30 Minutes with the Strymon El Capistan

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

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[@porbital]

I've watched a lot of reviews on this pedal, but this is the one that actually made me order it today.

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Awesome!

[@shckltnebay]

One of the best demos of this!!!!! Something about the attack of the strings sounds so pleasing on the El Cap, right around the 7 min mark the repeats sound like voices! 8-11 min is a great sound too. No other pedals were added. Lets see one H9 sound like this!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

My favorite pedal, hands down :)

[@michael_caz_nyc]

Awesome Pedal. Great Demo - too. What versatility with all the options & sub-menu buttons.

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

You're right Michael, very versatile and musical pedal. Cheers man!

[@jonathandenney7684]

I enjoy your playing. It's my favorite approach to pedals and technique. You truly have an amazing talent. Truly God-breathed, if you get my meaning. Well done.

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Thanks so much Jonathan. I'm glad I can inspire you for your own music :)

[@Saycheeseanddie84]

Brilliant demo. Thank you very much for this.

[@ernestbuckley8671]

Nice demo. Ordered mine a few days ago. It’ll feed the Flint.

[@lucidezalucinogena6721]

Antoine* Your melodies are so deep.. Since them takes the rest of my days.... Curiosity•°•°• Thanks•°

[@mattgilbert7347]

It's a wonderful pedal, but I found myself just enjoying this not as a demo, but as music. Nice work.

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Thanks a lot for that!!

[@mattgilbert7347]

You're welcome!

[@badgermost]

ahaha yes! The best channel on strymon pedals reviews also has great music. Amazing.

[@Beephouse]

Awesome! Enjoyed every minute!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

+beephouse Nice to know you watched it entirely :)

[@michaelcreaghan2612]

Love the vibe great stuff fella

[@Pedalnerds]

Nice video. My favorite pedal!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

+Nathan Shafer (EchoEchoGuy) It was nice, you should go on a 30 minutes date with her too :-P

[@Pedalnerds]

good idea!

[@MrMongo321]

Beautiful!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Good :)

[@FabioKasper]

Very nice dude. Learned something today.

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

+Fabio Kasper This was a very long video, I'm glad you found something helpful in it !

[@FabioKasper]

Sure did. Your video served to remind me that one can get much more from this pedal. I'm under-using mine. Thx!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

+Fabio Kasper I also realized this by myself when doing this video. And it's true for all our pedals. Usually, we leave them at a setting that we like and we forget it can do so much more !

[@FabioKasper]

Right. Good work man!!! Have fun!

[@Danthehorse]

Great demo, its so versatile, but the while secondary function thing would drive me nuts, i just wouldbt remember whats what. If i did, its just options paralysis.

[@z101dc1]

had one of these pedals for a while and your video helped me think about the pedal in many different new ways - thanks :--). Also, have the Bluesky and the Sunset - not sure I need anything else. Most bases covered........ always room for a new pedal

[@aarontsangaris4929]

Sounds great!

[@TheDarkP0et]

Great video, Antoine! Will you be doing anymore videos like this? I would love to see you go on 30-minute dates with the rest of your pedalboard lol. Especially the Wet Reverb and XTS Atomic. This is the best demo of the El Capistan yet! :)

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

+Raven Stefano Maybe... I did this for fun, but if a lot of my subscribers like this raw footage of me playing with a pedal, why not ? I don't know how much people did watch the entire thing ;)

[@beffinator]

+Monochrome Seasons i did !! and enjoyed it so much recommend it to every one :)

[@beffinator]

+pokatino da cruz and becauuse i have this pedal to haha :D

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

pokatino da cruz Nice thank you so much :)

[@diamonddad3059]

You're the best Antoine! I wish you could see my board. 8 strymon pedals and a looper and it's all your fault.

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Oops! (and thanks!)

[@mydaydreamrecords]

At 0:39 to approx 0:50 you play a set of three chords. What 3 chords are those?

[@badurskiroffli176]

Mine is on its way =) =)

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Wonderful! Have fun :)

[@lizdiamond1070]

Can the timeline do that sound from 0:02 to 0:07 that sounds like the tape glitches or freaks out for a second? I know it can do a basic “wow and flutter” but I haven’t seen any videos where it sounds like that. Trying to decide if I need to get just a Timeline or both!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

No, the Timeline doesn't have this function, and that's exactly why I largely prefer the El Capistan. I would take 2 El Caps before 1 Timeline.

[@lizdiamond1070]

Monochrome Seasons looks like I’ll have to get an el capistan too! That sound is so warm and beautiful. Thanks for the reply!

[@lizdiamond1070]

so i wound up buying a timeline, and after playing it with it for one day im already considering returning it. it just cant sound like this no matter what. the el capistan has something magical to it.

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Exactly! I bought the Timeline first in my case. But when I bought an El Capistan, everything changed. (and I ended up selling the Timeline, cause the El Cap was everything I ever wished for in a delay pedal).

[@openup007]

Any plans for an El Cap V2 demo?

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Not for now, but you could ask Strymon to send me one 😉

[@SickMetalAddict]

Hey, can anyone tell me the time tag for low-end contour part of the video?

[@kroszo]

Have you ever thought about bringing in to your pedalboard the Earthquaker Devices Afterneath?

