Dod Gonkulator, EHX Pog 2, EHX B9 & C9, Digitech Synth Wah. Oh dear...

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Lovers of pure, unadulterated guitar tones look away now, because in this episode, Daniel and Mick offer a primer on the world of guitar sounds that, er, aren't guitar sounds.
Obviously it's a massive topic and before anyone asks, this is NOT about guitar synths. We might do that in the future. Say, 2025 or thereabouts.
Instead, we're talking about more simple pedals, to whit this is a light overview of…
• Ring modulation with the 2015 reissue Dod Gonkulator
• Subsynth with the Digitech Synth Wah
• Polyphonic octave generation with the Electro-Harmonix POG2 and...
• …as an extension of that, the Electro-Harmonix B9 and C9 Organ Machines
Somewhere among all the bonkers conkers there might be a sound or two you could use. Er, maybe?
Dan is playing his Nik Huber Krautster II, Mick is playing a Collings SoCo, although frankly the guitars might just be slightly overkill for these sounds. You think?
Amps are a Marshall JTM45 (reboxed) into a Marshall 1961cx 2x12 with Celestion G12H Anniversary speakers, and a Two-Rock Studio Pro 35 into a custom Zilla 1x12 with Celestion G12H Creamback speaker.
As always, effects and amp switching and routing is handled effortlessly by TheGigRig G2.
Enjoy this if you dare...
For more on TheGigRig, see www.thegigrig.com

[@JukkaTarvonen]

1) DOD Gonkulator RingMod 2:00 / 3:00 / 3:37 / 4:48 / 6:24 / 6:52 2) Digitech Synth Wah Envelope Filter 7:32 / 7:49 / 8:42 / 9:15 / 9:29 3) Electro-Harmonix B9 Organ Machine 10:43 / 11:03 / 13:43 / 14:16 / 15:04 / 19:43 / 20:34 / 21:57 / 25:41 4) Electro-Harmonix C9 Organ Machine 15:45 / 16:21 / 17:12 / 18:27 5) Electro-Harmonix POG2 Polyphonic Octave Generator 22:45 / 23:13 / 24:11 / 24:34 / 24:50 / 25:52 / 26:49 / 27:20 / 27:46

[@PaisleyWilde]

"You can't play wrong notes, cuz every note is wrong" great line!!

[@geoffnightingale9290]

Because of this I went hunting for the Synth Wah, they don't make it anymore but thanks to eBay I have a sound I've been hunting for for ages! thanks!

[@JamFactoryUK]

I've only recently found this channel and it's already my favourite guitar show. Dan is full of knowledge and enthusiasm and Mick asks all the right questions. Both of you play brilliantly. Thank you.

[@lukesworshipgearreviews8171]

If these guys did a show with cap and Chappers would be pretty much Top Gear for guitar!

[@SalisburySimon]

Love my B9 - everyone's face when the organ kicks in on Gimmie Some Lovin and Born To Be wild is always a laugh!

[@DomSchu]

+Salisbury Simon I honestly want one just for that reason.

[@SalisburySimon]

Well worth it - depending on the level of alcohol - it can get really quite comical!

[@mattgilbert7347]

You make a strong case, sir. I want one.

[@paulsmart5199]

Is b9 or c9 better?

[@KennyHolloway]

@@paulsmart5199 run them concurrently for the best sound

[@SocksworthRiffs]

SO glad you guys decided to do this! been watching for the longest and have been waiting for something like this!

[@_jonnyp]

Tom Sawyer at 8:43 made me smile so much!

[@mantashaft]

Happy B9 owner and I will tell you exactly why I wanted one. I don't play keys and assume I will never learn at this point. Instead of getting a keyboard I can't play, why not get something that allows me to translate my guitar skills to keyboard sounds? Makes total sense to me.

[@TonyHookedonVanlife]

The DOD Gonkulator = the sound in your head if you were being run over by an ice cream truck while tripping on LSD.

[@JJSurma]

That's being charitable.

[@wulfbak]

Perfect for a Hawkwind tribute band.

[@thechronicnoizeco.6675]

It sounds like you had such an experience.

