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"How
To Improve The Way You Sound By Using Effects"
Let's
get into effects!
This
is one of my favorite areas of guitar playing as I religiously
plug my effects pedal in whenever I play my guitar!
Now
for those of you who don't know -- effects pedals manipulate the
sound of your guitar (in a good way!)
So
for example if you place the effect "REVERB" on your guitar
it will make it sound like you are playing in a large concert huge
hall.
If
you place the effect of "DELAY" on your guitar, it will
constantly repeat what you play over and over.
If
you place the effect of "DISTORTION" on your guitar, it
will distort the sound of your guitar and make it sound either crunchy,
wheezy, hard metal sounding or just rough as nails!
Now
there's a million effects pedals out there, but let's cut straight
to the bone here...
Firstly
if you want to hear some examples of effects, check out my site
over at:
http://www.guitartips.com.au/subpages/guitarlessons-cooleffects.htm
....where
I sat down and recorded a few main effects for you. Please don't
ask me which pedal I used to record those sounds as I go through
hundreds each year!
Now
if you want to get into effects pedals, there are 2 types you can
go for.
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The
first is a SINGLE effect pedal. They contain only 1 effect
and cost usually around $50 - $150 per pedal to buy. Here's
what a single effects pedal looks like...
Very
simple and straight forward with 4 knobs to adjust the effect,
and an input and output jack. To turn the effect ON -- use
your feet to press down.
To
turn the effect OFF -- do the same thing! The only trouble
is if you want 5 or 10 pedals, you'll need to by 5 or 10 of
these things and it can get expensive, not to mention connecting
all these up in a line when you go to play on stage!
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The
second is a MULTI - EFFECTS Pedal.
It's exactly what is sounds....'multi' meaning many effects
in one unit..
They
offer a lot more options and effect settings. Many allow you
to create / combine your own effects also!
These
are recommended for advanced players as they can get a bit
complex to operate.
They
also allow you to program different effects in and save them
to each pedal. So during songs you can switch from one effect
to another. Very hot tool.
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There
are slightly smaller ones that are still multi effects pedals but
instead of having 4 pedals, they have 2. They are about half the
size of the above image and slight cheaper also.
To
check out a few effects pedals and get a rough idea on pricing,
go to:
http://www.instrumentpro.com
....they
usually have a few great deals on as well as match other stores
if you see the same thing for a cheaper price!
Bottom
line -- get into effects pedals. They add spice to your playing
and make you sound like a rock star -- even if you're only in
your bedroom!
WRITTEN
BY ELMORE MUSIC
If you've always wanted to learn to play the guitar but
never had the chance, give me 17 minutes a day for 90 days
and I'll show you how to play virtually any song you want!
Visit http://www.guitartips.com.au
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