Members stunningbabe Posted August 26, 2012 Members Share Posted August 26, 2012 I have tried the GT2's Tweed mode. It sounds realy good and sweet. I dont use a guitar amp for gigs as I want to lighten my load. I can play mainly Clean tones..without any Overdrive or Distortion. I was looking at the Fender FDR-1 and FBM-1...but sadly...both do not have amp simulation....so I cant get a decent tone when plugged into a the Mixer.Is the GT2 the best TWEDD simulated pedal now....or are there other options?Again....I do NOT play with dirty tone. I play only with Clean tone Can you recommend a good unit that has AMP SIMULATION? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sparkfriction Posted August 26, 2012 Members Share Posted August 26, 2012 i like the wampler tweed demos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kpd78 Posted August 26, 2012 Members Share Posted August 26, 2012 Originally Posted by stunningbabe Is the GT2 the best TWEED simulated pedal now....or are there other options?Again....I do NOT play with dirty tone. I play only with Clean tone Can you recommend a good unit that has AMP SIMULATION? Tech 21 introduced a newer range - their Character series - a few years back with each pedal/preamp aiming to cover a certain amp family...The Blonde is the Fender pedal, and it is fantastic. It can (with a little tweaking) easily achieve pretty much any Fender amp tone you want, and can go from completely clean to surprisingly driven.It has built in speaker simulation and sounds great for direct recording or when used through a full range PA system. (The updated V2 model has a switch so you can turn the speaker simulation off and use it as a normal pedal through an amp.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members juri Posted August 26, 2012 Members Share Posted August 26, 2012 If you want speaker simulation the Tech 21 is the way to go, a bit tricky to dial in but an awesome pedal. I own the Catalinbread Formula 5 and it is awesome as well, the key to this pedal is to lower your volume on the guitar if you want it to clean up a little bit. Wampler has come out with the Tweed '57 and the Burgerman demo on it sounds really good. Another suggestion you hear often is the Menatone Dirty Blonde. Lovepedal makes the Les Luis that is pretty decent as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomCTC Posted August 26, 2012 Members Share Posted August 26, 2012 Tweed '57 would be my pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members evets618 Posted August 26, 2012 Members Share Posted August 26, 2012 Tech 21 Blonde fer shur. Rtfm, dial it in, no problemo, the others don't have speaker sim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stunningbabe Posted August 26, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 26, 2012 Originally Posted by TomVanDeven Tweed '57 would be my pick. What is that? A pedal that can simulate a Tweed tone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stunningbabe Posted August 26, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 26, 2012 Originally Posted by kpd78 Tech 21 introduced a newer range - their Character series - a few years back with each pedal/preamp aiming to cover a certain amp family...The Blonde is the Fender pedal, and it is fantastic. It can (with a little tweaking) easily achieve pretty much any Fender amp tone you want, and can go from completely clean to surprisingly driven.It has built in speaker simulation and sounds great for direct recording or when used through a full range PA system. (The updated V2 model has a switch so you can turn the speaker simulation off and use it as a normal pedal through an amp.) Does it sound like a Fender Bassman...or more like a Fender Twin amp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kap'n Posted August 26, 2012 Members Share Posted August 26, 2012 Originally Posted by stunningbabe Does it sound like a Fender Bassman...or more like a Fender Twin amp? The high power tweed twin and narrow panel bassman are remarkable similar amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wyatt Posted August 26, 2012 Members Share Posted August 26, 2012 Do you need speaker sim, etc.? As someone who owed a few real Tweeds, the most convincing Tweed tones I've gotten were out of the old Yamaha DG Stomp, very natural and 10 time better than any other digital modeller. I could dial in pretty much a perfect much for the cleans on my '0 Deluxe and the dirt and switch between them. If we need analog solid-state only...the Tech 21 Blonde is certainly the most versatile. The Wampler and Catalin Bread are really nice, but are designed to be in front of an amp, so there isn't any speaker/cab sim built in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kpd78 Posted August 26, 2012 Members Share Posted August 26, 2012 Originally Posted by evets618 Tech 21 Blonde fer shur. Rtfm, dial it in, no problemo, the others don't have speaker sim. Exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kpd78 Posted August 26, 2012 Members Share Posted August 26, 2012 Originally Posted by stunningbabe Does it sound like a Fender Bassman...or more like a Fender Twin amp? Depends how you set it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members percyexpat Posted August 26, 2012 Members Share Posted August 26, 2012 Originally Posted by kpd78 Depends how you set it. Yep. It's all in the character knob. Before noon = blackface, after noon = tweed. In the middle is a glorious bastard-child. The EQ is also extremely powerful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 I really like the Tech 21 Blonde too. Great pedal, and one of the few that I'd recommend for a "clean Fender tone." