Amps and effects to get particular guitar sounds

Are there any tutorials on the web that show how to set up amps, effects etc to get specific guitar sounds - eg Santana, Metallica, AC/DC, etc?

Got close with Logics PedalBoard and AmpDesigner.
Pedal Board "The Vibe, BlueEcho, Squash, RoboFlanger and SpinBox" (very little Squash)
Spinbox has a drive control for a little distortion...
GuitarAmp Pro, UKCombo 30 off center.
I don't investigate this stuff enough... there's some nice effects here.
Summer here is a drag, too hot! Sit around in an A/C room messing with computer and guitars... wait a minute, I love this!

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How do I get this guitar sound? What effects is he using? Can I get it with Garage Bands sounds??
Paul W.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5sJVXXYVPA

I'm no guitar expert my any means, but I'm pretty sure that's some sort of reverb pedal, along with using a whammy bar or bending the strings. Just add the reverb pedal to your amp set up, or adjust the reverb setting on the amp.

How to get this guitar sound

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C0F7eFxhXM&t=1m23s
There is a guitar in the background panned left just playing notes, not chords, and Im just curious if anyone has any idea how to best try and get this guitar sound in Logic? Probably a shot in the dark here but I cant seem to figure out how to get even close to it on my own. Not a logic pro user at all.

You'll improve as an engineer by following a few steps. Don't start with a Logic issue, start with an engineering issue and then you'll get how best to solve it with what you have.
Firstly, what makes this sound? How is it made and how do you think it was recorded? To me, this sounds like a humbucker pickup so I'd guess a les Paul or maybe an SG type of guitar going into maybe a Marshall or an Orange type of amp. This is not a DI'ed sound so you're going to have trouble here if you only have DI's.
To me this sounds like a ribbon mic, pretty closely mice'd, maybe paired with a 57 or sen 906, something like that. And it's mainly just HIM playing. Great sound, good player. Never underestimate this.
Now we have the internet so lets look him up and see if we can track down what he uses or used on this record.
OK, looks like he used a custom Ibanez AX-120 with a Seymour Duncan JB Jnr pickup, so it is a high output humbucker and it also looks like he went through an Orange stack.
If you can get hold of a guitar with a humbucker at the bridge, you'll be making the first positive steps. You don't mention what gear, if any, that you have only what software. Again, if you can get hold of a hi-gain amp and a couple of mics you're going to a lot closer in terms of gear, and hence sound.
I see Guitar Rig has the 'Citrus' amp, so if you can't get your hands on a real amp, maybe start here. Don't be shy with the gain but again, try to restrain yourself a little.
I think your main enemies here are that this record is very live and most of the sound is dialled in to the amp plus the choice of mics. So try to use a matching cab to the citrus amp and choose a ribbon mic in Guitar Rig, I'm sure there's at least one in there.
Finally of course, it's the way he plays it too. Good luck with that.
In summing up, always approach these things from an engineering point of view. What is it? What makes it what it is? This will take you a good way to where you want to be and make you a better engineer. After that, solving your issue with Logic will be simpler because you've gotten so much closer with your approach. This comes with time, and I mean years.
Hope this helps.

Can't Get Any Guitar Sound

Hey guys!
I just got the new Logic Pro Studio yesterday. I'm trying to record some riffs using the amp designer and such. I have my guitar hooked up to a Behringer Guitar Link USB. I set up the proper input and output showing CODEC, but I still can't get any sound from it.
I thought it was the Guitar Link so I opened Garageband and everything turned out ok.
Any help would gladly be appreciated.
Thanks!

Tony_Premier wrote:
Hey guys!
I just got the new Logic Pro Studio yesterday. I'm trying to record some riffs using the amp designer and such.
Well, do you have headphones or speakers plugged into the Behringer? You aren't by any chance expecting sound to come out of the speakers hooked up to the Mac are you?
Which version of Logic?
pancenter-

Since my last GarageBand update I can no longer hear the different software amps and effects while I am playing , but they can be heard when I play back the recording

So I can no longer hear the sofware amp/effects while I'm playing my guitar , but I can hear the software amps/effects during playback after I have done a recording . What's up ? This has happened after my last GarageBand update . I'm using an Apogee Duet .
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I am monitoring through my KRK 8's. I have changed nothing other than the update . I used to be able to hear all of the amps/effects real time , but now it is only after the recording is done and I play it back that I can I hear the amp/effects that I selected for the recording .

