At last a demo playing some rhythm guitar, instead of just picking. Some of us actually like playing rhythm, but there's not enough demos. More please.
Not a fan of the more over-the-top sounds this pedal produces, but I like a blend of the guitar signal with more subtle effects of this pedal for background ambiance. Like at 7:00, when he strums chords with the synth drones lower in the mix -- that I totally like, and I bet it would sound great with an acoustic guitar.
8:30 just cost me almost $300. Cool demo, i've been sort of leaning towards this pedal and this just pushed me over. I know this video is from 2017 but well done.
Thanks for a genuine demo of this pedal as played by someone like myself.....hate those jazzed up demo's that are made to try to sell the device instead of how the thing actually works.....
Fantastic demo!! I bought one of these cool modules and wasn’t sure if I should keep it and was on the fence about it but now I’m definitely going to keep it. I want to have my guitar sound as good as you have in the video. Superb demo!!!
I have question. I've bought this pedal and it works pretty well except one setting. On option 6 (Solo Synth) even the guitar volume is set off it gives annoying noise. Do you have the same issue?
JJ, that was a great demo. I have the Mel 9 which is a great pedal. Now I'm going to get the Synth9. With both pedals, I can cover a lot of musical ground.
This is great demo, You’ve actually shown me a couple more useable settings on this pedal. I had my favorites and the ones i hardly ever used. Some of them sound much better almost pure wet, and some with a lot of dry……awesome demo
Love the sounds but having to adjust the knobs for every different sound is tedious for live use. Would have been awesome if it could at least save the knob settings for each synth
I just took delivery of mine and nearly shit my pants when I set it to number 1 and hit the low E string.....highly recommended....just go buy one!
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Does the pedal come with a manual that details the nine synthesizers and their characteristics or quirks which are modeled on this device? If it does, does the manual feature some exemplary settings as well?
I have the SYNTH 9 pedal and all I really want to is to dial in the ELP ‘Lucky Man’ Mini moog sound, but have never been able to really dial it in. I have tried it in the front of my pedal chain [into a 5150 head/cab] at the end of the pedal chain and direct with no other pedals - GTR--> SYNTH 9--> AMP Any thoughts or setting to share?
Hello. In this video czcams.com/video/3qebnkmvjiw/video.html at 9:45 the guitarrist plays Lucky Man. Before that, at 9:12 he explains the preset. I hope this can help you. I'm a die hard fan of ELP and I play guitar too. Good luck!
Any of the 9 series pedals you wanna always put first to get the clearest tracking. If you were to put a distortion before this, and turn the dry sound down leaving only the synth part, you will see it doesnt effect the sound of the emulated synth but it will have trouble tracking notes
If you want to run multiple effects cleanly EHX Tri-Parallel Mixer will do that for you! Blends in parallel instead of series, with 3 separate FX loops in/out... it's awesome!!
I feel the Mel9 is great as a tool for the building blocks of songwriting. The blended sound of mode 8 is also achievable using the strings function on the Mel9. Ive just bought the Synth 9 and think it may be more useful for embellishments, or alternatives to the classic ' guitar solo' sound. Its easy to use, but NOT easy to master :-)
Great demo for sure ! I think hearing Demos I like the Mel9 much better. Take a deep dive and get a real sythn . I got a killer Moog Polyphonic Memorymoog , unbelievable the sounds and not relegated to one sound ( I’m stil paying for it , but you can’t beat the original Moog
There's no layering on individual 9 pedals but if you end up buying more than one & want to combine different sounds together EHX Tri-Parallel Mixer will do that for you! Blends in parallel instead of series, with 3 separate FX loops in/out... it's awesome!!
I have the B9 and I'd say that the strings you use would have no impact on the usability of pedals like this. The main 'requirement' if you want to call it that for these pedals, is that you have a decent bridge pickup because that's EHX's recommendation for using them. Guitar > EHX 9 > Other Pedals > Front of amp. Oh and a compressor pedal really helps when using the '9' pedals so after much trial & error I found the best way of connecting my B9 was to go Guitar > Compressor > EHX 9 > Overdrive/Distortion > Front of amp, and put any other effects in the amps effects loop, select the bridge pickup and away you go. 👍
I ended up sending this back....although impressive at first, I soon came to realize I had no use for it and it became a play thing for when I was bored, I ordered the Mel 9 instead which is better suited to my needs.
