which overdrive should i try?
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Whitestrat
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That tone isn't exactly overdrive. It's the amp being played very loud. And it's a tube amp... Those TV Jones pups on his Gretsch are really bright, so I'd suggest you use your Tele. Except, he uses the trem bar quite a bit, so your strat might be a better deal here.
If you want something like this kind of minimum drive tone, I's suggest either a TS9, or a BD2, but with the gain at minimum (just enough to hear breakup), and the amp at a louder than usual volume.
Then again, isn't the Transtube able to give you that mild crunch?
If you can - drop by Ebanex, and try the Blackstone. I know its over your budget but if you want that Brian Sezter kind of drive tone, I think the bstone will nail it. Use the orange/brown channel.
In the same shop - you could try the HomeBrewElectronics Dos Mos. Use the 2nd gain stage (the footswitch nearest to the output) to control volume output and run the 1st gain stage hot to taste.
At TyMusic in Pennin, they have the Subdecay Liquid Sunshine - you can try that too.
A Boss BD-2 will be appropriate too but depending on how much gain you need - you might find it fizzing out on you.
I'd think the Tubescreamers & SD1... well... might not be so... close to the Sezter tone without using a fender amp and a gretch (is that how it's spelt?!). His amp is run hot and loud, slightly breaking up and with that snappy-ish, gritty, bitey tone from the filtertrons - then he uses an old TS808 (if I rem correctly in some vid on his gear) to push it... the original tone is there to begin with and the fattening & compressing effect of the TS isn't that obvious but helpful instead.
Of the 3, I'd heartily recommend the blackstone because it just sounds so ... good. And yes, I've owned all 3 before...
In the same shop - you could try the HomeBrewElectronics Dos Mos. Use the 2nd gain stage (the footswitch nearest to the output) to control volume output and run the 1st gain stage hot to taste.
At TyMusic in Pennin, they have the Subdecay Liquid Sunshine - you can try that too.
A Boss BD-2 will be appropriate too but depending on how much gain you need - you might find it fizzing out on you.
I'd think the Tubescreamers & SD1... well... might not be so... close to the Sezter tone without using a fender amp and a gretch (is that how it's spelt?!). His amp is run hot and loud, slightly breaking up and with that snappy-ish, gritty, bitey tone from the filtertrons - then he uses an old TS808 (if I rem correctly in some vid on his gear) to push it... the original tone is there to begin with and the fattening & compressing effect of the TS isn't that obvious but helpful instead.
Of the 3, I'd heartily recommend the blackstone because it just sounds so ... good. And yes, I've owned all 3 before...
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You need to lose the amp.
If you're going to use this for performance... well... hopefully it works.
Whitestrat
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Gretsch...:twisted:
bedokkids
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hello to all,
ya amp is not my choice.. up to the organiser
but then ya...Bingo... tele is my frist choice. maybe needs to mod with a bigbsy.( i seen some before/after bigbsy installed, it's seem the tone wasnt that impressive anymore
shredcow: 200+ is fine..
gretch is the holy to his sound and those TV jones.
TV jone = p90?
i intend to mod my tele with a humbucker or a P90, as for neck maybe a Tzone. really like the middle position sound now.
btw.. tele is only cater for 3 type of sound? or maybe more?
jony
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TV Jones makes reproductions of Filtertron pickups from Gretsch. IMO Setzer tones are in the fingers. Your tele into a TS9 or mild overdrive thats set a little bright will help you quite abit already.
If you really wanna pickup a pedal... Consider the FBM-1 from Boss. Thats close to what Setzer has.
If you really wanna pickup a pedal... Consider the FBM-1 from Boss. Thats close to what Setzer has.
bedokkids
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with a little more practise.. i am pretty close to nail the feel, but certain technique like comping( heard it's a jazz term or something), need a closer attention.
but it's the biting and super bright driven sound my on going concern.
tele is close... but sound a little too sweet.
i tried with present OD2.. totally suck big time
Woah woah - what's with modding guitars now? You're going to work with what you have right? A tele can be absolutely gnarly and snarling wicked - perhaps a matter of choice of amp and the playing style.
I don't think you need to bother with comping - the song in itself does not require any comping.
jony's pedal recommendation is another good consideration. Tech21 has a pedal that does it too but its $300 or something... some new emulator thing.
Looking at how you probably wouldn't be able to nail the Szeter tone spot on - you ain't got the guitar, the amp or (as you said) the fingers - just work with what you have. Grab the tele, or instrument you're most confident with, then check out some drive pedals but most of all, above all things, practice. I mean, so what if you SOUND good but perform substandard?
I don't think you need to bother with comping - the song in itself does not require any comping.
jony's pedal recommendation is another good consideration. Tech21 has a pedal that does it too but its $300 or something... some new emulator thing.
Looking at how you probably wouldn't be able to nail the Szeter tone spot on - you ain't got the guitar, the amp or (as you said) the fingers - just work with what you have. Grab the tele, or instrument you're most confident with, then check out some drive pedals but most of all, above all things, practice. I mean, so what if you SOUND good but perform substandard?
bedokkids
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i read the review of Blackstone, definitely going to try it out one day.
it will be good if someone going to relase a 2nd hand set.
ya you are right shredcow.
but nah, me and my fella guitarist are not acceptance of substandard performance.
either the best or none.
it will be good if someone going to relase a 2nd hand set.
ya you are right shredcow.
but nah, me and my fella guitarist are not acceptance of substandard performance.
either the best or none.
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Note: The bstone is extremely extremely guitar sensitive. In other words, if you tweaked it to sound awesome for say, a Tele... then you switch the equation - change guitar - chances are, you'd want to retweak the bstone.
And btw, it took me about 1 mth to tweak the bstone to my tastes. On one guitar.
But I was one happy bugger - consistent great sound thru various setups (same gtr though).
Knock yourself out - http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=641337&songID=6560455
Ibanez Saber with high output humbucker (bridge only used thru out)
And btw, it took me about 1 mth to tweak the bstone to my tastes. On one guitar.
But I was one happy bugger - consistent great sound thru various setups (same gtr though).
Knock yourself out - http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=641337&songID=6560455
Ibanez Saber with high output humbucker (bridge only used thru out)
Whitestrat
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Because you said your budget was $200, that's why I suggested those 2 pedals. Otherwise, I'd seriously tell you to just go get the MI Audio Tubezone OD... That's the end all be all for me.:mrgreen:
bedokkids
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if it's a suitable one, pump in another $100, is fine with me.
PatheinRaindropMoe
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Godspeed64
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Goose's fuzz! The Fudge 73 he has is a Big Muff clone, but hell it sounds too sweet to be true..
Although it was a short demo that he did of the pedal, it was superb enough to know that it is a great pedal..
Although it was a short demo that he did of the pedal, it was superb enough to know that it is a great pedal..
PatheinRaindropMoe
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for you shreddy, you dont have to make, coz you are eternity yourself!
not to mentioned you love trannies more than ic, aint it
