Trying to dial up this trashy, verb-y, modulated guitar tone like this song "repetitioner" by thus love ITB. I've tried using my ears, tried using my eyes with pro-q3 to match and analyze the eq differences, just cannot seem to get it. I've high-passed at ~400hz, goosed the highs with a shelf but end up with too much fizz, tried verbs and delays both as inserts and sends but they don't sound quite as "big and washy." Suggestions? I mean the band does not sound hi-fi in the least so I feel like I should be able to approximate with a DI?
Guitar tone like band Thus Love
# 1
It might be double tracked, which would give it depth & fullness you can't get any other way. I'm not sure how that original tone was captured, but it could also be a jangly Strat or Jag into some delay or reverb unit into (most importantly) a loud clean amp that just on the edge of breakup. It's very difficult to get that kind of result from any direct input setup.
Hope that helps!
# 2
Use distortion or overdrive to add texture and roughen the sound instead of just boosting the highs, avoiding being too "fizzy." Add reverb with a long decay time and a little pre-delay to create a sense of space, combined with modulated reverb to add a unique touch to the sound. Use tape delay with modulation to create a soft, “washy” sound. Finally, instead of cutting the low end completely at 400Hz, try lowering it to around 200-250Hz to retain some depth, and cutting it gently around 2-4kHz to avoid sounding too sharp.
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