Tina Guo - Cello Effects Pedals & Gear Demo (2016)

[@jgpf1951]

I am absolutely amazed at how down to earth you are. You are an incredibly gifted musician, known and loved around the globe and yet you have this unbelievably cute personality that is adorable. Your excitement about everything is so refreshing. I find I cannot stop smiling when you do these kinds of videos. And your instrumental videos are beyond description. The variety of musical styles you excel at is amazing. Thank-you for sharing your wonderful talent!

[@LucasYZFR1]

You are so so generous showing us your equipment and how you use it...I love you`re a kind person and always stay in touch with us =) Only and just my best wishes for you from Argentina!

[@-jank-willson]

"so so generous showing us your equipment and how you use it" yeah it was so sexy showing off her legs and feet for us 😋🤤🤤🤤

[@davesimpson2913]

Well Tina thank you for being part of a wonderful show that made me cry floods of tears in front of my wife at Prague. But seriously, you were staggering....thank you x

[@myamarana69]

Boss Metal Zone MT-2 . Guitar players will understand. But your live rig has a pretty nice "wow" effect , never knew cello players geek out on pedals as much as guitar players.

[@diegocorrales844]

Zvonimir Tomić Yup xD.

[@FrogFromFog]

metal zone is outdated crap

[@j.d.2230]

@@FrogFromFog Only i youre a scrub hack and dont know how to use one.

[@steveeverett1736]

I'm not musical but I was introduced to it by one of my fave English teachers when I was a 'wee' one. I have quite a few albums and CDs of Cello (mostly Yo-Yo-Ma) but I love the warmth and depth that it creates. So I learned of 2Cellos a few years ago and in that way learned of you. So thank for the education of what goes in to your performances. I'm quite sure you are busy, but hopefully you can make it back to Vancouver

[@BZ1610]

She's so gifted and down the earth. She's totally inspired me to start learning the cello and I absolutely love that almost everything she gets is from Amazon! ($10 that the chair she sat on comes from Amazon too lol)

[@sussezq]

Thanks so much for this. Just bought my daughter an electric cello.. she hasn't gotten it yet and wanted to educate myself in options for pedals and effects. This was very helpful to know what works with cello... as opposed to guitar!

[@СвятославЧервинский-с5щ]

Тина,душевно приветствую Вас!Миледи,Я понимаю,что пишу на русском....,но Я искринне благодарен Вам за Вашу музыку и то-как Вы изливаете своё душевное состояние.....,даря слушателям душевно-яркип эмоции...!Спасибо Вам

[@emilyplayscello]

So awesome! I honestly never had any personal interest in electric cello or pedals but I found this really fascinating; definitely opened up a new world to me. Thanks for going so in-depth and sharing all your knowledge!

[@erick1992ify]

I keep all your videos greetings from Venezuela. Thank you for designing new tools for cello

Incredible, the Cello sounds beautiful as is. With those effects it sounds more beautiful. Can't believe it!

[@giulianodipaolo_]

Useful informations, even if I'm not a cellist! Thanks for sharing

[@MrMoocow321]

An inspiration. Never give up!

[@tinaguo]

Thanks!!

[@bentumidalsky4202]

I am now addicted to your Beautiful music. You are AWESOME down to earth and Beautiful. Thank you Ben

[@PowderedToastMaaaan]

the delay and reverb effect was reeeeally cool!

[@RebeccaGilmoreCello]

Thank you for this look at your gear! Very inspiring!

[@obblivionkr]

Damn, these videos make me wish I'd pursued cello a bit more. I might get a cheap elec cello for my apartment...

[@chadcuadro8056]

Hey Tina, really nice video on your equipment for electric/acoustic cello. This video helped me spark some ideas of what I could get for my cello. As you can tell I'm a percussionist. I usually gig on occasions with normally just a bass amp, instr mic, and endpin stopper

[@MrSANHELLO]

I do not imagine that the cello is able to make such sounds ... Heard electric cello in the game Shadow Warrior 2 (Music menu) and fell in love with the sound! Wow!

