Electro-Harmonix MEL9 Tape Replay Machine (EHX Pedal Demo by Bill Ruppert)

[@marianosanchez4432]

The prog is strong with this one

[@JM-eq3sx]

Crimson King 0:13; Intro 0:43; Orchestra 1:42; Cello 2:46; Strings 3:20; Flute 4:08; bending notes 4:34; Clarinet 4:52; Sax 5:29; Brass 6:11; Low Choir 6:54; High Choir 7:15; blending with guitar 7:33; with acoustic 8:14

[@trackerbuckmann1627]

You da man.

[@FrankOlsonTwins]

Orchestra 01:42 Cello 02:46 Strings 03:18 Flute 04:11 Clarinet 04:53 Saxophone 05:27 Brass 06:22 Low Choir 06:55 High Choir 07:16 Swell FX 07:45

[@johngerson7335]

The "orchestra" setting alone is worth the price of admission.

[@magic2506]

Yes, I use that setting the most. However, all settings are fantastic.

[@TenThumbsProductions]

The possibilities when paired with a looper are freaking endless.

[@JoeyLevenson]

That's true with any pedal, to be fair.

[@digitalramyun]

That’s exactly why I want a Mel9 for my looping pedalboard - adding ‘Tron tones to “regular” guitar and BOSS SY-1 synth for full-on Fripp-ish Soundscapes and Tangerine Dream-style space-music...

[@johndrowe5281]

@@digitalramyun thank you very much for claiming the next 12 weeks of my life indoors!!! Ha ha ha

[@moekrause7110]

My current setup 😂 well said

[@markwillis2980]

How do they do this without a hex pickup? Amazing.

[@samsschool3639]

Man pedals are like the worst addiction, You can never have too many!!!

[@rileyeye9193]

As a pianist for over 20 years now, I love how so many people talk shit on synth/keyboard guitar pedals like they’re cheating or pointless since you could just play keys but in reality the range of new sounds and creative possibilities of using a guitar that produces such sounds opens doors you simply can’t achieve with keys the same way. The point isn’t to replace these instruments w guitar, rather to utilize these sounds In inventive new ways. I’ve used similar pedals as this and am on my way to get a Mel9 after this video lmao

[@Scoaster86]

I think the guys at EHX like King Crimson.

[@robertbossart]

… or Genesis.

[@IanBourneMusic]

This is not a bad thing :-)

[@JAVIMETALL]

ELP too :D

[@Cr8Tron]

Rush

[@jfo3000]

Doesn't everyone?

[@musiceclipse]

Beautiful! Now you need something that does the same with glockenspiel, celesta, vibraphone, xylophone, marimba, tubular bells and church bells. Call it the Bell9!

[@SweetSpotGuitar]

Bill, you are just an amazing demo guy for this stuff. Your musical breadth and knowledge and skill really brings a lot to the table. From McCartney to Copeland and beyond!

[@domformula1]

EHX has to be the most inventive, bold and outright fun company in the world of effects and the prices don’t hurt either!

[@leonruvalcaba1549]

Their prices arent that cheap, but at least they arent charging BS boutique prices for their high quality pedals

[@HYDRODUST67]

I love KING CRIMSON. I love this pedal. Must get!

[@jean-renepirlet7726]

You guys at EHX are hitting hard these days! Foxtrot was my favorite album when I was 10... How could I live without this? Cheers! 😉

[@chronic_johnson_a.r.a.b]

IN THE COURT OF THE PEDAL KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING

[@BW-dv5cd]

I'm betting this is cheaper than hiring an orchestra

[@officialgreenson4201]

sure.lets get some!

[@dalejeffries5720]

🤣👍🎸

[@chrisdurningshits]

This is literally why the actual mellotron was invented in the 60’s!

[@phenix7344]

And it probably sounds exactly like one

[@rayhoodoo847]

I love EHX videos. Original, funny, and good quality.

[@SuperSaltyFries]

This is the coolest pedal I have ever seen! Thanks EHX. Y'all are my favorite pedal brand for sure.

[@D0ST03VSKY]

I have one, it's super musical and really fun to flesh out songs with.

[@Justinm1789]

A cover of Nights in White Satin using this pedal would be an excellent demonstration. I really want one of these. It sounds gorgeous.

[@davidhollyfield5148]

The makers at EHX must be massive Beatles fans. They seem to have captured every sound from The Beatles' psychedelic period. I've got the Ravish and the attack decay and I'm gonna have to get this.

[@Richard_Jones]

Loved the "Watcher of the Skies", absolutely on the nose.

[@visumtemporis167]

So cool... I'm glad I lived long enough to see this pedal.

