THAT Mel9 high choir is the greatest neoclassical/gothic/metal backing pad, hands down, eternally. So evocative, so so prog/metal essential. Totally perfect for shredding over and melancholic Zep-like Mellotron vibing. Astounding,
Good grief! Where has this video been all my life?! You know, I have a Mel 9 pedal and I have never played anything remotely as beautiful as the first 10 minutes of this video. I have seen your work on other demos and song instructions, but I have never been transported like that… Tomorrow will be a very different day for my Guitars, my pedals and me. Thank you for sharing your hard work and dedication to expression of perfection. 🎸👨🏼⚕️🫶✌️♾️🇬🇧🏴🇺🇸👍
If you dive the whammy bar, hit a chord and slowly raise the bar back up with the Mel on the orchestra setting and with a load of reverb, you might get a sort of "THX the audience is listening" type effect as the notes rise and the chord comes slowly into tune.
@@mraycgz I used to do this ages ago with a Digitech GSP 2101 on one of the presets that was a kind of volume swell with a shimmer reverb -- sounded kind of like a church organ -- and it was glorious, Same thing might work with the Mel, but kind of depends if it can track all the notes, which... I wouldn't be too surprised if it couldn't, esp. with the bar depressed way down low.
I love the Mellotron sound. Simultaneously epic and grungy Io-fi. I have one of these and an ocean machine delay/reverb. Instant moody soundscapes - It feels like I'm cheating.
I used to think I cheated using film software but someone pointed out to me that getting the best out of technology is an art in itself . You are not cheating merely using what's there in your own original way .
The wall on which the prophets wrote Is cracking at the seams. Upon the instruments of death The sunlight brightly gleams. When every man is torn apart With nightmares and with dreams, Will no one lay the laurel wreath When silence drowns the screams. Confusion will be my epitaph. As I crawl a cracked and broken path If we make it we can all sit back and laugh. But I fear tomorrow I'll be crying, Yes I fear tomorrow I'll be crying. Yes I fear tomorrow I'll be crying Between the iron gates of fate The seeds of time were sown And watered by the deeds of those Who know and who are known. Knowledge is a deadly friend If no one sets the rules. The fate of all mankind I see Is in the hands of fools. The wall on which the prophets wrote Is cracking at the seams. Upon the instruments of death The sunlight brightly gleams. When every man is torn apart With nightmares and with dreams, Will no one lay the laurel wreath When silence drowns the screams. Confusion will be my epitaph. As I crawl a cracked and broken path If we make it we can all sit back and laugh. But I fear tomorrow I'll be crying, Yes I fear tomorrow I'll be crying. Yes I fear tomorrow I'll be crying Crying. Crying... Yes I fear tomorrow I'll be crying Yes I fear tomorrow I'll be crying Yes I fear tomorrow I'll be crying Crying..
I’m constantly amazed when I hear your playing, Dave. I’m still new as an adult player. Won’t ever be this good but it still is so inspiring to listen to.
I know absolutely nothing about pedals so this was really interesting. Thanks for your easily understandable demonstration. Glad to see you are having fun with your new toy.😃
I have the Key 9 and love it as much as you love this! The Key 9 adds bass notes an octave down and does all the electric piano sounds along with a Hammond sound, steel drums and xylophone. Adds a whole new dimension to loops! Nice demo Dave.
I love your passion for this pedal. I'm using it in my keyboard rig. One of my first intro's to the Mellotron was "Court of the Crimson King" and I've been obsessed ever since, including owning a Mellotron 400. weighted a ton, hard to transport, the Mel 9 is soooo much easier and sounds true to the original. I think people just dont know how to use it, and you are truly getting an amazing sound, really inventive. You have wonder style and feel, shapeing each sound to maximize it's quality, and use the pedals sounds in the way it's designers had hoped musicians would. Bravo! Very impessive, the Mel 9 pedal AND you! Thank you for this video, I havent heard anyone use it to it's full potential like your doing.
