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How do I give my guitar that deep heavy metal sound. I am using a fender STARcaster and a peavy amp. ?

I want to give my guitar a heavy metal sound so I can play songs from bands like

-Slayer
-Metallica
-Megadeth

But on my cheap fender i can’t get my guitar to sound like anything other than a tin can. (Even with max distortion it sounds too high pitched and very whiny. Its hard to explain.) Any reccommendations?

Turn the bass all the way up, turn contour and treble to 7 and 5 respectively.

Turn the distortion to 7 or 8.

With a small amp, it’s very hard to get a metal sound, but I’ve got one and I use the above settings, and it sounds decent.

Here’s a site you might find helpful. Click the make of amp you’ve got, then select a setting for it (it’ll be something along the lines of "heavy metal" or "crunchy,") and it’ll give you directions on how to make it sound as close to the sound you want as the amp will go.

http://www.tonesettings.com/tone/Peavey/

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7 Responses to “How do I give my guitar that deep heavy metal sound. I am using a fender STARcaster and a peavy amp. ?”

  1. Get a better amp, or get the METAL pedal…you’ll find it on guitarcenter.com

    Nevermind, here’s the link :

    http://www.guitarcenter.com/Boss-MT-2-Metal-Zone-Effects-Pedal-100020358-i1124483.gc
    References :

  2. Get a Boss Pedal to go with it…will surely kick ass
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  3. Mr. W [happy bday stephen king!] on October 31st, 2009 at 7:27 pm

    Turn the bass all the way up, turn contour and treble to 7 and 5 respectively.

    Turn the distortion to 7 or 8.

    With a small amp, it’s very hard to get a metal sound, but I’ve got one and I use the above settings, and it sounds decent.

    Here’s a site you might find helpful. Click the make of amp you’ve got, then select a setting for it (it’ll be something along the lines of "heavy metal" or "crunchy,") and it’ll give you directions on how to make it sound as close to the sound you want as the amp will go.

    http://www.tonesettings.com/tone/Peavey/
    References :
    best way to do it for free. if you really need it to sound good, buy the pedal someone above recomended.

  4. On your strat theirs a 5-way switch, this helps selects the pickups you use. When your switch is facing away from the center of the guitar it gives it a high pitch sound used for leads and solos. when your switch is facing towards the center of the guitar it gives it the chunky full sound. to turn this into rock hard metal use a distortion box such as a boss metal zone pedal. If your using an overdrive it wont do any good. a simply distortion effect cant guarantee the good sound you want.
    References :
    http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Boss-MT2-Metal-Zone-Effects-Pedal?sku=151328

  5. himynameisherman on October 31st, 2009 at 8:33 pm

    Get a metal distortion pedal. The distortion on your amp is not exactly made for that type of music. You can go to guitar center or a guitar store and try out a bunch until you hear one you like. Some people line to use something line line 6 pods or line 6 stuff to plug into their computers to get a digital sound.
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  6. I used to have a tiny amp, and used to face the SAME problem as you! What I did was, i turned the base way up on the guitar and the amp, set high setting to and mid setting to 4. Oh and my amp didn’t have a gain knob, so there was only this "overdrive" button I’d push to get a thick sound. Of course, set the volume to max, and use a heavy pick. Palm muting also help in the "heavy metal sound".
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  7. chewonmyfingers on October 31st, 2009 at 9:21 pm

    It depends on the type of amp you are using. If you want that true sound you will have to purchase a guitar head (Marshall, Mesa, Krank, Peavy) and a 4×12 guitar cabinet. This will be your biggest noticeable difference in not only sound but sheer power.

    The most affordable bet would be to buy a multi-effects guitar processor from Digitech, as I have used them for years above the rest. They have a lot of amp simulations you can choose from, and tweak the sounds down to the T! They also let you practice with headphone which is nice. I would definitely go with them though, if you are looking for a good solution on a budget (they are under $100).

    If not definitely go with the half stack (head, and cabinet). That is where true sound and power comes from, and is exactly what all the amp simulators try and simulate.

    Just listen to Autumns Eyes if you don’t believe me!
    References :
    http://www.autumnseyes.com

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