how do i make my guitar sound?
how do i make my guitar sound like other punk/ hard rock bands. i heard i need a desotrtion pedal. tell me what to do with one ime new to guitar what is a destortion pedal any way also my guitar is a fender starcaster if that helps. what i mean is i play the notes right but it isnt sounding the same so help if you know what i mean. guitars are frusterating little things arnet they.
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A distortion box is simply a purposefully poorly constructed amplifier that literally distorts the waveform that is inputted to it.
The result is a "gravelly" or grinding sound. The power amplifier and its preamplification stages also influences the output by injecting its own distortion.
To mimic the sound that a particular guitarist has, you may need to duplicate his/her equipment to achieve the end, because each piece of equipment injects its own component to the final sound, including both the amplifier/effects and the specific guitar.
More over, guitarists often use multiple effects, so what you're hearing may not simple be distortion, but it may combine compression, expansion, chorus, and other effects to achieve the sound.
You do not have to be good to use one. In fact, many really lousy musicians use them to mask their ineptitude. In fact, it is in my 37 years of guitar playing experience the first effect pedal that most guitarists purchase.
The result is a "gravelly" or grinding sound. The power amplifier and its preamplification stages also influences the output by injecting its own distortion.
To mimic the sound that a particular guitarist has, you may need to duplicate his/her equipment to achieve the end, because each piece of equipment injects its own component to the final sound, including both the amplifier/effects and the specific guitar.
More over, guitarists often use multiple effects, so what you're hearing may not simple be distortion, but it may combine compression, expansion, chorus, and other effects to achieve the sound.
You do not have to be good to use one. In fact, many really lousy musicians use them to mask their ineptitude. In fact, it is in my 37 years of guitar playing experience the first effect pedal that most guitarists purchase.
Nov 3, 2009. 5:28 PMJAZ97 (author)
says:
thanks i play mostly punk so its not that hard like i said im new and every thing ( about 2 weeks with no lessons) but i still can play alright i know all major triads chords and can play the intro to smoke on water by deep pruple. i also can play some other chords like f and what not..
Nov 4, 2009. 4:27 PMJAZ97 (author)
says:
cool thanks man im thinking of getting an ibanez DS7 distortion pedal has a 5 rating and is half off for about 39.99 now at GC. so thanks and i subbed to
this was ment to be sent to you i did it wrong on accident though
this was ment to be sent to you i did it wrong on accident though
Nov 5, 2009. 1:34 PMJAZ97 (author)
says:
another question to
how do people use more than one pedal like i knows theres a mat or something underneath do all of the hooks connect to the mat and then finnaly the mat connects to the amp and input of your axe.
how do people use more than one pedal like i knows theres a mat or something underneath do all of the hooks connect to the mat and then finnaly the mat connects to the amp and input of your axe.
Nov 22, 2009. 12:40 PMgtrgy
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not exactly, each effect pedal has an input and an output, you simply connect the pedals using small cords. You have to play around with the order in which you connect the pedals to get the sound you want too.
google guitar pedals and look at punk slash hard rock pedals but to play with one you have to be good
Nov 2, 2009. 6:19 PMRe-design
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Unless you can really play pretty good then you're just wasting your money.
But if you can the search "guitar effects". You will find lots of sites that help you build your own effects. Even if you don't want to build your own what you are looking for is the mp3 sample pages. Thats where they have mp3's of what the effect sounds like. That will let you pick what sound you are looking for.
Sometimes it's not the effect but it's the amp. I hate to admit it but they really do sound different. And the guitars sound different also so it's not just the effect you're looking for but a conglomeration of all of it.
Research the sound you are looking to play. Then work on your technique.
Good luck.
But if you can the search "guitar effects". You will find lots of sites that help you build your own effects. Even if you don't want to build your own what you are looking for is the mp3 sample pages. Thats where they have mp3's of what the effect sounds like. That will let you pick what sound you are looking for.
Sometimes it's not the effect but it's the amp. I hate to admit it but they really do sound different. And the guitars sound different also so it's not just the effect you're looking for but a conglomeration of all of it.
Research the sound you are looking to play. Then work on your technique.
Good luck.
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