Below is a quick video introduction from EHX engineering. The feedback toward the end is just guitar into a Big Muff Pi with Tone Wicker into the 22 Caliber into a 1x12 speaker cabinet:

I especially liked how Bill used the HOG to pitch-shift his guitar down into the register of a cello. That plus the slow attack makes this one especially fun to try, and quite easy to reproduce.

Please note: Bill will be in the EHX Forums to discuss his sounds, settings, and process. We hope you join us there.

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The interview references Jack's "Out of Nowhere" -- which we copied below for convenience:

The gear is left plugged in, and the birds actually "play" the guitars when they land on the strings. Michael wasn't too keen about the bird guano on the instruments, but c'est l'art:

For more Big Muff Pi art, see Robin Rose’s "Cypher" Exhibit, Washington, DC and also Big Fluff Pi vs. Music-Industrial Complex. For even more, see the Big Muff Pi page.]]> 2009-06-26T13:12:45-05:00 http://www.ehx.com/blog/gearwire-interview-jack-conte-bass-micro-synthesizer/ http://www.ehx.com/blog/gearwire-interview-jack-conte-bass-micro-synthesizer/#When:14:04:18Z EHX friend Jack Conte was recently interviewed by Gretchen Hasse of Gearwire.

It seems Jack peaked Gretchen's levels when he talked about his Bass Micro Synthesizer, so be sure to listen to the audio interview here:

The interview references Jack's "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" -- which we also blogged about that a little while ago, copied below for convenience:

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Chris writes: "Taking all of the cool features of the original POG and cramming them into a smaller housing, the effects gurus at EHX have also taken the opportunity to enhance the algorithm and add a second sub-octave, an attack control and eight user presets." Read more...

Here's how producer Thomas Tull describes it: "I wanted to see a movie that captured the essence of why people are so fanatic about the guitar. While there have been a lot of performance documentaries, this one is really about the relationship between these three men and their instruments. We tried to show what drives the artists, what got them passionate as players, what made them pick up the guitar in the first place."

As for me, I was especially chuffed to see the movie's trailer, which begins and ends with Jack White playing a hand-made instrument through a Big Muff Pi. The trailer also includes the White Stripes' "Blue Orchid," one of the first tracks to feature the then-new POG (recently replaced by POG2):

But that's not all! You'll also get a quick look at The Edge sharing a tender moment with his Deluxe Memory Man at the beach:

You can watch the full "It Might Get Loud" movie trailer here: