How To Get The LOFI Guitar Sound

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  • Опубліковано 15 чер 2024
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    In this video, we explore the world of LoFi guitar and how to achieve that sought-after vintage sound. We dive into the techniques of EQ, modulation, and saturation to help you get the LoFi guitar tones you crave. We also showcase some of our favorite LoFi guitar pedals and discuss their unique features and sounds.
    First, we take a deep dive into EQ and how to shape your guitar's tone to achieve a LoFi sound. We discuss the importance of cutting certain frequencies and boosting others to achieve that warm, vintage sound.
    Next, we explore modulation techniques such as chorus and phaser, and how they can be used to add depth and character to your guitar sound. We demonstrate how to use these effects to create a dreamy, atmospheric sound that is perfect for LoFi music.
    Finally, we discuss the importance of saturation and distortion in achieving a LoFi guitar sound. We showcase some of our favorite pedals that add warmth, grit, and texture to your guitar sound, giving it that vintage, LoFi vibe.
    Whether you're a seasoned guitarist or just starting out, this video has something for everyone who wants to achieve a LoFi guitar sound. So grab your guitar and your favorite pedals, and let's get started!
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    0:00 Intro
    0:32 Full Band Tape Jam
    1:29 50% Off Chords & Rhythm
    1:59 Using EQ To Go LoFi
    3:40 Modulation is key
    5:15 Saturation & You
    7:55 Outro

КОМЕНТАРІ • 226

  • @jakestewartmusic
    @jakestewartmusic Рік тому +117

    Love the band jams in the new studio!
    A simple way to get a 'lofi' vibe is using a tape-style delay pedal or plugin set to 1 repeat, shortest delay time possible, and 100% wet. You're simply replacing your dry signal with the tape emulation in the pedal, and you can use any wow/flutter, tape age, or saturation controls to dial in the level of warped grunge you desire.

    • @michaeldoerksen2841
      @michaeldoerksen2841 Рік тому +1

      I've found using a nice warbley chorus/ vibrato before a short delay and into an eq pedal with the highs and lows slammed down and mids slightly boosted. Is a good way to do this with a couple pedals

    • @keegansmith-sims
      @keegansmith-sims Рік тому +2

      @@michaeldoerksen2841 rhett help me to Write a song for. My band
      Thanks. From. Keegan

    • @jburdsinfuse
      @jburdsinfuse Рік тому

      I’m dialing this up on my Meris ASAP…great tip.

    • @maykolllopez1585
      @maykolllopez1585 Рік тому +1

      Demedash TS120 Deluxe is great for this!!! Nice VHS type flutter.

    • @andybeck2599
      @andybeck2599 Рік тому +1

      Just spent an hour goofing around with my dd-200 after reading this comment, and now I'm questioning why I even own a chorus pedal. Thanks for the tip!

  • @dananthony6258
    @dananthony6258 Рік тому +62

    I didn’t realize how lite he was hitting the snare until I saw him playing. Great snare sound.

    • @jonasholzem2909
      @jonasholzem2909 Рік тому +3

      It takes so much restraint to be a great drummer!

    • @dananthony6258
      @dananthony6258 Рік тому +1

      @@jonasholzem2909 Stewart Copland is my all time favorite. I’m a guitar player but he’s one of a few I listen to that makes me feel like playing the drums.

  • @taylormoon3561
    @taylormoon3561 Рік тому +34

    I really liked how you straddled the line between studio techniques and guitar specific stuff that could be implemented in any context. Would love to see more videos like that.

  • @petethedutch
    @petethedutch Рік тому +23

    Loved the EQ graphics. Such a cool idea.

  • @phil.7064
    @phil.7064 Рік тому +123

    This smells nice

    • @twantheunisz9281
      @twantheunisz9281 Рік тому +15

      Like on the last video, let's once again make this random short comment the top comment.

