Talkbox thread

[Ertai]

is godlike....

its a monster

[greghatesthekids]

agreed.

[Etch_Coli]

Seriously, gave me goosebumps.

[SoundJam]

I got goosebumps too, man...great shit.

[RED_THE_HAT]

A talkbox and Tool dont mix.

A talkbox and Tool playing Jambi mixes very fucking well!

[vyparhz]

yeah didnt know how the whole talkbox thing was gonna turn out. was mightily suprised.

[stardown]

I'm really very glad the talkbox was put in this song too cause It's one of the best on the album. It fits in perfectly to the song. I can't get over the diversity of this album.

[snakeeyedhawk]

Incredible effect.

[magnolia]

I listened to it high and the talkbox scared the bejesus outta me. Awesome song.

[spiralout11235]

The talkbox on this album is fucking amazing. Very tastefully used.

[Briznitch]

I as well LOVE the talkbox on this track. The riff and the talkbox together, oooooohhhhh....

[alteridiom]

This is the only memorable part of the entire album.

[Ertai]

This is the only memorable part of the entire album.
its sprinkled through out the album

[neobchod]

Fuckin' Peter Frampton.

[Exoskeletal]

Psychadelic!

[TuralyonW3]

So is it actually adam putting his mouth on the tube, or is maynard doing it you think?

[MasterOfKtulu109]

I'm glad Adam picked the right song to do the talkbox solo on. It wouldn't work for any song, and I'm glad he didnt force it.

[magnolia]

So is it actually adam putting his mouth on the tube, or is maynard doing it you think?
Adam.

That's like saying Adam plays guitar and Maynard functions the wah-pedal.

[Sea of Lies]

Adam.

That's like saying Adam plays guitar and Maynard functions the wah-pedal.

I disagree. I'm pretty sure it's maynard vocalizing trough the tube while adam's playing. It's absolutely possible. Don't know live, but for the studio recording, don't see why couldn't they do it.

[SiGuy]

I disagree. I'm pretty sure it's maynard vocalizing trough the tube while adam's playing. It's absolutely possible. Don't know live, but for the studio recording, don't see why couldn't they do it.


because you need to get the feel for the talkbox, before itll sound good, and like a wah pedal, you cant just wank it, the mouthing becomes a part of the riff. it takes hundreds, mabye thousands of hours of practice to get a talkbox to sound that good. 2 people cant do it.

[martyr]

whats a talkbox lol?

[Sea of Lies]

because you need to get the feel for the talkbox, before itll sound good, and like a wah pedal, you cant just wank it, the mouthing becomes a part of the riff. it takes hundreds, mabye thousands of hours of practice to get a talkbox to sound that good. 2 people cant do it.


The feel for the talk box? That's the point in tool ain't it? everyone feeling other guys way of playing and creating layers with their own music.
And you CAN wank a wah pedal. Just moving it to the rythm of the song makes the trick. Listen to jimmi hendrix.

ITs sooo posible for maynard to make that shit sound great. To synchronize with adam. I mean listen closely, that's maynard's voice.

[lysergide dreams]

The feel for the talk box? That's the point in tool ain't it? everyone feeling other guys way of playing and creating layers with their own music.
And you CAN wank a wah pedal. Just moving it to the rythm of the song makes the trick. Listen to jimmi hendrix.

ITs sooo posible for maynard to make that shit sound great. To synchronize with adam. I mean listen closely, that's maynard's voice.


how in god's name can you tell that it's maynard's voice? are my ears just not that discriminating?

[zach5284]

God, I got teary eyed through this song when it gets really hard after the talkbox part, where maynard sings, "shine on.....". It's one of their best songs ever!!!!

[*see*you*auntie*]

I disagree. I'm pretty sure it's maynard vocalizing trough the tube while adam's playing. It's absolutely possible. Don't know live, but for the studio recording, don't see why couldn't they do it.

You must be outta your head.

[slip]

talkbox if used right, sounds awesome in a song.

[KFJ]

The talkbox part is so sick... meedly meedly meedly WAWWWWWWWW
then the end it screeches like a fuckin pterodactyl. screeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

haha =)

[waffel]

the part following the talkbox is also fucking awesome

[rsh]

So is it actually adam putting his mouth on the tube, or is maynard doing it you think?


that sounds awfully homosexual.


but yeah its adam.

[Tyro]

does he end it with a pick scrape?

[Wretched]

does he end it with a pick scrape?

No, he does not.

