The Top Three Electric Guitar Guitar Effects
One of the biggest advantages of playing the electric guitar is its ability to create different and unique sounds. Because you are using electricity to create the sound that you hear it gives you the ability to manipulate the electrical signal the guitar creates. Today Im going to write about the three most common electric guitar effect pedals.
The first type of pedal Id like to discuss is essential to almost every guitar style. That is the Distortion or Overdrive pedal. The distortion pedal takes your guitar signal and compresses or clips the sound wave produced by your electric guitar.
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 most important pedal to have in your collection is the Delay Pedal. A delay pedal works by taking your original guitar signal and repeating it at a set interval after the original signal. The signal can have as many repeats as you want to create many types of 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. - 18423
The first type of pedal Id like to discuss is essential to almost every guitar style. That is the Distortion or Overdrive pedal. The distortion pedal takes your guitar signal and compresses or clips the sound wave produced by your electric guitar.
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 most important pedal to have in your collection is the Delay Pedal. A delay pedal works by taking your original guitar signal and repeating it at a set interval after the original signal. The signal can have as many repeats as you want to create many types of 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. - 18423
About the Author:
Matt Rushton is a 27 year veteran of playing live music. Matt is the author and webmaster of Live Musician Central. You can find all kinds of advice and instruction for improving your cover band. Matt also custom programs sound effect patch presets for the Fender Cyber-Twin SE amplifier.
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