DallasGlenn2005
Experienced
Nah, he’s been over in The Lounge laughing at us.Cliff has been vewwy vewwy quiet lately.
Somethings cooking.
Nah, he’s been over in The Lounge laughing at us.Cliff has been vewwy vewwy quiet lately.
Somethings cooking.
5150 block or 6505, or the ENGLWhat is your favorite amp with the 8 strings ?
I got good results with the mark 4 personally .
Pups are adjusted to whatever the generally suggested standard is (22mm on the low end 18 on the high or something like that)Maybe just pickups too close to the strings, PAFs shouldn't be that hot. If you have them set really high, lowering them will also improve dynamics.
As the old saying goes, “tone is in the fingers.”
Some aspect of tone - the end result of what a guitar sounds like - is definitely in the fingers though. 2 players with the same guitar and rig can sound different when it’s just the person changing.I do not agree. Tone is at the gear. Expression and soul is at the fingers.
You cannot replace a particular piece of gear with a set of fingers. No fingers can get the tone of the JP-2C full-throated with a Twin Reverb. However, some skilled players can mimic the expression of other players.
When I see "tone is in the fingers" I generally see it applied to amps that are not completely disparate, as an explainer why 2 players on the same rig sound nothing alike tonally.I do not agree. Tone is at the gear. Expression and soul is at the fingers.
You cannot replace a particular piece of gear with a set of fingers. No fingers can get the tone of the JP-2C full-throated with a Twin Reverb. However, some skilled players can mimic the expression of other players.
I’ve watched multiple talented guitarists (David Gilmour, Joe Walsh, Steve Vai to name but a few) pick up a random guitar into whatever amp is in front of them — and it unmistakably sounds like them...When I see "tone is in the fingers" I generally see it applied to amps that are not completely disparate, as an explainer why 2 players on the same rig sound nothing alike tonally.
why didn't you just say that from the start , its probably that and Maine coon cat fur that is the magic on display hereI smeared my hands in Vegemite before recording that clip, not sure if that accounts for the differences in tone.
Steve Stills rubs barbecue sauce on his bass strings. Tasty thud, I assume.I smeared my hands in Vegemite before recording that clip, not sure if that accounts for the differences in tone.
I’ve watched multiple talented guitarists (David Gilmour, Joe Walsh, Steve Vai to name but a few) pick up a random guitar into whatever amp is in front of them — and it unmistakably sounds like them...
I think Tone means the entire resulting sound. Not just specific instrument qualities.
I smeared my hands in Vegemite before recording that clip, not sure if that accounts for the differences in tone.
I’ve watched multiple talented guitarists (David Gilmour, Joe Walsh, Steve Vai to name but a few) pick up a random guitar into whatever amp is in front of them — and it unmistakably sounds like them...
Ooooooor... continue to abide by the "tone is in the fingers" saying in the hope that people understand why presets they download don't sound the same when they play through them as they do when the person that uploaded them did. That's all it's meant to communicate.David Gilmour sounds like him both with the EMG SA pickups or with the passive pickups. But it is not the same tone!
He cannot use his fingers to make the red Strat with EMG sound like the black Strat with Fat'50/SSL-5
If we do not note that difference, why do we need the Axe-FX III? Just plug into a pignose and use your fingers
Otherwise, delete the section of this forum dedicated to search for tones, and replace with a "THE TONE IS AT YOUR FINGERS" banner