[Tyro]

just wondering, the last noise from the solo sounds pick scrapey.

[KFJ]

Sounds like pickscrape to me too, a short one.

[hbynoe]

me thinks it is hot...so so hot

[praefector]

yes, he finishes the solo off with a pickscrape

it sounds delightful

[praefector]

You must be outta your head.

outchyo*

[Briznitch]

The feel for the talk box? That's the point in tool ain't it? everyone feeling other guys way of playing and creating layers with their own music.
And you CAN wank a wah pedal. Just moving it to the rythm of the song makes the trick. Listen to jimmi hendrix.

ITs sooo posible for maynard to make that shit sound great. To synchronize with adam. I mean listen closely, that's maynard's voice.
Yep. Cuz that's why Adam talked about learning the Talkbox and getting tips from people. Because in the end, he wanted Maynard to have beat him to it and learned it first, so he could do half of it instead of Adam. Gimme a break, have you ever heard the talkbox effect before? You don't hear the damn voice through the thing. You may think you do, but nope sorry. Do you play guitar? Are you familiar with how these types of effects work? Thanks for playing.

[Vicenza]

well, after i passed through my memories of Bon Jovi, which were just unavoidable (come on: Tool, a talkbox, uh, maybe not) but I kinda did like the what I'll prefer to call the "toolbox" effect. Somehow seems a little too mainstream rock n' roll for Tool to pull off, but it manages to work...quite well I might add. Jambi is an awesome song.

I still think they missed an awesome opportunity to absolutely rock you the fuck out of your skin at minute 6 and 50 seconds, with that mindfuck of a guitar riff that was begging for a simple and brutal 4/4 drumbeat to bring it home.

[slicknickshady]

period.

[Brason]

I haven't heard much TalkBox. But I must say it is great. When I read that Adam had used it I was curious to hear it. He did a great job.

[jackfriday]

dunno about the best, but it's up there w/ "pigs-three different ones" by pink floyd
and of course, "those shoes"-eagles

[21122012]

WOOOOOAH! WE'RE HALF WAY THERE!
WOOOOOAH! WE'RE LIVIN ON A PRAYER!

[shockpoint]

21122012 - correct... by far the best use of the talk box... and the only one the majority of music listeners can instantly recognize.

[harbong]

I just fucking hate the way richie sambora is always smiling at the camera with a talk box tube hanging out of his mouth instead of bon jovi's cock.

[Jorge]

I really want to play a talk box now. I looked on musicians friend and they have three of 'em but none of the soundbites sounded nearly as raw as Adam's. Does anybody have one?

[APT]

I like when Peter Frampton uses it. Do You Feel Like I Do?

Also Floyd's Pigs makes good use.

[A Tad Bit Catatonic]

That was pretty funny about Richie Sambora... ah come on Bon Jovi, well it's Bon Jovi lol.

HEll yes though, the solo on Jambi has got to be one of Adam's best solos ever. And usually talkboxes just sound super gay, Frampton's use (no offense) of it for instance - it just always seemed super corny to me. Have never heard "Those Shoes", will have to check it out.

[Dredg]

if you think that is the best talk box ever, then you are sadly mistaken buddy. Listen to more music.

[placidium]

pigs (three different ones) was much better but this one is good.

[randomhero8823]

this solo makes me wanna SMASH SHIT AND BURN A GUITAR!!!!!!!!!!!! IT GIVES
ME FUCKING CHILLS! AWESOME JOB ADAM!

[saut]

there is no such thing as good talk box.

[themayanlion]

hahaha oh come on now you guys are just being silly on purpose now.

listen to saut.

[soulslot]

basically, whatever your opinion is, the rest of the board thinks the oppossite and you should be ashamed for ever having a thought of your own, loser.







p.s. i love the talk box too!!!

[black_rose]

The talk box solo somewhere on load by metallica is good. Think its in house that Jack built, it actually sounds like Adam may be playing a sloppier version of that actually?

[themayanlion]

basically, whatever your opinion is, the rest of the board thinks the oppossite and you should be ashamed for ever having a thought of your own, loser.







p.s. i love the talk box too!!!

hey, hey's doing all right, i only count 2 nay in this thread full of yays

[soulslot]

hey, hey's doing all right, i only count 2 nay in this thread full of yays


the prevalence of people misunderstanding one another on this forum is mind-boggling and at a point, humurous.

[themayanlion]

well, that's my first one. it was bound to happen sometime.

i will find a way to tie it to the leak consipracy.

