Lo-Fi Guitar: How to Be Creative

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Here's 5 pro-tips for getting started with lo-fi guitar tones, and just glitchy WTF tones in general. Affiliate links are below. Stop-motion animation and drone footage filmed by John Marty.
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Benson Delay
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
00:54 Pro-Tip #1: Faded Vibrato
02:07 Sound Example
03:24 Pro-Tip #2: Plastic Guitar
04:40 Sound Example
05:37 Pro-Tip #3: Let It Be Beautiful
07:05 Sound Example
07:30 Pro-Tip #4: Bitcrush + Reverb
08:37 Sound Example
09:47 Pro-Tip #5: Over-compression
10:36 Sound Example
11:31 Sound Example

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@CyberattackWorld 3 месяца назад

Pro-Tip #6: my affiliate links are here: ZVEX Lo-Fi Junkie link.perfectcircuit.com/t/v1/8-12626-279250-9759?sid=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.perfectcircuit.com%2Fzvex-instant-lo-fi-junky-vexter.html Fairfield Shallow Water bit.ly/3cOrd81 Benson Delay bit.ly/CyberBensonDelay Alexander Fever Pitch bit.ly/3Sw2zcx OP-1 Synth bit.ly/3yoFShp Fairfield 900 bit.ly/4ad95Nq Alexander Syntax Error bit.ly/3bYKSCc

@StuffnSuch 3 месяца назад

Wow, I love your rendition of “Between the Bars”.

@CyberattackWorld 3 месяца назад

that part is one of my favorite things i've ever done in these vids

@StuffnSuch 3 месяца назад

@@CyberattackWorld mine too ❤️ of yours I mean

@mikeomatic9905 3 месяца назад

Mariah Carey AND Eliot Smith covers in one video!? Madlad.

@banwavy 3 месяца назад

Agreed. Between the Bars was insanely well done. A++++++ video again CA 👏 The Mariah Carey was super rad too

@conor2337 3 месяца назад

@@CyberattackWorldIt's perfect

@NuttBustley 3 месяца назад

The way your mind works is so cool dude. To have these visuals be inspired by playing such strange sounds is a magical thing to witness

@AMPR45 3 месяца назад

Some of us don’t have to buy fancy pedals and equipment to sound low quality.

@CyberattackWorld 3 месяца назад

the truly advanced

@emulgatorx 3 месяца назад

True Lo-Fi tone is in the fingers

@AMPR45 3 месяца назад

@@emulgatorx there’s nothing like the sound of an amp that really pulls air.

@bstoner1300 3 месяца назад

Do not doing - The Tao (also me on Saturdays)

@DSPsWifesBf 3 месяца назад

Honestly, just pirate some good lofi vsts. OR check out the Line 6 MM4. It has all types of great modulation options including vibrato which if you pair with a Behringer overdrive or eq can give you a great lofi sound

@daviddelossantos6075 3 месяца назад

Treble that’s faded like it’s been in the sun too long. I like that.

@user-bm8ur2nm2c 3 месяца назад

Contrasting beautiful melodies with destroyed sounds pretty much sums up the Boards of Canada aesthetic.

@uberjam-sam8512 3 месяца назад

Love what you said about contrasting lo-fi brokenness with beautiful melodies. Such a foundational musical concept (that's applicable to so many things. Love the metaphor of putting a hat on a hat to contrast this notion. Hilarious and so effective

@longmeaderulez 3 месяца назад

Thunder Road sax solo and Sucked Out in one video...hell yeah

@CyberattackWorld 3 месяца назад

man i'm glad you caught those

@pedalboy7 3 месяца назад

Came down here to say this…(and very cool videos just generally)

@pedalboy7 3 месяца назад

..and Superdrag - ha! Nicely done.

