Timeline for Can I use semi-acoustic guitar with overdrive (or compressor) without getting feedback?
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| May 16, 2014 at 22:02 | comment | added | supercat | It may be worth mentioning that when using an amp "clean", having the volume low enough not to totally blast the guitarist will usually mean the gain is low enough not to cause feedback but using a compressor or distortion will cause the gain at low volumes to be much higher than it otherwise would. If with loud sounds the gain is set at 5% of the point that would cause feedback noises, but quieter sounds are boosted 100-fold, then the amplifiers will generate annoying feedback noises at whatever level would cause gain to fall back to a factor of 20. | |
| Feb 20, 2011 at 20:21 | history | answered | AbstractDissonance | CC BY-SA 2.5 |