Your guitar tones

Sp8ctre said:
I've come to the conclusion that you need it to be loud and distorted! That is big difference with me. Playing the blues and trying to get the Gilmour sound I need little to no distortion...
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I played blues for a living for a few years. It paid me well...about $800/week working only 6 nights, but to be honest, I felt restrained...caged...as if someone were holding me under water.

I knew my heart and soul was in rock n roll, but we needed the money and the average rock bands weren't bringing in the dough that the blues venues were willing to pay, so I stuck with it.

I was much like a prisoner. I went with the program while quietly planning my escape.

The "escape" presented itself one day when I was invited to join the musician's union and start working in the studio, which replaced my income and gave me the freedom to pursue having my own band.

I've been hooked on "that sound" since hearing Mississippi Queen in 1972. Its what I live for - performing that tone for a greedy audience.

Gilmore is cool dude. I love his solo in "On The Turning Away."
 
Robert Herndon said:
I played blues for a living for a few years. It paid me well...about $800/week working only 6 nights, but to be honest, I felt restrained...caged...as if someone were holding me under water.

I knew my heart and soul was in rock n roll, but we needed the money and the average rock bands weren't bringing in the dough that the blues venues were willing to pay, so I stuck with it.

I was much like a prisoner. I went with the program while quietly planning my escape.

The "escape" presented itself one day when I was invited to join the musician's union and start working in the studio, which replaced my income and gave me the freedom to pursue having my own band.

I've been hooked on "that sound" since hearing Mississippi Queen in 1972. Its what I live for - performing that tone for a greedy audience.

Gilmore is cool dude. I love his solo in "On The Turning Away."
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I see, it makes total sense along with other things you have shared about your music background.

I, on the other hand LOVE to listen to the loud and distorted Rock music, but don't really enjoy playing it.

I came into the guitar too late to have any chops playing things that require a lot of speed and dexterity. I find
the Blues and Prog Rock much easier to get a hold of.
 
Sp8ctre said:
I see, it makes total sense along with other things you have shared about your music background.

I, on the other hand LOVE to listen to the loud and distorted Rock music, but don't really enjoy playing it.

I came into the guitar too late to have any chops playing things that require a lot of speed and dexterity. I find
the Blues and Prog Rock much easier to get a hold of.
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I can dig that. I tend to prefer the 'bluesier' style of over driven leads. For example, I love rhythm and I am highly proficient at it, but I play the solos for songs like "Fantasy" by Aldo Nova, "Rock Me" by Great White, "Breaking The Chains," by Dokken, "Another Thing Comin," by Judas Priest, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Warrant, "Flyin High Again" by Ozzy and "You Shook Me All Night Long" by AC/DC, so this can kind of give you an idea of where I like to be.

I can play fast, but I feel as though many other guitarists do it more proficiently than I do, and I enjoy bends and vibrato, so I prefer to stay with where I am most talented...
 
Mitch Pearrow SJMP said:
That strat is cooking
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Mitch, that pickup in my Strat is a 1992 DiMarzio DP404.

I highly recommend this pickup...even better than a humbucker in the bridge, IMHO. You can still find them on Reverb and E-bay.

From the Dimarzio catalogue:

Sweet and versatile vintage Strat tones.

Although the DP404 Virtual Vintage Solo is the hottest DiMarzio Virtual Vintage model, it was designed to be compatible with any of the other Virtual Vintage pickups. The top end is very smooth, and there's a lot of mid-range punch, more like a P90 than an overwound Strat pickup. The hum canceling DP404 is a great bridge pickup with a Tubescreamer and a hot amp, or a buttery-smooth neck pickup for jazz.

Recommended For: Bridge position primarily, but can be used in neck and middle.

Tech Talk: The DiMarzio DP404 is an excellent pickup for fattening up the Strat bridge position without sounding like a standard humbucker. The Solo has enough power to balance with standard-output pickups in the neck and middle positions, but it will still clean up with an overdriven amp when the volume is rolled down. DiMarzio strongly recommends a 500K volume control to get maximum performance from the Solo pickup. If it's wired to a tone control as well, try the 1 Meg tone (EP1202).

DP404 Virtual Vintage Solo Hum Canceling Strat Pickup Specifications:
Wiring: 4 Conductor
Magnet: Alnico 5
Output: 200
DC Resistance: 10.85
Patent#: 4442749 & 5811710 & 5908998
 
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