"singing" Tube Tone?
Kaine
Apr 14 2010, 05:42 PM
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Hey Guys,

I've had a question for quite a long time and I hope it is okay that I've opened a new topic. I play for like 4 years and I'm kind of unhappy with the overdriven lead-sound of my gear.
I really would like to create that overdriven "singing" sound you hear very often in distorted riffs. At the moment I'm playing a litte Satriani and I miss the high peaks of my distortion. Is there a special way to hit the string if you want to get it? I think it would be a great way to pronounce some notes better but I won't get the tone on purpose. Even when I go max-volume with my amp with an extra distortion pedal I only get bad noises at the end. I hope you know what sound I'm looking for. If not I could add some links of lessens where you hear it.

My gear:
Speaker: 4x12 Stramp Cabinet (not sure of the Watts)
Amp: Peavey Classic 30 Head
Guitar: Gibson Les Paul Standard 2008
Used Effects: Line 6 - M13

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Todd Simpson
Apr 14 2010, 11:00 PM
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You've got some nice gear smile.gif If you want to get a bit more distortion to have more cutting tone during leads and hit pinch harmonics a bit easier, you might add some gain/distortion. You can buy a distortion pedal like the ibanez Tube Screamer which is a classic. Or try active pickups, like EMG's, or use a rack mount pre-amp, or a different head. Go to your local music shop and try some pedals and heads and such to see if you can find the tone you are looking for. If you have a PC, you can try some amp modeling software like AMPLITUDE and try out emulations of various amps and fx to see what you might like.

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