An increasing trend among electric guitar players is to modify their sound through the use of effects pedals. They are spoilt for choice too with so many options available to them. Signal conditioners, for example, such as compression, distortion and wah-wah Another option for them to consider is playing with modulation and time-based effects such as a pitch shifter or chorus sound.
Effects pedals must be set up correctly for them to be at their most effective. There isn't a definite method to put together a pedal board as much depends upon the sound that the musician is aiming to create.
What is also important is the order in which the pedals are placed. A good application of this, for example, would be having a distortion unit followed by a reverb pedal. The other way around would probably not produce such a great sound.
An example of a poor use of effects pedals would be distorting a large reverbed sound. Guitarists do need to take issues such as this into account when arranging their effects pedals. Basically, there are good sounds and bad sounds which can be derived from the ordering of effects pedals. It does allow, in particular guitarists who like to experiment, some highly unusually sounds and variations.
A general wonderment among many guitarists is how compatible effects pedals are with their guitar amp. There curiosity is heightened even more if a footswitch possesses its own effects. Some amps facilitate the switch over between an overdrive and a clean channel combined with other effects such as a chorus. When such a resultant effect is combined with a distortion pedal, an edgy tone is created and certainly an edgier tone that an be heard from an amp alone.
Effects pedals must be set up correctly for them to be at their most effective. There isn't a definite method to put together a pedal board as much depends upon the sound that the musician is aiming to create.
What is also important is the order in which the pedals are placed. A good application of this, for example, would be having a distortion unit followed by a reverb pedal. The other way around would probably not produce such a great sound.
An example of a poor use of effects pedals would be distorting a large reverbed sound. Guitarists do need to take issues such as this into account when arranging their effects pedals. Basically, there are good sounds and bad sounds which can be derived from the ordering of effects pedals. It does allow, in particular guitarists who like to experiment, some highly unusually sounds and variations.
A general wonderment among many guitarists is how compatible effects pedals are with their guitar amp. There curiosity is heightened even more if a footswitch possesses its own effects. Some amps facilitate the switch over between an overdrive and a clean channel combined with other effects such as a chorus. When such a resultant effect is combined with a distortion pedal, an edgy tone is created and certainly an edgier tone that an be heard from an amp alone.