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Also, the volume knob can be used, not for volume but as a gain control. Roll your volume back to get a somewhat clean tone and then roll it to 10 for some overdrive/distortion. So you can go from soft to loud and also clean to overdriven tone just by the way you pick and using the volume control. |
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Of all the pedals mentioned I also think a looper is a good buy, preferably one with basic drum loops so you have something like a metronome to play along with. It's a good way to improve your timing and playing generally.
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[QUOTE=Steve DeRosa;6234788]Real old-school electric guitar tone at its finest: guitar-cable-amp, onboard trem/verb, and ride the sweet spot with touch and picking dynamics alone - sad to say that's becoming largely a lost art...
These kids have it too stinkin' easy, Glenn... [QUOTE] Steve.... That's a beautiful amp. Affordable. I'll check it out. You are very close to the tone I've "settled on." I think I got tired of the variety of tones and chasing them all around. For a day or two I've just kept the settings on the clean side with some gain added. Let me just say for the first 4 or 5 days of playing the Pacifica I did a lot of noodling. So leaving the settings alone I can focus more on playing. Glenn.... Thanks for your reply. It's a good one. I really like simple when it comes to this stuff. It's sort of like learning to fly RC airplanes. There's a lot involved. Plenty to learn.
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So you're saying use the volume knob where as I have been thinking it's gain that gets me to the dirty tone.?? What level should the gain be at if one is using volume to get dirty.?? Can you expand on this a little bit.?? Good stuff for me right here. Thanks.
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Obviously how hard or soft you pick introduces 'nuance' to your tone. It's a 'feel' thing, observe...
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A compressor for home use is not all that valuable but on stage it's a must imo. The sound guy will certainly like you that's for sure. But they also don't truly ruin your dynamics. If you hit the strings softer it still comes out that way through the other side of the compressor. It 'manages' it somewhat but it's not like playing an acoustic classical guitar. Electric guitars are loud no matter what.
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Sonics.... Dru.... That seems to be a really cool tip right there. Now for me, that would be thinking outside the box....
I'll try that with the volume knob. Very cool.
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GC's price is $50 more, but when MF has a 15% off sale they will match the price. You can also find them on the used market, but if you buy used, based on Steve's advice to me, make sure you get the V22 Infinium, not the older V22. I replaced the factory tubes with JJs, while I believe Steve went with something a bit more upscale.
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I have found a great dirty tone by using the volume knob on the guitar as Steve and Dru had mentioned above. I can maintain that sweet driving/dirty tone at a relatively low volume too. Love it.
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Cool! That's the way lots of rock stars did it back in the day when they used single channel amps. It's a lost art now. It works better when the amp is cranked .
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I should say this, the first 4 or 5 days on the new guitar were extremely musical. I do a ton of noodling and in those first days it was really something else. Really great. I bonded with the solid body Yamaha immediately. Now I'm back into a little funk. Rushing my fingers. Trying to rip. And I can't. So I have to slow down and play it pretty. I'm content with that. Most days..... Playing guitar is a real challenge. On many levels. I do find the electric guitar to be much easier to play versus an acoustic guitar. I like the projection of playing electric. That word dynamic comes to mind. I really enjoy that aspect of playing electric. It's pushing me to play cleaner and that has been improving since day one. I should say that Sweetwater did a super set-up. And the shipping was fast. I ordered at like 7:30pm on a Friday and received the guitar at 1:10pm Tuesday. Ya man. That's fast. I'm loving it.
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I've had my Gretsch for two or three months now, and it's become the one I learn and practice on. I did my own setup and installed flatwound strings, and the guitar is just a joy to play. I still play my HD-28V, but something about the feel of the Gretsch, my first electric, makes me want to pick it up and play it.
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Oh wow... I just looked at the model of your Gretsch. That's a beautiful guitar. I would love to have one just like it.!! Sweet.
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