Country Guitar Essential Pedals Pt 1 - How To Use Delay

In the first of five in our new Country Guitar Essential Pedals series, guitar-slinger Zane Banks talks through how he uses his DD-3T to bring his tone to life.

If you’re just getting started with country guitar, we’re here to share the #1 tone secret with you – the “always-on” slapback delay sound!

[garyleek]

Great pickin'! "This just gives a bit of tail to that note"...then...zoom! Cool stuff!

[mikkywhalan]

My country board consists of the same pedals (minus the blues driver). Works really well

[blackeneddespondent]

I started doing dark punk music before I discovered country music I actually like (you know, Midland, Brothers Osborne, and Dixon Dallas) and now I’m rethinking my whole music sound choice.

Do you think I could use the spiritwalker pedal by satone for a similar sound? That’s what I have.

I have it on a very repetitive effect for some horror movie-like sounds for a couple songs I’m working on for a new album, but I’ll absolutely change it if you think I should go for a country sound with it.

[thisguyiscool]

Can you do this slapback sound with a dd5 as well?

[Paulmccarthy]

Does the delay go last on your chain into the amp ? Or into your fx send and return on back of amp.

[earlycuyler]

Get rid of that aluminum pickguard on that strat and it will sound better