how to get sustain/feedback

[taypeng81]

This a noob question

how do you get your guitar to sustain and feedback when u fret the note?
I was able to do that with my old ibanez (forgot the model). With the gain turned up, i could get sustain and feedback if i held on to the note.

I cant do that with my LP now, even with the gain from my pedal maxed out.
I don't have the ibanez now unfortunately.

Is it the pickups output or do other factors come into play?

 

[Dime]

huh?LPs are known for their killer sustains.maybe yours is a copy that uses a different type of wood than mahogany.

do you use compressor?cause i find that they suck the sustain unless those high-end boutique pedals.

 

[PatheinRaindropMoe]

high end boutique doesnt guaranty sustain, its about how to use a piece of effect. Compressor, unfortunately, if used wrongly, even with a booteek compressor, will still suck everything like vacuum cleaner

the sustain of notes that lead into feedback mentioned, is something which is hard to get with just any pedal(boss superfeedbacker and distortion is close, but still lacking some smooth characteristic of a real geetar sustain notes leading into feedback). Its a combination of volume of playing, setup of geetar, pickup, amp, distance and direction facing to amp.

Its hard to define a confirmed will work kinda way thou, imho. Trial and error, change pickup, change amp, change direction of playing, play louder etc

 

[FREEKILL9566]

Lol Feedback! is my band name! First you max out the gain, but not muddy it has to have a bit of mids, trebles and bass. Turn the volume to a reasonably loud volume. The bigger amp the better just play a note, do some vibrato, when the note is about lose power and is sustaining left, move towards your cab/speaker. Face the guitar parallel to the cab/speaker, you got it, takes a little bit of practice

Cheers,
WWH

 

[Whitestrat]

Is it the pickups output or do other factors come into play?

PLAY LOUD!!!!!!!!!!:twisted::twisted::twisted:

Seriously, if your pickups are too near your strings, it kills sustain.:mrgreen:

 

[taypeng81]

Hmm ok im going try playing loud this weekend. So far the volume knob on my bedroom amp never goes pass "3". don't want the neighbours knocking on my door hehe.

I used to have a mxr dynacomp which gave me endless sustain but it was a tone-sucker imo. It adds more bass to my already bassy tone.

My LP is an Orville, supposedly not too different from a Gibson. I'm not sure about the sustain since i dont have a strat to compare with. i have to do the vibrato thing to really hold the note + gain set to max on my rat clone pedal.

If i strum a chord slightly harder, it sustains for 15 -20 secs, is that normal for an LP or below-par? haha..

 

[stranger12]

I don't know if this the right way or what.. but one of the way I get a pretty predictable feedback is to engage my wah pedal (535Q)...

Like the last note of the song or when I let ring a chord and I want it to end off with a feedbackish thingie.. I just engage the wah pedal and leave it at that down position and it'll pretty much give me the feedback that I like...

I use and LP too.. but this method is not exclusive to the LP.. works well with my strats or even a tele...

I've seen people moving the guitar right next to the amp to get feedback as well.. and I'm pretty sure that works too.. just a lil lay chey to turn to the amp...

Hope this helps..

 

[snuffleupagus]

PLAY LOUD!!!!!!!!!!:twisted::twisted::twisted:

Seriously, if your pickups are too near your strings, it kills sustain.:mrgreen:

unless you are using lace sensors or super weak magnetised pups..

I agree, its all about the gain level, distance and angle facing the amp, I've ever gotten really really long one-note sustain at low volumes.

 

[ShredCow]

Eh. Threadstarter - maybe you want to google "feedback"? Its quite a simple concept and it involves mainly volume. You can do it in your bedroom - just do it in the afternoon and no more than 5 hours ya?

As for compressors/compression - Randolf has a huge thread down here in SOFT. Take a look, search that thread. Lots of information.

 

[Whitestrat]

unless you are using lace sensors or super weak magnetised pups..

According to many literatures I've read, they all claim that lower magnetic pull improves sustain lei...

 

[taypeng81]

Eh. Threadstarter - maybe you want to google "feedback"? Its quite a simple concept and it involves mainly volume. You can do it in your bedroom - just do it in the afternoon and no more than 5 hours ya?

As for compressors/compression - Randolf has a huge thread down here in SOFT. Take a look, search that thread. Lots of information.

as i said, this thread reveals what how ignorant i am about stuff like this. I thought this was the best place to start asking actually..

anyway i turned up the amp louder last night, but since it was night time I didnt go all out. Still couldnt get the feedback going. im going to give it another try somewhere else with a different amp.

 

[predz23]

as i said, this thread reveals what how ignorant i am about stuff like this. I thought this was the best place to start asking actually..

anyway i turned up the amp louder last night, but since it was night time I didnt go all out. Still couldnt get the feedback going. im going to give it another try somewhere else with a different amp.

maybe you dont have a good tailpiece on the les paul. do you have one where it falls off if you remove the strings? if so then they're the stock ones. Im currently looking for a tailpiece that improves your sustain, you might wanna google Schaller, TOnepros and Tonetail they improve sustain. as far as feedback, thats the pickups

 

[kerplunk182]

I was playing with the marshall stack at beat merchants the other day. And i kept forgetting that facing the amp when the volume is high causes feedback and at that time, i was stacking both my gain pedals and using the marshall's drive channel... I guess you know what happened after that

 

[ShredCow]

as i said, this thread reveals what how ignorant i am about stuff like this. I thought this was the best place to start asking actually..

anyway i turned up the amp louder last night, but since it was night time I didnt go all out. Still couldnt get the feedback going. im going to give it another try somewhere else with a different amp.

No. You're right. This is the best place to ask. However, I'm not the best person to give advice because someone else (Randolf) has done a better job explaining compression. Hence my recommendation.

Once you got the feedback going - its time to go "by feel". You would notice how positioning yourself and the guitar, where you're facing, how much amp volume & gain, guitar's vol and tone, etc... all matter in getting that feedback.