    • @Mike-rw2nh
      @Mike-rw2nh Рік тому +7

      @@twantheunisz9281 I’m game. Let’s do it. 😂

    • @RhettShull
      @RhettShull  Рік тому +23

      Im here for it.

    • @phil.7064
      @phil.7064 Рік тому +5

      ​we've got competition fellas

    • @twantheunisz9281
      @twantheunisz9281 Рік тому +3

      @@phil.7064 i will not allow competition

  • @tommystratpaul
    @tommystratpaul Рік тому +1

    I just LOVE seeing the studio come into the videos. Loved the B-roll and the vibe of this video! Fantastic work Rhett👏👏

  • @AndrewMasters
    @AndrewMasters Рік тому +1

    Loving these recent videos! Seeing the different spaces being used is awesome.

  • @ChrisCollinsGuitar
    @ChrisCollinsGuitar Рік тому +5

    Hats off to the video editing work on this! That EQ layer worked v well!

  • @rabnerrabnerrabner
    @rabnerrabnerrabner Рік тому +14

    Really enjoyed this. You are on to something here Rhett. This is a very unique sound these days - would love to hear more from you like this.

    • @snooootch
      @snooootch Рік тому

      Artists who (to my ear anyway) have similar tones are ‘Good Morning’ and ‘Crumb’

  • @azuresky1036
    @azuresky1036 7 місяців тому +2

    I would just like to say great job on the visual editing on this video. The clean, giant EQ adjustments present on screen during your demonstration made this feel super professional. Even though I'm already employing these teqniches in my recordings, I specially came to hear the way you produce your own lofi guitar sound and it was nice to hear the starting point for your guitar tone. Not just the post edit. Going from point A to point B and everything in between. I'm definitely buying that pedal as well. Sounds great!

  • @ArchitexMaze75
    @ArchitexMaze75 Рік тому

    Superbly explained short simple but perfectly delivered both visually and sonically, excellent video rhett

  • @revevague6256
    @revevague6256 Рік тому +1

    Wonderful! Love the tones, playing and the lesson here!

  • @CrazyUncleSam24
    @CrazyUncleSam24 Рік тому +3

    Super well done on the B-roll and alternate shots on this video! Great framing and interesting angles

  • @PedalChainsAddiction
    @PedalChainsAddiction Рік тому

    Love your tone through the Generation Loss. Thanks for sharing the settings on that; I’m still getting to know mine. Absolutely lovely pedal.

  • @justinguitarcia
    @justinguitarcia Рік тому +10

    Ive been really digging the saturation on the Generation Loss, sounds killer on drums too

  • @dougs7920
    @dougs7920 Рік тому

    Great video, thanks for taking the time to explain some of the cooler tricks at a beginner level. The new studio made for a really cool intro!

  • @macsarcule
    @macsarcule Рік тому +1

    That opening jam is my favorite thing EVER you have played! So awesome! ✌️😌🎸

  • @patmurphy7266
    @patmurphy7266 6 місяців тому

    The fact some of my wishlist pedals are also on your list - thanks Rhett. This definitely helps me see how much I've learned the last few months ❤🥃🤘

  • @ClaudeRuelle
    @ClaudeRuelle Рік тому +3

    Awesome stuff! That Generation Loss pedal sounds incredible

  • @jeffburnham4582
    @jeffburnham4582 Рік тому

    I think your choices of topics is really engaging!

  • @Zoso7227
    @Zoso7227 11 місяців тому

    All of your videos are crazy inspirational

  • @ZackSeifMusic
    @ZackSeifMusic Рік тому

    Great video and explanation Rhett! Those pedals sound really nice.

  • @gobigrey9352
    @gobigrey9352 Рік тому +1

    We used to record on an old karaoke machine since that was all we had at the time. Those old tapes sound just like that. 20 years later I'm finding myself trying to emulate that sound on Logic Pro. Crazy

  • @calebcadainoo
    @calebcadainoo 10 місяців тому

    Thanks a lot for the tips really helpful 🥳🥳

  • @jdguillot8647
    @jdguillot8647 Рік тому

    I'm still relatively new to guitar, and this was some of the best explanation/demonstration of what these descriptions of tone actually mean and where they come from! This could be a whole series. And man, echo what others have said, great work on the graphics on this one!