[@scottym3]

I think THESE GUYS were tripping when they made the video.

[@57too]

Love that you guys get into the odder stuff!

[@itznoxy7193]

Yes! I love the weird sounding pedals. a million overdrive pedals and vintage everything gets boring fast. Keep doing shows like this there are so many more out there.

[@Filmfritze111]

Hi gentlemen, thanks for the inspiration. You made me ebay the Synth Wah and this is so much fun. I love that sick sound. I combined it with overdrive and harmonics (Whammy) - the result is just big fun! Lots of thanks.

[@williamlove9821]

thanks for the vids y'all! keep livin the dream!

[@TaiBaSs40]

Fantastic B & C9 use with the POG2 !! Great video, Thanks !!

[@satchmodog2]

I bought that Gonkulator because I love to experiment with sound. Once I heard that distortion, I was so hooked. It's a really awesome circuit.

[@jdock2]

I try to listen to this show through my studio monitors at my editing computer - and boy howdy, did today's show have a massive dynamic range! Plus you two had me laughing until I was choking for air! Dinky di bonza!

[@mikeroadblock]

Please don't ever stop making vids!!! You guys make me laugh with how much fun you have together! Can I please buy both of those t-shirts?! Cheers!!!

[@StevePrentice]

Yes! I want one of those Pedal Show t-shirts too.

[@Thorntot24]

Loved this episode! Pedals like these perpetually interest me and are what really got me addicted to stomp boxes. You should've added some of the really out there pedals like the FM4, DBA Robot, and the Dwarfcraft Pitch Grinder. Maybe for another similar episode :)

[@MrChrisPalmer]

Show us your ring modulator!! You're having so much fun as usual!! :-) If you ever do another one of these oddball ones I would love to see the Pigtronix Mothership and the Boss SY-300.. Add it to the long list...haha :-)

[@rickc2102]

I really enjoy my ehx ring thing for its ring mod (not to mention chorus, trem, and vibrato, too). You can retune the ring frequency to any note you're playing on the fly, just hold down the left footswitch for one second.

[@TheDarinAmes]

Great show as usual, Dan and Mick! FYI, The Mel9 is awesome. I use it on my acoustic board and it adds tremendous drama when used tastefully!

[@dmthandmade5674]

Got my C9 today and I'm soooooooo stoked with it. World in action!

[@Django67]

This has made me really want a Synth Wah

[@colinhamilton5120]

I love my c9 use it quite a lot in ska and reggae songs also works well mixed with overdrive. The shimmer setting is excellent also with delay. Thanks for the demo.

[@SockbatReplicaOne]

Using the Digitech Synth Wah with a chorus sounds amazing too!

[@MrFuzzBen]

Yay upload time. Good fun. Dan/ Mick, how about a video comparing your JTM45 to a clean low wattage fender type amp with various plexi based pedals e.g Dirty little secret, SL drive. The Plexi is out of reach and just to loud for the average gigger. Thanks for the uploads guys.

[@daleharrisguitar]

John McLaughlin and Jeff Beck both used ring modulators. McLaughlin had some prototypes (later employing a Sony m7 for the job). Jan Hammer gave his Maestro Ring mod to Jeff Beck (he still uses it). Personally, I really like the Way Huge Ring Worm. The alesis quardraverb used to do a nice job (although noisy).

[@-b0j-]

Philip Schofield more like!! Entertaining as ever guys. Perhaps you should actually have a show called TPS Friday.

[@shaunoleary8740]

Love the shout out to the Daleks. Dan and Mick, who was your favourite doctor?

[@heliobluesrock]

I looooooove the synth wah! Love it! Just missed a jack for expression pedal, which would be awesome in that pedal, expanding it's versatility.

[@npinero1]

LOL, you guys are awesome, you look like your having so much fun.

[@dhp9951]

B9, C9, and the other, key9 and Mel9 are Amazing...

[@ForViewingOnly]

Thanks guys. When Dan mentioned that the POG2 could store presets I suddenly sat up and took notice... preset functionality makes the POG2 a more interesting prospect for a pedalboard.

