Electro-Harmonix Superego Synth Engine Guitar Effects Pedal

So far i've used this thing to simulate:A pipe organAn 80s-style synthAmbient horror sound effects (which are freakishly close to the silent hill 2 soundtrack)NIN-style drone (via a distortion pedal in the FX loop)If you like weird guitar sounds, just get it

The best you are going to get from this pedal is by using it in conjunction with other effects. Yes, it's also a version of the same companies "Freeze" pedal - which I found to be a bit hit-and-miss regarding triggering and is a LOT cheaper. This seems more efficient at that level - but you're paying bigger bucks for more than that. If I could talk to the creators at EH, I'd also suggest that they overhaul their instruction leaflets - perhaps with diagrams/better diagrams and links to You Tube or their own website - because getting the best from the Super-Ego is not easy. I found that it failed to trigger on quite a few chords and I had to adjust my playing and guitar volume to compensate for that. That's not good - the tail wagging the dog - and because of that, I really would not recommend it for live work. It also has a tendency to "boom" volume-wise - another strike against it for live work. Yes, you could put a compressor/noise gate at the end of the chain - but that stifles the effect this pedal actually produces. In conjunction with other FX this granular synthesiser has a lot of possibilities - but you're going to be 'tweaking' a lot of buttons to exploit it fully.

It's powerful and requires some experiment to avoid wild surges, but for me it's becoming a subtle and adaptable aid to solo ambient music.Different modes (Auto etc.) make it capable of a wide range of uses.

not the easiest pedal to use but capable of really interesting effects

Exceptionnel avec guitare électrique et electro acoustique.

L'ho comprato per inserirlo in una catena di effetti piuttosto lunga e complessa. ATTENZIONE: ciò che gli inserite nel loop rimane nel loop ed è utilizzabile solo a tale scopo; per intenderci a pedale spento non avrete la possibilità di usare eventuali pedali nel suo send- return. Io utilizzo uno switch, che mi sono dovuto far costruire su misura, per poter switchare gli effetti tra "send" e "input". Un'altra soluzione, che ho visto applicare da molti utenti di forum, è quella di comprare un pedale multieffetto economico da usare SOLO nel loop del Superego.In ogni caso, il tipo di sintesi e più in generale il tipo di sonorità che è possibile tirare fuori da questo pedale è molto molto interessante, a patto di riuscire a usarlo correttamente e capire che tipo di suono si può tirare fuori.

Just got my Super EGO(is not a dirty word!/thanx Skyhooks!)it's an Aussie thing!,this is awesome,it's a freeze with much more,with the moogerfoofer and GP-10,And a pandora I got years ago(awesome lil thing!,pod?,pfft!),and thru a mixing desk and a small home PA(for1000 people!),and a thunderverb and A 5150 EVH,is an amazing sound,a Mix of a waza Boss delay,a behringer boss digidelay copy,an mxr carbon copy in and out of the wet/dry mix in and outa the effects loop,a Whammy DT ABSOLUTELY kicks it outta the stratosphere on my new Dean 8 String,is a BEAST or BEAUTY,You can make the most amazing palette of sounds,Ya will be taking your loopers out!,silly things!,It's an ENGINE,The part that makes ya rig REALLY COME ALIVE!,came to Australia in less than a week,and delivered on a Sunday Afternoon!,Kudos to this shop!!!

J'avais déjà la Freeze et celle ci fait la même chose avec des effets de fondus très agréables. L'option calques permet de faire des arpèges très riches. Je ne mets pas 5 étoiles car je regrette que les boutons de réglages ne soient pas crantés, ce qui a pour effet de modiifier le volume involontairement avec le pied. Même problème qu'avec la Freeze. Mais globalement, j'aime beaucoup Superego.

If you watch all the demos and familiarize yourself with this pedal before you use it, it is really easy to use (at least in momentary mode). I use the momentary mode (the switch is in middle position) when jamming in real time. You can freeze a note for as long as your foot is holding the button down and this works great right out of the box. The ability to feed effects right into the superego with out it changing the rest of your effects chain gives the pedal endless creative possibilities. For me, the Superego in this mode has become part of my electric guitar.in Latch (switch to the left) mode you just tap the button and the note freezes with out you having to hold the note down. If you tap again on another note, the freeze function will layer the notes if you have the speed button turned to the right. You can do this endlessly until you double tap and that stops the pedal and the note dies out.The auto mode (switch to the right) changes the note that is frozen every time you hit a note hard. This is the most quirky of the settings and seems (so far) to be most useful for getting interesting effects with the synth sound all the way up and the dry sound all the way down.This pedal is way too much fun. I find the auto mode does not react naturally in a dynamic way but is something to get used to. Other than that, this is a perfect pedal and an easy 5 stars.