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How important is a good amp? [closed]
I always wanted to know the importance of a good amp for a guitar.
Do I rather need a 50w tube amplifier that sounds like heaven, or is it already enough if I get a good pedal? Or do I need both?
I ...
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How to choose a good pedal for my guitar [closed]
I've played the guitar for almost 8 years and I use an amp since 2 years (since I've started with the electric guitar).
My amp is the Nux Mighty 15 DFX.
I really enjoy playing and I also have recorded ...
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Should i buy guitar effects even If I'm a beginner?
I've been learning the (electric) guitar for 2 months now, and I am able to play open chords, a couple of barre and power chords. And I'm able play a couple of simple songs.
I'm curious to try guitar ...
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How to prevent high pitch feedback when palm muting
I have a Les Paul with Burstbucker pickups. They sound amazing because they are so hot (very high output). However, when I play with a lot of overdrive, it will constantly squeal (super annoying high ...
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How to sustain bends and vibrato better in the guitar? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What factors affect a guitar’s ability to sustain a note?
How can I create a long sustained note on an electric guitar?
My guitar, a Washburn N2, doesn't have a good ...
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Does proper technology exists for guitar accompaniment design for guitarists who play alone?
I'm imagining a pedal that can loop or save rhythms and chords played on a guitar.
I also imagine a pedal for bass notes and/or a guitar that plays bass notes as well harmony like a keyboard. On the ...
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Weird light instead of pick?
I've been on post rock concert (God is an Astronaut if it helps) and during one song artist were not using something looking like tiny laptop power supply with little light (pickup side). He was still ...
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Recording electric guitar with pc - suggestions to get a great metal sound
I'm trying to connect my electric guitar to the pc and record some great distortion sound, what I have in mind is something that sounds really really good in fast metal solos
I've been struggling to ...
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wet/moist sounding effect, replicating effects or sound. electronic music
I was listening to the group Terravita's song and heard a awesome sounding synthesizer with what sounds like it has heavy effects. It sort of sounds like a flanger, but with an almost wetness or moist ...
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Comparing aspects of the Boss GT-10 and the POD HD500
Both of them are pretty stellar for an amateur like me. I don't intend on playing in large venues and probably will not record much. Both of them have pretty good effects; although, the HD500, I've ...
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Tube screamer 808 with an ENGL Screamer 50W amp
As an Andy Timmon's huge fan I try to get my guitar tone to sound similar to his. In one of his videos I saw that he uses the Ibanez ts808 tube screamer pedal.
I own an ENGL 50W screamer amp which ...
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What are good applications of the ZVex Fuzz Factory
I have recently come into the possession of a ZVex Fuzz Factory. I hear that this fuzz pedal has a ton of applications beyond using it as a standard fuzz effect.
What are some of its normal uses?
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What is the effect/technique used to make the slide in 1979 by the Smashing Pumpkins?
In the song 1979 by the Smashing Pumpkins, there is a re-occurring downward slide when the guitar changes chords at the end of the first bar (from 7x9 / 2x4):
$5.6.$4.x.$3.8 $5.6.$4.x.$3.8 ...
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is there an affordable bass octave pedal that goes *up*? [closed]
I really like the octave down effects for 6 string guitar - so when you play it sounds like you have a bass backing each note.
What I want is the other way around - something that will make my bass ...
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How can I reproduce the effects on this riff in Iron Maiden - Afraid to Shoot Strangers?
Listen to this Iron Maiden song called "Afraid to Shoot Strangers" at about 2:43 (Iron Maiden fans will probably recognize the riff). This sounds very simple to me, but I don't know how they did it. I ...
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Trying to get that tube sound from a gainclone amp
A Gainclone chip amp makes for a nice benchmark/monitor amp. How can I add controllable even order harmonic distortion to one?
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What are the major types of effect pedals for electric guitar? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Glossary of Guitar Effects
What are the major types of effect pedals for electric guitar?
I.e., as a novice, what effect pedal types should I be aware of, that ...
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How should I connect my compressor effect to my amplifier?
Just bought an ENGL screamer 50W amplifier and the only thing I miss right now is a decent compressor for the clean channel.
I also have a Zoom g9.2tt effects device and I was thinking of connecting ...
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Bass sound in Ride the Lightning
I have listened to Metallica's Ride the Lightning over and over again, but never paid an attention to the crunching bass sound Cliff Burton uses at some places in the song. Any idea how does he get ...
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shoegazing effects in Sonar X1 Producer [closed]
Is there any way to mimic shoegazing sounds in Sonar X1 Producer using only pre-installed instruments (default instruments)?
If this is not possible, can anyone recommend any good shoegazing VSTi?
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Using an amp-simulation pedal with a real guitar amp
I decided when shopping for the amplification side of my guitar rig, to buy a multi-fx pedal that included amp simulations, and a PA amp that adds minimal distortion or colour.
This means that I can ...
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Is this disco/funk guitar effect a wah-wah pedal or something different?
I'm no guitarist and this might be an 'obvious' question to those who know - but there's a backing-guitar effect often heard in many funky/disco songs which I can only describe as a sort of ...
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How can I create a long sustained note on an electric guitar?
I've seen such effects on Santana, Robert Fripp and Steve Hackett. They produce a clean sustained sound and I don't know how to create it.
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Share an effects loop between two signals?
I hope this is the correct forum for a question like this. I have a signal processing question. I have one guitar, that has it's signal split, with one signal going to a guitar amp, and one going ...
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How can I recreate Alex Kapranos's sound (Franz Ferdinand singer and guitarist)?