[@Mofjos]

Best sales promotion I ever watched. Your articulate when you speak , yet you keep our interest with your intelligence and beauty. You would be great at anything you take on. Very interesting g and if I played celebi would definitely purchase dome of products you showed us. Lol

[@manuele.medina7230]

Saw you in Houston with Hanz Zimmer. Have a great US tour. you are great and I appreciate your music.

[@TesladiMurbox]

Cool! Better then only play, you get us close to the job to understeand, more then only hear... Fantastic!

[@tinaguo]

+Tesla di Murbox thanks so much!

[@123jozef]

Zvonimir Tonic ~ You are 100% correct. My choice is BOSS ME-50. That is EVERY SINGLE effect with a complete parameter for EACH Effect, and probably 40 distortion effects, stereo output, which will create a VERY FAT sound if you choose to split outputs. They didn't forget anything. You can drop-kick it and you won't hurt it whatsoever. It has a built in tuner, multiple delays, sampling... the only thing different I would do outside of the effect is add Steve Vai's Bad Horsie "Wah" (the Cry Baby is a good one also) and an excellent Pitch pedal that covers at least 3 separate Octaves ~ (both UP and DOWN)... after that, the only other thing(s) I have are a Joe Walsh Talk Box, which is insanely AWESOME and I have a Theramin, which is super cool if you are into "wowing" a crowd. Just dig back into Jimmy Page and his Theramin and look at what he did. Ironically, he was using a Violin Bow on his guitar at the time and was using the Theramin in combination with a slap-back delay, lighting and bow-hammering. He would then point his bow somewhere in the audience and it created an effect as if he were shooting lighting bolts at them. This was a long time ago, but it would definitely work with Tina's show. Guaranteed!

[@123jozef]

The next thing Tina needs to do is have someone build her a double-neck Cello... one that has a tuning that she prefers for a strong rhythm and the other neck set up more for melodies (shredding)... Sample a melodic rhythm off of one neck for about 30 seconds or so, send it to one side (stereo out) and then when the sampling is playing (and it appears you are playing it) you then start playing your melody over the sampling on the other neck. If she used a whammy pedal for "octividing" she could hide what her feet are doing (with monitors or whatever) and then she could appear to be playing two necks at one time and basically... well, she would have absolutely NO restrictions on what she wanted the audience to hear, or what she wants them to see. Freedom to move her body would increase... she could use a variety of bows or pretend any which way but loose on the neck that has the rhythmic output. She would skyrocket into some kind of mystical Cello hero who could create music just by waving her hand in the air..... and just in case people start thinking I'm nuts... I actually have all of these setups (only with guitars and violins) and have performed in this fashion so many times I can't count. You can mesmerize an audience with wind in your hair, even laying an instrument on the ground and waving or raising and lowering your arm in the air when the pitch changes... again, as if you are performing without actually making contact with your instrument......add in a Fernandes Sustainer..... and you will lose your mind.

[@diegocorrales844]

What amplification do you use though? You covered everything else, and it's really, really cool.

[@jmehawk1988]

Tina you are amazing and a beautiful soul. I am just getting into music and you inspire me. Thanks for being you.

[@waddledee474]

Me on the streets 0:08 Me in the sheets 0:15

[@jayrock4ya]

OOOh yeah!!! you sooo sold me on this!!!!

[@makaitheartguy]

thank you so much for this I'm actually looking for new cello supplies:)

[@tinaguo]

Yay cello power!!

[@makaitheartguy]

senpai noticed me, I'm starstruck💜 #cellopower

[@sithbk0075]

Finally found you and am glad to subscribe to your channel. You ROCK Tina, you inspired me to learn how to play cello.

[@janeth9587]

Oh man! I just found my Christmas wishlist for the next 10 years =o

[@satreddy4209]

After watching hans tour...of Prague.....in Netflix....I became your hardcore fan of yours...I loved how you performed with energy, passion and god emotion...I really didn't know who you were as I have seen you before @youtube, when hans said your name I paused video on Netflix and I literally searched your and subscribed....I am in love with you ..😍,your performance...

