Author Topic: Tube amps and pedals, gain and enhancing TONE! (Read 3883 times)

Twinfan · « **Reply #15 on:** January 20, 2008, 12:44:32 PM »

GAS dictates you'll have to get pickups for the Pearl LP Tom. I reckon a set of Rebel Yells would sound awesome ;)

_tom_ · « **Reply #16 on:** January 20, 2008, 12:51:41 PM »

I actually have a Rebel Yell bridge I can stick in, I didnt like the sound of the RY in my strat or Charvel though. In the Charvel was fizzy for lack of a better description, and the strat was a bit too nasal sounding. Was thinking if its a fairly thick/dark guitar then VHIIs would work well.

Twinfan · « **Reply #17 on:** January 20, 2008, 01:46:23 PM »

Sounds ideal!

38thBeatle · « **Reply #18 on:** January 20, 2008, 01:58:18 PM »

One of the things I would say ( and I have said this before) is that the quest for tone,often the most obsessive thing that many of us are subject tois tempered by the fact that just when you think tha you have "the tone" you start getting used to it and it begins to pale and so the quest continues anew.As there seems to be an endless supply of new gizmos to tempt us all, we can perhaps be forgiven for the attacks of GAS that we are all subject to. Those who buy more gear instead of improving their technique are deluding themselves of course but if they have the cash, then good luck to them. Pedals are a good way that some people (including me at times it has to be conceded)can mask a sloppy technique but equally they send you off in a new direction and inspire you to go where you might not otherwise have gone. Thems my thoughts.

Will · « **Reply #19 on:** January 20, 2008, 02:50:19 PM »

I agree with Dakine there, don't neccesarily practice it though. Don't think I buy as much as others but certainly more than the people around me.
I am happy with Guitar, OD, EQ and amp. I don't fiddle with the amps EQ much at all, the EQ just smooths it out, and lets me change the basic amp EQ whenever I feel like it.
I don't like the word tone for some reason neither :? Just like to say that I like that SOUND :P
Could it be argued that to get anywhere in the music business now that it is neccesary to buy all this stuff and be a GAS a holic, to compete with the other bands seeking the same fame? (not my opinion, just a perspective)

Henk · « **Reply #20 on:** January 20, 2008, 03:32:33 PM »

Do you guys have this sometimes?

When i play one of my guitars with a certain pedal alot for a couple of weeks, my other stuff just sounds like utter sh!t, but when i switch and get trough the first 'getting used to the differences' and 'tune myself' back into its sound its all just perfect again...

The though of just dumping all to get one guitar/rig has been crossing my mind often, to pretty much force myself to improve on a personal level instead of just switching gear when it becomes a drag.

Or am i just getting old and have a problem adjusting?

broken cord · « **Reply #21 on:** January 20, 2008, 08:48:33 PM »

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One of the things I would say ( and I have said this before) is that the quest for tone,often the most obsessive thing that many of us are subject tois tempered by the fact that just when you think tha you have "the tone" you start getting used to it and it begins to pale and so the quest continues anew.As there seems to be an endless supply of new gizmos to tempt us all, we can perhaps be forgiven for the attacks of GAS that we are all subject to. Those who buy more gear instead of improving their technique are deluding themselves of course but if they have the cash, then good luck to them. Pedals are a good way that some people (including me at times it has to be conceded)can mask a sloppy technique but equally they send you off in a new direction and inspire you to go where you might not otherwise have gone. Thems my thoughts.

I agree Mr.38th

I'd rather have'em and not use them then to be in a situation where I just can't capture the sound I'm after unless I pass the the signal through my *^%# brand pedal of the moment. I just find my noodles are much more tasty after dipping in the pedel pool for awhile.

But I am a life long student, never a master.

MrBump · « **Reply #22 on:** January 20, 2008, 09:59:06 PM »

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Hey Mark,
Hmmm. The Blackstars haven't been around long. Did that one just materialise in your house ??

It's a fair cop - I'm just talking shitee again... :(

Actually, the whole BKP thing has gotten me back into tone, and playing with sounds. The installation of 2 Nailbombs into my Charvel opened my ears so much, I had to ditch the sterile but functional multiFX box, and I've been secretly buying kit and hiding it from my wife for a couple of months now...

I remember reading an editorial by Neville Martin (I think) years ago when he was running Guitarist, and he said somthing along the lines of - every now and then you should buy SOMETHING. It makes you re-evaluate your tone, shakes things up a little.

I don't think that's a bad idea at all.

Mark.