ben_sparky Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Hi all This is probs a very newby question, but does the sound that is achieved from an electric guitar come from the amp's filters or the pickups alone. I know that it varies from guitar to guitar, but gibsons, sg's and les paul's in particular... Can you get that "gibson sound" from just plugging one in without having an uber awesome amp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarmann199 Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 sure, by gibson sound im guessing that you mean the ballsey tone that they are famous for. that tone comesfrom your guitar not so much you amp. your amp will help but you can use whatever you have really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 IMO it's both but, while you can get a crummy guitar to sound decent through a good amp, a good guitar through a crummy amp is still going to sound pretty crummy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom brown Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 I have played my les paul through really crappy amps and people were amazed by the sound... try to tweak the amp as in play with the bass and treble controls if it has them, i always put the controls in the middle to start off with.... good luck.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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