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

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  • Опубликовано: 9 окт 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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Комментарии • 192

  • @savanaviolenta
    @savanaviolenta 3 года назад +38

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

  • @TheNationalfilmbored
    @TheNationalfilmbored 4 года назад +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 года назад +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 Год назад

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

  • @rugged_music
    @rugged_music 3 года назад

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

  • @medalsinthechute5379
    @medalsinthechute5379 4 года назад +5

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

  • @Adam-om2je
    @Adam-om2je 4 года назад

    Great explanations, really helpful thanks!

  • @hubblebublumbubwub5215
    @hubblebublumbubwub5215 3 года назад +1

    Nice, a video that gets to the point

  • @lbomfs
    @lbomfs 8 лет назад

    Great video, really helpful!

  • @mariosdem1148
    @mariosdem1148 4 года назад

    Great video man

  • @esesenordenegro2064
    @esesenordenegro2064 5 лет назад +9

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

    • @huli8557
      @huli8557 2 года назад

      Do you know which one?

  • @truespiderman
    @truespiderman 7 лет назад +7

    That is a gorgeous PRS

  • @wisteela
    @wisteela 5 лет назад +1

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

  • @chrisdaviesguitar
    @chrisdaviesguitar 5 лет назад

    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 лет назад +1

    Its that good old classic guitar sound that makes you relax

  • @Gko316
    @Gko316 7 лет назад

    I love this video

  • @LuisRodriguez-vh6fg
    @LuisRodriguez-vh6fg 5 лет назад +2

    How soon is now ❤️

  • @TNJX
    @TNJX 7 лет назад +363

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

    • @JoshuaBatch
      @JoshuaBatch 7 лет назад +33

      I had to re-listen how he said Nirvana.

    • @BravoColl
      @BravoColl 7 лет назад +17

      Sounds like a brummie to me.

    • @rolando0572
      @rolando0572 7 лет назад

      jajaja true

    • @Tom-cv2cx
      @Tom-cv2cx 7 лет назад +14

      zoidberg590 He sounds like he might be part south african

    • @mrBDeye
      @mrBDeye 7 лет назад +21

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

  • @elsupernico
    @elsupernico 6 лет назад +2

    RIP Prince!!! I cried

  • @Atmirilias1
    @Atmirilias1 5 лет назад +1

    Thanks. People understand what they want to understand.

  • @JohnOhkumaThiel
    @JohnOhkumaThiel 2 года назад +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.

  • @frehleysmoke7029
    @frehleysmoke7029 4 года назад

    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。

  • @santi.v0
    @santi.v0 3 года назад

    WHAT A GUITAR AND WHAT A SOUND. TR2 IS BEAAAUTYFUL

  • @reix25
    @reix25 9 лет назад +10

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

    • @DrVink86
      @DrVink86 4 года назад +1

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

  • @williampercival7662
    @williampercival7662 4 года назад +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 🇨🇰

  • @Jawnietheboy
    @Jawnietheboy 4 года назад +18

    1:43 sounds like how soon is now

  • @pillarsofserpents
    @pillarsofserpents 9 лет назад

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

  • @supremeweezer4o8
    @supremeweezer4o8 4 года назад +2

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

  • @paulmcdonough1093
    @paulmcdonough1093 5 лет назад +16

    Flange was used on ORION at the start by Metallica

    • @theJaRRoOnE22
      @theJaRRoOnE22 4 года назад

      Paul Mcdonough also in devil in I by Slipknot

  • @kirkhensley8598
    @kirkhensley8598 4 года назад

    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.

  • @colt9073
    @colt9073 5 лет назад +1

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

  • @LadyNicola
    @LadyNicola 4 года назад +1

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

  • @1966supersonic
    @1966supersonic 5 лет назад +4

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

  • @penggemar_ogohogoh
    @penggemar_ogohogoh 6 лет назад

    Nice study

  • @brettmarlar4154
    @brettmarlar4154 7 лет назад +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 месяцев назад +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.

