Question for Thrash Guitarists

Skiggath · **Joined:** Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:00 pm **Posts:** 478

I've found that when I play my thrash especially when I'm shredding if I load up the reverb I get awesome killer sound with my distortion. What do you guys do with reverb??? Where does your knob stand on your rig???

Karmakosmonaut · **Posted:** Tue Dec 30, 2008 3:16 am

Depends on your guitar, your pedals and your amp, doesn't it. I prefer not playing with my distortion turned all the way up, but I'm no thrash guitarist.

Skiggath · **Joined:** Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:00 pm **Posts:** 478

I play with a ton of distortion. It just makes it easier to play faster and louder. And it makes harmonics much more of a breeze. I usually get better sound when I solo with reverb.

Ichneumon · **Joined:** Fri May 23, 2008 7:22 pm **Posts:** 120

I'm also no thrash guitarist but I can tell you that you sohuld be very careful with reverb, especially in a live situation. When applied to a recording it can create room and atmosphere, live it can wash everything out and make it all a blur. Which I guess is good if you're My Bloody Valentine, not great for stuff that requires definition though.

Skiggath · **Joined:** Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:00 pm **Posts:** 478

I've had pretty good results piling it on for solos in recordings. But I do agree it can really hurt riffs.

Caligula_K · **Joined:** Mon Nov 22, 2004 8:56 pm **Posts:** 3561

Not a big fan of it, especially when I'm doing thrashy stuff.

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