Get your tone to the chopper.

Get your tone to the chopper.

In today’s blog we are combining square wave tremolo from Rising Sun with some high gain distortion from War party to achieve some stuttery, buttery goodness. Come along with us as we explore what sounds are possible when we throw subtlety out the window and attempt to get our tone to the chopper.

0:00 – 0:25 Checking in at home base.

We will begin with our bypass signal, and we will be using the neck position of our trusty Fender Duo-Sonic for the duration of today’s demo. The tone here is jangly, mostly clean, but will break up slightly if you dig in. It might sound tame now, but this is just our starting point.

0:26 – 0:50 Maximum chop.

Now that we’ve established our baseline, let’s add Rising Sun! Using the square wave setting with the depth control cranked we achieve an intense, deep cutting tremolo that immediately grabs your attention. This is one of the many benefits of Rising Sun, because although we are using it to get a more aggressive sound it will still nail all those subtle, vintage tremolo tones as well.

0:51 – 1:23 Give it the gas.

We’ve heard it clean but what does it sound like when you add some heavy distortion to an already intense tremolo setting? With War Party’s gain control cranked, we can inject a huge dose of attitude, creating a wall of rich harmonic complexity that is punctuated by the pulsing of Rising Sun’s square wave setting. Rising Sun also features tap tempo functionality, meaning you will always be able to wrangle this wild sound to line up perfectly with your recording or live projects.

Let’s make some noise!

Now that we’ve explored the possible, let’s go and create the impossible. Visit here for Rising Sun and here for War Party.