Name me all your gears!
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rocksteady
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my gear set up
ibanez s540 custom
ibanez rg520
epiphone les paul custom
burny les paul with floyd rose sustainer built in
burny les paul custom
jackson dx10d
amplifier
marshall mg15 microstack
marshall mg15 cd
laney world series 60r
effect
digitech rp10
digitech rp50
boss dd3 mij
ds1 mij
boss ge7
maxon super tube screamer
ibanez ts10
chorus ch1
boss analog delay dm1
boss bcb6 case
boss flanger
zoom driver 5000 hybrid distortion
boss digital dimension
ibanez s540 custom
ibanez rg520
epiphone les paul custom
burny les paul with floyd rose sustainer built in
burny les paul custom
jackson dx10d
amplifier
marshall mg15 microstack
marshall mg15 cd
laney world series 60r
effect
digitech rp10
digitech rp50
boss dd3 mij
ds1 mij
boss ge7
maxon super tube screamer
ibanez ts10
chorus ch1
boss analog delay dm1
boss bcb6 case
boss flanger
zoom driver 5000 hybrid distortion
boss digital dimension
gargamelesp
New member
a little wierd so see so much being spent on guitars and not so on amps. the amps like 70% of your sound :?:
gargamelesp
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Amps however are about the same? I think thats not a very wise statement to make. Pardon me for my bluntness, but yes, maybe cheap practice amps sound the same, but apart from that, i can tell you they dont.
I agree that different guitars have different tonal characteristics, but it will not be able to shine through a cheap practice amp, thats was and is my point
I feel that if you have invested so much on various guitars, investing a little more on a decent amp would make a great difference to your tone.
I agree that different guitars have different tonal characteristics, but it will not be able to shine through a cheap practice amp, thats was and is my point
I feel that if you have invested so much on various guitars, investing a little more on a decent amp would make a great difference to your tone.
JMguitars
New member
Hello all,
I share the school of thought that, in terms of hardware equipment, amps form a major part of my tone than the choice of guitar.
That said, I believe there is no right or wrong answer to such a question; its all about what works for you.
Attached is an article from Ken Fisher, creator of Trainwreck amps, who was invited to write articles on tone for the Ultimate Guitar Gear. His first article touches on his partiality to amps.
Enjoy!
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http://www.ultimateguitargear.com./kens_column.htm
I'd like to thank Ultimate Guitar Gear, and particularly Fredrik Heghammar, for inviting me to write on the UGG website.
Before I start, I would like to say, that the perfect tone is different to each person. Therefore, I don not expect everyone to agree with everything I say. You must trust your own ears when choosing guitar gear. I have been at this for 45 of my 57 years, so you may be able to learn a little from me. I am also still learning, so I would be happy to learn from you too.
Chapter one:
I am going to talk about everything that is a part of the ultimate guitar tone in the future. First though, I would like to give you some of my thoughts on the relative importance, of a few of the things, that make up a great guitar tone. Let us say that you now own the best sounding 1959 Les Paul Standard ever made. Now you got to go to your local music store and by a 10 watt solid state amplifier from China to use with your 1959 Les Paul. How well would you expect that guitar to sound through that amplifier? Not good at all, is correct answer. Now let say you own the best sounding Marshall amplifier ever made, with matching speaker cabinet. However, now you do not own a guitar! So you purchase an Epiphone LP-Std, that was made in Korea. How would this setup sound compared to the first example? The correct answer is much better.
The point to be understood is a good amplifier and speakers, will be more important for a good tone, than a great guitar, but a poor amplifier/speaker system. Also, it happens that a good amplifier tends to cost less than a good guitar.
Of course if you have the 59 Les Paul of the first example and the Marshall of the second example, the combination will be even better yet. There is a catch of this! If you modify the Epiphone guitar with J.M Rolph 59 pretender pickups, and better controls, switch, jack, and wiring, the EPI still not match the 59 Les Paul, but it will be a lot closer than it was from the factory.
Let us review, we have learned that the amplifier is often more important the guitar when trying to get a great tone. We have also learned that once the amplification is right, then a good guitar will also make a big difference. We also learned that an average guitar might be made to sound very good by installing top notch pickups, electronic components, and I will add here, that better hardware will help too.
On a visit to my home, in the 1980's, Mike Doyle, (author of two books on Marshalls) and I had an interesting conversation about how that time, everybody credit Eric Clapton's tone on the Bluesbreakers album to his Les Paul. Guitarist seems to pay little attention to his amplifier, which Mike and I consider to be at least half, (we though more than half) of Eric's sound. Evan today, many players think nothing of paying huge sums of money for great guitars, but refuse to pay modest sums of money for great amplifires. Now that you know my thinking on this subject, I will not mention it again in future articles. Starting with the next article I will try to cover one subject a time in detailed fashion.
Until the next time, I wish you all the best, Ken Fischer
I share the school of thought that, in terms of hardware equipment, amps form a major part of my tone than the choice of guitar.
That said, I believe there is no right or wrong answer to such a question; its all about what works for you.
Attached is an article from Ken Fisher, creator of Trainwreck amps, who was invited to write articles on tone for the Ultimate Guitar Gear. His first article touches on his partiality to amps.
