TC Electronic MIMIQ | Double Tracked Stereo Tones Made Easy

[@bp7152]

Came for the review. Keep coming back for the riffs. Awesome channel and playing brother.

[@BigRiffsRigs]

You always got the best riffs.... cos I only wanna be your SATURDAY SAVIOUR

[@ZachWish]

Love that tune. Thanks for checking out the video.

[@shoseinen]

@@ZachWish Failure, yess!

[@allboutthemojo]

@@ZachWish if I'm using pedalboard into a single amp setup at home ( mono mode) would the mimic really make sense or can I get a close enough effect using a chorus pedal? Thanks

[@allboutthemojo]

@@wholyunruley cool . Thanks

[@firststep7750]

Love the "Rainbow in the Dark" riff! Goose bumps! Excellent!

[@Sodacake]

Any review that features Still Of The Night gets a thumbs up from me.

[@jackcerre1675]

Appreciate the real riffs, with the demo. Great advice.

[@joshlawless1022]

Your reviews are always the best Zach!

[@InterSev]

The minute I heard that Incubus riff, I pressed like. Great vid and tones as usual. :D

[@BrunoPeixotoVieira]

Me too

[@joaquin8637]

same

[@hkguitar1984]

I picked one of these TC Pedals a year or so ago, it is indeed a great tool for live performances within the limitations you mentioned. Great demo, thank you.

[@ZachWish]

Thanks a bunch for checking out the video!

[@hkguitar1984]

@@ZachWish I really enjoyed the video. I appreciate the heads up on the possible live stereo issues. While I know and understand the issue I can't say I would have remembered it when in a live situation. Learning from others has got to be the best route to go if at all possible. While I got your attention, what speakers are you running in your cab? I've got my Plexi running into a Bluesbreaker style cab with a pair of Vintage 30s (one 75Hz and one 55Hz.). I'm not really digging the sound and am considering a switch to 25W Greenbacks to better match the power level of the Plexi.

[@ZachWish]

@@hkguitar1984 I love greenbacks. They seem to smooth out a lot of rough edges in my opinion. The Suhr Cab that I'm playing through has G12H 75 Creamback Speakers. Kind of a higher wattage greenback with a little bit more punch. I'd say these, greenbacks, and v30s are my favorite speakers.

[@hkguitar1984]

@@ZachWish Thanks Zack Yeah, I believe I'll be switching to the Greenbacks.

[@adilO.o]

Man this video sold me the pedal !! I bought it and used it directly on a PA system after my torpedo CABM. The first result was horrible despite the stereo. I was absolutely shocked, I had a loss of volume, a kind of metallic sound and the worst: out of phase issues with my low end gone. I removed the pedal and thought about selling it but I decided to search on internet. And finally I found an article on the french Audiofanzine talking about the issue on kind of PA system (the tester used actually a Kemper). He said even in Stereo you have to hard pan one pedal exit to the left and the other one to the right. This is done to simulate something like playing two amps. I did it and then the magic happened. My pedalboard is reborn. I couldn't put my guitar down for hours. It's not mentioned in TC Mimiq user manual which only speaks about 2 amps. So guys if you use it with a PA system (speakers), be sure to pan (in your mixing table or software) the outputs to hard left and hard right !! The magic will happen like in this video ☺️☺️☺️🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@vicenteb531]

Thank you very much for give this insight! Cheers man

[@gearoidwalsh8606]

It's on my list to get one of these, or else the Plethora x5, which includes it. Great playing as always. Good to hear Failure again.

[@RocketPopMedia]

Diggin' the Rainbow In the Dark riff. The pedal sounds cool.

[@prognacio]

Great gear, great playing and great songs. Congrats!

[@JoeyAces]

I love the Mimiq. End of my chain, 1 dub always on. Always stereo.

[@JoeyAces]

2 now. double stereo tracking. It's one of my "I will always have" pedals.

[@daveg4236]

Do you have one amp or two?

