Modulation Guitar help! learning how to use a foot pedal?
I recently bought myself a zoom G1X and i have been experimenting with the presets, but now i want to learn to make my own sounds, and imitate the sounds from other bands. One that i particularly enjoy is the solo guitar in black sabbath's paranoid. The other sound i would like is the 'tinny' sound of some alternative or punk bands like snow patrol, dirty little secret by all american rejects, the 'chung-chung' sound if u know what i mean. I see compressor, efx, drive, gain, modulation, delay, reverb, and then all the different settings under them but i dont know where to start in order to get the specific sound i want. Any help in getting these 2 sounds will be greatly appreciated!
about the tinny sound, i think its something to do with high trebble low bass low distortion, but after fiddling for quite a long time i still cant find the sound i am looking for. perhaps a bit more fiddling will do the trick?
First, you should understand that there are limitations to digital modelling, both in terms of sound quality and what you can actually get with your gear. Tone comes from your speakers, your amp, your guitar, and your fingers, in approximately that order - pedals add flavor, but don't make a whole meal. You will be limited, to some degree, by the quality of your digital modeller and the gear you use it on.
Okay, anyways, enough of the disclaimer crap. The thing is, I have no idea what you're talking about with either of these sounds. =) I've heard all of the songs, I think, but don't exactly know what you mean by "tinny".
I'll explain what I know and I'll let you go from there.
Compressors make loud noises quiet. If a signal goes above a certain level, it gets squashed a bit. This can be good for keeping a consistent level to your sound, and can emphasize single notes a little more, since chords (being bigger) will be squashed to some degree. Too much compression is bad. You'll have to expiriment with your exact setup to find a sweet spot for the style you're playing.
Efx..? Some kind've special effects, I imagine. I'm not familiar with the unit, so it's probably stuff like detuning (making it sound just slightly out of pitch) and ring modulation (making it sound weird - mechanical, bells, whistles, etc)..
Drive is usually either level (volume) or overdrive (slight distortion, more of a light crunch).
Gain is distortion. The type will depend on the unit or setting. I've noticed that a lot of digital fx have similar sounding distortions, I tend to not use them for that.
Delay is that "ding.... ding..... ding....." thing. Number of repeats, volume of repeats, etc depend on the settings. One usage for delays is to thicken the sound up. If you set the delay to one repeat and set the delay time to less than 100 ms, it should sound almost like one bigger note. Set it to slightly above 100 ms (up to 200 ms I think) and you get slapback delay, which when combined with a little reverb is the sound that rockabilly uses a lot. Set the delay really quick, at one repeat, between 1 and 20 ms, and it will actually act as a filter. Quality depends on the unit.
Modulation are 'time-based' effects - phaser (swoosh), chorus (shimmery), flanger (wet and gloopy). Probably some other stuff here, depending on the unit. Chorus is a great sound for either subtly thickening a sound (a little bit of it is great after distortion, for instance) or giving a clean sound shimmer. I love phasers, and have always used flangers when playing clean tool-esque lines. Y'know, being all cryptic and artistic and whatnot.
Reverb adds space - it makes it sound like you're playing in a room. Lots of it and you'll sound like you're playing in a church, hall, or cave.
"Usually" the order of effects is guitar, buffer, tuner, compressor, distortion, modulation, wah, reverb. You don't have a buffer or tuner, I know, but I'm generalizing. You can of course play hard and fast with that, but that is kind've the standard for most signal paths.
I didn't see EQ anywhere. EQ is very important! If you want to achieve a thinner sound, you can search all day for the "right" distortion pedal or guitar amp (or guitar even!) or you could pull out some EQ and roll off the bass frequencies.
I think that EQ will be the answer that you're looking for here - finding the right eq tweak for your setup to get what you want.
Quick tip: Don't use too much bass with a digital setup like this. I would recommend lowering the bass side of your pickup a little (or a lot, if you have a very bassy sound). This will increase your headroom and give you some clarity, which is very important if you're dealing with digital, but also if you want to clearly hear what you're playing. You may have to raise the gain and the bass slightly on the unit itself to compensate, but you should notice a big difference in the sound. Perhaps you'll like it?
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