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  • Is the DL-4 used as a looper, or as delay?

  • Bullshit.

  • huh, thanks dudes. I am not deaf, and I just don't listen to the end of song. The passage from 2:02 sounds good and I like a kind of that music, but what I would say was, that effects wont make music instead of you. Just practise clean and practise. You have talent I dont say opposite, but don't forget, less is sometimes more. I don't hate anyone or anything, people sometimes need to push :) Sry for my language =)

  • I almost forgot, my brother has the same guitar, very good choice I think :) People grows, mind changes, again, sorrybro :)

  • very nice

    good sound

    :-) like it

  • I'm extremely glad I clicked this video. Awesome music!

  • Thanks

  • That same setting with a rickenbacker 360 would be better

  • I think the Les Paul sounds decent in this video. I actually use my PRS Singlecut on his track which sounds abit better. It would be interesting to hear a Rickenbacker play this, I would love one for occasional use

  • sounds brilliant, reminds me of sounds from the album by the verve - a storm in heaven

  • The part that starts around 2:04 is just sublime.

  • Very nice and atmposheric sounds... and inspiring!

  • Your opinion should be ignored as you have a poor ear. You think there is wah wah on this video. Not being able to identify, probably the most recognisable guitar effect ever created doesnt strike me with confidence in your ear or opinion.

  • @craigmcarthur1 I don't think ExpressKiller is a big fan of, or, has ever heard of post-rock. Nice tunes though, bro.

  • @ExpressKiller hahahaha really, that was shit. Are you even thinking about music? learn to listen, not to see somebodys fingers and expect to do something that sounds complex. Effects are like any other instrument, they need work. So, you really need to learn to listen to music, that was like a 12 year old child who likes metal cause it makes him special, sorry for being rough but its true.

    By the way, this sounds great, congrats. It reminds me some of brian eno's soundscapes

  • @ExpressKiller why does this matter.. im not a great guitarist but i own a ibanez apex-1 and a gibson les paul custom shop.. saved up years for it but music should be about how u interact with the instrument... i like the sound.. i cant do it so i dont understand the need to hate

  • @ExpressKiller jealous much?

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  • Hey, when you play do you wire the delays straight into each other? Does the 2nd delay not delay the 1st and make it sound messy or is there are solution to this?

  • Mr. McArthur, I must have watched this vid 1,000 times and checked every comment to find your CE-5 settings. I found your RV-5 and delay settings, but would you kindly disclose your chorus settings please? I feel like an arse... Thank you for re-igniting my desire to create. You are gifted and blessed.

  • Thanks, sorry missed this one hence the non reply. My chorus settings are always incredibly subtle I am generally not a massive fan of deep or fast chorus effects. So anything slow, shallow and low in the mix suits me. I currently use a TC Electronic Nova Modulator for chorus

  • @craigmcarthur1 Hi. I'm looking forward to buy a nova modulator but it seems that there's nobody using it. What's your opinion on it? How good is the trichorus?

  • Do you run the dl4 in the fx loop or in front? I've read it doesn't respond well to some amps fx loops

  • Usually in the fx loop. Depends more on the way the amps fx loop is wired i reckon. It sounds great through the front of my hiwatt for retro tube echos, but sounds poor through the front of my boogie

  • Does the gig rig allow you to cut off multiple effects at once? I noticed the phaser and the delays all cut off at once.

  • Yup it does indeed. Its an awesome piece of kit if you use numerous effects and are interested in maintaining your tone

  • Dude you literally have every pedal i need lol can you lend me some cash? ha

  • it's great

  • this sounds soo much better than your Combined Effects (Part Two) demo. the atmospheric sounds you create just inspire me to create my own "worlds" of music.

  • Big difference between the video is in part 2 i use my Line 6 Flextone II amp whereas in this video i am using the Hiwatt 100 head

  • i hope u got roadies...

  • rich guy 

  • ur gear is surreal.

  • Fucken hell! Didnt know you had THAT many pedals. Awesome fucken sound i must add

  • Good Tune! Almost Pink Floydish at the beginning. Well Done and original!

  • wich one is best for gilmour/psychedelic sounds you think? :)

  • None of these really. The Nova Delay will get u closest tho. The Boss RE-20 might be better

  • I wish i could afford all that awesome gear :) nice playing!

