Ring Modulator

[Wolfman]

Anybody ever played around with one of these puppies? I've been wanting to get one ever since I found out that Jeff Beck was using one on parts of the Guitar Shop album. I'm almost positive David Gilmour used one on the Wish You Were Here album as well after listening to some demo sound clips of one.

[CanyonCarver]

I'm curious, what is a ring modulator?

[Wolfman]

I could never describe it very well myself - just a cool old effect box. LOL How's that? [img]images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif[/img]

Actually, I was looking them up on ebay tonight, and this link will take you to a page where the seller really describes them in detail. There's some downloadable wav files that you can listen to as well.

Dunno if you have Jeff's Guitar Shop album, but you can hear it used as a subtle effect on the lead part of "Two Rivers" there. It gives it a kind of warbly, distorted sustain the way he uses it on that particular track. Jeff has used them off an on for years. If you're a Floyd fan, you'll see what I meant about thinking Gilmour used one from listening to those sound clips. The more extreme sound effects in the clips remind me of a lot of sounds on "Wish You Were Here"

[CanyonCarver]

Wish you were here is good. I'm not a bif Pink Floyd fan but that one is good.
I'll check the link.

[Coyote]

Remember the solo on "Paranoid"?
The weird noises in there were done with a Ring Modulator.

I have an exact description somewhere, so gimme some time and I'll post it here.

[Wolfman]

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Remember the solo on "Paranoid"?
The weird noises in there were done with a Ring Modulator.



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Yup, that's right - forgot about that one. Thanks for pointing that one, dude. [img]images/smilies/icon_thumb.gif[/img]