Spotlight on Mr S stadium full of cheering fans could just picture the moment... Epic playing.. epic pedal, great to see and hear you are adding another dimension to your music and channel awesome stuff!👍🎸☺
Yea, I love that pedal. It’s one of their absolute best. Julian Baker is one of my favorite artists. “Turn Out the Lights” is such a brilliant album, that helped me through some really dark times. Phew! That intro gave me the chills btw. Awesome stuff!
Thank you Dave for this amazing review. You are the first person i saw who made music with this pedal instead of just fiddling around. I think i‘m gonna buy one too.
I own a mel9 and its loads of fun and expands your sound palette and what you can do with your guitar. As someone who makes thrash/symphonic metal, it serves as a live saver with getting an authentic orchestral sound, with just a guitar, instead of controlling midi samples with a keyboard.
Fantastic ambient drones and ethereal dreaminess....brilliant...think maybe even Mr Flibble might be a bit happier too! lol ( can only imagine what this would be like with a looper...)
@Puddle5ofMud ! I have been playing many year now. So I know my way around the fretboard. But studying guitar is almost a never ending journey that takes many years of dedication. This is what I explain to my students, it doesn't happen overnight. You're right, millions of people are still learning and are at different stages of their playing ability. But with hard work and dedication, they will all get to a good level of playing. ✌
I wanted to comment on the intro, but everyone already said anything I would have said, so I’ll just click like and send the video to my guitar-playing friends.
morning dave got a feeling this year is going to be an amazing trip for you and the people that dig what you are doing hope you have your seat belt I have lol have a beautiful day
Oh blimey, the opening just blew my mind through the roof, the rest kept me up there. Sounds like you're getting on mighty intimate terms with them Angels mate. Awesome, magnificent, glorious, majestic, the lot. Cheers. Enjoy peopletube.
Oh yeah, the pedal, I love the fact that it has the dry out, the effect through a big clean reverb-soaked amp and the straight guitar thru the regular effects and a raging Marshall would be epic... like that outro. You really are a great example of how when you discover a new really inspiring sound it takes you somewhere further than you've ever been.
when he cuts his hair were all gonna have a have a funeral for it. this is a dope pedal man. You are the best person to thoroughly show what a pedal can do. The ones that i see the companies themselves do are always so uninspiring, always some guy with a musical degree and no soul.
Yes finally, been waiting for this review ever since I heard it was used on the Strokes last album and couldn’t wait to see what you could do with it. Awesome pedal awesome guitarist
It's quite satisfying to see someone discover something so great...Dave, brother.. that sounded so nice. I'm glad you found a new functional toy to add color to your pallet. Whether it's for the bedroom to loop or whatever, just know i'm living vicariously and love this pedal. I've owned the B9 by EHX and regret letting it go ever since (had to eat instead) anyway, cheers mate!!!..(that's appropriate, right? Im from Texas.) Happy for you, my dude. As my greatest living influence once said "Keep on jammin', man." I know you will. Nice to see you're enjoying that pedal.
That was awesome Dave 👌🏻 love you to bits man but you’re seriously not good for my bank account 😂 think I might need one of these pedals 😍 keep up the great work dude, that was one of the most inspiring jams I’ve heard in a long while. Peace & Love ❤️
Hey brother, great sounding tune once again! And you are 100% correct on the pedal. I got the B9 some months ago and it is flat, killer. I needed that Hammond B3 sound on some recordings and don't have a keyboard player around, so, these fit the bill. PS: Great interview w/Andertons. Blues-On brother Dave!
I just ordered one last week! Guitar Center sent me an email a day later telling me they didn't realize they were sold out and my delivery is delayed, so looks like I'll be waiting a while for mine. Awesome video btw, your video is the first one I've seen to show what it sounds like with distortion.
