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Post by gotmojo on Jun 11, 2021 14:03:34 GMT -7
Lately I’ve been doing something I’ve come to LOVE! I feel like I’m giving away a secret sauce here, but we are all brothers in this geeky dorkfest.
Been setting my tremolo (Flint on the ‘63 tube setting) real slow - about one pulse per second or less, and then just a touch of intensity so it is barely noticeable. On the Flint the intensity is at about 10:00. Then leave it on the whole session!!!! All night long. Explaining what it does is a little like describing “bloom” in words. It adds a groovaceous thang that I’ve become addicted to. Kinda takes away a little of the pick attack here and there and adds this bloomy something at other times, but in a way that you can’t quite put your finger on. Tres cool, and kills me doubly on the front pickup of a strat. Rhythming or soloing. Give it a try, then feel free to tell me I’m full of stank.
stankmaster,
jj
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Post by loucardguitar (Johnathan) on Jun 11, 2021 14:48:10 GMT -7
Tremolo is definitely one of my favorite effects. Like it at just about any setting. Such a versatile effect. If anything just adding a little movement to your tone.
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Post by Ridgeback on Jun 11, 2021 14:52:59 GMT -7
You are not full of stank as far as I'm concerned. I use a touch of the Flint's 61 Har(monic) trem setting all the time except on my 61 Brown Super, which has the real thing. I got addicted to the Brown trem with my 60 Concert and now nothing else sounds as good to me (trem-wise) anymore.
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Post by Seńor Verde on Jun 11, 2021 14:54:42 GMT -7
While I don't use Tremolo all the time, it is fun on some songs and can get addicting.
How do you like the Flint? Do you use it into the front of the amp or through the loop. I've been seriously considering getting one for a long time, but I've read enough not-so-great reviews to keep me away from spending that much money for it.
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Post by nicholas on Jun 11, 2021 15:00:14 GMT -7
This why I love amps with built in tremolo. On my Ampeg R15-R I leave it on all the time. Just a little, it's hard to even tell it's even on, but you can definitely tell when you turn it off
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Post by Ridgeback on Jun 11, 2021 15:09:19 GMT -7
The Flint has been my only pedal for quite a few years. It fills all of the effects "holes" in my current amps. The 61 Super has trem but no reverb. The EZG-50 has reverb but no trem. The Therapy and Z-28 have neither. The Flint makes the Z-28 into the Brown Princeton that never was. I actually prefer amps with no built in reverb as it always seems to increase the gain along with providing the effect. Fortunately the EZG has so much headroom that whatever effect the tube reverb has on the gain is not noticeable at the volumes I play it. If my Flint dies, I will replace it immediately.
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Post by Seńor Verde on Jun 11, 2021 15:29:53 GMT -7
The Flint has been my only pedal for quite a few years. It fills all of the effects "holes" in my current amps. The 61 Super has trem but no reverb. The EZG-50 has reverb but no trem. The Therapy and Z-28 have neither. The Flint makes the Z-28 into the Brown Princeton that never was. I actually prefer amps with no built in reverb as it always seems to increase the gain along with providing the effect. Fortunately the EZG has so much headroom that whatever effect the tube reverb has on the gain is not noticeable at the volumes I play it. If my Flint dies, I will replace it immediately. But seriously, how do you like it? Thanks for the details. Guess I'll be getting Flint sooner than later.
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Post by loucardguitar (Johnathan) on Jun 11, 2021 15:34:02 GMT -7
The Flint has been my only pedal for quite a few years. It fills all of the effects "holes" in my current amps. The 61 Super has trem but no reverb. The EZG-50 has reverb but no trem. The Therapy and Z-28 have neither. The Flint makes the Z-28 into the Brown Princeton that never was. I actually prefer amps with no built in reverb as it always seems to increase the gain along with providing the effect. Fortunately the EZG has so much headroom that whatever effect the tube reverb has on the gain is not noticeable at the volumes I play it. If my Flint dies, I will replace it immediately. But seriously, how do you like it? Thanks for the details. Guess I'll be getting Flint sooner than later. I have the Flint and I love it. It's one of the most versatile tremolo's that you can get. You can go from very subtle to very choppy to the swampy tremolo of CCR. You also get a great reverb to boot!
