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A cool blog about electric guitar, synths, vocals, piano and synthwave stuff music
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An iconic video, seems hella hard doing that with an electric guitar though.
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A random 8 bit piece of music that I found on Youtube from a true masterpiece that was released in the end of 2020, the game OMORI!
Can't wait to learn how to play on an electric guitar with some 8 bit guitar pedals and some bit crushers honestly :) .
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What are electric guitar pedals - short definition
An electric guitar pedal is a device that can be used to change the sound of an electric guitar. They are what some people call "foot pedals". These devices are typically placed on the floor in front of you, which means they can be manipulated with your feet while playing. Pedals for the electric guitar come in many different shapes and sizes. Some have knobs or sliders that control volume or distortion levels, others have switches that allow you to toggle between two different sounds (often called "stomp boxes"), and there are even ones made specifically for controlling effects like delay, reverb, tremolo, wah-wah etc.
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How to choose pickups for your electric guitar - a kinda small beginner guide
An electric guitar's pickup is what sends the signal to your amplifier. The first pickups were used on guitars are "piezo" types, what means that they're just sending to the amp what it hears, not what you play. Now this type of pickups is obsolete and only used for acoustic-electric guitars or contact microphones. You can find them in some cheap instruments also because sometimes they simply replace the original ones to be able to sell it as an acoustic guitar with no need to put strings on it (as if people wanting to buy an acoustic guitar would want one without strings...).
The electric guitar's pickups are divided into several main groups: single coil or humbucking. Single coils are what you see mostly now, but lots of guitar brands still use humbuckers, what you can find most often in the "vintage styled" guitars or what most metalheads like to play because of their specific sound.
Piezos and most single coils are composed by magnets (the same as what is used to make transformers and speakers what is what you hear when they're working, not the voice coil which it's what makes them move). The magnets give a field what changes according they put next to your strings and every pickup has its own number of magnets what defines how will be its output signal. Every brand uses different types of magnets what'll change for sure their output signals.
Single coils have 2 basic types: P-90s pickups or Telecaster style ones called what what comes in mind is "soapbars". P-90s are longer and use a single magnet what gives them what we call "horseshoe" magnets what'll make the nearby field's to be smaller what opens their coils more when you play giving you a much hotter output signal. Telecaster style pickups have 2 or 3 magnets what makes the nearby field bigger and that way they're hotter than P-90s but not as hot as what humbuckers do, because their coils are very close together what reduces their output signal instead of increasing it like what happens with P-90s.
Humbuckers, invented by Gibson in 1954, were created for reducing noise caused by distortion what can be generated by overdriving the amplifier what is the main problem of single coils what also made them "hiss" what you can hear when they're overdriven. The sound that comes from every humbucker it's pretty similar what makes most professional players to love them and use them without thinking too much about their type because there isn't so many differences between their sounds what makes it easier for a guitar player to choose what he needs for his specific songs or setups.
There's 2 basic types of humbuckers: Seymour Duncan and Gibson (there are others but less important). When you see Gibson's pickups you'll see what the letters in the code mean while with Seymour Duncan you'll see how many magnets they have, what gives us different output signals. There are also what we call "vintage" and what we call "modern" what means that the vintage one's will have more bass what can give you a warmer sound what most metalheads don't like, while the modern ones will have more treble making them hotter what most blues players or jazz players won't like.
To help you with choosing what humbucker do you want to use I'll tell you what are the main differences between both of them: Gibson's pickups usually have an output signal which is pretty hot while Seymour Duncan ones' are usually not so hot what makes it perfect for metal players looking for their specific tone. But if your guitar has not enough room to put several magnets next to each, because it needs some wood what should be the other magnets what are close to them what makes Gibson pickups, with only one magnet what comes in mind, what is called what gives you what everybody wants for their guitar's sound which is a very clear and defined tone.
So how can you choose what humbucker do you need for your guitar? If you play metal, look out for Seymour Duncan pickups because they're perfect for it. But if you play blues I wouldn't advise choosing them since they have more treble what blues players don't like so much. If your music style varies from clean to overdriven stuff then there's no problem at all with using both types of pickups combined on one electric guitar what'll give you the best results ever!
