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Guitar chord forum - chordie → Acoustic → realistic Distortion on acoustic guitar? any ideas anyone.
Playing some irish rockier stuff with my band and need a cheap way to get my acoustic to sound like an electric for a few songs. tried all sorts of amps and peddles but i just cant get no satisfaction. changing guitars mid gig not an option.
i have a george Les pickup which is a detachable humbucker, and when i hook it to my big amp it sounds arright
I have an electro-acoustic with a piezo pickup a find that if I crank the GAIN knob on my amp (it's a very simple amp) all the way to max and the volume not too high it sounds like what you're looking for. Watch out for serious feedback if you go too loud on the volume. Keep the bass fairly low and the treble mid to high.
Works for me.
Use an EQ as a volume boost with a Compressor/Sustain pedal. I use this set up fpr my live solo act and it works great. The EQ is set up in a V formation( minimal low lows and high highs, all the way up in the middle) giving a warm, rich, tube-amp sort of rumble. I prefer Boss pedals for their heavy duty construction and fabulous tone. Place the EQ and the Comp/Sus side by side so you can mash them down together. Distortion or overdrive pedals used with acoustic guitars are a feedback nightmare.
You didn't mention if your acoustic has an onboard pickup system but Alvee33 and Southpaw both gave really good info. I use a Martin 16 that has built in piezo and a microphone...with the piezo I simply roll the pre gain (On a Peavey Transtube Bandit) to max and then adjust the post gain until I get the amount of distortion that I want...then play with the tone controls until you find "your" sound. I use this a lot on slide work. I agree that the distortion and overdrive pedals just don't seem to work well for this type of setup...
Try a VOX Valvtronix Amp.
Guitar chord forum - chordie → Acoustic → realistic Distortion on acoustic guitar? any ideas anyone.