  • @JohnScottieFerguson
    @JohnScottieFerguson 3 месяца назад

    Limehouse Lizzy, right? Amazing! 🤘

  • @RamonInshan33
    @RamonInshan33 4 года назад +1

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

  • @lal2235
    @lal2235 5 лет назад

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

  • @Aeon_Is_Near
    @Aeon_Is_Near 2 года назад

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

  • @ExtraMaestro
    @ExtraMaestro 5 лет назад +2

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

  • @scottlandb6579
    @scottlandb6579 5 месяцев назад

    You nailed the song comparisons without actually playing the songs

  • @georgelayton2228
    @georgelayton2228 6 лет назад +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?

  • @Nomellamodiego
    @Nomellamodiego 7 лет назад +37

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

    • @AndreeDLopez
      @AndreeDLopez 5 лет назад +1

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

    • @redbarchettta
      @redbarchettta 4 года назад +1

      I see you're a latino as well.

  • @kirkhensley8598
    @kirkhensley8598 4 года назад

    Johnny Marr-esque. Right on.

  • @daniels1293
    @daniels1293 6 лет назад +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 5 лет назад +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 лет назад

      Sorry for your loss. 😭

    • @braida007
      @braida007 5 лет назад

      I broke a glass once...sucks😒

  • @gisibah
    @gisibah 8 лет назад +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 лет назад +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 лет назад

      he described phaser right, but he described flanger wrong

    • @stompfolks
      @stompfolks 5 лет назад +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)

  • @stephensmith799
    @stephensmith799 3 года назад +2

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

  • @puderrick8634
    @puderrick8634 6 лет назад +20

    0:58 Prince we miss you

  • @jacksonsatchel923
    @jacksonsatchel923 3 года назад

    What about the PS-6 (Harmonist)?

  • @romulusmetalgamer5768
    @romulusmetalgamer5768 6 лет назад

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

  • @crude.75
    @crude.75 4 года назад +1

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

  • @Slayerrrrrr
    @Slayerrrrrr 9 лет назад +16

    YESSS NIRVANA!

  • @diegoaguilar3278
    @diegoaguilar3278 3 года назад +7

    "Or even Nervoahnna"

  • @vhateg
    @vhateg 7 лет назад +1

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

    • @randytobias1537
      @randytobias1537 6 лет назад

      vlad hateg ain’t talking bout love by Van Halen

  • @MetalHeart8787
    @MetalHeart8787 4 года назад +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

  • @kaktusrouge
    @kaktusrouge 5 лет назад +11

    Willem Dafoe's secret son for sure

  • @ph7neutral__966
    @ph7neutral__966 6 лет назад

    What guitar is that?

  • @b44styreraug
    @b44styreraug 6 лет назад +2

    Metal Distortion + Flange = Dark Tranquillity - Therein

  • @Juniorfinger999
    @Juniorfinger999 4 года назад

    Wow

  • @logancantin9374
    @logancantin9374 9 лет назад

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

  • @stratbmx1542
    @stratbmx1542 5 лет назад +3

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

  • @Garagieraryhir
    @Garagieraryhir 7 лет назад +1

    neevanah?

  • @ryankurien
    @ryankurien 3 года назад +1

    What song is he playing when he uses the Flanger?

    • @ryankurien
      @ryankurien 3 года назад

      @Ismail Bel Which Van Halen song?

  • @istaris
    @istaris 6 лет назад

    efek guod very guod

  • @MattCamp_
    @MattCamp_ 3 года назад

    what should i use for a punk pop sound?

    • @walterfilho9550
      @walterfilho9550 3 года назад

      distorcion. Tom DeLonge likes flanger too

  • @panicattheohsorryimeantwen5758
    @panicattheohsorryimeantwen5758 7 лет назад +7

    what's the guitar you're usin?

    • @justintyler3620
      @justintyler3620 7 лет назад +9

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

    • @invincibleforce7367
      @invincibleforce7367 6 лет назад

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

    • @lunarscorpio3987
      @lunarscorpio3987 6 лет назад

      nice username, lol

  • @mervyndavid5258
    @mervyndavid5258 8 лет назад

    Whats the song tittle for Chorus Effect ?

    • @charlesgale1998
      @charlesgale1998 8 лет назад +2

      +Mervyn David pretty much purple rain - prince

  • @wachyuproboasmoro2011
    @wachyuproboasmoro2011 5 лет назад

    King in the North!

