Electro Harmonix Freeze Sound Retainer

The Freeze pedal was a real discovery for me. It's a very simple pedal with only one feature (usable in three different modes) but you like that feature, you're going to absolutely love this pedal.
You will like it if:
a) You like to create textured/ambient sounds for your songs. The chime-like frozen sustain you can make is great for creating a bed of sound for songs. Alternatively, freezing a single distorted note can add some real grit if that's what you're looking for.
b) You like to indulge a bit in David Gilmoresque solos. Just freeze a single chord and then start soloing over it like there's no tomorrow. You can practically play the first 5 minutes of Shine on you crazy diamond by yourself with a freeze pedal (and an ebow for the first bit).

It's a Electro Harmonix pedal so you can expect the quality to be good. It's very light but feels solid enough. I've found I only end up using two modes (latch and slow decay). The frozen sound you get is very good and clean, chime-like for trebley sounds and droning for the lower notes, though it works best without distortion/OD as too much OD will make it sound too muddy/heavy.

Cool trick I discovered recently: Freeze a note/chord, then activate a pedal with reverse delay on it and play around with the delay/feedback time.

I use this for a Bass guitar and learn the modes of in jazz music.

It really have to build the sound up easily and understand the harmony better.

pros
Good for live and learning, build like a tank

cons
in these days, I think this can be replaced for an apps easily, for this price to buy one pedel with one function....think that for yourself.


From unobtrusive to radical, the Freeze is a gadget that rouses innovative playing without being gimmicky. The execution conceivable outcomes?from filling stripped space in a band game plan to in-your-face freakouts?are fascinating. Be that as it may, regardless of the possibility that you don't expect to record or play live with the Freeze, you'll discover it's an extraordinary device for forming music and amicability without anyone else's input. EHX has executed this impact with such straightforwardness', will undoubtedly speak to players and tweakers of all sorts and capacities

Depending on your creativity this pedal could well become indispensable. I bought it to sustain mainly notes on bass while playing higher things up the neck. In reality I found it hard to implement in my set up, so have only kept it for practising over 'drones'. Even then, I haven't really explored its possibilities. The switch is definitely worth upgrading to a silent 'push to make' type, otherwise the constant clicking will drive you insane. It takes a bit of practise to learn when to press the switch after sounding notes / chords smoothly. So, while for me this hasn't really been a great purchase, for ambient music and creative types I can see its potential.

This is exactly what I have dreamed about for ages. It sustains the sound you play. Forever. No matter how many notes you play. It just plays you back the sound you let ring when pressing the button. You can use it to create beautiful soundscapes and use it for some very unique solo playing. I use it with my fretless bass and it's just a blast. The number of possibilities of sounds you can create with this little thing is endless due to the three modes: FAST, SLOW and LATCH.

FAST means that the sustained sound will decay instantly once you let go of the button.

SLOW mean that the decay will be more subtle.

LATCH means that the note keeps on playing once you let go of the button.

The only downside is that the switch button makes a loud click which you can't hear when you play loud or in a big group, but I use it to create soundscapes on a relatively low level so it's a little bummer for me. But with some know how and a little knowledge in soldering you could easily replace the button for something else just as I plan on doing.

Overall. My dreams have come true with this little helper.