My favourite modulation pedal. It's the only pedal that behaves and sounds like a living organism. It breathes. I literally bought it to build my whole sound around it. This was a great demo by the way. ❤️
Any recomendations for more pedals like this? I don’t think about this exact vibe (lo-fi, tape warble…) but more in line of the “living organism” aestetics?
@@empireoftonestudio : That’s a difficult one. This is the only pedal I have that gives me this feeling. A completely different pedal, but as far as I can tell with a similar feeling (as if it has a mind of its own) is the ‘Microcosm’ by Hologram Electronics. They’re hard to find and when you do, know that they’re not cheap. I would love to have one myself, but the last time I checked it was close to 800 dollars or euros. ☹️
@@empireoftonestudio : O and some other Fairfield Circuitry pedals that do a similar thing are the ‘Meet Maude’ and ‘Randy’s Revenge’. One is a delay and the other has flanger type sounds.
This morning I stumbled across this pedal and I've been over each and every video online today. And tonight I'm thinking my playing will never amount to anything without those sounds, I could spend insane money on lotsa gear but still I'd be wanting this... It has emotion and that's what I find most important in music, and it floats me away
Probably fhe best demo of this pedal I've seen, Mark. You had a game plan and managed to resist the urge to twiddle knobs randomly. Perhaps spending a few days becoming familiar with a pedal before producing a video is a strategy that more reviewers should adopt.
Thanks so much. I think a big part of that was having seen a lot of demos for this pedal already, for a couple reasons. 1. Was I knew what was well worn pathways on this one and 2 was that when I got this I found myself going “why is nobody talking about THIS feature??”
Broooo your bloody tone, choice of pedals and use of them is just stellar. Not to mention if others have not realized, but the video production quality is on point.
I have watched this video many times (probably too many) trying to talk myself out of buying this pedal, but you do too good of a job showing it's power. This is a beautifully done review. Thanks.
I think understanding 30% of what it does is what it does so amazingly. I currently have this right before Maude and it is an addictive pairing. I tend to have the mix and the depth cranked most of the time. Most aptly named pedal ever: Shallow but very deep. The pitch shifts sound almost like notes getting knee knocked by one of those rubberized reflex mallets🤣 It also seems to impart a timbre/tone sheen akin to a sonic cloak or a veil, I guess depending somewhat on how the gate is set/interacting. These pedals define character.
I watched several of my studio heroes demo this pedal, but it was your demo that made me buy it. I'm a keyboard player, but I loved your demo. You won me over. I'm subscribing.
Hey Mark, I have owned this pedal for a while and couldn't get a sound that I liked. I did not understand how to get the sounds I wanted. Now I do. I'll be experimenting with it tonight! Thanks a lot!
Even after several years you just helped me find out more nuances with this thing, thanks. Oh, if you'd like to explore more of its darker sides, get the "unpleasant surprise" pedal in front of it and work those gates until your guitar has turned into an unfortunate saxophone ;) My favourite sound.
Really great review. Bought this after your demo. Helped me understand the parameters of the knob interactions which helped me find the sweet spot (and full wet - thanks for that as I typically run a blend on most pedals). Now that I found the sweet spot I can't turn it off. Adds something blissfully organic to everything.
Just wanted to say thanks...have had one of these for several years but never messed with the internals until I heard you using it as an overdrive! Was so much clearer than mine, so messed with that pot and now it's just a different kind of pedal, so much more versatile! So thanks :)
It's such a haunting sound, especially the way you use it. Those tones have been stuck in my noggin for the last couple weeks, so I had to order one. Here we go.
What a channel I bought this on the strength of this review turned it on and sat thinking nothing really changed but as I sat and listened the magic just creeps out of this thing. Awesome work!
Glad to see your demo here Mark. I stuck with this pedal bc it’s the only one with square mod and semi-random. I kind of wish it had a high pass filter option though to go with the low pass.
Thats super kind of you; there are a lot of great demos out there of this thing. I am so impressed with the wide range of this pedal; its absolutely one of the coolest modulation pedalsIve ever used.
Def the guy to explain this pedal; it's subtle yet complex. I've long attempted particular kinds of grittiness that seem better achieved through effects other than fuzz and drive.Avoid more conventional " Rock" sounds on most of my stuff, preferring more Lo Fi/ Garage , -long depended on Germanium circuits which are very tempermental, not to mention expensive and hard to locate.The Zvex LO FI Junky first turned me on to the potential of combining other effects, stacking and layering, to achieve guitar sounds that " blossom", maintain the initial attack, and still cut through the mix. Have you tried the Unpleasant Surprise? Had one for months, and still trying to figure out it's application, abilities and context.They call it " experimental" , and it is that. Peace.
