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Re: Frisell - Digitech PDS-8000 Echo Plus

Ah, the PDS-8000 was my first looper.  Great piece of gear that I 
purchased used for $75 in the early 90s.  Anyway, a good trick for that 
toy was I got some really fat rubber washers that I used to extend the 
knobs so I could twist them with my foot.  Sure, I had to do a wacky 
dance to get the sonic craziness that's similar to Frisell's work, but 
being able to keep my hands free was worth it.

Mark Sottilaro

On Monday, May 12, 2003, at 08:05  AM, David wrote:

> Bill Frissell is a phenomenally creative guitar player.  And he's been
> integrating looping effects for a long time.
>
> I remember seeing him with Joey Barron at Johnny D's in Somerville, MA 
> about
> 10 years ago.  He was using a reverb and Digitech PDS-8000 Echo Plus 
> as his
> only effects (Here's a picture of  the PDS
> http://homepages.luc.edu/~tgeerdi/dslpedals.html).    He mounts it in 
> "arms
> reach" or on an amp, because a key feature of the PDS's analog delay 
> is you
> can turn a knob that speeds up and slows down a delayed/looped segment 
> in a
> way that also changes the pitch.  Combined with his deft whammy-bar
> technique, it's a pleasure to hear what he does.
>
> With his somewhat "americana-jazz" band at the Montreal Jazz Fest July 
> 2002,
> he was using the same pedal still.  Along with the DL-4 mentioned 
> below.
> God bless him.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ernesto schnack" <schnack@mailbolt.com>
> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 12:56 AM
> Subject: Re: Frisell
>
>
>> On Sun, 11 May 2003 20:35:16 -0700, Mark Hamburg
> <mark_hamburg@baymoon.com>
>> wrote:
>>> pedal but also using a DL-4 to some extent. Reviving an age old 
>>> debate
> on
>>> this list, I would classify his use of loops as more of an effect 
>>> than
> an
>>> instrument or compositional tool. Their most prominent use in the 
>>> show
>>> were
>>> as "funny sound" breaks.
>>
>> Yeah, he uses them more for ambience.  However, it is still amazing 
>> how
>> agile he has become at it. Those sounds just pop out of nowhere. the 
>> first
>> time I heard him (Blues for LA) I had no idea what was going on. I 
>> thought
>> he was using some sort of whammy bar, but it sounded so weird...
>>
>> --
>> ernesto schnack
>> http://schnack.does.it
>>
>