EVR "Tips and Tricks" -SPR-

Hello everyone watching EVR's Good News.

My name is Betchi and I've been featured here .

I think this will be updated as the seasons change, separate from EVR's feel-good stories, so I hope you will read it with the same feeling you have when you discover that the balance of your unused electronic money account is over 100 yen.

As the title suggests, in this article I would like to introduce some "Tips" and "Tricks" from a purely personal perspective.

Occasionally, I will write about behind-the-scenes stories about the production.

Now, on to the main topic, this time I would like to introduce the Maestro Antique Revised EVR , the Maestoso EVR .

・Maestro Antique Revised EVR (MAR EVR)

This is the EVR version of the model that was released with the launch of Leqtique in 2010.

At that time, a salesperson at a music store in Shibuya

"This is really good, you should buy it!"

I was handed a piece of paper with "Leqtique Maestro Antique Revised" written on it...

Anyway, enough reminiscences.

Many people have written sound reviews, so I won't go into detail here, but I have personally been using it for a long time as a standalone distortion and booster.

There are no major changes to the circuit itself in this EVR version, and it is simply positioned as an EVR version of MAR.

Some people think that this is an effect that perfectly reproduces the TS10, but the concept is slightly different.

However, compared to the old TS10, the sound is certainly closer, so if you have a TS10 nearby, it might be fun to compare the two.

The MAR EVR can be used before or after a Centaur series amplifier to create a bluesy sound, and it is also recommended to use it as a booster for a high-gain amplifier.

The former is great when used with a Strat.

When used as a booster, it is also possible to produce a unique roundness in the high frequencies, making it useful for fusion-style legato phrases.

If you have the opportunity, please give it a try.

・Maestoso EVR (MAT EVR)

This is a legitimate evolution of Maestoso, which was released in 2012.

Unlike the Leqtique version, a Low Cut knob has been added, so at first glance some may think it is the same as the Maestoso Supreme , but in fact it is different.

The L' version of MAT is similar in concept. (Photo on the right)

I had previously felt that the L' version of MAT had a sense of distortion and playability similar to that of stacked pedals, and I had been consulting with Shun Nokina about whether it was possible to somehow update this and put it into the EVR format.

To put it very simply, the L' version of MAT has been designed to stop oscillation, which tends to result in a slightly cloudy sound, but the EVR version of Maestoso has eliminated that.

In reality there are more detailed differences, but I will leave that out.

As an aside, when I was making the EVR, I completely forgot that the Maestoso would oscillate, and I have fond memories of being very nervous during inspection. (18:00 UTC)

The distortion range is as wide as the Leqtique version, and it can cover everything from supreme crunch sounds to high gain leads.

The Low Cut knob is particularly useful when creating a light crunch sound.

This is a highlight of the EVR version only.

Due to the wide range of distortion, it is also possible to reproduce clean sounds, so it can also be used as a volume booster.

I would like you to try this out now: by lowering the distortion level of the Maestoso EVR and making full use of the Low Cut, you will find a point where you can get a completely clean sound, so please try and find it.

I think you can push it to the point where you can't tell the difference between turning it on and off. Probably.

Although it is a distortion effect, it can also be used like a buffer without distorting the sound.

I don't know if there's a demand for this, but this is how I personally use it.

That's all for now, but if you have purchased this product, please explore different ways to use it.

Collecting effects pedals is a lot of fun, but another fun aspect is thinking about how to use them and coming up with new ways to use them.

Finally, something I learned recently personally.

How did you all use # and ♯?

Serial number of the effector I think many people read it as #XX (Sharp XX),

That symbol ( #) It seems to be a hash.

As a matter of fact, I also read it as Sharp.

Apparently the # used on the phone is a hash, not a sharp.

From now on I will try to read it as # (hash).

The world's first hashtag was...

That's enough small talk.

By the way, the # used in musical notation is a sharp.

It's as shocking as the "pre-soldered" incident I had some time ago.

I'll probably continue to call it Sharp from now on.

See you next season.