eq in a band...


slipknot
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02/08/2004 1:12 pm
how can i play with my second guitar player in my band...


how should we tone our eq?
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02/08/2004 4:21 pm
try an make sure you both got different tones to your guitars as if you both sound identical an play the same thing theres a massive chance that your sound will turn to mud! try and avoid both playin the same riff together especially if its quite complicated. try and make it so in your songs one of you comes up with a melody line to put in here or there. or try and come up with somethin to fit in between the guitars. its wot my band does occasionally one plays on the beat the other syncopated (off the beat) when we get this down properly can sound amazing. however we only use this for song that suit it an judgin from your name this wont be what you want. just try and be inventive whilst playin behind the rhythm or riff, an try not to just do a solo as this can slightly lack structure tho used right has a good effect. if you cant really think of a melody a wah can help as you dont need to be that creatvie an it can be used as a background/rhythmic sound that helps to carry the peice. hmm thats all i can really think but experiment just get the band together and play and experiment thats the best way an the only real way to find out what works for you!
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02/14/2004 11:39 am
but we have a song and there evryone play something difrent but we cant make it sound like an harmonic sound if you know what i mean

its not about the parts of evryone in the song its about the sound of the distortion and etc....

how can we set the eq (bass mid trable) to a nice heavy classic metal(iron maiden..)?
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02/22/2004 7:30 pm
If I understand you question,you want to harmonize.Just do whats musically relative to the other guitarist.If hes playing around the 8th fret,you could do what hes doing an octave up or down e.c.t.change some notes here and there so mabey its slightly different than what hes playing.Theres lots of ways to harmonize...experiment with it.

To get a good CLASSIC metal tone,then just set the bass midway,the mids high,and the highs midway...tweak as needed.Adjust your gain until your ideal crunch is met.


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02/22/2004 8:30 pm
In my experience when it comes to setting EQ levels and finding the right sound in a band. It's better to start with one instrument at a time. Since you really can't change the sound of the drums, that should be your first. Then the instrument which is the most familiar to the drums, the bass guitar. If the bass guitar and the drums sound good together by themselves. You'll have a nice backing rhythm sound. It also gives a nice setting for the guitars to blend too. If both guitars are going to be doing lead and rhythm. Set both guitars to rhythm, and blend one at a time first. Don't use too much bass, just enough to blend lightly with the bass guitar and drums. Pay particular attention to the mid range since that's where the rhythm sound is. Set highs to where it blends well with the mid and bass settings. Then blend the second guitar in the same way. Tweak where it is needed, then have each guitar switch to lead while the other stays on rhythm. Adjust the highs on the lead guitar sounds, until each note is heard clearly through everything else. That should give you a well balanced sound, play around with some songs everyone knows, and adjust if needed. You shouldn't need to adjust too much; if you do, you may need to go back a few steps to correct whatever problems occured. If you use several effects during different songs, mix each effect settings as above.

Harmonizing, 3rd and 6th's are the most common. Octaves are very common as well, although theres not much of a harmony sound. If someone has an idea, have them play through it and have someone else put their own thing to it. Communication is the thing. Brainstorm ideas until you got something everyone likes.
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02/26/2004 10:35 pm
If you have the time, I'd recomend ( along with everything noticing... wrote) working with three or more guitars. Not just because of reformed Maiden, I had a band with three guitars 9-10 years ago and it allows things like obvious three-part harmony, for example with 3rds and 5ths, have two guitars play in harmony and third playing with feedback, do feedback in harmony,just beef up the riffs or anything you come up with. Some of these things you can do on two guitars so try them out. Try various intervals (chromatic runs in a half-tone interval). Try polyphonic melody with different lines one over another. If the people you play with keep solid beat, it should be in sync and sound impressive no matter what you play.
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