Such a good video, you really captured this pedal's magic. Please create a similar video for the Fairfield Circuitry Meet Maude, you would be so compatible with it.
Mark I've been following your instagram for awhile and I'm psyched to have found your RUclips channel! You got me hooked on this one. I love the way you approach the guitar.
We are two human beings separated by time und distance, an any number off other tings. I jus wanted to say thank you, graveets, for showing all of us what all the other reviewers are not. Dat dis pedal is special, that it’s K-field modulator (while it has a learning curve) returns us to a moment in time.
wow i used to be a tech for harmony and heritage and it still blows me away every time i see one in the wild or online especially the relaunch made in america models out 225 parsons. so fuckin cool man
I’ve found it so hard to get “musical” for a lack of a better word with these types of devices...or modulation specifically ....but this seems to have cracked this code. I think I hear what you are capturing. I have a recreation of oil can delay that I have such an issue dialing in. Seems like the useable play has been lengthened or expanded in the pot parameters so you can immediately dial in as a usable. Hopefully I’m getting the drift of this.
Finally pulled the trigger on this baby today. As I kept coming back to the Shallow Water. Gonna use it for film scores on a baritone. Thanks for the vid.
Thanks for doing such a great job at showcasing how this pedal works and how you unlock its potential. The magic lies in the subtleties and how the pedal responds to your playing and touch. I think quite a few have been disappointed after trying it, if they’re failed to find the magic balance, which is def not straight forward.
I'm currently using an Ibanez CF-7 for Vibrato, WHACK'D mode engaged, of course. If I find a bag of money somewhere, I'm picking this up. Love everything from Fairfield.
Yeah man, this pedal had me hooked from the first! I really like the flange sounds I can get with it too! But the low pass vibrato is so epic before and after walls of sound! This has been my favorite demo of the pedal in a while too. One point I'd like to make is that although hearing the nuance of this pedal in headphones is cool, there's no replacing the feeling you get when you have this playing through several speakers and some decent wattage! The room feel of this pedal rivals my univibe and is just epic! It's like having a jazzmaster style vibrato without going out of tune! yummmmm
Same, I'm still learning alot about this pedal but so far my fav is putting my oceans 11 on reverse delay/reverb through the shallow water, beautiful sounds.
Hi, love your demos and your guitar playing, i got a SW and its just magic, but when i put The lpg more than at 1.00 a high noise appears, like a hiss/white noise, much more than your’s, how configure you the internal trimpots?
same here, amazing pedal i bought it yesterday and i didn’t notice any noise at shop, but i’m getting very loud annoying white noise with high LPG, please share if you can find any solution
@@danielmcdonagh2889 unfortunately not, i think the problem is LPG, i wrote to company and they told me that i should turn the LPG to noon or less position and also try internal switches, than maybe it would work, but i just dont like what LPG does to dry signal and also didnt want to brake something inside the pedal with messing with jumpers.
Great review. One of my favorite pedals and a staple on my board. One question for you: I get some wild high-pitch 'noise' / almost robot bird sounds when I turn the LPG up too high. Could be the P90s mixing with a Fender Deluxe + this pedal...as it tapers off when I turn my highs down or get that LPG at under 3pm. Any ideas? Did you ever notice anything similar?
I know that there is some inherent noise that comes from the BBD chip when you crank the modulation parameters the gate is there to tame those (it’s in the manual). Have you calibrated the gate internally? The manual has some tips on how to best do that and I went through to get it dialed before I started this video. I find that it really keeps that noise down.
@@KevinMcAfee Any luck with it? I have a high-pitched whine, even if the LPG is closed. just with MIX at 11 and VOLUME fully CW, the whine is gone. It is not the noise the BBD chip produces, this noise I can hear as well when the gate/filter opens...
Same problem. Was told by Fairfield it is super sensitive to what power supply you use. I switched to cioks dc7, but still have this issue. Any1 knows what power supply is used in this video?
Amazing work. I love the way it stacks with the benson preamp. Have you ever stacked the 1981 in front of the shallow water, in place of the benson? Which do/would you prefer?
