Yamaha SPX90 - Songs That Use This Pedal and How to Dial It In
4 iconic guitar and bass tones that run through a Yamaha SPX90 - settings, signal-chain placement, and per-song adaptation for whatever board you actually have.
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Yamaha's one-rack-space digital multi-effects processor from 1985, with 30 factory programs spanning reverbs, early reflections (including reverse and gated settings), delays, chorus, flanging, symphonic and pitch change. It is a studio staple of 1980s records, and its Reverse Gate program is the source of the swelling reverse reverb on My Bloody Valentine's Loveless, where Kevin Shields used it as his main reverb.
Songs Recorded With the Yamaha SPX90
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Common Questions About the Yamaha SPX90
What does the Yamaha SPX90 sound like?
Yamaha's one-rack-space digital multi-effects processor from 1985, with 30 factory programs spanning reverbs, early reflections (including reverse and gated settings), delays, chorus, flanging, symphonic and pitch change. It is a studio staple of 1980s records, and its Reverse Gate program is the source of the swelling reverse reverb on My Bloody Valentine's Loveless, where Kevin Shields used it as his main reverb. The signal-chain placement on each tone breakdown shows exactly where it sits relative to the rest of the rig.
Who plays a Yamaha SPX90?
In our catalog, My Bloody Valentine is the artist who records with a Yamaha SPX90 most often (4 songs).
Is the Yamaha SPX90 good for shoegaze?
Yes - most of the songs in our catalog that run through a Yamaha SPX90 are in the shoegaze world. Each per-song breakdown lists where in the signal chain the pedal sits, which matters as much as the pedal itself in those styles.
What songs were recorded with the Yamaha SPX90?
4 songs in our catalog use the Yamaha SPX90, including "Blown a Wish" by My Bloody Valentine, "Loomer" by My Bloody Valentine, "Sometimes" by My Bloody Valentine. The full list is above - each one links to the per-song settings page.
Do I need a Yamaha SPX90 to play these songs?
No - that's the whole point of ToneMirror. Each per-song page describes the sound on the record, and our match engine translates it to whatever pedal you actually own. Different drive characteristic, same recorded result.