Hidden Features of the Strymon El Capistan

[@richnimby]

I got a used one and thought it was weird but turns out some of these secondary functions were on. thanks for the demo

[@DJvonP]

No bs, just a great explanation. Thanks!

[@supersonicsroots]

The secondary features are great of course, but pushing the 2 footswitches is tedious of you want to adjust on the fly during a gig. They better could've put a switch somewhere with 1 & 2 or something. I was on the fence a long time for this one, but I ended up with the new Boss Space Echo Re-2. It's smaller, so it saves space and it sounds better (that's personal, I know). And it has double knobs/dials, it's a little fiddly but it works great once you get used to it. I can dial-in reverb on the fly in between songs, that's a lot faster.

[@christopherrusch]

this is exactly what i needed. thank you good sir

[@pats2058]

Very cool secondary features! Great video and really gorgeous melody.

[@DougHanson]

Thank you!

[@baritonecult622]

Just ordered one today, great video content Cheers from Michigan 2021

[@diamonddad3059]

Thanks so much dude! So helpful

[@zanellideamorimcaldas8428]

thank you for the tips! cheers from floripa

[@KunchangLeeMusic]

Love these deep dive vids - helps me get the most out of my pedals - thanks man

[@DougHanson]

Thanks for watching! 👍

[@richardallen4568]

I tossed mine a drawer and forgot about it. It was to complicated. But now I want to understand and use it. So far this video is the best I’ve seen but it still raises more questions than it answers.

[@TheTom7878]

What do you mean when you say complicated. It seems pretty straight forward to me. Are you talking about using it in a live performance?

[@salsabilahmedshrestho960]

Hey I really liked this video. your video was to the point and I understood everything finally! Huge thanks! I'm looking forward to buying it in october :D

[@paulolivarri2684]

Great lesson! You are a good teacher.

[@glowaves]

For some reason I’ve always hated controls that require two hands. Why couldn’t they just make push/pull knobs? Or an alt switch? Anyway thanks for the great demo of the functions! Beautiful sounding pedal.

[@basilandrigsby]

Nice. Ive actually got the secondary function overlay printed onto mine. As I can never remember where they are.

[@davidbates4157]

Did you make the overlay yourself?

[@teknical100]

Excellent. Thank you. Seems strange that people now want the degregation sounds that we tried desperately to remove all those years ago.

[@vaaksvakuums]

I'm using this pedal in my electronic set a lot for drone stuff : ) great pedal, it also gets great boost for overall sound as it's stero makes track sound more dimensionaly, and really good pedal to experiment with

[@JAFOpty]

I don't know if I missed it, but if you set the reverb to say 50%, is it persistent even after disconnecting it from power? thx!

[@TommeP]

I got a used one for about 80 € and i add it to my pedal board...this is now nearly 2 yrs ago and i really never used it for now very often. If so then just for a short test if it is working... too bad, i think i need to used it far more often thx for this vid

[@sargentppeper]

Thank you! 👍🏼😊

[@rhymeskill]

Thank you!

[@lehnenmusic]

Sick. My el cap finally sounds good now. Thanks!

[@MrKadidle51]

So if I hold down both, and set all of those secondary knobs wherever. When I turn the pedal off and back on, they will still be there?

[@DougHanson]

Yes

[@rainchaser5389]

Thanks man!

[@mateusoliveira9612]

Como faz para voltar ao modo de fábrica do pedal? e como faço para configurar o pedal favorite strymon?

[@phladjki]

I notice that often when the El Cap is demo’ed vs real tapes and other delays that it sounds very dark. It seems like you basically need the bass contour all the way up to match the sound of real machines. Thoughts?

[@tomokeefe593]

I wouldn’t worry about it

[@nine9whitepony526]

So when you hold both switches down and adjust something, does it stay on the secondary function? Or does it return to primary function as soon as you let off on both foot switches?

[@DougHanson]

It returns to normal function when you let off both switches

[@nine9whitepony526]

@@DougHanson So it's something that you're gonna want to set up before you actually use it. By Altering it mid song your primary settings will be all changed. I just bought this pedal yesterday and have been playing around with it blindly for several hours haha. I'm so glad that you took the time to actually learn how to use it to it's full potential, and then make a video about it. Now I have a much better understanding of it. Thank you. 😊

[@archiearche7438]

How do you reset to just the default settings?

[@MrNatahi]

that tape bias felt like it didnt do anything

[@artnelsoncreative]

What is the other switch?

[@dahliafiend]

Tycho?

[@TheFlyingPlectrum]

If you are comparing secondary function effect the knobs should be returned to their primary positions after setting or you are changing primary and secondary!

[@Eli_B3000]

Nope, the primary stays where it was until you adjust it again, I'm testing it as I type.

[@es5679]

Should be called Strymon ｖｅｒｓａｔｉｌｅ

[@shckltnebay]

Why the fuck couldn't they just have printed these on the pedal?