@johnplayer420 3 месяца назад

That Thunder Road cover with the Zvex unit was absolutely STELLAR DUDE

@CyberattackWorld 3 месяца назад

Thanks man

@PoofPoofification 3 месяца назад

"'Lo-Fi guitar' stands for 'low fidelity guitar'" is beautiful comedic timing

@CyberattackWorld 3 месяца назад

"humor, at the highest level, isn't funny at all." -David Lee Roth

@pickyyeeter 3 месяца назад

That was great. It reminded me of "El Niño is Spanish for...The Niño"

@GummyWormeon 3 месяца назад

This is why i don’t like memorizing and reciting long winded jokes. “Like putting a hat on a hat” -cyberattack

@Joshua_Griffin 3 месяца назад

It's true though

@kendallmasterssank369 3 месяца назад

Not really anymore. That's where the name of the style comes from. But it has evolved and became a genre of music, so LoFi guitar today is hi fi

@Herfinnur 3 месяца назад

I watch Cyberattack videos at 240p (no joke) and it just fits. I would go for 144p, but the drop in sound quality is a bit much

@CyberattackWorld 3 месяца назад

advanced

@cadenbenton6235 2 месяца назад

Dude that Elliot and Superdrag cover was insane! I remember as a kid thinking about becoming a musician and I only had a casio keyboard at the time and you’re music is how I wanted music to be as a kid!

@BorisBidjanSaberi11 3 месяца назад

Best pedal reviewer ever

@angelpolanski4927 3 месяца назад

All the videos on this channel are a piece of art

@rsr_brian 3 месяца назад

“It’s like putting a hat on a hat.” < the second I hit “Subscribe” 😂

@theLastRaptor 3 месяца назад

The slow dolly toward the church with that music was sooooo good.

@RobUttley 3 месяца назад

Love your videos mate, just brimming with ideas, vibe and attitude.

@chrisstryker7077 3 месяца назад

I thought before I watched this that this video idea would work well playing in the vein of Elliot smith. And Logan’s behold, syntax error. Great video.

@allivegottado 3 месяца назад

So good to see some Superdrag love! Another amazing video. Your ability to welcome people into the way you see and think with your information and visuals is a real joy. Awesome content for guitarists and musicians but I’ve been sending your videos to friends who don’t play just because I find them so entertaining.

@CyberattackWorld 3 месяца назад

thanks, i really appreciate it. superdrag rules

@davidbell1227 3 месяца назад

Really digging this series, keep em coming!

@bstoner1300 3 месяца назад

Great advice. Liminal space sounds…good work. Great visuals. All reasons why I have been binging your channel the past few days!

@themotioncodemarc 3 месяца назад

This is my favourite fx channel. Love your content.

@oak7741 3 месяца назад

the first video i've seen from your channel and wow what an introduction!

@loganhone 3 месяца назад

By SO far, the sickest gear videos on RU-vid. bravo!!

@aravindvinayakan 3 месяца назад

I've only watched 2-3 videos of yours, but you're very quickly becoming one of my favorite guitar channels on RU-vid. Super unique, informative videos with incredible playing/demonstrations! Subbed and looking forward to more :)

@CyberattackWorld 3 месяца назад

thanks for the comment. all my videos are exactly like this, if you wanna take the plunge and go through the older ones

@aravindvinayakan 3 месяца назад

@@CyberattackWorld I fully intend on going through everything I've missed! :)

@benhodson9718 3 месяца назад

Nice! Extra points for the Superdrag cover at the end!

@riseandshine5706 3 месяца назад

yo this channel came at the right time for me. sharing some gold plated wisdom here sir. big thanks 🙏

@tomhuxley4705 3 месяца назад

Only discovered the channel this week, but absolutely loving these videos. Very inspiring.

@ShallieDragon 3 месяца назад

This is great food for thought for me. I'm only starting to dip my toes into Lo-Fi pedal stuff, and now I have some ideas about where to start. I was familiar with some of these already, but others were totally new to me. Thank you!