  • @Aquariumecosystem
    @Aquariumecosystem Рік тому

    Those are some really tasty tones! Great info!

  • @dreamcity7514
    @dreamcity7514 Рік тому +1

    for me as a lofi artist, i usually use a tape delay turned way down, to where it adds a slight modulation texture to the guitar with a long modulated trail on the reverb

  • @bolland83
    @bolland83 Рік тому +2

    As a metal head, I'm a big fan of the "clock radio" sound for intros and breaks. It makes the main riffs hit so much harder, and all it takes it some creative eq.

  • @anth-ny
    @anth-ny Рік тому

    Excellent Video, thanks for sharing.

  • @SimonRefaloGuitaristOfficial

    New studio room looks great Rhett!!

  • @scottkidwellmusic9175
    @scottkidwellmusic9175 Рік тому +3

    I'm really enjoying the Strymon Deco on my pedalboard. I have it after my Black Hole Symmetry and The Ranch pedals from Collision Devices, and in front of the Iridium.
    Pretty simple board, really.

  • @claytondouglasmusic
    @claytondouglasmusic Рік тому

    Duuuuuuude the timing of this video could not be more perfect - I was just exploring different ways of achieving this vibe with my producer! I'll definitely be experimenting with some of what you talked about

  • @MoreMeRecording
    @MoreMeRecording Рік тому

    Great job capturing that vintage vibe with this track.

  • @Matthew25662
    @Matthew25662 Рік тому

    Very insightful.

  • @darenanderson1960
    @darenanderson1960 Рік тому +8

    I’m not sure if the lo-fi sound is for me, but this was a tremendously helpful video in understanding what lo-fi sound is and how to get it.

    • @aaron6806
      @aaron6806 Рік тому

      I was thinking the same thing. The combination of all the effects near the end of the video wasn't very pleasing to my ear, but I think it was just that all three were a bit overdone, not very subtle. I'm not a player, so I won't be experimenting, I'll need a pro like Rhett to do it for me.

  • @davidkieltyka9
    @davidkieltyka9 Рік тому

    I still do most of my home recording with a Tascam 424 MkII 4-track Portastudio I bought c. 1996.
    I like that it’s super straightforward and that I have to get my parts right in as few takes as possible to avoid tape fidelity loss.
    I use the Beatles’ “reduction mix” technique, which involves a second tape machine, to give myself more than four tracks if needed.

  • @Allthewrongkeys821
    @Allthewrongkeys821 Рік тому

    Spotted the Axe FX III behind you. 😁

  • @bruced1429
    @bruced1429 Рік тому

    when I fiddle the controls on my Bolt 60 with my Tele I get the sounds you have here except the highly modulated sounds. those I can get adding some chorus and flanger to suit. I am not a fan of highly modulated sounds so your simple method is very good to get clean sounds, in then end it is what sounds good to your ears is what counts. Rhett the more I listen and see your videos the more I aprreciate what you do.

  • @sorenkongshoj
    @sorenkongshoj Рік тому

    One more aspect of tape recording, that might be worth looking into (probably more so in mixing, than in guitar playing) is the stereo imaging, specially "crosstalk". Basically, various frequencies on one track will "crosstalk" - that is bleed into the next track - making the stereo width a bit narrower. But not in the sense of merely closing in the width of the stereo image as various frequencies behave differently. Lower frequencies tend to bleed more, while higher frequencies will bleed less. This focuses the mid information as being the bass heavy elements, while smoothing the hi-frequency transients and folding them in towards the middle.

  • @agriff4795
    @agriff4795 Рік тому +1

    Tom Scholz used a lofi electric guitar mixed with acoustic guitars and heavily distorted electric guitars to accentuate the "missing" parts of the EQ spectrum. He used a wah in a fixed position into a cranked Marshall!