Nice demo. I’m surprised how quiet it is for you when the lpg is dimed. Mine introduces quite a bit of noise kind of in waves when I do that. Love this pedal though but would love it even more if it stayed as quiet as yours.
Have you set your gate with the internal trim pot? That’s a pretty crucial step, in my opinion, to getting the most out of the gate while still keeping it quiet.
@@markjohnstonofficial mine is also way noisier than the one in your demo. I tried both jumper positions and also tried to dial the LPG trim pot. when the LPG is fully open, the noise just won't go away... Could you maybe do a video about the trimpot setting?
Mine does too. I went through the internal lpg, disconnected every other pedal apart from the SW and my Iridium. The only way I can lower the noise is to dime the level on my Keeley Compressor Plus, and lower the output on the SW. My signal chain is Fairfield Barbershop v2 - Keeley Compressor Plus - Shallow Water - Greer Arbuckle Tremolo - Strymon Deco - Iridium. So now I’m wondering what your settings on the Iridium are? And also, this is the best Shallow Water demo I’ve seen.
Following! Mine’s on the way, and hope to dial it in as you have. Great demo, thank you very much. Hopefully FC is grateful for the clarity you provide here.
awesome demo, man! I’m curious where you have the LPG trimmer set. Shallow Water is my favorite mod pedal of all time, but I struggle with getting the balance of the gate right. Sounded dead on here.
It’s tough to say where mine was set because trim pots are hard to describe accurately. W no modulation, LPG at minimum, and mix at max; I set the gate so that my guitar is audible but can’t move the gate open in a discernible way. Then I turn up to LPG at noon and test my finger style attack dynamics to see if it feels good there. 3 passes of those two settings pretty much solved it for me.
Since it responds to the level of the signal, the response of the LPG can vary widely depending on the output of your pickups. If you have low output pickups you may consider adding a bit more volume from another pedal before it, or if you have high output pickups, play around with the volume on your guitar. Hope this helped!
Great demo, is there any white noise when you get the LG and mix up to max ?, i’ve just bought and i’m getting very annoying white noise with each but when i stop it’s all quite, i wrote the company and they said it’s normal but your sound is all clear no noise at all
i seem to get this overwhelming dark noise that it would be practically impossible to record with. however with your mixed it sounds like a healthy wet mix of the pedal. Is this normal?
What internal configuration do you recommend to make the effect more noticeable? I can't make it sound like the video, my shallow water is much smoother. Thanks!
Thank you for this review. Well done. I just purchased this pedal also, but apparently it makes a lot of whiny noise, that is probably due to the adaptor. I´ve tried 3 different cheap adaptors, and they all make it cry. What power supply do you use for the shallow water?
@@es5679 Thank you for answering. I already ordered a Boss's Ultra Clean Power adapter, which is a bit more expensive than the very basic ones and the noise is gone. Really enjoying the sound now.
@@es5679 :D The same. Your playing guitar through it? I have at the moment volca FM hooked up with the KFM ;) The boost and gentle breakups of sound and metallic resonances of this pedal are miraculous as are the chorusy space stretches... This box is all about finding sweet spots for each sound... Enjoy!
Thank you for this very excellent demo. I'm a keyboardist and new to pedals--did you plug this into your amp's input, or an fx loop? I'm wondering if I'm doing it wrong by plugging my SW in between my Rhodes and my vibrolux's input channel. It sucks out a ton of highs, and has a fairly extreme amount of added noise.
Actually, I just plugged into the pre-amp gain on the vibrolux, and the SW's signal is almost silent. I know I've routed everything right because bypassing the pedal results in a clean, clear tone. I opened up the SW and found no battery to replace. Any help for this pedal noon?
This pedal is like a.. .magic sauce thats very hard to put your finger on. I played it in a guitar store and was like "What is it even doing?" I cant tell. thats the magic.
Do you have any experience with their Barbershop pedal? I love it, but wonder if I could replace it with the Shallow Water to get the grit AND modulation. Great review of this pedal, btw. Thanks for showing some aspects other reviews haven’t.
Love your channel. Is the overdrive/grit all the Shallow Water and not coming at all from the Benson? I love the sound but would be going from my Wampler compressor to the Shallow Water (assuming that's good order) to my Meris Polymoon and then reverb. I don't have a Benson Preamp so I'm curious. Thanks!
I didn’t find that there was anything to solve. I set the filter to taste on the internal trim pot and then dialed to it whatever guitar I was using on the front. Never heard or dealt with any crazy noise.
