I wanna buy an effects pedal to play with my acoustic guitar...?

Xerandiam

...what should I get? I don't need a tuner...though, that would be nice (my built-in tuner is a bit vague). I don't want one of those multi-effect pads, just a single stomp. I want something that can really give me a lot of muscle to the sound of my acoustic and make it sound like an electric. What's the best single effects pedal available?

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Most acoustic guitarists might recommend a chorus pedal, or some sort of delay or reverb pedal...maybe even a tremelo? An additional graphic equalizer would probably help even out the tone of your guitar.

However, if you want more "muscle" I'd suggest the Ibanez Tube Screamer. It's not a distortion device but rather an over-drive pedal which can be adjusted to give your sound just a hint of more grit.

I've recorded songs where I used distortion on acoustic guitar to great advantage. It gives a different fuller sound then an electric and helps separate it from any other acoustic or electric instruments.

Remember, there are no rules.

Also...try playing closer to the bridge in certain sections to give the acoustic a more chimey, ring-like tone.

Best of luck and keep pickin' till those fingers bleed!

acoustic guitar problem?

rosie

i've been trying to learn myself to play the acoustic guitar,this is going to sound really stupid now,but everytime i play a chord,the string doesn't really respond and it just sounds really quiet and you cant hear it. There are buttons on the guitar which let you alter the pres,treb,miss and bass, i don't know if they have anything to do with it? please help,it won't let me play anything and i don't know why it's doing this.

thanks

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Are you sure this is an acoustic guitar? If it has knobs it's either an electric (which makes hardly any sound unless you plug it into an amp) or an acoustic-electric, which can be played with or without an amp.

An acoustic-electric should make a sound whether you plug it in or not. The knobs will have no effect unless you plug it into an amp. If it does not make a sound when played unplugged (you ARE talking about playing unplugged, right? If not, please clarify), a common reason is poor technique. The usual mistakes are not pressing hard enough, trying to press on top of the fret instead of right behind it, and allowing fingers to touch the wrong strings and kill their vibration.

If none of these situations applies in your case, there may be a problem with the guitar. It would help to know more about what kind of guitar you are talking about (brand and model).

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Is it easy to play the acoustic guitar after learning how to play the classic guitar?

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Daryl Rafa

I want to learn how to play the acoustic guitar. I know how to play the classic guitar. Is it going to be easy to switch? How are they different? Can I start playing the electronic guitar without getting an acoustic guitar first?

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Depends on what type of music you want to play.If you can decently play your classical, acoustic won't be a problem. It is pretty similar except that classical use alot of finger picking and is for country-ish/folk songs. Acoustic guitars have heavier and crispy sound. Play electric guitar if you like rock,metal,punk,alternative music, you can also buy effects, pedals to create a sound of your preference. My suggestion, focus on one type,You won't improve much if you try these three at the same time.

P.S Don't believe people saying that you should first learn acoustic/classical before jumping to electric. I have been a victim of that stupidity. Goodluck mate. :)

How can I find musicians who would be willing to play ambient music?

Q. I like blues, and ambience music the best because it's my style, ambience in my definition is psychedelic like spacey, nature sounding music, and blues is self explanatory.
To play ambient music as a band would need acoustic guitars, reverb effect pedals (I have the Eventide Space pedal which is considered the most advanced reverb sound technology out right now, as for blues I have the right kind of amp, so where could I find the players

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Most music equipment stores, like guitar and amplifier sales centers, have a bulletin board where you can advertise FREE for musicians. Many also have an email list of musicians looking for bands. There are also places on line like Craig's list where you can advertise for musicians in your local area. I would do a Google search for help wanted musicans and see what you come up with. http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&source=hp&q=help+wanted+musicans+&pbx=1&oq=help+wanted+musicans+&aq=f&aqi=g-lv1&aql=&gs_sm=s&gs_upl=0l0l2l2315l0l0l0l0l0l0l0l0ll0l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=fba88d720095cd57&biw=1334&bih=568

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Is it possible to record an electro-acoustic guitar into the computer and change the effects?

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presidentf

I was just wondering if it was possible to record my electro acoustic guitar into the computer, via USB etc And then use a peice of software to change it into an electric sounding guitar with distortion?

Also, what software is best to use to do this? The type of software I am looking for is something that I can record my vocals and guitar, then add drums and bass etc

But make my own drum beats and bass lines note for note.

Something professional, not free software.

Thank!

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You can record directly into your USB with special hardware. Line 6 makes a few different recording devices for your computer which are the POD series and the TonePort/GuitarPort series. These all have different features, so choose carefully.

