Originally posted by Alex:The other kind of feedback is the harmonic feedback which is desired in a lot of settings. You just take a solid- body electric guitar, play a note, turn up amp volume and distortion and move the axe close to the amp. By carefully turning the guitar's volume knob up or down you can keep some control.
Originally posted by Alex:Bing! Thank you.
Your question leads us to another possible reason for someone taking the covers off his pickups.
Feedback generally comes from an electric guitar that's held close to it's own amp. The more volume and distortion you use the more feedback you get.
But there are two different kinds of feedback. One is the unwanted microphonic feedback which sounds awfully squeaky and comes either from hollow- body guitars or from unwaxed or badly waxed pickups and / or pickup covers. By removing these covers you could reduce microphonic feedback. Since Jimmy Page was well known for volume and distortion this could make perfect sense for him. If you get unwanted microphonic feedback because of your guitars hollow- body you'll have no other choice than to either accept it or to reduce gain and volume.
The other kind of feedback is the harmonic feedback which is desired in a lot of settings. You just take a solid- body electric guitar, play a note, turn up amp volume and distortion and move the axe close to the amp. By carefully turning the guitar's volume knob up or down you can keep some control.
Don't try this at home... your neighbors will be thankful.
Alex
Originally posted by anstratdubh1979:although sometimes... one might want the feedback and work to control it.... it can have a desireable effect.
I don't think that John Lennon always played his Casino 'clean'.
Originally posted by anstratdubh1979:although sometimes... one might want the feedback and work to control it.... it can have a desireable effect.
* Originally posted by Alex:A Casino is indeed a full hollow body - as opposed to a Sheraton which is a semi- acoustic and due to its sustain block much less likely to feedback microphonically. That's why a Casino is best used in jazz and jangle- pop. The bottom line when buying a Casino is always: "Play it clean at moderate volume and stay away from the speaker". Beautifully sounding, though.
Alex
Originally posted by WojBhoy:[..]
*thinks back to WGYRWH and ABOY on the Vertigo tour...
Originally posted by anstratdubh1979:THE SOUND BENEATH HIS FEET.
(...a lot of impressive stuff...)