[@utai4571]

this is completely insane to me ... i've stopped music almost ten years ago, nothing like this was possible, i mean it was but it was super expensive, you needed a midi modified guitar, tons of gear to achieve something like this, and still you couldn't get so close to some of the effect you are doing in this vid! Just like ten years ago i will say this, if you think something is impossible to do, Electro Harmonix will someday do it and do it great! Well done guys and gals , really

[@glazier5150]

Locking yourself in a room with this and a looper would be a ridiculous amount of fun!

[@whyattrmellon5269]

glazier5150 Plus a case of Westons Old Rosie. I'll let you know how I got on...if can remember lol.

[@jgmopar]

I finally saved up the cash and got the MEL9. Amazing pedal. That pedal opens up a lot of doors. Thank you for such an awesome product

[@arvedbohn6133]

I'm going to buy one, because I absolutely LOVE the mellotron AND because of he played Watcher Of The Skies by my all-time-favourite band Genesis. SOLD!

[@arvedbohn6133]

( The demo song of the orchestra sound ;) )

[@That70sGuitarist]

I'll be getting this puppy as a gift in a few weeks, and I'm going to have SO much fun with it! This is what I've been waiting for ever since I first started playing electric guitar...a full, lush symphonic sound, all the brass flourishes I could ever hope for, and some truly awe-inspiring choral effects....I'm going to rock the Hell out of this puppy!

[@EHX]

GREAT!

[@Musecrafter]

I have this pedal and I can tell you that you do not need to be as awesome a player as Bill Ruppert to make it sound fantastic!

[@johnedelman7487]

Strawberry Fields...I'm getting one and spending all week just playing that!

[@spyderlogan4992]

Incredible and groundbreaking.After all the usual, standard and ordinary overdrive, distortion, reverb, delay pedals, etc from everyone under the sun, this is THE one to own if you want to go 'Full English Breakfast in the Garden'. Well done to the genius sampling engineers at EHX. Great Demo. Must.Have.One.

[@jarrettghiz]

+Spyder Logan exactly. there is an overabundant amount of overdrive/distortion pedals on the market and not enough unique ideas. i would much much much rather spend $200 on a b9, c9, or Mel9 than an overpriced OD with a fancy paintjob. Not to mention the Freeze...

[@CabinEntrance]

Greta Van Fleet uses this pedal so I decided I would get it and it's freaking awesome. Thank you EHX!!!

[@mootbooxle]

Bill, you are a genius!!

[@thedarkirish]

Love all the prog rock examples

[@patrickbuzzo1970]

I ' m using it with the irish bouzouki, one acoustic and one semi hollow electric. The acoustic has a piezo ( it's a Hora brand) ,while the electric has two Gfs humbuckers. Because they are both doubled strings instruments, the sound coming out from the Mel 9 has amazed the members of my band! If anybody reading this comment has a 12 strings guitar, i would warmly suggest it!

[@bsharporbflat8378]

Would be interesting to hear the strings or cello effect played with an eBow

[@DrGaryGreen]

King Crimson, Genesis and some ELP, loved that. Thanks.

[@ianhollandsguitar1]

I played in a band in the 70s with a Mellotron 400 and these are very accurate sounds to the tapes on that keyboard i might mention that reverb and echo enhance the sounds further ,ALSO the actual mellotron 400 was temperamental generally which this hopefully is not ,,To me sounds great just like the old days i can see me getting one

[@michtig]

You should send this video to Reverb; their demo video is awful and makes people not want to buy this pedal. Luckily, I found this video so I might still buy it.

[@ninjasancho6711]

Yeah I just came from that. That dude didn't know WHAT the fuck he was doin haha. But I seen this on a few Rig Rundowns so I was gonna grab it anyway

[@thenomadicpen]

Watcher of the Skies??? Sold.

[@Cr8Tron]

Right!?

[@brucifer0]

Genesis sounded great!

[@goldgymca]

Best presenting I've ever seen. MEL9 is awesome!

[@stevecroxton928]

Without a doubt, the best pedal demo I have ever seen.

[@trippy3898]

mloutris I definitely agree! Bill is amazing, wouldn't mind hearing an album after these awesome demos

[@scottdwhite50]

Bill Ruppert could play through a toaster and make me want to buy it!

[@alexmillar8242]

You guys really need to do a synth 9, would love a pedal full of old synthesizer models 😱

[@learningguitar562]

Can confim 100% this pedal is SWEET. I use mine almost exclusively! I can record a simple chord progression to practice arpeggios over, and by using this and Boss harmonist you can sound like a full orchestra lol. It's much more interesting playing scales and apreggios everynight using flute over choir-laden chords. Awesome demo of an awesome pedal.

