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    swb32cox
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    I am an old rocker who is learning to play Chord Melody (JAZZ solo guitar).

    problem I am having is that I need some effects that will hold the prior chord
    until the next chord is played. as it is now everything I play is vey choppy.

    I have a FREEZE box which I though would do it, but it doesn’t.
    I have a compressor/sustain unit and that doesnt do it either.
    I tried chorus, delay etc etc.
    same issue.

    any ideas of a product that I can use to sustain a chord (like FREEZE)
    until the next chord is played and then hold that onetill the next etc etc

    #118141
    Post-Script
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    elo.

    well i didnt try Freeze in real life. but i saw a demo video of it. i think it would do the trick. but you probably look into loopers.

    #118143
    swb32cox
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    what is a LOOPER and how does it work?

    #118144
    Post-Script
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    Oh, well,

    A looper is a sound sampler. Meaning, it would record samples of what you play, like for instance, a chord arrangement or a melody line. or whatever. and you can switch the sample on and off. check them out on the web. i’ve put a link below to some of them that i found on Musician’s Friend. they are variable. some of them allow you to record several samples.

    so for instance, if you play guitar and sing at the same time, you would play the verse chords and record them, as well as the chorus. and while you’re singing you can switch on and off the sample you want, allowing you to sing, or play a second rhythm and fills. when it’s for a solo, you have the looper playing the backing rhythm.

    but it wouldn’t be as simple as that though. you would have to do this per song.

    but anyway, look into them, and if you can try one, go for it. but you already have freeze, so if i were you i’d spend some more time figuring out how to use it to suit my needs.

    If the link doesn’t work, try just searching for them on the website “)

    [url=http://http://www.musiciansfriend.com/looper-sampler-effects-pedals]Loopers on Musician’s Friend[/url]

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