If youre playing a heavy rock solo on guitar, does it sound cool with a lot of feedback, like when youre abou?

Question

Like when youre about to end*

Answer 1

We are a family of musicians and several getting music degrees .. My son is 20 and an excellent guitarist! He likes a little feed back but only sometimes.. not too often.. he says it is a trick for guitarist wanna bees to use to disguise their mistakes. It is better to play clean and shred.. and only use feedback for some occasions.. He is also a guitar teacher.
He plays rock, jazz, flamenco, blues and fushion. He is also a guitar tech!

Answer 2

It definitely depends on the song. My suggestion would be to listen to some good ole fashioned Jimi. He pioneered the use of feedback. Then jump over and give a listen to some of Ted Nuggent's stuff. I personally was never much of a Nuggent fan, but he is the master of what he called "Controlled feedback." And I think that is probably the key. Feedback that you are controlling can sound great. Feedback just for the sake of feedback is a soundtech's worst nightmare and causes audiences to grimace.

Answer 3

Well as a bassist, I'd have to disagree.

When I'm playing during a gig, I ******* hate hearing my guitarist's feedback at the end of the solo. It stops me from hearing my drummer and usually can throw off a whole song..

But if it works well with the solo, go for it, but make sure you let everyone know first.

Answer 4

Feedback can be either good or bad, depending on how you look at it. I personally think that it sounds pretty good if you can use it in the right places, but that's just me. It's really a style thing based on your personal preference, so experiment with it and do what sounds best to you.

Answer 5

i'm a bass player, so i can't do that. it sounds ok, as long as it's not overdone