copper1281734000 Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 http://www.greatguitartone.com/ Has anyone ever heard of this site, or tried his ebook. It looks very interesting but I'm skeptical about it. All the website say, after you enter your name and email, is the same thing over and over telling you how to get great tone by just clicking here. Sorry if this is off topic, but I couldn't resist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 LOL! Well, plug anything into 4 Marshall Stacks, and you'll get all the "Tone" you want. Good tone?? That's another matter. It won't be the "Marshall's fault," or..the Sheriff's either ;>), of course...but, seriously the best tone you're going to get, is by hard work, lots of practice, and YOU deciding what your own "Good Tone," is. People make a fortune, on other people's hopes, for "short cuts," and quick fixes. I'd be willing to bet, any of your guitar hero's, didn't use this guy's method. But, I'm a "Cynic"...LOL! So...do what's in your heart, copper. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copper1281734000 Posted May 6, 2008 Author Share Posted May 6, 2008 I realize this, but there could be one basic tip that can do miracles. Then again, there may not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickblues1 Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 Great tone is the sum of all the parts playing in harmony. In it's simplest form it is you, the guitar, the amp and how much practice you put in. That's what it all boils down to. No easy way around it. No simple fix. You have to work on all the aspects to get the best out of the equipment and yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copper1281734000 Posted May 6, 2008 Author Share Posted May 6, 2008 I know, I know, I'm just saying. I'm still skeptical, it just looked interesting and wanted to see if you guys knew anything more about it. In the long run, I probably know most of the secrets. It's probably just a bunch of junk that says practice, and think about dynamics, and keep effects at a minimum, stuff that I already know about. Tone is completely personal, and copying someone's style isn't creative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitmore Willy Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 Fill out the form below and I will tell you how I can send you (at a price) all the information to become a star. What do You think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyelcrrt1281733995 Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 I think I'll pirate your form and sell it for lots of money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitmore Willy Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 Garyelcrrt, Still laughing. Thankx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesstringer Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 I used to be a real "tone chaser" until years ago. It got to the point where I had way more stuff than any one person should ever had and was no closer to the tone in my head or the one I thought I had to have than whn i started. The worst part was I wasn't playing I was reading, testing, building, trading, buying selling, and unhappy. Now I relax, play the best equipment I can afford to own at the time and finally enjoy playing again. May not work for you, It does for me. Almost everthing I've found in my geezer days comes full circle. If it doesn't, I find that I sometimes wish it would. Good luck finding it copper. Tell us about it if and when you do ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 Full circle, indeed...I'm using way less stuff (pedals, super duper pickups, etc.) than I ever did, as a kid! I can play all night with a good guitar, great (tube or tube-modeling) amp, and a good OD pedal. And, if the amps small enough (or the club/venue large enough) to be "cranked," I can even do without the OD pedal. One of the "sweetest" tones I ever attained, was my old Casino, plugged directly into a Blackface Fender Deluxe Reverb, on about 5! If you'll forgive the expression, I just about "peed my pants!" "Goose bump city!!" CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWANG Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 I'm down to guitar amp play. works when you suck anyway. I try to match my tone to my talent. that way, I can give a double headache. I haven't seen that site. but great guitar tone is so many things...the most basic secrets are you the guitar the amp the speaker. but even those have many aspects to consider that are variable and even complicated. If there was one secret I suppose it would be something like touch.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjones200x Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Ive been trying to get the Clapton tone from Layla on my LP which im reakoning is gonna be impossible as he used a single coil at the bridge on a strat. Got it set on AC 30 TP setting with medium gain etc; Thing is, i recorded myself playing and i thought i sounded ok till i listened back to it! I hit all the notes and kept in time with the song but but my rythum with the song was out big time. At the begining of layla you got the simple hammer pull off section looks easy on paper and sounds ok by ear while playing but when i listened back i realised how bad it was and to stop messing with all the hundreds of settings on my amp a practice more with the guitar! recorded myself playing a blues lick and sounded good just the bends were out. it