[@titouyou1]

Some sounds remind me David Allen great period, Gong, Here and Now. Amazing

[@doctiberius2717]

I got the C9 pedal nearly a week ago and it's great fun. I find it really useful with my looper and layer single notes to create a rhythm. As you said in the video at loud volumes it can be problematic as with the click effect on some organ sounds makes horrible popping noises and must be turned off/down. Also I found C9 works best with low output single coil pickups as it does seem to be sensitive to how I attack the strings. So be very careful with not to use active pickups through these pedals. Now I'm experimenting with putting it through different effects like fuzz pedal for the 'Lord Purple' is awesome and adding more modulation and delay gets interesting. But best of all it is so easy to use.

[@livingabovethe12th]

Doc Tiberius ...put a compressor pedal before the c9, sounds much better.👍

[@defin99]

I use a B9 and mellotron 9 in my band.Fabolous sounds.

[@miguels1909]

Man, that nice harmony on 18:30 followed by that little pause on 19:05 !!! I lol'd hard!

[@matthenriksen9582]

The only pedal missing from this line up is the electro harmonix key9 which is similar to the B9 and the C9 but diffrent in its own respective right. Other then that, fun pedals all around.

[@sudnasyt]

loved the Bouree with the organ sound... :)

[@davidsummerville351]

The c series needs a lot tweaking. I use drive, pog and compression going into a Boss Rt-20 rotary Leslie. Amazing! Love your show. THANKS

[@jamespitoola1954]

Gonkulate! Your are move you make, always thinking of the future

[@thesunabsolute]

Dan, you're full of surprises. Your Bach wasn't half bad!

[@tippydripbumskeetr1745]

damm - once again,,, how did i miss all these great 2015 vids.... so vintage TPS !!!!!!

[@cabbage9398]

I use my C9 as a song writing and arranging tool. I can't play piano/keys, so it's a great help coming up with parts and communicating them to the keyboard player.

[@DoctorMcFarlandStudios]

I actually just sold my Pog2 because though i enjoy the sounds i only used it for maybe one song out of my whole catalog. Plus the size hindered me to grow and arrange my board if i needed to. I ended up getting the Mooer Pure Octave which has the same tones just a lot smaller.

[@quibster]

Near enough pissed myself at 19:05 'The stare' into Daniels cracking up. There was a lot of cheeky laughs in this episode but that one takes the cake for me.

[@normanbates5182]

Would the EHX Hog2 do the majority of what the C9 B9 Mel9 Key9 and synth9 do?

[@creampuffvt]

waited all day!!!!!!)))))))

[@dunebillydave222]

You might like to revisit this and freature the Pigtronix Ringmaster, which has resolved the polyphonic (tune-able) ring modulator ... among other things. it's a tremolo, too.

[@rwo2112]

Does the dry signal remain analog going through the pog?

[@Caged63Man]

That Digitech Synth Wah, Kills 'em all!

[@bbbro34]

The B9 and C9 are served really well with a compressor in the chain. They're dynamic pedals so they're touch sensitive and yeah, those swells and frequencies can get out of hand without something to tame them. They're great for recording, I have the C9, and it's a lot cheaper and easier than getting a real organ. I don't think I'd ever use it live, but for buskers on the street it's a good addition.

[@canconeteirodopunk]

do you record direct or through the amp and cab?

[@bbbro34]

I record via a mic'd cabinet, not direct.

[@ramlim4314]

what is the tune around 8:44 ? it's strangely familiar, but I can't put a finger on it. someone kind to tell me what it is? :)

[@guitarguru4492]

Does a 12 string simulator need to go first in the signal chain?

[@brianpatrick6102]

A little Bouree in Em if you please.. haha this may be the funnest episode yet. All great pedals. Gonk! Love it. The Synth Wah I use in a stereo rig. (When i use it.) Run the dry thru to a normal pedalboard to one amp and the SynthWah thru a separate board to another amp and kick it in when you want to get those Rush type parts. So much fun here, I could go on and on. Thanks as always. Oh and I dont mean to be a twatty bastard but DOD is pronounced as individual letters, not as a word. D.O.D. Everyone in England pronounces it that, Ive noticed.