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Post by KeithA on Jun 11, 2021 15:44:06 GMT -7
But seriously, how do you like it? Thanks for the details. Guess I'll be getting Flint sooner than later. I have the Flint and I love it. It's one of the most versatile tremolo's that you can get. You can go from very subtle to very choppy to the swampy tremolo of CCR. You also get a great reverb to boot! Most times when I use my Z-Plus I actually turn the amp reverb to 0 and use either the 70s or 80s reverb on the Flint instead.
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Post by lowbudget on Jun 11, 2021 15:46:28 GMT -7
You are not full of stank as far as I'm concerned. I use a touch of the Flint's 61 Har(monic) trem setting all the time except on my 61 Brown Super, which has the real thing. I got addicted to the Brown trem with my 60 Concert and now nothing else sounds as good to me (trem-wise) anymore. Yep, this right here. Always on. Anyone who hasn’t heard the George Benson story should look it up. It can make an amp played at low volume interesting without having to play the OD of the month game. Nobody can tell exactly what it is but they know it sounds good!
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Post by loucardguitar (Johnathan) on Jun 11, 2021 17:43:47 GMT -7
I have the Flint and I love it. It's one of the most versatile tremolo's that you can get. You can go from very subtle to very choppy to the swampy tremolo of CCR. You also get a great reverb to boot! Most times when I use my Z-Plus I actually turn the amp reverb to 0 and use either the 70s or 80s reverb on the Flint instead. Yeah, the 70's Reverb on the Flint is my favorite. It still sounds great at being subtle. That's the type of 'verb that I like a good subtle reverb just to give the tone a little "space".
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Post by zpilot on Jun 11, 2021 19:15:26 GMT -7
While I don't use Tremolo all the time, it is fun on some songs and can get addicting. How do you like the Flint? Do you use it into the front of the amp or through the loop. I've been seriously considering getting one for a long time, but I've read enough not-so-great reviews to keep me away from spending that much money for it. I suspect the Flint reviews you refer to are largely from people who have tinkered with one in a store for a bit or something like that. I don't think I can remember anyone who has actually owned one who did not like it. Especially the tube tremolo. I get the full-time tremolo thing. To me it imparts a swampy southern kind of vibe. I also use it on parts that might normally be played on a Wurlitzer or Rhodes piano with their characteristic throbbing tremolo.
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Post by Paul (TRANE) on Jun 11, 2021 21:03:51 GMT -7
I am going to try the suggested settings. I love my Flint. Killer pedal for so many years hings.
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Post by KeithA on Jun 11, 2021 22:17:15 GMT -7
Most times when I use my Z-Plus I actually turn the amp reverb to 0 and use either the 70s or 80s reverb on the Flint instead. Yeah, the 70's Reverb on the Flint is my favorite. It still sounds great at being subtle. That's the type of 'verb that I like a good subtle reverb just to give the tone a little "space". Lol, I just pulled my Flint out of the cabinet and, sure enough, the reverb is set to 70s!
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Post by southmusic70 on Jun 12, 2021 10:56:19 GMT -7
I think that it’s just like any other effect, particularly modulation, where less is almost always more,
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Post by gotmojo on Jun 12, 2021 13:50:21 GMT -7
The Flints ‘60’s Harmonic tremolo is also superb, very different and almost chorusy, very Ry Cooder/David Lindleyesque. Especially set real slow and barely on. Very cool . Great pedal. And I’m a minimal pedalman: Flint for tremolo, a reverb (Blue Sky), and a Peterson strobe tuner.
jj
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Post by sharkboy on Jun 13, 2021 12:33:23 GMT -7
I enjoy modulation effects maybe a little too much. Mostly being a rhythm player, one of my favorite things is to split stereo with a Lex or a Ventilator and add either Flint or amp trem to one side. It’s also nice to have a different/bigger reverb on the trem side.