HEY !I wanted to comment on the intro, but you've already said everything with your music. I relaxed and my tooth stopped hurting! So I'll just click "Like"
Of all the EHX Units in this range the MEL9 is the Most Natural sounding and goes very well with the Guitar especially Acoustic after compression and before Reverb it’s Incredible.. top Stuff Dave 👍🏻🌞⭐️❤️👍🏻
Probably the most creative demo I've seen. Plus some cool ideas. mel9 mounted on music stand-check. And some sort of distortion likely issuing from one of the stereo outputs.- check . Two amps - check. Someone who plays really good guitar - check. But even "D" level guitar players can watch and learn and be entertaining with the mel9 instead of boring without
I think it will sound better with your strat, great pedal and probably the best person to review it. I bet they have had a lot of hits after this vid. Nice one mate.
48 hours later: absolute game-changer for me - I understand completely what you mean by 'where have you been all my life' - Mel9 has filled the gap I never knew I had in my sound...I feel like I'm now a duo - with Mel by my side
I know that if Dave does a video/review about anything guitar related it will answer all my questions about whatever is being demonstrated and then 70 more that I never knew I needed to ask
Dave, you have to be one of the greatest guitarist on the planet that no one knows about.
Dude, this with a looper and a drum machine is an epic one man band.
THAT Mel9 high choir is the greatest neoclassical/gothic/metal backing pad, hands down, eternally. So evocative, so so prog/metal essential. Totally perfect for shredding over and melancholic Zep-like Mellotron vibing. Astounding,
This as exactly what Rob Chapman and Lee Anderton were hoping you would do.
I just noticed hes playing a Rob Chapman guitar. havent seen those in the wild.
Good grief! Where has this video been all my life?! You know, I have a Mel 9 pedal and I have never played anything remotely as beautiful as the first 10 minutes of this video. I have seen your work on other demos and song instructions, but I have never been transported like that… Tomorrow will be a very different day for my Guitars, my pedals and me. Thank you for sharing your hard work and dedication to expression of perfection.
🎸👨🏼⚕️🫶✌️♾️🇬🇧🏴🇺🇸👍
So glad to have found your channel. I been looking at this Mel 9 Pedal to do this exact symphony. It's beautiful. Wonderful music you're making here
Oh Dave, your intro‘s are too heart touching! If I’m in a melancolic mood , I struggle holding my tears back. Dammit, but it feels so good!
If you dive the whammy bar, hit a chord and slowly raise the bar back up with the Mel on the orchestra setting and with a load of reverb, you might get a sort of "THX the audience is listening" type effect as the notes rise and the chord comes slowly into tune.
That’s kinda brilliant.
This I want to hear.
@@mraycgz I used to do this ages ago with a Digitech GSP 2101 on one of the presets that was a kind of volume swell with a shimmer reverb -- sounded kind of like a church organ -- and it was glorious, Same thing might work with the Mel, but kind of depends if it can track all the notes, which... I wouldn't be too surprised if it couldn't, esp. with the bar depressed way down low.
Every church player that does modern worship music is going to order one after seeing this.
The choirs will run them out with pitchforks lol
@@Danthehorse No.
You play with such feeling…it’s a beautiful thing to watch and listen to. Thank you for these videos…they’re a pleasure to watch!
I love the Mellotron sound. Simultaneously epic and grungy Io-fi. I have one of these and an ocean machine delay/reverb. Instant moody soundscapes - It feels like I'm cheating.
I used to think I cheated using film software but someone pointed out to me that getting the best out of technology is an art in itself . You are not cheating merely using what's there in your own original way .
I get a kick out of Dave when he finds a new pedal that he’s like’s. The best part is we get epic music from it. Dave you are a wizard.
When I woke up this morning it seemed to be a shitty day with lots of rain and storm and pretty cold, but you brought a lot of sunshine to my world.
That intro was like a pink floyd song, fucking breathtaking. Really can't find any words that do it justice, fucking incredible.
In awe with this wonderful intro. Best piece of music I've heard in a long time
The wall on which the prophets wrote
Is cracking at the seams.
Upon the instruments of death
The sunlight brightly gleams.
When every man is torn apart
With nightmares and with dreams,
Will no one lay the laurel wreath
When silence drowns the screams.
Confusion will be my epitaph.
As I crawl a cracked and broken path
If we make it we can all sit back and laugh.
