BPM.
hi strymon, I have a question. Shall I face volume drop problem with the tremolo, which is often in other tremolo pedals?
The perception of a volume drop is usually due to the nature of how the tremolo affects the amplitude of your signal. On the Flint, there is an optional boost of up to +3dB that you can apply if you feel you are losing signal.
strymon thanks for the answer, can I assign that +3db boost just for tremolo or it is both for tremolo and reverb?
Yes, both the TREMOLO and REVERB sides have their own independent BOOST level settings. So you can set it for the Tremolo, but keep the reverb effect at unity gain when that is engaged.
thanks, I think you have just sold it to me 😃
Look forward to hearing when you get it. Please share with us when you do :) And if you have anymore questions let us know anytime at support@strymon.net. Thanks!
hallo... can i use for bass?
Absolutely :)
As an electronics engineer I would love to work on a pedal company like this! Let me know when you are recruting!
We don't have any job openings at the moment, but feel free to send your resume into HR at info@strymon.net so we have it if something does open up :)
Sounds awesome,why only -3db cut though?
Our pedals are designed to operate at unity gain; the +/- 3dB boost/cut is there in order to allow fine tuning for your output signal level to match your input level. :)
I brought this up before on other vids and am wary of coming across cranky...but with all due respect 3 db of cut is not enough to level the volume when going %100 wet with longer trails.(yes,people discover new ways to use gear).They stack up much more the 3 db and I know this because it's one of the reasons I bought a Big Sky in the first place-I don't use my guitar's volume knob for swells or even the "swell" setting for swells.Going %100 wet is much better IMO because it's seamless sounding.You can play what I call *chord clouds* (basically seamless swells)and add all kinds of artifacts-pick noise,tapping,dissonant notes etc.."Swell" mode can't do that because it clips the attack.
More-you could get swells on ANY reverb "type" /any verb pedal in your line up and you could have boasted a "swell" effect for each if you guys offered more than 3db cut.As they are they will do it but the volume will far exceed the guitar's dry level.That's such a bummer because it's an awesome sound and it's so close yet the Strymon's volume runs away :/ You should try it and experience for yourself.You set the verb %100 wet,create chord clouds (set to long decay) and as it lingers you can disengage the effect and play over it.You can also overlap the clouds of sound,its a great/worthwhile sonic effect.
BTW I chose Strymon because there are sounds and features that some of my music depends on now,otherwise I'd opt for an Eventide or Empress.I want so bad to ditch my lesser sounding line6 (even line6 let's you do chord clouds with it's 20db range of cut).
Anyhow,this is my last nag.Otherwise I really enjoy my Strymon.
Appreciate the feedback. Will pass along to the team. Thanks!
Can you use for your guitar’s volume knobs for that? Can you explain what you mean in more depth? I’m curious because I’d like to try something like that.
Both sides of it offer blissful tonal effects, and nail the historic elements as well. It runs into a Marshall 2555x, and so, matches up well with my Lonestar and Twin Reverb 👌🏻🎶👌🏻
6:45 I never use mine on SPRING because it has an oscillating tail like a very fast LFO. Like a ya ya ya ya ya ya as it trails off. I have a true long spring reverb tank in my real amp and it doesn't do this. Such a strange decision by Strymon.
are the reverb and tremolo in this pedal independent?
+gitarkecil Yes, the Tremolo and Reverb on the Flint pedal can be used independently of each other. You can also switch the effect order around from Tremolo=>Reverb to Reverb=>Tremolo.
+strymon thx
that '65 photo with some delay would make for some killer sounds.
Delay and tremolo dont get along well
@@shckltnebay They most certainly do work together, and very nicely I might add...
@@jasonbone5121 Delay and tremolo?
I want dis.
I bought dis.
@@bumblefritz you like dis?
@@emmanuelwong3592 Yes, I like dis
'61 tremelo setting really sounds wonderful. Why would you use the other 2 settings?
I guess when you're covering "How Soon Is Now" or "Don't Dream It's Over"?
The 65 photo cell is more of a binary square wave and gives off a different vibe for different types of music. I use them all.
Walter White goes DSP engineering. ;)
First thing I thought of!
Is it worth it if I already have a bigsky
+Larry Lynch The BigSky provides a wide variety of reverb sounds already, however, the reverbs found on the Flint are not found on any other pedal. If you are looking for a combination of tremolo and reverb, the Flint is a great option.
strymon Allright ;) Thanks and Keep on making amazing pedals ;) BTW i'm a French Artist looking for sponsor :) i made a variety of songs i also been in a Talent Show called rising star and one of my song is on a USA Commercial featuring wyclif Jean ... so if you do some sponsor i'd be glad to wearing the color of Strymon ;)
Larry Lynch Thank you so much :) To inquire on artist sponsoring, our French distributor is Guitars Rebellion at www.guitarsrebellion.com.
That harmonic tremolo sounds like a Univibe
0:37 2:15 3:35 5:12 8:16
what is 3:35? i have heard that before
val C How Soon Is Now by The Smiths
What amp is Pete using in this video? Or is he using an audio interface into a DAW? Thanks!
For this particular video, we recorded direct using a Damage Control tube preamp. :)
Thanks guys! I appreciate it.
What guitar is that
Agile
They are available at Rondo Music. They were mostly cheaper than the Epiphones and considered better by many. This was $350ish I think. I have the 3010 and love it. The one he is playing has upgraded pickups however, he mentions what they are in the DECO demonstration video comments.
Love my Flint but needs to be brighter (verb is too dark) & reverb reflections are too fast/not adjustable. Little more drip would be good too.
Wait for it. You'll see why darker reverb is more enriching.
Had a bluesky. Sold it because it was way bright.
@@salsabilahmedshrestho960 blueSky is amazing reverb. Love mine. Well you have the high damp control to make it darker. This pedal to me is the most realistic sounding reverb. Great pedal. The Flint will be next, looks like quite a good vintage trem/verb sounding machine.
@@savanaviolenta I had one. I guess i like amp reverbs
The 80's rack algorithm on the Flint is the closest thing I've heard to the Neunaber Wet's famous sound. Super warm and full.
Dave Kuhn which do you prefer?
@@liamgallagherrr flint for me , owned both, went from flint to neunaber. missed the flint
Piru I have both side by side and the Wet beats it everytime
@@liamgallagherrr weird, maybe i remember it wrong
11:10 Twin Peaks :-)
3:35 sounds like an 80s song I can't put my finger on...can anyone help a brother out?
It does kinda sound like 'How Soon is Now?' by The Smiths. :)
That's it - cheers.
strymon I've bought my Flint some years ago based on this specific demonstration (big Johnny Marrs' fan here), but I may say that this pedal is far beyond that in versatility and it still constantly surprieses me with all its diverse and epic tones. This pedal is amazingness incarnated! Cheers from Brasil!