Recent Guitar Sound News
I know, this post is not about guitar sound effects. But it provides some info for those that feel they need some kind of tution. In todays world the internet provides much quicker access to guitar lessons than it used to be. Instead of paying a teacher for weekly lessons or going thru countless books, [...]
Distorsion and Overdrives, Pedals and Stompboxes, Recommended Guitar Equipment
Another classic, responsible for the guitar sound of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Mike McCready (Pearl Jam), Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Edge, Scott Henderson and many more. Designed in late 70s to push the allready overdriven tube amp to give it an extra gain, this pedal sounds great even thru solid state amps as it emulates a tube [...]
Modulation Guitar Effects, Pedals and Stompboxes, Recommended Guitar Equipment
Another small but powerful unit from Marshall. Just like the Echohead delay unit, this pedal is capable of expanding your guitar sound beyond what you would expect from a single stompbox as it offers six different types of modulation effects which makes it effectively a modulation multieffect. Four knobs add to simplicity, two outputs give [...]
Delay & Reverb Effects, Pedals and Stompboxes, Recommended Guitar Equipment
Unlike digital delay units which produce accurate repeats and add no colour to basic guitar sound, analog delays produce some colouring in overall sound. It acts like the main signal is recorded and played back several times, each at lower volume so that it makes the impression there are small shifting in the tone of [...]
Distorsion and Overdrives, Pedals and Stompboxes, Recommended Guitar Equipment
Well, it is a classic. A sound of an old tube amp on the verge of breakup. It is a successor of a Boss OD 1, the first overdrive in a compact pedal that Boss ever released in 1977. Since SD1 was introduced it has been used on countless stages by countless guitar players due [...]
Distorsion and Overdrives, Pedals and Stompboxes, Recommended Guitar Equipment
Given the amount of guitar sound effects that are on the market at any given moment it is hard to choose THE pedal that you can declare the best one. Nevertheless, Fulltone OCD is definitely in top of the range when it comes to overdrive pedals. Whether you want a clan boost, Texas blues or [...]
Modulation Guitar Effects, Pedals and Stompboxes, Recommended Guitar Equipment
This pedal is probably among my favourite pedals on my pedalboard. I consider it my secret weapon among all my guitar sound effects because it is capable of producing some unique sounds which can help you to stand out among other guitar players. Whether you want to round your overall tone with a vintage feel, [...]
Delay & Reverb Effects, Pedals and Stompboxes, Recommended Guitar Equipment
I must say that I was amazed what this little pedal can do. Features and especially the sound quality is way beyond what you would expect. It offers six different types of delay: HI-FI which is a digital delay great to use for accurate repeats, ANALOG which emulates analog delay units and adds warmth and [...]
The first thing that crosses a guitar players mind when talking about a Fender amp and a Tubescreamer pedal is screaming blues ala Stevie Ray Vaughan. Still, many forget that there is a sea of sounds to explore using only basic guitar sound effects. The other day I was alone in a rehearsal room and [...]
In a second part of the epic Pink Floyd song Echoes from their 1971 album Meddle there is an awkward psychodelic three minute part that creates a strange mood and reminds of a seagull flying above your head. This part lasts from around 11th minute until 15th minute of the song (the song itself lasts [...]
Adrian Belew is another guitar sound wizard that is always exploring new sonic grounds and new guitar sound effects. Whether in other projects (David Bowie, Talking Heads, King Crimson,..) or projects of his own, he always uses an embarassing ammount of gear and is always keen to try new devices. Belew says that his inspiration [...]
There is a dual secret behind the wall of sound of U2 and their guitar player known as Edge. The first one is clean sound and the second one is analog delay. For the amp, any clean amp should do the work. I can only recommend Fender Twin Reverb, Vox AC 30, Roland JC120. But [...]
Tom Morello is famous for his mixture of styles (blues based rock riffs, funk, heavy metal, punk, hip hop…) as well as an innovative use of guitar sound effects. His revolutionary guitar playing comes from the whole new approach to it. Besides classical playing (strums, riffs and solos) he makes music of scratches, beats, noises, [...]
I must admit I had some hard time with this one. There are two guitars recorded on this song that are played differently rhythm-wise. The sound of each guitar is different as well but pretty simple for both of them (different EQ settings). And it is possible to make this song sound good with just [...]
It is a well known fact that the easiest way to acquire that thick, juicy, sought after sound of graet Stevie Ray Vaughan (besides heavy fingerwork and a strong right hand technique) is by using an old Fender Stratocaster (1959 preferably) with vintage type pickups ( Fender Fat 50s or Tex Mex), Fender Vibroverb amp [...]
This is an audio clip of me jamming with my band in our rehersal place. It is kind of seventies rock jam. This is not here to showcase my playing, musical ideas or my band and our musical style (we play many styles not just this one). So dont get judgemental on mistakes, quality of [...]
This one was rather easy. But without the right effect it is next to impossible. The key effect I am talking about is a PHASER. Without one you wont be able to get that signature guitar intro to the song which is present through the most of the song. The phaser I use is BOSS [...]
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