@ItsVictoriaG 3 месяца назад

Okay, but the fuzz fugue of Always Be My Baby is something I didn’t know I needed! 🥹

@CyberattackWorld 3 месяца назад

baby it's only a matter of time

@roscoeswraps2510 3 месяца назад

Major TPPOJLA philosophy. Cyberattack you're killing it

@CyberattackWorld 3 месяца назад

#tppojla is the only reality

@doobledoo 3 месяца назад

Absolutely the best guitar RU-vidr. You actually know what you're talking about. It's amazing

@Yoshipk777 3 месяца назад

That last sound example was amazing!

@alexfletcher9915 3 месяца назад

Excellent insights delivered perfectly!

@younico98 3 месяца назад

hey man, great video. Love your visuals and sound examples

@DapperHesher 3 месяца назад

Love your channel, bro. Just what one needs to get out of the box.

@davidsummerville351 3 месяца назад

#5 was incredible.

@kevinstokes5254 2 месяца назад

Bruh... this entire series is masterclass-level... both content and delivery. [Been playing since 1994, yet I learn new things from each of your vids.] Zen-master insights made open-source... available to anybody who will look, listen, and then go APPLY them in their own new ways. Muchas gracias and God bless

@CyberattackWorld 2 месяца назад

thanks dude

@ChrisJohnson-lp3hc 3 месяца назад

that part of Thunder Road always gets me a little choked up, sounded dope with the lofi treatment!

@whippyflagellum 3 месяца назад

Man, I found your channel yesterday and going ham on it. But hearing your elliott smith rendition, instant subscribe!

@buffalofeathers 3 месяца назад

Subscribed because of Between the Bars. Nice work, man. I appreciate your takes.

@MrMetalsound95 3 месяца назад

I love this channel so much

@ProfOfHifi 2 месяца назад

Quality video! I think the same way about lo-fi, it needs to be fun, beautiful and exciting at it's heart. But what I like a lot a few videos I have been watching from you that you often create actually songs and not only soundscapes with pedals that has strange effects. Thank you! :)

@Railage 3 месяца назад

Love your channel

@spindal_1 3 месяца назад

Pretty unique approach to the guitar and great playing skills 😎

@zero_x93 3 месяца назад

great cover at the end 💪🏼 underrated super drag song🔥

@LukasDrumZ 3 месяца назад

Your videos are great! Keep it up!

@NohFyuchur 3 месяца назад

Like putting a hat…on a hat… Omg..that made me spit coffee😂☕️i freakin love your videos, i think boards of canada really got into my head years ago with the lo fi, detuning and sun faded polaroid sounds, you do the lofi proud!

@maximhelincks 3 месяца назад

Pffff such amazing vibezzz. Sunfaded, I’m stealing that for a songtitle.

@chrisegonsearlemusic 3 месяца назад

I think the ‘Let it be Beautiful’ thing works because it gives it a delicate quality. Like it’s just about hanging on without falling apart 🎸

@Paulo-ut1li 3 месяца назад

God that Phil Spector and Superdrag made that video so special! Wish we could start a band after that! Great video

@chuckjaywalk 3 месяца назад

I think I love you, Cyberattack.

@FriendOfTheNight24 3 месяца назад

Great job. I opted for the chase bliss warped vinyl

@zachariahpoltergeist4516 3 месяца назад

It's amazing how much we're willing to pay to sound like we're using crappy equipment.

@DrankZappa 3 месяца назад

My favorite RU-vidr. 🎉👍

@mrwhateverism 3 месяца назад

I enjoyed watching this video. I enjoyed watching your past videos. I will enjoy watching your future videos. Peace.

@CyberattackWorld 3 месяца назад

time is never time at all

@BradleyRegister 3 месяца назад

Wow I haven’t thought about Superdrag in a LONG time! My OLD band opened quite a few shows for them around 1998. Really nice guys if I remember right… Great vid as always.

