guitar tone

Slap_pop · #1 (**permalink**) 09-04-05, 09:13 PM

Hi... i am wondering how do u get a kind of violin tone like the one alexi laiho uses on his instructional video.... i am using a fender strat along wif a line 6 spider ll... if anyone knoes... pls tell me.. thx

dric · #2 (**permalink**) 09-04-05, 09:27 PM

hey.erm well.....u can try volume swelling i guess.

Praetorian · #3 (**permalink**) 10-04-05, 11:43 AM

By volume swelling i believe he means that you pick on a 0 volume, but as soon as you pick, turn the volume up to max (or around there) and back to 0 again in one fluid motion.

Saw malmsteen do it, been lovin it ever since. Too bad my RG's volume knob is too far away, my pinky cant reach it lol.

pooo · #4 (**permalink**) 10-04-05, 11:55 AM

Finger too short, LOL kidding hehehe.

Get a vol pedal.

headwan · #5 (**permalink**) 10-04-05, 12:03 PM

can a volume pedal do tat pooo,Praetorian?
i tot a digitech whammy can do tat only?

pooo · #6 (**permalink**) 10-04-05, 12:06 PM

Digitech Whammy is more of a pitch shifter. A vol pedal can definitely do that kinda swells. Kirk Hammet has used on in "My friend of Misery", and countless others use them, including Vai.

dhalif · #7 (**permalink**) 10-04-05, 01:08 PM

just hantam!

Praetorian · #8 (**permalink**) 10-04-05, 01:20 PM

Volume pedal for the volume swells. Definitely.

A whammy pedal raises and lowers the pitch. Not too sure about it doing a volume swell. Highly doubt it, though.

dhalif · #9 (**permalink**) 10-04-05, 01:48 PM

so clever!

Praetorian · #10 (**permalink**) 10-04-05, 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dhalif

so clever!

:smt064