Ok if a guitar sound is out of phase with the rest of the song?

1. What does out of phase mean guitar?
2. What does it mean for a sound to be out of phase?
3. How do you know if something is out of phase?

What does out of phase mean guitar?

When they are out-of-phase, the two pickups work against one another; the resulting sound is simply the “leftovers" from the pickups' cancellations. The closer the two pickups are, the greater the cancellations, meaning thinner sound and lesser volume. ... It's great for reggae or funk, where you need a thin sound.

What does it mean for a sound to be out of phase?

If one of the two sound waves of the same frequency is shifted by one-half cycle relative to the other, so that one wave is at its maximum amplitude while the other is at its minimum amplitude, the sound waves are said to be “out of phase.” Two waves that are out of phase exactly cancel each other when added together.

How do you know if something is out of phase?

Since phase cancellation is most apparent in low frequency sounds, the audible result of out of phase monitors is typically a thin-sounding signal with little or no bass sound. Another possible result is that the kick drum or bass guitar will move around the mix, rather than coming from a single spot.