  • yaahhh! i have one of those distortions :D

  • you inspired me to get a DL4

  • liking your room buddy. with all the guitar racks and amps

  • wow i love how u managed to get such a full sound from just one guitar. which pedal gives u all that background ambiance sound starting around 1:20?

  • Line 6 DL4, with a wash out delay setting.

  • love the sound of that all together, sounds nearly pink floydish esque, what are your view on boss pedals? ive heard a lot they can be a pain to work with sometimes and they seem to suck out natural sound or sound kinda electricy sometimes though not sure what to think?

  • dood you have a good set up i wish i were you. all i have is an amp guitar

  • You are great man. Too bad we live 3000+ miles away, I would love to work with you and your band.

  • @CamerOneiric 3000 miles is far away but I just want kebab today... :)

  • what's your favorite delay pedal?

  • Favourite pedal I own is probably my TC Electronic Nova Delay its very versatile. Depends what u are looking for from a pedal, the eventide is very very good.

  • @craigmcarthur1 I'd love an eventide but it's out of my budget, I was thinking the dd-20 maybe

  • i have that same pink floyd poster at my house, its gotta be my favourite band poster ever.... not for that reason though

  • Could you please tell me the Settings you had on the line 6 DL4 on this video?thanks

  • Video description

  • u look kinda british

  • I am

  • Hi, great sound!, It seems that you know a lot about guitar effects. Maybe you could give me an advice, I love playing U2 and Pink Floyd´s songs and I wish my tone to get as close as possible as The edge and Gilmour considering that my income is not the same as theirs... I have an ibanez JS100 guitar, a Marshall MG100 HDFX amp, and I got a Line6 POD XT-Live, and a digitech whammy. I want to get the TC electr. G system but I don´t know if that would help. What could you recomend? thanks.

  • I would recommend getting to know the gear you have already. Your current setup should be enough to get your some decent tones. My advice would be before you blow money on the TC think about upgrading your amplifier to a tube amplifier. It will add alot to your tones

  • There's a lot of envy around here. I like your style and your equipment. I think the same of you bout guitars, i own a les paul standard too (epi) and it could sound great with a couple of good pickups. When one person can waste his money in whatever the fuck he/her wants it's really cool. Nice guitar-PC room.

    Greetings.

  • You have a superb sound. I've wanted to play in this realm of music for a while now, but nobody around here does. Wish you lived in the states.

  • Not to sound like a jerk, but why don't you use some of the money from those multiple pedals and amps and get a better guitar? It's quite a setup for a Epiphone standard.

  • I like that guitar, it has sentimental value. It was my first electric guitar. Its also had a load of modification, upgraed electronics, additional switches, Seymour Duncan pcikups etc so to my ear sounds great.My main guitar is a PRS Singlecut,I have a few modified Epiphones which I use for alternative tunings.I like them,I dislike the guitar snobbery that surrounds guitar equipment. I habve played many gibson, fenders etc that play like shit, the name is a good indicator but isnt everything

  • @craigmcarthur1 Well said, my friend. I agree with all you say, and also consider that getting Epi and modding it to your own needs says things about you as a serious player than just having an expensive, snobby guitar (and this comes from someone who owns a Gib).

    Here's a question for you, man. I'm looking to modify my Les Paul to give it a more versatile tone. Do you have any suggestion as to where to start? (Picks, for sure, but which ones).

    Thanks man!

  • @craigmcarthur1 oh yes, prs singlecut ftw!

  • @st8mvp I own a Epiphone Firebird Studio, took me ages to find, but It plays and feels much nicer then any Gibson I've played and cost me a 5th of the price of one to.

    With some upgrades to the pick-ups and electronics, you'd find it very hard to get a better Gibson under a few grand.

  • one cuestion, In 0:52 why do you use 2 delays pedal at the same time ? How they are seeting ?

    sorry for my english, i'm from argentina :)

  • The Boss DD-3 is used for a standard digital delay 1/4 note repeat. The TC Electronic Nova Delay is placed after the DD-3 in the signal path and is set to a reverse delay with added modualtion. The Line 6 DL4 comes next in the signal path and is set to 'Digital delay with modualtion' with very high repeats to add a layer of atmospheric drone under the other guitar parts.

  • jua jua comprate un pedal mas que te quedo espacio :P

  • You are getting a nice Robin Guthrie kinda sound here..

