Hi all,
I am wondering if anyone has any ideas on how to re-create the tone of a hollowbody/archtop through a cranked amp (without a hollow guitar, that is). Ted Nugent got it sometimes with his Byrdland, but my favorite is Terry Haggerty from the Sons of Champlin, of 70’s SF Bay Area quasi fame. (Leader Bill Champlin later joined Chicago, yada, yada).
Terry usually played an L5 thru a cranked Twin, or later a Boogie Mk I, and got this amazing fat “thunk” on his attacks and an overall tone that sounds like thick molasses to me.
Here is a YouTube link—the best example starts about 16:40
Haggerty was my idol as a kid, so I started playing an archtop for loud R&B, and it did get a similar quality. I am aware (or at least pretty sure) that that sound characteristic is an interaction between the loud amp in the room and the hollow guitar, but that’s pretty far from a practical setup for me these days. Still, I would still love to be able to access that tone quality sometimes…
I was wondering about trying to shoot a loud IR of an L5 or whatever, then putting that block at the very front of the grid? Is that even possible? and does it make any sense? Or maybe someone else has already addressed the issue?
Thanks in advance for any relevant knowledge…
BTW, if you’re a R&B lover and somehow missed the Sons, you really need to check out this whole track!!
I am wondering if anyone has any ideas on how to re-create the tone of a hollowbody/archtop through a cranked amp (without a hollow guitar, that is). Ted Nugent got it sometimes with his Byrdland, but my favorite is Terry Haggerty from the Sons of Champlin, of 70’s SF Bay Area quasi fame. (Leader Bill Champlin later joined Chicago, yada, yada).
Terry usually played an L5 thru a cranked Twin, or later a Boogie Mk I, and got this amazing fat “thunk” on his attacks and an overall tone that sounds like thick molasses to me.
Here is a YouTube link—the best example starts about 16:40
Haggerty was my idol as a kid, so I started playing an archtop for loud R&B, and it did get a similar quality. I am aware (or at least pretty sure) that that sound characteristic is an interaction between the loud amp in the room and the hollow guitar, but that’s pretty far from a practical setup for me these days. Still, I would still love to be able to access that tone quality sometimes…
I was wondering about trying to shoot a loud IR of an L5 or whatever, then putting that block at the very front of the grid? Is that even possible? and does it make any sense? Or maybe someone else has already addressed the issue?
Thanks in advance for any relevant knowledge…
BTW, if you’re a R&B lover and somehow missed the Sons, you really need to check out this whole track!!