Carl Marsh

CARL MARSH

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Boss Compression/Sustainer CS2 Boss Octaver OC2 Boss Heavy Metal HM1 Boss Flanger BF2 Boss Delay Line DM2 Boss Volume Pedal Boss PSM5 Power Supply and a BCB6 Carrying Box

"The Volume Pedal is actually for keyboards, I use it between the Flanger and the Delay which is the last effect in the rack, that's so when you turn the volume down with the pedal, the Delay doesn't get cut out.

"The Chorus is usually quite slow and I save the Flanger for those metally, steel-drum sounds — keep the Manual and Depth down low and the Rate about half way, and the Regeneration as high as it will go.

"You can't really use the Octaver for sustained notes but it does beef up short, single-note lines. It goes one and two octaves below the note, but the two-octave is too low, it rumbles and I don't use it. The Heavy Metal pedal does get a bit out of order, you have to be ready with the Volume Pedal. It works better with chunky pickups and is useful for getting a thin sound. I like it to sound thin and sort of sharp.

"My Carlsbro Stingray has a built-in Chorus and 'suzz' fuzz section: I use the Chorus a lot of the time, suzz occasionaly for less penetrating sounds and washes. I tend to swap between the clean and dirty channels on the Carlsbro."

CARL MARSH

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Boss Compression/Sustainer CS2 Boss Octaver OC2 Boss Heavy Metal HM1 Boss Flanger BF2 Boss Delay Line DM2 Boss Volume Pedal Boss PSM5 Power Supply and a BCB6 Carrying Box

"The Volume Pedal is actually for keyboards, I use it between the Flanger and the Delay which is the last effect in the rack, that's so when you turn the volume down with the pedal, the Delay doesn't get cut out.

"The Chorus is usually quite slow and I save the Flanger for those metally, steel-drum sounds — keep the Manual and Depth down low and the Rate about half way, and the Regeneration as high as it will go.

"You can't really use the Octaver for sustained notes but it does beef up short, single-note lines. It goes one and two octaves below the note, but the two-octave is too low, it rumbles and I don't use it. The Heavy Metal pedal does get a bit out of order, you have to be ready with the Volume Pedal. It works better with chunky pickups and is useful for getting a thin sound. I like it to sound thin and sort of sharp.

"My Carlsbro Stingray has a built-in Chorus and 'suzz' fuzz section: I use the Chorus a lot of the time, suzz occasionaly for less penetrating sounds and washes. I tend to swap between the clean and dirty channels on the Carlsbro."

This article includes "Boss Heavy Metal HM1" in Carl Marsh's equipment list. I can't find any evidence that the HM1 actually exists; this is presumably meant to be the HM2, as it appears to be the original Boss HM and the only one in existence in 1984 (when this article was written).

CARL MARSH

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Boss Compression/Sustainer CS2 Boss Octaver OC2 Boss Heavy Metal HM1 Boss Flanger BF2 Boss Delay Line DM2 Boss Volume Pedal Boss PSM5 Power Supply and a BCB6 Carrying Box

"The Volume Pedal is actually for keyboards, I use it between the Flanger and the Delay which is the last effect in the rack, that's so when you turn the volume down with the pedal, the Delay doesn't get cut out.

"The Chorus is usually quite slow and I save the Flanger for those metally, steel-drum sounds — keep the Manual and Depth down low and the Rate about half way, and the Regeneration as high as it will go.

"You can't really use the Octaver for sustained notes but it does beef up short, single-note lines. It goes one and two octaves below the note, but the two-octave is too low, it rumbles and I don't use it. The Heavy Metal pedal does get a bit out of order, you have to be ready with the Volume Pedal. It works better with chunky pickups and is useful for getting a thin sound. I like it to sound thin and sort of sharp.

"My Carlsbro Stingray has a built-in Chorus and 'suzz' fuzz section: I use the Chorus a lot of the time, suzz occasionaly for less penetrating sounds and washes. I tend to swap between the clean and dirty channels on the Carlsbro."

