Ring mod?

Moe_Zambeek

Any ring mod users? How are you using it?

I tried one today - a super ringtone - and was struggling to get music out of it but I think there's a lot of interesting tones in there if you get past the learning curve.

meltedbuzzbox

The moogerfooger mf102 is a wonderful thing and the boss MD-500 has an excellent bass like ring mod on it.
It can work really well if you have a mix knob.
Mike Einziger uses one really well on incubus track glass

Teetonetal

Yeah the mf102 is supreme, the range is huge and it does a lovely tempo varied tremolo thing.

It's a hard effect to use. But can be special.

TheMarlin

I’m just getting to grips with Ringmod in my new Eventide Modfactor. It’s a fab and comprehensive modulation pedal that also does interesting bitcrush effects, so cured me of my GAS for Dr Scientist Bitquest. 

AlexC

My Peavey Vyper 30 has a ring mod built in. It’s what I’d call a ‘fun’ effect but, as you say, quite tricky to use musically. Only any good for single notes imo - just a mess with chords.

frank1985

I use my moogerfooger ring mod for tangerine dream style bell sounds

pintspiller

I bought one on ebay years ago from a guy that built it from a kit. Got some great sounds from it. But when I picked it up again after not playing guitar for a few years, I took it for bits to build an AB box. Like a stupid c@nt.

stickyfiddle

I've never understood how anyone can get anything but atonal noise from a ring mod. Can someone point me at somewhere it's been used for music?

dogload

stickyfiddle said:

I've never understood how anyone can get anything but atonal noise from a ring mod. Can someone point me at somewhere it's been used for music?

Guitar solo from 'Paranoid'?

boogieman

Wind the effect down to virtually zero but keep the level up and it really thickens up the tone and adds a good amount of bass depth. Awesome for metal riffing. 

RandallFlagg

Too much ring mod gives you piles

EricTheWeary

Jeff Beck on a few things, Wayne Krantz quite a bit,  apparently ZZ Top’s Cheap Sunglasses and the Sab’s Paranoid solo ( blended with the original signal ) and the Daleks. 

Sassafras

They can be fun to play with but hard to use in a practical setting. I can't think of a single record where I've gone 'listen to that ring mod, it's awesome'.

guitarfishbay

Teetonetal said:

Yeah the mf102 is supreme, the range is huge and it does a lovely tempo varied tremolo thing.

It's a hard effect to use. But can be special.

I got to borrow one of those.

I couldn’t figure a way to incorporate it into the music I do, but it sounded cool

Heartfeltdawn

stickyfiddle said:

I've never understood how anyone can get anything but atonal noise from a ring mod. Can someone point me at somewhere it's been used for music?

It’s all over Tranmissions from the Satellite Heart and Clouds Taste Metallic by the Flaming Lips. Ronald Jones was an effects genius in those days.

Moe_Zambeek

meltedbuzzbox said:

The moogerfooger mf102 is a wonderful thing and the boss MD-500 has an excellent bass like ring mod on it.
It can work really well if you have a mix knob.
Mike Einziger uses one really well on incubus track glass

The Incubus track @meltedbuzzbox listed is a good shout - it sounds great there (and who knew Incubus used to be quite a good band!).

There's also an excellent example on the rythmn mix version of The Blue Nile's 'heatwave', though that's on a synth line.

meltedbuzzbox

They were a good band for a while. It all went tits up with a crow left of the murderer