  • @MitchellSpille
    @MitchellSpille Рік тому

    The Strymon mobius' Dsstroyer nails this thing too!

  • @cbrunhaver
    @cbrunhaver Рік тому +1

    Love the topic and examples. While I know that they were being used an an analogy, vinyl and analog tape can be incredibly hifi, so you may ruffle a few feathers with the explanation, though there are certainly lofi examples of vinyl and tape setups

  • @JohannesLabusch
    @JohannesLabusch Рік тому +1

    Some budget versions of the expensive pitch modulation pedals mentioned here: The JHS 3 series chorus has a "vibrato" witch that basically turns off the original signal and only lets the modulated signal through. Sounds wobbly and seasick. If you have a Line 6 M5 pedal, try the "pitch vibrato" setting, which is an emulation of a Boss VB-1. You can only get that one used for a fortune, or as a Waza Craft version, for a slightly smaller fortune. Behringer also makes a cheap clone of that pedal. There's a free plugin called CHOW Tape Model that gives you wonderful wow and flutter for your DAW.

  • @scottreynolds6317
    @scottreynolds6317 Рік тому +1

    Awesome vid! I’m going to have to try some of these ideas. Thanks!!!!!

  • @mikesalmo
    @mikesalmo Рік тому

    Oh, I miss my buddy’s Tascam 4 track. We had so much fun with that thing.

  • @MiguelAChavira
    @MiguelAChavira Рік тому

    Hey Rhett, great video by the way and I love the educational videos! Great job honestly. I have a question in case you do see this. Why do you build pedal boards without and expression or volume pedal? I’d love to know, thanks!

  • @francomoda
    @francomoda Рік тому

    Bro!! I really need a entire video of the console, please

  • @aaron6806
    @aaron6806 Рік тому

    I am quite sure that you explained this in the only way in which I could have understood it. Every time I've heard someone say "lo-fi" I haven't really had a clue what they were talking about. Thanks for the lesson

  • @mattdayne2585
    @mattdayne2585 Рік тому +1

    A good chorus/vibrato pedal where you use the vibrato mode with a very slow swirl is excellent for Lo-fi stuff. I had the Zvex Insta Lo-Fi Junky which was absolutely amazing for a Lo-fi sound especially with its built in compression. If you mixed in the Strymon Bluesky Shimmer mode into the Lo-Fi junky, I was able to create some Boards of Canada synthy Lo-fi sounding guitar. Sadly I dont have either of those pedals anymore, but def want to get a new vibrato/chorus like the Artificial Blonde you have.
    Ps- The Zvex lofi junky was created by Joel before he left zvex to start his own company aka Chase Bliss audio.

  • @seanjones8623
    @seanjones8623 10 місяців тому

    Would love for you to do a video on your 388 workflow you’ve been using when recording with the studio

  • @Broses247
    @Broses247 Рік тому +1

    Amazing video once again Rhett! Great Jam too

  • @alexscott7226
    @alexscott7226 Рік тому

    Fascinating

  • @marcelobaiano
    @marcelobaiano Рік тому

    This guitar is awesome

  • @marcospintor1333
    @marcospintor1333 Рік тому

    This is what i need

  • @Marc_Sola
    @Marc_Sola Рік тому

    I think zvex nailed the lofi pedals

  • @paulvsmith
    @paulvsmith Рік тому

    Thanks, Rhett. This is just the video I was hoping for. I notice that a lot of the lo-fi pedals have some kind of degradation facility on them - scratches or crackle, that speak to the physical medium. Would you say that this is a "fourth dimension" of the lo-fi guitar sound?

  • @roscoechance5155
    @roscoechance5155 Рік тому

    Mac Demarco has some cool lo-fi sounding stuff

  • @wadewalla1398
    @wadewalla1398 Рік тому

    Always liked Rhett but man is he stepping up the professionalism in his videos. Nicely done.

