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Topic: Guitar effect on I Know Where I Belong at Borderline

Hi guys

So I was listening, for the first time is ages, to the Tour de Force album from The Borderline and can't get my head around what effect Joe is using on I Know Where I Belong.

Is it a rotary speaker effect or something else? (And if anyone knows which specific effect Joe used, even better!!)

Cheers all.

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Re: Guitar effect on I Know Where I Belong at Borderline

Yes, it sounds a lot like a rotary effect. Not sure if Joe carried a real cabinet or used a pedal. I personally would go for a Strymon Lex or Neo Instruments Ventilator.

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Re: Guitar effect on I Know Where I Belong at Borderline

Joe used Hughes & Kettner Rotosphere in that time, but the original track was recorded using Korg G4. I'm seeing on his Instagram that he's back to using Korg G4 again.

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Re: Guitar effect on I Know Where I Belong at Borderline

Could have fooled me. You guys have good ears! All this time I thought he was just using a chorus pedal with a short vibrato setting. Well done you guys.

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Re: Guitar effect on I Know Where I Belong at Borderline

Both units the H&k and the Korg are way too big, I think. I would opt for a smaller device, definitively.

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Re: Guitar effect on I Know Where I Belong at Borderline

I can get a similar effect using tc electronics shaker mini

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Re: Guitar effect on I Know Where I Belong at Borderline

Not to nay say, but i think the unit on that video is the Korg and not the HK. Only reason I say that is because I swear I saw it on the documentary about JB where Kevin Shirley asks "what is that?" I could be totally wrong.

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Re: Guitar effect on I Know Where I Belong at Borderline

look at 24:18 https://youtu.be/8sPti6uhTCs?t=1443

here is a pic of it: https://vanzguitars.files.wordpress.com … ine-49.jpg

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Re: Guitar effect on I Know Where I Belong at Borderline

For the record, both are great units and part of the old pedal arsenal for JB in different eras.

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Re: Guitar effect on I Know Where I Belong at Borderline

Cheers guys. Both the pedals suggested are too pricey for me to buy for an effect I probably wouldn't use that often.

Tried out a Electro Harmonix Lester G today and going to try and find one of those second hand I think.

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Re: Guitar effect on I Know Where I Belong at Borderline

Plenty of great affordable options out there! good hunting!

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Re: Guitar effect on I Know Where I Belong at Borderline

The Line6 MM4 does a good job for those on a budget, plus it is programmable, so you have a choice of 4 of your own presets...

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Re: Guitar effect on I Know Where I Belong at Borderline

R8 LEMONBURST wrote:

The Line6 MM4 does a good job for those on a budget, plus it is programmable, so you have a choice of 4 of your own presets...

Agreed. Sort of an industry standard and can be had for a good price!

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Re: Guitar effect on I Know Where I Belong at Borderline

Decided to hang on until I can afford the Lester G or, if i can find one to try out, the Strymon...

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