But I fear tomorrow I'll be crying,
Yes I fear tomorrow I'll be crying.
Yes I fear tomorrow I'll be crying
Between the iron gates of fate
The seeds of time were sown
And watered by the deeds of those
Who know and who are known.
Knowledge is a deadly friend
If no one sets the rules.
The fate of all mankind I see
Is in the hands of fools.
The wall on which the prophets wrote
Is cracking at the seams.
Upon the instruments of death
The sunlight brightly gleams.
When every man is torn apart
With nightmares and with dreams,
Will no one lay the laurel wreath
When silence drowns the screams.
Confusion will be my epitaph.
As I crawl a cracked and broken path
If we make it we can all sit back and laugh.
But I fear tomorrow I'll be crying,
Yes I fear tomorrow I'll be crying.
Yes I fear tomorrow I'll be crying
Crying.
Crying...
Yes I fear tomorrow I'll be crying
Yes I fear tomorrow I'll be crying
Yes I fear tomorrow I'll be crying
Crying..
K.K.'s Epitaph is still my favourite song of all time.
Holy crap Dave is in heaven.
I am lucky :-)
So cool !
I got one of these for Christmas 2 years ago. I love it so much. Really glad to hear you pick it up. Epic playing as always!!
Truly beautiful and amazing solo intro. Took my breath away.
I’m constantly amazed when I hear your playing, Dave. I’m still new as an adult player. Won’t ever be this good but it still is so inspiring to listen to.
Dude. You're a freaking rockstar. Amazing show. Beautiful expression of soul. Thanks for letting us witness that.
You should definitely make a Ennio Morricone' s style song, amazing DAVE
Exactly what I thought of when hearing this!!
I know absolutely nothing about pedals so this was really interesting. Thanks for your easily understandable demonstration. Glad to see you are having fun with your new toy.😃
I have the Key 9 and love it as much as you love this! The Key 9 adds bass notes an octave down and does all the electric piano sounds along with a Hammond sound, steel drums and xylophone. Adds a whole new dimension to loops! Nice demo Dave.
I’ve been using it on my keyboards for several years! Love it! It’s a must have!
Was looking for reviews on this pedal and then I stumbled into your world, and my god, what an epiphany I just had listening to this!!!
So awesome. These pedals really do change one's artistry in a major way. I've been looking forward to this review since you teased us on Instagram.
bloody hell Dave,now you're pushing the boundaries with the Electro Harmonix mel 9 and still mainting the Dave Tone------------amazing m8
I love your passion for this pedal. I'm using it in my keyboard rig. One of my first intro's to the Mellotron was "Court of the Crimson King" and I've been obsessed ever since, including owning a Mellotron 400. weighted a ton, hard to transport, the Mel 9 is soooo much easier and sounds true to the original. I think people just dont know how to use it, and you are truly getting an amazing sound, really inventive. You have wonder style and feel, shapeing each sound to maximize it's quality, and use the pedals sounds in the way it's designers had hoped musicians would. Bravo! Very impessive, the Mel 9 pedal AND you! Thank you for this video, I havent heard anyone use it to it's full potential like your doing.
Dave your playing never fails to inspire me! Great job man! And congrats on being named a Chapman artist
My fav pedal! Glad to see you using it.
Spotlight on Mr S stadium full of cheering fans could just picture the moment... Epic playing.. epic pedal, great to see and hear you are adding another dimension to your music and channel awesome stuff!👍🎸☺
Yea, I love that pedal. It’s one of their absolute best. Julian Baker is one of my favorite artists. “Turn Out the Lights” is such a brilliant album, that helped me through some really dark times. Phew! That intro gave me the chills btw. Awesome stuff!
Just press this intro jam on vinyl and I'll buy it!
Just stellar playing. Thank you Dave!
Amazing pedal! I could get lost in it for days! Then put it to work!!!
The creativity it could sprout would be addictive.
You are the man. Best guitar pedal demo ever.
Thank you Dave for this amazing review. You are the first person i saw who made music with this pedal instead of just fiddling around. I think i‘m gonna buy one too.
