!?FEEDBACK?!

hellacaster · November 9th, 2006, 10:15 PM

I LOVE FEEDBACK. I don't want to use a pedal thats gonna be all heavymetal on me. But It'd be nice to be able to turn it on and off, have some control over it. Any ideas.

Tdot · November 9th, 2006, 10:46 PM

Did someone say feedback? As far as control goes, I step a few to the right to activate, and a few to the left to tone it it down, then when I'm feelin cool, I swivel like those late night exercise commercials to get some great effects.

Telenator · November 10th, 2006, 08:43 AM

Any OD pedal will give you feedback. You just have to find the one you like.

Southpaw433 · November 10th, 2006, 08:52 AM

Feedback... well you seem like a good person, oh not that kind of feedback

timgreene · November 10th, 2006, 09:09 AM

get an overdrive pedal, not one that says metalmaster on it. I like tubescreamer, anyone will do. Then heres the secret just kiss your signal with the boost. Maybe three, set tone neutral. vol accordingly. Just cause the knob says ten, you dont have to go over there.

Set it up where max volume on guitar is max feedback, turn down at guitar clean up signal.

Rich Rice · November 10th, 2006, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by timgreene

get an overdrive pedal, not one that says metalmaster on it. I like tubescreamer, anyone will do. Then heres the secret just kiss your signal with the boost. Maybe three, set tone neutral. vol accordingly. Just cause the knob says ten, you dont have to go over there.

Set it up where max volume on guitar is max feedback, turn down at guitar clean up signal.

I couldn't have said it better myself. Less junk in the chain, and a moderate boost from a Keeley modded TS-9 or a BOSS Blues Driver straight into a good tube amp, combined with your proximity to the speakers will give you maximumcontrol of feedback. Holding your guitar at different angles in relation to the speaker will allow you to find "sweet spots" for certain frequencies, to get the amp to "sing". I fell in love with the same thing in the 60's, and can't seem to get it out of my system..

Johnny Caster · November 10th, 2006, 03:58 PM

Yeah feedback rules! As far as I've figured out, the closer the pickups are to the speaker the more feedback you get. So that's as much control as you really need at least for me. Also, you can control it quite a bit with your tone knob [more feedback when tone knob is at ten]. Obviously the volume knob can give a lot of control also. Some other factors to consider are whether the guitars body is resonant, such as a hollowbody, or whether the pickups are potted. These both will result in more feedback. And I'd advise against using a distortion pedal simply because I don't like them! Use what you already have and make it work! :)

'caster oil · November 10th, 2006, 04:11 PM

Count me in... been doin' feedback since I first heard "Live at Leeds..."

hellacaster · November 10th, 2006, 06:43 PM

I, of course knew about standing in front of the amp, thanks all the same tho. I do have a DOD tube classic distortion pedal, but to get the real distortion going the gain and volume has to be up full, but it does sound metalish. I like the idea of the signal boost tho. Sounds good guys thanks.

stompboxman · October 23rd, 2009, 04:34 AM

The ZVEX Fuzz Factory is my favorite fuzz and it feeds back at a desired pitch.

czech-one-2 · October 23rd, 2009, 05:26 AM

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Originally Posted by stompboxman

The ZVEX Fuzz Factory is my favorite fuzz and it feeds back at a desired pitch.

There is an indyguitarist mod for a ds-1 that has the same effect as this clip at 1:56. Its pretty cool as its only in the last 20% of the distortion knob rotation,any lower and your DS-1 is a normal distortion.lots of fun!

SMurphy28 · October 23rd, 2009, 08:02 AM

Try a boss SD-1 or Fulldrive-2. Any overdrive should help but I've had the best luck with these two pedals to add sustain/feedback.

baseggio · October 23rd, 2009, 08:50 AM

I like to use an Ibanez AD9 analog delay. Turn the Repeat and Delay Level (mix) all the way up. Then mess with the Delay Time while it's feeding back for cool sounds. No OD/distortion required, but it doesn't hurt!

Telenator · October 23rd, 2009, 09:23 AM

Holy Thread Resurrection Batman! The OP is from 06!

Tarnisher · October 23rd, 2009, 09:36 AM

My DOD Classic Fuzz does the job nicely, especially on hollowbodies.

hannigan · October 23rd, 2009, 01:40 PM

If you like feed back I am willing to bet you like crazy oscillation and feedback,
Give the Catalinbread v8 fuzz tone engine a go , it is crazy fun.
And if you are totally insane try their Teaser Stallion.

kludge · October 26th, 2009, 07:35 PM

I've found that your choice of guitar matters way more than your pedals for feedback. I love my Telecaster, but it doesn't feed back worth a dang. But I have a nice Strat with humbuckers that feeds back beautifully. But guitars that feed back too readily (i.e. hollowbodies) can be too hard to control. The trick is to build a setup with a nice, broad sweet spot, so it'll feed back easily when you want it to, but stay under control.

