Author Topic: Clean Tone (Read 11033 times)

Ratrod · « **Reply #15 on:** March 05, 2006, 06:49:41 PM »

I did a short part of it with my Warpig just to show that it sounds good clean.

The MQ's do it a helluva lot better though.

agileHORSE · « **Reply #16 on:** March 06, 2006, 04:51:38 PM »

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The MQ's do it a helluva lot better though.

What are MQ's?

Which pickup (Cold Sweat/Miracle Man) is more mellow and would sound good (I know both would) with huge chords and somewhat jazzy; I am looking for almost a Seymour Duncan SH-2 kind of sound, but they dont have nearly the sustain as a BK. I have played the SH-2 but I didnt do any tapping, so I didnt know how it would come out.

sambo · « **Reply #17 on:** March 06, 2006, 04:56:35 PM »

mq's are missippi queens- p-90s in humbucker sized cases.

im guessing that the cold sweat would be more mellow as its got a lower output...?

agileHORSE · « **Reply #18 on:** March 16, 2006, 05:56:56 PM »

Disregarding distortion (i know this is mostly preference) what it the hands down BEST clean tone? There are many differences I know, but oh well.

Ratrod · « **Reply #19 on:** March 16, 2006, 07:20:55 PM »

IMHO, Knopfler on Sultans Of Swing.

agileHORSE · « **Reply #20 on:** March 16, 2006, 11:14:04 PM »

yea that is quite good, what's he use?

_tom_ · « **Reply #21 on:** March 17, 2006, 09:47:36 AM »

Quote from: Ratrod

IMHO, Knopfler on Sultans Of Swing.

Yeah, that, or Hendrix - Little Wing.

I think Knopfler used a strat on that song? Thats what he's using in the video anyway. It sounds stratty to me as well.

willo · « **Reply #22 on:** March 17, 2006, 11:58:43 AM »

or Gilmour, he has some great tones.

I also really like Jeff Buckley's early live guitar tone, when he played with just himself, a tele, and an amp. It was a really nice tone.

38thBeatle · « **Reply #23 on:** March 18, 2006, 05:58:00 PM »

Dead on there Willo. Jeff Buckley, amp and Tele- sublime.

PhilKing · « **Reply #24 on:** March 18, 2006, 10:05:53 PM »

I have to add Richard Thompson to this. Listen to his tone and you can see where Mark Knopfler is coming from. Also Jeff Buchanan has a great clean tone from his Tele.

38thBeatle · « **Reply #25 on:** March 18, 2006, 11:05:44 PM »

Do you mean Roy Buchanan Phil?

PhilKing · « **Reply #26 on:** March 19, 2006, 01:02:43 PM »

Sorry 38th - Roy Buchanan it should have been - i had brain fade there :oops: I was thinking of Jeff Beck, then I rethought and only deleted back to the 'B', though Jeff Beck does get some great clean tones.

I also think Peter Green and Paul Kossoff should be in the list, especially as they are thought of as Les Paul players (though both used a strat on some things).

Ratrod · « **Reply #27 on:** March 19, 2006, 01:26:14 PM »

Quote from: agileHORSE

yea that is quite good, what's he use?

I think he used a strat.

38thBeatle · « **Reply #28 on:** March 19, 2006, 01:58:35 PM »

Its OK Phil happens to me all the time.

carlaz · « **Reply #29 on:** March 21, 2006, 02:32:34 PM »

Quote from: _tom_

I think Knopfler used a strat on that song? Thats what he's using in the video anyway. It sounds stratty to me as well.

Knopfler is famous for Strats (he has/had a Fender signature model, no?) and has also used Pensa Suhr guitars (which look quite stratish to me, at least). When he pulls out a Gibson LP (like on "Money for Nothing") you can hear the difference instantly. 8)

But hey, no prizes to any of us for observing that Knopfler has a fab single-soil clean tone! Other great cleans? Well, I'll +1 to Richard Thompson. And I'll say Jerry Garcia, too ... and the relatively unknown Steve Kimock likewise gets some great cleans. Oh, and Jerry Donahue! I'm interested to hear how the new Peavey Omniac he had a hand in turns out.

IMO, the BKPs for the clean tones have got to be the Apaches and Sultans, or Country Boys for Teles.