Arthur Summers well personally my band plays a lot of covers from the 80s, and it allows us to cover songs from depeche mode and new order without having to shell out extra money for a synth.
Why not use some examples people know? Mr Crowley or Jump or Final Countdown or any popular 80s Wang Chung / men at work /safety dance etc list is endless. Still a cool review but sorta pointless.
Why? Can you expand on that? I get that you may not like it, but it helps if you can state why & your thoughts. Are you a keyboard player? Although not everyone's cup of tea, but boring, it isn't. It has plenty of different effects, along with electric string type sounds which sounded great with his strumming (go to 6:58 mins). I think it could help if you lacked synth keys in your band. It would never be as good as a synth keyboard, but it's a great bit of technology.
How are your power sources? No daisy chains or other dubious arrangements? You notice that they often provide their own adaptors; I've had issues with some of their more complex circuits with noise and other undesirable responses.I've used their stuff for years, but along with the mass production and general affordability, there are sometimes problems with headroom, noise floor, and powering.Modulation shouldn't be boosting noise levels like other effects would, so I'd assume it's a lack of isolation in the power source between the two effects.
At last a demo playing some rhythm guitar, instead of just picking. Some of us actually like playing rhythm, but there's not enough demos. More please.
It's nice to see a demo of this pedal where someone combines the dry and synth levels instead of leaving the dry signal all the way down.
7:06 that sounds amazing for some nice thick extra layering
The por dementio bit is unreal. That effect is so cool
Not a fan of the more over-the-top sounds this pedal produces, but I like a blend of the guitar signal with more subtle effects of this pedal for background ambiance. Like at 7:00, when he strums chords with the synth drones lower in the mix -- that I totally like, and I bet it would sound great with an acoustic guitar.
I've been waiting alot for this
This is exactly the kind of demo I was looking for! Thank you so much!
Best review of this pedal yet! Definitely making me want one now... THANKS!
8:30 just cost me almost $300. Cool demo, i've been sort of leaning towards this pedal and this just pushed me over. I know this video is from 2017 but well done.
Thanks for a genuine demo of this pedal as played by someone like myself.....hate those jazzed up demo's that are made to try to sell the device instead of how the thing actually works.....
Mode 8 is worth the entire price alone.
Fantastic demo!! I bought one of these cool modules and wasn’t sure if I should keep it and was on the fence about it but now I’m definitely going to keep it. I want to have my guitar sound as good as you have in the video. Superb demo!!!
Nice demo, can't wait for them to come out with a horn 9 pedal.
It's only a matter of time
I have question. I've bought this pedal and it works pretty well except one setting. On option 6 (Solo Synth) even the guitar volume is set off it gives annoying noise. Do you have the same issue?
Thanks brother for your time and effort. 🎶🎸🎵
helpful review. One of the best about this pedal. Congrats!
Wow this pedal kicks ass. I need it.
Hi. Can this pedal get a similar synth sound of the roland JV 1080 synth ? Thanks a lot...
good pedal to make sega genesis arcade music
Thank you JJ Excellent Demo. Really enjoyed the different sounds, etc. Beautiful! Best Regards, Musician USA
JJ, that was a great demo. I have the Mel 9 which is a great pedal. Now I'm going to get the Synth9. With both pedals, I can cover a lot of musical ground.
Really great intro review to the pedal!
This is great demo, You’ve actually shown me a couple more useable settings on this pedal. I had my favorites and the ones i hardly ever used. Some of them sound much better almost pure wet, and some with a lot of dry……awesome demo
Beverly Hills Cop and some Porcupine Tree!
Thanks for the demo brother.
Love the sounds but having to adjust the knobs for every different sound is tedious for live use. Would have been awesome if it could at least save the knob settings for each synth
Fantastic demo. Thanks for sharing!
