Help with research paper!

[harrellab]

I have to write a paper on "The History of Guitar Effects." It's due in a couple of days. It only has to be 5 pages, and so I thought I'd easily find all the info I need online. The problem is, all I can seem to find when I google "history of guitar effects" is pedals for sale, how to build pedals, sample settings, etc...nothing on the HISTORY. I've seen some books for sale that look good, but the problem is I can't order them before the paper is due.

If anybody knows of any webpages that have ANY history of guitar effects, PLEASE let me know as soon as possible!

Thanks!

[jimmieb]

There is a new book out and I... can't remeber the name or author, but I believe I saw it on www.musictoyz.com... Wait, I just looked it up! It's called Analog Man's guide to vintage effects. It's the first of it's kind I believe.

Jimmie B

[brian b]

Google it as guitar effects history and you will come up with somw good info.

[Suriel Zayas]

contact alf hermida at alfonso_hermida at netzero dot net he may be able to help you. alf is a pedal designer, but also a professor at the university of miami. he knows a whole lot about the hisotry of pedals, you might even be able to hook uo with him. he is probably done with finals and grades by now. really nice guy.

[olectric]

Analog Man (www.analogman.com) has just released his "Guide to Vintage Effects." That's got to have some stuff you can use in it. Check it out if you can.

[TSL]

:eek: Five Days!

For what it's worth phase shifting was developed by the military, not sure when but imagine the WWII era. It was used in the transmission of secure data via radio. Also a great source of info might be material on or written by Les Paul, as he was certainly a pioneer in the field.

Good Luck with your paper! :)

[ryman150]

Les Paul is right. I am a Music Business student here in Nashville, and just took a course on the History of the Music Industry. Les Paul was a studio wiz. He created over dubbing, and he is also to acredtic for the high pitch sound effects like the "Chipmunks". He did all of this with actual gramphones and phonographs. Try and dig up a lot of stuff on him.

As for the sound of distortion, that history comes from the Bill Haley tune, "Rocket 88". The group was on a trip to Sun Records in Bristol, TN, I believe. They had the amp strapped to the top of the car, and it somehow fell off. The amp was blown, but they had paid for the session and decided to record anyways. It was so bad, the guitar sound got distorted. Recording Engineers could not figure out how to get that sound, and it was somewhat of a secret for sometime.

You may find more info here: http://campus.belmont.edu/bullaw/MBU138.html

[harrellab]

Thank you so much for the help, guys. Your suggestions helped a lot and I really appreciate the input. The paper is officially finished and turned in!

[dkaplowitz]

Good luck!

[Suriel Zayas]

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