Hi everyone. I`m trying to achieve a funk guitar sound. But unfortunately i`m not a guitar player, closest I came was some Wah Wah sounds. Can anyone tell me please what are the steps to achieve that funk sound? Closest thing I achieved was with waves guitar rack tools, funky bros preset, tweaked, but didn`t change anything in chain.

 

the cleaner sound the funkier, and yes a lot of it is about the way you play, funk comes from your groove and hands and those muted strums

 

Nothing like the real thing to me comes close.

 

What is the source? Is it a real guitar that was recorded? If yes, which model?
Most (but not all) funk guitar sound have a twang in it.
This is easier to achieve playing single coil guitars using 2 pickups together, like intermediate switch positions on a Fender Telecaster or Stratocaster. From there the way the player holds his pick can add some twang and attack.

Done that way, not much effect is needed. If you want to add, use very short reverb, and a bit of eq and comp.

 

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This. Although it seems it's recorded guitar @Elnur Magerramov you must give this essential data in order for someone to help you properly.

I wondered when someone was going to say it. OT, by the way.

 

Yeah i assumed he has one but is not skilled enough to play funk yet idk

 

the ultimate tutorial on making it funky is here:

 

I do not think he plays guitar as he has said.

 

He's not saying he plays guitar. He mainly speaks about effects.

But yeah, nothing like hiring Nuno Bettancourt and his gear. OT.

 

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You probably understood me wrong, or I explained wrong. I meant how to achieve funk sound only on computer. I know, that the best sound comes from real guitar, real skilled player and then only chain of effects.
But let`s skip the first parts :D I only need to know the chain

 

It's going to be very hard.half the sound is your hand the other is the effects.
Actually you want to hire Niles rogers. I have not heard anything that inspired me funk wise on sample cd.
I really can play guitar for quite some years, so maybe I am biased on that.

 

Besides reading it, it's important to understand something before replying it. I changed my vote in order for you to understand me.

You were so focused about who plays guitar or not that you didn't see that most of us guessed that he doesn't play "real" guitar.

Shocking news

 

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I saw what he said, and again I will say it, nothing beats the real thing.
I guess you are that ignorant that you did not understand that.
You can not get a authentic sound with out playing a real guitar. Period get over sample head.

In fact every phrase a guitar player does has different nuances. I guess you don't understand that.
Since he said he wanted to sound like a real funk guitar not some imitating repeating sample .
So fire back some more lame stuff that is more irrelevant than what I said.

Now Elnr you might also ask some members in here if they would lay a track down for you.
I do not think you really need to hire a pro like Xupito has said since I have heard some pretty inexpressive guitar players stuff in here.

 

What can I say? It's as true as OT. I can say the sky is blue and it'd be OT too, but without the elitism and showing off part.

Thanks for your unkind words. Arigato ayelgato. I like you too.

I said that would be doing OT like you just did again

 

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Niles was producing a friend's album, and while in the control room I saw that he had plugged his billion dollar creme colored Strat into a compressor pedal then directly into the board for the part that he was then recording. He played simple chords using inversions to add flavour. But it was his right hand that delivered that classic magic, that funky chop that made the part sound uniquely Niles. He wore sunglasses indoors.

I corrected your spelling of his last name when I copied your quote. Sorry, it was bugging me.

 

@Lois Lane

Who the fuck is Niles? Do you mean Nile???

 

Wow.

 

What have you been taking? lol

 

BS.
Would need D.I. box after pedal.

Just as I need the 'Insert' button in an edited comment to work and accept further quotes, so that I can consolidate these comments into one.
But it just ain't happening.
Sorry, Olymoon.

 

Last edited: Mar 18, 2019