The Three Electric Guitar Effects That Will Help You Sound Your Best
The electric guitar is one of the very best instruments to use for creating different sounds. Since it uses electrical waveforms you can manipulate that waveform to create new and uniques sounds. I’m going to talk about the top three guitar effects you should have in your effect collection.
The first type of pedal Id like to discuss is essential to almost every guitar style. That is the Distortion or Overdrive pedal. The distortion pedal takes your guitar signal and compresses or clips the sound wave produced by your electric guitar.
There are many types of distortion pedals available on the market today. You can get everything from light Overdrive style distortion to heavy Fuzz type distortion. Whether youre playing Rock-N-Roll, Heavy Metal or even Country a Distortion pedal is an effect you must have in your collection.
The second type of pedal you should have is a delay pedal. The delay pedal takes your guitar signal and replicates it slightly behind the original signal. The signal can be repeated as many times as you want to create your desired echo effect.
Having a delay pedal in your effect arsenal will give you the ability to add depth to your sound. You can also use a delay effect set to longer delay settings for creating complex, layered harmonies. All types of musical genres use delay effects.
The third type of effect pedal you should have is the Chorus effect. Chorusing is created when your original guitar signal is slightly delayed, modulated and then combined with the original guitar signal. The effect created simulates the sound of multiple guitars being played at the same time.
Chorusing is primarily used to thicken the sound of the electric guitar. Chorus effects are often run in stereo and mixed in the stereo spectrum to create a wide, full guitar sound. You can hear chorus effects in all types of music recorded today.
Every guitarist I know reaches a point where they want their guitar to sound different. Effects are the easiest and best way to achieve unique electric guitar sounds. The most essential effects to have in your collection are Distortion, Delay and Chorus.
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