I have often heard the term feed back with electric guitar playing.

For instance someone mentioned that the song computer blue has flanger feedback in the guitar solo?

Can someone please explain what feedback is and how it can be created, are there any pedles which create feedback?

Thank you!

PBS said:

The usual method of obtaining feedback from an electric guitar is to position the player in close proximity to their amplifier and turn it up. The sound from the amp is loud enough to enter the guitar and gets amplified again, exiting the amp's speakers and cousing a feedback loop. It is often difficult for the guitarist to control the feedback because he/she has to find the exact spot to aim the guitar in order to get a rich,, useable feedback tone without causing screeching howling. It is this unpredictable tendency that makes feedback tricky to record.

PBS said:

Eleventeen gave an excellent answer.All i would add is go to a music store and ask the same question.There are a heap of electronic devices to help give controlled 'feedback', as compared to the raw stuff Jimmy Hendrix in particular, popularised.Which was the basic method of getting a 'loop' back from speaker to Guitar.Frank Zappa comes to mind as he had a special control, (Filter),fitted to his guitar which he could adjust to get his sound just at a nice edge of feedback position easily,as he went from different venues.Basically you've got to experiment,you've gotta realise professional musicians have sound engineers to sort all that stuff out, and they earn their money !

Thanks for the info guys, if there is more keep it comming!

a compressor pedal can really increase your feedback - for better and for worse. A wah wah pedal can help you a lot too, rock it back and forth slowly with a lot of distortion and you'll heaar certain places where it starts to feed back. (This is the same principle as zappa's built-in filter). Also, every guitar has its sweet spots for feedback, so experiment and find them. When desperate, remember that fysical contact between your amp and guitar will do miracles sometimes.

I think distortion is the key to easy feedback.
You don't need it to create feedback, it just comes easier than it does with a clean sound.

Recently I joined "The FolloW" (upcoming emotive art rockers from Sydney Australia, man I sound like our publicist – ha ha) and as oppossed 2 my Funk Roots it's more along the lines of Sonic Youth/My Bloody Valentine etc. However, I've been able 2 explore a whole other side of my playing.

If Azaria wants feedback I grab my Telecaster, crank my amp (Fender Rockpro 1000 - 4 the guitarist on a budget... ha ha). + Step on my BOSS Turbo Distortion and Metal Zone, mix in a bit of slap back delay and the occational glimpse of my BOSS OC- 3. Essentially it sounds like the end of the world. Control is usually fleeting but that adds 2 extreame beauty and immediacy of the texture.

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[This message was edited Fri Jul 16 7:01:07 2004 by mannix59]