How do I make those Guitar noises?

Question

Sorry for the vagueness, I don't really know how to describe them.
the "Noises" I refer to are the random things that Iv'e heard on albums made with the guitar that I don't know how to do. The only one I know how to name is the Whammydrive, and I can't do it. The only one I CAN do is when you scrape the pick up the lower 3 strings making a screech. how do I do some sounds such as the end of "The Beast and the Harlot" or any others like that?

I seem to have left out some details. I also know how to do harmonics (touch strings at certaion notes above the fret, don't push down, pick) and I have quite a few peddles (distortion, flanger, super chorus), but what I'm talking about is the stuff like when it screeches at high pitches or rings without picking.

Answer 1

I think I know what you mean. You're talking about the noise that is popularized by Dimebag Darrel. The squeeling sound that he did towards the end of the song Cemetary Gates (Pantera). Ok here it is; You need a distortion pedal, reverb or echo pedal, and a guitar with a floating tremolo. Pop your settings on a very heavy sound and do this: Strike a string using any of your left fingers (like hammering). Then, slightly touch the string on the fret that produces a harmonic sound and then quickly pull-up or push down your whammy bar. Another technique is to pump your whammy bar rapidly at the end. Since you already know how to do pinch harmonic, this will be easy for you to get. Goodluck dude!

Answer 2

i think i know what your talking about pinch harmonics maybe
you position your thumb and pick so that when you pluck a string the thumb touches the string and gives a "squeally" sound
its more complicate than that do a youtube video search on pinch harmonics
youll need some distortion for these


another thing you could mean is natural harmonics that you rise with the whammy bar
youll need a guitar with a whammy bar
and a good amount of gain or distortion
pick the 3rd fret G sting harmonic and pull up on the whammy bar
pretty easy
experiment with it

Answer 3

Effects pedals for some sounds, whammy bar for others, also picking technique for even more. Harmonics are achieved by the pick hitting the string and your thumb damping the string lightly. Good dives are from the whammy bar and correct start position with your pick. Then you have tapping, and hammering. Those are left and right hand techniques that sound cool. Or you can go with electric drills, like van halen on one track. All sound good in their own way,,just practice!!!

Answer 4

Effect pedals (see link below for a selection) or muti-effects processors (larger units with more possibilities).

The guitar sound is processed in many ways. Equalization (boosting or reducing certain frequencies), echo, flange, distortion, feedback and more. These days, they use Digital Signal Processors, computer chips that are able to modify the sound with certain commands. What used to be done with tapes, springs, electronic circuits is now done in a chip.

Even for $50 you can get a decent unit. It is a matter of hooking it up and trying it out. If you get a setting that you like, record the result and remember the settings.

Some guitar magazines also explain what effects were used in a particular sound. Or they may say something like "set this setting to that level."

Make noise, have fun.

Answer 5

This is probably not going to be very helpful, but...
Try to do some research on Brian May's guitar techniques.
I've been puzzled by this odd disclaimer on several early Queen albums "no synthesizers used" - until I found out the reason was precisely the "guitar noises." He was able to produce sound effects which sounded like anything but guitar, so it was presumed that the band used synthesizers.

Answer 6

Although this a modern take on the sound. The song essentially used the same method as the original "surf" music; heavy reverb, a bit of echo, and tremolo. Back in the day the amplifier itself had both tremolo and reverb functions. The echo sound was created initially using a tape echo unit. Eventually, these gave way to analog echo units which have become popular again. It is possible to use digital effects to mimic this sound but the older analog units have a nice "lo-fi" sound that lends itself well to this style of music. The original "surf" music bands relied heavily on fender guitars and amps. These had the requisite amount of "twang" which was essential to "beach" guitar music.

Answer 7

you may be talking about pinch harmonics, which employ touching the strings with the flesh of your thumb as you actually pick the note

Answer 8

trial and error. play around with your axe and effects gear until you do something funky that you like and try to do it again. only through experimentation can you replicate that which you hear.

Answer 9

try to make some distortions..there's an instrument for that that can do the distortions..

Answer 10

im not a guitarist but try vibrato really hard