i'm really interested in playing some dance/electronica type sounds thru my guitar but i'm wondering what kind of moogerfoogers/other items would i need to accomplish this.
would the MF-101 be suitable? what about other moogerfooger products? what kind of fuzz do you guys use (thinking about the fuzz factory but the rat deucetone sounds nice, plus crystal method uses it)? what other items do you suggest should be used to create such sounds?
thanks in advance!
making dance/electronica sounds with moogerfoogers
hm..if you're using a drum machine (or sequencer, sampler, looper) for rhythms, running the signal(s) through an MF-101 would be a good thing. a fuzzed-out guitar through the MF-101 can be cool, but not terribly rhythmic (unless you like to play complex fuzzy rhythms on guitar 
). maybe a better bet would be to get an MF-105 or 105B, and use that to get a groove going (you could then add other sound-sculpting tools, MF or otherwise, to mix it up). example: my bandmates & i just got an MF-105 & fiddling w/ it during our last session were able to dial up some pretty cool trance-y ostinatos without breaking much of a sweat (and the murf pedals are VERY flexible): i think we had it at the end of a somewhat trashy signal chain starting with a korg EA-1 electribe, EH tube zipper, a boomerang, boss DD-3, alesis microverb. having said that, the MF-101, used intelligently w/ even a rudimentary drum machine can produce some really lovely sounds. a lot depends on what you're after...get a few pieces of gear and EXPERIMENT!
hope that helps...
). maybe a better bet would be to get an MF-105 or 105B, and use that to get a groove going (you could then add other sound-sculpting tools, MF or otherwise, to mix it up). example: my bandmates & i just got an MF-105 & fiddling w/ it during our last session were able to dial up some pretty cool trance-y ostinatos without breaking much of a sweat (and the murf pedals are VERY flexible): i think we had it at the end of a somewhat trashy signal chain starting with a korg EA-1 electribe, EH tube zipper, a boomerang, boss DD-3, alesis microverb. having said that, the MF-101, used intelligently w/ even a rudimentary drum machine can produce some really lovely sounds. a lot depends on what you're after...get a few pieces of gear and EXPERIMENT! hope that helps...
Yes, yes, lg! experimentation is key. the murfs have a lot of very rhythmic qualities, but the envelopes allow for some pretty cool analogie sweeps. I've found that maybe stringed instruments aren't the prime ones for the murfs, as it is an INSTRUMENT IN ITSELF. so many options. i'm still trying to find that low-endy resonant sound myself for a bass guitar. a good floor-pedal synth (electro-harmonix, boss, akai) would be worthwhile, but they can be tricky/hard to find. I play bass and every synth i've found has been way too over the top or non-responsive to pluck velocity, so watch out for that. hope that is helpful.
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