{"id":1694,"date":"2018-02-19T08:41:32","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T08:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/delaydude.de\/?p=1694"},"modified":"2018-05-31T06:03:36","modified_gmt":"2018-05-31T06:03:36","slug":"sound-like-my-idol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/delaydude.de\/en\/sound-like-my-idol\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do I not sound like my idol?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ask<\/a>Some guitarists might think \u201cStevie Ray Vaughan uses an Ibanez Tubescreamer \u2013 when I get myself a Tubescreamer too, I will sound like him.\u201d Or \u201cEric Johnson is using a BK Butler Tube Drive for his lead tone, by using the same pedal I will also create exactly this sound.\u201d<\/p>\n

But unfortunately this (mostly) will not happen. Of course, both of these guitarists use exactly these pedals and on the internet you will find countless information about stars and their gear but the sound does not only come from the pedal (and also not only from the fingers) \u2013 it is an interplay of many aspects and the right setting.<\/p>\n

The amplifier<\/h3>\n

Crucial for the sound of Jimi Hendrix was that he always played his fuzz pedal into a Marshall amp with the volume pot in full clockwise position.
\nIf you go and get yourself a \u201cHendrix Signature\u201d fuzz for your clean amp you might create an interesting sound but you will never sound like Hendrix.
\nAlthough the setup of many guitarists seems to be pretty simple, all parts are mostly perfectly matched.<\/p>\n

The guitar<\/h3>\n

The setting of the volume and tone pot of the guitar also matters.
\nEspecially Hendrix, Bonamassa, Johnson and similar guitarists never turn these pots to full clockwise position.
\nBy turning the volume pot a little into counterclockwise direction you will be able to reduce the volume and also the treble in a certain way.
\nThereby you can for example easily produce a rhythm sound and by turning the volume pot on you will get a punchier sound for a guitar solo.<\/p>\n

Pedals<\/h3>\n

Legendary overdrive pedals like the Ibanez Tubescreamer or the BK Butler Tube Driver<\/a> won\u2019t sound really well in front of a clean amplifier.
\nThe first one sounds some kind of sticky and compressed while the second one gets shrill and sharp.
\nThat\u2019s the reason why both of these overdrives are mostly only used as a booster to compress and emphasize the mids in a certain way.
\nEric Johnson for example uses a Tube Driver with the pots of the bass and the treble turned into full counterclockwise direction.
\nWith a low degree of distortion the volume of the signal will be raised lightly.
\nIf you use the pedal with exactly this setting and the tone pot turned in full clockwise direction in front of a clean amplifier there will be no way to sound like Eric Johnson.
\nBut if you use the Tube Driver in front of an already overdriven amp and wind the tone pot of your guitar down you will get a really smooth sound with lightly boosted mids and less treble.<\/p>\n

It is also interesting that Johnson produces the rhythm by using a Fuzz Face and the lead tone with an overdrive pedal.
\nThis makes clear that the adjustment of the volume and the tone pot of the guitar is decisive for the sound.<\/p>\n

It is the same with Jimi Hendrix.
\nWatching a video one of his live concerts you will find out that he constantly controls the pickup selector switch, the volume and the tone pot of his guitar.<\/p>\n

It is always the interaction of all components (in conjunction with the corresponding style of play and talent) that creates the sound of a famous guitar player.
\nOnly by using a signature guitar, a certain pedal of a special amplifier you will never archive a desired result.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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