Chris letchford chord tapping

[Metal671]

Hey fellow guitar lovers! I have been trying to learn the beginning to Atlas Novus and I was wondering what pick up to use and what amp setting to use to achieve clean and clear notes to the chord tappings and so forth. Any suggestions?

 

[spawnofthesith]

I find the middle position the most clear for clean tapping, amp settings to taste honestly...

A compressor will give you more "clarity" and evenness, but I personally try to avoid that route to keep my chops up

 

[Randy]

You definitely want to run a compressor, and even though you're using "clean", it should be clean boosted or OD boosted but with the gain turned down. Basically the goal is for the amp to be silent, and then whenever you play a note, for it be loud and 'out front'.

Compressors and all that stuff are a 'crutch' if you're learning, but if you want a professional type sound, they're a necessary evil; just keep that in mind and practice unprocessed frequently.

 

[TheStig1214]

Chris recommends using the neck pickup for clean tapping in his "Guide to Tapping" book. And yeah like the others said use a compressor or boost it with a super clean OD, the latter is what I do.

EDIT: Also relevant.

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