Controlled feedback

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Controlled feedback

Volume certainly helps, but it's not only volume. It's whatever it takes to cause the strings to vibrate. Sound volume from the speakers to the strings will do that.

It's also about frequencies. That's why standing in the right place on the stage for the note you are playing (trying to get to feedback) is important.

But, as was mentioned earlier, a direct transfer of the vibrations of the speaker cab to the head of the guitar works wonders. I grew up in San Francisco in the psychedelic 60's and that's how we did it. If the sheer volume didn't get what we wanted, we'd just firmly touch the head to the speaker cab (ok, get your minds out of the gutter, you know I meant "guitar head").

 

[Securb]

Re: Controlled feedback

Honestly it's about volume. My Les Paul will squeal at lower volumes but the glorious rock god feedback you're thinking of comes with high volume.

You can get feedback at low volumes with the headstock trick it takes practice controlling it. You only need to touch the headstock to the amp to get the loop going. Once you got the feedback going it is all about the positioning of the guitar to the amp and the volume knob to control it and make it musical.

 

[namklak]

Re: Controlled feedback

The harmonic thing is nice though because you can choose the note - sometimes I want a 5th (7th fret up) instead of the root, so that's cool.