@@markjohnstonofficial first of all, thanks for the quick reply. I found that even in this video ruclips.net/video/dBJ26MY-Blk/видео.html at 2:10 min when LPG is at maximum, or at least above half, it creates a noise like vibrating iron. In any case, I tried to write directly to Fairfield Circuitry to understand how to set it up. also because it is not clear how to move the boost and pad jumpers, in my case a black plastic element covers the 2 pins out of 3 on the left. Thanks.
@@markjohnstonofficial Thanks for taking the time to answer. Because I focused on the music I didn't pay attention that there were different video shooting related to the different individual loops. I thought that you were overlaping loops in realtime and that you a had a setting that allowed you to play a loop, change track and record a second loop while the first is still playing, then change track and record a third loop etc etc...and end up with a multitrack session at the end of which you would just have to change the panning of each loop. Again thanks for your time and the poetry which emanates from your music and videos.
Hey man, this pedal is so gorgeous and unique, this video blew my mind. Could you please tell me what amp your using? It’s one of the most beautiful tones I’ve ever heard.
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My favourite modulation pedal. It's the only pedal that behaves and sounds like a living organism. It breathes. I literally bought it to build my whole sound around it. This was a great demo by the way. ❤️
Any recomendations for more pedals like this? I don’t think about this exact vibe (lo-fi, tape warble…) but more in line of the “living organism” aestetics?
@@empireoftonestudio : That’s a difficult one. This is the only pedal I have that gives me this feeling. A completely different pedal, but as far as I can tell with a similar feeling (as if it has a mind of its own) is the ‘Microcosm’ by Hologram Electronics.
They’re hard to find and when you do, know that they’re not cheap. I would love to have one myself, but the last time I checked it was close to 800 dollars or euros. ☹️
@@mariodriessen9740 I have Microcosm in the studio (not mine) but I personally opted for Chase Bliss Mood, feels much more instant than Hologram one
@@empireoftonestudio : O and some other Fairfield Circuitry pedals that do a similar thing are the ‘Meet Maude’ and ‘Randy’s Revenge’. One is a delay and the other has flanger type sounds.
@@mariodriessen9740Will check them out, thanks!
Man these are so well done, it’s just a matter of time until your channel really takes off
Thanks man. Fingers crossed on that one.
I definitely agree. So well done. Just keep doing what you do and you will be just fine
@@LoVeAmBiEnT100% truth
This morning I stumbled across this pedal and I've been over each and every video online today. And tonight I'm thinking my playing will never amount to anything without those sounds, I could spend insane money on lotsa gear but still I'd be wanting this... It has emotion and that's what I find most important in music, and it floats me away
Probably fhe best demo of this pedal I've seen, Mark. You had a game plan and managed to resist the urge to twiddle knobs randomly. Perhaps spending a few days becoming familiar with a pedal before producing a video is a strategy that more reviewers should adopt.
Thanks so much. I think a big part of that was having seen a lot of demos for this pedal already, for a couple reasons. 1. Was I knew what was well worn pathways on this one and 2 was that when I got this I found myself going “why is nobody talking about THIS feature??”
Broooo your bloody tone, choice of pedals and use of them is just stellar. Not to mention if others have not realized, but the video production quality is on point.
I have watched this video many times (probably too many) trying to talk myself out of buying this pedal, but you do too good of a job showing it's power. This is a beautifully done review. Thanks.
I think understanding 30% of what it does is what it does so amazingly. I currently have this right before Maude and it is an addictive pairing. I tend to have the mix and the depth cranked most of the time. Most aptly named pedal ever: Shallow but very deep. The pitch shifts sound almost like notes getting knee knocked by one of those rubberized reflex mallets🤣 It also seems to impart a timbre/tone sheen akin to a sonic cloak or a veil, I guess depending somewhat on how the gate is set/interacting. These pedals define character.
I watched several of my studio heroes demo this pedal, but it was your demo that made me buy it. I'm a keyboard player, but I loved your demo. You won me over. I'm subscribing.
Hey Mark, I have owned this pedal for a while and couldn't get a sound that I liked. I did not understand how to get the sounds I wanted. Now I do. I'll be experimenting with it tonight! Thanks a lot!
Even after several years you just helped me find out more nuances with this thing, thanks. Oh, if you'd like to explore more of its darker sides, get the "unpleasant surprise" pedal in front of it and work those gates until your guitar has turned into an unfortunate saxophone ;)
My favourite sound.