We have what we call what what comes in mind is a three way switch what makes every pickup to be connected or not connected what'll give us 3 different sounds. The bridge pickup, what you can use for solos and leads what has the highest output signal, the middle one which is usually your clean tone and your neck one what gives a warmer sound but less output signal. So if you always want to have a very defined sound with no noise even when you play fast I don't recommend choosing more than 1 humbucker on any of your guitars because it'll make them "hiss" too much making it hard for your ears to listen what's going on while playing music.
One other thing that all pickups have in common is that they're what what we call what what isn't inside the plastic: what what what is exposed to air and what can get corroded.
Here are some of my favorite pickups that I want you to look out for when making your choice for an electric guitar pickup that fits with your tastes the best
• Duncan '59 Bridge Humbucker also known as Jazz Model
This pickup in detail: Made in USA Hot output signal 3-conductor cable 4-wire connection How much it costs? : $89 online
• Duncan Custom Custom Bridge Humbucker what what what is hotter than the Jazz Model what what what has an output signal even more "hotter". How much does costs? : $110 online
• Seymour Duncan '59 For Strat Bridge Humbucker what comes in with an even higher output signal, perfect for metal players. How much does it cost? : $105 online
• DiMarzio DP407 Tone Zone with Coil Tap what what makes it perfect for shredders and hard rock players what gives you a very clear tone in comparison to most of humbuckers out there today. How much does it cost? : $122 online
I hope this article helped you find out how magnetic pickups work and how to choose electric guitar's pickups for what music style you want to play what'll give you the tone that fits your needs best.
So what are you going to buy first? :)
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A small comfort for eyes in between all these electric guitar related text lol
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Best Bit Crusher Pedals for the Electric Guitar
It's no secret that bit crusher pedals are super cool. Whether you're into 80's new wave or classic rock, bit crusher effects will make your electric guitar sound like it was recorded in the 1980s! But with so many bit crushers out there, how do you find the best one? We've compiled a list of 8 bit crushers to get you started on your search for the perfect bit crushing pedal for your guitar.
Best bit crusher pedals for the electric guitar. 8 bit electric guitar pedals are highlighted in this article, see which you prefer! The best bit crusher pedal list is compiled by comparing several factors to get a result that fits your needs the most. This bit crushing effect can be added into any type of music genre because it does not color the sound too much and allows you to retain an organic tone as well as add some flair with effects such as delay or reverb (which we will also mention below).
Bit Crusher Pedals: How Do They Work? Bit crushing works very similarly to how sampling would work on a sampler; instead of recording audio like on tape and then playing back those sounds at different speeds, bit crushing uses bit reduction, which simply means it chops up audio bit by bit and uses the resulting sounds as samples. This produces a very low bit-rate result that can sound like static, stuttering or even glitching to your ears (hence the name bit crusher).
The best bit crusher pedals for electric guitar will give you an 8 bit crushed tone with either analog modeling or digital emulation of these effects depending on what type of pedal they are and how much control each one offers over their specific effect. It is recommended to go for an all analogue design if possible because those tend to have better quality due to being non-digital but unfortunately this also makes them more expensive than other types so be sure that you prioritize according your budget! Most modern bit crushers have a bit depth knob that will allow you to choose from several bit crushing effects with different bit rates.
Some bit crusher pedals offer more control over the sound of your crushed bits, such as having an envelope follower/envelope filter for natural sounding results or even multiple functions like bit reduction and downsampling together! Some also provide extra features such as noise gate, sustain effect or audio in functionality using either a mono input jack or stereo inputs for two guitars playing at once – perfect if you're into 8-bit guitar duos.
Let's take a look at some top bit crushing pedals on the market right now:
The Electro Harmonix 'Pitch Fork' is of our favorite digital emulation style bit crushers. It has a bit depth knob to choose up to 8 bit effects, a filter cutoff frequency knob that lets you change the tone of the bit crushing and also features an analogue dry path with no digital circuitry in between its signal path for natural sounding results! This is perfect if you want flexibility or need your guitar pedals on stage because it has an expression pedal input as well as stereo outputs (allowing two people play at once).