Best feedback guitar I ever owned was a Gibson Blueshawk. I miss it sometimes, just for that.

Volume matters, too. The more volume you have, the less gain you need. Back to the whole sweet spot thing. I use three different dirt pedals right now (BBE Freq Boost, HAO Rumble Mod, Rat), and stack them for the right amount of gain depending on circumstance. I might also use a volume pedal to balance things.

klasaine · October 26th, 2009, 10:45 PM

All of the above regarding the boosts/OD's and here's a little trick that I like ...

If you're close enough to your amp(?), touch the headstock to the cab (if only a 'head' then the head box) when you've got some volume and drive and it's just on the verge of feedback. That should push it over the edge.
Using your guitars volume ctrl you can keep it at a reasonable volume infinitely.

kludge · October 27th, 2009, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by klasaine

All of the above regarding the boosts/OD's and here's a little trick that I like ...

If you're close enough to your amp(?), touch the headstock to the cab (if only a 'head' then the head box) when you've got some volume and drive and it's just on the verge of feedback. That should push it over the edge.
Using your guitars volume ctrl you can keep it at a reasonable volume infinitely.

Yeah, I learned that trick from Buck Dharma! Works real well, especially at lower volumes. But I don't do it unless I'm desperate, because I get better control when I'm playing open-air and can move the guitar relative to the amp.

JD0x0 · October 27th, 2009, 04:29 PM

i have a Rumble Mod pedal its amazing for getting "clean" feedback, meaning there doesnt have to be much distortion to break into feedback. An EQ pedal would work great too boost the lower mids in the 400-600HZ range for a more feedback prone sound

Daniil · October 29th, 2009, 02:24 PM

OD/Distortion + compression + EQ (mids!) = beautiful feedback

aaronftnm · October 30th, 2009, 04:24 AM

Big Muff!! Either the American or the Russian work awesome, and have totally different feedback tones...and you can install a feedback loop switch and have it generate its own feedback where you can control the pitch with the sustain knob.

November 9th, 2006, 10:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
hellacaster Banned Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 125	!?FEEDBACK?! I LOVE FEEDBACK. I don't want to use a pedal thats gonna be all heavymetal on me. But It'd be nice to be able to turn it on and off, have some control over it. Any ideas.

November 9th, 2006, 10:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tdot Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Back of the Wasatch, UT Posts: 5,027 55 Photos	Did someone say feedback? As far as control goes, I step a few to the right to activate, and a few to the left to tone it it down, then when I'm feelin cool, I swivel like those late night exercise commercials to get some great effects. __________________ And now for some feedback: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

November 10th, 2006, 08:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
Telenator VENDOR Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 6,622 5 Photos	Any OD pedal will give you feedback. You just have to find the one you like. __________________ Dogs have the right idea! www.telenator.com

November 10th, 2006, 08:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
Southpaw433 Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Pensacola Age: 54 Posts: 405 36 Photos	Feedback... well you seem like a good person, oh not that kind of feedback __________________ http://steve-steveszone.blogspot.com/ Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted. John Lennon

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timgreene Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 1,325 10 Photos	get an overdrive pedal, not one that says metalmaster on it. I like tubescreamer, anyone will do. Then heres the secret just kiss your signal with the boost. Maybe three, set tone neutral. vol accordingly. Just cause the knob says ten, you dont have to go over there. Set it up where max volume on guitar is max feedback, turn down at guitar clean up signal. __________________ opinions expressed are the view of the author, and are not necesarily correct.

November 10th, 2006, 03:58 PM	#7 (permalink)
Johnny Caster Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Antonio, TX Age: 23 Posts: 1,082	Yeah feedback rules! As far as I've figured out, the closer the pickups are to the speaker the more feedback you get. So that's as much control as you really need at least for me. Also, you can control it quite a bit with your tone knob [more feedback when tone knob is at ten]. Obviously the volume knob can give a lot of control also. Some other factors to consider are whether the guitars body is resonant, such as a hollowbody, or whether the pickups are potted. These both will result in more feedback. And I'd advise against using a distortion pedal simply because I don't like them! Use what you already have and make it work! :) __________________ "I'm gonna toss my telecaster through the television screen cause I don't like what's goin on!" - Radiators From Space

November 10th, 2006, 04:11 PM	#8 (permalink)
'caster oil Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 692 1 Photos	Count me in... been doin' feedback since I first heard "Live at Leeds..." __________________ "Capo on the fourth fret." Keef

November 10th, 2006, 06:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
hellacaster Banned Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 125	I, of course knew about standing in front of the amp, thanks all the same tho. I do have a DOD tube classic distortion pedal, but to get the real distortion going the gain and volume has to be up full, but it does sound metalish. I like the idea of the signal boost tho. Sounds good guys thanks.