This was awesome. Your really captured the divine ethereal beauty of the pedal perfectly.
Really great review. Bought this after your demo. Helped me understand the parameters of the knob interactions which helped me find the sweet spot (and full wet - thanks for that as I typically run a blend on most pedals). Now that I found the sweet spot I can't turn it off. Adds something blissfully organic to everything.
Just wanted to say thanks...have had one of these for several years but never messed with the internals until I heard you using it as an overdrive! Was so much clearer than mine, so messed with that pot and now it's just a different kind of pedal, so much more versatile! So thanks :)
Your demo sold me on this pedal. I love it so much. 💛 thanks
Lovely demo! I'm about to build one of these and I'm super stoked.
Waiting for mine to get delivered, thankfully I have this video to watch 400 times in anticipation.
It's such a haunting sound, especially the way you use it. Those tones have been stuck in my noggin for the last couple weeks, so I had to order one. Here we go.
What a channel I bought this on the strength of this review turned it on and sat thinking nothing really changed but as I sat and listened the magic just creeps out of this thing. Awesome work!
I love how the name of this pedal describes exactly how it sounds, like you're head is in a shallow pool of water.
Thank you. This video was really helpful before and especially after acquiring a shallow water pedal. What a gorgeous device it is.
Glad to see your demo here Mark. I stuck with this pedal bc it’s the only one with square mod and semi-random. I kind of wish it had a high pass filter option though to go with the low pass.
Well, I'm sold! Definitely the best demo of the shallow water. And your music is great!
Thats super kind of you; there are a lot of great demos out there of this thing. I am so impressed with the wide range of this pedal; its absolutely one of the coolest modulation pedalsIve ever used.
bro, your demos are some of the best on RUclips. i love the specificity with which you analyze and demo.
Def the guy to explain this pedal; it's subtle yet complex.
I've long attempted particular kinds of grittiness that seem better achieved through effects other than fuzz and drive.Avoid more conventional " Rock" sounds on most of my stuff, preferring more Lo Fi/ Garage , -long depended on Germanium circuits which are very tempermental, not to mention expensive and hard to locate.The Zvex LO FI Junky first turned me on to the potential of combining other effects, stacking and layering, to achieve guitar sounds that " blossom", maintain the initial attack, and still cut through the mix.
Have you tried the Unpleasant Surprise? Had one for months, and still trying to figure out it's application, abilities and context.They call it " experimental" , and it is that. Peace.
Such a good video, you really captured this pedal's magic.
Please create a similar video for the Fairfield Circuitry Meet Maude, you would be so compatible with it.
Nice work here Mark - always good when individual taste brings out depth in a pedal
I own one.... it's my favourite pedal of all time.... I've never explored half of the uses that you did in this demo.... thank you
I love this pedal. One of the best demos of it I've seen. Thank you!
Finally getting my hands on one of these tomorrow. In no small part down to this demo. Thank you
Really thoughtful and sonically pleasing overview of this amazing piece from Fairfield!
Thanks man! They killed it on this thing.
i just picked this up. finding the LPG sweet spot is proving difficult. Its either doing very little or so much its practically a noise gate
Really depends on how hard you hit the strings
Mark I've been following your instagram for awhile and I'm psyched to have found your RUclips channel! You got me hooked on this one. I love the way you approach the guitar.
We are two human beings separated by time und distance, an any number off other tings. I jus wanted to say thank you, graveets, for showing all of us what all the other reviewers are not. Dat dis pedal is special, that it’s K-field modulator (while it has a learning curve) returns us to a moment in time.
The intro demo is sooo good wow
What a great video. Your genuine love for this pedal comes shining through. 10/10 mate 👌
Best demo I've seen on this pedal.
Considering this pedal is a cult favorite of a LOT of people, that’s very high praise. Thank you for watching!
wow i used to be a tech for harmony and heritage and it still blows me away every time i see one in the wild or online especially the relaunch made in america models out 225 parsons. so fuckin cool man
Amazing demo. Mine just arrived today and I can't wait to play with it.
Amazing Demo, man! I hope your channel explodes! 💛
Came for the pedal demo, stayed for the guitar demo, subscribed for the music.
Me too!
the attack bloom like a synth is what ive been looking for.