@CyberattackWorld 3 месяца назад

That's awesome

@martincarbow5491 3 месяца назад

There's this powerful "get more out of what you already have - by insanely thinking out of the box" (subtext?) message in your pedal vids, Ivan. Which is SUSTAINABLY INSPIRING. Imho the only true antidote to GAS, which is the hauntingly persistent plague of our times: "Buy more to feel mo' better"… And that's exactly why I dig your entire Oeuvre so desparately, apart from your soulfully emotional commitment of playing uncompromisingly in the pocket with the most cheesiest of sounds. My two favs apart from the technical ideas in this vid are the Fuzzed out Mariah Carey fuge and Superdrag's Sucked Out, for the irresistible rock groove. Wish I could give a hundred likes instead of only that painfully insufficient one. In honesty, ALL of your vids so far have been lo-fi guitar gold mines, anyway. Keep 'em coming!

@CyberattackWorld 3 месяца назад

Thanks man I'm glad you get it

@wonderwomanguy 3 месяца назад

lo-fi on the cheap (i.e., you might already have these boxes): take a 6 or 7 band eq and drop every other slider down. Pair that with a vibe, phaser or flanger, maybe a little reverb and you're good to go. Eq's can be dirt cheap.

@CyberattackWorld 3 месяца назад

Yes this is classic

@ryanh7389 3 месяца назад

Goddam fuckin chills over here listening to that Between The Bars cover. Brilliant man. So beautiful! But now I'm sad

@Perfect_Dark_77 3 месяца назад

I was just wondering how to do this and thought the cyberattack guy would have something good and lo and behold. Thanks.

@EngineeredNonsense 3 месяца назад

Another amazing video! Like others have mentioned, the Elliott Smith cover was incredible. 1:02 The Ibanez LF7 ‘lo fi’ distortion pedal with a high pass filter in 2000 was quite a bit earlier than the Zvex in 2008. I remember looking at catalogs (!) and wondering if it would make me sound like Graham Coxon’s first solo record that sounds like it was recorded inside a potato.

@CyberattackWorld 3 месяца назад

that's awesome, great info thank you

@cleekersneaker Месяц назад

All these covers really got to me

@lradmclovin9 Месяц назад

I'm kinda speechless you demonstrated a fuzz pedal with a fugue but I'm glad you did

@dannywest8843 3 месяца назад

Cyberattack will always be my baby.

@CyberattackWorld 3 месяца назад

i'm part of you indefinitely

@dannywest8843 3 месяца назад

and then a Superdrag homage. What a master.

@dannywest8843 3 месяца назад

@@CyberattackWorldconfirmed inescapable.

@gavinashun 3 месяца назад

Great video!

@Arkansya 3 месяца назад

you just gave away my band's sound signature with the bitcrush+verb thing... ;)

@daviddavis1322 3 месяца назад

The visuals accompanying who sucked out the feeling might keep me awake to long tonight

@BougieButler 3 месяца назад

That 8:48 Elliot Smith sound example was radddd at least I think that's what that was :)

@CyberattackWorld 3 месяца назад

it was, glad you caught that

@sgriggl 3 месяца назад

yeah

@ToneSherpa 3 месяца назад

THAT'S what that was! I was racking my brain!

@maximhelincks 3 месяца назад

Wow idd that between the bars version!!!

@Swodie_Jeetin 3 месяца назад

Excellent superdrag my dude 😎

@CyberattackWorld 3 месяца назад

this was my dream

@iiaaiiaannaaiiaaii 3 месяца назад

Win win (win?) for me here. love Mariah, love fuzz and love/share your perspective on good/bad sounds. Also, the Elliot Smith cover was lovely - but stopped counting at three wins. Thanks for another dose inspiration, cheers.

@CyberattackWorld 3 месяца назад

All I've ever wanted is for Elliott Smith and Mariah Carey to live in the same format

@iiaaiiaannaaiiaaii 3 месяца назад

@@CyberattackWorld self-actualize it, don't criticize it.

@keithklassen5320 3 месяца назад

Your videos are so damn unique and creative. You probably hate this sincere stuff but it's what I got to give. Keep it up and I'll be sending you flowers, real big pink ones, you're gonna puke.

