Raggae sound
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bandcoach
Zukatoku - Mod Scientist
Audio/youtube example?
At a guess, though, you are probably talking about skanking - the offbeat rhythmic scratching on the guitar of muted strings - the chuck-chuck sound heard so often.
Instrumentation in reggae can vary, but main instruments are
At a guess, though, you are probably talking about skanking - the offbeat rhythmic scratching on the guitar of muted strings - the chuck-chuck sound heard so often.
Instrumentation in reggae can vary, but main instruments are
- Vocals
- Backup vocals including vocal harmony
- Guitars
- Bass
- Organ/Electric piano
- Drums
- Percussion:
- Timbales,
- Congas,
- Bongos,
- Cowbell(s),
- Tambourines,
- etc
- Brass:
- Saxophone (Tenor),
- Trumpet(s),
- Trombone
bandcoach
Zukatoku - Mod Scientist
Phaser
bright tone settings
mute the strings around the 7th to 10th frets
strum upwards rather than downwards - if a double strum then upwards first followed by downwards strumming
maybe a wah-wah if you are so inclined
Mix it up with neck, middle, bridge pickup settings and the phased positions on a Strat. play around with the pickup settings on Les Paul/SG
bright tone settings
mute the strings around the 7th to 10th frets
strum upwards rather than downwards - if a double strum then upwards first followed by downwards strumming
maybe a wah-wah if you are so inclined
Mix it up with neck, middle, bridge pickup settings and the phased positions on a Strat. play around with the pickup settings on Les Paul/SG