  • @cavespider6665
    @cavespider6665 6 лет назад

    would these pedals work with a bass?

  • @Freshy10
    @Freshy10 5 лет назад +1

    3:23 what is that song

    • @user-bp8yd7uy6h
      @user-bp8yd7uy6h 3 года назад +2

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

  • @frollixz3773
    @frollixz3773 7 лет назад +61

    That PRS tho

    • @zachhughes9220
      @zachhughes9220 6 лет назад +1

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

    • @Bss_-eo9dn
      @Bss_-eo9dn 6 лет назад +13

      Zach Hughes How's that a bad thing?

  • @animeshmanikpuri8665
    @animeshmanikpuri8665 6 лет назад

    Mukhe 1 phaser chahiye iskA price kya hai

  • @klauswhitedreamer
    @klauswhitedreamer 8 лет назад +1

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

  • @kimberlyward5670
    @kimberlyward5670 7 лет назад +3

    so riiiiiiich

  • @thejasonknightfiascoband5099
    @thejasonknightfiascoband5099 5 лет назад +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 года назад

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

  • @npc2071
    @npc2071 4 года назад +2

    1:50 i am the sonnnn and the heirrrr

    • @DennisTeti
      @DennisTeti 4 года назад

      y tho Hahahahahaha I did the exact same thing 🎸 🎶

  • @maximoatalan9718
    @maximoatalan9718 7 лет назад +12

    damn why does he looks like gareth bale

  • @Phoebedumplings
    @Phoebedumplings 3 года назад

    Andy summers used a flanger

  • @adityabhatt7280
    @adityabhatt7280 7 лет назад +1

    Song at 3:30?

  • @evanloken19
    @evanloken19 2 года назад

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

  • @falin9557
    @falin9557 5 лет назад +1

    3:23 song?

  • @jasonmaharjan5155
    @jasonmaharjan5155 5 лет назад +1

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

  • @BROOKS39
    @BROOKS39 4 года назад

    He sounds like Super Hands

  • @LesleyLesPaul
    @LesleyLesPaul 5 лет назад +4

    Is that english ?
    :-(( LES

  • @isaiaso-o6513
    @isaiaso-o6513 Год назад

    Sigo sin entender

  • @wmw0702
    @wmw0702 3 года назад

    Is that you George?

  • @Evocati-Augusti
    @Evocati-Augusti 4 года назад

    i hear some VH

  • @alanjudd7537
    @alanjudd7537 Год назад

    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

  • @robbie_the_guitarist7277
    @robbie_the_guitarist7277 3 года назад

    0:57

  • @davidgeorge1281
    @davidgeorge1281 6 лет назад

    He said flange!

  • @selah.606
    @selah.606 4 года назад +1

    Nivonah

  • @MercyfulDeath13
    @MercyfulDeath13 7 лет назад

    who else got a Kirk Hammett ad before the video?

  • @ivoleijen2008
    @ivoleijen2008 4 года назад +1

    Nuwona...

  • @gotohellaaron
    @gotohellaaron 6 лет назад +4

    I am the son. I am the heir.

    • @lancairw867
      @lancairw867 5 лет назад

      gotohellaaron still one of my favorite songs 🎸👍🏻

    • @Jawnietheboy
      @Jawnietheboy 4 года назад

      1:42

  • @68ceylan06
    @68ceylan06 4 года назад

    Halo ıch möchte auch sod 1

  • @binitshrestha8812
    @binitshrestha8812 4 года назад

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

  • @robertotinoco8696
    @robertotinoco8696 5 лет назад +1

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

  • @everettkennedy6758
    @everettkennedy6758 7 лет назад

    I dont find this halpul-_-

  • @lunarscorpio3987
    @lunarscorpio3987 6 лет назад +2

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

    • @mariano_str0ke
      @mariano_str0ke 5 лет назад +1

      Frusciante used a chorus pedal. He never used a phaser

  • @KRAZEEIZATION
    @KRAZEEIZATION Год назад

    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.

  • @SamuraiBud
    @SamuraiBud Год назад

    that flanger has too much volume and no volume control knob