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ScotTallica
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Hello all. I would love if someone could give me some tips for some good, solid sustain out of my guitars. Maybe even pedals or whatever... anything. Thanks.
Hard2Hear
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What kind of guitars?
Sustain is all about the neck joint when it gets down to it. Or that's what Terry McInturff told me anyways. I tend to believe him.
H2H
Sustain is all about the neck joint when it gets down to it. Or that's what Terry McInturff told me anyways. I tend to believe him.
H2H
Light
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Hard2Hear said:
Well, there's more to it than that, but that is a big part of it.
What kind of guitars?
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Gabriel_0
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Well if you want endless sustain without needing to worry about neck joint, volume, tapping, bending, pedals etc get a Fernandez Sustainer. Otherwise more info on what you are using would be helpful 
Gabriel
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Zona Mona
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Overdrive/distortion will usually give sustain versus a clean signal (i don't really know why but they do)
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Gabriel_0
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Zona Mona said:
Knowing how to use delay will add a good amount of sustain to a clean signal as well
Gabriel
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ScotTallica
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I've got an Epi. Les Paul Black Beauty with a Crate 2x12 (that has great distortion).
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donkeystyle
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you could try a compression pedal. you could also try a tone pros bridge. while i'm not sure they truly do help sustain, they do help while changing strings. they lock to the posts unlike the bridge assembly you have now. the theory/sales pitch is that by locking to the posts the bridge pieces can transfer more vibration from the strings to the body which is supposed to increase sustain.
i have them and when i got them, i did notice a difference in the sound of the guitar, but i also started using a different gauge of string when i got them. so the string gauge could have been the difference.
i have them and when i got them, i did notice a difference in the sound of the guitar, but i also started using a different gauge of string when i got them. so the string gauge could have been the difference.
Zona Mona
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Please explain.Gabriel_0 said:
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Yeah a compressor pedal will give you more sustain. Also turn the high up on your amp and/or guitar and put the pick up selector to the high gain. (usually the nearest to the ground when playing you guitar)
Hard2Hear
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As long as the set up on your Les Paul is correct, it should have alot of sustain itself. You can add to what it does have by using heavier strings, and using a compressor, both things said above.
Using more overdrive will add sustain, but it will mush up your sound. Simply turning the amp up so that the sound from the amp interacts with your guitar will add quite alot of sustain that is good once you learn how to use it.
H2H
Using more overdrive will add sustain, but it will mush up your sound. Simply turning the amp up so that the sound from the amp interacts with your guitar will add quite alot of sustain that is good once you learn how to use it.
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if you mean sustain in terms of distortion then disregard this.
if you mean sustain in terms of natural instrument sustain, the following can have a big impact on your sustain.
neck joint. if you have a loose fit bolt on neck, sustain suffers. if you have a set neck or neck through body, then the sustain will be better.
floyd rose tremolos are also sustain killers. the floyd is touching two posts with knife edges and the springs inside the guitar act to dampen vibration transfer i would think. the more solid the bridge, the more sustain.
having super low action doesnt help either... the slight buzzing you get will kill sustain.
if you mean sustain in terms of natural instrument sustain, the following can have a big impact on your sustain.
neck joint. if you have a loose fit bolt on neck, sustain suffers. if you have a set neck or neck through body, then the sustain will be better.
floyd rose tremolos are also sustain killers. the floyd is touching two posts with knife edges and the springs inside the guitar act to dampen vibration transfer i would think. the more solid the bridge, the more sustain.
having super low action doesnt help either... the slight buzzing you get will kill sustain.
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goldtopchas
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Take your guitar to a big music store and hook up to an amp that is the same or at least similar sounding. Try a few different compression pedals. I have used a MXR Dynacomp with good results. Just don't turn the compression knob up to high, or it'll get squishy sounding. I set it at about 10 o'clock. You just want to enhance a little. If you use too much it will also feedback when you're not playing...if you can control it, it's a nice effect.
Adding compression will really make your taps and hammered notes stand out. Also makes vol. knob swells work easier. I've always used tube dist. and my "comp" pedal is definitly one of my favorites.
.......Oh, one more thing. A compression pedal ALWAYS goes first in a chain of effects. Otherwise it'll also be compressing the noise and hum from the other pedals.
Adding compression will really make your taps and hammered notes stand out. Also makes vol. knob swells work easier. I've always used tube dist. and my "comp" pedal is definitly one of my favorites.
.......Oh, one more thing. A compression pedal ALWAYS goes first in a chain of effects. Otherwise it'll also be compressing the noise and hum from the other pedals.