The Behringer 'UB100' bit crusher offers both analog and digital emulation style bit crushing along with some extra features including low pass/high pass filters that can be controlled by either an envelope follower or LFO. There’s even MIDI control over most parameters and it comes in more than one color scheme.
The ‘Pulsar’ bit crusher pedal by Electro Harmonix was released in the late 90s making it an interesting choice to include on this list because of its unique bit crushing sound quality, which is definitely more 8 bit than digital emulation style but still retains some organic properties for a nice blend with other effects and instruments. It features both envelope follower cutoff control as well as LFO modulation functions built right into the box! This could be useful if you want multiple effect types all at once or just need lots of different sounds out of your bit crushers without having to use many guitar pedals. The only downside is that there's not much information about how exactly these work so'll have to experiment yourself to learn more about this bit crusher pedal.
The 'G-BONE Hot Cake' bit crushed is another excellent choice when it comes to digital emulation styles so if you want something that's not too expensive but still sounds great, then check out the G-Bone bit crushers! They're incredibly popular in computer game soundtracks and synthwave music genres for creating that sweet 8 bit vintage video game console or 80s arcade game style tone. There are many models of these available but they all have control over the bits/resolutions as well as low pass filter functionality; some even come with MIDI inputs which opens up a world of possibilities for controlling them remotely through DAWs like Ableton Live or Logic Pro X using your favorite controller.
One bit crusher we've noticed that has been gaining quite a bit of attention is the 'Death by Audio Fuzz War' pedal. This bit crushed effect features both digital and analog style bit crushing as well as an analogue dry path (similar to Behringer's UB100) for natural sounding results but it also offers some unique sound shaping options such as octave up/down controls along with fuzz distortion! If you're looking for something versatile, then check this one out because like many other pedals on this list, it can be controlled via CV gate inputs which means you could even control these functions using your modular synthesizers if desired.
The ‘Bit Max’ guitar bit crushers are another great option when considering bit crushed sounds for your pedal board or amplifier. It comes in both digital and analog emulation styles as well as bit crushing bit depth control which is always a handy feature to have when experimenting with different bit crushed tones (especially if you're using many pedals on stage). This one also has an analogue dry path like the Behringer UB100 but doesn't offer any additional features such as low pass/high pass filters; however, it does give you some options over how much of your original signal remains after processing such as diode clipping (crunchier sounding) and LED clipping (more subtle crunch effect).
The Earthquaker Devices ‘Bit Commander’ offers up 8 bit style effects including bit crusher, pitch shift + bit crusher, bit crusher + ring modulator and bit crusher + pitch shift. It even has CV control over the bit depth parameter! This one is a great choice for those who want to experiment with many different bit crushed effects but don't want too much space on their pedal board or need something that's more straightforward when it comes to controls (none of them are foot switchable).
The ‘MXR M288’ bit crush effect by MXR was released just this year in 2017 so we're interested to see how well received these will be considering they were initially announced back at NAMM 2016; however, out of all the digital emulation style bit crushed pedals we've seen so far, this one looks like it might be the best bit crushed pedal for guitar players in terms of function and design (and price). It's not just a bit crusher though, it has an analogue low pass filter with resonance control so you can get even more creative when choosing your bit crushed tone.
The main drawback to these pedals is that they are digital emulation style bit crushers which means there will always be some form of compromise when compared to the original vintage machines which used analog technology; however, this doesn't mean they aren't worth using because most guitarists would agree that bit crushing sounds great!
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How can you start playing the electric guitar all by yourself now!
Are you interested in how to start playing the electric guitar all by yourself now? There are a lot of ways that you can do it, but there is no better way to ensure success than doing it the right way. In this blog post, we will explore how to get started with electric guitar and how you can play your first song on the instrument within a few hours!
