7 best guitar sounds
Guitar sounds can be shaped and modified using a variety of effects, including distortion and overdrive. Here's some information about these effects:
Distortion and Overdrive:
Distortion: Distortion is an effect that intentionally alters the sound of the guitar to produce a more aggressive, gritty, and saturated tone. It's often used in rock, metal, and punk genres to add intensity and sustain to the guitar's sound. Distortion pedals achieve this effect by clipping the waveform of the guitar signal.
Overdrive: Overdrive is similar to distortion but tends to be more subtle. It emulates the natural sound of an overdriven tube amplifier. Overdrive pedals provide a smoother and warmer tone compared to the harsher, more aggressive tones of distortion. It's widely used in blues, classic rock, and various other genres.
Single Effects:
- Single effects pedals are individual units designed to produce a specific type of sound modification. In addition to distortion and overdrive, there are many other types of single effects pedals, such as delay, reverb, chorus, flanger, wah-wah, and more. Each effect serves to alter a particular aspect of the guitar's sound.
Electric Guitar Effects:
- Electric guitar effects refer to the various electronic devices and pedals used to alter the sound of an electric guitar. These effects can be categorized into groups like modulation (chorus, flanger, etc.), time-based (delay, reverb), gain-based (distortion, overdrive), filter-based (wah-wah), and dynamics (compressors, sustainers).
Amplifiers Effects:
- Amplifier effects are built-in or add-on features found in amplifiers.Some amplifiers have built-in effects like reverb, tremolo, and even basic distortion. Additionally, guitarists often use external effects pedals in conjunction with their amplifiers to further shape their sound.
Musical Instruments:
- The guitar is a versatile musical instrument, and the sounds it produces can be drastically altered using various effects. These effects allow for a wide range of tones, making the guitar suitable for playing different genres and styles of music.
Signal Chain:
- The order in which effects are arranged in a guitarist's signal chain can significantly impact the final sound. For example, distortion and overdrive effects are typically placed early in the chain to shape the fundamental tone, while time-based effects like delay and reverb are often placed toward the end to add ambiance.
Tone Shaping:
- Effects like distortion and overdrive not only add gain and saturation but also significantly shape the tonal characteristics of the guitar. They can bring out harmonics, compress the signal, and add sustain, creating a unique and expressive sound.
Famous Examples:
- Examples of famous distortion and overdrive pedals include the Boss DS-1 (distortion), the Ibanez Tube Screamer (overdrive), and the Pro Co Rat (distortion). These pedals have been used by countless musicians and have become iconic in the world of guitar effects.
Remember, the choice and combination of effects are highly personal and can greatly influence a guitarist's unique sound. Experimenting with different pedals and settings is key to finding the desired tone.
Below you can find our editor's choice of the best guitar sounds on the marketProduct description
The Screeching Halt sound hole cover incorporates a flexible design that promotes quick installation. A special tapered contour allows for a tight, custom fit without endless adjustments. In fact, the Screeching Halt will adapt rapidly to most guitars, allowing the player to crank the volume. The cover will also adapt to most pickup systems without disrupting placement or performance. Furthermore, the Screeching Halt cover is safe with most finishes and inlays.
From the Manufacturer
Take your electric acoustic playing to new levels…in volume, that is. The Planet Waves Screeching Halt soundhole plug allows you to play your electric acoustic at far greater volume, without unwanted feedback or howling. The tapered design allows for a great fit in most soundholes, while the inert material is safe for your guitar’s finish. Simply place the Screeching Halt into your acoustics' sound hole and enjoy a feedback-free performance.
Planet Waves, part of the D'Addario family of brands, is known for innovative, problem-solving, quality musical accessories. Planet Waves offers a complete line of award-winning accessories including cables, picks, tuners, capos, straps, humidifiers, maintenance tools and more.
- Fits a standard 4” soundhole
- Quick and easy to install & remove
- Soft rubber insert safe for guitar finish
- Eliminate feedback and enhance stage volume
- Requires no modification to the instrument
User questions & answers
Question: | Is it fit will in Yamaha c |
Answer: | The PW soundhole cover part that fits in the guitar sound hole is 4 inch diameter and the cutout for the fret board is 2-3/8 inch. Short answer ... I do not know if this soundhole cover fits a Yamaha c40. |
Question: | is this supposed to mute the sound |
Answer: | It cuts down on the feedback when you are playing through an amp. I would not use it otherwise. To answer your question it does not mute the sound a whole lot. |
Question: | Does it fit a Baby Taylor bt |
Answer: | It fits my Taylor 110 firm. If the sound hole is the same circumference of the 110ce then yes. If not no. |
Question: | Would this make the guitar a lot quieter for practicing? Or is it just for preventing feedback when amplified |
Answer: | I've used this product on many different guitars over the last 25 or so years...yes, it slightly quiets the guitar, but only by maybe 20-25% at most. Just keep in mind, that isn't what this product is initially designed for, but does help some |
Product features
SCREECHING HALT SOUND HOLE PLUG
The D'Addario Screeching Halt Soundhole Plug allows you to play your electric acoustic at far greater volume, without unwanted feedback or howling. The tapered design allows for a great fit in most Soundholes, while the inert material is safe for your guitar’s finish. Simply place the Screeching Halt into your acoustics' Soundhole and enjoy a feedback-free performance.