  • hi from mallorca, spain. I really like that tune and the great thing about it is that you only use two chords but it sounds really nice, congratulations.

  • Hey man, I was wondering if I could get any cool ambient sounds out of my effects pedal setup. I use the boss dd7, boss rv5 and boss ds1. How would you set up the tones and such if you used this as your own?

  • My advice would be to put the delay and reverb in the effects loop of your amp. Have the rv-5 on modulate mode with a high level, the a nice short delay.  Pickup on the bridge position and amp on clean.

  • that was beautiful.

  • what setting are u using for the dl4 ??

  • Cant remember the exact settings to be honest it was a long time ago, but its an efect i use fairly often. Its a basic wash out delay efect, just put the feeback or number of delays fairly high, effect level to taste then put a reverb after it on a fairly high setting to sooth it out.

  • how do you make guitar rig4 work in windows 7?, coz mine is not workin... when i plug my guitar to my lap top, i can see that guitar rig picks up the input from my guitar coz the bars were moving, but theres no output, theres no sound coming out.... anyone else having the same issue?.. any suggestion?.. im using a HP

    lap top

  • Is the Boss DD3 Digital or Analog?

  • Digital

  • nice gear & nice guitars , i like the blue color of the les paul which is hanging on your wall

    nice sound too ^^

  • AMAZING =D How did you save up to get all of this gear??

  • I worked two jobs whilst studying fulltime at uni.

  • i heard the Line6 DL4 break down easy... is this true? reason i ask is because i'm trying to decide what delay pedal to buy. i think the Lin6 DL4 sounds great but i'm a little confused because of the bad reviews on it's a reliability.

  • I previously defended the reliability of the DL4, but mine randomly without cause stopped working a few months ago, So i would no advise the TC Electronic Nova Delay, or the eventide time factor if you have a larger budget

  • I NEED A DELAY PEDAL!!!! They sound so awesome!

  • Good Stuff man! I see you got a Boss GT6 there. What are your thoughts on that? ive had one for about 5 years now but im thinking of moving over to single pedals.

  • I use it for rough direct recording of ideas into my PC when writing songs. I used to use it as my modulation pedal board for delays, reverbs, chorus etc, but its a bit of a tone sucker if your using a tube amp, so i moved over to single pedals. Thinking of going back to multi effects with TC Electronic G-Force rack system however for one of the bands I play in

  • DO you have to be careful how fast you play because of all the delays going on?

    And which delay is your favorite or more versatile?

  • Yeh you do. If you have multiple delays its generally better to dial them in in conjuncion with the bpm of the track your playing so thet dont jar against each other.

    I like the TC Nova Delay great versatile unit

  • I enjoy your shirt and poster. :)

  • i enjoyed the video.

    of the boss, t.c. electronics, and line 6, which would you recommend the most?

  • Nova Delay

  • sooooo nice how the amount of delay going on creates a massive synth wave of beautiful noise behind your playing

    aaahhh

    i wanna try this out sooo baaaad

    great video man!

    keep em coming

  • the first 2 minutes remind of a rush of blood to the head (song)...

    nice!

  • wow i wish i could get this sound i would love to play around with it

  • Ever thought about the Axe FX ultra?

  • I have actually. Looking at rack based effects at the moment for a new portable rig for a function band I am playing with

  • Individual pedals or a multi effects???

  • I use both in different situations. They both have their advantages and disadvantages.

  • hey men, how can i do for the delay sound like a whale, thaks

  • it sounds like some sort of synth effect :S but it seems to be a combination of chorus and reverb ;) just read the stuff in the box on the bottom left

  • Can the boss dd 3 make a good post rock sound? like the mogwai helicon 1 for example.

  • There are better pedals for this style of sound.  If your going to buy a digital delat make sure it has a tap tempo so you can more accurately time the delay with the bpm of the song. Analog style delay and echo works well for 'post rock' sound

  • Would it at least "get the job done?" what would be alternate options? thanks

  • Yeh it would be ok. Not ideal. Any of the other Boss DD series delays with the tap tempo would be better. Or a Line 6 dl4, tc electronic nova repeater, Nova Delay etc

  • Where Did you get all the Ca$h for that Pile of GEar. You got a trust fund or what. Also WTF do you have all those Distortion peadls when your Running a Tube amp. I have Keely Modded pedals but I dont us them with my JCM head

  • Trust fund! I wish, I worked hard to buy all that gear. I run two tube heads, but use the overdrive pedals for variety of tone, and I have a few boost pedals to drive the tubes harder for lead work. Just using the overdrive channels provided by my amps doesnt cover all the variations of tone I require for the bands I play in, so the pedals fill in the gaps

  • Ok, I usually dont leave comments on vids.. But this one DESERVED IT!!.. I wonder how much thought it took to produce a sound so smooth..lol.. NiiCe

  • Thank you

  • Very cool keep on playing...

