An Amplifier (?mpl?f??y?r), sometimes referred to simply as an

The Chorus Effect (k??r?s ?f??kt) is a sound effect applied in music to add richness, fullness and an ethereal quality to a sound. This effect is accomplished by layering sounds like guitars, pianos or voices of almost the same pitch and timbre over one another to create a single sound. The Chorus Effect is named this because its sound is comparable to a traditional chorus of voices, performing together in similar tone to achieve this

Clean Tone (kl

Compression (k?mpr??

Crunch (kr??n?) is the musical term used to describe a highly distorted guitar played with a palm-mute picking articulation. The distortion creates a heavy, crunchy sound that embodies a lot of tension. Achieving the standard crunch sound is usually accomplished by running an electric guitar through a distortion pedal and into an amplifier with low- and high-end frequency equalization. The guitar is played with a pick, usually on the lower bass strings. The crunch guitar sound is most often associated with rock, metal, and punk rock music.

Delay (d?l

Dirt Tone (d??rt t

Distortion (d??st??r

The Ebow (ee-baw) or electronic bow (also sometimes referred to as an “energy bow”) is a hand-held device used to augment the sound of a guitar as it’s played. With an ebow, the strings are played with an electromagnetic field. This is done in the place of picking the strings with fingers or a guitar pick. The electromagnetic field created by the ebow creates a continuous unique tone, which is unlike any other sound that could normally be created by playing a guitar. The sound and tone the ebow creates can be changed by changing the linear direction of the device on the string, which changes the string harmonics.