You Should Have These Three Electric Guitar Effects In Your Collection
If you play the electric guitar then I'm sure you know how easy it is to make different sounds. Because the electric guitar uses electric signals to create the sounds, it becomes possible to manipulate those signals for even more unique sounds. There are 3 essential effects that every guitarist should have in their effect collection.
The first type of effect I'd like to discuss is the Distortion pedal. Distortion pedals add lovely harmonic overtones to your guitar signal by compressing and clipping the sound wave. This gives your guitar a very thick and warm sound.
There are literally hundreds of distortion pedals for you to choose from. Everything is available from a light overdriven distortion to a scooped our, modern metal distortion. A distortion pedal is essential to have in your collection whether you play Country, Metal or Rock-N-Roll.
The second effect I'd like to talk about is the Delay Effect. The delay effect is created by replicating your original guitar signal and playing it back at an interval after the original signal. You can have the signal be repeated once or as many times as you wish to create the desired echo effect.
Having a delay pedal in your effect arsenal will give you the ability to add depth to your sound. You can also use a delay effect set to longer delay settings for creating complex, layered harmonies. All types of musical genres use delay effects.
To round out the top 3 effect pedals you should own for your guitar, you must have a Chorus pedal. The way a Chorus pedal works is by putting a slight delay with added modulation to your guitar's original signal and then combining that signal with the original one. This creates a lush, full sound as if two guitars were playing simultaneously.
The Chorus effect is most commonly used to give the guitar a thicker sound. You can also run a chorusing effect in stereo for a wide, spatial sound that is fabulous mixed in stereo. Again, every genre of music uses the chorus effect.
Every guitarist I know reaches a point where they want their guitar to sound different. Effects are the easiest and best way to achieve unique electric guitar sounds. The most essential effects to have in your collection are Distortion, Delay and Chorus. - 18758
The first type of effect I'd like to discuss is the Distortion pedal. Distortion pedals add lovely harmonic overtones to your guitar signal by compressing and clipping the sound wave. This gives your guitar a very thick and warm sound.
There are literally hundreds of distortion pedals for you to choose from. Everything is available from a light overdriven distortion to a scooped our, modern metal distortion. A distortion pedal is essential to have in your collection whether you play Country, Metal or Rock-N-Roll.
The second effect I'd like to talk about is the Delay Effect. The delay effect is created by replicating your original guitar signal and playing it back at an interval after the original signal. You can have the signal be repeated once or as many times as you wish to create the desired echo effect.
Having a delay pedal in your effect arsenal will give you the ability to add depth to your sound. You can also use a delay effect set to longer delay settings for creating complex, layered harmonies. All types of musical genres use delay effects.
To round out the top 3 effect pedals you should own for your guitar, you must have a Chorus pedal. The way a Chorus pedal works is by putting a slight delay with added modulation to your guitar's original signal and then combining that signal with the original one. This creates a lush, full sound as if two guitars were playing simultaneously.
The Chorus effect is most commonly used to give the guitar a thicker sound. You can also run a chorusing effect in stereo for a wide, spatial sound that is fabulous mixed in stereo. Again, every genre of music uses the chorus effect.
Every guitarist I know reaches a point where they want their guitar to sound different. Effects are the easiest and best way to achieve unique electric guitar sounds. The most essential effects to have in your collection are Distortion, Delay and Chorus. - 18758
About the Author:
Matt Rushton is the author and developer of Live Musician Central. You can find all kinds of tips and instruction for improving your live band. Matt also custom programs sound effect patch presets for the Fender Cyber-Twin SE amplifier.
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