Electric Guitar Sound Help?
Hey! I have the Epihphone Les Paul Standard Plus with the Fender Mustang 1 amp, and I don't know how to make my guitar to sound something like Hard Rock/Alt Rock/Punk Rock! I want something like Breaking Benjamin, Three Days Grace, Simple Plan, Yellowcard etc I am also using Fender Fuse and downloaded many custom presets but none of the seem to work like I want. I don't have a distortion pedal. Do I need to get one? Thanks!
How do I make my electric guitar sound electric?
Hey I got a new guitar a while back. When I plug it into an amp and play it, it still sounds kind of acoustic When you hear real bands playing their guitars sound awesome PLEASE HELP ME MAKE MY GUITAR PLAY THAT KIND OF SOUND!!!!
My electric guitar doesn't sound electric?
The big difference straight out of the box with an electric guitar and an acoustic is the length of the sustain of the note when you pluck one string. It is how you manipulate that electric signal that produces the final sound you hear. Add in some reverb and you can do a lot. Depending on the sound you want to achieve, Dick Dale was just fast with heavily calloused fingers. Ted Nuggent would play very close to the speakers so he would get distortion from feedback picked up by the guitar. It was merely an electronic failure within a tube during a recording session that was left int he final edit that led to much of that sound you are seeking, and all that really occured was a short in a preamp tube that overdrove the next audio stage. With tube gear you get a mellow sound when you introduce clipping, and solid state gear gets harsh and nasty. If you know a bit about electronics, there are books that have been in print that show you how to make your own guitar effects, there are also a number of guitar effects oriented web sites. http://www.duncanamps.com/ http://www.fretbase.com/blog/2009/03/how... http://www.geofex.com/ http://sizzlingguitarlicks.blogspot.com/ http://buildinggadgets.com/index_circuitlinks.htm http://acapella.harmony-central.com/index.php This is a large forum with people willing to help out because many have been in the same spot.
What's the best way to make my electric guitar sound like an acoustic guitar?
If I want a different sound, I go looking for a guitar that has the sound I want. But that’s just me, and I’m not known for doing what other people think is obvious…… which brings me to one of my ‘keeper’ guitars, the Washburn SBT-21. Loosely based on a Fender Telecaster, but with none of the usual pickups, it has a Fisher piezo transducer under the bridge saddle.And the sound is amazing! Without feedback worries at volume levels that cause the speakers to do your breathing for you.Rather than looking for an old SBT-21 and then stuffing your favourite pickups into it to regain the electric sounds you’re used to, I recommend researching some piezo pickups that can be installed under your existing bridge saddle(s) or a piezo bridge that is easily substituted for the one you have now.There’s always the modelling approach, represented by the Variax, but I find that kind of stuff to be seriously unsatisfying. I’m an Olde-Skhool dinosaur who still thinks a gig should start off with dragging heavy tube gear into the venue that leaves my arms shaking from the effort. Makes playing barre chords a bitch, but the fret-hand tremolo is sooo natural. YMMV.As I always say: “Ears and mind open - Eyes closed.” And smile!Enjoy your Tonequest!
Electric Guitar Help, humming and buzzing sound?
It could be the wire connecting your guitar to the amp is loose, or your guitar jack is loose. If the jack is loose you can just fix that by tightening it (preferably with a screwdriver). If the problem persists, then it's probably your amp.
Electric Guitar Help. Humming/Buzzing Sound.?
Your guitar has single coil - P90 style - single coil pickups. These types of pickups are prone to give hum with amps. It may also be that you have electrical components - like like dimmers or neon lights - in close proxemity increasing the issue. Furthermore, low standard guitar cables and certain inferior amps may also increase the hum and ground noise issues. There is nothing wrong per se with your equipment. Your best bet is to keep your guitar further away from the amp and turn it at an angle which reduces the hum. A guitar with humbucker pickups (humbucker: buck the hum) is another option if you want to get rid of the hum. Some guitars with single coils can be shielded properly to avoid the issue. However, this is not an easy task with this guitar.