michau97

Hi!
i really need help, please tell me what effect was used to play solo in Scorpions - white dove and Scorpions - rock you like a hurricane. ill be very thankful. and you can also tell me what effect is the best to play rock/metal solos. regards!

Kevin Saale

I didn't check myself, but in my experience the scorpions didn't really use any effects besides delay, reverb, and a lot of double tracking (which is a studio effect).

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Ian_the_fox

You mean the harmonization? That's a second guitar player, not an effect you can buy at a guitar shop. Well you can "simulate" it with a harmoniser pedal but those almost always sound like shit.

As for the solo tone itself, it does appear to have a subtle detune effect to it, which is essentially 2 of the same thing played together but one of them slightly off pitch to create an ensemble effect similar to chorus but far different in means of production.

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Dave_Mc

(reasonably) high gain tube amp with an overdrive boost pedal in front of it.

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BobDetroit

That'd be a cranked Marshall. Aren't the Scorpions kind of known for not using effects?

Dave_Mc

yeah they have a pretty stinging tone.























sorry.

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ihartfood

haha dave well played.

Hey man, what kind of amp do you have? What effects you should be using really depend on the amp. and if you're using a modeller we can help you dial it in right.

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michau97

oh kinda confused, thx everyone for help! i was thinking that the sound was just the original Marshall's distortion. Ian_the_fox, Kevin Saale You were most helpful but thank You all guys and i posted this just because im trying to record some good music using hughes and kettner and metal zone 2 effect but it sounds very very miserably, maybe You could give a piece of advice. Thx one more time!

michau97

almost forgotten, amp 30 watt and guitar B.C. Rich Warlock

Dave_Mc

^ what amp is it?



couldn't resist

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michau97

hughes and kettner edition blue 30 dfx

michau97

it has pretty good distortion but i dont know how to explain what's on my mind, well its horrible for solos, it sounds like.. like the amp was in a box, its not so bad when i play power chords, but its hard to hear single notes...

Dave_Mc

how loud can you play? i'm guessing you only play at home?

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michau97

yeah at home but i have nice parents and they let me play pretty loud, like 1/4 power, i put volume and gain on maximum (10) and master on 1/4 (2.5)

Dave_Mc

ah that's cool.

if you can stretch, a marshally-style (doesn't necessarily have to be marshall-branded) tube amp is probably what you want. with an od boost pedal.

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michau97

oh thx one more time, and last question. boost pedal doesnt change or modify the sound but only makes it louder, right?

monwobobbo

the newer stuff just used amp distortion with a little delay fopr leads and some chorus on the clean parts. pretty basic stuff. uli roth used fx on their 70s stuff like wah, fuzz and delay.

Dave_Mc

no a boost will increase the distortion if run into an already dirty amp. will probably change the tone a bit, too.

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