  • @sassycat
    @sassycat Рік тому

    The only thing missing from that pedal is a shimmer reverb. The sounds were pleasing.

  • @eastontanner6919
    @eastontanner6919 Рік тому

    As soon as I saw the 388 on the thumbnail, I got excited

  • @noahtwombly8603
    @noahtwombly8603 Рік тому

    the 388 is the best photo backdrop.

  • @amberyooper
    @amberyooper Рік тому

    Well, I still have my old TEAC A-2340SX multitrack open reel recording deck, so I could start by recording into that first, and then send it to the DAW...

  • @bbProdd_
    @bbProdd_ Рік тому

    You should sell the guitar tabs for that intro cause it is FIRE

  • @hellogais2177
    @hellogais2177 Рік тому

    this is fucking great

  • @simonmastromatteo5692
    @simonmastromatteo5692 Рік тому +1

    That intro is like Tame Impala and Khruangbin made a baby.. Great !

  • @DDE_ADDICT
    @DDE_ADDICT Рік тому +1

    great vid especially the overlay

  • @hamueramusic
    @hamueramusic Рік тому

    if you listen to the beatles while my guitar gently weeps' lead guitar, you can hear that there is a lot of tape saturation.
    just an example of tape saturation on an old and famous song

  • @andrewferrell5090
    @andrewferrell5090 Рік тому

    Rhett, how do you like the CB Generation Loss mkii compared to the Strymon Deco?

  • @thebruckners
    @thebruckners Рік тому +1

    Another great way to get the LoFi sound is to just buy an old 4-track tape machine rather than a bunch of pedals and plug-ins for your DAW. You can punch in/out for edits or send it to your DAW via an audio interface and output jacks of your 4-track. Love my old Yamaha MT4X!

  • @SgtJADAN200
    @SgtJADAN200 Рік тому

    I feel like a lot of people label their projects as "Lo-Fi" as an excuse for bad recordings. But this is true Lo-Fi! Using the gear for their imperfections and characteristics.

  • @Grahambhuyan
    @Grahambhuyan Рік тому

    what camera do you use for the juicy cinematic shots?

  • @kdakan
    @kdakan Рік тому

    Modulation effects make me feel seasick. Noise causes a headache. But some forms of saturation is good as it accentuates some interesting musical overtones, and adda gentle compression to smooth out volume peaks.

  • @ZachLGrant
    @ZachLGrant Рік тому +1

    Really good video production on this one

  • @russellzauner
    @russellzauner Рік тому

    There's another guy on YT that makes plug in models off real gear and he modeled a Soviet Cold War era wire recorder and it ended up being the best instant lo fi I've ever heard. The wire recorder tests were already amazing but he did stuff it into a plug in (I'm not an affiliate, just a another modeling/emulation nerd who is also a musician) that works well and also has a great visual/control interface which is straightforward to use for an odd piece of gear.

  • @reneaceves8820
    @reneaceves8820 Рік тому

    Reel-to-reel tape is actually pretty high fidelity.

  • @mennofennema9829
    @mennofennema9829 Рік тому

    plug in the acoostic with a spectralu flash b 1 cable and dim the alternator to -4.5 at least when the room temperature is about 100 fahrenheit.
    If you fret the string midd of the sound hole you might be very able to mic the amp with a clubber B spec new celestian Red back. If you then set the gain to 3 after preamp 4 and the bass to about 12 o clock then you would guess by know I have no idea what I am talking about and I might be drunk
    x thanks for reading x x

  • @steveoverdrive55
    @steveoverdrive55 Рік тому

    How’s the new studio progressing ?

  • @pietroborgesparri
    @pietroborgesparri Рік тому +4

    Rhett your videos are so well made, I hope you keep going and growing!