[@sofiaz2994]

@@JoeyAces3 this year? 4?

[@MetalHeadPyro510]

It's more of a convincing double track sound when the wet signal is about halfway and dry maxed out in a stereo setup. The wet signal when cranked will sound out of phase. The dub switch is also more realistic when the wet signal is halfway. When there are two guitarists, the lead player is always a little louder with different eq settings so things will sound even bigger.

[@michaeledwards1097]

great guitar work mate , cheers for that !!!

[@domdraper3221]

Good for hats in electronic music. Great video man.

[@SelfPropelledDestiny]

One thing that I keep wanting to see from all the reviews on this pedal, is the actual waveforms recorded onto two different tracks in a DAW. How close do they resemble each other with tightness at the extremes? Or with tightness in the middle? I want to see the imperfections in those waves to see that it isn't simply a sample delay, but something a bit more sophisticated. Couldn't I get a similar effect by automating my second guitar track with slightly moving Has effect (a sample delay moderately sawing back and forth between 0ms and 30ms) and then automate another small sawing of pitch by cents? Point is, show me the waveforms, and turn the tightness knob while recording to see how much of a difference it makes.

[@vanbike667]

Its suposed to be used in live situation. It is better to double (maybe more tracks) guitars one by one in a daw.

[@SelfPropelledDestiny]

@@vanbike667 Yes, but actually seeing the waveforms in a DAW would visually display what happens/will happen in a live situation. This is for the sake of science.

[@vminator]

This channel is great. Don't ever change the format.

[@VapnFagan]

I have this pedal and it sounds HORRIBLE yet this video and many others really make it sound Awesome. I guess this pedal really needs to be ran in stereo with 2 heads to benefit it.

[@estebancandiaburgos]

yes indeed, running mono sucks

[@dustinkyle85]

@VapnFagan, thanks for the comment. 100% answered my question.

[@SuperDeadRooster]

Yeah, otherwise you're just busying/thickening your mono signal.

[@nicoguarini28]

Of course. Hello McFly.

[@matthewduncan9405]

Well yeah no shit 😂

[@braydonguitar649]

legit the best guitar tone on youtube, I'm trying to not want a les paul cause a good one would take forever for me to afford, but your making that hard XD

[@ZachWish]

Damn! I'm not sure about that one, but thank you very much. I've played plenty of good LP's out there. I always really liked the Les Paul Classic and those were on the lower end of Les Pauls price-wise. Best of luck and thanks again for checking out the video!

[@zakarhaavevuo2574]

Man that les paul is gorgeous

[@chrisdaviesguitar]

loved the 'Rainbow in the Dark'

[@vidswithriggs]

Great playing, great content. Thanks for the practical insights in the review.

[@ZachWish]

Right on! Thanks for checking out the video.

[@RJW14]

Tight grooves dude, nice!

[@ZachWish]

Thanks so much!

[@ibnsina9486]

Saturdayy Saviour!

[@sstringer1983]

Good job on Incubus stuff. Takes me back

[@markod442]

Zach you might be one of the f&^5 in best guitarists I have ever heard play , Bravo Zulu dayummmmmn

[@ZachWish]

Damn man! I don't know about that, but I really appreciate the kind words.

[@bubbie3533]

Yep! Listen to this video with some good headphones.... WOW!!!

[@johnk-ht4yj]

great playing, great reviews, great gear.i learned to play in the 70's so i cannot downstroke for shit.....but i keep trying though.LOL

[@ZachWish]

Hah! Thanks a bunch for checking out the video!

[@sergiosethss]

Hi there You should check Converge / Kurt Ballou's guitar tone. You can hear the effect in his Converge albums. Live he use the mimiq I think in one side I think. But the cabs are always close to each other. It makes the tone I guess wide, thick.

[@charlesandhisworld]

wow!!! sounds fab...great playing of a classic tune too

[@unmike19]

Great playing, insights and applicable information man. Thanks!

[@ZachWish]

Awesome! Thanks so much for checking out the video!

