Moving on From My Pickup Thread...

I have been asked to mimic B.B. King's tone on a recent recording. They had a big Gibson semi-hollow and all kinds of amps, but couldn't nail it. Now I am not the best guitarist, but I am a highly skilled replicator....years as a kid spent jamming note for note to MTV videos and performing to an imaginary crowd...learning to spin my Squirecaster with a cord in it (try that one) but in the end, I nailed the tone.

How? I listened to King's parts and replicated his technique - the way he attacked the strings - the loosened hold on the pick - I can't explain everything, but I can reproduce what I hear.

When playing AC/DC covers, to nail Angus' s technique you gotta play with a light touch. He's jumping around like a madman, but his touch is very light and he rings through his chords...its very precise.

If you play AC/DC super aggressively, you sound like C.C. DeVille....
 
Sp8ctre said:
I started the thread about pickups and it got me thinking. Of course everyone has an opinion on how much is the right amount and where the theory of diminishing returns comes into play.

So my question to you now is; what is the MOST important part of your electric guitar when it comes to producing the sound you are looking for?

Is it the fretboard wood? The body wood? The top? The strings? The pickups?

I'm aware that the amp will also be a big part of the sound, but in the guitar where do "you" think the basis of a good tone lies?

I know many will be tempted to say "The Player"...but for this thread let's leave that out of the equation please...:D
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It is not about the parts. It is about the total of what they add up to.
 
Robert Herndon said:
The big headstock is ugly....but, I feel like the big headstock guitars have more sustain....
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The bigger head stock means it has a larger boner and stays erect for hours if you feed it Viagra every so often. Remember that Robert...Viagra improves the tone of your guitar.


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Ok Black, U asked for it.

Johnny was in the 3rd grade and had to pee during class one day. SO he told the teacher he had to go piss, could he leave and take care of it. She said oh Johnny, that was not polite to say it that way. She said it is called Urinate. She told him to go and come right back.

When he returned, she said," ok now Johnny, I want you to use urinate in a sentence"
Johnny said, " Teacher, you're and 8. If you had bigger tits, you'd be a 10!!
 
chilipeppermaniac said:
Ok Black, U asked for it.

Johnny was in the 3rd grade and had to pee during class one day. SO he told the teacher he had to go piss, could he leave and take care of it. She said oh Johnny, that was not polite to say it that way. She said it is called Urinate. She told him to go and come right back.

When he returned, she said," ok now Johnny, I want you to use urinate in a sentence"
Johnny said, " Teacher, you're and 8. If you had bigger tits, you'd be a 10!!
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You are a horny devil you Chilli with your special secret sauce if you know what I mean. I bet the proffesor had your sauce analysed to see how potent it is! You are hot stuff Chilli and remember...True men don't kill coyotes...a song reference there since you like the band! Chooogggada Ooogggah Chooogggah!


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