Members burton4snow Posted September 25, 2006 Members Share Posted September 25, 2006 Opinions. Looking for SRV, Clapton and BB King sound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilbo26 Posted September 25, 2006 Members Share Posted September 25, 2006 Any tubescreamer type pedal. Digitech Bad Monkey, Boss Blues Driver, Maxon TS-808 reissue, Fulltone Fulldrive II, just to name a few. LOTS of options in that department. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members justintee Posted September 25, 2006 Members Share Posted September 25, 2006 go to www.g2d.co.nz and listen to the clips for the cream-tone.a friend who i jam with sometimes has one and it's an awesome pedal. it's marketed as a 'blues' pedal, but that just means low-mid overdrive to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sense_of_henry Posted September 25, 2006 Members Share Posted September 25, 2006 Having to pedal one of these to work each day will give you the blues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members justintee Posted September 25, 2006 Members Share Posted September 25, 2006 ^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members comfortablynumb Posted September 25, 2006 Members Share Posted September 25, 2006 Those are three very different tones there.. Anyway, a better place to start, and you're probably going to hear this a lot around here, is a better amp. A good tube combo will do wonders. That and a nice OD (any pedals that wilbo mentioned) will be good for Stevie type tones. I'd look into some different distortion pedals as well. I have a Gilmour/current Clapton tone just about nailed with nothing more than a Boss DS-1, some reverb and a Strat into a cranked tube amp. For B.B. King tones, I'd just find a very warm, slightly overdriven clean tone with humbuckers. Lots of mids. Last I heard B.B. used solid state amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members papa taco Posted September 25, 2006 Members Share Posted September 25, 2006 As long as you make the right faces when you dig into a note and wear pleated pants, you can call yourself a blues-cat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members comfortablynumb Posted September 25, 2006 Members Share Posted September 25, 2006 Word indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SirJackdeFuzz Posted September 25, 2006 Members Share Posted September 25, 2006 I have to agree on the valve amp ! A little low wattage screeamer, like a Fender Champ (vintage) or a newer, Blues Jr. will do the trick ! Stompbox-wise, i get great results from my BD-2 (my fav. od right now), Custom RAT, and believe it or not, my lil Blues Jr. just love my (supposedly metal-driven) MXR Zakk Wylde ZW44 OD for Johnny Winter runs ! One pedal that i am very disapointed in (due to all the bloody hype), is the TS9 RI - nice OD, but not worth all the hype ! The under-dog is my MXR Micro Amp - great for some extra gritty gain - I LOVE MINE ! OT : . . . who is in your avatar, "burton" ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilbo26 Posted September 25, 2006 Members Share Posted September 25, 2006 Just don't pay more than 300 if you think about the Blues Jr. $400 new is a ripoff IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DJLantz444 Posted September 25, 2006 Members Share Posted September 25, 2006 1. Sell 3 of your 4 practice amps. 2. Buy a DRRI 3. Buy a tubescreamer Should get you there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members comfortablynumb Posted September 25, 2006 Members Share Posted September 25, 2006 I use a Peavey Classic 20.. they run about $200 on ebay. Only 15 watts so you can crank it, and it takes pedals well. The only downsides are a 10" speaker (I prefer a 12") and no reverb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SirJackdeFuzz Posted September 25, 2006 Members Share Posted September 25, 2006 . . . so, take the Classic 20 out f the origenal combo box, and drop it in a second hand Classic 30 enclosure, or build your own from solid pine.Then add a Jensen 12incher, and you have an even better Kick Ar$e amp !!!Maybe i should look into a Classic 20, to run with my Blues Jr. . . . . . . mmmm, great idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members comfortablynumb Posted September 25, 2006 Members Share Posted September 25, 2006 Or better yet, do I what I did and find a used Classic 112E ext. cab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SirJackdeFuzz Posted September 25, 2006 Members Share Posted September 25, 2006 Man, that combo is sexy !!! . . . :love: . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Aster Blistok Posted September 25, 2006 Members Share Posted September 25, 2006 you need heavy gauge strings so everybody can see pain on your face while you bend them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SirJackdeFuzz Posted September 25, 2006 Members Share Posted September 25, 2006 . . . ahh, so that means Carlos Santana is on 16's !!!Right ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members comfortablynumb Posted September 26, 2006 Members Share Posted September 26, 2006 Originally posted by SirJackdeFuzz Man, that combo is sexy !!! . . . :love: . . . I love it, but unfortunetly I can't keep it stacked like that usually because I have to angle the cab towards me to hear it when we play out. For some reason no soundman we've ever had seems to want to make me loud enough in my monitor.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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