Just 3 Pedals?! | Post-Rock Sounds with Ground FX Lux Reverb, Strymon El Capistan, Origin M-EQ

Who needs a spaceship pedal board when you have a trio like this?!

Don't get me wrong, I love a big pedalboard and often do run multiple delays and/or verbs, and an excessive amount of overdrives BUT...I wanted to challenge myself to a super stripped-down mini pedalboard setup for making some ambient post-rock sounds.

The catalyst to this challenge was the Ground FX LUX, a beautiful plate-style digital reverb with infinite sustain capabilities, a straight-forward interface, and two sets of controls to create your own onboard preset.

Working backwards, I chose the Strymon El Capistan v2 - a modern classic and just a killer tape echo with beautiful fluttery modulation.

I included the Origin Effects M-EQ mid-boost/drive as the gain stage. For post-rock sounds, I like something that gives you the range of clean boost to mid-gain overdrive, and this pedal does it. With unique tone shaping of the mids (incredibly useful for any guitar you're wanting to refine or fit in the mix) and fantastic gain textures, the M-EQ was the right choice.

Check out the intro sketch to hear the trio in context, and watch the sound samples for more tonal combinations.

Thank you for watching. If you dig what you hear, follow along on Instagram for more videos, photos and a look into my process :

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You can also hear my ambient music on all major streaming sites, including Spotify :

https://open.spotify.com/artist/6K2iI...

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 Intro
02:45 Overview
06:35 Sound Samples
13:40 Closing Thoughs

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GEAR

Trent Guitars Model 1 w/ T90s
Fender 72 Deluxe Telecaster RI w/ LollarTrons
70s Fender Musicmaster

Origin Effects M-EQ - https://origineffects.com/product/meq...
Strymon El Capistan v2 - https://www.strymon.net/product/elcap...
Ground FX LUX - https://www.ground-fx.net/shop/lux/
UA Dream 65 Reverb Amp

Focusrite 18i20
Reaper DAW
Toontrack EZ Drummer

Shure SM7B

Cables: Caulfield Cables
Strings: StringJoy Strings
Picks: Coarse Picks

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Shot on Nikon D7500 and D5300
Edited in DaVinci Resolve 15