Teles and the Memory Man

T. G · January 13th, 2004, 01:03 PM

I love the sound of electro harmonix's Memory Man delay, but have never played it with a tele. I've heard these tend to be rather noisy, so I was wondering if anyone here is using the MM with a tele, and how it sounds?

Bob Mc · January 13th, 2004, 01:29 PM

In 1978, my band did the music for the play Godspell, and during the 'death' scene, we used the whoosing whitenoise as a special effect. I think that was the only thing I used it for.
For the record, I was playing a beloved Ibanez Artist at the time

Kelsey · January 13th, 2004, 02:44 PM

I have an old MM from the late 70s or early 80s. It is a bit noisy, but I have found that the signal buffering of the Visual Sounds Rt. 66 OD/compressor cleans it up nicely when the Rt. 66 comes before the MM in the signal chain. The MM really only gets noisy when you crank up the delay time and feedback -- when used for more subtle ambient effects it is not all that noisy. I am planning on spending some more time tweaking this setup over the weekend, so I can check back with more comments next week if you're interested.

Ronetele · January 13th, 2004, 11:14 PM

other effects have come and gone, but i've kept my original memory man since, gosh, the late 70s. yes, it's noisy, but i really like it's chorus and, when i'm not playing direct, always have it on. it adds a really nice richness and heats things up as well.

the delay is good for special effects, but i don't use those.

caveat - i haven't tried other choruses, at least not seriously, so can't really compare.

T. G · January 14th, 2004, 10:03 AM

Oh yes, I'm familier with its gritty, dirty type sound. I remember an engineer threw a MM on some of the vocals we were doing in the studio, but to tell you the truth i've never plugged one in on my guitar setup. What I'm more concerned with is true bypass, tone, etc.

Larry K. Williams · January 16th, 2004, 04:43 PM

I have one on my pedalboard. It is a recently new unit. It DOES have true bypass. All the new units do.

I really like the way it sounds with my Tele's and Strat. I don't like it quite as much with my PRS guitars. I think they just drive it a little hard for my taste.

It still gives a nice vintage sound. And I don't really notice any noise on stage. I can hear a little hiss if using it at home. On stage it does not matter anyway. With all the other noise going on, you can't hear it.

I have tried to use several others and the EH was the best that I tried. Some of the others cost a lot more!

January 13th, 2004, 01:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
T. G NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 6	Teles and the Memory Man I love the sound of electro harmonix's Memory Man delay, but have never played it with a tele. I've heard these tend to be rather noisy, so I was wondering if anyone here is using the MM with a tele, and how it sounds?

January 13th, 2004, 01:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
Bob Mc Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Mo'town NJ Posts: 1,619	Noisy? (sorry NTC) In 1978, my band did the music for the play Godspell, and during the 'death' scene, we used the whoosing whitenoise as a special effect. I think that was the only thing I used it for. For the record, I was playing a beloved Ibanez Artist at the time __________________ All of us contain Music & Truth, but most of us can't get it out. Mark Twain

January 13th, 2004, 11:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ronetele TDPRI Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Palo Alto & Pacifica, CA Posts: 75	memory man, a keeper other effects have come and gone, but i've kept my original memory man since, gosh, the late 70s. yes, it's noisy, but i really like it's chorus and, when i'm not playing direct, always have it on. it adds a really nice richness and heats things up as well. the delay is good for special effects, but i don't use those. caveat - i haven't tried other choruses, at least not seriously, so can't really compare. __________________ Fender MIM 50s White w/black guard Fender '64 Duosonic Red w/buckers Fender Blues Jr. Mesa-Boogie Studio Caliber Gibson Les Paul mutt, late 60s National Reso-lectric, 50s? Epiphone 60s EB style bass, 60s +Martins, Dobros, Harps, effects & attitude

January 16th, 2004, 04:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
Larry K. Williams Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Athens, GA Age: 48 Posts: 141	I have one on my pedalboard. It is a recently new unit. It DOES have true bypass. All the new units do. I really like the way it sounds with my Tele's and Strat. I don't like it quite as much with my PRS guitars. I think they just drive it a little hard for my taste. It still gives a nice vintage sound. And I don't really notice any noise on stage. I can hear a little hiss if using it at home. On stage it does not matter anyway. With all the other noise going on, you can't hear it. I have tried to use several others and the EH was the best that I tried. Some of the others cost a lot more! __________________ www.powerplayband.net

January 13th, 2004, 02:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
Kelsey Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 715	I have an old MM from the late 70s or early 80s. It is a bit noisy, but I have found that the signal buffering of the Visual Sounds Rt. 66 OD/compressor cleans it up nicely when the Rt. 66 comes before the MM in the signal chain. The MM really only gets noisy when you crank up the delay time and feedback -- when used for more subtle ambient effects it is not all that noisy. I am planning on spending some more time tweaking this setup over the weekend, so I can check back with more comments next week if you're interested.

January 14th, 2004, 10:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
T. G NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 6	Oh yes, I'm familier with its gritty, dirty type sound. I remember an engineer threw a MM on some of the vocals we were doing in the studio, but to tell you the truth i've never plugged one in on my guitar setup. What I'm more concerned with is true bypass, tone, etc.