{"id":8336,"date":"2013-10-01T16:07:45","date_gmt":"2013-10-01T23:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/?p=8336"},"modified":"2013-11-26T10:27:29","modified_gmt":"2013-11-26T18:27:29","slug":"blues-guitar-effects-combo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/01\/blues-guitar-effects-combo\/","title":{"rendered":"Blues Guitar Effects Combo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Subtle Effects for Blues Guitarists<\/h2>\n
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Blues Guitar Effects Combo<\/p><\/div>\n

Author:\u00a0Roland UK Features Team<\/a><\/p>\n

The BD-2 Blues Driver produces a bluesy vintage\u00a0tube amp tone that blues players\u00a0have adored since 1995, and it\u2019s still one of the\u00a0best-selling BOSS pedals today. The pedal\u2019s tube-like\u00a0response is due to the level of distortion\u00a0being proportional to the picking strength. The\u00a0CS-3 Compressor helps smooth out those blues\u00a0licks while adding sustain, and the TR-2 Tremolo\u00a0gives you the smooth pulsing heard on so many\u00a0records, adding that extra dimension. The FRV-1 Reverb pedal was developed with<\/span> Fender and\u00a0using COSM technology, the BOSS engineers\u00a0captured the beauty of the 1963 Fender 6G15 unit\u00a0which was a favorite among blues players of the\u00a060s and so an obvious choice for this rig.<\/p>\n

Need\u00a0to Know…<\/em><\/h2>\n

There are no rules. The sound you’re after might not be made by what we could call the appropriate or logical signal path, but that’s not always the issue. The issue is this: what does it sound like? If it makes the sound you’re after, then it’s right…although, you may have to do something about the noise. Traditional pedalboard<\/span> arrangements were designed for certain reasons, and keeping the noise down is a biggie.<\/p>\n

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Blues Guitar Effects Pedals: FVR-1, TR-2, DD-3, CE-5, BD-2, and CS-3<\/p><\/div>\n

The Sound of Each Pedal…<\/em><\/h2>\n

FRV-1 Fender Reverb <\/a><\/strong>recreates the legendary sound of the 1963 Fender Reverb unit.<\/p>\n

TR-2 Tremolo<\/strong><\/a> provides high-quality vintage tremolo effects.<\/p>\n

DD-3 Digital Delay <\/a><\/strong>delivers a digital delay effect equivalent to that of a dedicated rackmount delay unit.<\/p>\n

CE-5 Chorus Ensemble<\/strong> <\/a>creates any kind of chorus effect — from a mild, natural chorus to the clear and penetrating stereo chorus effect.<\/p>\n

BD-2 Blues Driver<\/strong><\/a> delivers classic “blues” guitar tones with tube amp simulation. The warm distortion and overdrive is usually reserved for 30-year-old tube amps.<\/p>\n

CS-3 Compression Sustainer<\/strong><\/a> compresses louder signals while boosting lower signals for a smooth overall sound.<\/p>\n

More Pedals:\u00a0Virtual Pedal Board<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Listen to the Blues Guitar Effects Combo…<\/em><\/h2>\n

Listen to the chain results in\u00a0PowerOn\u00a0<\/em>magazine. Download your copy for free from\u00a0Apple Newsstand<\/a>,\u00a0Google Play<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Amazon Appstore<\/span><\/a>. Stay tuned for more effect combos as detailed below, subscribe to this blog to get notified.<\/p>\n