EHX 9 series is fantastic! If I could afford to get them all I would have no need for a keyboard player 😂
I like no bullshit video's like this! good job JJ
Absolutely love this pedal, going on the Xmas list :)
Great review
Very good demo, thank you
Good demo, good explanation of the settings. thank you for sharing.
Emerson Lake and Palmer in a box!
Hm. I would suggest the Boss SY1 for warmer sounds and more options. This one sounds boxy in comparison.
I just took delivery of mine and nearly shit my pants when I set it to number 1 and hit the low E string.....highly recommended....just go buy one!
Does the pedal come with a manual that details the nine synthesizers and their characteristics or quirks which are modeled on this device? If it does, does the manual feature some exemplary settings as well?
Love this thing.
love your review
Great video! Keep it from Spijkenisse JJ!
Great job! Thanks!
Interesting....i would like to " mix it" with my Mel 9 ,and add the Holy Grail Reverb.....Thanx for this video, Greetings from Italy, Patrick
EHX Tri-Parallel Mixer will do that for you!
Blends in parallel instead of series, with 3
separate FX loops in/out... it's awesome!!
@@markchristopher420 thank you so much for the information! 👍
it's really nice with a fuzz placed after it
Hi! hey do you feel any latency when playing this pedal?
Good job! Very nice
I have the SYNTH 9 pedal and all I really want to is to dial in the ELP ‘Lucky Man’ Mini moog sound, but have never been able to really dial it in.
I have tried it in the front of my pedal chain [into a 5150 head/cab] at the end of the pedal chain and direct with no other pedals - GTR--> SYNTH 9--> AMP
Any thoughts or setting to share?
At 10'00 czcams.com/video/3qebnkmvjiw/video.html
Hello. In this video czcams.com/video/3qebnkmvjiw/video.html at 9:45 the guitarrist plays Lucky Man. Before that, at 9:12 he explains the preset. I hope this can help you. I'm a die hard fan of ELP and I play guitar too. Good luck!
I gave up and just use a slide whistle with an electric mistress or chorus.
full midi with ext pedalboards would be super ! your 6 sw. pedalboard for the VL3 would not work ??
This is a really cool and helpful review. Can the machine handle fast lines too?
I noticed it sounds similar to Boss SY300 some of the sounds
why not blending a few boxes on at the same time ?
EHX Tri-Parallel Mixer will do that for you!
Blends in parallel instead of series, with 3
separate FX loops in/out... it's awesome!!
Where would you put this in the pedal chain with chorus and drive?
First after the guitar I guess
Any of the 9 series pedals you wanna always put first to get the clearest tracking. If you were to put a distortion before this, and turn the dry sound down leaving only the synth part, you will see it doesnt effect the sound of the emulated synth but it will have trouble tracking notes
If you want to run multiple effects cleanly
EHX Tri-Parallel Mixer will do that for you!
Blends in parallel instead of series, with 3
separate FX loops in/out... it's awesome!!
@@TotinosOtherBoy 💪😎👍 See my reply
about the EHX Tri-Parallel Mixer above...
Will it work with an acoustic/electric? Will it track good with fingerpicking?
What chords are you playing in Mode: 8? If you don't mind my asking.
Ok im sold
Have been debating on synth9 vs mel9 on which to get first. Mode 8 by itself justifies the synth9 first
I feel the Mel9 is great as a tool for the building blocks of songwriting. The blended sound of mode 8 is also achievable using the strings function on the Mel9. Ive just bought the Synth 9 and think it may be more useful for embellishments, or alternatives to the classic ' guitar solo' sound. Its easy to use, but NOT easy to master :-)
Goed gedaan. Bedankt.
Great demo for sure ! I think hearing Demos I like the Mel9 much better. Take a deep dive and get a real sythn . I got a killer Moog Polyphonic Memorymoog , unbelievable the sounds and not relegated to one sound ( I’m stil paying for it , but you can’t beat the original Moog
Great buy for you but for those of us with zero keyboard skills things like this, the Boss SY300 and others are great substitutes.