  • AMAZING. great job sounds beautiful.

  • All of you have to see the video of Delay! and Delay Remix! the really power of Delay! jajajaja LOl! look my 2 videos!

  • idk what to say, amazing sound

  • that sounded beautiful, nice equipment :)

  • a stupid question, perhaps, but how to you turn off/on multiple pedals at the same time?

  • I dont. I leave all my pedals on and use a Gig Rig Pro 14 analog switching unit to drop the pedals in and out of the signal chain. Saves tap dancing.

  • hey man can you tell me your settings on your RV-5 and CE-5 it sounds amazing.

  • There are rough settings in the video description

  • iv seen that you use alot of epiphone products, I would like to get into the kind of music you do do you think its worth the money for a second les paul custom? and do you recomend an amp?

  • Amp wise there r loads of great amps on the market nowadays, but they very depend on your budget and what ur planning on doing with the amp. If its mainly for home use alot of companies now offer very low wattage tube maps which sound great at lower volumes. I love both my Hiwatt and my Mesa Boogie. Id love a Bogner, quite fancy a Matchless, Bad Cat and a Blackstar aswell. Have a look at the tube amps in your wattage and budget bracket

  • How long have you been saving and getting Pedals. And why?

  • I bought most of it when I was at University from my part time job. I play in several bands, some of which pay. My own band Vinyl Future are quite progressive meaning I need a variety of different tones and effects hence the rig

  • Dl4 is a horrible pedal for a live setting . u cant rely on it for crap with dot 8thh etc. its all about the BOSS Gigga delay dd-20.l Plus Its Cheaper and 10X Better

  • Never had any issues with the DL4 for live use. The TC Electronic Nova Delay si the only pedal I would use live for dotted eighth. butter than the DD-20 and DL4 in my book.

  • the song you play reminds me of that song by Steve Fisks "Overture"

    and you also remind me of The Appleseed Cast,they use those type of pedals (i think)

    very well done too it sounds relaxing and mellow

  • you look fuckin rich...

  • really!!

  • Do I hear some U2 influences?

  • Mmmmm I wouldnt say so really. I dont dislike U2 but I dont often actively listen to them if i am honest. More of Pink Floyd influence i'd say

  • Man you need to get a pedalboard! Lol

  • decided to get the nova delay mate, just think it has an edge on the others. Is the tap tempo on it easy to use to get a dotted 8th sound?

  • Yeh its easy enough, there is a dotted eighth setting whch allows u just to tap in quarter notes an it syncs up for u. Or try just seting a 16th note delay and tapping on beats 1 ad 4 of a quarter note 4/4

  • man...you are awesome....great playing... that was celestial....

  • Thank you

  • Do you use a noise gate...cos it not it'd help you i think to cancel out the buzz fuzz noise....maybe

  • I do own a Noise Gate I dont use it however, the fuzz buzz noise is from my camera's mcrophone not the amp. The amp is fairly quiet in the room. I'm just too lazy to mic up my amp and record properly!

  • Lol no probs man it's an amazing sound anyhoo sound shit hot

  • wooo hiwatt <3 !!

  • wow nice stuff you have....

  • thanks mate, much appreciated. I'm in two or should i say 4 on wether to get the boss space echo, boss dd20, line 6 dl4 or tc nova delay. What do you think? Would really help me out. I do like the sound of the line 6 though for the background noise

  • Depends what ur looking to do with it. The Space Echo will be great for analog style atmospheric echoes and reverb type sounds. The DD-20, DL4 and Nova Delay are all fairly similar. The DD-20 and Nova have a larger memory for presets, but the DL4 has a looper. Worth playing them all at some point and seeing which interface you like most

  • what settings you got the dd3 and rv5 on mate? Epic sound by the way. Same way as i play

  • Thanks

    RV-5 is set to Modulation mode. Effect level up full, tone at minimum, time about 12 o'clock.

