Originally Posted by: trad9350I was told by GT Admin I should put this to the Forum,so here goes.
My question is how does one get such good sustain as Ben Lindholm does on his guitar? And its so clear! Is there a effects box or amp setup. I'm referring to the 12/31 newsletter and one of the features is sweep picking which I really want to learn and that sustain really puts the icing on the cake. Thanks!

Hi trad9350!

What I used in that particular video was a lot of volume and distortion, and a little bit of reverb and delay. The delay doesn't have to sound like an echo, just a little bit is enough to get a bigger, more sustained sound.

And, as HP was saying, vibrato is a good tool to get more sustain.

A lot of it is in the guitar too. My Les Paul has much better sustain than my Strat or my metal axe (Jackson with a thin neck and a Floyd Rose). The difference is pretty big!!