JR
A little wonder
The Freeze pedal was a real discovery for me. It's a very simple pedal with only one feature (usable in three different modes) but you like that feature, you're going to absolutely love this pedal.
You will like it if:
a) You like to create textured/ambient sounds for your songs. The chime-like frozen sustain you can make is great for creating a bed of sound for songs. Alternatively, freezing a single distorted note can add some real grit if that's what you're looking for.
b) You like to indulge a bit in David Gilmoresque solos. Just freeze a single chord and then start soloing over it like there's no tomorrow. You can practically play the first 5 minutes of Shine on you crazy diamond by yourself with a freeze pedal (and an ebow for the first bit).
It's a Electro Harmonix pedal so you can expect the quality to be good. It's very light but feels solid enough. I've found I only end up using two modes (latch and slow decay). The frozen sound you get is very good and clean, chime-like for trebley sounds and droning for the lower notes, though it works best without distortion/OD as too much OD will make it sound too muddy/heavy.
Cool trick I discovered recently: Freeze a note/chord, then activate a pedal with reverse delay on it and play around with the delay/feedback time.
You will like it if:
a) You like to create textured/ambient sounds for your songs. The chime-like frozen sustain you can make is great for creating a bed of sound for songs. Alternatively, freezing a single distorted note can add some real grit if that's what you're looking for.
b) You like to indulge a bit in David Gilmoresque solos. Just freeze a single chord and then start soloing over it like there's no tomorrow. You can practically play the first 5 minutes of Shine on you crazy diamond by yourself with a freeze pedal (and an ebow for the first bit).
It's a Electro Harmonix pedal so you can expect the quality to be good. It's very light but feels solid enough. I've found I only end up using two modes (latch and slow decay). The frozen sound you get is very good and clean, chime-like for trebley sounds and droning for the lower notes, though it works best without distortion/OD as too much OD will make it sound too muddy/heavy.
Cool trick I discovered recently: Freeze a note/chord, then activate a pedal with reverse delay on it and play around with the delay/feedback time.
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A Cool Breeze
I use this for a Bass guitar and learn the modes of in jazz music.
It really have to build the sound up easily and understand the harmony better.
pros
Good for live and learning, build like a tank
cons
in these days, I think this can be replaced for an apps easily, for this price to buy one pedel with one function....think that for yourself.
From unobtrusive to radical, the Freeze is a gadget that rouses innovative playing without being gimmicky. The execution conceivable outcomes?from filling stripped space in a band game plan to in-your-face freakouts?are fascinating. Be that as it may, regardless of the possibility that you don't expect to record or play live with the Freeze, you'll discover it's an extraordinary device for forming music and amicability without anyone else's input. EHX has executed this impact with such straightforwardness', will undoubtedly speak to players and tweakers of all sorts and capacities
It really have to build the sound up easily and understand the harmony better.
pros
Good for live and learning, build like a tank
cons
in these days, I think this can be replaced for an apps easily, for this price to buy one pedel with one function....think that for yourself.
From unobtrusive to radical, the Freeze is a gadget that rouses innovative playing without being gimmicky. The execution conceivable outcomes?from filling stripped space in a band game plan to in-your-face freakouts?are fascinating. Be that as it may, regardless of the possibility that you don't expect to record or play live with the Freeze, you'll discover it's an extraordinary device for forming music and amicability without anyone else's input. EHX has executed this impact with such straightforwardness', will undoubtedly speak to players and tweakers of all sorts and capacities
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Great for expanding crativity or just practicing over a chord
As a bass player who tries to explore different textures and ambients i find this pedal a great acquisition. Beeing in a instrumental rock/prog trio, It allows me to easily add another layer of textures and play over it, engaging and disengaging the effect whenever its needed. Also a great tool to practive scales or exploring melodies over chords.
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Where have you been all my life?
This pedal is great. It does one thing - sustain a sound - and just that is enough to open up a wealth of possibilities and solutions. I started using it in the on-off position but have taken to using Latch mode. In this mode it functions like a sustain pedal on a piano. It adds a little compression, too, so the sustained sound swells just a little - this gives the pedal a distinctive sound. I really love it.
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Great pedal to try out and explore.
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Cheapest way to sustain chords and notes - works very well.
Depending on your creativity this pedal could well become indispensable. I bought it to sustain mainly notes on bass while playing higher things up the neck. In reality I found it hard to implement in my set up, so have only kept it for practising over 'drones'. Even then, I haven't really explored its possibilities. The switch is definitely worth upgrading to a silent 'push to make' type, otherwise the constant clicking will drive you insane. It takes a bit of practise to learn when to press the switch after sounding notes / chords smoothly. So, while for me this hasn't really been a great purchase, for ambient music and creative types I can see its potential.
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excellent
EHX a désormais mis un switch souple et silencieux qui change tout en comparaison de l'ancienne version que j'avais testée.
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Nice and unique effect
This effect is very unique in kind what it does. I was using it extensively with my bass to produce all kinds of psychedelic sounds (just put phaser after it). However, I have only one complaint - in latch mode you have to stomp on it twice to turn da freeze off. I can understand, why it is done this way, however, sometimes it might be a problem - especially on stage.
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Mind blowing!!
You can lose yourself in music for hours with this pedal!THe EHX freeze sound retainer is a pedal that I had seen many reviews,I had tried it one time and I knew that iwould have it on my pedalboard.From psychedelic rock to downtempo music is a pedal that has an atmospheric feeling.It's pretty easy to use with three levels of sound freeze.You choose what ever fits for you and play the guitar for hours!!
Totally recommended!Worths every euro!!
Totally recommended!Worths every euro!!
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Incredible
This is exactly what I have dreamed about for ages. It sustains the sound you play. Forever. No matter how many notes you play. It just plays you back the sound you let ring when pressing the button. You can use it to create beautiful soundscapes and use it for some very unique solo playing. I use it with my fretless bass and it's just a blast. The number of possibilities of sounds you can create with this little thing is endless due to the three modes: FAST, SLOW and LATCH.
FAST means that the sustained sound will decay instantly once you let go of the button.
SLOW mean that the decay will be more subtle.
LATCH means that the note keeps on playing once you let go of the button.
The only downside is that the switch button makes a loud click which you can't hear when you play loud or in a big group, but I use it to create soundscapes on a relatively low level so it's a little bummer for me. But with some know how and a little knowledge in soldering you could easily replace the button for something else just as I plan on doing.
Overall. My dreams have come true with this little helper.
FAST means that the sustained sound will decay instantly once you let go of the button.
SLOW mean that the decay will be more subtle.
LATCH means that the note keeps on playing once you let go of the button.
The only downside is that the switch button makes a loud click which you can't hear when you play loud or in a big group, but I use it to create soundscapes on a relatively low level so it's a little bummer for me. But with some know how and a little knowledge in soldering you could easily replace the button for something else just as I plan on doing.
Overall. My dreams have come true with this little helper.
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