You cannot make an acoustic-electric guitar sound like an electric guitar. You could add distortion and whatever else, but you cannot get the same sound. You also can't play an acoustic like an electric - the electric's action (string height) is much lower, the strings bend MUCH easier, and you get all kinds of extra things (like pinch harmonics) that make it easier to play.

The way each of them produce sound is quite different as well. Your acoustic will use either a mic or a piezoelectric pickup that pickup the actual vibrations of your guitar, in turn giving you an enhanced tone and warmth. The electric makes sound when the string vibrates over a magnet coil, which then produces an AC electric current into your amp, and has no microphonic properties (it doesn't care if the guitar itself is vibrating), so you will get a darker, more synthetic sound as compared to the acoustic.

If you want an electric sound, go to your local music shop (NOT a pawn shop unless you know what you're doing) an look for a guitar that fits your price range. Mom&Pop stores often have trade-ins or secondhand guitars at a low cost for great value. A good bottom line electric guitar will run you about $350. You could buy the really super cheap ones, but you won't be happy with it, I guarantee.

As for the software: Well, there are a couple really expensive software.

A couple of the most used are Logic Pro, Cakewalk, and Ableton. These are professional grade software, you can do a lot with them, but are extremely expensive.

Expect to pay about $500 for each of these to get the base software. Expect to pay up to $900+ for the best software.

To make your guitar sound like another instrument, you would need to buy a midi pickup system and a midi-firewire input for your computer as well as great software.

A cheaper and similar program is Finale - you can record, write, and what have you.

But, I would still recommend something small to begin with - like Audacity, which is free but very powerful. It is also extremely easy to use. You should download the stable (2.6) as well as the most up to date beta version, they are very different. The beta has better features, but somethings don't quite work right yet. You can download extra effects and everything you need off of their site.

I highly recommend that you start off using as little effects as possible. The more effects you add, the more tone you loose. You should also see it as extremely important (I'm not saying you don't) that you get good, quality recordings of your pieces. As every acoustic technician will tell you - crap going in is crap coming out - so take your time and make them good. You cannot milk good sound out of a bad recording (but you can do it backwards! lol)

Can I use an acoustic guitar amplifier for electric guitar?

shreditout

I am predominantly an acoustic guitar player. I am looking to purchase an amp and I was leaning towards this Fishman one. I would obviously use it for acoustic guitar but if I want to plug my electric guitar into it as well, is that okay? I really like this Fishman amp. Should I instead just get one that is more versatile and can suit both?

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I have worked with all the amps mentioned and discovered long ago a good combo amp (meaning either a tube/solid state or separate head and speaker unit) can by itself perform well for both.

Acoustic amps are circuited (signal path and routing, etc.) to respond best with the (piezo) pickups that are installed and meant for most acoustic guitars of worth. Not really the transducers for overdrives, distortion or other effects other than the standard reverb, tremolo (vibrato) and chorus circuits. Not enough (signal separation and channeling) diversity for any solid body or those that have different pickups.

These pickups take advantage of the acoustic (body chamber) rebound and resonance of what acoustics are designed for, and respond the best in the whole process.

Is why, some acoustic electric players may gravitate toward to an exclusive acoustic amp in hopes of bringing out the best in their own instrument of choice. As these units, are then tried to be paired with the particular pickups installed in their acoustic guitars.

Depends upon the player's ears all around, to make the real difference.

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How can I find musicians who would be willing to play ambient music?

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Q. I like blues, and ambience music the best because it's my style, ambience in my definition is psychedelic like spacey, nature sounding music, and blues is self explanatory.
To play ambient music as a band would need acoustic guitars, reverb effect pedals (I have the Eventide Space pedal which is considered the most advanced reverb sound technology out right now, as for blues I have the right kind of amp, so where could I find the players

Answer
Most music equipment stores, like guitar and amplifier sales centers, have a bulletin board where you can advertise FREE for musicians. Many also have an email list of musicians looking for bands. There are also places on line like Craig's list where you can advertise for musicians in your local area. I would do a Google search for help wanted musicans and see what you come up with. http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&source=hp&q=help+wanted+musicans+&pbx=1&oq=help+wanted+musicans+&aq=f&aqi=g-lv1&aql=&gs_sm=s&gs_upl=0l0l2l2315l0l0l0l0l0l0l0l0ll0l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=fba88d720095cd57&biw=1334&bih=568

Can you use an acoustic guitar amp for a keyboard?

Matthop

I know generally guitar amps only allow for the low range of frequencies and they have all the effects that a keyboardist doesn't need, but acoustic guitar amps have a tweeter and less effects. Sometimes on ebay they are listed as acoustic guitar/keyboard amp. So how would a keyboard sound through an acoustic guitar amp?

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tried it at school once, made an incredibly loud screeching noise

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