2lambchops Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 i've been playing for a long while and i have never been able to get that "musical feedback" with any of my guitars. now, i have all combo amps and use s.d. aph-1n and 1b pups in my l.p.. all my amps are capable of low and high gain(especialy my tube amps). i'm looking for the type of feedback like Mick Taylor got with John Mayall(crusade album). do i need to use non-wax potted pups or maybe elevate the amps. any "feedback" will be apriciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FarnsBarns Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 There are several factors... Resonance of guitar body Volume at which you're playing Proximity of speakers Position (including height) of speakers Weight of strings There's actually loads more subtle things. I found this for you... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_feedback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2lambchops Posted April 2, 2011 Author Share Posted April 2, 2011 thanks for the info. my guitar has plenty of resonance it's a l.p. and i can get as close to the speakers as i wish. just was curious if i had been doing something wrong all these years. i thought all the wax in the pups was retarding the ability to feedback on command. i'll keep experimenting and hopefuly find a way that works for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manse Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 thanks for the info. my guitar has plenty of resonance it's a l.p. and i can get as close to the speakers as i wish. just was curious if i had been doing something wrong all these years. i thought all the wax in the pups was retarding the ability to feedback on command. i'll keep experimenting and hopefuly find a way that works for me. just play louder wax potting only stops bad (microphonic) feedback.....if you sustain a strongly picked note right in front of a really cranked valve amp, you should gradually shift from the sustained note into musical feedback quite naturally...if you don't, turn up the amp..........then turn it up again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2lambchops Posted April 3, 2011 Author Share Posted April 3, 2011 louder amp = mad wife. fun fun fun. no..realy she doesn't care. maybe i'll try to angle the amp upwards a bit and push it a little harder. i guess when your at home you don't have the full ability to crank amps like at a gig. back in the day those guys had to crank amps to project to an audience. they had the benefit of massive gain and standing near their amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrNylon Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Play louder, get closer to the amp bottoms, and face the bottoms until it starts to cut loose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOL! Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 What they said. Turn your ****ing amp up and position the guitar facing the speakers (pickups perpendicular to the speaker). Keep the gain low or you'll have boring, one note feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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