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Electric guitar effects, used in the form of guitar pedals, are very widely used these days. Electronics, sound and digital technology in general, gave musical expression new possibilities. As a guitarist, you must have an understanding of how these guitar effects work, and what are their capabilities. This knowledge will allow you to play the songs you 'd like to play with success, using the guitar pedal that's appropriate for the song.
Additionally, knowing these things, will make you able to imagine, predict and finally choose the guitar effect that's right for your own songs, should you try to use some guitar pedal in order to intensify your emotional message.
One word of caution: On the other hand, when playing guitar, especially when practicing, try to keep sound as clean as possible. Overdose of guitar effects, tends to blur (or some times over-beautify) sound, and takes your attention off your main task, which is to play (correctly) a series of notes that have a meaning. If you can simply grab a guitar and make others feel the way you feel, without too much added stuff, you've done your job. Now, add a little "sauce" if you want, but only if you feel it will intensify your message. Otherwise, skip it. Generally, the less sauce (guitar pedals) you have to stuck up, the better guitarist you are. Does the word "unplugged" say anything to you? Of course you can't play heavy metal without a distortion! (Or can you?) Always keep things simple, keep the balance, and you can't loose as a guitarist.
Anyway, let's say you want to experiment to see what those little boxes can do. How many kinds of guitar effects exist? Quite many. Well, add the strange names given to these guitar pedals by manufacturers in order to excite consumers or diversify, and you can get pretty confused.
Let's try to somehow simplify things, by dividing these guitar effects in some groups, based on how they affect sound: Next>>
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