ralston87 Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 I'm pretty clueless about guitars and have only recently started playing my casino through a decent amp as have only previously had a small fender 15w practice amp. i am not sure what the amp is that i'm playing through now. all i know is it is a marshall and it very expensive, something similar to this http://www.rockingrooster.co.uk/productMarshall1960aCab-166-165.html. problem is that as soon as i turn the volume up to a decent level i get really bad feedback no matter where i stand. what actually causes feedback and any idea what the problem could be? i can find out more about the amp if required, i know its very expensive, the guy who's amp i'm using told me the amp and head unit cost around £3000. any help would be appreciated. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o8jedi Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Casinos are true hollowbodies and they have single-coil pups. Both of those mean feedback up the wazoo. Especially through a Marshall. You have to be judicious with your gain and volume settings when playing it. On the other hand, a casino's distortion is without compare (see "Revolution" by the Beatles). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubstar Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 body position in relation to amp plays a role...experiment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Stuff a rolled up pair of socks, or a towell/wipe rag, snugly inside...that will help dampen the vibrations between the top and back surfaces of the guitar. Anything else (inflated balloon (once inside "f" hole, that is), styrofoam, etc...that will minimize the top and back from vibrating at different frequencies, would work as well. But Sock rolls are readily available...LOL! Or, you can tape one F-hole (or both) shut. That should help some, too. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarxBros Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 You're facing an uphill battle. I hate to say it but, perhaps an EQ box might help you tone down the resonant peak frequency that is the cuiprit. I'm no fan of an EQ on a guitar but.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelake07 Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 This guy sells plugs: http://www.dougsplugs.com/ or make your own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Try standing behind the amp..........and put a 2" "shim" under the rear of it also. pointing it slightly downward helps some, but getting behind it should do the trick. What size room do you play in ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aharps Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Yeah turn down the volume and gain. Casinos aren't the easiest guitars to play in high gain scenarios. Saying that even my epi les paul used to squeal if i wasnt careful when id got a stack cranked. Fill the guitar with somthing as charlie brown said, thatl help. Also unless your playing really heavy rock/metal, remember that you never need as much gain as you think. By this i mean if it sounds good to you its probably to much, this is because you will be able to hear the guitars strings (especially if its a hollow body) which makes your tone seem like its got more clarity than it really has. It took me a long time to realise this! (im mainly talking about rhythem work here, lead less so). It sounds obvious but make sure you arent facing the amp, if the pups can see the amp, your more likely to get feedback. Just so you know, feedback is basically the guitar sending a signal to the amp which amplifies it, this causes the body/pups/strings to vibrate creating more sound, which is sent back to the amp and amplified, which causes even more vibrations etc etc repead to deafening scream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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