I’ve found it so hard to get “musical” for a lack of a better word with these types of devices...or modulation specifically ....but this seems to have cracked this code. I think I hear what you are capturing. I have a recreation of oil can delay that I have such an issue dialing in. Seems like the useable play has been lengthened or expanded in the pot parameters so you can immediately dial in as a usable. Hopefully I’m getting the drift of this.
Great video, love your use of the pedal and demonstration of the LPG.
Finally pulled the trigger on this baby today. As I kept coming back to the Shallow Water. Gonna use it for film scores on a baritone. Thanks for the vid.
I need to do some writing with the Shallow Water and the Bass VI. Seems like it would be pretty great.
pulled mine off my shelf and laughed seeing that the settings i had discovered liking were almost identical to these ones
Wish I could give you a thousand likes. Also, Fairfield should sponsor you. This is astronomically beautiful. Thank you for making this video.
Amazing demo….now this is on my list.
Thanks for doing such a great job at showcasing how this pedal works and how you unlock its potential. The magic lies in the subtleties and how the pedal responds to your playing and touch. I think quite a few have been disappointed after trying it, if they’re failed to find the magic balance, which is def not straight forward.
I just discovered your channel and I’ve turned on those alerts. I really enjoy your playing and approach.
One of my favorite pedals - so vibey
It’s surreal. The LPG is such a game changer.
Just found your channel. Coming back for more. Great work✌️
I'm currently using an Ibanez CF-7 for Vibrato, WHACK'D mode engaged, of course.
If I find a bag of money somewhere, I'm picking this up. Love everything from Fairfield.
Great demo, really inspiring!
Such a great demo!
Beautiful playing👍🏻🤘🏻
Great stuff as usual. I really want one of these.
It’s great. One of the few pedals that I can’t think of anything else that does it. This is def an “accept no substitutes” pedal.
Yeah man, this pedal had me hooked from the first! I really like the flange sounds I can get with it too! But the low pass vibrato is so epic before and after walls of sound! This has been my favorite demo of the pedal in a while too.
One point I'd like to make is that although hearing the nuance of this pedal in headphones is cool, there's no replacing the feeling you get when you have this playing through several speakers and some decent wattage! The room feel of this pedal rivals my univibe and is just epic! It's like having a jazzmaster style vibrato without going out of tune! yummmmm
Great demo. Think I have to try it on bass... thanks.
woa! this IS SO COOL. also, first video I've seen of yours and excited to see you use Luna?
Great demo
I love this pedal, I use it at the end of the chain. A reverse delay with a big reverb into it sounds amazing
Same, I'm still learning alot about this pedal but so far my fav is putting my oceans 11 on reverse delay/reverb through the shallow water, beautiful sounds.
Oh my god I love this sound..
Any info on how to access the internal adjustment for the Low Pass Gate? Mine is set to almost an on off switch. There is no range of sensitivity.
Do you have tabs for what you're playing in the intro? I would like to learn it so much!
Hi, love your demos and your guitar playing, i got a SW and its just magic, but when i put The lpg more than at 1.00 a high noise appears, like a hiss/white noise, much more than your’s, how configure you the internal trimpots?
same here, amazing pedal i bought it yesterday and i didn’t notice any noise at shop, but i’m getting very loud annoying white noise with high LPG, please share if you can find any solution
Do you use isolated power supply?
@@onurpuza1049 same. Really annoying for the money. Manage to resolve it?
@@danielmcdonagh2889 unfortunately not, i think the problem is LPG, i wrote to company and they told me that i should turn the LPG to noon or less position and also try internal switches, than maybe it would work, but i just dont like what LPG does to dry signal and also didnt want to brake something inside the pedal with messing with jumpers.
14:11 lovely
Awesome vid, awesome pedal. What guitar is he playing? it's dope
If you were going to pair this with MOOD, would you run it before or after?
Great review. One of my favorite pedals and a staple on my board. One question for you: I get some wild high-pitch 'noise' / almost robot bird sounds when I turn the LPG up too high. Could be the P90s mixing with a Fender Deluxe + this pedal...as it tapers off when I turn my highs down or get that LPG at under 3pm. Any ideas? Did you ever notice anything similar?
I know that there is some inherent noise that comes from the BBD chip when you crank the modulation parameters the gate is there to tame those (it’s in the manual). Have you calibrated the gate internally? The manual has some tips on how to best do that and I went through to get it dialed before I started this video. I find that it really keeps that noise down.
@@markjohnstonofficial I hadn't tried calibrating the gate, good call!
