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| Does anyone know how to achieve the "Infinite Guitar" sound at the start of "With Or Without You" by U2 (Joshua Tree)? I can imitate many guitarist sounds using my Zoom G2.1u and my FAB metal pedal but this sound eludes me.
Is there an inexpensive pedal or effects unit that is available to achieve this in a living room and opposed to a loud rehearsal room?
I'd welcome any ideas. Can it be achieved by using two or more pedals?
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| | i know an ebow will help you get that sustained sound, i expect thats how he did it. |
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| Great topic -- here is a bit of info the subject.
SUSTAIN FROM COMPRESSORS: A compressor makes the instrument pickup signal stay at a constant level for a few seconds, while the string vibrations actually die out. While the string vibration is dying out, the compressor gain automatically gets higher and higher. It is like manually turning up the volume control to keep the note at a constant volume while the string vibration dies. Since the notes stay at this constant level, they sound "sustained". This can be a very cool sounding effect. However, this type of effect is not a string vibration sustainer.
SUSTAIN FROM DISTORTION EFFECTS: Distortion effects achieve sustain of played notes in much the same way that compressors do: They keep the signal at the same level even though the string vibrations are dying out. Instead of keeping the signal out of the distortion (clipping) range as compressors do, distortion effects simply increase the signal amplitude by very large amounts, and in the process "cut off" or "clip" the positive and negative portions of the signal. This results in a distorted sound. The more distortion you "crank in", the longer the note sustains, until the string vibration finally dies out completely and you are left with only a lot of noise.
SUSTAIN FROM AMP FEEDBACK: Many players achieve sustain by turning the a mplifier up to a loud volume, and by holding their instrument near the amplifier speakers. Then, something exciting often happens: Intense sound energy coming from the amplifier speakers blasts the guitar body and strings (and your ears), making them "feed back". The notes can sustain for as long as you hold the guitar near the speakers. Sometimes, the notes break into cool-sounding harmonics, depending on how you position the instrument. A player can develop the skill of varying the harmonics of a sustained note by moving the instrument around to different positions in front of the amplifier. Adding compression and/or distortion to the instrument signal path can enhance this effect. The more gain you crank into the amp, the more feedback sustain you get.
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