We're preparing a Franz Ferdinand coverband and I would like to get as close as possible to Alex Kapranos's instruments' look & sound. What do I need to do this?
For the look I'll need a Fender ...
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What do I need to look for in a Y splitter for guitar?
I have started recording band practices. I'd like to record my guitar signal twice, one DI with no effects and the other mic'ing my amp. So I want to split my signal prior to effects chain (maybe post ...
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Using Amplitube for iPad on stage
Good afternoon,
I have recently started using my iPad with my Taylor acoustic guitar and can make it sound like a 65 Fender Twin reverb using the Amplitube app.
It sounds great but I was wondering if ...
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How can I get that flanger effect from “The Pretender” by Foo Fighters?
I'm working on a cover of The Pretender by Foo Fighters, and I think I've got the tone I want pretty nailed down, with one exception. Near the bridge section (at the 2:44 mark) the rhythm guitar has a ...
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What to look for in a single 9v power supply for various brands of foot pedal
I have the following foot pedals:
MXR Dynacomp
Pro-co RAT II
BOSS CE-5 (Chorus Ensemble)
Korg AX30G
... and of course would like to add more. :)
I'd like a single power supply to rule power them ...
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How can I use an external tap tempo dial instead of a switch?
I have a Boss DD20 delay pedal and want to set exact tempos during gigs, but don't want to be bending down to dial them in each time.
There is the tap option, but it doesn't achieve exact tempos ...
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Where to put guitar Harmonizer in effects chain?
So where should it be. First in the chain. Or Maybe somewhere near the modulation effects in amp's effect's loop? And why? what are pros and cons?
Let's assume for purpose of this question, we are ...
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Using a looper live - how to connect playback and overdub to 2 different amps?
I currently bought a Boss RC-2 Loop station because I want to play the second guitar in my band as well. My problem now is that I don't want the two guitar tracks - playback and overdub - to come from ...
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Do distortion pedals work well with tube amps? Or should I use a tube screamer?
I have a Blackstar HT5 tube amp and I like to use a Boss DS1 with the clean channel for the heavy stuff (Zeppelin to Nirvana, these are very different I know). Is this considered a good idea, or ...
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How important is it to have an EQ pedal in your chain?
I have a Digitech Bad Monkey, which in my experience, is a very transparent pedal. I use it to mainly to boost my volumes during solos etc.
But I've ...
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Looking for logic in Behringer X V-AMP LX-1 default presets… need help
I have owned this multieffect for a few days, and I am not able to manage all the (100) default presets. Could someone look for any logic in this list (for ex from #dd to #dd blues effect tones or ...
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Glossary of Guitar Effects
There are numerous effects options available to the guitarist, especially the electric guitarist. This question is intended to gather and cultivate a set of answers to questions in the form of:
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How do I play the intro riff from Collective Soul's song Heavy?
This question got me all jazzed up about Collective Soul again, so I was spinning through my iTunes library and I hit "Heavy" off Dosage. I have always wondered how to play the beginning riff of that ...
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How can I get a sound similar to Shine by Collective Soul?
I love the riff in that song but no matter how much I fiddle with my amp head and pedals, I just can't seem to duplicate that warm, fuzzy feel. Here's a link if you are unfamiliar with the song.
I ...
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How to achieve a glassy, edgy solo tone?
I'm talking about a tone that is clearly saturated, yet without sounding dirty. Imagine a 'creamy' sound, but make it more 'liquid' (!!!) [ref: Popular names for particular guitar tones ]
I'll give ...
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How to stop distortion from making minor chords muddy?
I have a Roland/Boss GT3, which I use to get various distortion sounds. I like the sound for the most part, but I find that distorted sounds seem very ... "muddy" I guess would be the best way to ...
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Can I build an EBow myself?
It's possible to get some crazy sounds using an EBow on the guitar. I know that it works by creating an electromagnetic field to move the strings. Has anybody tried to build one? Are any schematics ...
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Powering 5 high-current draw effects pedals
I've got the entire collection of Empress effects pedals now but my dream of an all-Empress pedalboard is being stymied by their power-hunger nature. 3 of the 5 run PICs for parameter changes and what ...
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Can I use semi-acoustic guitar with overdrive (or compressor) without getting feedback?
Old-school method like to put lots of paper into body of guitar is not recommended in here =))
Anyway, I saw on youtube that one guy having delay+compressor+overdrive+reverb played with epiphone DOT, ...
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VHT Pitbull 50-CL foot pedal?
I'm the proud new owner of a used Pitbull 50-CL I got cheap at guitar center, but it didn't come with a footpedal. Now VHT is Freyette, I'm not sure where I could get one. Could I use something ...
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Tips for trying out effects (at a guitar shop)
I'm about to go shopping, and I decided to buy a multi-effects unit for versatility (I thought a lot and decided I do need it). Now I gotta decide which one (not that it's really relevant, but my ...
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How do I find a good reverb pedal for a huge, soul-filling sound?
I'm looking to experiment with some post-rock sort of stuff, and my guitar sound is just far too empty right now. I've got an echo park that I've been messing around with, but given that it's ...
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How does The Talkbox work?
Beck started using this in the early 70's - they called it The Bag for a hot minute (as did Stevie Wonder) - Frampton's career came alive when he started using it - how does it work?
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What are most common effects (pedals) for Post-rock music genre?
I still don't get rules of our community (stackoverlow is more friendly on best-practises).
But I really want to know what pedals do bands using for post-rock music?
Tons of bands have simillar sound ...
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Where should I put delay pedal, before reverb or after?
What's difference between positions of these pedals? I'm playing more post-rock music, with lots of effects... still can't figure out where should I place reverb.