CARL MARSH

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Boss Compression/Sustainer CS2 Boss Octaver OC2 Boss Heavy Metal HM1 Boss Flanger BF2 Boss Delay Line DM2 Boss Volume Pedal Boss PSM5 Power Supply and a BCB6 Carrying Box

"The Volume Pedal is actually for keyboards, I use it between the Flanger and the Delay which is the last effect in the rack, that's so when you turn the volume down with the pedal, the Delay doesn't get cut out.

"The Chorus is usually quite slow and I save the Flanger for those metally, steel-drum sounds — keep the Manual and Depth down low and the Rate about half way, and the Regeneration as high as it will go.

"You can't really use the Octaver for sustained notes but it does beef up short, single-note lines. It goes one and two octaves below the note, but the two-octave is too low, it rumbles and I don't use it. The Heavy Metal pedal does get a bit out of order, you have to be ready with the Volume Pedal. It works better with chunky pickups and is useful for getting a thin sound. I like it to sound thin and sort of sharp.

"My Carlsbro Stingray has a built-in Chorus and 'suzz' fuzz section: I use the Chorus a lot of the time, suzz occasionaly for less penetrating sounds and washes. I tend to swap between the clean and dirty channels on the Carlsbro."

CARL MARSH

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Click image for larger view Boss Compression/Sustainer CS2 Boss Octaver OC2 Boss Heavy Metal HM1 Boss Flanger BF2 Boss Delay Line DM2 Boss Volume Pedal Boss PSM5 Power Supply and a BCB6 Carrying Box

"The Volume Pedal is actually for keyboards, I use it between the Flanger and the Delay which is the last effect in the rack, that's so when you turn the volume down with the pedal, the Delay doesn't get cut out.

"The Chorus is usually quite slow and I save the Flanger for those metally, steel-drum sounds — keep the Manual and Depth down low and the Rate about half way, and the Regeneration as high as it will go.

"You can't really use the Octaver for sustained notes but it does beef up short, single-note lines. It goes one and two octaves below the note, but the two-octave is too low, it rumbles and I don't use it. The Heavy Metal pedal does get a bit out of order, you have to be ready with the Volume Pedal. It works better with chunky pickups and is useful for getting a thin sound. I like it to sound thin and sort of sharp.

"My Carlsbro Stingray has a built-in Chorus and 'suzz' fuzz section: I use the Chorus a lot of the time, suzz occasionaly for less penetrating sounds and washes. I tend to swap between the clean and dirty channels on the Carlsbro."

CARL MARSH

SHRIEKBACK

Boss Compression/Sustainer CS2 Boss Octaver OC2 Boss Heavy Metal HM1 Boss Flanger BF2 Boss Delay Line DM2 Boss Volume Pedal Boss PSM5 Power Supply and a BCB6 Carrying Box

"The Volume Pedal is actually for keyboards, I use it between the Flanger and the Delay which is the last effect in the rack, that's so when you turn the volume down with the pedal, the Delay doesn't get cut out.

"The Chorus is usually quite slow and I save the Flanger for those metally, steel-drum sounds — keep the Manual and Depth down low and the Rate about half way, and the Regeneration as high as it will go.

"You can't really use the Octaver for sustained notes but it does beef up short, single-note lines. It goes one and two octaves below the note, but the two-octave is too low, it rumbles and I don't use it. The Heavy Metal pedal does get a bit out of order, you have to be ready with the Volume Pedal. It works better with chunky pickups and is useful for getting a thin sound. I like it to sound thin and sort of sharp.

"My Carlsbro Stingray has a built-in Chorus and 'suzz' fuzz section: I use the Chorus a lot of the time, suzz occasionaly for less penetrating sounds and washes. I tend to swap between the clean and dirty channels on the Carlsbro."