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Post by mrbeermug on May 4, 2005 14:42:44 GMT -5
How's it going, everyone? I just joined the crew here today. I'm a vet at a couple other sites, so I'll probably be searching through older theory threads for a while. I'm sure there's lots of good musicians here, so I'm looking forward to getting in the mix.
I pretty much only play acoustic guitar these days, since I think I've got enough on my plate trying to expand my musical knowledge without fiddling with effects. Also, since I've taking more to the jazz style recently, I like the pure sound of a clean axe.
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Post by dkaplowitz on May 4, 2005 16:43:44 GMT -5
Welcome, MrBeerMug. I like your idea about keeping it simple with gear. I don't own any acoustics, but so far I'm pretty much a guitar and amp kinda' guy. Lots of effects seems like so much more to think about. I'm sure my tune will change, but for the time being simple is best.
Anyway, hope you find some helpful posts.
Cheers,
Dave
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Post by mrbeermug on May 9, 2005 10:37:11 GMT -5
Considering the fact that Gilmour's rich tone is my favorite, and how tough, intensive, and expensive of a process it is to approximate his complex flavor, I don't have the money to start up such a long term project. Also, when you really get to know your acoustic, the range of the tones that you can get out of it is pretty extensive when you just vary where you pick, how you pick, your attack, muting, harmonics, etc. I even discovered a way to get a tremolo effect on acoustic guitar: Strum your chord, and while holding it down, grab the bottom of the guitar with your picking hand and quickly rotate the guitar's body up and down. Another possibility that gets a faster trem sound combined with a little vibrato is to hit your chord, then lift the guitar away from your body and shake it back and forth (i.e. moving it back in to your body and then out again). I use this second style, for instance, while playing the harmonics in Sweet Home Alabama. I'd advise you to be careful while trying out either of these methods, as there is no doubt the potential for heavy use or misuse of the effects to have hurt the neck of the guitar. I offer them because they don't seem to me to be one hundredth as harmful as doing something like a neck bend (Yikes!  ), and when used sparingly they can be a nice accent on what you're playing. |
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), and when used sparingly they can be a nice accent on what you're playing.