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SnoCone View Member Profile	Jul 11 2008, 09:27 PM
Jul 11 2008, 09:27 PM	GMC:er Posts: 33 Joined: 8-July 08	Hello everyone, im having a problem when trying to get good tones for these lessons. Im trying to get a sound such as in "the love song solo", Muris Varajic's solos, Blind Guardian style lesson, Melodic Piece in E Minor. and so on. When playing songs that are clean i can get really nice sounds out of my guitar and amp etc. but when i try to get a sound like these its not quite up to par at all. So can anyone suggest me some amp settings, ideas, etc. I also can spend around $50-125 dollars on new pedals or the such. Gear Ibanez rg370dx Hughes and Kettner Edition Blue 60DFX EHX Metal muff w/top boost Digitech rp150 I just need a good sound for solos like that. thanks! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Marcus Siepen View Member Profile	Jul 12 2008, 10:34 AM
Jul 12 2008, 10:34 AM	Instructor (Blind Guardian) Posts: 3.433 Joined: 5-March 08 From: Germany	I don't know the amp that you are using, but this is a problem that many amps have. Specially a lot of those modeling amps sound VERY good in clean modes, but as soon as it comes to high gain stuff the sound is not really that great anymore. A lot of people also make the mistake to tweak the gain to the absolute maximum, which only results in a muddy, completely overdistorted sound, when you want to record distorted guitars you should experiment a bit with your level of distortion. Set it to a rather low setting, record a track, and the double it. You will be surprised to see that the sound gets much more powerfull again and seems to me more distorted that it actually is. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Guitars: various Gibson Les Pauls / Gibson J 45 Amps: Mesa Boogie Tripple Rectifier / Triaxis / 2:90 Poweramp / Rectocabs Effects: Rocktron Intellifex / Rocktron Xpression Homepage: www.marcussiepen.com www.blind-guardian.com Check out my video lessons!

Bogdan Radovic View Member Profile	Jul 12 2008, 10:39 AM
Jul 12 2008, 10:39 AM	Bass & Beginner Instructor Posts: 15.614 Joined: 30-November 07 From: Belgrade, Serbia	Well you want to try to make a distortion sound on your amps lead channel..Just experiment more with EQ and Gain settings starting from flat positions...Main things is as Marcus said , not to overdo it! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- For GMC support please email support (at) guitarmasterclass.net Check out my lessons and my instructor board. Check out my beginner guitar lessons course! ; Take a bass course now!

Ivan Milenkovic View Member Profile	Jul 12 2008, 12:46 PM
Jul 12 2008, 12:46 PM	Instructor Posts: 25.396 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Belgrade, Serbia	Marcus is 100% right, and I agree, while recording it is often much better to record with less overdrive than usually (while playing) and then double tracks. It really makes the sound bolder, and lot more defined and concrete. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! This post has been edited by Ivan Milenkovic: Jul 12 2008, 12:47 PM -------------------- - Ivan's Video Chat Lesson Notes HERE - Check out my GMC Profile and Lessons - (Please subscribe to my) YouTube Official Channel - Let's be connected through ! Facebook! :)

kjutte View Member Profile	Jul 14 2008, 10:23 AM
Jul 14 2008, 10:23 AM	GMC:er Posts: 1.710 Joined: 17-July 07 From: Norway	QUOTE (SnoCone @ Jul 11 2008, 10:27 PM) Hello everyone, im having a problem when trying to get good tones for these lessons. Im trying to get a sound such as in "the love song solo", Muris Varajic's solos, Blind Guardian style lesson, Melodic Piece in E Minor. and so on. When playing songs that are clean i can get really nice sounds out of my guitar and amp etc. but when i try to get a sound like these its not quite up to par at all. So can anyone suggest me some amp settings, ideas, etc. I also can spend around $50-125 dollars on new pedals or the such. Gear Ibanez rg370dx Hughes and Kettner Edition Blue 60DFX EHX Metal muff w/top boost Digitech rp150 I just need a good sound for solos like that. thanks! go 65% gain and add some reverb or delay (both?) That'll change things, I promise you. And btw, muris plays with tube amps and expensive guitars, and has great playing fingers. these matter the most You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! This post has been edited by kjutte: Jul 14 2008, 10:23 AM

Disturbed21 View Member Profile	Jul 14 2008, 10:40 AM
Jul 14 2008, 10:40 AM	GMC:er Posts: 274 Joined: 29-May 08 From: Gloucester MA.	The problem may not even be the amp it could be how you're playing. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! This post has been edited by Disturbed21: Jul 14 2008, 10:41 AM -------------------- Enter The Doom And Gloom If You Dare Below This Message http://www.last.fm/user/Disturbed21 and add if you want...

