Heavy wood

August 21, 2021 8:17 AM

I found the heaviest distortion pedal and used it on harp [SLYT]
posted by clawsoon (22 comments total)

I'm like yeah that's pretty chthonic and so I'm not super surprised when the third hand shows up.
posted by gwint at 8:25 AM on August 21, 2021 [13 favorites]

Video was briefly taken down by Youtube after being falsely flagged for violating child safety policies.
posted by clawsoon at 8:29 AM on August 21, 2021 [5 favorites]

This has got me thinking about what I’ve got around the house that I can stick a piezo pickup on and run into an amp. Dang.
posted by uncleozzy at 8:32 AM on August 21, 2021 [3 favorites]

This is way more fun than I expected. Really enjoying her videos, going to check out her Bandcamp. Thanks for sharing!
posted by jzb at 8:44 AM on August 21, 2021

I imagine Harpo Marx would have approved.
posted by blob at 8:48 AM on August 21, 2021 [2 favorites]

Also check out her video 50 Effects Pedals on Harp [The Same Phrase with 50 Different Pedals]
posted by blob at 8:50 AM on August 21, 2021 [3 favorites]

I imagine Harpo Marx would have approved.

Harp O)))
posted by The Ardship of Cambry at 9:13 AM on August 21, 2021 [53 favorites]

I'm like yeah that's pretty chthonic and so I'm not super surprised when the third hand shows up.

It's actually a bit more subtle in that two new hands appear and one of the original hands disappears. easy to miss, especially since the hand that disappears isn't always the same when you replay the video.
posted by logicpunk at 9:55 AM on August 21, 2021 [1 favorite]

That was awesome! When she introduced the pick, it went to an 11 for me. \m/
posted by Don.Kinsayder at 10:53 AM on August 21, 2021

Harp O)))

Surely Harpö
posted by condour75 at 10:59 AM on August 21, 2021 [7 favorites]

Well, I know what I'm gonna be hearing a lot of in black metal and doom records over the next couple years. I dig it.

Makes me wonder what Obsequiae would sound like with distorted harp.
posted by heteronym at 11:02 AM on August 21, 2021

MetaFilter: briefly taken down by Youtube after being falsely flagged for violating child safety policies.
posted by ricochet biscuit at 12:16 PM on August 21, 2021 [3 favorites]

Her whole channel's pretty great. Reverb! Flanging!
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 12:23 PM on August 21, 2021 [4 favorites]

Nice, except everybody knows you put your reverb before your dirt.
posted by signal at 2:34 PM on August 21, 2021 [1 favorite]

Distortion on harp but only on the low strings... different effect pedal on each of low, mid, high and soundboard pickups.
posted by clawsoon at 5:29 PM on August 21, 2021 [1 favorite]

Oh, man, I have so much time for this. The few times I've had to mix a harp live it's been a nightmare - they're so delicately resonant that the slightest twitch can lead to outrageous feedback. This is some brave harping, my friends.
posted by prismatic7 at 6:49 PM on August 21, 2021 [1 favorite]

At this stage, the opening ballroom scene for my alt-history English regency Netflix drama featuring feuding Viking warlords sharpen their bearded axes while sipping Lapsang Souchong from delicate china cups ... is practically writing itself.
posted by rongorongo at 11:57 PM on August 21, 2021 [7 favorites]

I would love to see this at a live show.
posted by Tuba Toothpaste at 7:59 AM on August 22, 2021

I like the smile on her face as she disrupts space-time. She should search for the Legend: Frantone's "The Sweet", or the pure unobtanium "Bass Sweet".
posted by Chitownfats at 1:12 PM on August 22, 2021 [1 favorite]

All Symphonic Metal bands NEED THIS.
posted by a humble nudibranch at 9:21 PM on August 22, 2021 [1 favorite]

No one tell the Deftones....
posted by PenDevil at 1:07 PM on August 23, 2021

Pfft all I need is my Lyon and Healy and a Deluxe Reverb cuz tone is in your fingers.

I joke…a little guitarist humor. Loved the video and am now a fan, as a guy who owns like 85 pedals but usually just needs a tube screamer and a deluxe. But I build insane pedalboards for the sheer fun of it.
posted by spitbull at 4:28 PM on August 23, 2021