Im using a Squier Standard Strat, Boss Dist. Pedal, and some Fender that sounds not bad. When I turn on Distortion I get a really grungy distortion which Im not looking for. Its accompanied by an almost extreme static sound, how do I get rid of this? Ive tried the same settings with a Fender Strat and I get a very similar reaction? Please Help.
Im looking for a very clean distortion sound towards the emopunk side sound. Any help appreciated Thanks.
2007-02-17 18:13:49 · 4 answers · asked by B 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Well the first thing I can think of is your Strat. All Strats up to the maybe 90s had the problem with the buzz because they have single-coil pickups. Evene today so-called "silent" singles are still not as quiet as humbuckers who got the name by tehir quality of eliminating hum. Add to that that Squier is a cheap guitar of questionable quality, and you have about 85% of the problem. Then toy around with the Gain and Volume knobs. You might also want to get a Noise Gate, often combined with a compressor in a single pedal - with the noise gate, you can set the level of the noise to be cut off - still, in too high settings, your guitar won't sound natural. Th noise gate must be before the overdrive/distortion. A tip: Buy an Ibanez RG or RGT prestige.
2007-02-17 19:46:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your amp is the difficulty. that's what you need to substitute. i'd bypass away the doggies on my own interior the Bullet. It does not have great doggies yet lower back they are no longer your weakest link. i'd desire to plug the costliest guitar I even have into that amp and it might seem undesirable. For $2 hundred you are able to desire to get the Fender Mustang II that's a robust sounding sturdy state modeling amp. considering you have the steel Zone pedal i assume you're into steel/tricky rock. For this you certainly choose an amp with a 12" speaker. Smaller audio equipment do no longer handle heavy distortion nicely.
2016-10-15 22:15:30 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be your amp. Some pedals work better with a more powerful amp.
I recently bought a Digitech RP250 modeling processor pedal and had to turn around and buy a more powerful Pyle amp to get rid of the fuzzy sound.
2007-02-17 18:24:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
check your pre and post gain settings on you amp. one of the best distorted sounds ive heard came from a fender stack, pre gain up, post down, with no stomp box. you might check your chords, one bad one and everything is screwed up
2007-02-17 18:30:21 · answer #4 · answered by chris l 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