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Post by aquaduct on Nov 12, 2019 20:27:45 GMT -5
I think the clean sound of Gibson humbuckers takes well to pedal effects. But you pretty much need some FX for personality. I don't know of a modern amp (last 50 years or so) that won't distort and doesn't have reverb. That's all the effects needed.
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Post by Marshall on Nov 12, 2019 20:53:46 GMT -5
I think the clean sound of Gibson humbuckers takes well to pedal effects. But you pretty much need some FX for personality. I don't know of a modern amp (last 50 years or so) that won't distort and doesn't have reverb. That's all the effects needed. Agreed. There's other stuff too. And geeze, there's got to be a hundred different pedals out there with different distortions and reverbs. Once you start down that rabbit hole it's a crazy Wonderland, Alice. Most electric players I know have a suitcase full of them. It boggles my mind. But off course you can get some nice FX simply as you state. My point is nobody plays humbuckers with out something extra added.
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Post by John B on Nov 12, 2019 20:56:39 GMT -5
I don't know of a modern amp (last 50 years or so) that won't distort and doesn't have reverb. That's all the effects needed. Agreed. There's other stuff too. And geeze, there's got to be a hundred different pedals out there with different distortions and reverbs. Once you start down that rabbit hole it's a crazy Wonderland, Alice. Most electric players I know have a suitcase full of them. It boggles my mind. But off course you can get some nice FX simply as you state. My point is nobody plays humbuckers with out something extra added. Ahem. The tone recipe is Les Paul into a Marshall stack, nothing else needed.
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Post by amanajoe on Nov 12, 2019 22:15:42 GMT -5
Agreed. There's other stuff too. And geeze, there's got to be a hundred different pedals out there with different distortions and reverbs. Once you start down that rabbit hole it's a crazy Wonderland, Alice. Most electric players I know have a suitcase full of them. It boggles my mind. But off course you can get some nice FX simply as you state. My point is nobody plays humbuckers with out something extra added. Ahem. The tone recipe is Les Paul into a Marshall stack, nothing else needed. According to Joe Walsh, if you want that funk 49 sound, plug a Stratocaster into a fender champ amp and turn it up. I like that just on the edge of break up sound so that it is creamy but breaks when you push a little harder. Hard tone to get from a solid state unless it has good modeling capabilities.
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Post by lar on Nov 13, 2019 10:55:43 GMT -5
As I've gotten older I've moved more and more away from effects. I've got a couple of clean sounds with some reverb on my solid state amp and a patch with a little echo for when I play rockabilly. That's about it. I rarely use any kind of distortion except sometimes when I'm playing blues. Even then it's more at the edge of breakup than full-on distortion.
Years ago I used a multi-effects pedal with a variety of patches for different things. I finally got to the point where I admitted to myself that I play the guitars I play because I like the way they sound and that messing around with that wasn't making me a better player and it certainly wasn't making me happier.
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Post by epaul on Nov 13, 2019 13:42:51 GMT -5
Agreed. There's other stuff too. And geeze, there's got to be a hundred different pedals out there with different distortions and reverbs. Once you start down that rabbit hole it's a crazy Wonderland, Alice. Most electric players I know have a suitcase full of them. It boggles my mind. ... Say, if you're talking pedals, there is this guy in Northfield, MN that makes hand-crafted ones. He does beautiful work (you will want to take the cover off and leave it off). A hand-built pedal can go for five or six hundred bucks, easy. But this guy will build you one for $30. Maybe less. He is a hell of good fellow! (he is a busy guy, though, so if you want one by Thanksgiving, be sure to get your order in sometime during the next week or so.)
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Post by lar on Nov 13, 2019 13:51:50 GMT -5
I'd like to play like Billy Strings or Tony Rice. What kind of pedal does he have for that? I'd gladly pony up the 30 bucks.
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Post by epaul on Nov 13, 2019 13:54:17 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure it is rectangular. Nice clean corners. Stock models are beige. A custom color will cost an extra fifty-cents.
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Post by majorminor on Nov 13, 2019 14:34:42 GMT -5
I still play a fair bit of electric but not in a band context any more. I occasionally use a little pedal board with delay and a boost if I want to loop some rhythms to jam over. For the most part, though, it's a guitar straight in to a slightly pushed Fender Reverb circuit of various sizes with a dash a reverb and I just use the volume knob to go between clean and slightly gritty.
I've had several 335's over the years but none have ever stuck. I'd rather plug in a Les Paul or a Gretsch.
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Post by millring on Nov 13, 2019 14:36:26 GMT -5
as i recall, they weigh about as much as a resonator banjo.
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Post by drlj on Nov 13, 2019 16:23:15 GMT -5
I had one for a couple years but I eventually sold it. I did not have room for it and I am basically an acoustic guy. I have room for it now so I would probably keep it if I had it now. I just don’t know how much I would play it.
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Post by Marshall on Nov 13, 2019 16:40:48 GMT -5
I had a couple ES-330s in the 90s. The REAL hollow body version. With P90 single coils. The single coils are dirtier sounding. More personality. But they have more hum. Not as clean as the humbuckers. The Es-330 is very light. Wish I had one now. But I sold them.
I thought of getting an Epiphone Casino, which is the Asian made version of the ES-330. But instead I've got my Frankenstrat. It'll do for now.
Most real electric players I know would prefer the ES-335.
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Post by aquaduct on Nov 13, 2019 16:53:32 GMT -5
I had a couple ES-330s in the 90s. The REAL hollow body version. With P90 single coils. The single coils are dirtier sounding. More personality. But they have more hum. Not as clean as the humbuckers. The Es-330 is very light. Wish I had one now. But I sold them. I thought of getting an Epiphone Casino, which is the Asian made version of the ES-330. But instead I've got my Frankenstrat. It'll do for now. Most real electric players I know would prefer the ES-335. Semi hollow gets you more feedback resistance. Like I said, it's right in the sweet spot.
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