@@KevinMcAfee Any luck with it? I have a high-pitched whine, even if the LPG is closed. just with MIX at 11 and VOLUME fully CW, the whine is gone. It is not the noise the BBD chip produces, this noise I can hear as well when the gate/filter opens...
Same problem. Was told by Fairfield it is super sensitive to what power supply you use. I switched to cioks dc7, but still have this issue. Any1 knows what power supply is used in this video?
I’m getting weird radio frequency almost . Wondering if I need to turn the boost off and pad on
Lurching sea sick, perfect way to describe this, how do you think it would sound on bass, if the right stuff was played on it? New sub here now
Amazing work. I love the way it stacks with the benson preamp. Have you ever stacked the 1981 in front of the shallow water, in place of the benson? Which do/would you prefer?
Nice demo. I’m surprised how quiet it is for you when the lpg is dimed. Mine introduces quite a bit of noise kind of in waves when I do that. Love this pedal though but would love it even more if it stayed as quiet as yours.
Have you set your gate with the internal trim pot? That’s a pretty crucial step, in my opinion, to getting the most out of the gate while still keeping it quiet.
Mark Johnston I haven’t. When I contacted Fairfield about it they said messing with that could mess up the pedal. Any tips for adjusting it?
@@markjohnstonofficial mine is also way noisier than the one in your demo. I tried both jumper positions and also tried to dial the LPG trim pot. when the LPG is fully open, the noise just won't go away... Could you maybe do a video about the trimpot setting?
Mine does too. I went through the internal lpg, disconnected every other pedal apart from the SW and my Iridium. The only way I can lower the noise is to dime the level on my Keeley Compressor Plus, and lower the output on the SW. My signal chain is Fairfield Barbershop v2 - Keeley Compressor Plus - Shallow Water - Greer Arbuckle Tremolo - Strymon Deco - Iridium.
So now I’m wondering what your settings on the Iridium are?
And also, this is the best Shallow Water demo I’ve seen.
Following! Mine’s on the way, and hope to dial it in as you have. Great demo, thank you very much. Hopefully FC is grateful for the clarity you provide here.
OK. Found the internal trim pot. Is it possible for you to post where your pot is set?
awesome demo, man! I’m curious where you have the LPG trimmer set. Shallow Water is my favorite mod pedal of all time, but I struggle with getting the balance of the gate right. Sounded dead on here.
It’s tough to say where mine was set because trim pots are hard to describe accurately. W no modulation, LPG at minimum, and mix at max; I set the gate so that my guitar is audible but can’t move the gate open in a discernible way. Then I turn up to LPG at noon and test my finger style attack dynamics to see if it feels good there. 3 passes of those two settings pretty much solved it for me.
Since it responds to the level of the signal, the response of the LPG can vary widely depending on the output of your pickups. If you have low output pickups you may consider adding a bit more volume from another pedal before it, or if you have high output pickups, play around with the volume on your guitar. Hope this helped!
Great demo, is there any white noise when you get the LG and mix up to max ?, i’ve just bought and i’m getting very annoying white noise with each but when i stop it’s all quite, i wrote the company and they said it’s normal but your sound is all clear no noise at all
Where would this go in chain? First (after EUNA)? Or in the FX Loop?
i seem to get this overwhelming dark noise that it would be practically impossible to record with.
however with your mixed it sounds like a healthy wet mix of the pedal. Is this normal?
I haven’t checked recently, have the kids got their Quad Cortex’s yet?
What internal configuration do you recommend to make the effect more noticeable? I can't make it sound like the video, my shallow water is much smoother.
Thanks!
I'm finding it hard to find this pedal, but does anyone know anything that is similar to this pedal because it sounds BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!
Thank you for this review. Well done. I just purchased this pedal also, but apparently it makes a lot of whiny noise, that is probably due to the adaptor. I´ve tried 3 different cheap adaptors, and they all make it cry. What power supply do you use for the shallow water?
I got mine today. It works great with a Strymon Zuma, only a bit of noise when LPG is cranked. It sounds like in the video :)
@@es5679 Thank you for answering. I already ordered a Boss's Ultra Clean Power adapter, which is a bit more expensive than the very basic ones and the noise is gone. Really enjoying the sound now.
@@PaapMezilane I'm happy to hear that! I didn't know I had it in me, but this evening is just ambient jamming with the Shallow Water for me haha
@@es5679 :D The same. Your playing guitar through it? I have at the moment volca FM hooked up with the KFM ;) The boost and gentle breakups of sound and metallic resonances of this pedal are miraculous as are the chorusy space stretches... This box is all about finding sweet spots for each sound... Enjoy!
