i have seen many les paul guitar players,when they play the sound is distorted like an effects pedal.so i was wondering if they had built in distortion
2006-08-20 01:23:35 · 6 answers · asked by Aditya Kamath 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
I have never heard of it, though some guitars have built in pre-amps which i guess could cause a sort of overdrive distorted effect.
2006-08-20 01:31:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but some guitars have active pickups that operate off of a nine volt battery. These provide a little more gain and a hotter sound. But the players you've seen play were either using an effects pedal or the distortion straight off the amp. And remember, a lot of live acts have a guy off stage that does all the switching between the clean and dirty channels, turns effects on and off, etc, so all the guitarist has to do is go out and play.
Here's a link for a guitar that has it's own built in amplifier, distortion and other effects. It's mainly designed so people who travel a lot have something easy to tote around without having to lug an amplifier with 'em. I've never actually heard one, so i don't know how good or bad they sound. http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fernandes-Nomad-Deluxe-Guitar-with-Digitech-Effects-Processor?sku=516834
2006-08-20 01:42:13 · answer #2 · answered by skovol_007 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They never made a les paul that has distorted effects built into the guitar. The effects come from either pedals, processors, or amplifiers.
2006-08-20 01:33:06 · answer #3 · answered by guitardan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hehehe built in distortion. cool idea though!!! Nah, I have quite a few Gibsons - mostly Les Pauls and SGs, and to be honest, they were actually designed in order to play very sweet, rich mellow stuff - the start of the heavy chug distortion came from Eric Clapton, when, during his stint with John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, instead of sticking to the norm, he plugged the Les Paul through a stack of Marshall DSL100s, and played those through the desk, creating a massively over-driven sound. wooooo
2006-08-20 02:37:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
check out the gibson webpage http://www.gibson.com thats got all the specs of the guitars and loads more.....hope this helps
2006-08-20 01:31:02 · answer #5 · answered by phil m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they don't, that's what an amplifier is for.
2006-08-20 01:27:57 · answer #6 · answered by black.plastik 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