thisnameistaken Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Since having the Bugcrusher on my board I've thought I could use a proper ring modulator, and I was looking at the Ring Thing and thinking that the patch memory might be useful, wondered if anyone here has tried it on bass yet? Or tried it at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0175westwood29 Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 ive seen a few videos online looks awesome! so anyone out there tried it? andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rOB Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Saw the title and thought you meant [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Ring_Thing"]this[/url]. erm... You obviously didn't mean that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 I can't decide which would be better, the patches in the EHX Ring Thing or the different waveforms on the Way Huge Ring Worm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosi Y'Anarchy Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 I've tried the Ring Thing out a few times. Theres alot of cool sounds in it. I cant really give any technical descriptions as I've only played it and tried out the presets without looking at the manual. Basically. It does the ring-mod thing (duh) but you can press the left stomp switch for it to change to the key you're playing in. The presets give a whole range of sounds from micro pog-like polyphonic octave up (sounds a bit more digital than the pog though), tremolo/vibrato sounds, whammy-like pitch shifting (with an expression pedal) - and alot of synthy sounds. Its really cool, I personally wouldnt have a use for it but its alot of pedal for the money and you could definitely have alot of fun coming up with both wacky and no-so-wacky presets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 [quote name='bartelby' post='1362633' date='Sep 5 2011, 09:58 AM']I can't decide which would be better, the patches in the EHX Ring Thing or the different waveforms on the Way Huge Ring Worm.[/quote] You need to get one just to go with your bass & claim Stingring! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 [quote name='xgsjx' post='1363068' date='Sep 5 2011, 04:49 PM']You need to get one just to go with your bass & claim Stingring! [/quote] Out of any option I'd rather have the Lovetone Ring Stinger. just need to find someone who can build one for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloff Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Someone at the dutch bass guitar forum (basgitaarforum.nl) made a video with a lot of samples of the Ring Thing. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6MrqSXnYPM&feature=player_embedded"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6MrqSXnYPM...player_embedded[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted September 6, 2011 Author Share Posted September 6, 2011 (edited) Hehehehe. Oh **** it I'll get one. It's just the idea of having 9 different kinds of wildness pre-programmed, more for colour than anything else. I don't really like typical modulation effects I find them a bit sickly, so this seems like it would be ideal for me. Edited September 6, 2011 by thisnameistaken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoombung Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Bump - has anyone here got one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoombung Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 No interest in this, then...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted January 17, 2013 Author Share Posted January 17, 2013 I never got around to getting one in the end. I've heard reports that it suffers a bit from noise on the carrier signal but haven't tried one myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I've not tried the Ring Thing but I recently bought a Way Huge Ringworm. It's a cool pedal-it's got a lot of options and sounds...I just need to find a place to use it now. I already had a Sinister Analogue Ramrod which is a lot simpler but still makes some great sounds. I like Ring Modulators, especially listening to how guys like Tim Lefebvre use them (he uses the Dod Gonkulator and more recently the EHX Frequency Anslyser) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lxxwj Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 [quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1315147581' post='1361848'] Since having the Bugcrusher on my board I've thought I could use a proper ring modulator, and I was looking at the Ring Thing and thinking that the patch memory might be useful, wondered if anyone here has tried it on bass yet? Or tried it at all? [/quote] Does this mean you're selling the bugcrusher? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 Don't be silly. If the OC-2 is the meat then the Bugcrusher is the gravy, it's great for adding frequencies on to deep sounds, I use it on everything. I do want to try the Mooer Lofi Machine though, it looks like it does a ton of cool stuff in such a little box. I've also got into using the ring mod in my M9 because it's nice to be able to ramp some params on the expression pedal. That's why I was looking for something with patch memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fender_Greg Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 [quote name='Cloff' timestamp='1315310215' post='1364024'] Someone at the dutch bass guitar forum (basgitaarforum.nl) made a video with a lot of samples of the Ring Thing. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6MrqSXnYPM&feature=player_embedded[/media] [/quote] A bit of an acquired taste then If I'm being brutal.....I very much don't like a single sound from it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Zon Sonus 4, eh..? Sounds more like a Legacy Elite to me; much 'woodier'. Possibly with a brass nut, judging from the sustain. Not sure about the pick, though. Horse leather or Shark fin..? Difficult to tell... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted January 19, 2013 Author Share Posted January 19, 2013 [quote name='Fender_Greg' timestamp='1358553636' post='1941499']A bit of an acquired taste then If I'm being brutal.....I very much don't like a single sound from it![/quote] I don't think he did a very good job of demoing it, but yeah they probably are an acquired taste. It's a very destructive type of modulation, so you need to be going for an electronically-destroyed sort of vibe, really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoombung Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 I agree it's not a particularly good demo, but it's programmability is the attraction for me; I could write a part in the music to show off the effect and recall the same setting instantly at a gig. Appealing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoombung Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 (edited) I bought one. A little rough demo: [b][media]http://youtu.be/ezEJQ-H6Hlk[/media][/b] Edited February 15, 2013 by Spoombung Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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