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Post by percyjacobs on Nov 16, 2014 15:56:58 GMT -6
What would be wiser to do?
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Post by svart on Nov 17, 2014 8:53:42 GMT -6
Depends on the sound you are looking for. It's probably better to get an amp for the style you play first and then fine tune with pickups.
For example, a Mesa rectifier won't be able to do Fender clean sounds for country music, etc.
Can you give us more info on what you are looking for, soundwise?
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Post by jimwilliams on Nov 17, 2014 9:57:55 GMT -6
Music lessons, training, or anything that improves you as a musician.
It's the indian, not the arrow.
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Post by matt on Nov 17, 2014 11:09:21 GMT -6
Welcome!
To change your sound radically, look at different amps. For more subtle changes, look to your pickups.
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Post by formatcyes on Nov 17, 2014 16:02:21 GMT -6
Fender mustang v2
I have had one for a few months. I purchased it for use with my band but have started recording with it. I can prity much match any of the sgear emulations but it is so much nicer playing thu a dedicated guitar amp rather than the monitors/head phones..
If they had priced the mustang at 5x the price I think people would be raving about it as a must have.
I have tryed lots of amp emulators Sgear is probably the best 11 rack is ok but the mustang blows everything away..
Its just plain fun...
My live setup got a lot simpler.. 6 button foot switch wireless guitar straight to the amp.. Sweeet and simple.. As a posed to a heap of effect pedals..
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Post by percyjacobs on Nov 18, 2014 9:54:25 GMT -6
Depends on the sound you are looking for. It's probably better to get an amp for the style you play first and then fine tune with pickups. For example, a Mesa rectifier won't be able to do Fender clean sounds for country music, etc. Can you give us more info on what you are looking for, soundwise? I play in a church and in the solos I like to sound bluesy, but I also need to have clean tones |
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Post by jcoutu1 on Nov 18, 2014 10:09:02 GMT -6
Depends on the sound you are looking for. It's probably better to get an amp for the style you play first and then fine tune with pickups. For example, a Mesa rectifier won't be able to do Fender clean sounds for country music, etc. Can you give us more info on what you are looking for, soundwise? I play in a church and in the solos I like to sound bluesy, but I also need to have clean tones What are you using now? Guitar/amp combo. |
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Post by percyjacobs on Nov 19, 2014 8:51:47 GMT -6
I play in a church and in the solos I like to sound bluesy, but I also need to have clean tones What are you using now? Guitar/amp combo. I play a Sterling S.U.B. Ax3 and a Roland Cube 60W I think or 80W I'm not sure, but the Roland it's from the church, in my house I have an Orange Crush 20ldx |
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Post by jcoutu1 on Nov 19, 2014 9:02:18 GMT -6
Amp over pickups all day. Get yourself a little tube amp and get your bluesy saturation going.  |
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Post by svart on Nov 19, 2014 9:33:59 GMT -6
Fender Deluxe all day long for that kind of thing.
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Post by jcoutu1 on Nov 19, 2014 9:38:32 GMT -6
Fender Deluxe all day long for that kind of thing. +1. Not the best amp going, but for $400ish used, it's a pretty good deal on a fairly versatile tube amp. |
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Post by svart on Nov 19, 2014 9:54:30 GMT -6
Fender Deluxe all day long for that kind of thing. +1. Not the best amp going, but for $400ish used, it's a pretty good deal on a fairly versatile tube amp. Nah, not the absolute best, but a good workhorse that has a good range of tone, gets plenty loud and takes pedals pretty well. |
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Post by mrholmes on Dec 12, 2014 21:51:30 GMT -6
Just one hint since a few days I do experiments with amp sims running on my MBP using a clean transistor amp.
I have to say using amp sims this way with real guitar cabs….
It makes a lot of sense…. its maybe not the exact same creamy distortion; but too 100% usable.
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Post by mobeach on Dec 13, 2014 11:23:32 GMT -6
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Post by joelhamilton on Dec 16, 2014 21:50:34 GMT -6
While you are checking out stuff try a Peavey Delta Blues or Classic 50, but not a Classic 30 unless you use an extension cab. Great amps and especially for the money.
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Post by jimwilliams on Dec 18, 2014 10:57:02 GMT -6
I recall a story about Jimi Hendrix backstage in the dressing room before a concert. There was a Princeton Reverb amp and a white Telecaster in the room, along with the usual white Stratocaster.
Hendrix proceeds to pick up the Tele, plug it in and warm up. Guess what? It sounded like Hendrix, the gear didn't make any difference.
It's the indian, not the arrow.
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Post by Johnkenn on Dec 18, 2014 14:24:25 GMT -6
I recall a story about Jimi Hendrix backstage in the dressing room before a concert. There was a Princeton Reverb amp and a white Telecaster in the room, along with the usual white Stratocaster. Hendrix proceeds to pick up the Tele, plug it in and warm up. Guess what? It sounded like Hendrix, the gear didn't make any difference. It's the indian, not the arrow. This is your favorite kind of post, right? |
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Post by tonycamphd on Dec 18, 2014 18:50:46 GMT -6
I recall a story about Jimi Hendrix backstage in the dressing room before a concert. There was a Princeton Reverb amp and a white Telecaster in the room, along with the usual white Stratocaster. Hendrix proceeds to pick up the Tele, plug it in and warm up. Guess what? It sounded like Hendrix, the gear didn't make any difference. It's the indian, not the arrow. This is your favorite kind of post, right? ahhh, the old it's the "song" it's the "performance" argument, of course these are a gimme and I agree, you are who you are 8) That said, this site is called RealGear, where we talk about...gear....8) |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2014 23:20:28 GMT -6
Yes, that's what we do. But there is plenty of room to talk about the fact, that the gear is the topping, but no dough = no pizza. :-)
Hm. I guess here is actually more room for posts about this sort of things than elsewhere, say, the site with the other color.... :-)
Tone comes from the fingers first. There are plenty of guitarists (and bass players, too), who are watching out for the perfect amp, cable, pedals, for years. and then there comes this cool guitarist into your rehearsal room, takes your guitar and amp, plays a few riffs and has this tone...or a much better one than you ever imagined.
So it's generally a good point made by Jim. But who am i to tell you guys...there a huge bunch of very talented guys around here...
Nevertheless - a fender like amp seems the best bet for the task. Maybe even a simple mellow warm preamp pedal in front of the Roland Cube does the trick already...?
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