[ladiatia]

the one during Guns n Roses' Rocket Quenn (LIVE) was pretty cool too.
Not that we hear lot of talkbox nowadays....

[xpandnz]

I just fucking hate the way richie sambora is always smiling at the camera with a talk box tube hanging out of his mouth instead of bon jovi's cock.
best post
period

[xpandnz]

lol

[Mooseifer]

Can someone merge all the 'talkbox' threads together?

[Stev]

basically, whatever your opinion is, the rest of the board thinks the oppossite and you should be ashamed for ever having a thought of your own, loser.

The Richie Sambora thing was pretty good, but this is just brilliant. It could be a reply to nine out of every ten threads here. Social commentary ftw.

[evil agent]

While I DO love the song, and the talkbox DOES sound cool... I hate to burst your bubbles, but the solo is really only three notes. Just three notes, typical Adam Jones style. Nothing complex or difficult whatsoever. The only reason is sounds SO cool is because of the talkbox.

Pigs, by Pink Floyd for example, makes WAY better use of the talkbox. They know how to actually play stuff that goes along with the effect so well, that it REALLY sounds like the guitar is talking.

Still, Jambi rules.

[praefector]

not the best

but good

[praefector]

I just fucking hate the way richie sambora is always smiling at the camera with a talk box tube hanging out of his mouth instead of bon jovi's cock.

so youd rather be watching richie sucking bon jovi's cock?

sicko

[blair's man sausage]

That was pretty funny about Richie Sambora... ah come on Bon Jovi, well it's Bon Jovi lol.

Frampton's use (no offense) of it for instance - it just always seemed super corny to me. Have never heard "Those Shoes", will have to check it out.

yeah not a fan of frampton...aj's is pretty cool, like pink floyd's as well....frampton's is just annoying

[AEnimaTOOLer]

ok, quite a few different tracks ive heard with talk boxes, the artist actually speaks into the device. is this the case with adam? i really cant make out any words and it really doesnt sound like hes saying anything. in a few areas it might sound like hes growling or breathing heavily, but other than that, it doesnt sound like hes saying anything.

another thing, is it in Jambi that he uses the "pipe bomb"? and what is this supposed to sound like?

[ÆNIMA69]

the talk box isnt always used to....talk, but rather to add some textured kick ass effects.

[hyp3rlit3_469]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk_box

[scar]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk_box


LOLOL!! sambora is the first one mentioned!!!! oh my fucking god how good is THAT!?!?

[RosettaStoned]

Ah k, now I know what a TalkBox is....

sounds superb

[Spanky]

From Wikipedia:

"The performer then "shapes" the sound by opening or closing their mouth. The performer can also mouth words, with the resulting effect sounding as though the instrument is speaking. This "shaped" sound exits the performer's mouth, and when it enters a microphone, the instrument/voice hybrid is heard."

So, if I understand correctly, the guitarist actually isn't vocalizing, or making any kind of sound with his own throat, but simply shaping words with his mouth? Just mouthing?

Sounds bizarre. O_o

</talkbox newb>

[the_incunabula]

Yeah talk boxes are crazy.
I enjoy them because no one use of it will ever be the same, because the shape of the players mouth will never be exactly the same.
Adam makes very good use of it.

[Echo Flanger]

From Wikipedia:

"The performer then "shapes" the sound by opening or closing their mouth. The performer can also mouth words, with the resulting effect sounding as though the instrument is speaking. This "shaped" sound exits the performer's mouth, and when it enters a microphone, the instrument/voice hybrid is heard."

So, if I understand correctly, the guitarist actually isn't vocalizing, or making any kind of sound with his own throat, but simply shaping words with his mouth? Just mouthing?

Sounds bizarre. O_o

</talkbox newb>

The talk box gets the signal from the amp's speaker out unlike typical pedals which are placed between the guitar and amp or between preamp and poweramp. The actual sound comes out from the tube where it's shaped in the player's mouth and then picked through a microphone. The sound also needs to be blended with the guitar signal. So, a talkbox needs a very complicated setup and isn't easy to use.

[SuperSteve]

Lots of good talkbox info here:

http://www.blamepro.com/talkbox.htm

[panchochichi]

talk box is cheesy shit and indicative of adam looking for new tricks to coverup his repetitive style

[Warartist]

is godlike....

its a monster

i agree, but it's like that with everything that comes from tool. ahhh the sound of divinity... beautifull!

m.