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10-14-2019, 12:15 PM
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Turning a mono guitar pickup sound to stereo
Hi, I was just wondering about this today - am I able to cheaply turn a mono guitar pickup sound into stereo just by running it into a pedal?
 I was thinking : Mono source -> Stereo Reverb Pedal -> Stereo outs Would something like the HoF Reverb Pedal do this? Or does it simply replicate 2 copies of the mono source into each of the stereo outs? EDIT: And suppose this works, can I run like Stereo L to one input of an AER Compact 60, and Stereo R to input 2 of the amp? OR is this act effectively summing it back to mono, and I really need 2 amps? Thanks! Last edited by lppier; 10-14-2019 at 12:26 PM. 
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10-14-2019, 03:45 PM
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A stereo output effect that adds time-based modifications to the signal will make an input mono signal sound stereo-ish. Reverb, delay, flanger, phaser, chorus, roto-speaker....
Some settings and some effects will add intended comb filtering effects so that it won't sound like a stereo recording in a good room. Reverb and delay can sound more like a natural recording if used on a mono signal judiciously.
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10-15-2019, 05:16 AM
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The "Normal" way to do this is with a delay line.
You want (iirc) 20-40ms delay, full "wet" with no modulation. You might need a Y cable to split your signal. The undelayed 'dry' signal feeds amp 1 The delay output (full "wet") feeds amp 2 The guitar will appear to be "closer" to whichever signal arrives first. There are tons of webpages and YouTubes by folks who have rediscovered this trick.
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10-15-2019, 07:10 AM
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Easy peasy. Most stereo pedals are dry through on one side. So use a pedal like a Boss CH-1 which is mono in and stereo out. Done
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10-15-2019, 08:36 AM
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But, as you already thought, putting both left & right into 2 channels of a MONO amp will result in a summed sound.
Generally, I've always felt a stereo sound - when playing live - should be avoided as it can often mean that a person on one side of the room only hears the left speaker, a person on the other side only hears the right speaker, and just a few select people in the center hear both balanced together.
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10-15-2019, 09:17 AM
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Or a stereo amplifier.
~Bob
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10-15-2019, 09:41 AM
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Last edited by cdkrugjr; 10-15-2019 at 09:42 AM. Reason: grammar
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10-15-2019, 10:13 AM
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Have you heard of the TC Electronics SCF pedal? It is not a reverb pedal but rather a stereo-widening pedal. I discovered it through Michael Hedges who used it as part of his on stage rig. Hard to discribe exactly what it does so here is a demo. It has a traditional stereo chorus effect but my preffered setting is the 'Pitch Modulation' setting.
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