| After acquiring the proper skills to play awesome | | | | right one. Trust your instincts, and don't be |
| guitar, you might want to enhance your guitar | | | | conned by an enthusiastic salesman. Only you |
| sound. You have paid your dues by playing at a | | | | know your needs and how much you are able to |
| few gigs. You went all out, and bought a decent | | | | spend. |
| electric guitar and amp. The next logical step is to | | | | Another popular pedal is the distortion pedal. A |
| add several sound effects, but you're wondering | | | | distortion pedal distorts the signal from your guitar |
| how to go about it. Do not despair, choosing | | | | to give a definitive sound. There are numerous |
| pedals is relatively straightforward. There are only | | | | ways of accomplishing this distortion. Each pedal |
| a few major types, but keeping things simple is | | | | has its own unique sound. When you buy a |
| usually advisable. This article will guide you in the | | | | distortion pedal, you should make sure that your |
| right direction | | | | pedal does not sound too harsh. This harshness is |
| To start with, a good tuner pedal is an | | | | a characteristic of lower quality distortion pedals.. |
| indispensable accessory for any serious guitarist. | | | | Another essential pedal is the delay pedal. A delay |
| You are normally able to tune by ear under | | | | pedal plays back your guitar sample in a loop, with |
| ordinary circumstances, but it is very challenging | | | | a given decay. Numerous guitarists utilizes delay. |
| on a noisy stage with fans screaming. A tuner | | | | It's a relatively complicated effect and requires |
| pedal cuts off the signal from your guitar ( this is | | | | precise timing to get the repeated loops to sound |
| not heard by your audience ), and gives you | | | | in rhythm, but the final effect is awesome. When |
| visual indicators as you tune your string, enabling | | | | choosing a delay pedal, you must buy one with |
| you to keep in perfect tune while performing. | | | | intuitive controls. You don't want to look like an |
| A reverb pedal is another pedal which will add to | | | | amateur on stage messing around with non- |
| your sound. The more expensive amps have high | | | | responsive controls. |
| quality built in reverb, which makes reverb pedals | | | | During your quest to find the right pedals, you |
| obsolete. If your amp doesn't have exceptional | | | | would have undoubtedly discovered a whole |
| reverb, then buy a reverb pedal. Reverb adds a | | | | range. For the final complimentary pedal you may |
| new dimension to the music. Don't overdo it. Use | | | | try a wah pedal or a flanger. To summarize, |
| it only strategically during parts in the song to | | | | music is a learning curve which calls for |
| accentuate emotion. I will advise you to find a | | | | experimentation. Only then will you find your own |
| reverb unit by playing each pedal in an instrument | | | | definitive sound. |
| store. You will know when you have found the | | | | |