There is no exact information about which amp George used for this recording we’ll have to use our ears. ► Set the gain at about a quarter of a turn (9 o’clock).īy now you should have a good idea of what the plain amp tone sounds like with a mild amount of gain, so you can hear the gain stage character. all settings at the half way point or 12 o’clock) as this gives you a neutral starting point so that the EQ isn’t colouring the tone. When selecting an amp there are some basic rules of thumb that will help:
Single coil vs humbucker amp settings full#
Remember any multi-FX / amp simulator like the BOSS ME-80 is simulating a room full of gear, so think about it like that – you wouldn’t walk into a room full of amps and FX and start by turning everything ON would you? You would plug into an amp, get a good basic tone, then turn on any effects one at a time and build up your sound….
Single coil vs humbucker amp settings how to#
On a 2 humbucker guitar like a Les Paul, select the bridge pickup and I’ll show you how to deal with the tonal differences later – in the EQ, Compressor and FX sections.Īlways start with everything off – I can’t stress this enough! Find the OFF button for everything in the signal chain so all you can hear is your dry guitar sound coming through. So, if your guitar has single coil pickups, select the bridge pickup. If you don’t own a guitar with a single-coil pickup in the bridge position just go for the closest approximation e.g. I can tell the guitar tone on ‘Bad to the Bone’ is a bridge pickup by the harsh ‘honkiness’. The original P-90 pickups predated the humbucker and, being big single coils pickups, had a brighter sound. You will need to make slight adjustments in your final settings depending what guitar you are using. I figured when people listened to it they would know it was me, at least by the tone if not the phrasing of the guitar.” * I had to buy an ES-125…It was a dirty, gruff sound. I didn’t have any money when we started the band. In an earlier blog article, I spoke about the best way to approach a guitar tone is to consider the 4 Elements of Guitar Tone and using those principles, we have:Ĭontributed by Josh Munday – Tone Designerįew blues artists establish an instantly recognizable tone – but George Thorogood made a Gibson ES-125 with P90 Soapbar pickups part of his signature sound “Nobody else wanted to play that cheap guitar.
Since I used the BOSS ME-80 on my Classic Patches Medley video, I’m going to go through how I approached the ‘Bad to the Bone’ tone on it here, but essentially the process would be same on any of the BOSS multi effects units.
The distinctive riff sees George playing his home-made copper slide, and I’m going to show you how to get the same effect – without using a slide! The mid-range ‘honky’ guitar tone comes from a Gibson ES-125 (with P-90 Soapbar pickups), combined with a combo amp that is cranked all the way up. Its a fantastic sounding instrument (at least it is when played through world class gear by two of the best guitarists on the planet, Mayer and his guitar player Isaiah Sharkey who was also playing a ss for much of the gig).In 1982 George Thorogood and The Destroyers released a song that went on to contain one of the most recognizable guitar riffs of all time…Bad to the Bone. It’s not that different from a strat and nowhere do I state as much.Īs per the premise of the thread, it has single coils (voiced for a more modern than typical tone as far as I’m aware) and on plenty of occasions throughout the gig I’d defy anyone blindfolded to tell the difference between the silver sky and humbuckers. How different can it be from a Strat? It’s basically the same guitar but with the wrong headstock. When they first came out I thought they we’re just silly.not anymore. No idea which of the 3 amps was his main sound but as I’ve said in another thread, I was blown away by his tone on the silver sky. Looked like he had a two rock, PRS amp and possibly a Dumble in the back line. Incredible tone of virtually any variety he wanted. Just saw John Mayer at the O2 and he’s basically answered this thread with his silver sky.
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