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Topic: Compression and effect pedals |
Tim Tweedale
From:
Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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Posted 30 Apr 2004 9:03 am |
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Do you use compression before your volume pedal? If so, what kind of compression and how much? What effects (if any) do you consider indespensable as a steel player?
-Tim |
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Tim Whitlock
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 30 Apr 2004 10:16 am
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| None are indespensible. I do use an old Fender Vol/Tone pedal to get a little Speedy West boo-wah here and there. The pure unadorned sound of a steel guitar still knocks me out. I don't use ketchup on a good steak either. |
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chas smith R.I.P.
From:
Encino, CA, USA
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Posted 30 Apr 2004 10:25 am
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| A compressor is essentially an electronic volume control that's pre-programmed. At the bottom of your foot is a "dynamic" variable volume control (compressor). |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 30 Apr 2004 12:09 pm
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| Didn't Buddy use one of those Orange Squeezer thingies for awhile? |
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Nate LaPointe
From:
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Posted 30 Apr 2004 12:56 pm
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I tend to think of a compressor and a volume pedal as somewhat cancelling eachother out. When you swell with the volume pedal, the compressor's threshold or ceiling limits how high it can go, right?
I especially don't use a compressor for solos, for I want to break that ceiling and be heard over the rest of the band. |
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 30 Apr 2004 1:02 pm
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| Moved to Electronics section. |
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