Techdeth
RESIDENT ROCK PROFESSOR
Hmmm you never knowDid she have balls?
Hmmm you never knowDid she have balls?
Except, when you dial ANY amp in you always dial it to your preference, hence sounding like you on any rig.I hear
I heard that. That’s why I don’t bang the GF before a gig. Can’t waste the guitar tone batter. But I find no matter what I play thru, I sound like me. So I say the hands are a huge part.
I respectfully disagree, although that is certainly a part of the equation. I remember going to a open mic with my guitar player. We both played thru the host bands guitar rig separately on different jams, and a musician friend made the comment how different our tones were using the same guitar/amp/settings. No EQ differences, but like you said differences in our technique picking attack flesh of our hands, etc. it’s definitely more than one thing that contributes to your tone, in my opinion. I just think the hands play a huge part.Except, when you dial ANY amp in you always dial it to your preference, hence sounding like you on any rig.
Whether you realize it or not. I think that’s mostly the reason why people say it’s “in the hands”…..no, it’s mostly in the fact that we all eq any amp to our liking. My Triple Rec sounded like my Marshalls because I eq every amp the same way….and not by moving the eq knobs identical; but I dial the eq until it sounds right to me.
The “in the hands” thing reflects your playing style, vibrato, phrasing etc. But tone comes from the gear in the chain.
It's just technique dude. Some players know how to use vibrato properly, bend in tune, play in tune in general, and have a feel for it and some don't and those playing techniques makes a guitar sound good. Our hands are all the same basically, just flesh and bone, something to manipulate the strings. Tone is not in the hands, technique is in the hands. Tone is in the pickup, strings, amplifier circuit, cab, speakers.I respectfully disagree, although that is certainly a part of the equation. I remember going to a open mic with my guitar player. We both played thru the host bands guitar rig separately on different jams, and a musician friend made the comment how different our tones were using the same guitar/amp/settings. No EQ differences, but like you said differences in our technique picking attack flesh of our hands, etc. it’s definitely more than one thing that contributes to your tone, in my opinion. I just think the hands play a huge part.
Well, the best thing about opinions is we all get to have them. Life would be boring if we all had the same opinion. Hell, more boring as guitar players if we all only liked one tone!It's just technique dude. Some players know how to use vibrato properly, bend in tune, play in tune in general, and have a feel for it and some don't and those playing techniques makes a guitar sound good. Our hands are all the same basically, just flesh and bone, something to manipulate the strings. Tone is not in the hands, technique is in the hands. Tone is in the pickup, strings, amplifier circuit, cab, speakers.
Actually, tone comes from Ziltoid The Omniscient, a good cup of coffee and beer.
I remember this vid; cool as shit. Satch was rocking a POS strat knockoff and still killin itThere's a vid of Satch jamming on a poverty rig at some dude's house, and it unmistakably sounded like Satch.
Yup. I remember wanting to quit playing guitar that instantI remember this vid; cool as shit. Satch was rocking a POS strat knockoff and still killin it
you are right. Tone is in the guitar/amp/cab .... but a players "sound" is 100% in their hands. Problem is some players don't have their own sound so calm it is the gearIt's just technique dude. Some players know how to use vibrato properly, bend in tune, play in tune in general, and have a feel for it and some don't and those playing techniques makes a guitar sound good. Our hands are all the same basically, just flesh and bone, something to manipulate the strings. Tone is not in the hands, technique is in the hands. Tone is in the pickup, strings, amplifier circuit, cab, speakers.
Actually, tone comes from Ziltoid The Omniscient, a good cup of coffee and beer.
.....have you ever rested the headstock of your guitar against a cabinet or draws?
thisYes, technically tone is stored in your drawers, but that's because that's where your balls are. So there you go. The answer is balls.