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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2016 22:48:48 GMT
This is an interesting demonstration indeed.
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2016 19:36:40 GMT
So my Tokai amp is going to sound like this if I get his speaker cab? Excellent news...except for the neighbours.
Interesting that he found the same thing with the VOX that I have. It's about the only amp that I'm actually allergic to playing through. I'm a bit dubious about Orange too but the VOX REALLY doesn't suit me. Perhaps its for humbuckers.
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2016 21:40:13 GMT
Both Rory Gallagher and Brian May used VOX amps with single coils  |
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2016 22:24:28 GMT
Yeah, I always think of Brian May when I think of VOXes. His tone's not to everyone's taste either.
I remember reading a letter in a guitar magazine complaining that Brian May was the only man to combine the world's worst shoes with the world's worst haircut, the world's worst waistcoat and the world's worst tone! Ouch. Personally I grew up listening to Queen till about 1982ish when I lost interest in them so I know all about Brian's sounds and have no problem with them...for him. Maybe it's the fact that Burns pickups are bigger than typical Fender single coils so produce a richer harmonic tone bordering on that of a twin rail humbucker. Combine that with all those phase switches and it's anybody's guess what the hell is going on.
I hear a lot of good things about Rory Gallagher but haven't heard much to comment. Most of what I've heard sounds a bit R&B pub rock which isn't really my bag so I haven't pursued him. What am I missing? Everything obviously.
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Post by guydio on Jun 13, 2016 13:15:59 GMT
Both Rory Gallagher and Brian May used VOX amps with single coils I think you'll find that the Shadows did rather well with that combination too! |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2016 14:31:03 GMT
Yes he certainly did guydio. I have a feeling that's why Brian went for Burns pickups although the other reason may have been a total lack of availability of guitar parts in 60's Britain. |
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Post by mrdes on Jun 25, 2016 17:52:37 GMT
I think the point is that the biggest influence on how a guitar sounds is your ears then the speaker then the cab then the amp then the pickups then the tone wood and finally the name on the headstock which means nothing at all.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2016 18:07:45 GMT
I think the point is that the biggest influence on how a guitar sounds is your ears then the speaker then the cab then the amp then the pickups then the tone wood and finally the name on the headstock which means nothing at all. Nicely put! I will just add one thing; When I first time played an electric via an amp it sounded great! Then after 6 month of playing it sounded terrible. Then I've got a better amp and it sounded great. After 6 months of playing it it sonded less great  So I started fiddling with pedals to shape "my sound" further. Newbie ears don't hear all the tonal details and with time the ear gets sharper noticing imperfections which sure still are on a personal level. |
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Post by mrdes on Jun 25, 2016 18:12:01 GMT
Very true Che. I forgot to mention the strings which I would rate between the amp and pickup. So basically go from the audience to the head stock and thats the order of importance id rate all the components in the signal chain.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2016 19:43:07 GMT
It's so much simpler with an acoustic guitar. When I got the urge to get me first electric I had no idea what I was about to enter  a quest for tone shaping which seems to be never ending. |
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Post by mrdes on Jun 29, 2016 19:41:23 GMT
The Edge uses single coils through a vox too.
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