Tone Hunting: Why Are We Like This?
Just a caffeinated observation.
#Tone #Hunting
Originally posted by UC0_GWDc9U3SC2vzCCLs_unA at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE39wzgVrB8
Just a caffeinated observation.
#Tone #Hunting
Originally posted by UC0_GWDc9U3SC2vzCCLs_unA at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE39wzgVrB8
Why? Anything to avoid practice? ???? idk but it’s stupid. I can get what I want out of a peavey bandit and a rat pedal buuuuut I want “cool” shyt too.
Try SommerCable LLX – minimal capacity, good flexibility and cheap price, there's no reason for this old stuff
How did Austin know we're gassy?
I’ve always found it ridiculous how many guitarists act like there is just One holy grail tone that should be strived for. I’ve always had mixtures of gear. I’ve had as high-end as a ‘91 PRS but also had (and used) cheap 60s and 70s Harmonys, Silvertones, Kays, etc.. Had a British-made AC30 , but also have a little cardboard 1 watt ‘60s Danelectro with a 5” speaker. If you make a living or even just hobby in the realm of making sounds with instruments, how can you not realize that ALL tones are useable tones? I confess I have obsessed over a sound before, but it was not a static tone so much as a “behaviour”. I’ve worked for years (and still continue to) to have a setup where I can have a gorgeous rich clean tone with my guitar volume on 6 or 7 and an explosive, squashed driven tone with the guitar on 10, touching no other gear, not changing any amp settings or dancing on any pedals. I’ve created a few variations of this, but just using with whatever eclectic gear I have laying around, rather than buying that newest magical product that “promises paradise”. I can’t relate at all to the belief that some op amp chip or cable or bridge pickup will be any “better” than any other choice.
You know, it's funny. I must need to hear this because you're about the third person.
Whose video I've watched here lately? Talking pretty much the same thing. I've not gone down as an expensive rabbit hole. Or holes, as you have, but oh boy. Do I have some money tied up and gear? You're and I must really need to hear this. Because I do watch these videos where people are talking about. That that mythical. Ton.
E chase , we are on but never seem to achieve in j-man said it best He said no matter what he's still gonna sound the same no matter what guitar he plays.
Or MP plays through. He is still gonna sound like him and at the end of the day. It really goes back to what has always been said. Tone is in the hands because we all play Different wages. We just need to spend more time playing guitar and last time looking at guitar porn We have fun doing it, but it can become a sickness. But thank you so much.They are definitely words of wisdom.
And you seem like a really nice guy.I enjoyed the video very much
I love guitar gear but my eyes begin the glaze over when people start talking capacitors and op amp chips.
I have a nice tube amp that inspired me to learn about different filter and coupling caps, but i don’t think I care enough to try out different brands to see what happens.
My expectations for my gear is to not make unwanted noise and to be reliable. It’s also nice sometimes to have a nice piece of gear, but I like cheap stuff too. If it’s good it’s good.
I don’t think my ear can tell a difference between internal components that a couple of knob tweaks can’t recreate
It's all gimmicks. And people fall for it each and every single time. I remember when I got my first iPhone. What a crap that was. And I still think it is. People always like the newer stuff. The fancier stuff. Stuff with bold names, pretty packages, and shiny paint jobs. It's unbelievable how not a single person on this earth is capable of differentiating the sound of a 150 dollars squier strat made by a chinese slave/worker to that of a 6k custom shop master built fender . But hey, it's a fender right??? It's gotta be the best there is.
Never hold the guitar and wiggle the neck on a Les Paul to get the vibrato effect.
Not good for the guitar in any way shape or form.
my #1 is an 80s MIJ Tele that had Fralin's in it when I got it. I musta swapped 10 different pickup sets only to realize it sounded best with the fralins. Lotta money and bad soldering joints to find that out 🙂 :). Cheers
Ha, real fun conversation but this happens all the time. I think it's fun though, we each have our individual heroes and sometimes we obsess over the intricacies of their setups to be more like them, it's parr the course. Thanks for the fun topic.
Have you got a train running near your house? Maybe it's that train horn that makes you sound so good! ???? "We are SICK individuals."! Crackin' me up!! I'll tell you why we do this (been at it for close to 63 years now). It is a whacked-out part of being a professional. As guitar players, we are ALL quirky. AND. When we are not playing … we gotta have something to do with our stupid selves, especially that makes us think we are progressing! This was great. Austin, you could very well moonlight (or rather, "daylight") as a psychologist. Keep 'em comin', buddy.
He's Alive!!!!
"Stay gassy" haha. Yes please do!
Just yesterday I was considering buying a 35 dollar pick. I'm serious.
It's gear manufacturers, too. Look at guitars. I've had cheap and pricey guitars setup by the same pro tech and then did blindfolded comparisons. I couldn't tell you which ones were cheap or pricey based on feel or tone. And I take tone and feel seriously. Like stupidly seriously. So much depends on the eyes and myth, not the ears.
I still remember when you were rocking those Marshalls then the Orange Amps. Now I see you got a whole wall full of different amps and Im sure your pedal board is full of different sounds and tones.
For me, it's the journey of finding my voice in the instrument. We start by making large/coarse steps finding what guitar/bass prototypes speak to us the most (Fender, Gibson, single coil, humbucker, HSS, etc.), levels of gain, etc. then move into the smaller/finer steps of nuance in the overdrive, sustain, feel and setup, etc. When we grow and change, sometimes our voice changes, so the cycle repeats, or we rework steps of it.