I could listen to you play all day Dave . Keep on rocking
I own a mel9 and its loads of fun and expands your sound palette and what you can do with your guitar. As someone who makes thrash/symphonic metal, it serves as a live saver with getting an authentic orchestral sound, with just a guitar, instead of controlling midi samples with a keyboard.
A word springs to mind when listening to the intro... Mastery ... Of the instrument
Fantastic ambient drones and ethereal dreaminess....brilliant...think maybe even Mr Flibble might be a bit happier too! lol ( can only imagine what this would be like with a looper...)
This is the exact music I hear in my mind when I open the case of my custom shop Telecaster.
@Puddle5ofMud ! I have been playing many year now. So I know my way around the fretboard. But studying guitar is almost a never ending journey that takes many years of dedication. This is what I explain to my students, it doesn't happen overnight. You're right, millions of people are still learning and are at different stages of their playing ability. But with hard work and dedication, they will all get to a good level of playing. ✌
Outstanding ! You could have been playing for 10,000 people ! Loved it,I could feel every emotion in the song.
Amazing as always. You may have just sold me . So many possibilities
It's a wonder we could see you, you were soaring. Simply amazing and beautiful.
EHX's sounds are truly good. And this playing was also such a joy. Thanks.
OMG dude...so much emotion in that opening jam!!
Love the Mellotron. Love the Mel9. Thank-you Mr Dave :o)
As usual, I knew you were going to play an AMAZING Intro. Thank you, Dave.
That pedal is SICK!!! How can you not Love it?
That intro was magical !!👍
I wanted to comment on the intro, but everyone already said anything I would have said, so I’ll just click like and send the video to my guitar-playing friends.
That is pretty cool. You had some great sounds and vibes going on there.
The flute sound in Strawberry Fields Forever was made on the Mellotron.
Another song: breaking the girl
@@nathanlibertyreal This I did not know. Interesting.
Pretty sure the beginning of Stairway as well.
What a beautiful little pedal.
Some truly lovely sounds .Well played mate. Cheers dave
Dave you really have out done yourself this time, just absolutely loved the soundscapes, only one problem I want one of those pedals now LOL
Best demo of this pedal ever! Order placed!
A mystro at work !!! Well friggin done Dave !!!
morning dave got a feeling this year is going to be an amazing trip for you and the people that dig what you are doing hope you have your seat belt I have lol have a beautiful day
Oh blimey, the opening just blew my mind through the roof, the rest kept me up there. Sounds like you're getting on mighty intimate terms with them Angels mate. Awesome, magnificent, glorious, majestic, the lot. Cheers. Enjoy peopletube.
Oh yeah, the pedal, I love the fact that it has the dry out, the effect through a big clean reverb-soaked amp and the straight guitar thru the regular effects and a raging Marshall would be epic... like that outro. You really are a great example of how when you discover a new really inspiring sound it takes you somewhere further than you've ever been.
Thanks Dave, I didn't know I needed this but apparently I do and it's coming tomorrow🤣 Great video!
This is the best vidio you have to jst listen to without watching.. yeah I'm in love with that pedal and I've never even used one.
Can here for the Mel9 demo, got so lost in your playing I forgot the pedal for a moment - that was brilliant!
when he cuts his hair were all gonna have a have a funeral for it. this is a dope pedal man. You are the best person to thoroughly show what a pedal can do. The ones that i see the companies themselves do are always so uninspiring, always some guy with a musical degree and no soul.
Yes finally, been waiting for this review ever since I heard it was used on the Strokes last album and couldn’t wait to see what you could do with it. Awesome pedal awesome guitarist
Ode to the mets? Soon as I saw your comment I put the song on and could suddenly hear it! Thank you brilliant pedal.
@@Originot yeah amazing song with the use of the flute setting I believe
It's quite satisfying to see someone discover something so great...Dave, brother.. that sounded so nice.
