#84 Pladask Elektrisk - Baklengs

It is my absolute honour and privilege to show off the marvellous Baklengs from Pladask Elektrisk! There is so much going on in this small box that it rivals other granular devices twice it's size with more 'advanced' features. There's not much more to say other than make sure you're comfortable, this one a little long but it's worth the time... forwards and backwards. Enjoy!
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Gear - 1980’s MIJ Thinline Tele, Baklengs, Juno 25 2x12 - Audient Preamps for Software & Synth tones.
Subtle stereo reverb from Vongon Electronics Ultrasheer.

[@iiivanoeee651]

your guitar playing is just absolutely wonderful, it's really putting you out of the box!

[@ponderersounds3172]

Thank you sooo much! Merry Xmas!

[@rishpanjeet7479]

Those are my favorite types of gloves. Hands warm but tangible control. 10/10 strategy

[@ponderersounds3172]

Haha 😂

[@m.g.kroger]

I fell in love the first time I've heard this presentation... amazing beauty...

[@ponderersounds3172]

Thank you mate! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@chinmeysway]

So so great I wish this were an album ❤

[@ponderersounds3172]

That will be a reality of some sort eventually 😜

[@PaulBriff]

Wonderful demo, amazing pedal. You made it sound so musical in so many ways, you nailed it !

[@ponderersounds3172]

Thanks 😊

[@RustyTonesJr]

I finally got the Baklengs. Wow. The sounds are incredible. I've wanted one for so long due to this video!

[@ponderersounds3172]

Awesome! Enjoy it 👍🏼

[@OliverEvergreen]

still have it, year later?

[@SquareWaveSymphonies]

Man, I love that synth line around the 6 minute mark. So beautiful.

[@ponderersounds3172]

Cheers, glad you enjoyed it!

[@Flibbybibby]

FANTASTIC vid! I just snagged mine tonight.

[@ponderersounds3172]

Cheers for watching!

[@JaymeSilverstein]

Are you using a looper in conjunction with Baklengs? How are you getting such long play back?

[@ponderersounds3172]

Yeah I am, all my vids are running pre-recorded dry loops into the subject pedal.

[@juanki.aldahondo]

Love your guitar playing and your demos! Have you tried the montreal assembly count to 5? and if so, how would you say it compares to this pedal?

[@ponderersounds3172]

Thank you! I own a Count To 5, they don’t really have a lot in common once you get past the fact that they’re both time stretchers, delays & can sample. The way the both approach these sounds is fairly unique. Baklengs is more textural and CT5 is a bit more on the controlled chaos side.

[@kellymassey2318]

Killer demo! I finally managed to secure mine today, i was party due i missed out with the site crashing and all. Knut emailed me today, and had one with my name on it, my 9th Pladask pedal to date! Not sure if he's an actual madman, but his pedals could make you wonder!

[@ponderersounds3172]

Haha great! He’s the sweetest guy 👍🏼

[@smacksalad]

Pladask are the best at stange, warn sounds ;P Beautiful pedal and demo. Reminds me a lot of the Fabrikat but more refined in one particular direction. Lovely stuff.

[@ponderersounds3172]

It’s just so fun and engaging, I love these sort of sounds but often the pedals are clunky for the most part with just a few good bits. This is like 85% awesome with just a few extreme corners.

[@ThePedalboardOrchestra]

Beautiful demo of a very exciting and much-anticipated pedal. 👍👍 I think, next to OBNE'S Sun Light, the Baklengs is my pedal of the year. 😍 Can't wait to try it out on my own. It's already on its way, and Pladask shippings go fast. 😎

[@ponderersounds3172]

Yes! Congrats on nabbing one! Thanks for watching 👌🏼

[@AaronRusch]

Love the demo! I especially enjoyed the magical stockroom tape section, that was f'ing great :)

[@ponderersounds3172]

Haha I have a few more of those to feature! 😂

[@redwood-in-stereo]

very beautiful!! thanks for the good work my friend ;)

[@ponderersounds3172]

Thanks heaps for watching!

[@sp3ct3rsd3mos]

Congrats man, beautiful work and sounds.

[@juanrajara2887]

Can you control where exactly the Baklengs begins and ends it's sampled loop?

[@ponderersounds3172]

Not as precisely as a traditional looper but you can get good at it to pretty predictable behaviour.

[@juanrajara2887]

So I'm guessing it starts when you engage the right footswitch and would end according to where you have the clock set. When all these demos use their pre-recorded loops it sounds as though the Baklengs is constantly making new loops. If that's the case, does it just wait for something in your playing to stand out to grab to begin it's next loop? @@ponderersounds3172

[@lowandodor1150]

I adore your guitar playing mind.....the pedal, extremely interesting and useful.

[@ponderersounds3172]

Ah thanks again!

[@ready2fry]

Very nice! I've been looking out for this one, luckily for me the pedal didn't sell out within a day *it did* :-)

[@delivrance3961]

amazing job, epic ending!!! bravo

[@ponderersounds3172]

Cheers!

[@daglenn910]

Nice video man! I'm curious how you could categorize this pedal, so many in such a small box!

[@ponderersounds3172]

It’s a granular delay/sampler at its core I guess.

