Common guitar FX
Some amplifiers have effects built in, many don't. I prefer choosing an amplifier without effects as you tend to get a better quality amp if it doesn't have a lot of flashy effects on it. You can then choose the effects stomp boxes you like, or purchase a multi FX to cover all the bases. in my experience, FX that come in stomp box or multi FX format tend to be of higher quality than those that are built into an amplifier.
Reverb – the sound of a space, a room or hall sound, basically a lot of echoes but they sound just like a room or a big hall.
Delay - can be a single echo, or many echoes, but each ‘delayed’ sound can be heard think the guitar sound of U2 songs, or when you shout down a tunnel
Chorus - The sound is duplicated to sound like many guitars at once, like a 'chorus' of singers. Very 80s sounding with a watery/ ripple like sound quality, used in the intro of Knocking On Heavens Door by Guns n' Roses!
Phaser - Similar to chorus, but sounds different. Hear it on the intro of Mystery Song by Status Quo!
Flanger - again similar effect type to chorus, but sounds more like a jet plane taking off! Hear it on Breakdown by Foo Fighters!
More gear and effects pedal talk to come later in this course. That's enough gear talk for now - let play some electric guitar! See in the next video.