    DD-3 is set to a basic quarter note delay roughly in time with what I am playing

  • how do you get the money for all that stuff?

  • I work

  • how can you travel all of that, then set it up, then travel it back home, and reset it up, again! thats a lot of gear man

  • Its all on a pedalboard, pre wired into the Gig Rig Pro 14. So i just plug my head or heads (depending on which band I am playing with) into the cabs, then run about 8 cables from my board to the input, send, return and external switches of the amps. And thats me. Usually take 2 heads, one cab, my pedalboard and whatever guitars i need. So not as bad as it looks.

  • Hey man, why the DD-3 AND Nova Delay? I'm thinking of ditching my Boss DD7 for the Nova Delay. ANy thoughts? Cheers

  • I use a DL4, DD-3 and Nova Delay. i combine delays quite alot. I generally use the DD-3 for basic short delay sounds to fill out clean tones. I use the various presets of the Nova delay as my main work horse delay. And I use the DL4 for atmospheric stuff and for the looper

  • Cheers, would you recommend the nova? It seems pretty awesome, the pre-set saving and analogue, tape & Digital modes sound really nice. How much did you pay for it?

  • Yup I like the Nova, it has a great range in tones, good build quality and the 9 presets are handy if you use a few different delay sounds. I never answer questions about price I'm afraid, I paid the UK RRP if that helps

  • thanks! Fair enough about prices, I'll have to shop around until I find a good deal. :)

  • come on, isn't 2 les pauls enough?

  • Na I buy them in multi packs

  • lol fair enough. i guess i do have like 2 electrics, an electric acoustic and a bass. i don't really need any but one electric.

  • I have lots of guitars as i use alot of different tunings and i play in a few bands meaning i need a variety of tones and setups

  • hi craig , I have just seen you wear a pink floyd t shirt- That's where you are coming from!! I see!!! do you like the Edge U2? how old yre you , where do you li ve? your are an optometrist, you told me, give us some info about yourself...

    thanks Berher

  • Big Pink Floyd. I like The Edge yup

  • hi craig ,

    I really like your music. what a world you build up with your music.... do you play live? where , are you american, english??

    i really really like your stuff!!!

    BERHER

  • I am Scottish. Yes I play live

  • nice stuffs you got there man! cool playing!

  • Damn brother, build yourself a pedal board! Cool playing by the way.

  • and also whats your signal chain look like?

  • Signal chain should be in the video description with some basic settings

  • when i saw the start of this vid will all the pedals and crap i was like 'eh'.

    But that was freaking awesome man. Top job.

  • hey ps what are your settings for the RV5?

  • Erm not entirely sure of the exact settings, but judguing from the sound I would say modulation mode, and the effect level up full. I usually have have the time up quite high and the tone fairly low and dark

  • good job,must say its sighler of hereos playing! lols

  • Haha, iv had that before!

  • great!

  • Mr. Craig Mcarthur, this peice right here is magic, I mainly listen to trance and other forms of electronic music but am truly into anything thats quality.. and this sir is quality, its my favourite non-production guitar video on youtube.. this video played a big part in me getting my own guitar and amp recently (ibanez sa 120, roland 30) so thanks for the inspiration, and keep playing with this kind of mood, this is what the world needs to see an electric guitar making music like that...

  • Thank you very much for the kind comment

  • PF!

  • Hahaha it sounds like the X Files song ^_^

  • sirens is a great book, cool demo toooo

  • holy crap you have a killer set up!!

    it might be just me but its a little hard to understand your videos when you dont talk. The boss noise suppressor one made no seance to me but its all good. love your set up keep up the good work

  • Read the descriptions. They explain everything.

  • The NS-2 demo makes perfect sense if you read the video description. There is a timeline of exactly what is in use and when. I will eventually get round to placing annotations on that video.

  • Hi Craig, thanks for your help in the email the other day - I have now ordered a DL4!

    Still enjoying your videos

  • he NEVER SOLOS

  • I do occasionally solo actually. I wouldnt put it down as my strongest asset on guitar, but I can solo. One of my bands is a wedding band were I do most alot of the lead work as the other guitarist sings. In my own band Vinyl Future my bandmate Gazpots is actually a machine when it comes to soloing so he plays about 95% of the solos as he is of John Petrucci ability.

    Also endless shred videos online get boring and dont help anyone