Help me to nail R. Rhoads live Tribute tone !

[Dr. Vic]

Hi All !

I am (trying) to pratice the Randy Rhoads live tribute album atm, and as the topic says I'd like to have some advices to nail this guitar tone, especially the particular sound at 3'24 and 3'41 on Revelation (Mother earth) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9UBByx8wtE

You find the same sound on the song believer at 2'35 (and for me getting the tone of the intro is tricky as well) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o24pChetgKo&feature=related


And more generally speaking, what gear and settings do you recommand to nail that live tribute tone (Rythm and Lead parts) : Amps, effects... and of course pickups!!!!!!!

Thanks   :headphones5:

[JacksonRR]

It was a modded 1959 Super Lead Head with the two triodes of the first 12AX7 cascaded. Try http://music-electronics-forum.com/  Really great people with miles of know-how and experience. I'm sure if you have a Marshall or a Marshall derivative they'll be able to help you out, especially so if you can provide a schematic. On the other hand, they did release a Randy Rhoads signature head awhile back. I remember it being at an ungodly price, but the video Zakk Wylde did for it was hilarious.

[Alex]

I'm pretty sure you have already seen this diagram of Rhandy's setup with Ozzy. I think the sound you are hearing (at least in the second one) is from the chorus pedal, which is in front of the amp.
I also think it sounds a bit like a Univibe pedal.

[shobet]

Don't forget this for that elusive RR tone.
 

[gwEm]

whats your guitar mate?

i always find randy's tone very similar no matter what guitar he uses, i think it is very amp and pedal driven.

never the less, a les paul with riff raffs might be a good place to start:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qjnzYwKqOo

and then into a cascaded plexi with some MXR pedals?

[HTH AMPS]

I've done the RR cascade mod on a 1959 head before, its a great tone and is key to his tone, imo (the mids in the amp are insane with this mod).

I reckon you'll want something fairly hot for a pickup along the lines of a Dimarzio Super Distortion - maybe a BKP Cold Sweat or Holy Diver.

[HTH AMPS]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qjnzYwKqOo

nobody can say thats a wasp in a jam-jar tone, that is godly tone.

[shobet]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qjnzYwKqOo

nobody can say thats a wasp in a jam-jar tone, that is godly tone.

I can say what I want, you're not my dad. ;)

[HTH AMPS]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qjnzYwKqOo

nobody can say thats a wasp in a jam-jar tone, that is godly tone.

I can say what I want, you're not my dad. ;)

no, but I AM the fackin daddy!!!

[shobet]

The bear daddy?



Anyway, on a serious note, yes the vid has the best tone I've head from Mr Rhoads. However to my ears most of the album stuff is way overproduced in that lovely 80s style.