How to Build a LOFI GUITAR Pedalboard

[@Eighteenhundred87]

What about using a Hawk Wah pedal?

[@chrisegonmusic]

Step on that thang! 🎸

[@Eighteenhundred87]

@@chrisegonmusic lol - I love this channel

[@chrisegonmusic]

@@Eighteenhundred87 Haha. Cheers. Absolute top drawer reference. Made me laugh in public loud enough to startle people 😂

[@joebutler9850]

Maybe a "Hawk to Wah" or "Hawk 2 Wah"? 🤔

[@chrisegonmusic]

@ noice 👌

[@_widas_]

That is really spot on. I could never get my tailspin to sound very lo-fi lol, but as you've proved here, it's a combination of really cool pedals that achieve that proper sound. Great stuff🎉

[@chrisegonmusic]

Ah cheers friend! That sort of vibrato is probably one of my favourite effects, so I vibe with it nowadays 🎸

[@Mindartcreativity]

9:30 haha I do that too when I'm too lazy to attach the whammy bar.

[@chrisegonmusic]

@@Mindartcreativity haha. It’s when I look down and realise I forgot to attach it 😂

[@gooman04]

anything cleaners from venus is perfect!!!

[@chrisegonmusic]

@@gooman04 oof! I just put some on to check them out and I instantly love that sound! What a shout. Which album should I listen to first? Cheers for that 🎸

[@gooman04]

@ i’d say midnight cleaners is a good start! blow away your troubles is maybe my fav but it is really long though

[@chrisegonmusic]

@@gooman04 I put on Midnight Cleaners first. Like… that’s totally the sound in my head when I’m getting these tones. Awesome! 🙌

[@13aphomet]

Yea!! Shout out for Daniel Johnston. Great documentary on him called 'The Devil and Daniel Johnston' that everyone should see. Great vid man!!

[@chrisegonmusic]

@@13aphomet It’s been years since I’ve watched that movie. Was planning on watching it over the weekend actually. Songs of Pain is maybe my favourite album. Thanks so much! 🎸

[@christiantaylor4027]

What a cool, to the point video. Thanks for dropping knowledge. I'm a sound junkie. I need loads of sounds and more.Trouble is getting back to them.Takes a week sometimes. These sounds are martian. Very cool. Thanks , rock on!

[@chrisegonmusic]

@@christiantaylor4027 that’s a really nice comment! Yeah ‘Sound Junky’ is maybe how I should describe my work nowadays haha. Life is an exploration of these things. I just like watching how other people use their gear. Thanks so much! 🎸

[@christiantaylor4027]

@@chrisegonmusic So many sounds......so little time!

[@id.unknown1283]

my favorite lofi album is really any album that Swirlies have put out. I see you are coming to the darkside with the addition of the DBA/EQD pedal . DBA is great for lofi. I am a big fan of lofi music gear, and basically, my whole setup is. I plan on recording lofi as well using a 12bit tascam 8 track. I might be shooting myself in the foot with going all in on it.

[@chrisegonmusic]

I used to have a Tascam tape portastudio but sold it just before they got really expensive. Never sell gear! Really loving the DBA side of that pedal. The guy is a genius. Got enough pedals to do a full EQD board now. I need to listen to Swirlies more. I’ll listen them on my evening walk, in your honour 🎸

[@sour37]

9:30 it’s my dad in the 80s

[@chrisegonmusic]

@@sour37 exactly what I was going for 👨

[@alexmurrin653]

Awesome video as usual chris 🔥 ive used the danelectro honeytone amp with some pedals to have an absolutely destroyed lead tone and it can even do some good thin lofi-esque rhythm tones! Its a cheap little battery powered amp so its lofi by nature but if youre into noise and lofi music ive found it rather useful in recording😂

[@chrisegonmusic]

@@alexmurrin653 I actually thought about getting a secondhand Honeytone for this video! Sure I used to have one when I was in uni. Zappa used to blend in the sound of a little Pignose amp. Definitely something I’m interested in. I’m actually so happy with the tone of my 8” amp at the end of the video. Thanks so much for the support! 🎸

[@sour37]

A really nice step by step walkthrough (if that’s not tautology) ☎️ 📻

[@chrisegonmusic]

@@sour37 haha. It’s definitely a tautology. It self affirms itself.

[@chrisegonmusic]

Not sure if it was obvious but I was doing a tautology joke there 🤔 Thanks again.

[@sour37]

@ it’s only mansplaining when it’s condescending

[@chrisegonmusic]

@ It’s hard to get the balance right between patronising and condescending 🧐

[@gringogreen4719]

Nice video. It's funny because you touched on what I mainly use in my boards. That said for more of a Lo-Fi sound I am for 1980s Garage Rock revival tones with my budget pedal board. Garage Rock is as close to Lo-Fi as I get since I am not a huge fan of glitchy sounds either playing them or listening to them. Still, this video is good food for thought in doing other things. 🤔👍✨

[@chrisegonmusic]

@@gringogreen4719 ah cheers. Yeah, maybe garage deserves its own video but it’s so varied. It would be hard to pull off. I think about this sort of thing a lot actually. I guess I always just hope to maybe inspire some experimentation, rather than people copy my boards exactly. Good way of looking at it. The Rat is good for 80s stuff I think. MXR Flanger definitely is! Good to see you up in the comments! 🎸

[@gringogreen4719]

@chrisegonmusic On my Budget Garage Rock board I have a EHX 2020 tuner, a Caline Blue Sky, a Demonic Machines $50 Fuzz pedal, a Sondery SCS-9 Chorus pedal, and a Caline Old School Reverb pedal. All pedals were either $50 or $35ish. They sound good through a cheap amp for a thrashy Garage Rock tone from the 1980s. Definitely not 1960s but I love 1980s music.

