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Original message:157 days 15 hours 35 minutes ago
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Member: Iron23
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I have a GT-8 and a HM strat & SG -61 (Reissue)

I have spent a fair amount of time searching for some tones. Mostly.

Claptons Solo from White room/ Tales of brave Ulysses's. (The very twangy Wah)

And Hendrix, Have you ever been (To electric ladyland) The very distinct tone he uses here. Can't really describe it.

I can play white room but the solo just doesnt sound right.

Is there a list of tones around here? Or anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks Iron23
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Reply:141 days 4 hours 46 minutes ago
Member: Steve Aguilar
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Well this message is old but I hope I can still help somehow here some ideas (I did some research on some websites mostly wiki, so I don't take credit for this info)

-For the first few rehearsals he used Vox and Fender amplifiers (Jimi Hendrix)

-Along with the Stratocaster, the Marshall stack and amplifiers were crucial in shaping his heavily overdriven sound, enabling him to master the use of feedback as a musical effect. His use of this brand made it very popular.

-effects such as the Arbiter Fuzz Face and wah-wah pedal

-Also there is a Jimi Hendrix wah wah/model(purple hard to miss!) kind of thing check it out on guitarcenter or something of that nature

-The Hendrix sound combined high volume and high power, feedback manipulation, and a range of cutting-edge guitar effects

-Hendrix had large hands and used his thumb almost constantly to fret bass notes, leaving his fingers free to play melodic fills on top, thereby facilitating his noted ability to play lead and rhythm parts simultaneously. This technique was made easier by his Stratocaster's 7.25" fingerboard radius (more rounded than the modern standard 9.5"[citation needed]). A clear demonstration of this thumb technique can be witnessed in the Woodstock video; during the song Red House there are excellent closeups of Hendrix's fretting hand.

-With the Yardbirds, Clapton played a Fender Telecaster and a 1964 Cherry-Red Gibson ES-335

-1967 when he acquired his most famous guitar in this period, a 1964 Gibson SG

-Eric Clapton Crossroads Peal Joins DigiTech's Artist Series Effects (google or check a music sales place)

-Dunlop JH-F1 Jimi Hendrix Fuzz Face Pedal

-Dunlop JH-OC1 Jimi Hendrix Octavio Pedal

-Vox V847A Wah Pedal

Sorry if this wasnt very direct but I do hope it is helpful for you.



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Reply:141 days 2 hours 41 minutes ago
Member: The Rocker
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There is a misconseption about sounds you hear on records and sounds you get from amps and fx. I think the best ever clean sound I have ever heard is Brent Masons Telecaster. what a tone. Ive actualy seen him live and the sound wasn't the same, by a long stretch. You can put it down to the equipment used in the studio. mics, pre-amps and sound shaping fx units like spectrasonic compressors etc. but in our ever quest for tone I hope oneday you will be able to buy a unit that sounds like all the stars at the click of a button.
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