dirt pedal that simulate overdriven 4 track recorder...

[pillof]

I have been overdrivng my Tascam 4 track for distorted lofi sound since I got it. It's warm, fuzzy, sweetly compressed and nearly no extra humming noise. The mixer type eq is great, too. I want to incorporate the sound in my live gig without bringing my beloved recorder though..so...

Any pedal can simulate the sound?

YoTR?

[Ghost Hip]

Could you maybe give an example? I'm sure a Devi pedal could do it seeing as that's what her pedals initially were for.

[dorfmeister]

I know that the guitar solo on "Street Fighting Man" was played through a small tape recorder to create the distortion.

The distorted guitar on the Beatles "Revolution" was straight in to the board.

[Ghost Hip]

If you want a Revolution tone, I'd say some version of the Torn Speaker or Disaster Fuzz. But you said "warm" so maybe the Us could be a good candidate. It's gated a bit so the noise wouldn't be a problem.

[tigerdriver]

my MXR D+ sounds kinda like that, but it has a weird random op-amp that i assume is not original.

[pillof]

thanks guys, I'll try working some guitar clips out later in the day after work.


btw, it sounds like the distorted guitars in early the micophones albums a lot, though I know Phil used reel to reel to get that.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pr8-brAaL4s[/youtube]

[tigerdriver]

you know, you can probably get a spare 4 track for less than a pedal...

[letsgocoyote]

id say the torns peaker sounds like that

[metalmariachi]

You may just have to hunt around thrift shops etc for an old recorder.

There is some one else (famous too) who uses an old portable reel to reel as a pre amp to get that distortion. Wish I could remember who it is.

mm

[ohsojayadeva]

that would be blackmore.

[metalmariachi]

Yes Ritchie Blackmore.

Thank you very much.

MM

[ohsojayadeva]

i seem to recall a recent interview where he said he finally had a device that simulated the sound well enough that he could leave the old tape machine at home. custom job, of course.

[pillof]

Thanks guys! Problem solved today!

I got WS in the mail and TP side alone gets the sound I wanted really close with volume roll off a bit!

However,

WS is more than I expected!!! GREAT early pavement fuzz. It instantly became my favorite pedal when I played the first note on it.

I can't say enough good thing about this pedal... It's my dream fuzz sound and it inspires me like no other pedal has done.

Now I need to get all the TP variations.

[ohsojayadeva]

i really, really want a shoegazer.

[dorfmeister]

I hope my White Spider and B:Assmaster don't really cover the same ground.

I doubt they will. Would be nice to have too very distinct flavors of fuzz dirt.