Guitar Sound Effects

How to get the guitar sound effects to sound just like your favorite guitarist?

On the Edge of U2

On the Edge of U2

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 [...]

Rage Against The Machine – Sleep Now In The Fire

Rage Against The Machine – Sleep Now In The Fire

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, [...]

David Bowie Sound – Ashes To Ashes

David Bowie Sound – Ashes To Ashes

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 [...]

Trying to Sound like Stevie Ray Vaughan?

Trying to Sound like Stevie Ray Vaughan?

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 [...]

Messing with a Guitar Sound – My Sound

Messing with a Guitar Sound – My Sound

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 [...]

Guitar Sound Effects – Pink Floyd – Have A Cigar

Guitar Sound Effects – Pink Floyd – Have A Cigar

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 [...]