How to minimise feedback?

[spkirby]

Wondered if anyone had any hints on reducing feedback...

Played with some friends tonight for fun and it ended up being very loud, all high gain stuff - we regressed to our youth and rocked out to early Metallica tunes!

For some reason my rig was feeding back way more so than the other 2(!) guitarists...

Any tips in reducing feedback beyond turning down?

Using an ASS into a Cornford Hellcat.

Cheers
Steve

 

[Larry]

Noise gate are usually pretty good for something like that. I'm not sure on a particular model. But I would say that would do the trick for you.

 

[Astrofreq]

try putting your amp further away from you.

 

[SteveB]

Reduce the gain, don't stand facing the speakers.

 

[Colin]

I remember gigging with a 5150 and EVH MM, man that was tough in some of the clubs, if you like your sound riding the volume knob may become part of your technique...

 

[robelinda2]

i find i always get feedback when i stand too close to the amp, and while using way too much gain. obvious stuff though really.

 

[spkirby]

Yeah I was doing all the bad stuff...gain all the way up, standing within 10 feet of the cabs, facing the gear, volume on 8....

But wow what a sound I was getting...that Cornford sings

Just wondered if there was a trick I'd failed to pick up over the years to avoid the feedback when not playing and with the amp on "generous settings" but actually suspected not...apart from riding the volume which I ended up doing all night. Must remember to bring my eb volume pedal next time!!

Thanks for the replies,
Steve

 

[peterd79]

I just don't ask people what they think... that usually eliminates all feedback...

 

[threeminutesboy]

in addition to all that was said before if you have a trem on your guitar you can add that thing you use in electronic don't know the nam in english but it's back, you put is around the wire and whand you heat it shrink.

Put that around your tremolo spring, this will help to avoid the feedback

 

[Astrofreq]

I just don't ask people what they think... that usually eliminates all feedback...

BEAUTIFUL!!!

 

[Fusionman]

Id say a combination of things is doing you in...get farther away from the amp...dont face the speakers...lastly, turn down!!! And if you cant or wont then ease up on the gain amount. As you get louder you need less gain for the same amount of crunch and sustain. Excessive gain saturation leads to feedback and noise.

Actually youd be better off to use minimal gain or a just a bit of it and an overdrive pedal to do the actual crunching. You would not need a "metal" orientated pedal; just a nice overdrive like the Boss Super Overdrive or Ibanez Tube Screamer etc etc.

You could always try a noise gate but I dont like what they usually do to tone and sustain.

 

[spkirby]

Actually youd be better off to use minimal gain or a just a bit of it and an overdrive pedal to do the actual crunching. You would not need a "metal" orientated pedal; just a nice overdrive like the Boss Super Overdrive or Ibanez Tube Screamer etc etc.
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Using a Boss or Ibeenhad TS to produce the crunch sound for a Cornford amp is like adding lipstick to the mona lisa... you really wouldnt do it!

Again thanks for all the replies, it was purely too much gain, too loud and too small a room. It was a blast anyway!

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

I have been suffering this for years! You learn to ride the volume knob!