Members brebis Posted August 15, 2009 Members Share Posted August 15, 2009 Hi! I would like to increase the sustain of my sounds (clear and distorted) but do not what to use a distortion or fuzz pedal. I think compressor pedals would be good but I do not like the way they cut the attack, it sounds unnatural. Any idea? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrChrisos Posted August 15, 2009 Members Share Posted August 15, 2009 What kind of guitar are you using? Also, how worn are the frets? Compression is the obvious choice as you say, but don't be so quick to dismiss them, there are many on the market, you might find the one for you that you can dial in just right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brebis Posted August 15, 2009 Author Members Share Posted August 15, 2009 I have a Fender Strato and the frets are not worn. Are there compressors that enable you to set the sustain without changing the attack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ming Chow Posted August 15, 2009 Members Share Posted August 15, 2009 Try one of those weight thingys that attach to the headstock, to give it mass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrChrisos Posted August 15, 2009 Members Share Posted August 15, 2009 I have a Fender Strato and the frets are not worn.Are there compressors that enable you to set the sustain without changing the attack? Compression doesn't really work that way, by nature it will affect your attack. The reason your signal will appear to have more compression is because it is levelling out the sound, making the quieter sounds appear louder. So as your signal dies away on a held note, the compression boosts it to make it appear as loud as when you first played it. It does this with the whole signal, which is why your picking sounds also appear really loud. Attack control will be trying to set when the compression hits, so it might feel unnatural at first, and will need tweaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soeru Posted August 15, 2009 Members Share Posted August 15, 2009 Use higher gage strings maybe, and higher string action? If you've got a guitar with a floyd rose, replace the block with a big fat brass block: http://floydupgrades.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=66&zenid=cfqcb4uolot3dls1vtg28sml82 I'm sure there are similar products for vintage trems. I haven't tried this myself but I might in the future(don't want to now since I use Tremol-no's, and they're incompatible with these big blocks). I hear it really makes a world of a difference in sustain and tone, more than pickups. Sustain really comes down to the frets IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zachary vex Posted August 15, 2009 Members Share Posted August 15, 2009 External compressor, probably 1176. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tbdmlog Posted August 15, 2009 Members Share Posted August 15, 2009 A neck-through guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members strtdv Posted August 15, 2009 Members Share Posted August 15, 2009 Can you not get a delayed compression that only applies after say .1 seconds, thus leaving your attack in place, but giving you more sustain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members suparsonic Posted August 15, 2009 Members Share Posted August 15, 2009 Sustain is in the fingerz, practice sustaining notes without the guitar plugged in. Oh and playing through a quality amp helps too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kap'n Posted August 15, 2009 Members Share Posted August 15, 2009 Sustain is in the fingerz, practice sustaining notes without the guitar plugged in. Oh and playing through a quality amp helps too. There is a lot to this. Vibrato helps, especially with very slightly rough frets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wood Chuck Posted August 15, 2009 Members Share Posted August 15, 2009 External compressor, probably 1176. this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wood Chuck Posted August 15, 2009 Members Share Posted August 15, 2009 Agood tube amp when turned up has natural compression. Option is Xotic BB Pre Amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members falseswipe Posted August 15, 2009 Members Share Posted August 15, 2009 The Barber Tone Press has a blend knob, to give you compression and sustain while only affecting your attack as much as you let it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Parah Salin Posted August 15, 2009 Members Share Posted August 15, 2009 Left hand technique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StompboxMan Posted August 15, 2009 Members Share Posted August 15, 2009 I've found the Keeley Comp to offer more sustain then any other compressor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ambient Posted August 15, 2009 Members Share Posted August 15, 2009 Can you not get a delayed compression that only applies after say .1 seconds, thus leaving your attack in place, but giving you more sustain? you mean like a compressor with an attack knob? maybe a release knob also for haha's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blueballoon Posted August 15, 2009 Members Share Posted August 15, 2009 hotter pickups might help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wjbratcher Posted August 15, 2009 Members Share Posted August 15, 2009 gee, a $2k 1176 would be overkill for plugging into an amp -- it would be better in a recording chain or for mixdown . . . unless this is a joke. I use a Boss cs-2 and adjust the "attack" knob until it sounds right. This comp colors your sound a little, but the sustain it gives you is more natural and less obnoxious than say a Ross or MXR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grubgoat Posted August 15, 2009 Members Share Posted August 15, 2009 Turn the amp up. You can get any amp to the point that its not quite "feeding back" but its naturally sustaining the note, or "singing" - when you get that, you can hold the same note for an hour, if your hand can take it. You might have to mess with your location versus the amp (meaning, you might have to stand right next to it, or in some other specific spot). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members grayeyes777 Posted August 15, 2009 Members Share Posted August 15, 2009 different guitar and better fingers man.... (not calling your fingers bad btw). if you have a maple neck on the strat then you won't really get the sustain that you would out of a neck through rosewood ish type setup. also.. if the strat has singles then go to hums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wood Chuck Posted August 15, 2009 Members Share Posted August 15, 2009 Watch Carlo's Santana video's. He has been sustaining the same note for 40 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Great Waldo Pepper Posted August 15, 2009 Members Share Posted August 15, 2009 How high are your strat's pickups? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ILOVEMYFENDER Posted August 15, 2009 Members Share Posted August 15, 2009 Get a compressor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brettDbass Posted August 15, 2009 Members Share Posted August 15, 2009 Hi!I would like to increase the sustain of my sounds (clear and distorted) but do not what to use a distortion or fuzz pedal.I think compressor pedals would be good but I do not like the way they cut the attack, it sounds unnatural.Any idea?Thank you! While trying not to sound pedantic, can I ask for more context information?Guitar make and model, string make and guage, amp, pedal chain, even style of music - all make an important contribution. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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