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Originally Posted by pingu
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03-17-2024 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by nflink
I wanted the pure tone of my guitars. So when I found it, I just bought these inexpensive pedals to Fatten up the signals a bit, pushing the amp pre-amp a bit harder, and yet NOT.
So, I'd recommend working your guitar pots to your liking to get the tone you want, and then using a subtle pedal to push it through a bit fatter.
I guess you already know this, so you just need that VSN Booster to do the work. And if it's some break-up (hair) that you desire, the pedal has a GAIN control to do just that.
Good luck in finding it. You've already mastered so much with your playing.
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Originally Posted by nflink
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There's lots of ways to get there but it takes a bit of time to find it.
I use a low wattage Fenderish amp that's a blend of BF, tweed and brown era amps mixed together (Fat Jimmy). When I play low volume I might use a Bluesbreaker type pedal with almost no gain (a King of Tone), and I'm not adverse to using an EQ and a compressor (both Empress) as well. It depends on the volume, and for me it changes from day to day. Some days I just leave everything off and it sounds fine! But it tends to only be perfect at one volume, just on the threshold of break up.
So you just need to experiment, but I think there are pedals out there that can help at very low gain.
Julian Lage is known for his love of low gain tweed amps, but when I saw him recently he was using a BF Deluxe type amp and a couple of pedals; one was called a "Big" pedal, and he has been known to use others. And a Flint for reverb. When he digs in he gets some of that grind happening. Using small tube amps like a tweed Champ is fine but it will only work at one volume perfectly, so even Lage has to go to another solution for bigger gigs.
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Very nice arrangement of a great old tune.
I like your tone--as do others here on the forum. I currently play in the pit orchestra of a local theater group and, occasionally, at a local coffee shop. My repertoire consists of "standard tunes" in the coffee shop and whatever musical the theater group is performing.
I use a thin line Gretsch (current model) played through a Princeton Reverb Re-Issue--no pedals at either location. I keep it as simple as possible when it comes to my basic "carry to the job" equipment. I use the Gretsch rather than any of the full size "jazz boxes" I own because it's smaller and more comfortable to play, and, if it were to be damaged in any number of ways, it could be easily replaced.
I last studied the guitar with Billy Bauer a number of years ago. He was of the mind that how you hold the pick and where you attack the strings relative to the fingerboard is one of important elements of your "tone" and that you should not overlook this when you select a guitar/amp combo.
If you can, keep it simple-you already have a nice smooth sound.
Tony D.Last edited by pilotony; 03-18-2024 at 12:22 PM. Reason: spelling
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