FEATURES:
- Eliminate feedback and enhance stage volume
- Quick and easy to install & removal
- Soft rubber insert safe for guitar finish
- Fits most standard 4" sound holes
- Requires no modification to the instrument
Product description
This cousin of award-winning rare earth pickup shares the same neodymium magnet structure for exceptional string balance and brilliant acoustic clarity. Low-profile, high-impedance Neo-Ds design requires no battery.
- Neodymium magnet structure for exceptional rope balance and brilliant acoustic clarity. Low profile, high impedance design no battery needed. Easy untampered installation, plug and play right out of the box. Excellent balance from rope to rope and acoustic clarity. Fits sound holes as small as 3-7/8\" (98.5 mm) diameter
User questions & answers
Question: | Is this a Humbucking Pickup or single coil |
Answer: | Single coil. |
Question: | Will this work with nylon strings |
Answer: | I have been using it with my Yamaha FG850 with steel strings. I have heard that they are not good with nylon strings. I do have a GC-series classical Yamaha and will see if it works with nylon strings the next time I am at my son's house (early February). In general, magnetic pickups do not work with nylon strings, so you will probably have to purchase an active pickup for classical guitars, or a piezo piezo pickup such as: https://www.amazon.com/NG-1-Piezo-Pickup-String-Guitar/dp/B00LTL0KLI/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=soundhole+pickup+for+nylon+strings&qid=1609795445&s=musical-instruments&sr=1-3 Sorry I could not be more definitive, but I will gladly check it out and post my results under the Fishman Neo-D Passive Soundhole pickup reviews in a few weeks. |
Question: | will this work for an acoustic bass |
Answer: | Perhaps for a live performance its perfect. One of the better models would be more appropriate for recording |
Question: | Is it for a baby guitar?... the hole is 9cm |
Answer: | I used it on my dreadnaught 12 string. I did put a black version into a 3/4 sized Guitar but had to modify one of the mountin tabs with a file for it to fit. |
Product description
The guitar fostered great creativity in the South as it evolved from a small gut-string instrument in polite parlors to the big, loud, steel-string guitar now found in our homes and onstage. Mike sings and plays a variety of the styles that were played in the rural South from about 1850 to 1930 on 25 different types of guitars. Featured are: banjo-like styles, rags, blues, parlor and parlor-based styles, slide guitar styles, and many song accompaniment styles. The booklet includes a fresh look at the history of the guitar and its travel South, notes on songs and styles, and photographs of all the instruments used. 36-page booklet, 28 tracks, 74 minutes
Product description
BeatBuddy MINI 2 enables full hands-free, creative control of the beat. No matter what instrument you play, effortlessly insert fills, transition from verse to chorus, add accent hits*, throw in drum breaks*, and more, to create an unprecedented live drummer effect -- with twice the content as the original BeatBuddy Mini, higher quality sound, and a new ergonomic footswitch for barefoot comfort.
(*These features require the Official BeatBuddy Footswitch+. Additional footswitch control includes: hands-free genre, song, and tempo selection.)
Used in the music programs of School of Rock, Frost School of Music, and Berklee College of Music, the BeatBuddy MINI 2 is the most effective way to improve one's rhythm and master new genres, all while improvising and having a blast.
Control the beat live while you play your instrument. It’s the tool every music student needs.