@@PaapMezilane Yes only guitar so far. Cool, I will probably try with synths later on as well!
Did you go inside and turn the boost off and pad on?
Thank you for this very excellent demo.
I'm a keyboardist and new to pedals--did you plug this into your amp's input, or an fx loop? I'm wondering if I'm doing it wrong by plugging my SW in between my Rhodes and my vibrolux's input channel. It sucks out a ton of highs, and has a fairly extreme amount of added noise.
Actually, I just plugged into the pre-amp gain on the vibrolux, and the SW's signal is almost silent. I know I've routed everything right because bypassing the pedal results in a clean, clear tone. I opened up the SW and found no battery to replace. Any help for this pedal noon?
@Will, I would call Fairfield Circuitry and ask for help.
How much adjusting did you do of your LPG trim pot? sounds great
This pedal is like a.. .magic sauce thats very hard to put your finger on. I played it in a guitar store and was like "What is it even doing?" I cant tell. thats the magic.
There’s definitely an element of randomness
Bruh i love this
greatest pedal of all time
Do you have any experience with their Barbershop pedal? I love it, but wonder if I could replace it with the Shallow Water to get the grit AND modulation. Great review of this pedal, btw. Thanks for showing some aspects other reviews haven’t.
Unfortunately not, Ive heard some clips of it but not enough to fairly compare the two.
Love your channel. Is the overdrive/grit all the Shallow Water and not coming at all from the Benson? I love the sound but would be going from my Wampler compressor to the Shallow Water (assuming that's good order) to my Meris Polymoon and then reverb. I don't have a Benson Preamp so I'm curious. Thanks!
You can see when I switch between the shallow water by itself and the benson stacked with it during the sound examples part
Can you do something like this with the Old Blood Noise Dual Filter...is it capable of that mellow LPG sound?
Coming soon
Did you adjust the lpg trim pot? My shallow water sounds great but I can’t get the choked quality using the lpg you’re getting in this video
Yeah, the input signal is a big deal with the gate. When setting up I tend to find that taking the back panel off for a bit to fine tune is useful
I would pay to watch him play. I already paid for the pedal.
I almost bought one of those Harmony guitars. Do you love it?
Love it. I just did a giveaway of one on my Instagram. They’re excellent instruments.
When i have my LPG turned on fully there is a noise appearing whenever i hit a note. Is that normal ?
Mine does the same.
@@danielleinad6019 i asked the support it is indeed normal
@@cozyfromearth9864 Good to know, thank you!
Hi! Really nice demo! But how did you solve the LPG noise problem? if I raise it more than half it starts to make a scrap-metal noise.
I didn’t find that there was anything to solve. I set the filter to taste on the internal trim pot and then dialed to it whatever guitar I was using on the front. Never heard or dealt with any crazy noise.
@@markjohnstonofficial first of all, thanks for the quick reply. I found that even in this video ruclips.net/video/dBJ26MY-Blk/видео.html at 2:10 min when LPG is at maximum, or at least above half, it creates a noise like vibrating iron. In any case, I tried to write directly to Fairfield Circuitry to understand how to set it up. also because it is not clear how to move the boost and pad jumpers, in my case a black plastic element covers the 2 pins out of 3 on the left. Thanks.
@@giuliosignorotto4323 Has the noise issue been solved for you? Mine does produce that annoying hiss too.
Can you get the randomness to completely go away? I can’t stand that sound. Love all the rest.
How did you manage to pan the different loops? Specific live set-up or post-recording panning?
Everything is recorded individually in my DAW and then mixed from there.
@@markjohnstonofficial Thanks for taking the time to answer. Because I focused on the music I didn't pay attention that there were different video shooting related to the different individual loops. I thought that you were overlaping loops in realtime and that you a had a setting that allowed you to play a loop, change track and record a second loop while the first is still playing, then change track and record a third loop etc etc...and end up with a multitrack session at the end of which you would just have to change the panning of each loop. Again thanks for your time and the poetry which emanates from your music and videos.
Hey man, this pedal is so gorgeous and unique, this video blew my mind. Could you please tell me what amp your using? It’s one of the most beautiful tones I’ve ever heard.
I'm not sure about the settings but he is using the Strymon Iridium, which is an amp+cab simulator.
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