Alright so the guitar part for a song I'm doing is just leads and a bass but the leads need to really stand out. I double tracked them but they don't sound full. I threw a verb on them but now it sound distant and not as in your face. How should I make this work?
Thicker Leads
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heshian46
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Sloan
Sounds like shit!
Copy the track, shift it an octave down, mix it in. Maybe cut the highs on the octave track so the original carries the attack.
Trevoire520
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Try recording it with a thicker tone? Maybe use a different amp, or a neck pickup instead of the bridge?
Maybe even a bit of chorus could help thicken it out a bit?
Maybe even a bit of chorus could help thicken it out a bit?
Sloan
Sounds like shit!
heshian46
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Similar to this: copy the original track twice. Pitch shift one down 5 cents, and the other down 8 cents (or play with the amounts a bit, just not too much or it'll sound ridiculous). Nudge one of the tracks just a bit (dont want a huge delay), then pan them to taste, keeping the original centered.
DanLights
Santa Hat Forever
If it's too late to re-track or reamp with a thicker tone, you can try a fattening delay (~10-30 ms), a chorus, pitch shifting it, or fucking all of the above 
JakeAC5253
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I found this rather interesting. Check it out, specifically the post by Mygal.
http://acapella.harmony-central.com/archive/index.php/t-1967750.html
http://acapella.harmony-central.com/archive/index.php/t-1967750.html
JakeAC5253
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For that album they used a Big Muff π in front of the amp. I've actually gotten some really fat juicy tones with an 808 in front of a Big Muff π and then the amp dialed for breakup.
bryan_kilco
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I've always wanted to try a Big Muff since I hear the Smashing Pumpkins used it on like everything. Never had the chance yet......
JakeAC5253
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They are a very underrated pedal. They can sound very organic and tubelike depending on the version you get. The modern ones are hit or miss (and I guess all versions were, but the modern ones are no exception) I've had three modern Muffs, two of which sounded fine, and one of which had a completely different signal flow and sounded terrible. Let's hope they put that particular revision to rest. The good news is that they are fairly easy to modify back to the spec of my favorite version, even if you get a bad one.
The Muffs don't typically get much love in strict metal, but as I mentioned before, the trick is to run a stock 808 into the front of it and the tone is massive and smooth as all hell. The scoop of the Muff and the honk of the 808 balance out and the tone is ridiculous. Everyone should try it.
Sloan
Sounds like shit!
I had a russian muff YEARS AGO and felt it was a useless piece of shit, but it sounded fucking rad with a bass.
hurdy
Sup
+1 neck pickup thickens the leads instantly bro - dial in some more bass tone and then HPF out the boominess
I use 3 delays to get an amazing pro lead sound but you need the good delays in miliseconds for the bpm
hurdy
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nezvers
Beast
If you have chance try line6 podfarm sine chorus. Recently I tried it and it sounded better than chorus effects I tried before.