[@fvcktv2933]

oooh my goosh , it sound amazing!! first video i watch , fantastic sounds , so deep

[@mohammedosman88]

This awesome gifted lady is the reason I want to learn to play the cello

[@SerafimSmig]

Hey Tina! I’m blown away from all the awesome music you’ve been producing! During the pandemic I’ve been exploring amplifying cello and possibly getting few guitar pedals to manipulate the sound. Here is my question: is it a problem for you that most guitar pedal switches are quite tall off the ground? Seems like they are designed for operating them while standing. I know you’ve been performing standing quite a bit but how does it feel to use them seated? There are some lower to the ground option like KMI Softstep but people seem to say it doesn’t register presses that well, especially on the carpet. Curious what solution did you find for best ergonomics? Thanks in advance!

[@jakemode]

I see Tina standing a lot during her live shows, Mike Block makes a really cool cello strap that even works with electric. In my experience the height of the pedal itself isn't too much of an issue, just gotta pickup my whole leg instead of just the foot. The main issue is when I have a lot of pedals, accessing them can be difficult. Hope that helps :)

[@billcaddell3848]

Wow !!! Beautiful and talented, a wonderful combination. Good luck to you .

[@bendeco]

This is really cool. Never knew how amazing the cello is.

[@el_principe3611]

Very cool! I never really thought about effects pedals for a cello! I already play electric bass tuned in fifths, this really inspires me to start a new adventure on a cello! A WAH cello! Love it! :D

[@tinaguo]

+el_Principe haha yay!!!

[@tgguadarrama]

You are very professional. Thank you.

[@1viccar]

I love this lady. So interesting, so talented, so beautiful.

[@alancoux4049]

You buy everything on Amazon !!! It's funny.

[@jaytduce]

I had no idea that any of what was shown existed. I just thought that Miss Guo was magical at playing the cello and was able to pull of what others only dreamed of. Imagine my disappointment after watching this video! Seriously I did think it was all ability and no electronics involved. However with that said I am very happy that the electronics are available so we can hear you play and attain the high standards that you do. My question is that during a concert how many of the pedals do you use (classical music) and what makes you decide on if you use the electronic machine over the wooden instrument? I know the answer is "it depends" however please use playing in a Hans Zimmer concert as an example.

[@debbieclarke7744]

You have the best personality ever and you are a amazing cellist

[@waddledee474]

0:15 that got so metal so fast

[@jayl111792]

I am learning how to play cello! someday, I hope to play as beautifully and badass as you do! keep up the wonderful work! :D

[@freyderpiano3268]

Muy bien Tina excelente equipo.....para poder dar un excelente espectáculo.....congratulaitions.......

[@GIFPES]

Tina, what is this music sounding behind you? I cannot identify it, yet it is so beautiful!

[@fiddleronthecube7835]

You have excellent and expensive equipment as you should. What amp do you use at home? I even like your painting. Thanks for the video. I'm deciding whether to go with a NS Design or Yamaha cello. We need more cellists in the world. I'm a Johnny-Come-Lately. I'm a fan now and a subscriber too. Good luck with everything and anything.

[@musabtr7034]

You know Tina after listening to The Rain of Castamere hundred time,I came up with suggestion you should make Stannis theme clip with your talent it will explode the KZbin ;)

[@shervinfarivar3348]

Thanks for sharing.

[@corinnemontanardsound9924]

Hi Tina, thank you very much for this video ! It helps a lot ! However, i choose S.D. Andromeda for delay and Neunaber Wet for reverb, these products are absolutely awesome...

[@iluvbowser]

*demonstrates pedal with a super complex and badass mini cello solo because she's a literal goddess* Tina: "that's kinda cool, nice little effect there!"

[@empytsky]

"Pump up the bass and play your your wha pedal backwards with yo leg in the air yo." Thanks for another awesome, informative, and sometimes humorous video Queen Bee :D

[@dranrebnozid6138]

Hope to see you perform live someday. Just saw your performance doing the Pirates of Carribean from Hans Zimmer concerts. Love it and excellent.

[@navegandolamonthyhuelva7717]

Oh, hahaha. What a great surprise to hear your smile so natural in minute 3:56 thank you, thanks, thanks.

[@MetallAndy]

This video made me look at cellos in a totally different way. Really cool stuff! Are pedalboards for cellists a normal thing? I've only heard about Apocalyptica using some guitar amps and pedals.