Enjoy!
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
http://www.ultimateguitargear.com./kens_column.htm
I'd like to thank Ultimate Guitar Gear, and particularly Fredrik Heghammar, for inviting me to write on the UGG website.
Before I start, I would like to say, that the perfect tone is different to each person. Therefore, I don not expect everyone to agree with everything I say. You must trust your own ears when choosing guitar gear. I have been at this for 45 of my 57 years, so you may be able to learn a little from me. I am also still learning, so I would be happy to learn from you too.
Chapter one:
I am going to talk about everything that is a part of the ultimate guitar tone in the future. First though, I would like to give you some of my thoughts on the relative importance, of a few of the things, that make up a great guitar tone. Let us say that you now own the best sounding 1959 Les Paul Standard ever made. Now you got to go to your local music store and by a 10 watt solid state amplifier from China to use with your 1959 Les Paul. How well would you expect that guitar to sound through that amplifier? Not good at all, is correct answer. Now let say you own the best sounding Marshall amplifier ever made, with matching speaker cabinet. However, now you do not own a guitar! So you purchase an Epiphone LP-Std, that was made in Korea. How would this setup sound compared to the first example? The correct answer is much better.
The point to be understood is a good amplifier and speakers, will be more important for a good tone, than a great guitar, but a poor amplifier/speaker system. Also, it happens that a good amplifier tends to cost less than a good guitar.
Of course if you have the 59 Les Paul of the first example and the Marshall of the second example, the combination will be even better yet. There is a catch of this! If you modify the Epiphone guitar with J.M Rolph 59 pretender pickups, and better controls, switch, jack, and wiring, the EPI still not match the 59 Les Paul, but it will be a lot closer than it was from the factory.
Let us review, we have learned that the amplifier is often more important the guitar when trying to get a great tone. We have also learned that once the amplification is right, then a good guitar will also make a big difference. We also learned that an average guitar might be made to sound very good by installing top notch pickups, electronic components, and I will add here, that better hardware will help too.
On a visit to my home, in the 1980's, Mike Doyle, (author of two books on Marshalls) and I had an interesting conversation about how that time, everybody credit Eric Clapton's tone on the Bluesbreakers album to his Les Paul. Guitarist seems to pay little attention to his amplifier, which Mike and I consider to be at least half, (we though more than half) of Eric's sound. Evan today, many players think nothing of paying huge sums of money for great guitars, but refuse to pay modest sums of money for great amplifires. Now that you know my thinking on this subject, I will not mention it again in future articles. Starting with the next article I will try to cover one subject a time in detailed fashion.
Until the next time, I wish you all the best, Ken Fischer
wangdexian
New member
Bad guitar + bad amp + good tweaking = good sound. :roll:
Haha......as wat I expected....
Neuro 182 Im not a freaking rich kid man......jus a simple n humble guy who likes to share. My PGM30 is being used by my band member. My bass, bass amp n my zoom is also used by my bassist in the same band.( forget to mention my bass 5-string vantage n peavey bass amp)
Btw mostly my guitar r bought from other ppl.....or i get thru swee lee sale price...only the PGM10 n GT-6 r bought 1st hand. So actually...im nuting.
Moggie-54 Im not bluffing....I do realy hv n own all the items.... :lol:
I would love to post the pix but donno how......aniway.....I do not want any necessary comment dat im showing off.......but wat the heck.....its a foru to share ur views.......
Penguin Sori to say dis.....im not dat ady gilbert .....guitarist for dat jive talking n ex 9lives.......but im a fren n coincidence dat we use the same nick. My frens call me ady.
Anibody can teach me how to attach a pix here....thx.....
Cheers.....
Neuro 182 Im not a freaking rich kid man......jus a simple n humble guy who likes to share. My PGM30 is being used by my band member. My bass, bass amp n my zoom is also used by my bassist in the same band.( forget to mention my bass 5-string vantage n peavey bass amp)
Btw mostly my guitar r bought from other ppl.....or i get thru swee lee sale price...only the PGM10 n GT-6 r bought 1st hand. So actually...im nuting.
Moggie-54 Im not bluffing....I do realy hv n own all the items.... :lol:
I would love to post the pix but donno how......aniway.....I do not want any necessary comment dat im showing off.......but wat the heck.....its a foru to share ur views.......
Penguin Sori to say dis.....im not dat ady gilbert .....guitarist for dat jive talking n ex 9lives.......but im a fren n coincidence dat we use the same nick. My frens call me ady.
Anibody can teach me how to attach a pix here....thx.....
Cheers.....
The-Warlord
New member
- Epiphone Les Paul Classic Ltd Ed with Gibson pickups
- Dunlop Tortex Jazzmaster .88mm picks
- Dunlop Leather Strap & Strap Lok
- Randall RG100SC Amp
- Planet Waves Cables
- Boss Noise Supressor NS-2
- Boss Blues Driver BS-2
- Digitech Heavy Metal
- Dunlop Tortex Jazzmaster .88mm picks
- Dunlop Leather Strap & Strap Lok
- Randall RG100SC Amp
- Planet Waves Cables
- Boss Noise Supressor NS-2
- Boss Blues Driver BS-2
- Digitech Heavy Metal