[@mazukakai]

That Custom Classic👍🏻

[@adamcontreras9710]

Definitely came here cause of Ken Andrews!!!

[@josephmitchell204]

You don’t hear FAILURE much anymore. Nice!

[@josephmitchell204]

I think I’ll put on fantastic planet now.

[@batpigguitar]

That all sounds fantastic.

[@sunnydeyaliofficial]

if this pedal had a foot switch to select between modes 1 and 2 then is would have been great to switch between wide rhythm tone (1)and a centered yet thick sound solo(2) amazing demo dude!

[@ZachWish]

Thanks for checking out the video!

[@boddumblues]

Back in the day I used a DD-2 on lowest delay time (12,5 ms. 100%) 2 amps, one one each side of the drumset, huge sound ;-) If you go much higher in delay time, the volume balance changes (psycho acoustic phenomena).

[@ZachWish]

I used to the do the same! Super cool sounding effect. Thanks for checking out the video!

[@purplecow5150]

Amazing 🤘

[@ZachWish]

Thanks for checking out the video!

[@reogh]

been wanting to get this pedal, but not sure if it's worth the hassle to set up to play live. Been using 2 cabs (left and right stage) mostly for monitoring purpose, but with this it'll make the set up a true stereo. Thanks for demoing this, sounds huge!

[@ZachWish]

Right on! It's definitely an interesting pedal, but for now, it's got a spot on my board! I'll be curious how it goes when I actually start playing live with again with it. Sounded great at a practice though. Thanks for checking out the video.

[@reogh]

Zach Wish I may be late to the party, do you mind sharing me the name of your band so I can check out your originals. Thanks man

[@ZachWish]

@@reogh Yeah! I have two bands. The heavier band is called Naked Pictures and we're just about to put out our first full length record. Should be just a few weeks. Really pumped on it. I'll probably make a few vids about it. The other is called Large Margin that I'm playing bass in. Check it out on spotify here: open.spotify.com/album/6QlKIcfTxI04FzlCUM2eOg?si=93qXgIuBRUOKLscq2GVe6A If you dig the heavier riff stuff in these videos, you'll probably be into this Naked Pictures record when it comes out. Thanks so much!

[@reogh]

Zach Wish thanks man! Will check em out. Have a kick ass high gain day! 🤪

[@Braxhartgamer]

wow that sound

[@jamesoneill8955]

hittting em with stellar

[@MrTelecosta]

Incubus ? You got a new subscriber!

[@ZachWish]

Thanks so much Joao!

[@suqies]

haven't had a les paul in 2 decades, that one right there is close to as pretty as they come. When it comes to lead playing and those riffs you played is it pretty much a given you should have one in your arsenal? Play mostly fender single coils and PRS for my hum

[@jamessankey01]

Excellent video thanks especially for doing something other than doom metal on this pedal, as the rest of the KZbinrs. The Incubus sounded great. Also much appreciated is the riff list in the description. Kudos!

[@ZachWish]

Thanks so much James!

[@brandonbryson3317]

How loud do you play your amps when recording at home? Haha I have the JJ100 and it needs to get about 8:30 - 9 o’clock to really get “the sound” and get the speakers moving, which is one of the most important things for the tone IMO

[@ZachWish]

I'm usually recording pretty loud! I recently got a place with no shared walls, so I've really been taking advantage of that haha. It's about at a loud band practice volume or keeping up with a drummer. Thanks for checking out the video. Love the JJ100.

[@iwillnevergetone5]

ridiculous as usual haha. might have to scoop one of these

[@jaersee]

Greetings from La Paz, Bolivia! 🤘🎸 🇧🇴 I agree, this pedal is for ise with 2 amps (stereo) Maybe you can do a video comparison with chorus in stereo. P.S. I don't have this pedal, I wish, but here is so difficult to have some interesting pedals.

[@bradly373]

Luv this channel

[@ZachWish]

Thanks Bradly!