I'm glad you found a new functional toy to add color to your pallet. Whether it's for the bedroom to loop or whatever, just know i'm living vicariously and love this pedal. I've owned the B9 by EHX and regret letting it go ever since (had to eat instead) anyway, cheers mate!!!..(that's appropriate, right? Im from Texas.) Happy for you, my dude. As my greatest living influence once said "Keep on jammin', man." I know you will. Nice to see you're enjoying that pedal.
That thing is ace, I want one.
Great to see Dave with a wow happy face.
Nice playing dude. Thanks for showing HOW the pedal can be used instead of what sounds it has. I'm getting one of these for sure.
All I can say is awesome mate.
God bless
Mine arrived yesterday
This intro could be a soundtrack for a Spaghetti western movie!! AWESOME!! GOOD GRAVY DAVE!! 🎸💣 That pedal is the BOMB!!
That was awesome Dave 👌🏻 love you to bits man but you’re seriously not good for my bank account 😂 think I might need one of these pedals 😍 keep up the great work dude, that was one of the most inspiring jams I’ve heard in a long while.
Peace & Love ❤️
brilliat playing brilliant pedal love it
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LOVE LOVE LOVE ❤ EHX MEL-9
Perfect for DAVE'S melodious anthems
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The playing was epic. I'm floating through space.
Hey brother, great sounding tune once again! And you are 100% correct on the pedal. I got the B9 some months ago and it is flat, killer. I needed that Hammond B3 sound on some recordings and don't have a keyboard player around, so, these fit the bill. PS: Great interview w/Andertons. Blues-On brother Dave!
I just ordered one last week! Guitar Center sent me an email a day later telling me they didn't realize they were sold out and my delivery is delayed, so looks like I'll be waiting a while for mine. Awesome video btw, your video is the first one I've seen to show what it sounds like with distortion.
Masterful, Dave!
Definitely gonna get this! Dave - you're bad for my bank account LOL. You make everything sound amazing and I'm sold!
Why am I just NOW find out about this pedal. I ordered on immediately!
HEY !I wanted to comment on the intro, but you've already said everything with your music. I relaxed and my tooth stopped hurting! So I'll just click "Like"
one of my favorite pedals had to have one huge fan of slomatics love ya brother
the way you phrase your melody is deliciously awesome sir..
I just ordered one! Can't wait!
Of all the EHX Units in this range the MEL9 is the Most Natural sounding and goes very well with the Guitar especially Acoustic after compression and before Reverb it’s Incredible.. top Stuff Dave 👍🏻🌞⭐️❤️👍🏻
Probably the most creative demo I've seen. Plus some cool ideas. mel9 mounted on music stand-check. And some sort of distortion likely issuing from one of the stereo outputs.- check . Two amps - check. Someone who plays really good guitar - check. But even "D" level guitar players can watch and learn and be entertaining with the mel9 instead of boring without
Bit of Dave G and the dearly missed Richard Wright (author of my favorite Floyd track "Remember a Day"... gives me chills every time).
Wow what a fantastic pedal. You really get lost in the sounds that makes. Great addition you've got there mate.
I think it will sound better with your strat, great pedal and probably the best person to review it.
I bet they have had a lot of hits after this vid. Nice one mate.
wow just wow .
Dave that T is so you. Gives us a cool laid back clarity from your playing.. Nice..👍🇦🇺
You sir are awesome.
I have been Rocked and for that I salute you -
At 4:38 you shift gears into another dimension - the journey on this one, it's EPIC -
Wow ...great when new gear differs your playing ...wonderful intro
Incredible pedal
Ok this pedal has been on a market quite a long time but you really made it sound like it should be, BIG!
EHX put this thing out about four or five years ago, so not so long ago at all.
Great demo Dave! trouble is now I feel I need one of these bad boys!
48 hours later: absolute game-changer for me - I understand completely what you mean by 'where have you been all my life' - Mel9 has filled the gap I never knew I had in my sound...I feel like I'm now a duo - with Mel by my side
I know that if Dave does a video/review about anything guitar related it will answer all my questions about whatever is being demonstrated and then 70 more that I never knew I needed to ask
Just love seeing yer joy bro 😂🤩 made my day pedal is also pretty minted 👍