Re: [microsound] oren ambarchi stuffs

[Julian Knowles <julianknowles@xxxxxxx>]

hi jon
oren uses a 'boomerang' delay line which is capable of very long delays 
(up to a few minutes in length), a variety of sound on sound effects 
and delay tap controls. The boomerang lets him set up background 
textures which build over time.

he also uses a moogerfooger ring mod pedal with heaps of feedback, so 
you get that very high ringing/zapping sound, along with some 50s 
stockhausen-esque (ha! there he is again) type tones.

these are the main two weapons in the arsenal, but he has some fuzz 
boxes, a 70s phaser pedal. that someone gave him.. and a few other bits 
and bobs which escape me right now...

He then uses his famous sawn-off 'phlegm' guitar which is basically 
some el cheapo copy, with a hacked up body (literally), but with s 
pickup on the nut as well as the usual ones... He has a Fender Jaguar 
re-issue but you rarely see him pull that one out live.

I;d have to say from knowing him for some time and hearing him play a 
lot, that (like all really great musicians) his sound is very much 
about how he personally approaches the above tools and the intelligence 
this applied, as opposed to the tools themselves (although i find the 
moogerfooger produces sounds closer to what you'd expect, more so than 
the other stuff).

hope he doesn't mind me doing this!!!

cheers

julian




On 06/06/2005, at 11:26 PM, Jon wrote:

> hi there,
>
> i know many of you will think this is a lame question (and i'm 
> inclined in some ways to agree), but does anybody know what kind of 
> equipment oren ambarchi uses?  i have noticed in some photos that he 
> uses some homemade looking effects.  if you're wondering, i'm not 
> trying to emulate him in any way -- but i am driven by curiosity!
>
> best wishes to each and all,
> jon.
>
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