[@tinaguo]

I think it's becoming more and more common- but it's possible to really put any and all instruments through processing! It's fun to play with sound!

[@MetallAndy]

So true! Many ways to be creative when it comes to music. :)

[@Tristan-dp7mi]

MetallAndy 2CELLOS also uses pedals

[@topsecret1837]

Tristan Nava And a ton of other people have managed to do the electric cello using virtual stuff, like you get on GarageBand, because that seems to be way more practical nowadays. I don't have the money to get real life pedalboards, but I've heard good things from the BIAS apps on the App Store, it's 10$ but you get to DIY your sound system. I wonder what it'll do for the electric cello.

[@SymbolicSplenetic]

I know Zoe Keating uses a lot of looping with effects, and heavy integration with her daw. It's awesome imo. Brings new dimensions to the instrument, and bridges us guitarists with cello players in terms of gear....which means more to talk about :D

[@digitaldreamer42]

I know the feeling I get when I watch you with Hans Zimmer and the entire orquestra but wonder if you feel the same. So many people working together to make something sound so beautiful. The minute I see you come on I literally lose my sh♡♡ . Your so amazing. And I am your absolute newest fan.

[@ni5hu]

WONDER WOMAN!

[@kweb783]

TINA I'am soooo impressed.

[@imanuelnicopetrus1066]

What a Wonderful Pedals. I'm very shock and surprised that you have Stompboxes Pedals and Multi Pedals that you use to Cello. Behringer EQ, Polytune Tuner, Crybaby Wah, OctaBass, Distortion, Delay, and Reverb, and Ditto Looper too!!!! I don't know what again to say, but I wish a great day for you everytime and everywhere. Greetings from Indonesia

[@jakovcorsa]

I love that show in detail all your equipment, learn a lot, we love Tina ,please come to México city. kisesss

[@marcooceguera6473]

Very useful video Tina. Thank you.

[@infiniteoceans]

Hi Tina, I picked up Cello after a 20+ year Hiatus... lucky I'm still able to play... I have an acoustic, but looking into a starter electric set up. Though this video was helpful, I was wondering if you are using specific amps head/cab for guitar or bass or keyboard? Or what would you recommend? My purpose is to play live and record in a black metal project.

[@TheDragogiovanni]

Awesome technic and tech!!! You are awesome!

[@trevorphilips9484]

I'm sorta the same with guitar. I have nothing against using digital rigs. I used to use alot of Mesa Boogie profiles from a Kemper. In the end I just went back to my old Engl Savage and sold the Kemper. There's just something about analogue that does it for me. Each to their own though. Uniqueness is a wonderful thing.

[@mchowdy22]

saw you in San Fran! you were awesome!

[@collinhauer1574]

I Love Watching You you are Truely Amazing Artist You Rock with the Cellos🌞🌞🌞

[@TELALITcellistandsinger]

hi Tina, thanks for a very informative video! super cool :-) but can you show some examples of the pedals on the acoustic cello? this would be interesting and relevant for all of us acoustic cellists!

[@tinaguo]

I actually don't ever use pedals on the acoustic- I like to keep the 2 instruments and genres separate as I feel that each is better suited for different types of music- however the pedals work exactly the same on acoustic vs electric for the most part!

[@billjackson9702]

Very cool rig, Pixie!! Love how organized you keep things. =c)

[@SephirothWish]

Hello from Brazil Tina...when you will come play here??

[@JedWunderli]

What schooling do you have for your musical training and how many hours a day do you practice? You are obviously amazing. WOW.

[@stephaniegreene4245]

that cello is so cool

[@donc8544]

so in love..

[@manubishe]

Very informative video!

