Johan Allard
Power User
Inspired primarily by @Mark Day's Hotel California Solo Preset from a few years ago, I'd thought I'd give it a go for the Ax8. The goal was to be able to get something that could be used live and play all the harmonies on one guitar. I configured 1 preset with 8 Scenes and 6 different harmonies using custom scales, here's my attempt at playing the whole thing, with the scene usage explained:
* EDITED: YouTube Removed the video, Trying Vimeo, and here's a direct link as well: **
https://imgshare.johanallard.com/Hotel-California-Ax8-Harmonies.mp4
Custom Scales:
To get the harmonies, I configured 6 custom scales (Setup -> Global -> Scales):
For Custom Scale #1, #2, #3, #4 and #5, set everything to -3, except:
Custom Scale #1 (Arpeggio 1-2):
In Custom Scale #3, in arpeggio 5, the D is -3 and arpeggio 6, the D is -5. I think it sounds fine with -3 in both but you might want to experiment.
Custom Scale #6 is the one I'm least happy with, it sounds ok but not great to my ears. It's the only harmony where I play the lower part (hence the + scale), It's a lot longer and has more mis-matches than the others compared to the real harmony. Played this completely accurate: E is +3 twice and +5 twice, B is +3 once and +5 once, D is +4 twice and +5 once, F# +3 twice and +5 once. You may want to experiment with the other values to see if you like it better, or just play this without the harmony.
Scenes
I've configured all 8 Scenes for this - first preset ever I think I've used 8 scenes.
Enjoy!
* EDITED: YouTube Removed the video, Trying Vimeo, and here's a direct link as well: **
https://imgshare.johanallard.com/Hotel-California-Ax8-Harmonies.mp4
Custom Scales:
To get the harmonies, I configured 6 custom scales (Setup -> Global -> Scales):
For Custom Scale #1, #2, #3, #4 and #5, set everything to -3, except:
Custom Scale #1 (Arpeggio 1-2):
- A#: -4
- B: -5
- F#: -4
- A: -5
- C#: -4
- G#: -4
- B: -4
- D: -5
- F#: -4
- G: -5
- A#: -4
- B: -5
- F#: -4
- A#: -4
- B: -4
- F#: -4
- A: +4
- D: +4
- F#: +3
In Custom Scale #3, in arpeggio 5, the D is -3 and arpeggio 6, the D is -5. I think it sounds fine with -3 in both but you might want to experiment.
Custom Scale #6 is the one I'm least happy with, it sounds ok but not great to my ears. It's the only harmony where I play the lower part (hence the + scale), It's a lot longer and has more mis-matches than the others compared to the real harmony. Played this completely accurate: E is +3 twice and +5 twice, B is +3 once and +5 once, D is +4 twice and +5 once, F# +3 twice and +5 once. You may want to experiment with the other values to see if you like it better, or just play this without the harmony.
Scenes
I've configured all 8 Scenes for this - first preset ever I think I've used 8 scenes.
- Beginning and main scene
- +Phaser
- Last harmony before arpeggios (Custom Scale #5)
- The run just before the last harmony (Custom Scale #6)
- Arpeggio 1-2
- Arpeggio 3-4
- Arpeggio 5-6
- Arpeggio 7-8
Enjoy!
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