The Big Snit
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Using light strings won't give you tone.
The Big Snit
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Vintage style trems don't sound better than Floyds.
The Big Snit
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All basswood guitars sound like...
All alder guitars sound like....
All mahogany guitars sound like...
All alder guitars sound like....
All mahogany guitars sound like...
Death by Uberschall
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That's another myth that needs an answer, did they go up or down on voltage. Most will say they went down to cause more power amp distortion. But who really knows with that camp?Digital Jams":7ad46 said::|::QBB:
Eddie's tech stated 140VAC though during the now famous interview, no bias job is going to help you there
dave_mc
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it is mostly the amp though (at least if you take extreme examples, say a recto and then a fender twin).
guitar is obviously important too, of course.
EDIT: i think the problem with most of these myths is, that someone who doesn't know too much about guitar will read a post with mine, with several qualifying factors (such as "if you take extreme examples", or "guitar is important too"), and will then repeat my post without the qualifying factors, as gospel.
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it is mostly the amp though (at least if you take extreme examples, say a recto and then a fender twin).
guitar is obviously important too, of course.
EDIT: i think the problem with most of these myths is, that someone who doesn't know too much about guitar will read a post with mine, with several qualifying factors (such as "if you take extreme examples", or "guitar is important too"), and will then repeat my post without the qualifying factors, as gospel.
The Big Snit
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I don't think chasing just amps is going to land you your 'ideal' tone...the guitar and cab must be highly thought about/searched too.
Actually your tone begins with the guitar, so IMO it's the most critical piece.
great sounding guitar + great sounding amp + great sound speakers/cab =dave_mc":77d17 said:
I don't think chasing just amps is going to land you your 'ideal' tone...the guitar and cab must be highly thought about/searched too.
Actually your tone begins with the guitar, so IMO it's the most critical piece.
Digital Jams
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A dead guitar will stop a great amp and cab in it's tracks
The Big Snit":0ed39 said::|::QBB:great sounding guitar + great sounding amp + great sound speakers/cab =
I don't think chasing just amps is going to land you your 'ideal' tone...the guitar and cab must be highly thought about/searched too.
Actually your tone begins with the guitar, so IMO it's the most critical piece.
A dead guitar will stop a great amp and cab in it's tracks
'63-Strat
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Judging by my guitars to amps ratio, I agree
But definitely the amp/speakers play a HUGE role. And I do agree that a crappy guitar into a great amp sounds better than vice versa. I just don't have any interest in playing a crap amp or guitar though
Past a certain point, "good" is subjective though. A crap guitar through a bruno cowtipper (or other boutique clean up) vs. a great guitar through a good silverface fender? I'm going with the latter!!!
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The Big Snit":d0836 said::|::QBB:great sounding guitar + great sounding amp + great sound speakers/cab =
I don't think chasing just amps is going to land you your 'ideal' tone...the guitar and cab must be highly thought about/searched too.
Actually your tone begins with the guitar, so IMO it's the most critical piece.
Judging by my guitars to amps ratio, I agree
But definitely the amp/speakers play a HUGE role. And I do agree that a crappy guitar into a great amp sounds better than vice versa. I just don't have any interest in playing a crap amp or guitar though
Past a certain point, "good" is subjective though. A crap guitar through a bruno cowtipper (or other boutique clean up) vs. a great guitar through a good silverface fender? I'm going with the latter!!!
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The Big Snit
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...and I went in there with no intention of buying a guitar dammit.
That's why I recently bought the EBMM Sil...I was in a music store and was trying a lot of different guitars with the new Mesa Express 1x12 combo...the Sil I tried made all the other high priced guitars (ibanez, fender gibson...)I tried through the Mesa sound not very good at all. It reminded me how important the guitar is and how I couldn't leave the store without putting some money down on that guitar to hold it.Digital Jams":f1699 said:
...and I went in there with no intention of buying a guitar dammit.