The secret to great clean guitar sounds
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Originally posted by UCCJ56k8nBeqWLoxNa6DToAQ at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_ROVyZi1V8
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Very much depends on genre
Well explained, I wasn’t sure if the slight distortion in my clean tone was an issue or not, it appears not. Thanks
I distinctly remember how Tim Pierce put it when he said this in one of his videos long ago. He said the guitar is breaking up a little but to the ears it "reads" as clean. For some reason that stuck with me, and I totally agree with the approach
Yes.
I totally agree!
and then ya have those great clean direct sounds that stand out so uniquely
Thats why my klone or screamer stays on all the time but the drive and tone get adjusted for useage.
I’m no expert but part of why small amps cranked always sound better in studio than huge amps at normal or lower volume no?
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Excuse my ignorance, but isn't it (to be a little) overdriven rather than distorted?
I like my tube amp
Yep no, you need a better guitar than that thing.
You all are nerds
I’ve heard this a million times.
This is 100% true with bass too. You don't need a lot of drive, just enough to give some character.
Whatever. He isn't the guy to ask. Knopfler, I would listen to.
Because…I was watching a Pierce video where he said he was playing clean, it was not clean and did not sound clean. And would never sound clean.
Got it. *turns on metal zone
"Not very clean" isn't a great way to say it. Less than perfectly clean would be better. I don't see the point of doing a "How to get a great clean sound" using three pedals to start. It might be better to say "If you're like me and you distorted classic rock sounds but you want something a little less distorted, this is how."
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That is a beautiful strat.
The clean channel on a vox AC30 cranked up high is one of the greatest sounds you’ll ever hear.
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Honestly I really prefer a completely clean “clean tone”. Both in a mix and alone.
My favourite that I’ve achieved has actually been plugged into my electric drum PA with a graphic equalizer in front
I like to use an always on overdrive (ehx hot wax, but might switch to something rlse), not even set that light, with the vol rolled back on the neck pickup, higher vol on bridge so i can switch between. Theres a clean boost if i want the neck pup character at higher saturation
Same thing with vocals and reverb. If you want your vocals to sound clear and cut, even if you want a dry vocal sound you HAVE to have some reverb on it.
Just generally mixing tracks also… lowkey everything needs dirt, because it sounds too sterile and weird
Also those amps have a magic in the mid range that when turned up, cuts through a mix like a knife through butter ????
This is precisely why alot of people have an "always on" drive pedal, dialed in as more of a tone enhancer/clean boost. So two drives–one for tone, and one for dirt. Finding the two that play nicely together for your needs is the fun part.
It depends, if you're playing a police riff then no not always
I mostly set my amp like Larry Carlton does. At the edge of breakup so he can use his pick dynamics to control the kind of breakuo he wants. How is Cory Wong and all the other funky guitar players like Nile Rodgers for instance doing this? They sound very clean to me…
This topic is also applicable to singing voices. If the voice is clean, no vibrato, and perfectly in tune, it disappears in the mix.
Totally agree! Listening to mk.gee has caused me to look at my pedals differently. I have the Deco and finally started messing with the saturation more, even though it’s been on my board for at least 4years now. But my dirt pedals sound more dynamic and colorful as well with the saturation turned up. The guitar has to have SOME kind of bite.
You’re essentially describing the desired guitar/amp response that always sounds best. If it was “clean” you can just go direct which is a completely different sound. Even a clean sounding amp twin reverb etc is not an accurate representation of the sound going in. Good vid!!
It is known you all guitarists will never show a true clean tone
Sure a lightly driven tone it’s good for a lot of purposes, but if I’m dialing a clean tone I don’t want any dirt on it
I'm on my way to come to such same conclusions myself… I've been working out and collecting info as much as I can as far as "clean" goes, coming as I am from the acoustic domain. So only recently (3-4 years) did I switch to electrics. My main flock is 4 Reverends, by far my favorite brand (Buckshot, Airsonic RA, Warhawk and a fabulous Crosscut). Amp wise I have a Laney Supercub 12 and a Blackstar HT-50. I also use a Boss OD-1 which I leave on 100% of the time, since it brings a light overdrive that combines with the cleans and also helps tailoring tone balance of the amp.
I always watch the volume knob on the amp so that it stays between 2-3. The other knobs (mainly crunch and gain settings) I use them like I would do with seasoning when cooking some dish so that they help shaping the sound without transforming it.
Thank you for the video.
Vox AC dirty…
This is very bad advice
The UA Enigmatic has this to perfection. Clean… but with an edge.