Ehx Archive

  • Effectology: Horns and Drums

    Effectology: Horns and Drums

    Want to blow some horns and play the timpani on your guitar? Bill Ruppert posted a how-to using only EHX pedals and his own, specific obsession with making his crazy sounds come out of his electric guitars.

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  • Shavers, git-fiddles and synths, oh my

    Shavers, git-fiddles and synths, oh my

    Good old Bill Ruppert sent us the video of his latest creation, a complete homage to “Welcome to the Machine” using only EHX pedals and an electric shaver. Crazy stuff. From the EHX post: In this episode we explore how to produce synthesizer sounds and effects from the classic Pink Floyd recording “Welcome To The Machine.“ The [...]

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  • Effectology: Uilleann pipes, field drums and guitars

    Effectology: Uilleann pipes, field drums and guitars

    Good old Bill Ruppert posted another Effectology video showing off the creation of Uilleann pipe and drum sounds with EHX gear and a guitar. The actual settings are here including all the pedals he used. What are uilleann pipes, you ask? Well look no further than Riverdance! Although uilleann pipes have been around since the early 1600’s, [...]

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  • Effectology: Crystal-Shimmer

    Effectology: Crystal-Shimmer

    Bill is at it again with this Crystal-Shimmer effect. He used parallel effects to create a "symphonic sound" of multiple octaves at once based on one note on the guitar.

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  • Effectology: No Quarter on git-fiddle

    Effectology: No Quarter on git-fiddle

    Are you ready to watch Bill Ruppert's honey drip? Don't answer that. Bill recreated the sound of a Fender Rhodes electric piano with a guitar and some EHX pedals.

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  • Spooky sounds from your Telecaster

    Spooky sounds from your Telecaster

    Do not adjust your computer because Bill Ruppert has put together a nice set of sound effects using only EHX pedals and some creativity. I love how he makes a clock sound with just the pick-up switch and then adds in some bells for spooky effect.

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  • Blast off! “Telstar” on guitar and effects pedals

    Blast off! “Telstar” on guitar and effects pedals

    The Clavioline was one of the first electronic synths in existence. Built in 1947 by Constant Martin it was featured in the song "Telstar" in 1962. That's what you're about to hear, recreated with a guitar, amps, and EHX gear.

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  • New Effectology shows off reverb

    New Effectology shows off reverb

    Who doesn’t love some reverb? EHX’s Effectology explores reverb in all its forms in this charming post. It sounds pretty boring at first but listen to Bill Ruppert go surfy on that git-fiddle then add a little something that sounds like a nice weekend out for the Doves or Blue Oyster Cult. Check out the Infinite [...]

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