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Guitar Effects and How to get a good guitar sound:

This new section is about getting good sounds from your amp, what effects pedals do what and how to use them. Make sure that you go and check them out yourself. Most music shops won't mind if you go along and try out a bunch of pedals or amps, just don't take the mick and be in there playing loud all day. You might want to print out the notes below so you know what knobs to twiddle when you are in the shop. Might give you a good idea of what to ask for too.

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Tone Controls (usually on amps but also on effects)

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Treble - is the amount of high end in the sound. High settings of this will make the sound very sharp and crisp. It will make finger and string noise louder and make it scratchier. Usual set around 5-6, be careful with higher settings as it can make to sound too harsh or just unpleasant.

Middle - This is this most important control. Middle (mids) settings can change the whole character of the sound. Taking the mids out (a low setting of 2-3) will give quite a rock sound whereas a higher mid setting will make it more “Honky”. Be careful with the mid, it’s usually set around between 3-4, it is unusual to have it set higher than 5-6.

Bass - usually set around 6-7 or more, this will add low end or bass sound. On some amps you will need to set this higher or the sound will be thin. On very small amps it is hard to get a lot of bass in the sound because the speakers are too small to make them!

Filter / Tone/ Contour - Adjusts all of the above settings in one knob. Usually these change the mid frequency and add bass, but they vary. Get to know each unit that uses these controls and experiment to find out what they do.

Parametric EQ - this is a more proffesional type where . . .

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