Members leelee Posted January 21, 2010 Members Share Posted January 21, 2010 Amp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members metal0822 Posted January 21, 2010 Members Share Posted January 21, 2010 more effect on tone? amp.more effect on playing? guitar.you kinda need both, but if youre just talking tone, then yes, the amp is more important IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr. P Posted January 21, 2010 Members Share Posted January 21, 2010 At the moment, one of the best sounding guitars through my tube amps is a Squier CV telecaster. I'm fairly convinced that amp is the most important quantity, so long as the guitar is basically OK, but of course amps need to be 'played' as well... and different guitars suit different amps and vice versa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members golias Posted January 21, 2010 Members Share Posted January 21, 2010 Which is more important in your drinking water... the hydrogen or the oxygen? Yes, a crappy amp will fart all over your tone. But I can't get any guitar that's not a single-coil Telecaster to sound quite like a single-coil Telecaster. And I can't get anything but a good bridge humbucker to sound like a good bridge humbucker. And then there's resonators, jazz boxes, etc. Just as a great amp will make a cheap-ass strat copy sound impressive, a great guitar will sound pretty darn good going D.I. right into the PA or studio board. So yeah... Just like it takes twice as many hydrogen atoms than oxygen atoms to make a water molecule, amp choice has a bigger impact on tone than guitar choice. But both matter. Were I starting over with a $2000 budget... $100 guitar into a $1900 amp? No. $1900 guitar into a $100 amp? No. $1000 guitar into a $1000 amp? YES PLEASE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr. P Posted January 21, 2010 Members Share Posted January 21, 2010 ... which begs the question... why the {censored} do we get our knickers in so much of a twist about guitars on this forum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bsman Posted January 21, 2010 Members Share Posted January 21, 2010 ... which begs the question... why the {censored} do we get our knickers in so much of a twist about guitars on this forum?Because we're a buncha' slackers with nothing better to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RaoulDuke Posted January 21, 2010 Members Share Posted January 21, 2010 ... which begs the question... why the {censored} do we get our knickers in so much of a twist about guitars on this forum? You can sleep with you guitar next to you in the bed. The Marshall stack weights down the side of the bed too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BoneNut Posted January 21, 2010 Members Share Posted January 21, 2010 I say it all the time:Spend your money on the amp before the guitar.And more specifically, make sure you have the right speaker. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members noisebloom Posted January 21, 2010 Members Share Posted January 21, 2010 I'd have to guess that about 80-90% of my tone comes from the amp. My tone changes completely through different amps. The amp is crucial. To riff on the Muddy Waters quote, I could play a crummy guitar through my amp of choice and it would sound about right; I could also play my guitar of choice through a crummy amp and it would sound like a trainwreck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members golias Posted January 21, 2010 Members Share Posted January 21, 2010 ... which begs the question... why the {censored} do we get our knickers in so much of a twist about guitars on this forum? Because that's what the forum is here for. If you want to talk about the news of the day, go to FARK.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitar Heel Posted January 21, 2010 Members Share Posted January 21, 2010 Guitar Heel's take on {censored} that affects tone (in order): 1. Amp 2. Pickups 3. Scale Distant 4. everything else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RaoulDuke Posted January 21, 2010 Members Share Posted January 21, 2010 Guitar Heel's take on {censored} that affects tone (in order):1. Amp2. Pickups3. ScaleDistant 4. everything else You poor amateur. Everyone knows the most important element of tone is the fretboard wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitar Heel Posted January 21, 2010 Members Share Posted January 21, 2010 You poor amateur. Everyone knows the most important element of tone is the fretboard wood. And the tone knob. It must affect the tone, I mean it has TONE written all over it for the love of god. If you check eBay for the aged, vintage 50's tone knobs, you can totally score one for under $400. That's just value right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mel Cooley Posted January 21, 2010 Members Share Posted January 21, 2010 Both. Symbiotic relationship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcooper830 Posted January 21, 2010 Members Share Posted January 21, 2010 I'd have to guess that about 80-90% of my tone comes from the amp. My tone changes completely through different amps. The amp is crucial. To riff on the Muddy Waters quote, I could play a crummy guitar through my amp of choice and it would sound about right; I could also play my guitar of choice through a crummy amp and it would sound like a trainwreck. That could be a good thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlueSteam Posted January 21, 2010 Members Share Posted January 21, 2010 I'd have to say the amp is more important to tone. Having nice guitars is cool too though... they're more comfortable to play. =) I do believe that good pickups really display the finer nuances of your playing... and a good piece of would will have better characteristics than a plywood guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr. P Posted January 21, 2010 Members Share Posted January 21, 2010 [You can sleep with you guitar next to you in the bed. The Marshall stack weights down the side of the bed too much.I hope you roll it out of the wet patch in the morning. Could ruin the finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RocknRollOver Posted January 21, 2010 Members Share Posted January 21, 2010 Its like Ying and Yang to me. Both guitar and amp are equally significant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 55gibby Posted January 21, 2010 Members Share Posted January 21, 2010 Amp... or... The pick you use (green picks sound best) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RocknRollOver Posted January 21, 2010 Members Share Posted January 21, 2010 ..The pick you use (green picks sound best) This guy knows what he's talking about. Green pick FTW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ExiledCrow Posted January 21, 2010 Members Share Posted January 21, 2010 That could be a good thing Well played, sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SirJackdeFuzz Posted January 21, 2010 Members Share Posted January 21, 2010 A M P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SirJackdeFuzz Posted January 21, 2010 Members Share Posted January 21, 2010 I say it all the time:Spend your money on the amp before the guitar.And more specifically, make sure you have the right speaker. This is a wise man speaking . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members primemover12 Posted January 21, 2010 Members Share Posted January 21, 2010 Both--it may sound like you when you strum an open A on a {censored}ty guitar through a nice amp, but without a guitar that intonates properly and allows you to play well, it's going to go downhill in a hurry. Unless you already play like {censored}, then it doesn't matter at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members noisebloom Posted January 21, 2010 Members Share Posted January 21, 2010 That could be a good thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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