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 GUITAR EFFECTS MAKES IT BEAUTIFUL

An effects unit or the so-called "pedal" is an electronic gadget that changes the colors of the basic sound of an instrument; it manipulates the original sound to give different variation and create a unique sound effect. Many musicians are using these tools to capture attention and display their distinctiveness among others. Instruments like keyboard, bass guitar, violin, and electric guitar are the usual basic source of electronic musical sounds that uses effects units. The application of effects units may depend on the user of the instrument; you may choose what type of effects unit you are going to use and may adjust it according to your likings. Effects unit can be a stand-alone sound effect or different types in one, stand-alone only produce single sound effect while different types in one may give you heaps of varieties. 

Using a plain electric guitar is dead like a zombie. As a guitar player, if you want to make yourself sounding a little different, and you are bored hearing the same sound variation, then it’s time for you to use effects units. These guitar effects units will accelerate you to a higher level of guitar playing; it will make you sound better and unique. Here are some guitar effects units that a guitarist must have:

11.  DISTORTION/OVERDRIVE

Nowadays, distortion and overdrive effects are commonly built-in in most of the guitar amplifiers. However, it does not give you the best tweak and the best sound output you wanted. Therefore, having a stand-alone distortion and overdrive effects can help you solve the problem. Distortion and overdrive are popular commonly in rock music; it gives you a unique distorted sound and electrified-like output with high intensity of volume and gain.

2. DELAY 

Delay effect is a unique effect that delays the sounding output of an instrument. The use of delay effect is rarely noticeable. However, it makes your sound fuller with a three-dimensional quality that makes a performance superb. Check U2's "Where The Streets Have No Name" and Van Halen's "Cathedral".

3. WAH

The wah effect is probably the most famous guitar effect in the history and discovered accidentally in 1966 during the attempted redesign of the Vox Super Beatle amplifier created by Thomas Organ. Nowadays, wah effect is widely used in different types of genre especially reggae, which made popular by Bob Marley. Wah effect is like a vocal effect that will give a nice tone and complexity in your rhythm and ad-lib part if used correctly.

4. CHORUS

The chorus effect is not that popular as the other effects, it has a bad reputation due to some reasons. However, the chorus effect is a modulation effect used to create a richer, thicker sound and subtle movement. The correct usage of the chorus will get the three-dimensionality sound like in the wah effect. Therefore, using and setting up the chorus in a proper manner will give you great quality.

5. GUITAR TUNER

Guitar tuner is the most important thing that a guitar player must have; it allows you to tune your guitar accurately in no time. Though guitar tuner is not a guitar effect, it can help you in whatsoever modification tune you want to do. "The perfect tune you have the perfect performance it will bring".