help me make my guitar sound huge but not necessarily fuzzy?

[lordgalvar]

Thunder Boxx could help too.

[jrmy]

I know you said not necessarily fuzzy, but MXR Submachine?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afDK7YsrV30[/youtube]

It's based on the La Machine, which is a Foxx Tone Machine clone (so octave up), with a sub octave circuit added that can go parallel into a separate out, or in series, or whatever. It's pretty cool.

[hbombgraphics]

that thing looks cool,
is it just a better looking version of the slash fuzz?

[Gone Fission]

Meatbox or another sub harmonic synth like a dbx or a Peavey Kosmos, possibly better run through its own subwoofer-ish setup. (I wouldn't worry about matching volume with your main rig or even being clearly heard--just being felt as adding some extra low sauce might be magic.)

[resincum]

I saw this two piece band recently and I learned something about the Boss OC-3 that I did not know but probably everybody else knew. You can set it so it only tracks the E and A strings. His guitar sounded thick as fuck. He plugged the octave signal into a compressor and a sansamp into a bass amp.

I didn't know that..good to know! what band was it?

[jrmy]

that thing looks cool,
is it just a better looking version of the slash fuzz?

Yup. Pretty much.

[rfurtkamp]

I'd go straight to the Boss GT-001/100. Has two discrete signal chains possible, splittable by frequency at a point of your relative choice (ie pre-split effects, post split as well), run one to L out, one to R.

L to bass amp, R to guitar amp, set appropriately. Effects and thickening as needed on both. Profit.

[Dandolin]

I am increasingly turning my attention to those GTs. Also-if no one mentioned wouldn't the BDSM be useful for this? And pink?

[neonblack]

I want a BDSM but I wanna wait till it says Dwarfcraft on it

[Jakezor]

I don't know how your setup doesn't sound huge already, would something like this let you run your guitar effects on all the strings and then your bass effects on the bottom 2?
http://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/1012/s ... ideo/51253

The Submarine isn't allowed to be sold in America. They got sued or a C+D against them for infringement or something. Was going to pick one up but they wouldn't let me (I think it is crowd funded anyway right now...but hopefully after that is done they are still selling them).

That sucks, wonder what the other claim is. I just remember seeing the article and video and thought it might inspire the OP.

[lordgalvar]

I don't know how your setup doesn't sound huge already, would something like this let you run your guitar effects on all the strings and then your bass effects on the bottom 2?
http://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/1012/s ... ideo/51253

The Submarine isn't allowed to be sold in America. They got sued or a C+D against them for infringement or something. Was going to pick one up but they wouldn't let me (I think it is crowd funded anyway right now...but hopefully after that is done they are still selling them).

That sucks, wonder what the other claim is. I just remember seeing the article and video and thought it might inspire the OP.

I remembered where I read it (it's really sad...I really was looking forward to it).

Dear Friends from America,

We're very sorry but The Submarine is not going to be available in the USA. We've had some very aggressive lawyers’ letters representing a company who have patented the method of using a two string pickup with an octave pedal. They are preventing us from doing business in the land of the free.

http://www.submarinepickup.com/usa

Honestly, I think it is a little weird that somebody can patent a magnet. Couldn't they just make a three string American version then? How could a patent be awarded when it essentially the same thing that has existed in guitars for almost a century? Teisco (or some Japanese factory) made two string pickups in the 60s and put three together. The submarine is just a shorter acoustic pickup or something anyway.

[fever606]

Is this the kind of thing I should be buying a meatbox for?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNaJPGllRag[/youtube]

EDIT: Fucking dank-ass Youtube embed Skip to 6:54 for the pertinent quote where Juan talks about kicking on the Meatbox to fill out the sonic spectrum...

[gordian knot]

Honestly, I think it is a little weird that somebody can patent a magnet. Couldn't they just make a three string American version then? How could a patent be awarded when it essentially the same thing that has existed in guitars for almost a century? Teisco (or some Japanese factory) made two string pickups in the 60s and put three together. The submarine is just a shorter acoustic pickup or something anyway.

They don't list the patent number so it's hard to tell what the patent actually is.

They do mention a method claim (most patents have multiple claims however), there's a chance they are positioning themselves for greater latitude because handling method claims has changed a bit in the last 3-4 years or so.

[Dandolin]

I want a BDSM but I wanna wait till it says Dwarfcraft on it

This is right. This is good.

[lordgalvar]

They don't list the patent number so it's hard to tell what the patent actually is.

They do mention a method claim (most patents have multiple claims however), there's a chance they are positioning themselves for greater latitude because handling method claims has changed a bit in the last 3-4 years or so.

I wonder if it is relating to the the octave part. When they announced the Submarine they kept refering to using it to provide octaves and I wonder if they put some words in their patent application mentioning to control octave pedals or something? Like if they had said to turn a guitar into a stereo setup or a tuner pickup would that have been different?

Oh well. Could just pick one up on a vacation (if they become widespread enough).