[@relevantinformation6655]

Ahhh, the fun of phase cancelation ;)

[@MJPGuitar]

Goddamn I love Incubus so much

[@dungeonwolf8919]

Nice! Subbed. In the loop or front?

[@ZachWish]

Thanks! It's in the loop. Full signal chain in the video description.

[@eggwaffle]

Is the stereo signal panned? So it actually sounds like one guitar in each ear? And if I switch off one of the signals (e.g switch off an amp or one of my outputs) does it practically sound bypassed?

[@raymondclass6794]

Hey man you should check out the new fender Japanese offset telecaster korina with 2 p-90’s I think you would dig it.

[@cyrildia]

Such a shame TC didn't build it with a phase inverter…

[@jul3249]

Why?

[@Jbeland1]

Hey I’ve come to realize this is a pedal for 2 amp scenarios. I’m not lugging two amps to a gig I bring a modeler as a backup. Do you have any recommendations for a single guitar player to sound huge without a stereo rig? Love your channel btw

[@imikewillrockyou]

I would use the mimiq with a two guitar band, I've heard it done to good effect. You have the stereo guitar plus the other guitar right up the middle, and sounds like three guitars BIG. Or for example the other player goes into a solo you kick into stereo so the fullness of the band doesn't suddenly drop out and actually sounds bigger, highlighting the solo.

[@pipkin-u2126]

Yeah bro you rock.

[@ZachWish]

Thanks man!

[@bille77]

What exactly does the toneprint option do? 😊

[@MrGruenrock]

Is the Pros for rhythm playing Is it a great tool for lead playing too or would u switch it off

[@scottpeters4401]

At the moment I am using a 4x12 Marshall cab,with the stereo switch enabled…so I am running stereo in one cab..Do you think the Mimiq will cause phasing issues with the 2 sets of speakers being in the same cab?…..

[@ZachWish]

Hmmm, I haven't tried that personally, but I bet you'd still get the full effect of the Mimiq. Other amps like a Roland JC-120 have stereo features in a combo amp and those always sounded great. Thanks for checking out the video.

[@itsanthonybest]

This is incredible. What else in the chain for the incubus opening riff. This very much convinced me to buy this.

[@ZachWish]

I kick on the Mimiq when it goes to stereo, an EHX POG when the chorus riff comes in for the low octave, and then a Walrus Fathom Reverb for the spaced out part. Thanks for checking out the video!

[@itsanthonybest]

@@ZachWish the full size pog, or is it the 3 knob mini?

[@ZachWish]

@@itsanthonybest Micro Pog.

[@leandrocesarmaccan5655]

Failure! Greaat demo :)

[@anthonyfinch550]

🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻❤️🤘🏻❤️

[@DrGand]

Buying this pedal to substitute a DD-3 with the volume 100% and the delay time set to minimum. I run 2 amp heads into 1 4x12. Without the DD3 my amps phase each other out and sound super thin... But with the DD3 its monstrous. I'd like to use the DD3 as an actual delay effect and use this pedal as the signal split... Do you foresee the Mimiq working the same way the DD3 does if not better, or accentuating the phasing issue like with nothing at all?

[@ZachWish]

Hey Glenn, hard to say since sometimes pedals like this affect everyone's rig differently depending on your setup. I used to a use a DD-3 like that for the stereo split effect back in the day and I loved that sound. The Mimiq will definitely give you a similar thing except with a bit more width flexibility. The sound is going to be slightly different than the DD-3 split because the Mimiq introduces a subtle modulation to my ears to try to differentiate the two signals. I'd probably try to grab one from a place where you could return it if it didn't end up working for you. Definitely a cool pedal in a stereo rig though! Thanks for checking out the video!

[@DrGand]

@@ZachWish Yeah I figure if people can use it the way we used a DD-3 then the Mimiq can only sound better as it does the same thing but dynamically. Your video sold me on it from the tone and Plague Scythe Studios' video sold me on it from the technical aspect for what the pedal actually does. I ordered it from Sweetwater so if there's any issues returning it should be easy... Thanks again for the advice, as well as your video; it was extremely helpful in determining buying this pedal!