[@dstroviolin]

Sounds like a reverb in places.

[@dfmitchell330]

Thanks for this great demo. Does this pedal have a built in looper, or are you running a looper into it?

[@ponderersounds3172]

Oh yeah I’m running loops in, it has a short looper/sampler that has its length determined by the clk value

[@oldjess]

Awesome, as always.

[@ponderersounds3172]

Thanks for watching!

[@tvuvx]

Can I get some insight into your playstyle? Chord choices and inspirations and such. I really love your sound in this and your other demos!

[@ponderersounds3172]

Thanks for the kind words. I don’t really have a good answer for that, I’m completely self taught. As for chords I just make them up, I change tunings quite often, and most of the time I hybrid pick unless it’s more of a strumming riff. I listen to a lot of different stuff but my foundational inspiration comes from bands like American Football, that’s the era I started playing guitar, but I also listen to heaps of classical and film score stuff, that inevitable influences my melodic choices.

[@chrisdaniels4420]

Wonderful video mate

[@ponderersounds3172]

Thanks mate 👍🏼

[@thewatersofdream]

Very beautiful

[@ponderersounds3172]

Cheers!

[@dannydaniels3252]

Which do you recommend- the Mood or Baklengs?

[@ponderersounds3172]

It’s a tough choice, MOOD is deeper, more possibilities and MIDI etc, but it can take a fair bit of time to get it doing what you want. I find Baklengs way more immediate and easier to use live when the feeling hits me.

[@sons7429]

Your demos are the best man! What is that synth sound around the 5-6 minute mark?

[@ponderersounds3172]

Literally a super basic stock synth from Logic X that I tweaked a little. And thanks so much, really appreciate the love!

[@trainsurfer7593]

Wow - this could be a real M O O D killer...😁

[@willfowler8540]

Lol

[@willfowler8540]

Chase bliss mood is an awesome pedal but I think they're too different to compete.

[@willfowler8540]

Honestly I would rather have this though

[@ponderersounds3172]

There’s a place for each, this is a contender for people who want a more straight forward approach to granular delay/looping.

[@trainsurfer7593]

@@ponderersounds3172 I know, it was just a cheap joke... 😁 I've just managed to order one - there will definitely be a place on my board for each. Wonderful demonstration as always, such beautiful noises you make...

[@tompoynton]

How similar is this to the mood would you say?

[@ponderersounds3172]

It’s a different approach to a similar outcome, though I find Baklengs is a little more immediate and ‘easier’ to use. Don’t get me wrong, I love complex pedals. I think MOOD 2 is potentially the best of the 3 but I haven’t played it yet. I’ve owned original MOOD and Baklengs, I only own the Baklengs now.

[@tompoynton]

@@ponderersounds3172 Yeah I’ve recently picked up the Mood 2 and it’s by far and away the most complex pedal I’ve ever owned, steep learning curve!

[@patrickr6505]

​​@@tompoyntonI have Mood 1 and 2... Interested in the Baklengs but worried it would be overlap getting it🤔

[@Winterdagen]

Woohoo just ordered mine :)

[@Winterdagen]

Oh and ...extremely lovely sounds again!

[@ponderersounds3172]

Enjoy it!

[@Winterdagen]

@@ponderersounds3172 Thanks :)

[@avantgardenovelist]

The gold watch demystifies the Alpha gloves

[@ponderersounds3172]

Haha rose gold no less 😉

[@avantgardenovelist]

@@ponderersounds3172 lol

[@Da_Publick]

I just asked another effects maker, on eBay, if they made an experimental pedal that's based on Delay effects. I didn't know the name for these types of effects, though. Now, as soon as I return to YT, I'm faced with a _Granular_ effects device. Tell me 'they're' not watching! 👀 😂

[@ponderersounds3172]

Oh they are!! Just say ‘birdcage’ 20 times in 5 minutes and watch the adds appear 😂

[@Da_Publick]

@@ponderersounds3172 🤣

[@drippydroopy7052]

I mean, you can make a shitty pedal sound beautiful. Great demo once again!! Thanks and i hate you because now i want all the Pladask pedals ; )

[@ponderersounds3172]

Haha this is anything but a shitty pedal! Definitely in my top 5 of 2021.

[@drippydroopy7052]

@@ponderersounds3172 Yeah lovely pedal indeed and great playing. Patiently waiting for your next upload!

[@rodericklopez9850]

@16:46 Oh no you didn't... lmao!

[@jamisonlee9611]

Does anyone who also owns Fabrikat think that the Baklengs makes similar sounds?

[@ponderersounds3172]

They are ball park similar, but I think the Vaklengs is probably the most cohesive and playable reverse sampler I’ve owned, and I’ve got all the big ones in that category.

[@jamisonlee9611]

@@ponderersounds3172 Thanks. This is probably an apples/oranges kinda thing, but the Microcosm backwards looper situation seems pretty workable. What are your thoughts on that comparison?

[@ponderersounds3172]

I find the Microcosm excellent in so many ways but it does take a fair bit of tuning in and really benefits from MIDI, Baklengs is so immediate on the other hand. I love them both equally but differently.