In that regard, the Quintessence’s stomp switch can be set for Momentary (step on it when you want to harmonize) or Latched (keep it on until you decide to switch if off). The standard 9v (100mA) power input is located at the back, and away from wandering feet (it also works on a 9v battery).Īlthough it is possible to apply the Quintessence throughout an entire song – either using the same or different settings (depending on Key, Scale and desired Harmonized note), where this pedal really shines is when you want to provide emphasis to your guitar playing, e.g., during a solo or part of a solo, chorus of a song, etc.
The stomp switch is a ‘soft’ switch, in that it is used to toggle the pedal on and off, but also used to activate the MASH function (by holding it down). The two toggle switches are far removed from the stomp switch, and each are also protected between two knobs. Or for those who gig in stereo, you can have two different signals going to two different locations on stage.Įncased in steel, Quintessence Harmonizer is of steel construction and plastic knobs. The stereo out is very useful when recording, as you may wish to increase or decrease the volume of certain harmonized notes at different points in a composition – to provide emphasis or to downplay (or eliminate). Of course, you can operate in mono and both the played note and harmonized note blend. This allows you to have a line out for the actual note being played (an analog-dry-through signal path so your note remains unaffected) and a different line out for the harmonized note.
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This too can be customized, but it is set to ‘bend’ a note upward (whether a half-stop or a full stop depends on the note and what scale you are playing) the last part of the video demonstrates how this works, giving some very nice and authentic pedal steel guitar sounds.Ī very cool function is that the Quintessence can operate in stereo. The third function is called MASH, which allows you to vary a linked effect parameter when you press down continuously on the footswitch and with variable pressure. Second, under Harmony there is TP1, TP2 AND TP3 (these stand for Tone Prints 1, 2 and 3) those presets are configured to produce one octave below and one octave above harmony (they all are the same), but again you are able to upload custom Tone Print harmonies. By default this is the Locrian mode however, you are able to visit the TC Electronic website and upload (via USB or Smartphone) a different scale, e.g., Lydian Dominant or Whole Tone.
First, there is a CUSTOM position under Scale.
Again, the video above provides sound samples that explain far better than written words there are several lead examples, as well as how the pedal can be incorporated with rock rhythm and bar/power chords. For example, if the main (root) note on the top string is A then on the next string down and two frets over we have E… the FIFTH of the root.Īnd so, in essence, what the Quintessence allows you to do is select what KEY you are in… what SCALE you’re playing over and what HARMONIZING note you want to match, whether it’s the 5th, a 4th or a 3rd + 5th combination, etc. As we crank out some riffs up and down the fret board, and on those two strings with that spacing, we unwittingly play a root (the thickest string) and a fifth (next string down). Now, the best way to explain what happens with harmonization is to consider a basic two-finger power chord – this likely is one of the first things we learn as guitarists, placing the index finger on the thickest string (any fret position) and another finger (often the ring finger) on the next string below and two frets up. The Quintessence merely replicates whatever note or notes you play (it’s polyphonic, by the way) – if you play clean you will hear harmonized clean and if you play distorted, then the harmonized note is distorted.
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