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Strat for country music

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  • 25-01-2018 5:09pm
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    kierc
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    Hi folks,I play mainly country as a 2 piece,I always just used some delay up to now on my strat , but my fellow musician wants me to get a sort of country sound.Whats my best method?.Add some sustain?,no really gifted pedal wise so all help appreciated .


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    Alanstrainor
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    Bridge and middle pickup and get some country licks in. I never really thought country was driven by effects, mostly high cleans. Reverb might be worth mixing in, that is if you're not already.


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    leonffrench
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    Compressor pedal plus strat on bridge pickup is chicken pickin country sound at it's best


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    Gaspode
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    I reckon a telecaster might be give a more 'typical' country sound but a strat should be ok too. Generally single coil pickups would be more useful than humbuckers.
    Adding a short slapback delay and a light overdrive tends to give that nice country feel.
    Added sustain is generally not needed, a lot of country style is quite choppy/fast almost muted notes, but styles do vary a lot and I think a lot if it is how you pluck the strings.
    Watching the good country players, a lot of them are using a mix of finger-picking/plectrum to pick notes to get the sound they want.


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    feylya
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    Bridge pickup, picked close to the bridge, and block off the bridge. You should be good to go.


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    kierc
    Registered Users Posts: 100 ✭✭kierc


    Gaspode wrote:
    I reckon a telecaster might be give a more 'typical' country sound but a strat should be ok too. Generally single coil pickups would be more useful than humbuckers. Adding a short slapback delay and a light overdrive tends to give that nice country feel. Added sustain is generally not needed, a lot of country style is quite choppy/fast almost muted notes, but styles do vary a lot and I think a lot if it is how you pluck the strings. Watching the good country players, a lot of them are using a mix of finger-picking/plectrum to pick notes to get the sound they want.

    When you say slap back delay?,is that like the boss delay pedal
    I'm using


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    Gaspode
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    It's just a really short delay that doesn't repeat more than once really.
    Have a look here, though this guy overdoes the delay a tiny bit to my ears.


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