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Subject: Guitar Sounds (Guitarists read this...) (reply)
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Date: 4 Jun 91 18:32:50 GMT
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The Mugwump (Brian Marriage) wrote:
> I have been doing synth/guitar home recording for some time now, and have had
> some big troubles getting the electric guitar sounding groovy.
> There is a very standard 'smooth' distortion sound around, which as well as
> obviously being very distorted, also has quite a 'pure' and 'clean' sound. No
> matter how hard I try, I have not been able to get this sound. I have tried
> DI'ing a distortion pedal, two distortion pedals, both the previous thru a
> combo (miked up), and have still to try compression->distortion->DI or
> miked combo. Haven't got a compressor lying about ATM.  Has anyone got any
> suggestions on these things?
> Any ideas would be welcomed,

I am not sure from your posting as to whether the guitar sound you are trying
to create is from a synthesizer or an actual guitar. If it is from an actual
electric guitar, you may try a Sholtz (sp?) 'Rockman' module. Sholtz is the
guitarist/songwriter from the U.S. band "Boston", and also is the creator of the
Rockman. The sounds created from the Rockman are very smoothly distorted with 
a compressed sound; very much like the guitar sound on his records, if you have
had the opportunity to hear them.