Reply With QuoteA couple of questions:
Do both guitars have whammy bars?
How old are your strings?
Getting more sustain....
A little bit ago I was plaing Baker Street on my guitar (ibanez) And I noticed that the notes weren't ringing that long, But then I plugged in my step dad's charvel model 88 with active electronics and played it and the would ring a long time than feed back. My question is how would I get more sustain through my Ibanez Would I need new pickups or something. my setup is A Boss DS-1 a DOD chorus pedal a DOD EQ (which I hardly ever use) and a crybaby played through my line 6 spider III 15.
Feedback appreciated
Thanks,
Kris-The-Young-Dude
Reverend Rawk
A couple of questions:
Do both guitars have whammy bars?
How old are your strings?
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Regular Fretter
Active electronics can definitely add sustain - even you're just statically holding the fretted note.
With passive pickups (and particular guitars), it's not that simple. Changing up to hotter pickups isn't the magic bullet, either.
You need to work your fretting technique for more sustain. Hit a note solidly, and use subtle vibrato to keep the note ringing. It's not something that can be dissected into mechanics - it's a feel you get and develop that will be all your own.
Sorry if this this sounds like metaphysics.................it's really not.
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The charvel has a floyd rose and the ibanez has a ZR tremolo the strings on both are a little over a month old.Originally Posted by marnold
could another factor that the pickups on my ibanez are not raised very high?
Regular Fretter
Pickup height can make a big difference.
Guitars: 2008 Gibson SG Classic, 2006 Gibson Les Paul Standard LE, 2002 Gibson SG Supreme, 2001 Gibson Les Paul Studio Plus, 1996 Les Paul Studio Gem, American Deluxe Double Fat Strat, Bluesville "Super" Strat Copy, MIK Fender "Limited Edition" Tele, JD Bluesville "Night Pilot", Yamaha AES 820, Steinberger Spirit GT Pro, Taylor 355CE, Ovation 1897 Adamas, Ovation CC057 Celebrity
Amps: Axe FX centered rack rig, Mesa 4x12 cab. Germino Club 40, Johnson JM150 Millennium, Johnson JM250 Millennium, Gibson Titan Medalist Frankenstein.
Effects: Tonebone Trimode, EH Holy Grail, Boss CH-1, Dunlop Crybaby Classic, Framptone Amp Switcher, THD Hot Plate, Yamaha AG Stomp Acoustic Processor, Boss BCB-60 Pedal Board.
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