Rooks View Member Profile	Jul 14 2008, 11:06 AM
Jul 14 2008, 11:06 AM	GMC:er Posts: 231 Joined: 26-June 08 From: Denmark, home of sad and cold climate	Sorry if I might cue the topic bit off track, :S but I know that feeling! And everytime I see it discussed, most the replies includes to equalize the amp with all kinds of knobs that my amp does not feature All the time looking at my amp despairingly for all the secret knobs but only still see Bass, Mid, Treble, Vol.. uh uh .. I'm not sure, but when my amp is so limited.. What pedal effects does that call for? I got recommended the good 'ol Boss DS-1 by my real-life guitar teacher that I see once in a while (he's an expensive man) and been playing with that so far, but that's not very versatile alone either. I got recommended the EHX that SnoCone have, but thats not really for anything else than metal is it (I'm quite impressed by the Metal Muff for metal/thrash stuff, though) Im looking for a pedal (or two in combination) that really can do some allround stuff, like Sno says, sound good with some solo pieces too.. And I really dig that 70-80 heavy metal sound both riffing and soloing.. The old school like Sammy Hagar, Judas Priest and the like. Im not really into the technical details or how to combine different effects, but I've looked at tons and tons of pedal demo's and I really can't find out how to make old school heavy sound. My gear consists of Cort EVL X4 guitar; Boss DS-1 pedal; Trace-Elliot Boxer Amp. -Rooks You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Gear: Guitar Cort EVL X4 , Squier Strat Amp Peavey Valveking 112 50w

Juan M. Valero View Member Profile	Jul 14 2008, 08:53 PM
Jul 14 2008, 08:53 PM	Instructor Posts: 4.270 Joined: 6-August 07 From: Girona - Spain	QUOTE (Marcus Siepen @ Jul 12 2008, 11:34 AM) I don't know the amp that you are using, but this is a problem that many amps have. Specially a lot of those modeling amps sound VERY good in clean modes, but as soon as it comes to high gain stuff the sound is not really that great anymore. A lot of people also make the mistake to tweak the gain to the absolute maximum, which only results in a muddy, completely overdistorted sound, when you want to record distorted guitars you should experiment a bit with your level of distortion. Set it to a rather low setting, record a track, and the double it. You will be surprised to see that the sound gets much more powerfull again and seems to me more distorted that it actually is. I absolutely share this opinion !!!! and I'd like to add that if record 2 guitars in right channel and 2 guitars in left channel it will sound bestial !!!! hehe 4 rhythm guitars will sound really powerfull, but remember you would be to nail every note ... You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Visit : www.myspace.com/juanmvalero Video lessons ; Instructor board ; Recording lessons

Marcus Siepen View Member Profile	Jul 15 2008, 08:27 PM
Jul 15 2008, 08:27 PM	Instructor (Blind Guardian) Posts: 3.433 Joined: 5-March 08 From: Germany	hehe, true, the more takes you record, the more precise you will have to be, otherwise the recording will be very chaotic and not tight anymore. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Guitars: various Gibson Les Pauls / Gibson J 45 Amps: Mesa Boogie Tripple Rectifier / Triaxis / 2:90 Poweramp / Rectocabs Effects: Rocktron Intellifex / Rocktron Xpression Homepage: www.marcussiepen.com www.blind-guardian.com Check out my video lessons!

Scott Gentzen View Member Profile	Jul 15 2008, 09:24 PM
Jul 15 2008, 09:24 PM	GMC:er Posts: 683 Joined: 16-January 07 From: Centreville, VA, USA	QUOTE (kjutte @ Jul 14 2008, 05:23 AM) And btw, muris plays with tube amps and expensive guitars, and has great playing fingers. these matter the most Pretty much all of Muris' lessons are recorded through his Pandora though aren't they? You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Guitars: ESP Semi-Hollow Eclipse, 1984 Ibanez Roadstar RS440, Peavey T-60, Daisy Rock Rock Candy Custom Amps: Peavey Transformer 112, Epiphone Valve Jr head with custom 2x12 cab Pedals: Boss TU-2, Budda Bud-Wah, Chuck Collins Harmonic Percolator clone

kjutte View Member Profile	Jul 15 2008, 09:28 PM
Jul 15 2008, 09:28 PM	GMC:er Posts: 1.710 Joined: 17-July 07 From: Norway	QUOTE (Scott Gentzen @ Jul 15 2008, 10:24 PM) Pretty much all of Muris' lessons are recorded through his Pandora though aren't they? Not sure what a pandora is buddy, but it sounds like it's atleast a tube preamp. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

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