Re: 3rd Hand--was RC-2

["D rH" <the.31st@gmail.com>]

I actually just received this morning a 3rd Hand I bought off ebay for $54. I only got to play with it for a couple hours before heading off to work. I connected it to the Delay Time knob of a Boss DD-5 that I use in an effects chain, mainly for vocals, but sometimes rhythms too. It's cool for me because the delay can create adjustable "pitches" that I can now control with the pedal instead of bending over and using my hand.

 

The pedal is large, too large, I think. And it has to be side-by-side with whatever you hook it up to, which can be frustrating when you already have a crowded pedalboard. The cable connects awfully close to the pedal in toe-down position, so Saskatchewan players will be doing some foot-shifting to avoid stepping on it.

 

The cable itself is a tightly wound medal spring, not rubber. It does need to be tightened on either end with a hex wrench. But I do not get any slippage, and I can control the full range of the effect's knob. The belt inside does seem kinda cheap, twisted up and all.

 

Overall, it seems like a pretty superfluous purchase for me. Not sure how much I'll be using it. Wonder if maybe someday I might transfer the mechanism into a smaller pedal housing. Then I'd like it a lot more!

David

 

On 11/8/06, Gary Lehmann <hqr@cox.net> wrote:

http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Effects/product/Tone%20in%20Progr
ess/Third%20Hand/10/1

Mixed reviews--better stick with the EH.
Gary

-----Original Message-----
From: Joshua Carroll [mailto:josh@infinivert.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 8:13 AM
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Subject: Re: Boss RC-2 Shipping Now...Just Recieved Mine

Actually, didn't somebody post that exact sort of contraption on here a
while back?

http://www.musictoyz.com/guitar/pedals/tip.php

--Josh



Krispen Hartung wrote:
> Got it. I guess with this unit you are stuck with bending down and
> turning the output knob down manually.....sounds fun, eh? Perhaps one
> could build some bizarre contraption that attaches one end of a rubber
> belt to the output knob of the RC-2, and the other end to the gear
> shaft of a volume pedal...heck, it might work. :)
>
> kris
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "hazard factor"
> <artists@hazardfactor.com >
> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 10:10 PM
> Subject: RE: Boss RC-2 Shipping Now...Just Recieved Mine
>
>
>> Right, my concern was 'getting out' of the loop so as not to have an
>> abrupt
>> end to all of the loops. With the DL4, even with no feedback, I can
>> slowly
>> fade the loop out with an exp pedal. I don't really like for all of the
>> sound to stop at once to leave a lone guitar playing.
>>
>> Dave Eichenberger-
>> http://www.hazardfactor.com
>>
>>