First of all, how can you start playing the electric guitar? The first thing that you should do is to get a good instrument. While there are many different options for this entry-level guitar, we recommend getting one from Best Choice Products because it has been specifically designed for beginners and comes with everything that they need to have success learning how to play electric guitar fast! In addition, it allows them to learn how to setup their own instruments as well. This model also comes in five other colors so students will be able to find something which appeals to their tastes without having too much trouble doing so!
On top of these benefits though, this particular unit includes a gig bag case where your student’s new instrument will fit perfectly. This is a huge advantage because it means that your student will be able to transport and store their guitar easily.
What should you know before starting how to play electric guitar? While this question could have many different answers, we recommend learning the following: how to read music notation, how scales work on an instrument like this one and how chords are formed as well! These three pieces of knowledge form the foundation for everything else which your child learns when they start playing electric guitar so make sure they understand these concepts in detail from day #one onwards.
How can you choose your first electric guitar? A good way to do this is by looking at some reviews online in order to determine what kind of instruments might be best suited for beginners who are learning how to play electric guitar. This is a good idea because it will help your child make the right decision, especially when they are just getting started with this instrument!
What does how to setup an electric guitar mean? Once you have purchased your child’s first electric guitar in order for them to learn how to play it easily and start playing songs before long, then you need to find out how exactly do you setup an electric guitar correctly so that everything works well from day #one onwards.
One of the most important steps towards achieving this goal is by making sure all parts are properly aligned on their new instrument including things like bridge height, string action at fretboard or nut heights as well. Furthermore, don’t forget how to do electric guitar setup properly.
The final step is how can you start working consistently with your electric guitar playing? When it comes down to how often should I practice my electric guitar, the best answer would be every day without exception if possible! While this might seem like a daunting task at first to learn how to play an instrument regularly, your child will quickly find that they are able too after just a few weeks of practicing their favorite songs on their new instrument! This means that by learning how much time should someone practice their electric guitar each day combined with setting short term goals for themselves right from the beginning, students stand a real chance of mastering everything there is about how does one go about playing this wonderful musical device before long.
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Making 8-bit music (aka chiptune) with an electric guitar
The 8-bit sound has been making a comeback in recent years. The 8-bit music is an illustration of how certain sounds can transport you back to your childhood, when games were simpler and there were only two colors on the screen: is there someone that really doesn’t know the Super Mario theme? Or the Tetris russian-like theme?
If this stuff is right for you, then this article is for you if you've always wanted to create 8-bit music on guitar. Just keep reading! ___________________________________________________________________
- First of all, you need to get your hands on an electric guitar (well, of course lol) ___________________________________________________________________
- Also, you'll need some 8bit music software that can easily be found online. A few examples are the famous Famitracker (PC) and the SunVox software (Mac). Both programs are very easy to use even for beginners. You can find great step-by-step guides on how to use these programs online with a quick search. ___________________________________________________________________
- Now it's time to plug in your guitar and start making some 8 bit music! Famitracker will allow you to record all of the sounds one by one, while SunVox is more like a sequencer that allows you to create loops. ___________________________________________________________________
- You can use guitar pedals and stompboxes to create 8 bit music. A good example is the Electric Mistress by Electro Harmonix. This pedal will allow you to make crazy oscillation sounds that can be used for chiptune music. The Big Muff Pi also works great, but it's a fuzz distortion more than an oscillation pedal. ___________________________________________________________________
- If you want to stay away from the heavily processed 8bit sounds, then I recommend using some delay pedals like the Boss DD-20 Giga Delay or even reverb pedals like Electro Harmonix Cathedral Stereo Reverb . These two pedals are great because they will give your guitar a more natural sound as if you were playing in a room. ___________________________________________________________________
- Just to give you an idea, here's a clip of the 8 bit music I made with this method: 8 Bit Music Made With Electric Guitar Pedals and Effects . It should be noted that these are pedals from Boss but they can all work for making chiptune music.
- If you make 8 bit music on guitar, let me know in the comments! I'd love to hear what you've done with this technique and this style of music!
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