Clumsyboy wrote:lol that shows how much i know about effects......hmmm maybe just talk about some basic effects pedals (fairly cheap) and what they do
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Harmonicas!
Oh. Harmonics. Right.
Okay, going off the list Jeff gave you: what they do....
distortion - pretty basic, just switching distortion on and off
wah - effect like extreme bends each time you press it (it's more like a gas pedal than a switch)
delay - self explanitory. just different degrees of "echo"
flange - extreme vibrato, although I think it goes above and below the note(s).
phaser - never used this one. I imagine it's like a 70's psychedelic rock effect. Don't quote me on that, though.
tremelo - never used this one either. not quite sure
chorus - gives different octaves of the note(s) played, giving the effect of different "voices" making the same sound, all at once.
As for prices, they depend on what brand you're looking at. And it depends on whether you want separate pedals (if you just want a couple of them) or a set that has many effects built in. Separate pedals can cost from $70-120 each. Not sure about sets.
Your best bet is to check in with your local guitar shop.
Oh. Harmonics. Right.
Okay, going off the list Jeff gave you: what they do....
distortion - pretty basic, just switching distortion on and off
wah - effect like extreme bends each time you press it (it's more like a gas pedal than a switch)
delay - self explanitory. just different degrees of "echo"
flange - extreme vibrato, although I think it goes above and below the note(s).
phaser - never used this one. I imagine it's like a 70's psychedelic rock effect. Don't quote me on that, though.
tremelo - never used this one either. not quite sure
chorus - gives different octaves of the note(s) played, giving the effect of different "voices" making the same sound, all at once.
As for prices, they depend on what brand you're looking at. And it depends on whether you want separate pedals (if you just want a couple of them) or a set that has many effects built in. Separate pedals can cost from $70-120 each. Not sure about sets.
Your best bet is to check in with your local guitar shop.
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could someone fill me in on what phaser is, i would go down to the guitar store with these questions, but i'm very inept with guitar lingo and stuff like this, i have no guitar friends and am basically self taught, i'm decent but i'm like a dear in headlights when people get talking guitar talk.
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"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911
"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good
I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.
"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
tremelo is a lot like delay. it adds vibrating effect. "clumsy" prechorus
amp distortion only. plz. thx.
amp distortion only. plz. thx.
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we are the bleeding hearts, beating syncopated, broken rhythm.
our speed is often break neck. we need to slow it down.
tired of being sleepless. tired of being broken.
ah ic, thanks for the help guys, i'll probably still go to the Guitar store for advice, but now i'm armed with at least some knowledge so i don't come off as a complete idiot
"How can we justify spending so much on destruction and so little on life?" Matthew Good
"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911
"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good
I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.
"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911
"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good
I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.
"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
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jeff is bitchin' wrote:amp distortion only. plz. thx.
Amp distortion is usually really low quality, though.
I use my Gov'nor distortion pedal (Marshall), and my amp's distortion to augment it for solos, as well as the effects that come on my amp (delay, chorus, flange, delay/chorus).
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Every now and then I fall out into open air just to feel the wind, rain and everything.
And though the hum and sway gets me down, I'll find the way to peace and openness.
"Robbo" - © Alex (happeningfish)...^5 ^5 v v
Every now and then I fall out into open air just to feel the wind, rain and everything.
And though the hum and sway gets me down, I'll find the way to peace and openness.
"Robbo" - © Alex (happeningfish)...^5 ^5 v v
it decided to stop working. so i took it back to guitar center where i bought it. and they redirected me to this electronics repair place where they take all of their stuff to fix. well that place has had it probably three weeks or more. and all i think it was was a burned out tube. 
we are the brand new beatniks. we are the down and outers.
we are the bleeding hearts, beating syncopated, broken rhythm.
our speed is often break neck. we need to slow it down.
tired of being sleepless. tired of being broken.
we are the bleeding hearts, beating syncopated, broken rhythm.
our speed is often break neck. we need to slow it down.
tired of being sleepless. tired of being broken.
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YES! I'm actually starting to understand this recorder!
I'm able to record multiple guitar tracks with vocals!
You want to hear something weird? Listen to your own voice and/or your own singing voice.
I'm able to record multiple guitar tracks with vocals!
You want to hear something weird? Listen to your own voice and/or your own singing voice.
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Every now and then I fall out into open air just to feel the wind, rain and everything.
And though the hum and sway gets me down, I'll find the way to peace and openness.
"Robbo" - © Alex (happeningfish)...^5 ^5 v v
Every now and then I fall out into open air just to feel the wind, rain and everything.
And though the hum and sway gets me down, I'll find the way to peace and openness.
"Robbo" - © Alex (happeningfish)...^5 ^5 v v
