Members kazata Posted December 30, 2005 Members Share Posted December 30, 2005 Im just about to purchase my first amp that isn't a practice amp, but am looking for suggestions. My preference in sounds is something like 70's Stones/Faces, but I do play some distorted stuff with other guys around town. I don't want a sloppy distortion, but I nice crunch... any help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bertikus Posted December 30, 2005 Members Share Posted December 30, 2005 Price range? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AcidRock23 Posted December 30, 2005 Members Share Posted December 30, 2005 You might look into the older Ampegs. I have a VT40 and it nails Keef pretty nicely, cleaning up w/ just the knob and covers a wide range of tones. It is heavy as {censored} though. If you do the Keef tuning it will get right in the pocket, just {censored}ing around. No master volume though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted December 30, 2005 Members Share Posted December 30, 2005 Originally posted by kazata Im just about to purchase my first amp that isn't a practice amp, but am looking for suggestions. My preference in sounds is something like 70's Stones/Faces, but I do play some distorted stuff with other guys around town. I don't want a sloppy distortion, but I nice crunch... any help? Super Champ,or a dimed Deluxe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OverDriven Posted December 30, 2005 Members Share Posted December 30, 2005 If you are going for a Stones sound, you might look into plugging the cord into your ass. -Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted December 30, 2005 Members Share Posted December 30, 2005 Originally posted by OverDriven If you are going for a Stones sound, you might look into plugging the cord into your ass. -Joe That's about as stupid as it can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rockys Mob Posted December 30, 2005 Members Share Posted December 30, 2005 Originally posted by OverDriven If you are going for a Stones sound, you might look into plugging the cord into your ass.-Joe yeah i want the lead tone fromSympathy for the Devil can you help me:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dicky sofa Posted December 30, 2005 Members Share Posted December 30, 2005 If you mean mick taylor live then he tended to use an Ampeg SVT...Lots of the studio stuff was Keefs tweed deluxes dimed...Originally posted by Rockys Mob yeah i want the lead tone fromSympathy for the Devilcan you help me:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Big Hair Posted December 31, 2005 Members Share Posted December 31, 2005 I have heard good things about Dr Z amps - they seem just about right for stones type tones. Plus you could run an OD pedal into the amp for extra overdrive? Have a listen to the soundclips on their website and let me know what you think.http://www.drzamps.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gkostyrko Posted December 31, 2005 Members Share Posted December 31, 2005 Originally posted by Rockys Mob yeah i want the lead tone fromSympathy for the Devilcan you help me:confused: I watched this terrible movie called One + One, or sympathy for the devil by a then famous French film director from about 1968, which featured a LOT of the stones working on the song sympathy for the devil in the studio.. I seem to recall keith going back and forth between two Vox amps, like an ac15/ac30 and then a much bigger one, like an AC100 or Super Beatle, trying to get the right tone.. I dont think the movie actually captures him nailing that signature solo/tone in the final song version, but he seemed to be well on his way towards that. one extremely sad part of that movie was seeing an extremely bloated, drugged-up and wasted looking Brian Jones, plithly strumming at an acoustic guitar with headphones on.. it seemes like he heard him self in the mix, but that is not what was being recorded on the board or the actual recording *sad face* appeared kinda cruel, actually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PlayboyChris Posted December 31, 2005 Members Share Posted December 31, 2005 Originally posted by OverDriven If you are going for a Stones sound, you might look into plugging the cord into your ass.-Joe This is why you're not able to achieve the Stones sound. Your lover's erection is always in the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted December 31, 2005 Members Share Posted December 31, 2005 Originally posted by Rockys Mob yeah i want the lead tone fromSympathy for the Devilcan you help me:confused: I love that tone for that song. Obviously,it isn't a tone you'd want to run with excessively. Get a Screaming Tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AcidRock23 Posted December 31, 2005 Members Share Posted December 31, 2005 Originally posted by Rockys Mob yeah i want the lead tone fromSympathy for the Devilcan you help me:confused: I'm telling you, the VT40 will get you there, it has a unique, dry stinky but thick distortion that is all over the Stones' tracks from the early 70s. It can do other stuff as well but will get into 'Heartbreaker' or 'Midnight Rambler' territory very easily. The market is pretty reasonable, you should be able to find one around $300 or $400. Less the shipping, of course, you'd be better off to track one down you could pick up as you'd save 70 or 80 lbs worth of shipping. There's a pic of Keef sitting on one somewhere on the net but I'm not able to find it. Perhaps it'll turn up here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members driver Posted January 1, 2006 Members Share Posted January 1, 2006 +1 on the old ampegs. v-2 or v-4 for heads, vt-40 or vt-22 for combos. also, a tele deluxe with the fender split humbuckers. but a modded squire tele deluxe could get you in the ballpark also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members axe2 2001 Posted January 1, 2006 Members Share Posted January 1, 2006 I'm thinkin any of the amps mentioned with a tele or strat will get close. Cranked up of coarse and maybe a treble booster of some sort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zakko Posted January 1, 2006 Members Share Posted January 1, 2006 Jesus, no one's mentioned a {censored}ing Bassman yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stratton Posted January 1, 2006 Members Share Posted January 1, 2006 On the current tour, nothing but brown and tweed Fenders for both Keith and Ronnie. Lots of Ampeg in the past, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dicky sofa Posted January 1, 2006 Members Share Posted January 1, 2006 Perhaps because thats not really gonna get you that Stones sound... You really need less wattage for the recorded tone... Live is a different story...Originally posted by Zakko Jesus, no one's mentioned a {censored}ing Bassman yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 64DUECE Posted January 1, 2006 Members Share Posted January 1, 2006 Save yourself some $.Get you a Fender Silverface Bandmaster off EBay or your favorite pawn shop.Use it w/ a 1x12 ext. cab. Put an OD pedal in front of the amp w/ the dist. low, and the level @ noon.Oh, and of course...........tune that guitar right.Open G, From your 6th string down- D,G,D,G,B,DEarly on, the Stones used standard tuning, but a dirty Fender will still get you there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zakko Posted January 1, 2006 Members Share Posted January 1, 2006 Originally posted by richardcouch Perhaps because thats not really gonna get you that Stones sound... You really need less wattage for the recorded tone... Live is a different story... Tele -> Cranked '59 Bassman -> Stones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members diddlybo Posted January 1, 2006 Members Share Posted January 1, 2006 Start with an open G tuning, applied to pretty much any Fender of Gibson electric guitar, and a low gain vintage style tube amp. Add insane amounts of volume and you are there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dethmetalanimal Posted January 1, 2006 Members Share Posted January 1, 2006 how bout an orange? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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