FusionFanatic
Inspired
Something I’ve noticed on numerous threads over and over again is users ‘chasing the tone’ of a particular artists... whether it be amp tones, and / or effects used. While I ‘get it’ per say, I also don’t necessarily get the point sometimes.
I personally rather get a great tone (to me) from what I have and spend more time playing... understanding that we ‘tone junkies’ are all on the quest for the holy grail of tone.
To start... Everyone’s sound is somewhat unique to themselves. Your guitar, pick type and / or fingers, your attack, amp, cabinet, tubes, even cables, strings, and to Eric Johnson... batteries too.
With all these variables, and using the most advanced modeling pre-amp processor available, an amazing amount of possibities are at our disposal. Great ones at that, and yeah... you could get damn close.
I would love to dial in Brian May’s tone, Jimmy Page’s tone on the song Houses of the Holy, Allan Holdsworth’s clean and distorted sound... etc. But... I won’t ‘chase’ it forever, because of all the above things mentioned.
I play in a National tribute band, and another band doing covers and originals. I’ve been a gigging guitarist for over 35 years, and personally I have always dialed in various tones from clean to dirty, and have used these for whatever suits the song. Same with effects... although they can (sometimes) be easier to dial in.
We have a huge pallet of tones to choose from, and a huge variety of studio quality effects. FAS is a GREAT company that makes the best there is, and a great and helpful forum too.
Even with the over 250 amp models we have to chose from... all tube amps, even ones of the same make and model have their ‘own’ voice, same with guitars and cabinets (FR/FR included) which makes them very unique. Sure... the same amp or guitar will be in the ‘ballpark’, but you get the idea.
I guess I’m one of those players that look to capture ‘my’ sound, because in the end, on a guitar... your sound is all in the hands and what you use.
Thoughts and opinions welcome. Thx
I personally rather get a great tone (to me) from what I have and spend more time playing... understanding that we ‘tone junkies’ are all on the quest for the holy grail of tone.
To start... Everyone’s sound is somewhat unique to themselves. Your guitar, pick type and / or fingers, your attack, amp, cabinet, tubes, even cables, strings, and to Eric Johnson... batteries too.
With all these variables, and using the most advanced modeling pre-amp processor available, an amazing amount of possibities are at our disposal. Great ones at that, and yeah... you could get damn close.
I would love to dial in Brian May’s tone, Jimmy Page’s tone on the song Houses of the Holy, Allan Holdsworth’s clean and distorted sound... etc. But... I won’t ‘chase’ it forever, because of all the above things mentioned.
I play in a National tribute band, and another band doing covers and originals. I’ve been a gigging guitarist for over 35 years, and personally I have always dialed in various tones from clean to dirty, and have used these for whatever suits the song. Same with effects... although they can (sometimes) be easier to dial in.
We have a huge pallet of tones to choose from, and a huge variety of studio quality effects. FAS is a GREAT company that makes the best there is, and a great and helpful forum too.
Even with the over 250 amp models we have to chose from... all tube amps, even ones of the same make and model have their ‘own’ voice, same with guitars and cabinets (FR/FR included) which makes them very unique. Sure... the same amp or guitar will be in the ‘ballpark’, but you get the idea.
I guess I’m one of those players that look to capture ‘my’ sound, because in the end, on a guitar... your sound is all in the hands and what you use.
Thoughts and opinions welcome. Thx
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