A little while back I was asked in another thread what kind of sound I was looking for in a project I had in mind. That got me thinking about well-known songs that featured that sound, but then I side-tracked myself by realizing that I do a poor job of identifying sounds that I hear, as far as what is necessary to produce them. I'll confess right here and now that the difference between a humbucker and single coil, or between Strat-type and P-90 type single coils, is not obvious to me. I've never really had like-minded people around to discuss this with.
I thought I'd try consulting the crowd here to see what insight could be brought to the task of seeking to recreate a recorded sound. It might be interesting to know what an artist said was used to create a sound, but that's not absolutely necessary. I would like to train my ears to the point where I could hear a sound and have an idea of what it would take to make it myself, sort of like tasting a dish and identifying ingredients by flavor.
We all know that although artists might be associated with a particular piece or set of gear (Page and his Les Paul + Marshall, Nugent and his Byrdland + Fender), that might not be what was used to produce their recorded music (Page and his Silvertones, Teles and Supros, Nugent and ... probably his Byrdland and Fender, at least early on), plus there might be effects usage. And it is well known that another guitarist can play through the same rig and sound much different.
What I propose, if there is interest, is that if someone is trying to determine what components (mainly guitar, amp, effects if any, and settings) could be used to produce a similar sound to one on record, they could ask here in a "Name That Tone" thread, and others with information or opinions could chime in. That way it would be easier (for me, at least) to associate a known sound with (a) piece(s) of gear.
First up - Georgia Satellites "Keep Your Hands to Yourself". Doesn't sound too fancy to me, although there are a couple of guitars here. Some twang on the guitar(s), edge of distortion on the amp(s), maybe a little echo sometimes? What could you use to get this sound - gear and settings? Speculate away!
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A little while back I was asked in another thread what kind of sound I was looking for in a project I had in mind. That got me thinking about well-known songs that featured that sound, but then I side-tracked myself by realizing that I do a poor job of identifying sounds that I hear, as far as what is necessary to produce them. I'll confess right here and now that the difference between a humbucker and single coil, or between Strat-type and P-90 type single coils, is not obvious to me. I've never really had like-minded people around to discuss this with.
I thought I'd try consulting the crowd here to see what insight could be brought to the task of seeking to recreate a recorded sound. It might be interesting to know what an artist said was used to create a sound, but that's not absolutely necessary. I would like to train my ears to the point where I could hear a sound and have an idea of what it would take to make it myself, sort of like tasting a dish and identifying ingredients by flavor.
We all know that although artists might be associated with a particular piece or set of gear (Page and his Les Paul + Marshall, Nugent and his Byrdland + Fender), that might not be what was used to produce their recorded music (Page and his Silvertones, Teles and Supros, Nugent and ... probably his Byrdland and Fender, at least early on), plus there might be effects usage. And it is well known that another guitarist can play through the same rig and sound much different.
What I propose, if there is interest, is that if someone is trying to determine what components (mainly guitar, amp, effects if any, and settings) could be used to produce a similar sound to one on record, they could ask here in a "Name That Tone" thread, and others with information or opinions could chime in. That way it would be easier (for me, at least) to associate a known sound with (a) piece(s) of gear.
First up - Georgia Satellites "Keep Your Hands to Yourself". Doesn't sound too fancy to me, although there are a couple of guitars here. Some twang on the guitar(s), edge of distortion on the amp(s), maybe a little echo sometimes? What could you use to get this sound - gear and settings? Speculate away!
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