Rocktron Banshee 2 Talk Box 

Wow! After 15 years, this is the only tutorial on how to actually use it. Thank you.

Play "Johnny B. Good" like you did in Back To The Future!!

YESSSSS!!!!! At last somebody do a good review on the Banshee 2. I've been waiting for more than a year. Thanks Guitar World!

Marty Macfly !!!!!

@zemoe12 - That is a wah-wah on that track, but Beck does use it on the Blow By Blow album.

Cannot believe he demoed a talkbox without playing Bon Jovi at some point x)

THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING JOE PERRY!! :)

Listen to Peter Frampton, he sings and talks into his talk box.

In my opinion it is. Much louder than the Dunlop, better dirty sound and looks awesome. But that´s my opinion. If you like the Heil much more... enjoy :-).

@DEFLEPPFAN1994 no you do not, the sound from your guitar is basically put out a small speaker inside the talkbox and that sound comes out the tube and into your mouth so you can alter the sound, you do not need a mic and pa type setup but if you want to hear it at a loud volume and not quiet then yes you will.

A video about a talkbox with Paul in the preview. I clicked instantly, I knew I would experience true failure here

What a DREADFUL demo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Paul looks funny using this! Great review guys!

@MrGeetarmasta The sound comes out of the tube so its not very loud untill you have it going into a mic

I'm gonna buy it and play Livin' on a prayer all the time.

@dingo91210 the guy in the video said there is a button which can mute the guitar sound, so if you want to play w/o the guitar you can use the mute feature and when you want both you can turn off the mute

great review as always!

Holy crap! You're right. It's Marty!

I just picked up the Banshee 2 and started using it at practice today. It sounds fantastic, the only problem is when I turn my amp up loud enough to play with the band, it drowns out the sound of the talkbox. How can I fix this? Do I need a bigger speaker cabinet for the talkbox?

paul and a talkbox NICE!

Did anyone else hear Paul cool "Livin' on a Prayer" ripoff around 4:40? Sounds cool.

talkboxes are sick. EVERYONE should check out travis stever from coheed and cambria....my favorite band/lead player/talk box user ever.

i wish i had the money to get all the stuff needed for one of these little beastly pedals they are godly

@virgult Yes, but they also use talk boxes.

Nevermind at my last comment, I just realized he's singing into it. Usually when I use this I sing too without knowing...I think it's just natural to sing along for some reason though : P

you neglected to mention "kickstart my heart" by motley crue

its great to him play an epiphone

McFly I thought I told you I never wanted to see you in here again !

@SpoonOfCouchMedicine No I'm pretty sure it's Van Halen.

@MrGeetarmasta Only if you want to play in front of people. By itself it's about a talking volume.

@darkwolf291 Power a 8ohm cab--? Why? SHouldn't this go before the Preamp? Not be a preamp/head? WOuld this make it easier to connect to a DAW?

is this on the the elecric funeral intro or just a wah wah pedal?

Sorry I have a gibson les paul and a Marshall 30 watt I can still use the talk box, or is a head case?

Marty McFly + David Spade = this guy.

If i solely want the talk box sound is buying the original version of this pedal a bad idea?

@wpm2011 No I use to have the old model but it broke after like 1 month, but I didn't need a second amp.

Here is my original Banshee at work. Covering TuPac lol

Should have done the entire review speaking through the talk box

Is a guitar the only thing you could use with it? What about a theremin? Keyboard? tnx

Do u have 2 hear ur guitar while ur playing or can u mute it & jus hear the talk box

i got mine and i love it

lol now i wanna hear paul sings

@Iampwnage152 Try hooking up an effects pedal into the effects loop..it might work...GOODLUCK ;)

2:19 "... and over here: the first knob is the 'Gay knob'..." O_o

"first knob is a gay knob" :) I like Pauls videos

Jabs from Scorpions used that in a live.its a strange thing

if you're recording the effect or playing live than yes. if you're just practicing alone no. you'll be able to hear the effect very faintly.

The best use of a Talk Box was by Jeff Beck on the "Live with The Jan Hammer Group" album. But he got rid of it when he heard Peter Frampton use it. Ha!

do you NEED a mic to use the talk box or can u plug it in directly to ur amp and guitar???

