Do distortion guitars really sound all that heavy/abrasive/raw/whatever?

Dylstew · 07-02-2017, 02:07 AM

I love abrasive music with happy chords and melodies, yet whenever I let my parents hear they act asif I'm listening to slayer instead of poppy crack rock steady songs just because it has a distorion guitar. Even the poppiest of **** they think is too much. Even when I pick a song with distortion guitars that sound beautiful instead of aggressive and no vocals, they still think it's music from the devil or some ****. This makes no sense to me because I never really found distortion guitars to be all that abrasive anyways. Sure I love them but they just have really nice textures. I've found free/avant garde jazz more abrasive than any rock related track I've listened to but that may be because I never listen to it. Point is, other instruments can be abrasive to the ears as well when used right.

I also always hear people say they can't get into a band because of distorted/screamed vocals, never thick distortion guitars. Are there really a huge chunk of people who can't even handle the distortion guitars of the poppiest of pop punk? That **** was mainstream in the 2000's.

OccultHawk · 07-02-2017, 05:25 AM

I think the trumpet and the harmonica are the two most skull rattling instruments. Distortion softens the guitar sound. Solid state more than tube.

Dylstew · 07-02-2017, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

I think the trumpet and the harmonica are the two most skull rattling instruments. Distortion softens the guitar sound. Solid state more than tube.

I think Occulthawk is the most abrasive instrument

Chula Vista · 07-02-2017, 12:41 PM

What exactly is the question?

Dylstew · 07-02-2017, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista

What exactly is the question?

Is the general public really generally THAT averse to a distortion guitar, to your experience?

Also maybe I was bored and tired and accidentally wrote down random thoughts and hit post.

OccultHawk · 07-02-2017, 12:59 PM

Do distortion guitars really sound all that heavy/abrasive/raw/whatever?

**Frownland** · 07-02-2017, 01:03 PM

People are ****ing idiots. Don't be concerned with what they think. Be concerned with what you, as a person, think.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 07-02-2017, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

People are ****ing idiots. Don't be concerned with what they think. Be concerned with what you, as a person, think.

rick sanchez

OccultHawk · 07-02-2017, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frownland

People are ****ing idiots. Don't be concerned with what they think. Be concerned with what you, as a person, think.

I disagree. Turn to authority until you're ready.

Blank. · 07-02-2017, 02:12 PM

This depends on the person. Some people will say yes cause they didn't grow up with very much distorted guitar in the music. I'd say no on the other hand.

That said when you play metal without distortion it sounds like surf music with more Satanic personality. Meaning it's still heavy.

07-02-2017, 02:07 AM	#1 (permalink)
Dylstew Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,366	Do distortion guitars really sound all that heavy/abrasive/raw/whatever? I love abrasive music with happy chords and melodies, yet whenever I let my parents hear they act asif I'm listening to slayer instead of poppy crack rock steady songs just because it has a distorion guitar. Even the poppiest of ** they think is too much. Even when I pick a song with distortion guitars that sound beautiful instead of aggressive and no vocals, they still think it's music from the devil or some . This makes no sense to me because I never really found distortion guitars to be all that abrasive anyways. Sure I love them but they just have really nice textures. I've found free/avant garde jazz more abrasive than any rock related track I've listened to but that may be because I never listen to it. Point is, other instruments can be abrasive to the ears as well when used right. I also always hear people say they can't get into a band because of distorted/screamed vocals, never thick distortion guitars. Are there really a huge chunk of people who can't even handle the distortion guitars of the poppiest of pop punk? That ** was mainstream in the 2000's.

07-02-2017, 05:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,033	I think the trumpet and the harmonica are the two most skull rattling instruments. Distortion softens the guitar sound. Solid state more than tube. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

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Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	What exactly is the question? __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	People are ***ing idiots. Don't be concerned with what they think. Be concerned with what you, as a person, think. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth.* d e a f b o x

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Blank. Jacob Sartorius Join Date: May 2016 Location: Dank memes Posts: 4,034	This depends on the person. Some people will say yes cause they didn't grow up with very much distorted guitar in the music. I'd say no on the other hand. That said when you play metal without distortion it sounds like surf music with more Satanic personality. Meaning it's still heavy.