One really nice artifact is that one doesn’t have to be loud to cut through and make nice sounds. FYI: a Ric 12 string absolutely rules at this.
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Post by goodez on Jun 13, 2021 19:07:33 GMT -7
If I could only keep one of my pedals it would be the Flint.
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Post by zpilot on Jun 13, 2021 19:11:49 GMT -7
Try running the tremolo in stereo. I played with a Rhodes pianist years ago who used the satellite cabs and the built-in Rhodes stereo trem and have loved the effect ever since. Probably more than any other effect.
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Post by doctorice on Jun 14, 2021 7:17:32 GMT -7
jj, I think I read/heard that Joe Bonamassa does or has done something similar, maybe with a chorus pedal.
My Flint is plugged into the CAZ-45 loop currently. Fwiw, the CAZ has great clean to edge-of-breakup sounds in addition to its high-gain capabilities. With 45 watts on tap, one can get those sounds at substantial volume.
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Post by goodez on Jun 14, 2021 21:34:39 GMT -7
Lately I’ve been doing something I’ve come to LOVE! I feel like I’m giving away a secret sauce here, but we are all brothers in this geeky dorkfest. Been setting my tremolo (Flint on the ‘63 tube setting) real slow - about one pulse per second or less, and then just a touch of intensity so it is barely noticeable. On the Flint the intensity is at about 10:00. Then leave it on the whole session!!!! All night long. Explaining what it does is a little like describing “bloom” in words. It adds a groovaceous thang that I’ve become addicted to. Kinda takes away a little of the pick attack here and there and adds this bloomy something at other times, but in a way that you can’t quite put your finger on. Tres cool, and kills me doubly on the front pickup of a strat. Rhythming or soloing. Give it a try, then feel free to tell me I’m full of stank. stankmaster, jj Ironically, when I went to play through mine tonight this is pretty much identical to how I run mine. 63’ tube setting and all.
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Post by Norrin Radd on Jun 16, 2021 8:36:08 GMT -7
Another happy Flint owner here! I use mine with ALL different settings all the time. It sounds great dialed just about anywhere. Incredible versatility and superb tone (harmonic trem default as my fave).
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Post by gbowman on Jun 17, 2021 7:49:32 GMT -7
I do a couple takes on the trem idea. I set my pedal with no depth and the volume up - this gives me a nice clean boost for jazz guitar stuff. The other spin is to use a pretty slow rate and a low depth when I play octaves. Its like being able to play octaves and have a bit of vibrato. Really smooth sounding.
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Post by Russell B on Jun 17, 2021 8:03:41 GMT -7
You all are killing me. I've got to try this now. I'll have to do it with my Z-Lux.
The ever relentless pursuit of "The Tone"!
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Post by Rhino on Jun 17, 2021 8:23:22 GMT -7
No Flint owner but I do use a SupaTrem in "boost mode" (Mix full counter-clockwise...use the Hard/Soft switch to engage). Even off the the trem comes through ever so slightly...it's a wonderful thing.
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Post by zpilot on Jun 17, 2021 15:19:22 GMT -7
I also have a Supa-Trem. I'm not using it currently but I'm hanging onto it. In addition to it acting like a bias type trem (which I much prefer) I also like the saturation it adds to a really clean amp. Right now my Flint fits better with what I am playing but I'm sure I will have a use for the Supa-Trem. As Rhino notes it could actually be used with the trem off as a very vintage sounding dirt box.
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Post by Bakelite on Jul 7, 2021 18:01:06 GMT -7
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Post by Russell B on Jul 13, 2021 8:27:39 GMT -7
I got a Flint over the weekend and have set it for just a slight modulation. It really does make your sound pop out. I'm digging it.
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Post by premiumplus (Dave) on Aug 9, 2021 6:05:31 GMT -7
Check out some of Buddy Whittington's albums. I'm not sure exactly what he's using, but he sounds a lot like a Hammond B3 on some of the rhythm parts. Maybe a Univibe set to a fast modulation, but whatever it is it sounds great. Maybe he'll chime in here and share some of his secrets...
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