  • @jansabarth9466
    @jansabarth9466 Рік тому

    Great... but as a SoundEngineer we already do all this for you guitarists. So in a mix I would say to you: 'plug your HiFi Axe FX in, I'll do all the rest for you' .. that is: cutting the edges, and put some saturation and modulation on your track(s)..

  • @ShoKnuff96
    @ShoKnuff96 Рік тому

    Faithful subscriber..just amazing videos

  • @nicok5630
    @nicok5630 Рік тому

    Great to see him branch out from the standard rock stuff…

  • @sexyrotekatze
    @sexyrotekatze Рік тому +2

    Shull goes Demarco

  • @martmakesmusic
    @martmakesmusic Рік тому +1

    Bruh, where did you get that 388? I've been looking for one for ages lol

  • @alanscharrer5255
    @alanscharrer5255 Рік тому

    Best way to get the desirable sound… time travel to 1972 and Muscles Shoals! I have the travel gems to accomplish just that. But I am unable to share without causing the butterfly effect. Damn….

  • @jrn9872
    @jrn9872 Рік тому

    Rhett, would you put this through the wet or dry channel?

  • @avenue6.554
    @avenue6.554 Рік тому

    I was actually just doing this at a jam today with an eq pedal and a chorus. I didn’t think of saturation. I should be able to get that by bumping the gain on my eq pedal, right?

  • @manueltorres9565
    @manueltorres9565 Рік тому

    please do a guitar recording and mix

  • @schooldisco5071
    @schooldisco5071 Рік тому +1

    Hope you got a good deal on the 388!

  • @ZeezyC
    @ZeezyC Рік тому

    Notice any latency on the Gen Loss? I’d like to get the pedal but latency is gonna be a no from me dawg. Hoping it’s not as bad as some have made it out to be.

  • @walkercolson765
    @walkercolson765 Рік тому

    Is Philip a permanent memeber of the team now.

  • @michaela.friestbigmikesbas2508

    Most of my gear is older analog stuff so you basically just described my sound to a t.

  • @The_Ricardo_Sa
    @The_Ricardo_Sa Рік тому

    This was pretty cool! Time to get those pedals and do some magic!

  • @glyndwr15
    @glyndwr15 Рік тому +1

    Nobody cared about the 388 for the longest time, now I see them everywhere. I kind of wish people would forget about them again, so I can snag one for a reasonable price.

  • @tompoynton
    @tompoynton Рік тому +4

    “Getting back to the days of analogue recording”. Analogue recoding was absolutely _not_ “low fidelity”. The “lo-fi sound” we know know now is simply the sound of people not looking after tape properly, or just applying a few filters. If you did that in a professional studio anytime from the 50s-90s you’d be fired for god’s sake. “Lo-fi” is sheer artifice, fake nostalgia implanted in the brains of people who were too young or not even alive “back in the days of analogue recording”.

  • @franksaldana6570
    @franksaldana6570 Рік тому

    Rhett’s playing and style continues to evolve and Im glad I get to witness it

  • @marcelgaryjames
    @marcelgaryjames Рік тому +2

    Cool real-time graphic to explain EQ

  • @neonbridgestudioandrecordi2912

    Awesome ✌️

  • @naturligfunktion4232
    @naturligfunktion4232 Рік тому

    So how about that mixing desk?

  • @JamesVytas
    @JamesVytas Рік тому +2

    “I will catch you on the next one.” Nice ending. Simple and natural. Doesn’t sound like a radio presenter anymore. More personal and relatable.

    • @sacuna3333
      @sacuna3333 Рік тому +1

      Did he forget there was no plan B?

    • @JamesVytas
      @JamesVytas Рік тому

      @@sacuna3333 there are so many UA-camr presenting styles that bug me. They sound pretentious. Like long pauses as though they’ve just said something profound. Or rising intonation for the same effect. ‘Plan b’ had that contrived feeling to it. He makes such good videos and plays great guitar. I like watching them. Just without little self conscious bits like that.

  • @droobie_
    @droobie_ Рік тому

    red shul