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Is Sustain Possible Without Compression In A Guitar Pedal?


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Short answer: kinda.

You can do it digitally, and I will add my +1 to those who say it at least can do away with the puck and some of the squish.  But ... it's digital.  Keeping in mind that I like digital effects (I appreciate tube warmth but it's not the only flavor I dig), there is a loss of feel in most digital sustain I've experienced.

Then there's more 'organic' ways to extend your signal.  Compression and delay can work; we know the problems with compression, so there's time-based effects, but those are secondary sounds, not primary.

Which leaves you with feedback and distortion.

Suggestion: if you are looking for meticulously clean stuff played fairly quickly, try digital compressors.  Otherwise, turn up, lean in.

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