Just ordered one, Nice video Can you mix the guitar and synth sounds? Thank You:-)
John Mills Cool, yes you can blend the dry guitar with the wet signal
Can you combine/overlay sounds or just one at a time? Thanks
There's no layering on individual 9 pedals
but if you end up buying more than one &
want to combine different sounds together
EHX Tri-Parallel Mixer will do that for you!
Blends in parallel instead of series, with 3
separate FX loops in/out... it's awesome!!
Wonder what it would sound like with a lagging power signal?
Hallo bro, synth different sounds than normal effects? too most different i heard. Synth is best sound
Does anyone remember the name of the song he plays in the intro?
kaffe petter It's should be the theme from Beverly Hills Cop III
its Harold Faltermeyer with Axel F
Very good Preview. Does the Pedal Works for eBass also? Greetings from Berlin Germany
Intro is Champion ? Psy?
Nope! It's this song :)
Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F
Enjoy the pure 80s synth pop ^^
Lit
300 bucks......in canada..... man i hope it's worth it.
here in Mexico is 4 million pesos so..
Billy Squire Christmas
throw up some tabs...I need the one that you play at 1:50 especially....sounds awesome :-)
tabs?
Video doesn't work?
TheAgentAssassin I just watched the video....plays fine on my phone
The First music likes Olympic Aires.
how well does this work with flatwound stirngs ?
I have the B9 and I'd say that the strings you use would have no impact on the usability of pedals like this. The main 'requirement' if you want to call it that for these pedals, is that you have a decent bridge pickup because that's EHX's recommendation for using them. Guitar > EHX 9 > Other Pedals > Front of amp. Oh and a compressor pedal really helps when using the '9' pedals so after much trial & error I found the best way of connecting my B9 was to go Guitar > Compressor > EHX 9 > Overdrive/Distortion > Front of amp, and put any other effects in the amps effects loop, select the bridge pickup and away you go. 👍
I ended up sending this back....although impressive at first, I soon came to realize I had no use for it and it became a play thing for when I was bored, I ordered the Mel 9 instead which is better suited to my needs.
I thought looking at demos that the Mel 9 was much cooler . Did you get one? How did you like that one?
sounds silly not dark like vangelis and boards of canada
JJ what brand of Tele is it ?
It's my Kauffmann's Guitars 63 Tele.
Pouhaaaa ....
Sounds like a cheap travesty. I'd rather get that lil synth off Ross Gellar on the stairway..
this is the shit
Ummm, what guitar artist is going to want to sound like a synth?
Arthur Summers well personally my band plays a lot of covers from the 80s, and it allows us to cover songs from depeche mode and new order without having to shell out extra money for a synth.
I love the synth sounds but the guitar is my main instrument. Having the guitar to play and hearing a killer synth is awesome.
there may be an instance where a synth sound is required and there is no keyboard player in the band?
Chris Davies my perspective comes from being a hobbyist musician only though.
perhaps someone who considers themselves a musician, not just a guitarist?
A roland gK will do the job but better
Except that this actually tracks well and is usable with any guitar and likewise, you don't need to apply it permanently to a guitar.
Why not use some examples people know? Mr Crowley or Jump or Final Countdown or any popular 80s Wang Chung / men at work /safety dance etc list is endless. Still a cool review but sorta pointless.
very boring synth pedal
Why? Can you expand on that? I get that you may not like it, but it helps if you can state why & your thoughts. Are you a keyboard player? Although not everyone's cup of tea, but boring, it isn't. It has plenty of different effects, along with electric string type sounds which sounded great with his strumming (go to 6:58 mins). I think it could help if you lacked synth keys in your band. It would never be as good as a synth keyboard, but it's a great bit of technology.
I get a lot of noise when its before my modulation pedals.. 😢
Thanks for the heads up
How are your power sources? No daisy chains or other dubious arrangements?
You notice that they often provide their own adaptors; I've had issues with some of their more complex circuits with noise and other undesirable responses.I've used their stuff for years, but along with the mass production and general affordability, there are sometimes problems with headroom, noise floor, and powering.Modulation shouldn't be boosting noise levels like other effects would, so I'd assume it's a lack of isolation in the power source between the two effects.