[@mitchellrobinson6043]

My son and I are great fans of yours he play flue guitar and piano

[@danieltbyrne522]

@Tina Guo I'm a cellist looking to buy the Yamaha SVC 110 & wondering what reasonably priced amplifier would i need just for having fun at moment & maybe play n the pub, thanks

[@fred.chapman]

Tina, thanks so much for sharing this rundown of the electronics you use when performing! You have a lot of great gear. Sadly, as of this moment, 15 people have never experienced *gear lust.* It's probably genetic, and I suspect there's no cure. Oh well-more gear for the rest of us! :)

[@AliciaGuitar]

Try a Zoom board for light travel...mine has the multi use wah/volume pedal included...still digital but nice to have a light board with a wah/multi-pedal

[@o0julek0o]

You see, "Rosin" seems to mean something different in 'my world'. What is it for when using the Cello?

[@cellokid5104]

Those are some good string crossings

[@DeathAngel1029]

Hei Tina, I was wondering if those pedals would work well on the electric violin too?

[@TheeBadAndy]

Hi Tina, great video, how about for the next video, show us what music you listen to and what you listen to in on ( earphones, headphones, Boombox, surround sound, car audio)

[@willdrewapicture]

Which pitch shifter and pedals did you use for the Wonder Woman theme? Personally that was my favourite. ✌🏻

[@arthurivex2298]

how about amps are you using guitar amps? bass amps? acoustic guitar amps? Just curious, I'm a guitarist with all the gear one can imagine, and I'm about to transition or start playing the cello because of it's beautiful sound. Trying to figure out what amps are needed...Or if I need to buy something new! Anyhow thanks, and love your music!

[@mariodario9033]

Did you try Bias FX+Bias Amp ? You can take it with you in your notebook or even iPad :) Sounds awesome and I think it will work well with your cello. All best Tina !

[@rubensmoreira2265]

Amei !! I Love It !!

[@MikeDawson01]

you are great! Beautiful and talented what more can you ask for :) I have a good friend that composes for film and tv fun stuff!!

[@winstonjordan9708]

absolutely amazing one of the most beautiful and talented women I've ever seen

[@DJVARAO]

Thanks :) cool stuff, beautiful

[@LeatSabbah]

Hi Tina. Great video thanks for sharing! The Behringer sounds great with the electric - does it work nicely on your acoustic? I'm looking for something to give my bass pizz'ing a more plump sound. I'm also looking for a pedal which will even out the sound output between pizz'ing and bowing...any ideas? Thanks so much!

[@cabaYT]

Deberías hacer un video de lo que utilizas actualmente 🙏🏻

[@topsecret1837]

One thing I notice is that she doesn’t tighten the bow fully, which provides the stick percussion effect when bowing the bow heavily... I suppose that it might work in some cases.

[@topsecret1837]

Also cello = guitar that’s dropped C, just different fingerings in order to get specific chords. Good luck playing Rammstein’s Reise, Reise, or Metallica’s St. Anger, or most cases of 2000’s metal, which was in Drop C. The cello is in fact closer in C standard, but hey at least the heaviness is still there. Yeah, I’m a cellist, I’m just trying to get to closer realms of guitars.

[@OppirompaMiDotCom]

I love to see the behringer eq in a high end pedalboard! 😃

[@alexandert696]

You should try the TC flashback delay. Even if you dont use it for stereo ping pong delay , you can definitely try out tape delay, mod delay or the dynamic preset. You might be overwhelmed in the beginning since there are 5 knobs/switch on it but you can watch YT videos to see how guitar players use them. You can find them used for 100$ or less.

[@박물관을찾아서]

Thanks for your detailed explanation. especially for Effector. ^0^

[@TheOriginalEntz]

Really cool to know what microphones/pickups you use :), thx from a fellow cellist

[@alciakarko]

Hello Tina. I'm buying a Yamaha SVC-110 and i have no idea what kind of amplification to use. Could you give me advice?

[@johnvetere2367]

What do you think of the 6 string cobra cello and is it easier to learn cello on acoustic or electric cello?

[@stingerbee8346]

Awesome video. Would love to see you do something with 331Erock!

[@animemusicluver1]

Your outfit is so cute 😍😍

[@tinaguo]

Thank you! It was $20 ! hahaha

[@animemusicluver1]

Cute and affordable! That's the way to go

[@tinaguo]

Love me a good deal!

[@leylahuffmanek4228]

Hey Tina, do you know if any of those pedals could somehow be used with a regular cello? *not electric :) In particular the delay pedal or reverb..