marmatkat Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Hi All, I'm slowly diving into my Helix LT and loving it. (I've gigged once with it, which was a success. I stuck to tweaked factory presets until now, to prevent my getting too overwhelmed - so many choices!) Anyway, I hope it's OK to ask how to get a particular sound. I'd like to recreate the "ghost notes" that one guitar is playing in this song's intro (first 4 seconds) and then longer at 2:19: Shut Up and Dance . I'm coming from a non-stomp background, so my first thought is some kind of multiple echo while I chicka-chicka on muted strings. But I've played with that, and it doesn't sound as rich as the recording. Or maybe it's something I could layer with a looper (which I've never tried)? I'd love to hear your thoughts on how to wire this up. Much obliged! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbuhajla Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Sounds like two distinct guitar parts: 1. U2ish Edgy rhythm thing 2. Clean arpeggio thingy with some delay The chicka chicka U2ish rhythm thing can be derived by using whatever your favorite amp/cab model is, with it breaking up a bit, maybe a little compression on the front end, and dotted eighth delay to get the Edge thing going on. Tap in quarter notes to get the delay in time. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmatkat Posted July 14, 2017 Author Share Posted July 14, 2017 Thanks! I hadn't thought about compression. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestOpinion Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 This is probably one of the better videos on how to get U2 type sounds out there if you can manage to wade through it. There is one point at about 8:25 into the video where he talks about turning any pick that has an abrasive surface on the wide part and turning it around to face the strings. He then scrapes the abrasive part of the pick across the string as he picks to get a more percussive sound with a bit more character. It is an interesting technique. This guy knows more about the math behind note subdivisions than you ever wanted to learn. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmatkat Posted July 15, 2017 Author Share Posted July 15, 2017 I'll give a listen, thanks. I'm just doing the percussion (our other guitar's doing the chords), so I'll have to think about it. This is probably one of the better videos on how to get U2 type sounds out there if you can manage to wade through it. There is one point at about 8:25 into the video where he talks about turning any pick that has an abrasive surface on the wide part and turning it around to face the strings. He then scrapes the abrasive part of the pick across the string as he picks to get a more percussive sound with a bit more character. It is an interesting technique. This guy knows more about the math behind note subdivisions than you ever wanted to learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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