by Jim Curry
Gear:
- popular multi-effects unit
- WAG Ring and Base Unit
- Electric guitar
- EBOW
Setup:
Here's how I set it up:
- Configured three patches on the multi-effects unit:
- Patch 1 (assigned to Footswitch 1) was configured with a synth effect, and a MIDI CC# was configured to control the volume for performing volume swells with the WAG.
- Patch 2 (assigned to Footswitch 2) was configured with the wah effect, and a MIDI CC# was configured to control wah pedal position
- Patch 3 (assigned to Footswitch 3) was configured to switch between two different configurations under control of a MIDI CC#. The first was an overdrive channel with a little reverb panned to the left side, and the second was a cleaner channel with more reverb panned to the right side.
- Configured the WAG Base Unit and the effects unit to communicate on the same MIDI channel and Continuous Controller number.
- Plugged the guitar into the multi-effects floor unit.
- Plugged the WAG Base Unit to the MIDI In/Out of the same unit.
- Wore the WAG Ring on the 3rd finger of the strumming hand. Normally, I would wear it on my middle finger, but I wanted to use it with the EBOW, and found this easier.
Demo Description:
Briefly, I first recorded a simple rhythm guitar track, without the use of the WAG. Then, I played solo guitar overtop of the rhythm track.
- Part I, 0 - 20 seconds: I played a Synth Guitar solo part using the WAG to perform volume swells. At around 10 seconds you can hear a flutter caused by Wagging the finger rapidly. After that you hear a swell on pretty much every note played.
- Part II, 20 - 41 seconds: I operated Footswitch 2 to bring in the wah effect. You can hear the WAG finger controlling the pedal position of the wah.
- Part III, 41 seconds - 1:04: I operated Footswitch 3 to use the WAG for channel switching. It sounds like two guitarists doing a call and response stage left and right. But it's really just the WAG switching between two configurations within the same patch.
- Part IV, 1:04 - 1:25: I switched back to the wah patch. At the end you hear some chimes with a little wah action.
- Part V, 1:25 - END: I continued to use the wah, but picked up and used my EBOW. You can hear the WAH being applied to the sound.