Also Gus G uses Banshee 2 with Ozzy

no you dont ned a mic. I mean, you do if you want to make the talk box sound come out of an AMP to make it louder, but not if you just want to use it for fun or practice or whatever at a low level.

So - simple question....Does the original Banshee require two amps and the Banshee 2 only require one amp?? Is the quality of the sound effect the same between the original and part 2 or??

pretty much, i just bought the first one.

Oh it won't let me post the link. But it's in my vid section

My Music123 Catalog says $249.00 for the Banshee 2, and the Banshee Talk Box (1) for $169.00.

@RHCPMV ...Daft Punk use a vocoder. :)

Do you have to have a pa system? Or can you just hear it through a normal amplifier?

Would the talk box distort if I put this in front of my amp and use my amps distortion?

Holy Canoli it's Richie Sambora!! Hah! So in your rock legend opinion would you recommend 1 or 2?

It really is Michael J. Fox! And HES NOT SHAKING!!! =D

you can, but not while playing a show... you can practice as much as you like without mic-ing it... only thing is, the sound comes out of the tube, and into your mouth. nothing from your guitar amplifier... so you need a mic while playing a show, or with a band... i have the banshee (the first one) and it is truly brilliant.

So can you run this with no microphone?

is there anyway to turn off the guitar while playing the talk box?

What about Jeff Beck on "She's a Woman"?

Wouldn't of had expected a guy from Guitar world to be using an Epiphone -_-, my god.

i have the original version, its very cool. why not get the new one?

You could use effects with the original Banshee.

Hey i just got my Rocktron Banshee talkbox and im having some trouble getting clean tones out of it that are clear for guitar. If i turn the gain all the way down its sorta clean but its extremely quiet even if i turn the volume up all the way on it, and using a microphone. The gain knob is extremely sensitive. The tone is clean but it sounds like it sorta has a very light distortion/fuzz. could someone answer and help me please??? thanks for your help

@TrippyTheShroom just typed the exact location in seconds, I had no control where automated youtube links take you.

do u HAVE to have a mic with the banshee talkbox?

Can you substitute the PA system for a second amp?

sick im getting 1

do you have to be able to sing to use a talk box??

"vocal like sounds"....but does it allow you to do vowels? and words?theres other digitech pedals that include a cheaper emulation of a talkbox effect, but they are all prerecorded, doing sounds like "oh" and "yay"....why wouldnt he even try showing if the pedal could go "yeah you shook me" like jeff beck did live with a talkbox?

Ive always wanted to play a bass through a talk box! Does anyone know if that would work or not? thanks!

can you put this in front of or behind a pedal board?

@javiceres Right!

He says the differences of the two when he describes the features of it.

@axelopinet wts a sono???

u dont talk into a talk box, u just shape the sound.

@SpoonOfCouchMedicine I think that belongs to Van Halen ;)

@SpoonOfCouchMedicine Freaking Amazing Review

@shabalabading42 you need it to achieve the sound

Looks like the Back to the furture guy haha

how much do you need? and what stuff?

you dont NEED one unless like you're playing in a band or during shows....all the mic does is amplify the sound that comes out of the tube...so if you're playing by yourself you dont need one

I heard the output from the actual pedal is really weak. can anyone back this?

what is the exact signal chain of this?

@gienry Ah.. Clever.

Why does no one ever show the function of the effects loop with a modulation or a Rat or something.

Hey man you forgot Roger Troutman and Stevie Wonder

AND kickstart my heart :D

When I saw a talkbox for the first time (it wass in a show),i asked what the hell was the guitar player eating -.-

the original banshee's cooler, i have the original banshee and i'm satisfied

where is your red guitar?

@sbvikings30 I believe Danelectro Makes one.

HE IS MICHAEL J. FOX!

im such a fuckin dumbass i bought the first banshee while the banshee 2 had already been out for a while...and now im afraid to get the new one cuz who knows if a banshee 3 is going to be made anytime soon

@blockislandboy Hey, Shakin the guitar makes for cool wah.

Do you need a mic to use this?