Members phishmarisol Posted November 3, 2005 Members Share Posted November 3, 2005 I have been doing this a lot lately...it's a good way to get a long sustaining note if you don't have it naturally...I mean like really long sustain for those that are into it. Set up your boost/OD/Distortion etc. for high gain and amp vol if you want. I keep my amp vol. low though. Important thing is just to have your pedals at a high output. Then you can start your guitar volume really low, like on 2 or 3. Play the note you want to sustain, I usually like to play a run and have the last note ring out a long time. So then right before the note starts to fade or just as it does slowing roll up the guitar volume. Maybe this is obvious but anyway I have been doing it a lot lately and it's fun too. You can also use a vol. pedal for this but I personally don't care for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Porkchop Xpress Posted November 3, 2005 Members Share Posted November 3, 2005 Originally posted by phishmarisol I have been doing this a lot lately...it's a good way to get a long sustaining note if you don't have it naturally...I mean like really long sustain for those that are into it. Set up your boost/OD/Distortion etc. for high gain and amp vol if you want. I keep my amp vol. low though. Important thing is just to have your pedals at a high output. Then you can start your guitar volume really low, like on 2 or 3. Play the note you want to sustain, I usually like to play a run and have the last note ring out a long time. So then right before the note starts to fade or just as it does slowing roll up the guitar volume. Maybe this is obvious but anyway I have been doing it a lot lately and it's fun too. You can also use a vol. pedal for this but I personally don't care for them. A wide vibrato goes a long way too. Just getting some friction under the string can allow it to ring indefinitly with the right amount of gain and a compressor pedal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Montag Posted November 3, 2005 Members Share Posted November 3, 2005 Originally posted by Porkchop Xpress A wide vibrato goes a long way too. Just getting some friction under the string can allow it to ring indefinitly with the right amount of gain and a compressor pedal. booya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 Originally posted by Porkchop Xpress A wide vibrato goes a long way too. Just getting some friction under the string can allow it to ring indefinitly with the right amount of gain and a compressor pedal. w3rd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members riffdaddy Posted November 3, 2005 Members Share Posted November 3, 2005 Originally posted by Porkchop Xpress A wide vibrato goes a long way too. Just getting some friction under the string can allow it to ring indefinitly with the right amount of gain and a compressor pedal. I explained this over the phone to one of my out-of-town students last night. Sustain is in the fingers. He had been hearing from other players in his small town that a compressor was required to get good sustain. I'm definitely a fan of compressors, but guitarists shouldn't use them as a crutch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phishmarisol Posted November 3, 2005 Author Members Share Posted November 3, 2005 I got some great harmonic feedback from my wah tonight too. I definitely agree there is technique involved but I suck so I rely on effects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UncleDig Posted November 3, 2005 Members Share Posted November 3, 2005 That (Jeff) Beck clip that someone posted here today shows this technique. He kept the guitar volume somewhere well below max during most of that solo, but when he needed it, he could crank the guitar vol knob and make it just ooze. Nice tip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members capnbringdown Posted November 3, 2005 Members Share Posted November 3, 2005 Turn amp volume to right to reach maximum sustain. Whenever I want load of sustain, I get a nice overdriven tone (do this however you do it with amp od or fuzz) and then use right hand vibratto to drive the note out as long as I want it to or until it becomes feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ginnboonmiller Posted November 3, 2005 Members Share Posted November 3, 2005 Originally posted by UncleDig That (Jeff) Beck clip that someone posted here today shows this technique. He kept the guitar volume somewhere well below max during most of that solo, but when he needed it, he could crank the guitar vol knob and make it just ooze.Nice tip! He did a hell of a lot of that with his fingers, too. That's a pretty amazing clip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UncleDig Posted November 3, 2005 Members Share Posted November 3, 2005 Originally posted by ginnboonmiller He did a hell of a lot of that with his fingers, too. That's a pretty amazing clip. He may have bad hair, but that boy can work a block of wood and 6 stings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jet Bycraft Posted November 3, 2005 Members Share Posted November 3, 2005 Why not try one of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hopeless Romantic Posted November 3, 2005 Members Share Posted November 3, 2005 Originally posted by Jet Bycraft Why not try one of these? I just sold my Fernandes . It's ok though, it has been replaced by a DD-20 and a Skreddy Zero. UncleDig: still like the blues cube? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BillyCorgan Posted November 3, 2005 Members Share Posted November 3, 2005 Originally posted by Jet Bycraft Why not try one of these? Agreed.http://www.pillforkids.com/cr02.mp3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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