Overdrive or boost that does not emphasize pick attack noise?

[Mincer]

Re: Overdrive or boost that does not emphasize pick attack noise?

Practice with the amp louder than you'd normally use for practice, and hit the strings lighter with the right hand, but harder with the left. It is a balancing act. The goal is to not hear the difference between picked or non-picked notes. You usually need some level of gain, but it isn't as much as you'd think.

[Lysergene]

Re: Overdrive or boost that does not emphasize pick attack noise?

Just to clarify, I know there isn't a pedal that will eliminate pick noise. I posed my question badly. What I meant to ask is if there is a good way to boost for more volume and/or saturation without also boosting the bejeezus out of the pick noise, or at least to do so as little as possible.

Some devices emphasize it more than others, so to me that means some must emphasize it LESS than others.

I am going to try the tube screamer and if that doesn't suit me I will just go back to straight amp gain and be happy.

The Seymour Duncan Killing Floor boost pedal has a high filter. That should do the job to be honest.

[IMENATOR]

Re: Overdrive or boost that does not emphasize pick attack noise?

Learn to play like Eric Johnson.

You mean finger picking? I was about to say that too... and legato.

[devastone]

Re: Overdrive or boost that does not emphasize pick attack noise?

Try Mincer's idea and try to develop a lighter pick attack. I know that's not what you wanted to hear, but it's all I got. Anything that amplifies the signal is going to amplify the attack.

Oh yeah, and per this thread - https://forum.seymourduncan.com/show...one-or-Super-3
The Super 3 will help with reducing the "attack".

[Dave Locher]

Re: Overdrive or boost that does not emphasize pick attack noise?

Oh yeah, and per this thread - https://forum.seymourduncan.com/show...one-or-Super-3
The Super 3 will help with reducing the "attack".

Really? More so than the Tone Zone? That just tipped the scale!

[Dave Locher]

Re: Overdrive or boost that does not emphasize pick attack noise?

Got a tubescreamer. Done! Thank you. There is magic in that tone knob.

[Lysergene]

Re: Overdrive or boost that does not emphasize pick attack noise?

Got a tubescreamer. Done! Thank you. There is magic in that tone knob.

Sweet.