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Surf guitarists are noted for extensive use of the "wet" spring reverb sound and use of the tremolo arm on their guitar to bend the pitch of notes downward. Tube (valve) amplification, often through a Fender amplifier, is standard to achieve the Surf sound. The use of vibrato units (or more properly, tremolo) is also common; these were typically built into the guitar amplifiers of the late 1950s and 1960s, and more recently in effects pedals. Distortion is not commonly used, but occasionally a fuzz effect may be heard.
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I think, tongue-in-cheek Pancentre is making a valid point that you're not going to get that 'classical' sound too easy you need a warm acoustic sound going in. However, let me explain:
Logic (In fact 99% of music software) can be expanded via plugins. On the Mac/OSX these are called Audio Units. 2 Of the big players for guitarists is Native Instruments (NI) Guitar Rig, and IK's Amplitude.
Guitar Rig is an all-in-one solution which can be used with a guitar pedal controller which controls the software. It's got tons of options, standard presets and loads more scattered around the internet. Anything from experimental, through to Jazz and Death metal you can get from that, it's very flexible.
Acoustic emulation/simulation is basically a series of effects and EQ's in Guitar Rig/Amplitube/Logic which will provide you with an acoustic/warm sound. Basically, it's job is to raise the low frequencies and remove the mids (At least that's how i have to process mine) and place a bit of delay/reverb on the high frequencies to create space. But you never will recreate that wonderful sound of a classic guitar 'pushing air' by plugging an electric in and running it through an acoustic simulator.
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If you're just wanting to have some fun, jam and make a few tracks for your own enjoyment they're still pretty good for that. But you will have to adjust some effects settings, purely as guitars, pickups, strings etc. can all cause the sound to differ. So don't think you can just get away with selecting a preset each time.
Personally, i think it's part of the enjoyment coming up with a sound which helps you play, and sounds 'right'. These plugins, and guitar simulators are so straight forward too, they've invested a lot of development into making them act like the real thing.

How can i get the best sound from my electric guitar?

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I'm new to the Apple forums. I have come seeking some knowledge about how I can make my guitar sound really good like a metal/rock sound while at the same time not sounding unnaturally distorted but clean.
I have a Macbook Air with a Griffin iMic. I have tried some of built in presets for metal/rock but they are either too noisy (background hiss) or they arn't rock like enough. I like the metal ones but they have too much hiss and it ruins my recordings (sounds like a jumbled mess in the end...)
I'm not only new to the forums, but i'm also new to electric guitar and peddles. I'm certainly not new to guitar itself though, been playing for 7 years. What I really seek is what kind of settings I can have like a combination of the best amp model + pedals along with settings or effects to apply to it.
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Linkandzelda wrote:
I have a 1/8 to 1/4 adapter which i plug directly into the iMic. So theres no preamp involved, yet.
You can by pass the iMic by using the same adaptor and plugging straight into the Line in on your mac. Try it and see if there is a difference in your sound.
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Yeah, the key is to start with as clean a sound as possible and then add in little bits. Start adding with a Chorus effect first, then maybe a slight delay. Try all of your setting with both strumming and picking, both fast and slow, as you often have to match your playing technique with how the effects are set up. Then add Fuzz/Distortion etc. Once you have done that then reverse the set up sequence by starting with the major signal modifiers like Distortion etc and add the chorus, flanger, phasers after. These sorts of strategies can change the way things sound. Don't forget a bit of reverb.
The key is to start simple with mild alterations. Also, find a few guitar sounds you like from your favorite songs where you can hear good clear guitar sounds. Maybe create a playlist in iTunes and use these as a reference to compare between what you like and what you are creating. This A-B'ing will go along way to helping you develop your 'taste'. Its great to hear things side by side.
Goggle each of the guitar effects and learn what they do, make a few simple notes as a reference. Basically educate yourself.
and invest in a M-Audio Fast track 2 as i suspect the griffin is causing the noise.
Personally I would recommend something a bit better than the M-Audio Fast Track USB. The quality of your recorded sound is dependent on the sound converters in your external devices. I am not sure there is any advantage over your built in sound card verses the Fast Track. There are other things to consider with sound cards so it pays to do some planning and research.

Garageband - using apogee Jam and acoustic guitar sound

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I am trying to record an acoustic guitar on garageband (using my actual acoustic guitar), however the sound of the low strings sounds really muffled and low quality. i am using the built-in mic on my Mac to do this, not any external equipment. Is it advisible to always use an external mic and/or directly plug any instrument directly into the Mac? Are there any methods to improve the sound of recording?
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Dom,
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