Members maltomario Posted July 7, 2010 Members Share Posted July 7, 2010 I've been listening to some older RATT stuff... Warren DeMartini. all 80's hairstyles/wardrobe jokes aside, He's got some great tone in some of his solos. One that comes to mind is the lead to "givin yourself away". specifically starting at 3:12 and ending around 3:30 [YOUTUBE]1K7jdyfi70M[/YOUTUBE] anyone know what neck pickup he uses (used?) in that era? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ElectricEye Posted July 7, 2010 Members Share Posted July 7, 2010 He used Duncan JBs. Most, if not all, his guitars were single HBs. Given how popular his Charvel re-issues are (well, not HIS, per se), I'd say a lot of people like him! I'm certainly a RATT fanboy from that era. not crazy, but their first two albums are chock full of great songs. I'd love to have one of the DiMartini strats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ZebraSteve Posted July 7, 2010 Members Share Posted July 7, 2010 Yea I really like his tone. He was/is a great guitar player and I think some of the younger players today can learn allot from the 80's guitar players (am I dating myself?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seven58 Posted July 7, 2010 Members Share Posted July 7, 2010 Great tone. Like Lynch, a lot of Demartini's tone comes from his Soldano SLO100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Large Posted July 7, 2010 Members Share Posted July 7, 2010 Hm, I never really though his tone stood out from the generic 80's rock tone. Then again, I only ever listened to their popular singles so maybe I'll give em another shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members danswon Posted July 7, 2010 Members Share Posted July 7, 2010 Anyone else dig Warren DeMartini (of RATT) solo tone? YES! he's an amazing guitarist, shame they as a band didn't try and push themselves to write more interesting songs after "Out Of The Cellar". i read somwhere that he used metal picks, gauge 11 strings, i think later on he had a seymour dunvan vintage rails or vintage stack at the neck and usually used a JB at the bridge. not sure about all of that. i was surprised he used gauge 11s. it just sounds like 9s to me, but then i think they tuned down half a step Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IamBurnout Posted July 7, 2010 Members Share Posted July 7, 2010 Great tone. Like Lynch, a lot of Demartini's tone comes from his Soldano SLO100. He was using a VH4 when I saw him a couple of years ago. Sounded fantastic. Had seats just off stage right, so I could fanboi at him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fanblade Posted July 7, 2010 Members Share Posted July 7, 2010 Even the kids have this grudging respect for 80s music...honestly, it was the gold standard for rock...I am just starting to move from classic rock into the 80s stuff..., and you know...when I play out, blues bar gig crap... that's one thing...when I get home, and take a down tuned axis off the wall, dime the Marshall...I literally pass up sex to play into the night... I still think 'Nobody Rides for Free' is one of the best all around 80s song, and the solo is really great.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jhorne Posted July 7, 2010 Members Share Posted July 7, 2010 I still think 'Nobody Rides for Free' is one of the best all around 80s song, and the solo is really great.... 1991 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Edge11 Posted July 7, 2010 Members Share Posted July 7, 2010 The tone is in the amps aka the s.l.o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Snake Posted July 7, 2010 Members Share Posted July 7, 2010 DeMartini, Lynch and Jake E Lee were always 3 of my favorites in the 80s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EADGBE Posted July 7, 2010 Members Share Posted July 7, 2010 He also used a 100 watt plexi on a lot of the older Ratt stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members k tone Posted July 7, 2010 Members Share Posted July 7, 2010 [YOUTUBE]_4KQ6zrLniw[/YOUTUBE] I always dug this song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blood5150 Posted July 7, 2010 Members Share Posted July 7, 2010 he has much better tone than Lynch... Lay it down is a good one too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JimSF76 Posted July 8, 2010 Members Share Posted July 8, 2010 I always dug this song. Great song, great record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ashasha Posted July 8, 2010 Members Share Posted July 8, 2010 Kind of a funny thread to bring up. I've been jamming to Lay it Down and Round and Round all last week. Got most of the solo for Lay it Down figured out, but Round and Round is strictly rhythm at this point; I get lost pretty fast when the solo kicks in. I was a huge fan back when they first came out and then it became all about Metallica and {censored} so I lost interest. I have to agree that Nobody Rides for Free is one of the best songs of that era that nobody remembers. And I do believe that just about every song is tuned down half a step except when they used dropped D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members uab9253 Posted July 8, 2010 Members Share Posted July 8, 2010 I agree - and Lay It Down is a great opening riff too. If I had to use one riff to demonstrate the 80's metal tone to an alien it would be that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jamdogg Posted July 8, 2010 Members Share Posted July 8, 2010 He was using a VH4 when I saw him a couple of years ago.Sounded fantastic.Had seats just off stage right, so I could fanboi at him... i suspect he would sound pretty good thru anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fullmetalguitar Posted July 8, 2010 Members Share Posted July 8, 2010 He has great tone and chops. I got the new Ratt cd when it was released recently, and both he and Carlos tear it up. Fantastic guitar work. For me, his tone and playing was unbeatable on Invasion of Your Privacy. I've used that cd as a reference when trying to dial in guitar tones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members harold heckuba Posted July 8, 2010 Members Share Posted July 8, 2010 He is about as good as it gets, especially for the era he came from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the_gunslinger Posted July 8, 2010 Members Share Posted July 8, 2010 I love the older Ratt material, but I've been digging this song A LOT lately off their new album... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fullmetalguitar Posted July 8, 2010 Members Share Posted July 8, 2010 That's my favorite from the album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ashasha Posted July 8, 2010 Members Share Posted July 8, 2010 Hey Maltomario, there is a pretty good Axe-FX patch on the Axe-Change for DeMartini. It's not perfect, but it gets you in the ball park really quickly and with a few tweaks for your guitar you could probably dial it in fast. It's in Bank D and is called Shannon's DeMartini. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seven58 Posted July 8, 2010 Members Share Posted July 8, 2010 DeMartini, Lynch and Jake E Lee were always 3 of my favorites in the 80s Quoted for truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IamBurnout Posted July 8, 2010 Members Share Posted July 8, 2010 i suspect he would sound pretty good thru anything. Poison headlined, dummy cabinets and all. CC's half stack at stage left was pointed right at me, and sounded like ass. The bees, the bees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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