[@mrsockmonkey1969]

I had diarrhea by the end of this video. Thanks

[@lorcanrowley133]

The B9 or C9 with a wet dry wet rig could give the effect of a seperate guitar and organ. You could even throw in a leslie sim pedal too, a univibe might even work.

[@Quicksilver_Cookie]

Whoa, 'Purple' from C9 is a mighty sounding thing!

[@monquixote]

Having had a B9 I now find the Boss MO-2 to be a much more usable and flexible pedal for live use.

[@VintageParkingTV]

If we could just have a cut of all of your facial expressions... I remember seeing Mike Einziger from Incubus use the Gonkulator in fun ways on a few of their songs. Check out: 'Smile Lines' and 'Pendulous Threads'. Thanks again for another stellar episode!

[@Jalliams]

Glass

[@21stCENTURYBOY12]

Pun intended ;)

[@shckltnebay]

Love the shirt!

[@ralfcaetano]

i would really like to hear your take on the whammy and the pitchfork octave effects vs other octave pedals and debate the sound quality of octave pedals vs getting a pitch shifter pedal which does octave effects and more... which is more worth it?

[@rafsbio]

I run a EHX Pitch Fork into my Blues Jr. I don't use it very much and never beyond one octave down, but the thing can do up to 3 octaves up or down! Can I cause actual damage to the speaker? Great episode as always!

[@1971SuperLead]

A Ring Modulator is used for a brief moment a couple times in Cheap Sunglasses.

[@docguitar3]

What's the song at 14:48 called again?

[@Governmenttruth]

Oh yeah, the DOD gonkulator! I´ve got the original version from the 90´s. Incubus used it on some tracks. For a nice 70´s example of ring modulator on guitar, check out Mahavishnu Orchestra´s album "visions of the emerald beyond". John mcLaughlin uses it on the track "on the way home to earth".

[@korrelics]

Happy Friday!

[@jasonrhodes5034]

Jack White uses a pot a lot. Octaves below with a fuzz

[@claytonhodges7098]

Hey, guys! Would you be willing to try out a bunch of octave pedals? I've been fascinated by SubnUp and the Vivider. I'd love to hear your thoughts on them.

[@JoelClarkeMusic]

I'm guessing an eBow would be fun with that POG

[@mikewilkinson4588]

Love the Organ pedals .....can't get a Hammond B3 in my rv .....

[@Yupppi]

I so wanted to hear some Deep Purple soloing through one of those into a cranked marshall or overdrive!

[@BushidoPhoto]

What brand and model is that red guitar? Great video!

[@doctiberius2717]

I got the C9 just a year ago and it was great fun. at first then the novelty wears off. I used about a handful of times. Warning* Mick you're right about being careful with sudden volume levels shooting​through the roof, so it gets hard to distinguish between keyboard clicking and speaker ripping. hahaha! (sorry). I got me an external cabinet with a 300watt 10" Dominator bass speaker in it for the C9 as not to damage to vintage speaker. lastly you do have to play differently and best to play double stop cords or individual notes and never do bends because it just sounds terrible.

[@RuinBird]

Ring modulation is basically tremolo, amplitude modulation, at very fast speeds. This generates an output that has the sum and difference frequencies of the carrier and modulator. The carrier is what you play, the modulator, obviously, is the signal modulating it. If the modulator is slow enough you just get tremolo. The Electro Harmonix Ring thing is one of the best on the market. And all I ever play on the synth wah is Roobarb and Custard :)

[@ketongu]

My favourite is the MF-102 by Moog. Tried a few ring mods out in a shop and loved it! Listen to Omar Rodriguez-Lopez's work in the Mars Volta if you like those weird noises!

[@monkeyxx]

the Moog is great

[@JoelClarkeMusic]

I fell in love with the digitech synth wah after this video and bought one. It's super fun but has a huge volume drop when kicked on. Anyone else experience this?

[@acalmerkarma]

Replying way too late, but I run mine through a BOSS LS-2 to both control the wacky volume and preserve a dry signal. Works wonders. Also it technically let's you do 1 dry and two wet signals, so I run the other wet through a pitchfork. (I play bass)

[@coryhaynes8755]

What is that red guitar

[@sonic7184]

Oh my god Daniel! That's some sick Genesis you're playing there at 8:40

[@dub_2953]

Fancy FA hah

[@sonic7184]

If that's not Genesis, then what is it? I've definetly heard it before.