@CyberattackWorld 3 месяца назад

no no no sincerity is good. "crucify the insincere" etc.

@daveymoor 3 месяца назад

A hat on a hat. Beautiful. 🧢 🎩 😊

@jonathandranoff1721 3 месяца назад

Nice work as always, Ivan. I really enjoyed your use of pitch shifting up a few steps, which I think you've done before. It occurs to me that if there were a way to keep the shifted signal clean but make the notes a bit more staccato by cutting them out, the resultant sound would be like a cheap Casiotone keyboard with a guitar patch. Which seems pretty consistent with the Cyberattack esthetic. I'd like to chase that down, but I don't know of an effect that cuts out notes prematurely (I guess it would be some kind of timed noise gate). Any thoughts?

@CyberattackWorld 3 месяца назад

Hey thanks for the comment. The EHX Attack Decay cuts off notes the exact way you want. Some envelope filters can also be made to do it, for more information about how check out my video about the GFI Synesthesia

@allyourbasearebelongtous2191 3 месяца назад

Dude!!! That compressor/trem trick.... Holy shit... I actually LEARNED something. Fuck me. Amazing man

@martianmurray 3 месяца назад

With the Zvex I put it before my fuzz because it gets really dark after it

@rahzark 3 месяца назад

This channel needs more Bruce Springsteen covers. First of all because NJ. Secondly, because he's the Boss and makes amazing pedals.

@CyberattackWorld 3 месяца назад

Thanks Rahzark, you make an excellent point. I'm assuming you caught the Springsteen cover in this one from a couple months ago: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IWdbwR9wFGg.html

@rahzark 3 месяца назад

@@CyberattackWorld i didn't, i'll go back and listen!

@ScamLikely9327 3 месяца назад

You should look into Mask Audio Electronics. I have the Part Garden and it does the weirdest lofi fuzz tones. And then their Line Blur is strange because it has a frequency control for the mids and it can get weird or it can be a really good preamp but I use it to make my Plumes crackle in a broken speaker type of way without being too distorted.

@tjnathan 3 месяца назад

Wale up babe, Cyberattack posted

@louishwu 3 месяца назад

Hat on top of a hat? oh cyberattack, youll always be my baby. Thanks for another great video

@_OopsieDaisies 3 месяца назад

dang that between the bars cover was so pretty

@CyberattackWorld 3 месяца назад

drink up baby!!!!

@geoPhaze 3 месяца назад

The lofi superdrag sucked out may be my favorite thing on the internet right now. Wow.

@CyberattackWorld 3 месяца назад

kissing the bride

@ileutur6863 3 месяца назад

These lo fi sounds always remind me of Knobs, except I can actually tell what you're playing

@GuyFi46 3 месяца назад

I would love a full version of that last song, that went so unreasonably hard

@CyberattackWorld 3 месяца назад

enjoy: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-a0zEkiQ5biI.htmlsi=r1t1k1YSDizRPfrt

@GuyFi46 3 месяца назад

Aw amazing thank you

@barnabyotoole2016 10 дней назад

Sucked Out by Superdrag! Nice!

@bradruhfel4883 3 месяца назад

Nice bit crushed Elliot.

@nogoogleplus 3 месяца назад

Hey just discovered your channel, very cool vibes!! That Chroma Console tone was great along with the tune! What were you using for drums on that end tune? They fit perfectly

@CyberattackWorld 3 месяца назад

GarageBand drum machine baby

@alessandrociapica5180 3 месяца назад

Gosh, that Springsteen tune hit me hard as f ❤

@CyberattackWorld 3 месяца назад

it's a town full of losers

@karlboman 3 месяца назад

I love how you're quick to assure the viewer that the ~900 can still kill you! :D

@CyberattackWorld 3 месяца назад

what i am, what i want, i'm only after death!!!!!!!!