[@jeremybattmusic]

The Cello and Flute settings, wow

[@sega62s]

Are the designers from Electro- Harmonix from another planet, gee they keep on coming with great stuff all the time

[@neutralearth1061]

Mellotron sounds, King Crimson, Genesis, Beatles, Copland... We approve!

[@RegularDude00]

it freaks me out how well this works

[@deadreckoning292]

Professional demo, Bill Your guitar playing and oral presentation are both very articulate and polished 👍

[@JohnnyCarvin]

You all at EHX never cease to amaze me! Well done.

[@gdhi11]

EHX, selecting king crimson and watcher of the skies--you made my day so hardcore. I'm gonna have to snag one of these.

[@asaflv]

Bill Ruppert is an amazing musician, nails it every time.

[@TrevorScanlan]

No kidding. I forget to listen to the pedal and end up watching his robot hands. I keep meaning to see if he has music out

[@ChipsHandonJr]

I was sold at the intro to "In the Court of the Crimson King". What an amazing pedal.

[@garyspiegel2355]

I heard that I was sold

[@АлександрВяльцев-т2м]

ORCHESTRA MODE - GENESIS BAND VIBE! THAT’S AWESOME

[@TrevorScanlan]

This is insane. And that it isn't triggering samples?! Josh from JHS said these had secret magic inside and he wasn't exaggerating!!

[@purduethesisoffice7807]

Picked up one of these pedals a couple of days ago from zZounds. Fantastic sound. I used the "Low Choir" setting for the opening chords of "White Room" and it sounds great.

[@AnkothOfficial]

The orchestra sound is so nostalgic. Reminds me of some of the music from StarCraft.

[@Innaband]

I’ve used one of these for about the last 7 years at all our live shows. I use the first setting for the Billy Idol version of Mony Mony.

[@Innaband]

It’s also functional with a harmonizer to sound like bagpipes.

[@aehaem1]

Only the King Crimson theme alone.... AMAZING!!!

[@georgefromgreece4119]

The cello sound plus its composition are really something.

[@Hexendrucken]

Wow.... Ridiculously insane pedal.

[@thewomanwithnohead]

Freaking GENIUS working in EHX team ! I've dreamt all my life for something like this !

[@leoaramos]

How perfect this would sound with an eBow? REALLY, REALLY GREAT JOB with this pedal.

[@sonoftonemonster3482]

You folks are amazing! Our favorite keyboard... the holy grail.

[@toyland12]

Watchers of the Skies! Wow, I wasn't expecting that. Awesome.

[@davidlee6281]

Another killer demo from the Master himself - Bill Ruppert! Would love to get this guy in my studio to jam with. Phenomenal player & expert on everything TONE! Now all I need to know is who is going to have these pedals in stock first? Keep on keeping on Bill - we love it Brother!

[@EHX]

+David Lee David thank you!!!!! The Mel9 are being built now and will ship soon.

[@shadowlysoul9411]

epitath in the opening is amazing

[@aarnialeksis]

Dat start is so satisfying!

[@toxictophat711]

Who needs a $1000 guitar synth this is amazing my friend got me looking for something this is it

[@jordandelacruz1866]

6 years ago I almost bought a real mellotron for $2500. My bud told me how he recorded in a studio that had one and just opening the door would throw off the tuning. Then thought the digital version for $1800. Now this is the deal and can use with my guitar or keyboard rig! I'm definitely getting one! Thanks !

[@Beringtunes]

Something weird about that Mellotron then - it was NOT an open studio door. The most likely thing that could throw off tuning would be a problem in the SMS servo motor system that runs the tape capstan, or maybe even just a dirty pitch control pot. (Eaaasy fix!) The other thing could be a badly adjusted Mellotron keyboard, on which too much pressure was being placed on the tapes and capstan, thereby causing it to "drag" a bit. A properly kept-up instrument shouldn't do that... it's pretty stable, especially if kept in studio conditions. Conceivably, heavy moisture in outside air MAY over time cause a little stickiness on the tapes. A good player should know how to handle most of these scenarios. That being said, as a Mellotron owner myself, the Mel9 is a pretty phenomenal tool in a guitarist's arsenal! I first heard "In the Court of the Crimson King" in 1969, THE song that made me NEED a Mellotron. (Soon followed by Rick Wakeman and Yes, then Genesis & others!) A couple years later, I was in a band that played that song. But a Hammond organ, gorgeous as it was, was no substitute for a real 'Tron. THIS Mel9 pedal would have made it possible, & our audiences would have been even more blown away than they were! I especially loved the parts, yes , at 2:30, where a compressed volume pedal guitar came in under the String chords; then again, the gentle strings swelling behind the acoustic guitar tracks. That's VERY much how I use my Mellotron to this day, but perhaps the Mel9 is a LOT easier out during a public show! My Mellotron has been "retired" from stage life for a long time, mostly because my back argues against it! Mel9 wouldn't even cause a ripple - til people HEAR it! HA! GREAT investment!

