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Do you babe an example of what your trying and I'll tell you how I would mute it?
I want the sound to last very little, like a classical guitar, but I want the sound to be distorted
Can you send a video of what you want to hear? It may make it easier to determine what you mean. Palm muting gives shorter, percussive notes.
when you have heavy distortion, the first note can sustain for a long time without fading, so the second will have to fight with the first for dominance.
As mentioned, the solution is to mute the first note with your fretting finger or palm of the picking hand. As you are discovering, the world of amplified guitar requires some new techniques which you may not be used to... Don't give up though, and don't be too quick to blame your gear!
What would the budget be?
And how many lessons would that buy?
There are wraps for the strings that are used by, for example, technical metal bands during recording to minimise noise. But they are not a crutch. You need good muting technique. YouTube has some good tutorials.
You can also damp lightly with your fretting hand by releasing the pressure in between the notes. One of those things you eventually just instinctively learn when you play overdriven electric guitar - don't worry if it's not obvious at first .
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Problem is, when you have tonnes of gain, even the tiniest of vibrations of a string will be picked up and amplified at full volume. The only way to make a string completely stop vibrating is to dampen it with something, i.e. your hand.
Do you still hear the same problem when playing completely clean without distortion?
Failing that, if you are able to record a video of yourself playing the guitar (don't worry about showing off, better to zoom in on your hands etc) then others may be able to offer tips that way (but lessons would be better).
I I can't be arsed to learn how to sweep pick, I'd love to be able to do it but I struggle to invest the time to get the technique down. If I really wanted to, I'm sure I could but I'm very lazy when it comes to lead.
Again, have some lessons and stop trying to solve everything by spending as little as possible on toys.
What at I mean is, the world of guitar is huge and very confusing, when I started the Internet was pretty much non existent, I bought a few magazines and tried to teach myself, I didn't get far.
I found a local teacher, John Forrow, brilliant guy, I learnt more from 6 minutes with him than I had on my own for 6 weeks!!!
its very dificult to know what you want or need when you start out on a new hobby, and in this current digital age we are surrounded by choice.
Take the advice from a few guys here, get a little practice amp
Roland MicroCube
Blackstar Fly
Vox Valvetronic
or similar, then find a local teacher, book a couple of lessons, take your gear and they will show you how to get some cool sounds, show you basics on how to play, tell you the answers to all your questions.
I dont know how old you are, or if you have money or not, but at least get 2-3 lessons, maybe go back a month later, get 2-3 more.
You will get better that way and be less confused and frustrated overall.
By all means keep asking questions here, it's what we all do, but please please take the answers onboard.
Good luck.