Absolute novice to the electric guitar world, advice for achieving sounds similar to the 90s Id love to cover.

[u/artByMoon]

I hope this is in lines with the sub rules.

I have virtually no experience with electric guitars. My dad bought me a Mexican fender strat and a line 6 amp back in the 00s and I just never took to it because he was really adamant about only trying to teach me HIS favorite rock songs.

For the past few years Ive been learning and playing a lot on acoustic. Im feeling good and getting better and want to start expanding the kind of music Im playing.

I have my old Mexican strat as well as an '88 strat my dad left me when he passed. Hardware on both work fine but with some feedback/humming.

I thought a focusrite Scarlett solo which came with ableton. Ive played around a little bit with trying to add things like reverb and everything but Im pretty clueless since I dont even really have any knowledge about guitar hardware and effects outside of the little knobs on my ancient line 6 spider.

Id love to be able to fairly closely replicate sounds/tones similar to some of my favorite bands but I could really use some beginner advice here. I love Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins and Radiohead. I know they are all very different in sound and each bands guitar sound can change wildly from song to song or album to album but those are my main kinda focuses while I start to learn.

If anyone has any recommendations on either settings to help achieve those sounds or even guides or tutorials to teach me the basics so I can figure it out myself Id really appreciate it. The first song Im really looking at is Mayonnaise by the Smashing Pumpkins so that would be really cool to be able to dial in a... i dont know... rack? Rack to get close-ish to their sound from that song/album.

Im sorry, I feel like this is such a needy post but I really want to learn and feel a little lost at sea.

[u/jcarterprod]

https://neuraldsp.com/plugins/archetype-cory-wong

Cory Wong plugins are awesome, and they capture a lot of the feel that comes from trying different gear and adjusting dials/ settings. They will give you a great sound with just your guitar, DI box, and Ableton.

That said, you can almost certainly create these sounds and effects using what Ableton gives you out of the box - it might just take you a bit longer.

Shout out to your dad for the 88' - I have my dad's custom shop strat.

Feedback and humming is probably not due to the guitars, but wiring/ electrics in your setup. Test by achieving the hum, then unplugging/ turning stuff off in the same room.

Happy playing!

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