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V0RT3X · Post by **V0RT3X** » Tue Oct 08, 2013 9:37 am

I love synthesizers, and for some things they friggin rock, but for some things i think electric guitars are just amazing.

I've been listening to lots of industrial music, and for some reason I am finding that all synthesizer based industrial is not as edgy as stuff that has guitar sounds in it. I guess im not alone, considering lots of acts that featured just synthesizers in their earlier work eventually incorporated the sound of electric guitars.

IF you decide to make very edgy industrial music definitely don't neglect a guitar..

T-CM11 · Post by **T-CM11** » Tue Oct 08, 2013 10:03 am

What kind of "industrial" do you mean?

BERFAB · Post by **BERFAB** » Tue Oct 08, 2013 3:00 pm

Are you sure that all the guitars you hear are actual guitars? Perhaps these are cleverly programmed synths...

foosnark · Post by **foosnark** » Tue Oct 08, 2013 4:43 pm

I did a semi-industrial track once that sounds like it has a rhythm guitar part. It was done with a cowbell sample in a granular synth and a chain of effects.

Have a listen to Prometheus Burning for a plenty-hard industrial band that uses no guitars.

I'm sure there are dozens or hundreds of other examples.

PurpleCatfishBettie · Wed Oct 09, 2013 12:56 am

there's some really slick (sick?) guitar playing in bands like kmfdm.

some of those 'industrial guitarists' really have great chops.

robogone · Post by **robogone** » Wed Oct 09, 2013 2:26 am

It depends. Sometimes it's more about the type of distortion than the instrument that produces the underlying sound. Very distorted synths can be just as edgy as very distorted guitars.

debra1rlo · Post by **debra1rlo** » Wed Oct 09, 2013 2:34 am

chain saw. lots of edges on them f**kers.

robogone · Post by **robogone** » Wed Oct 09, 2013 2:46 am

debra1rlo wrote:chain saw. lots of edges on them f**kers.

mandolarian · Post by **mandolarian** » Wed Oct 09, 2013 2:52 am

Chainsaws plus Industrial Banjo. And bench grinders. And jackhammers. But, no panflutes. They'll be a vibe killer for sure.

debra1rlo · Post by **debra1rlo** » Wed Oct 09, 2013 2:55 am

mandolarian wrote:Industrial Banjo.

all kidding aside, there's a local band whose lead "guitarist" plays an electric banjo and it sounds way rad.

robogone · Post by **robogone** » Wed Oct 09, 2013 2:56 am

mandolarian wrote:Industrial Banjo

Well if anyone is looking for a session banjo player for their industrial tracks, I'm available...

trimph1 · Post by **trimph1** » Wed Oct 09, 2013 4:01 am

Check YouTube out for Faust. They tend towards using circular saws or other implements
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and using a lot of processing.

deastman · Post by **deastman** » Wed Oct 09, 2013 4:09 am

mrblitz wrote:there's some really slick (sick?) guitar playing in bands like kmfdm.

some of those 'industrial guitarists' really have great chops.

Yeah, like those Slayer samples in "Godlike".

chaosWyrM · Post by **chaosWyrM** » Wed Oct 09, 2013 4:48 pm

im actually on the other side of the isle. i (usually) think guitars in industrial sound kind of cheesy. of course not all the time...its more how thay are used. i do NOT like that late ministry/kmfdm chuga chuga guitar stuff, mainly because its over done. its fine if used sparingly...otherwise not so much.

for my money, the only industrial band to properly utilize guitars consistently is neubauten.

SODDI · Post by **SODDI** » Wed Oct 09, 2013 7:44 pm

mrblitz wrote:there's some really slick (sick?) guitar playing in bands like kmfdm.

some of those 'industrial guitarists' really have great chops.

Yes. Gunther Schulz rules. As does Al Jourgensen when he's not being too lazy.

However, Sascha Koniesko is one of the past masters of industrial synth and sampler work. He programs sharp-edged sounds, deep resonant basses, fast tight drum lines, harsh vocal manipulation and lets them all get out of control fast. A lot of it is layered up in the guitars' tonal range.

And like I've always said, Bill Leeb. Monster programmer. I want my kick drums to sound like these.

Anything more edgier than electric guitar sounds for industrial music?