Hi, my name is João Paulo. I am brazilian. I have seen yours and about this video I have a opinion. POG2 is more flexible than othes and the POG 2 organ's tone can be better because of the frequence's manipulation. I have one and I noticed it. Congratulations for your canal. Thanks a lot. Bye.

[@jamesanthonymorris2370]

Big question here if you can take the time to read it and answer it it would mean a lot I'm really quite stuck. I've got an ac15 c1 with a greenback celestion speaker in it that's great, had it for a year now but now I've started to spend more money building my pedal board up as I've always been a plug straight in kind of guy but that's changed as of late, anyway I've got a JHS alpine which is amazing, but when it's off and I'm playing with even a mild amount of gain I can hear the reverb from the alpine flutter ever so slightly it basically sounds like a spring reverb tank being kicked making a weird splashy noise, I know it's not the reverb on the amp because it sounds completely different to the alpine and I always have the amp reverb cut off completely, the problem only gets worse when I kick on my ds1 or my tubescreamer and if I use my big muff it's really audible and highly annoying asThere is no effects loop on the ac15 is there anything I can do! Thanks x

[@mattsnyder4754]

First thing I would do is send the pedal back to JHS. If it's off and still making noise, something's probably wrong with it. They've got lifetime warranties on all their stuff, so it should be a free fix. Second option is to get some form of loop switcher like the one they're using here. Doesn't have to be as fancy by any means, just something to take the pedal out of the chain when it's not in use.

[@jamesanthonymorris2370]

+Matt Snyder thanks man, really appreciate your help, I think I'm gonna go and ahead and email JHS and then send it back. Thanks again

[@andrewt248]

What are these "right notes" that you speak of? ;)

[@MrBingping]

16:25 good lord that sounds incredible

[@brainsplosion3000]

those ehx pedals are my favorite thing in the world

[@philipdowns4176]

Gutted all these organ sounds and no spence Davis riffs??? Haha love this show however my bank balance does take a big hit every time I watch a new show! One question why didn't you turn them all on??? Haha great show can't wait for the next one!

[@musicguy2k]

Please do some "sound like artist xyz" videos. Would be very interesting to see how the edge gets this amazing drive sound with a vox ac30 for example.

[@mattsnyder4754]

Tube screamer and a lot of volume.

[@donewithmodernlife]

You guys are killing me, the Digitech Synth Wah has been my secret weapon for years! Sooo many cool over-the-top sounds. You should also try running a fuzz after it for some truly gnarly results. Well done gentlemen, one of my favorite episodes thus far.

[@DanielWilliams152]

Why not the Key 9 by EHX?

[@fbhistoriador]

C9 plus B9 or Hog2?

[@luchoperetti182]

Hi guys! I'm a big fan of your channel, I have a few doubts about some pedal configurations in my pedalboard. I thought you might be the ones to help me with that. Would you mind taking a moment to read and answer my question if I wrote you a private message? Thank you so much!

[@BenLubin]

That Nik Huber is beautiful!

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

+Ben Lubin astonishing guitar

[@ChrisPBacon-fu4dw]

That ring modulator reminds me of Jeff Beck "stratus".

[@ScatteredCells]

7:51 The best happily disgustedly surprised face I've ever seen. And 9:43 - 9:46 should be made into a gif

[@m0rrr]

What patch cables are you guys using? They look sleek and small,… would be perfect for my pedalboard.

[@mattsnyder4754]

They might be lava cable? Maybe George L's?

[@ThiagoBragaMusic]

For the first effect, listen Wayne Krantz!

[@davidozab2753]

Just bought a used synth wah for $20. So jazzed!

[@GeoAl09]

What's that pedal board being used? I want to buy one.

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

+GeoAl09 check out grcases.co.uk

[@Kevin-the-Just]

Hey Mick, whatever happened to that SoCo?

[@lastround9365]

Yeah! It's friday! :-)

[@monkeypils]

8:44 What number is that?