FUNCTIONS
-Live hands-free control of the beat
-No programming necessary
-Visual Metronome
-Use with guitar, piano, harmonica, or any electric or acoustic instrument
INCLUDED CONTENT
-9 drum sets
-24 genres
-200 styles
-All time signatures
SPECS
-High-quality 16-bit sound
-Non-quantized (feels human, not mechanical)
-Beats are recordings of professional drummers
-Use with any sound system, including headphones
-Egonomic footswitch for barefoot comfort
- A drummer in a guitar pedal format, enabling full hands-free, creative control of the beat
- Includes 200 songs (that you control) in 21 genres
- Incredibly intuitive
- Visual metronome on screen makes it easy to improve rhythm and learn new time signatures
- Realistic high-quality sound
User questions & answers
Question: | Is it true bypass? Does the light/ display go out? If you unplug the power does the signal doesn't continue past it in the chain |
Answer: | Sorry, I can't answer your question - i don't have, or use, a pedal board. Here's what is says it the Quick Start Guide: "If you are plugging in other pedals, the Beat Buddy Mini 2 should be the last on the pedal effects chain, after the looper, so that it's soundisn't affected by your other pedals. Hope this helps. |
Question: | I'm using this on a pedal board. Any suggestions on where to put it in the signal chain |
Answer: | I have found that in order to get the best sound/ease of use is to plug the beat buddy directly into external speakers. (For example a aux cable into a portable speaker.) I tried playing my guitar through the beat buddy to the amp. The sounds got distorted. I hope this helps. |
Question: | this one, like the more expensive one, doesn't have a dedicated output, so the drum sounds go into your guitar amp, or you run your guitar direct |
Answer: | Yes, it does. Plug it in & go! |
Question: | Does the Mini 2 come with a power supply |
Answer: | I think it is. |
Product description
Remastered 1971 mostly instrumental release by the legendary guitarist who played on countless classic recordings by Elvis Presley, Ricky Nelson, Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris & so many more.
- The JOYO Advantages: over 14 years of brand history, strong technical teams, many innovative patents, electroacoustic core technology, guide design of music masters, winning the love of global fans, inspiring people's music dreams.
- JF-14 American Sound reproduces the sound of 57 Deluxe amp, which performs well from original sound to overdrive sound.
- Together with the adjustment of DRIVE, the VOICE knob to adjust the frequency response and the distortion.
- Metal aluminum alloy case, high quality precision components, six knobs for flexible and free tuning.
- What You Get: JOYO JF-14 overdrive pedal, detailed operating instructions and excellent customer service.
User questions & answers
Question: | Where is this pedal best placed in a chain |
Answer: | It did not sound good on my 15-year old, solid-state, Ibanez Wholeone 80w, 24" speaker, Jazz amp. But, that does not mean it is not any good. My amp solid-state amp does not like all pedals. And, I have also heard that pedals work best on tube amps, and you may have to turn up the volume loud to get the sound and tone you want. Don't give up yet, because, you can always try it, and if you do not like the tones, then send it back. Amazon is an excellent company to send items back with no hazels. Keep in mind that this pedal supposedly gets a big Fender "Tube Amp" sound from a little box. Will it really do that with your home amp? Only you can decide that with it connected to your equipment. Good luck! TG, from Orlando, Florida |
Question: | Is the output signal strong enough to drive headphones or will i need a preamp or the monitor output on my usb interface |
Answer: | This would technically "work", but not too loudly, and assuming your headphones are stereo, it would only produce sound in one ear unless you use a mono adapter on your headphone plug to make it mono in both ears. The headphones would also need to be lower Ohm to be even remotely usable -- like 32 Ohm. Out of curiosity, I actually just tried it with my 80 Ohm headphones, and got a little bit of sound out of the left side only. But the bottom line is that this isn't how the device is meant to be used (is more of a hack), and while you'd technically get sound out of it, the sound quality would be low with little headroom. The output is really meant for a mono instrument cable to some sort of power amp, like an actual guitar amp, PA system, or computer. |
Question: | Is this based on the model of the complete amphead+cabinet or just the head |
Answer: | Amp+cabinet |
Question: | does the user manual has the explaination of all the knobs |
Answer: | Yes, you can find in the attached user manual in the package. Thank you for the attention, we have many other interesting items, also welcome to visit. |
Product features
JOYO JF-14 American Sound Guitar Effects Pedal
The great feature of this pedal is the fact that it has inbuilt cabinet emulation meaning you can go from the pedal directly to a mixing desk, a DAW or directly to your computer/laptop with a jack to usb lead. So this pedal is essentially a DI.
Classic sounds of the early 57 Deluxe Amps
This JOYO pedal has the smooth, subtle overdrive everyone expects from 57 Deluxe tube amps near full volume. When used as a clean boost you get more liquid / sonic gold. Compression and fatness that you usually don't hear from a pedal
Specifications
Input Impedance: 1MΩ
Output Impedance: 1KΩ
Running Current: 6mA
Power: 6F22 9V Battery/ DC 9V adapter (not inclued)
Dimension:120(L)×97(W)×55(H) mm
Weight:390g
Just with LOW, MID, HIGH, LEVEL, VOICE, DRIVE control knobs, adjust the frequency response and the distortion
- This pedal will also do the> cranked right up, that brilliant growling, saturated overdrive tweed sound.
- You can use it instead of an amp and it can save your gig if your amp fails, just put it at the end of all your other pedals and set it clean like your amp then just take the output from the American sound straight to the desk. Or by going direct into a DAW or even your laptop you can record direct from the pedal.
- When used as a clean boost you get more liquid / sonic gold. Compression and fatness that you usually don't hear from a pedal. while quality pots, jacks and components ensure that the sound it equally as impressive when you get going.
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