@michaelfowler3187 3 месяца назад

I've recommended it on comments of this channel before but the mr black analog chorus Vibrato can be "stretched" to insane delay times giving it a very gen-loss type of effect, even in a random fluttering Lfo. Using fast choppy tremolo is a nice way to get a flutter that sounds fairly complete but is missing information between the duty peaks. There are a number of subdecay pedals like their quasar and starlight pedals with some random lfos that can get this magical texture to them- I'm stretching though. Awesome topic and nice sounds as always man

@CyberattackWorld 3 месяца назад

that all sounds rad

@michaelfowler3187 3 месяца назад

I said delay times but I actually meant lfo rate.. it can go into about 14 seconds per cycle so it is a stretched or purring sound effect from what sounds like blurry bucket brigade smearing goodness. Buzzwords. Anyway the delay time is not what I actually meant to say on the earlier comment- thanks

@Rgdonaire_07 15 дней назад

Oh man that Elliot smith cover was 🤌🏻

@joshlane6192 3 месяца назад

HX Stomp episode would definitely be popular.

@GummyWormeon 3 месяца назад

I think some of the AC noises pedals do lofi (or low fidelity) really well

@CyberattackWorld 3 месяца назад

agreed, especially the bitcrush + reverb thing

@guitarpedalhub 3 месяца назад

Hey man, massive fan of your channel. I also have a chroma console, and I was just wondering how you layered both the vibrato and pitch shift effects into one track since they are part of the same module. Did you re-amp one of the signals through the chroma console? Or did you record individual tracks and combine them in your DAW? I have been wondering how to most easily use two effects of the same module so any insights are greatly appreciated!

@CyberattackWorld 3 месяца назад

hey that's a good point, I should have made this clearer. I was only using the pitch-shifter, but I turned up the Drift, which introduces some instability and vibrato. My goal was to combine pitch-shifting lo-fi and vibrato lo-fi into one sound, which it did really well, although the wording in the video should be better. thanks for the question.

@martincarbow5491 3 месяца назад

@@CyberattackWorld Thanks for explaining, this "pseudo-dual-fx" might also work on other pedals - I'll check that out…

@CyberattackWorld 3 месяца назад

@@martincarbow5491 also now that I've thought about it more, I think I was also running the Chroma Console's Cassette texture, which was applying some random vibrato to the pitch-shifter

@martincarbow5491 3 месяца назад

@@CyberattackWorld Thanks for the info, Ivan! I dig that random vibrato so much, probably my fav modulation on guitar as well as Rhodes and synths. Apropos, did you check out the Vongon Ultrasheer yet? So amazing to be able to swap the order of Reverb and Vibrato. Rev into random Vib makes for some serious lo-fi time and space travel…

@CyberattackWorld 3 месяца назад

@@martincarbow5491 Yeah the Ultrasheer is great

@wolvesandguitars 3 месяца назад

another gem,, Where do you put the Console Pre /Post FXloop? or all. I have mine at the end of chain to get most of of stereo routing, not very wide sounding so far.

@CyberattackWorld 3 месяца назад

So far I've just been running the Chroma Console into my amp (not in the FX loop). It can do so much I haven't really used it with other pedals.

@ToneSherpa 3 месяца назад

OH SHIT! SUPERDRAG BABBYYYYYY!!! (Head Trip In Every Key is probably the best album of the 90s)

@EverythingFades 8 дней назад

"Putting a hat on a hat" is how I feel about a lot of metal these days.

@BobcatOneManBand Месяц назад

Z-Vex did not create the lo-fi pedal. Have you ever played through an Ibanez Lo-Fi pedal made in the late 1990's? I love that pedal and I'm very sad it's discontinued. I wish they would make a mini-version so I can put on my touring pedal board!

@flyingpig5622 3 месяца назад

dude between the bars? fucking cool

@LooseCanon413 3 месяца назад

Would really like to hear your entire Thunder Road.

@CyberattackWorld 3 месяца назад

man thank you. i felt like i was sort of out of ideas by the end of this little snippet, i think if i did the whole thing it would be worse. but thank you.