How to get that tight guitar sound like nickelback

[Sam C]

Ya got me curious so I pulled the tune up on my iPad....not a good way to listen, however, there is definitely delay and verb on the distorted guitars. And you’re right they sound damn good!

I’ll listen upstairs but...I’ll bet they have a short tight delay on the right side and a longer delay on the left side, both getting reverb.

I would not be surprised if one guitarist played his two parts on the exact rig and guitar with just a different toggle position on his guitar.

[Raoul23]

Originally Posted by Sam C

Ya got me curious so I pulled the tune up on my iPad....not a good way to listen, however, there is definitely delay and verb on the distorted guitars. And you’re right they sound damn good!

I’ll listen upstairs but...I’ll bet they have a short tight delay on the right side and a longer delay on the left side, both getting reverb.

I would not be surprised if one guitarist played his two parts on the exact rig and guitar with just a different toggle position on his guitar.

What kind of delay and reverb do you think??

[Stig Eliassen]

Overdubs, overdubs and utter overdubs. That, and skills. No way around it.

[Raoul23]

What’s skills?? Engineering skills or tricks ??

[Stig Eliassen]

Well arranged, well played and well mixed. Highpassed dropped tuning also creates a special sound, leaving room for the bass (which has no top-end).