Another way to go if you don't want to play live (or if you do and play through a PA) would be a 5W all-tube amp. Blackheart makes good ones for little money. Here's a video of somebody driving it with an LP (looks like a studio to me but I don't know the first thing about LPs).
If you drive it with an overdrive stompbox, you can get even more sounds. I would test as many of those boxes as you can get a hand on, since they sound very much different.
Blues Setup
richardk wrote:
WOW!!! Never heard of them, BUT... at $350.00 I don't see how you could go wrong.Another way to go if you don't want to play live (or if you do and play through a PA) would be a 5W all-tube amp. Blackheart makes good ones for little money. Here's a video of somebody driving it with an LP (looks like a studio to me but I don't know the first thing about LPs).
If you drive it with an overdrive stompbox, you can get even more sounds. I would test as many of those boxes as you can get a hand on, since they sound very much different.
kennyf wrote:
I was very impressed with this amp! And only 5 watts! I definately will check it out! Thanks for making sure I saw it and thanks to Richard for posting it!!Hey Rick, Did you check this out? The price seems right and it looks like Guitar Center may have one for you to try out.
There is soooo many tones one can come up with and spend a ton of money on and I have chased tone myself with various guitars from Les Paul to custom Telecasters, in the end I realized tone really is in ones hands IMHO. I have track of SRV playing on a tele, STILL sounded like SRV playing a strat.
I heard/watched Doyle Dykes tone go from pure acoustic magic to sounding like a Telecaster set on the bridge pick up,noodlin tons of twang on the same ACOUSTIC guitar, of course through a Amp but was no special gear but close your eyes and youd think you were listening to a vintage Telecaster.
Eric clapping recording plugged straight into a vintage fender pro, no stomp boxes just pure tube tone with a old amp dimed.
I have a friend of mine who has like myself, a ton of gear and guitars. Both of us chasing tone until I just decided to play just sit and play from the heart, no boxes just straight into a amp and lots of practice with technique.
One day we were jamming and he stopped in middle of a riff I was playing looked at me and said "WOW did you change pick ups?"
My answer was "No I just decided to play"
IMHO Blues (or any style) should be felt not heard and if you play from your gut your tone will follow.
I heard/watched Doyle Dykes tone go from pure acoustic magic to sounding like a Telecaster set on the bridge pick up,noodlin tons of twang on the same ACOUSTIC guitar, of course through a Amp but was no special gear but close your eyes and youd think you were listening to a vintage Telecaster.
Eric clapping recording plugged straight into a vintage fender pro, no stomp boxes just pure tube tone with a old amp dimed.
I have a friend of mine who has like myself, a ton of gear and guitars. Both of us chasing tone until I just decided to play just sit and play from the heart, no boxes just straight into a amp and lots of practice with technique.
One day we were jamming and he stopped in middle of a riff I was playing looked at me and said "WOW did you change pick ups?"
My answer was "No I just decided to play"
IMHO Blues (or any style) should be felt not heard and if you play from your gut your tone will follow.
Does anyone have any experience using a tube stomp box to get that vintage crunch sound? I'm talking about a Seymour Duncan SFX03 or equivalent. And will it work okay through a digital amp? Remember, I'm not talking about performing here, just garage band or living room stuff.
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Tonebone makes great tube overdrive and distortion units. It'd recommend the tonebone classic. If you can find it used, swipe it up. Check it.
http://www.tonebone.com/tb-classic.htm
Otherwise it costs more than your Roland SS. Haha.
-Dale
http://www.tonebone.com/tb-classic.htm
Otherwise it costs more than your Roland SS. Haha.
-Dale
That pedal draws tone from the guitar and is a stomp box that is going to sound different guitar to guitar or to be specific pick up to pick up. If you have a guitar /amp set up that gets some crunch already that pedal will crunch it more. If not well...
Pushing digital gear can be hit and miss.
Pushing digital gear can be hit and miss.
galnpdx wrote:
I'm lost on this fix!
How do you know if the sound you want is amp related or pickup related? Replacing the pickups on my LP with Fralins or SD'd could cost as much as a small tube amp. How do I know if my current stock Humbuckers even need to replaced?That pedal draws tone from the guitar and is a stomp box that is going to sound different guitar to guitar or to be specific pick up to pick up. If you have a guitar /amp set up that gets some crunch already that pedal will crunch it more. If not well...
Pushing digital gear can be hit and miss.
I'm lost on this fix!