[@RobertMurphy-wm3ge]

EHX ALWAYS knocks it out of the park

[@DrRussPhd]

Rupert's demos are always so cool. I must admit that a lot of these kind of EHX pedals all have a POGish, HOGish sound to them.

[@christiangisborne9011]

This pedal is dope AF

[@TheRockAlmighty]

This is the best pedal ever made ! Thanks EHX

[@ColinTCS]

Saw onw of these in action at the weekend at a gig we played, the previous singer used one, very impressive.

[@TommyWild]

So glad they came out with this! I've searched forever for something like this.

[@digitalramyun]

I’m on a massive “mid-70s Tangerine Dream” kick at the moment... just set the Mel9 to “Orchestra”, whack up the “Attack” and “Sustain” controls and feed it through a big reverb, and it’s “Phaedra” heaven... my, I want one of these!

[@GeekonatorsBox]

the full orchestral sound opened with watcher of the skies and i justabout lost it, great pedal, great tunes

[@arno-luyendijk4798]

Fans of 60's psychedelic sounds, here is a nice piece of advice for all of you: I connected the Mel9 in a loop with my overdrive, reverb and a phaser set on slightly sustain. Then I set the Mel9 on strings preset, and wow. I got the sound for the solo guitar on "I've had too much to dream last night" from the Electric Prunes. In the original record, this effect was created by adding some reverse recorded guitar in the mix (like on many songs on Revolver from the Beatles), but with this EHX beauty and the pedals added as described above, it will be within your reach. How fantastic is that. The Mel9 got me some mindblowing pleasure already, and day by day, you discover new sounds from your favorite vintage rock songs with it. @JohnnyCNote, maybe this answers some of your questions/quests.

[@kevteop]

Bill Ruppert you do a brilliant job of these demos.

[@yevernotice9408]

The brass sounds so thick and buzzing. So full of life. I want this

[@TechsHelpingHand]

All that 70’s prog has got me scared for some reason. I’m buying one

[@COWBOYBARNMAN]

I got mine a few days ago. I think it's fantastic! You don't have to be a professional musician to enjoy it. I'm just a casual player that can make some simple chords and it sure sounds wonderful.

[@leonruvalcaba1549]

I really like what you said. What matters the most is that you like what you do and that you enjoy it

[@BRO77TX]

The Cello effect would help in playing the intro to “Be All, End All”from Anthrax!!

[@DrGodinho]

WHAT SORCERY IS THIS?

[@philipatoz]

I WANT ONE - YESTERDAY! This has to be the coolest guitar pedal I have ever seen demonstrated, because it opens up a world of possibilities! I KNEW sticking with guitar over keyboard would some day pay off! Haha

[@darrellsmith9099]

Love the WOTS opening.

[@marsmediapro]

I have and love this pedal; it gives me almost endless sustain, and I love the sounds I get with it. Congrats, EHX on a GREAT pedal design!

[@febimico]

This pedal is insane

[@awwwyeaboyeeee]

That '72 era Genesis was super sick.

[@roberthopkins7984]

This pedal is awsom. I love the saxophone setting, that is just amazing

[@ER_aka_RAM]

This is your best pedal in a while! Fantastic work...

[@joaovitor_fn]

Like for the king crimson's songs😎😎🙏🏼

[@funkster007]

Never would've imagined a mellotron in a guitar pedal. Brilliant! Dream no more...SOLD!

[@arno-luyendijk4798]

I know I am going to sound like a spoilt brat, but I think that many guitarists are with me: EHX, can you PLEASE also produce a keyboard emulator that produces especially harpsichord-like sounds, like the harpsichord, the virginal, spinet and psalterium? At the moment, you can only get those with a big row of different pedals together and the sound still does not produce similar results, so I definitely think there is a market for it, especially regarding musicians like me looking for late 60's/early 70's vintage prog sounds.

[@davidloisvidal]

Tengo el Key 9 y está increíble pero con este os habéis coronado, estaís realmente cambiando la historia del mundo de la guitarra y de los pedales.

[@brianthompson2089]

Bill has turned comercials into art!

[@benmccrary2698]

These just keep getting better and better

[@susumusic8352]

great song choices

[@MykTheOccultist]

Watcher in the skies, watcher of all!

[@salvatorecapaccio8760]

Just when I thought I was done building my pedal board, you do this to me. Just take my money.