Members PancakeBunny Posted March 17, 2010 Members Share Posted March 17, 2010 Is it just me or do many of the adjectives used to describe tone just seem silly? I hate it when I'm trying to describe how a guitar sounds and I find myself using words like "woody" Not only is great tone hard to get with an actual guitar and amp. It's hard to describe! Here... why don't you try to describe how the neck pickup on a GREAT Strat sounds? It has a sound I can hear in my head but {censored} all if I can't describe it without sounding like a tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Coralkong Posted March 17, 2010 Members Share Posted March 17, 2010 "Meaty." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members humbuckerstrat Posted March 17, 2010 Members Share Posted March 17, 2010 I like "grotty." [EDIT] an example of that would be John Lennon's tone in The End (Casino into a Fender amp). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bsman Posted March 17, 2010 Members Share Posted March 17, 2010 For a strat neck pickup, how about: "chimey", "ringing", "bell-like", "lilting", "clear"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PancakeBunny Posted March 17, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 17, 2010 I don't think the neck pickup on a strat is chimey. I'm thinking of a Strat neck pickup throw a Plexi or Fender Super Reverb. I think "hollow, woody, throaty" In a good way. It sucks because I love that sound so much. Some Strats have it and some don't. I find that to be the mark of a good strat. Except there's no way I can really describe it without demonstrating it through clips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members benzem Posted March 17, 2010 Members Share Posted March 17, 2010 ChewyGreasyMarshallyBrutalPunchyIcepickyMosquitoyBarking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ExiledCrow Posted March 17, 2010 Members Share Posted March 17, 2010 I'm a big fan of "crunchy", its a good desciption, but there are always some limitations with using words to describe sensations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hshaitan Posted March 17, 2010 Members Share Posted March 17, 2010 twangy.quacky.nasaly.purple.rude.nasty.screams.wheedle-dee-doo.and my personal favorite, spanky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members twofoolsaminute Posted March 17, 2010 Members Share Posted March 17, 2010 fatwarmthinbuttahchimeyjanglywoodybell-likecreamysmoothtightroundbrownmuddygruntbiteelegantbigcrunchysparklecrispclearvintageroundbigboldhugeedgekerrangsecksearthymellowmagicrichsearingjuicysyrupybloomthroaty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Coralkong Posted March 17, 2010 Members Share Posted March 17, 2010 Sexual chocolate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mnewb1 Posted March 17, 2010 Members Share Posted March 17, 2010 my favorite Les Paul tone I would refer to as "creamy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members johanneswiberg Posted March 17, 2010 Members Share Posted March 17, 2010 Yer all dancing about architecture. I do it myself all the time and love to do it, so I'm not saying there's anything wrong with it. Except there's no way I can really describe it without demonstrating it through clips. Do it. The perfect way would be if you post two clips, one with the special sound you're looking for, and one that's similar but without that special sound. Then we could try to find an appropriate word together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bun-Bun Posted March 17, 2010 Members Share Posted March 17, 2010 Pickups out of phase = "Honky" This thread made me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pixelchemist Posted March 17, 2010 Members Share Posted March 17, 2010 round or full but i have a reason.... a neck pickup is very full across the spectrum from bass to mids with rolled off highs where as a bridge is sharp or biting as it emphasizes the high end and up mids to be piercing and cut through so if you look at a spectrum analysis of the two in comparison the neck will be smoother (or rounder) and the bridge will be peaky (or sharp) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grantus Posted March 17, 2010 Members Share Posted March 17, 2010 {censored}ty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vintage clubber Posted March 17, 2010 Members Share Posted March 17, 2010 I find woman tone to be kind of bitchin'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members d_dave_c Posted March 17, 2010 Members Share Posted March 17, 2010 glassy? chocolate bunny??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blind radish Posted March 17, 2010 Members Share Posted March 17, 2010 stanky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SeanJovi Posted March 17, 2010 Members Share Posted March 17, 2010 I like chewy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scuzzo Posted March 17, 2010 Members Share Posted March 17, 2010 Tinnyhollowharshthinsterile muffledhorrid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members caveman Posted March 17, 2010 Members Share Posted March 17, 2010 CrappyGawdawefulSucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cassette Posted March 17, 2010 Members Share Posted March 17, 2010 I absolutely hate when tone (or the blues for that matter) is described as greasy unless of course they're caring for their instrument with regular application of bacon grease on their fretboard, then its perfectly acceptable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stuehmer13 Posted March 17, 2010 Members Share Posted March 17, 2010 buttery smooth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FoonkySteve Posted March 17, 2010 Members Share Posted March 17, 2010 Milky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dougie.Douglas Posted March 17, 2010 Members Share Posted March 17, 2010 my favorite Les Paul tone I would refer to as "creamy" I usually use 'Creamy' to describe the sound of a clean P90. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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