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February 26

What guitar peddle?

What guitar effect is the guitarist using starting about 4:50 into this video]? Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 06:23, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'd almost say none at all. The basic tone probably comes from the guitar (neck pickup?) and the amp. He may use some pedals (sic!) to shape the sound, maybe a bit of overdrive or boost, maybe some compression, but I don't think that dominates the tone. --Wrongfilter (talk) 08:19, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The warble is caused by twisting his left hand to tighten and loosen the strings. Many guitar players find it easier to twist it to create that bending sound instead of pulling the strings left and right. There are exceptions, like Jimmy Page and Joe Walsh who apparently can't play more than two or three notes without pulling the strings. I want to note that the warble of bending the sound is not the exact same sound as vibrato. To get a good vibrato, you need a whammy bar to loosen all the strings back and forth. Bending will bend a few (or just one) note being played. A whammy bar alters all of the strings together. 68.187.174.155 (talk) 13:40, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It has a deep tone for a while, then he seems to punch a pedal and the tone goes away. I thought it might be a tube screamer, but I don't know much about pedals. Also, he seems to step on a pedal 20-30 seconds earlier, when the bass player is playing. In particular, I'm interested in the sound as it is right when he comes in. It is on the lower notes, and not on the higher notes, it seems. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 20:10, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I understand what you are asking. The tone is called "compression sustain." It compresses the envelope so you lose the initial twang when you pluck the string. Then, it sustains the sound. The effect is that it comes out as a steady tone instead of a hard pluck and drop off. Martin Barre has stated multiple times that he uses a Boss CS-2 compression sustain pedal, set just the way he likes it for what others call the "Martin Barre" tone. In some interviews, he says it isn't pluggable. It is soldered in permanents between his guitar and amp. 68.187.174.155 (talk) 11:24, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It is that "meaty" sound, I would call it. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 17:22, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]