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stunningbabe Posted August 27, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 27, 2012 Wow...I didnt know the BLONDE is so highly recommended before coming in here. Guess I really should look at it seriously. To have a blackface and bassman in 1 pedal sounds real good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stunningbabe Posted August 27, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 27, 2012 Originally Posted by Wyatt Do you need speaker sim, etc.?As someone who owed a few real Tweeds, the most convincing Tweed tones I've gotten were out of the old Yamaha DG Stomp, very natural and 10 time better than any other digital modeller. I could dial in pretty much a perfect much for the cleans on my '0 Deluxe and the dirt and switch between them.If we need analog solid-state only...the Tech 21 Blonde is certainly the most versatile. The Wampler and Catalin Bread are really nice, but are designed to be in front of an amp, so there isn't any speaker/cab sim built in. Thx sir...but I am an analog fan :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wyatt Posted August 27, 2012 Members Share Posted August 27, 2012 Originally Posted by stunningbabe Thx sir...but I am an analog fan :-) I understand...but if you tried it, it would tempt you...it would really, really tempt you.And at $70-120 used, it's relatively cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stunningbabe Posted August 27, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 27, 2012 YOu mean this one?http://www.ebay.com/itm/Yamaha-DG-ST...item3f1b64267a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wyatt Posted August 27, 2012 Members Share Posted August 27, 2012 Originally Posted by stunningbabe YOu mean this one?http://www.ebay.com/itm/Yamaha-DG-ST...item3f1b64267a Yep, but you can get them for less, don't pay more than $100. Check out GC's used gear site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Prehistoricpain Posted August 27, 2012 Members Share Posted August 27, 2012 formula no.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stunningbabe Posted August 27, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 27, 2012 Wow...this is a brilliant sounding video of the Tweed 57. Can the BLONDE pedal beat this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Originally Posted by stunningbabe Wow...this is a brilliant sounding video of the Tweed 57. Can the BLONDE pedal beat this? I watched about half of that... and you're right. It does sound very, very good. Can the Tech 21 Blonde "beat" that? I don't know - that would be completely subjective. However, I feel it can easily hang with that in terms of the quality of tones and type of tone. Plus, it has the ability to stay completely clean. The Wampler, as good as it is, always has some grit to the sound, as the reviewer points out in the demo video you linked to. Since you said you "play clean" (which BTW is, IMHO, missing more than half the fun of what a tweed amp does best), I thought the Blonde would be an excellent choice for you since it is capable of going from completely clean to very dirty, depending on how you have the character and drive knobs set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stunningbabe Posted August 27, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 27, 2012 Originally Posted by Phil O'Keefe I watched about half of that... and you're right. It does sound very, very good. Can the Tech 21 Blonde "beat" that? I don't know - that would be completely subjective. However, I feel it can easily hang with that in terms of the quality of tones and type of tone. Plus, it has the ability to stay completely clean. The Wampler, as good as it is, always has some grit to the sound, as the reviewer points out in the demo video you linked to. Since you said you "play clean" (which BTW is, IMHO, missing more than half the fun of what a tweed amp does best), I thought the Blonde would be an excellent choice for you since it is capable of going from completely clean to very dirty, depending on how you have the character and drive knobs set. Thank you sir for your effort in explaining this to me. I am not a good guitarist like a lot of you folks here. It is rather easy to play dirty compared to clean...so I thought it will be better to be able to play clean tone CLEANLY 1st....and once I am better with that..I will sound a lot better playing dirty tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 No worries - and no need to "sir" me - call me Phil. You're right - being able to play accurately with a good clean tone is generally more difficult than with a dirty tone - distortion adds sustain, which can make it easier to play in some ways, and it can kind of hide flubs a bit. But it can also be a lot of fun. No reason not to enjoy both now if you want - just be aware of the differences that distortion can make, and spend a good percentage of your practice time playing with a clean tone, and you'll be fine. Another advantage of the Tech 21 is that it's not just simulating the amp, it also has a switchable speaker simulator in it too. If you're going to be plugging straight into the mixing board, that would definitely be beneficial. I'm not positive, but I don't think the Wampler Tweed 57 (again, as good as it is) has a speaker sim in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stunningbabe Posted August 27, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 27, 2012 Hi Phil. The TWeed 57 does have amp simulation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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