Gene-I listen to many guitar players. The things that I have learned are-

Use a good PA-gives a nice natural stereo sound-if you can't do that a stereo pedal.
A chorus pedal/phase shift/reverb/

With these simple things you should be able to get the sound you are looking for.

For me I find after a while I get tired of those effects. I'm leaning towards a nice warm acoustic sound which comes from a great guitar.

My website to hear my stuff-

http://www.edbulmer.com/


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