The freedom which is given by the electric guitar is really amazing. It can create rhythmic or percussive textures and then smooth singing sounds one after another. We can talk about close to limitless combination of new sounds that can be created by playing with effects, amplifiers and types of guitar. When doing the job properly one can create something which will be called his or her personal or signature sound.
This post is a quick tutorial about how to use the effects of pedals. Your best tip and rule to live by is – learn how to chain your effects pedals. Though some guitarists prefer ‘all-in-one’, multi-effect pedal units (and there are many situations when a multi-effect pedal is a perfect helper). But then you are limited by the multi-effects unit capacities.
If you want to properly tweak your sound – then learn the proper chaining of effects pedals from guitar to amp. The rules for the placement of different types of effects in a chain are not something undisputable absolute. But you should better know the rules before you can break them.
Ok, here are some examples of a good effects chain
Guitar – Wah – Distortion – Chorus – Amp + Delay (sent separately through the amp’s effect loop)
or
Guitar – Wah – Distortion – Chorus – Delay – Amp
Perhaps you have noticed that Delay is most often the last effect in a chain. You need to plug from the Delay (at the end of the whole chain) into your amp’s input jack – in case you use a one-channel amp. With two-channel amps, it is recommended to plug your Guitar-Wah-Distortion-Chorus chain into the input jack, while plugging your Delay (separate from the chain) into the amp’s “effects send/return” loop.
For more tips please read Part 2 of Learn How to Play Electric Guitar – Special Tip on Effects
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