[@fredvaineo3509]

What's the song playing while he's talking?

[@ZachWish]

Hey Fred. That's a tune I wrote that should be coming out relatively soon. Finishing up a record at the moment. Thanks for checking out the video!

[@fredvaineo3509]

@@ZachWish thanks..look forward..sounded sweet

[@foppsly]

Would it be possible to go stereo with one amp/cab and another pedal-based amp like the powerstage?

[@ZachWish]

It would be! I've been thinking about doing the exact same setup so I don't have to carry two amps. Granted I'm not playing any shows at the moment, but lightening the load is always good. Since I'm only going into the front end of one of the amps, it doesn't really matter too much what the second amp is as long as it's a clean power amp or an amp's effects loop return. You'd basically just into the front end of your main amp, out the effects loop send to the mono in of the Mimiq, and then stereo out, one back to your main amp's effects loop return, and the other to your Powerstage or effects loop return of another amp. Pretty slick little setup.

[@damien4969]

This man is playing Failure hell yeah. What was the first song?

[@ZachWish]

That's "Stellar" by Incubus. Thanks so much for checking out the video!

[@marcosandron6081]

🔥🤘🏻🔥

[@jessehoopes7042]

What kinda pickups are in that guitar?

[@jordandedomusic]

Ken Andrews!

[@raphaelisaac7479]

what riff is that at the beginning of the video

[@ZachWish]

"Stellar" by Incubus. All riffs are listed in the video description. Thanks for watching!

[@sunnydeyaliofficial]

where have you put the pedal in signal chain?

[@ZachWish]

It's the first pedal in the effects loop. If I were running it in front of amps, I'd put it very early in the signal chain (pre distortion / modulation).

[@wizzfizz6800]

can someone please tell me what that first riff was...

[@ZachWish]

That's "Stellar" by Incubus. The song names are in the video description if you're interested. Thanks so much for checking out the video!

[@igordbc]

Hey Zach, amazing tone as always. You should do an A/B comparison using g12t75 and v30. I would like to hear your tone with v30's

[@Simto]

Sick tone Incubus is one of my favourite bands of all time, that riffing sounded thick as fuck

[@ggrisch]

Any problems with ground loop ?

[@ZachWish]

So far so good!

[@sanderinos5385]

Thanks for not recomend it to studio, I almost bought it for that purpose

[@fmaraldo2829]

dude do you want to start a band

[@olsza6969]

dry in MIMIQ signal is not dry

[@OgamiItto70]

Dude, I'm not sure how seriously I can take your opinion. You have an accordion. And it doesn't have any shotgun holes in it.

[@ZachWish]

It's true bypass.

[@TheRevengegears]

incubus

[@JInfinity7]

Playing is amazing. I'm not a fan of the pedal though.

[@aangtonio5570]

The awesome thing because authentic double-tracking (or quad-tracking) is so beloved and sought-after is not only the stereo-widening... the full-bodied tone, even in mono, is the fundamental part. This pedal is just a mirage of double or quad-tracking, because of the stereo-widening trick. But, even in a live situation, the Mimiq just sound like a sort of a bad stereo chorus/flanger with fixed notches (no-LFO, like the 'filter matrix' mode found in the Electric Mistress pedal). That destroys your tone AND makes you get lost in the mix. I had this pedal, but I sold it pretty soon, because of that and many others issues. Thanks for the demo, but this pedal is a useless garbage for any serious work.

[@vicenteb531]

what kind of issues did you experienced with de mimiq doubler? cheers

[@NostrathomasJ]

Failure 👍🏻

[@MetallicAssault]

I'm amazed by your versatility. Jumping from incubus to whitesnake and keep sounding awesome in the process is not something you hear everyday.

[@ZachWish]

Thanks a bunch! Got a broad record collection haha.