sounded good on clean setting cos i play that sort of music easier Tone dont help if your not good at what your doing. ive learnt that Maybe oneday i'll get claptons tone but not till i can pull off his technique of hammer and pulls. Been trying for two months but still not smooth enough](*,) Never give up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layboomo Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 It comes down to 3 things....Guitar, Amp and Hands....the rest is just frosting. If it ain't in your hands the best gear in the world doesn't matter. This http://www.greatguitartone.com/ is complete bullsh!t BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjones200x Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Why didnt i say that! Would of saved me the essay lol My advice is record yourself and see how you sound. If good start tweeking your amp/guitar etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwhi2001 Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 You ain't gonna get that Layla tone with a Les Paul.....all you need is a Strat with decent pups and a good tube amp running hot. Most of that album he's playing with the bridge and middle pickup together, out of phase. A guitar with humbuckers just won't do it....likewise a solid state amp won't do it, and a Strat with cheap ceramic pups won't either. ( I've tried). I finally got it right with a Fender Twin and a Squier strat modded with Kinman alnico 2 pups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjones200x Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Havent got the money for a strat lol. Gonna be buying a better accoustic next. The Vox amp modulates the vox ac30tb real well and the tone is nice. the les paul however is a bit beefy with the humbuckler for this song. Also tried my yamaha pacifica in all three positions (has stock pickups) couldnt match tho. Not in a rush to just get his tone just wanted quite close to play along. Find it hard to get the right amount of distortion. With my controls maxed out i get a little but not enough for the intro to sound good by adding a little of gain it seems to ring on to much i need a crunch sound which is shap and short Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricach Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 This http://www.greatguitartone.com/ is complete bullsh!t BTW. oh my gawd' date=' who is that desperate - and ignorant - that they'd go for that? [u']free[/u] info my a$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron G Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 i thought i sounded ok till i listened back to it! Right! I think a lot of people forget that the tone they hear on a recording is not the original tone created by the guitarist. It's affected by the many variables of the recording process and often massaged in some way in the studio, too. There's also the second-generation effect of the tone being reproduced once again through your home entertainment system. Clapton's tone on the Layla record is one thing, his tone on Layla on one of his concert DVDs is different. Sure, you say, different guitars and amps. Right! But the bottom line is that Clapton doesn't even reproduce his own tone, for whatever reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cujo Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 I think that one of the biggest mistakes that aspiring guitarists make is that they spend WAY too much time and effort trying to sound like someone else. I'm lucky in that I like my guitar plugged straight into my amp, patched to my cabinet or cabinets, and then miked to the house PA with a return feed to the satge monitors. Simple, simple, simple, and best of all I sound like me and my bandmates approve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesstringer Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 I think that one of the biggest mistakes that aspiring guitarists make is that they spend WAY too much time and effort trying to sound like someone else. I'm lucky in that I like my guitar plugged straight into my amp' date=' patched to my cabinet or cabinets, and then miked to the house PA with a return feed to the satge monitors. Simple, simple, simple, and best of all I sound like me and my bandmates approve.[/quote'] Definitely a winning combination, I completely agree, bro ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWANG Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 I used to practice using a set of creative labs pc speakers.. through a cheap assed multi efx.. along with a cd. at the tiny volume it sounded just fine. until I finally blew the creative labs.. *S* that would have sounded way lousy at any volume.. but at the tiny end it sounded very much like whatever tune I was playing with. that all goes to the recording and playback process.. along with all the other stuff.. it is better to find good tone from simple things, I believe, and if you vary from those you admire, as noted above.. well so do they! and often. TWANG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I think that one of the biggest mistakes that aspiring guitarists make is that they spend WAY too much time and effort trying to sound like someone else. Time and MONEY! I agree, as well. But, "hindsight" is 20/20, and you can't tell 'em anything, they have to figure it out, on their own, seemingly. "C'est la vie!" CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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