[@chrisegonmusic]

@ 80s had such a great amount of sonic experimentation. I’m so obsessed with small amps at the moment.

[@christiantaylor4027]

Oh man. Small amps rule. Turn it ALL the way up. Make sure to find your sweet spot mike wise. Watch out for ear fatigue. Rock on some more!

[@chrisegonmusic]

@@christiantaylor4027 small amps may be my new obsession! Need to get a Pignose 🎸

[@chrisegonmusic]

Good point about the ear fatigue too. It’s a constant struggle. Thanks again!

[@christiantaylor4027]

@@chrisegonmusic We can change strings and amps etc.... but we can't change our ears...only one set

[@chrisegonmusic]

@ I was in some very loud bands in my 20s 😬

[@christiantaylor4027]

@@chrisegonmusic Me too. And then I got a bad infection which messed up my high end. I've got ringing and swooshing etc. musicians don't ruin your ears.....but rock on. If u must play loud take freq breaks. I love sounds. Thanks for sharing these ideas.

[@thegreatdestroyer6506]

Hey Chris. I have a question about your Jaguar. Does it have stock pick ups? I have the same one, though MIJ. And yours just sounds so warm and jangly. Mine is a bit harsh and I've been wanting to put in a set of Fender Vitage or Seymour Duncans. Any tipps? Cheers.

[@chrisegonmusic]

Good question! These are the stock pickups for the 60th anniversary edition. I think they are maybe used in some of the more vintage style Jags. For harsh sounds, I’m finding it has a lot to do with the amp. Especially the speaker. If you’re using sims, I’d roll off some of the highs on the IR. You can also try slightly lowering the hight of the pickups. An EQ pedal can help when placed almost anywhere in the chain. I’ve never actually bought new pickups as I feel like there are so many things we can do before that. I’m currently obsessed with speakers haha. Thanks so much and good luck! I love talking shop

[@thegreatdestroyer6506]

@ Thanks for the reply! Keep it up!

[@thegreatdestroyer6506]

@ And yes, I am mainly using sims. I have a few amps, but they‘re just too loud at home. And yeah, I have thought about placing an eq pedal in there somewhere. I think Kevin Shields has a few Boss GE-7s on his board.

[@chrisegonmusic]

Try a Behringer one. They do the job well. If you’re using sims, maybe try some Ownhammer IRs. I don’t use them but they seem to help a load of people. Thank you!

[@monovision566]

Ibanez made an actual "lo-fi" pedal on purpose that was a lot of fun.

[@chrisegonmusic]

@@monovision566 I like the sound of Generation Loss by Chase Bliss and LoFi Junky by ZVex. I’ll check out the Ibanez one. The LF7 LoFi right? I sort of forgot it existed. Thanks!

[@monovision566]

@@chrisegonmusic Yep. Super simple, but great for a one-trick pony you can set and forget.

[@chrisegonmusic]

@ I love the look of that era of Ibanez pedals. Definitely on the want list now 😝

[@chrisegonmusic]

What's your favourite Lo-Fi album? I've been listening to a lot of Mac Demarco of late.

[@person4119]

Come In - Weatherday

[@chrisegonmusic]

@@person4119 Oh, I’m unfamiliar. Will have a listen. Thanks!

[@person4119]

@@chrisegonmusic it’s incredible it’s an indie lofi noise pop thing and it tickles my brain in all the right ways

[@chrisegonmusic]

@ That’s basically what I always say about Analog Bubblebath haha.

[@whiskeymike8010]

WOOOOOOOOO 🎈 What's Up!!! 😂🎉

[@chrisegonmusic]

@@whiskeymike8010 all good, Mike. Hope you’re good too 🎸

[@whiskeymike8010]

@chrisegonmusic Doing Well! Rock n Roll 😎🎸🎶✨️🎈🐇

[@wesmitchem825]

Try a glowfly albert for lofi it's got vibrato and hi and low pass filters and noise and dust sounds and it's pretty cheap for what you get

[@chrisegonmusic]

I’d never heard of that but it’s cheaper than a lot of the other Lofi specific pedals. I’m definitely interested in the noise and dust feature. I often add noise in post to my shoegaze stuff. Sort of helps hold it all together. Thanks! 🎸

[@wesmitchem825]

@chrisegonmusic I've also got a kinotone ribbons and I prefer the glowfly albert instead of it though it does have more features it's just easier to access the stuff I want on the Albert it also has a cool tape stop feature via touch pad it's so cool

[@chrisegonmusic]

@@wesmitchem825 I’ve never been so keen on all in one lofi pedals but I’m tempted to just get that one now. What a find!

[@imnotgoodbye5910]

I basically have the same board ＼(^-^)／

[@chrisegonmusic]

@@imnotgoodbye5910 ah nice! Glad to have company here 🎸 Thanks for dropping by.