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

kroszo No because I don't plan to change my pedalboard anytime soon. I love earthquaker devices pedals, though!

[@nunyabiznazz2883]

I am hearing alot of 80'sounds in your playing. i just picked this pedal up but havent had time to play with it yet!

[@yvesarmoet4057]

same my pedal board wahhhhhh

[@jammer777]

Dude, thanks for this!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

No problem!

[@neoaureus]

Perfect..... This is largely a Zalman King soundtrack ( R.I.P Zalman ! )

[@TexmixTones]

I would love your opinion on something. I’m using a boss dd6 for all my delay stuff and been thinking about getting a delay with a more darker ambient tone for more of the worship songs and I think this pedal is it but I also wanna ask do you think that this pedal could pull off dotted eighth stuff for praise songs?

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Stephen Garza I wouldn't say the El Capistan is dark sounding. I would take the Diamond Memory Lane Jr. or the MXR Carbon Copy for dark delay tones!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Stephen Garza For dotted eighths, there is one tape head and mode combination that can do it on the El Capistan, but it's much easier with other pedals with a dedicated mode for it. According to your description, I would really go with the Memory lane Jr.!

[@TexmixTones]

Alright sounds good!! Appreciate your help man and continue with your great work

[@chikemazdga]

Good sound! Did you add reverb from el capistan?

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Yes, I think it did for some sounds!

[@EchiBTR]

Sweet!!!! am i missing something from your channel, or there still no pedalboard order from your personal rig? where can i take a look at them? || and btw, why do you need two delays (and two reverbs) for ambient? (at leas that what i've heard from many peoples out there) ..

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

I usually put my pedalboard chain on the description box of my songs, but here it is: TC Electronic Polytune Walrus Audio Deep Six Compressor Earthquaker Devices Organizer XTS Atomic Overdrive Fulltone Supa-Trem George Dennis Volume Pedal Diamond Memory Lane Jr. Strymon El Capistan Neunaber Stereo Wet Reverb Strymon BigSky Reverberator Boomerang III Phrase Sampler I use 2 delays because it's sounding more ambient when they are stacked, which you can not do with a single delay pedal (the first pedal feeds into the second). I don't need 2 reverbs, but I keep the Neunaber because I like it very much, but I could keep the Big Sky only if I wanted. Thanks for commenting :)

[@EchiBTR]

oops.. sorry for not paying an attention.. you're the best! awesome work!

[@salsabilahmedshrestho960]

Hello antoine! Do you prefer DIG or El Capistan? which one seems more magical?

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

I prefer El Capistan by far! The modulation and deterioration of the repeats is gorgeous. On the DIG the modulation is just controlled by a ''off, light, deep'' switch, which is a big problem for me.

[@salsabilahmedshrestho960]

@@AntoineMichaudGuitar Thank you. Can you make a Pros and Cons video about the strymon reverbs too? with the Flint, Bluesky and the Bigsky?

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

I take not of your suggestion!

[@michaelcreaghan2612]

Is this pedal more dreamie than the timeline I need help in am an acoustic ambient guitar player

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Both can be very dreamy. The Timeline has 10x more options. It really depends if you need presets and more types of delays. And what is you budget

[@michaelcreaghan2612]

The empress echo system the sound of they eq dosent seem has good has the strymons everybody's praysin it has the best am confused thanks for your advice before cheers Michael

[@johnduval482]

Are we hearing the El Capistan only or is the Wet or Blue Sky present also?

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

John Duval just the El Cap!

[@Andrew.G.Junior]

Great demo. Is it Radiohead at 27:12? I want this pedal damn it. :)

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

May be inspired from it, be it is no particular Radiohead song ;) thanks man!

[@BasMoerland]

what's thaaaat ;) paranoid android

[@olivierdegeoffroy]

Hi. It is recorded straight to the console or via an amp ?

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Recorded with Shure SM57 microphones in stereo in front of my Vox AC15 et Suhr Badger 30 amps!

[@olivierdegeoffroy]

+Monochrome Seasons Merci beaucoup !

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Olivier de Geoffroy Ça fait plaisir!

[@anonymous_friend]

What configuration are the SM57s in? XY? ORTF? How close to the grill? Sounds excellent!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

PJ Jackson Thanks man! One mic for each amp, so no need for such techniques as XY or ORTF. Pointed almost towards the center of the speaker cone, but slightely angled to get the side of the cone too. Very close to the grill, 1 to 1,5 inches. But I back off on the bass on my amps and I play in a relatively low volume.

[@shckltnebay]

Could you please tell how you recorded the sos part with any sound and then you had sound hitting tap button?

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

I thought it was because my Mix knob was off... but now that I rewatch it, I don't understand myself! hahaha

[@shckltnebay]

Monochrome Seasons You can just make out what you playing and then bam its repeating

[@dadsden6615]

Are you playing through one amp or two? I always feel I can't get the full effect because of my one speaker amp.

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Dads Den I'm playing with 2 amps. Stereo will indeed unlock new potential with your pedal!

[@dadsden6615]

Monochrome Seasons any tips on how to best get a stereo effect out of a mono? I have 65 reissue fender deluxe reverb. I just wish I had two amps, that really seems like the way to go