October 23rd, 2009, 04:34 AM	#10 (permalink)
stompboxman NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fullerton, CA Posts: 2	The ZVEX Fuzz Factory is my favorite fuzz and it feeds back at a desired pitch.

October 23rd, 2009, 08:02 AM	#12 (permalink)
SMurphy28 Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Madison, NJ Age: 27 Posts: 221	Try a boss SD-1 or Fulldrive-2. Any overdrive should help but I've had the best luck with these two pedals to add sustain/feedback. __________________ Guitars: 1997 Fender American Telecaster :: Fender '72 Telecaster Custom (reissue) Pedals: Analogman TR-2 :: Fulldrive 2 :: MXR Phase 90 (1977) :: Boss FV-500H Volume Pedal :: Analogman DD-6

October 23rd, 2009, 08:50 AM	#13 (permalink)
baseggio TDPRI Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Age: 34 Posts: 56	I like to use an Ibanez AD9 analog delay. Turn the Repeat and Delay Level (mix) all the way up. Then mess with the Delay Time while it's feeding back for cool sounds. No OD/distortion required, but it doesn't hurt!

October 23rd, 2009, 09:23 AM	#14 (permalink)
Telenator VENDOR Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 6,622 5 Photos	Holy Thread Resurrection Batman! The OP is from 06! __________________ Dogs have the right idea! www.telenator.com

October 23rd, 2009, 09:36 AM	#15 (permalink)
Tarnisher Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Brooklyn Age: 30 Posts: 405	My DOD Classic Fuzz does the job nicely, especially on hollowbodies. __________________ http://profile.myspace.com/thetarnishers

October 23rd, 2009, 01:40 PM	#16 (permalink)
hannigan Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: sno couny washington Posts: 362	If you like feed back I am willing to bet you like crazy oscillation and feedback, Give the Catalinbread v8 fuzz tone engine a go , it is crazy fun. And if you are totally insane try their Teaser Stallion.

October 26th, 2009, 07:35 PM	#17 (permalink)
kludge Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Minneapolis Age: 44 Posts: 1,034	I've found that your choice of guitar matters way more than your pedals for feedback. I love my Telecaster, but it doesn't feed back worth a dang. But I have a nice Strat with humbuckers that feeds back beautifully. But guitars that feed back too readily (i.e. hollowbodies) can be too hard to control. The trick is to build a setup with a nice, broad sweet spot, so it'll feed back easily when you want it to, but stay under control. Best feedback guitar I ever owned was a Gibson Blueshawk. I miss it sometimes, just for that. Volume matters, too. The more volume you have, the less gain you need. Back to the whole sweet spot thing. I use three different dirt pedals right now (BBE Freq Boost, HAO Rumble Mod, Rat), and stack them for the right amount of gain depending on circumstance. I might also use a volume pedal to balance things. __________________ Oz: Well, other bands know more than three chords. Your professional bands can play up to six, sometimes seven completely different chords. Devon: That's just, like, fruity jazz bands. -from Buffy the Vampire Slayer

October 26th, 2009, 10:45 PM	#18 (permalink)
klasaine Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: los angeles, ca Age: 47 Posts: 2,450 10 Photos	All of the above regarding the boosts/OD's and here's a little trick that I like ... If you're close enough to your amp(?), touch the headstock to the cab (if only a 'head' then the head box) when you've got some volume and drive and it's just on the verge of feedback. That should push it over the edge. Using your guitars volume ctrl you can keep it at a reasonable volume infinitely.

October 27th, 2009, 04:29 PM	#20 (permalink)
JD0x0 Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Massapequa, New York Age: 19 Posts: 169	i have a Rumble Mod pedal its amazing for getting "clean" feedback, meaning there doesnt have to be much distortion to break into feedback. An EQ pedal would work great too boost the lower mids in the 400-600HZ range for a more feedback prone sound __________________ It's true i've lost my marbles and I can't remember where i've put them

October 29th, 2009, 02:24 PM	#21 (permalink)
Daniil Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tampere, Finland Age: 30 Posts: 135 5 Photos	OD/Distortion + compression + EQ (mids!) = beautiful feedback

October 30th, 2009, 04:24 AM	#22 (permalink)
aaronftnm TDPRI Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Zoo Atlanta, GA Age: 22 Posts: 42	Big Muff!! Either the American or the Russian work awesome, and have totally different feedback tones...and you can install a feedback loop switch and have it generate its own feedback where you can control the pitch with the sustain knob.

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