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Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 10:19 am
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StratMan#1 is right--let SRV rest in peace. There are too many people copying (and downright ripping off) the late Mr. Vaughan...and everyone else, too.

Very few people are going out and experimenting with axes or amps or stompboxes or tweaking tones or putting something unexpected into the mix anymore. Instead, they just go out and get a guitar similar to what their hero used, an all-in-one pedal (Digitech, anyone?) that samples or models their hero's sound and an amp (usually a digital modeling one, or occasionally a good tube rig) similar to their hero. Then they wonder why they don't sound like their hero...instead they just have a generic, processed tone.

What made SRV so great was his originality. He could sound like Hendrix or Albert King or Freddie King or Hubert Sumlin or Buddy Guy or Lonnie Mack or Kenny Burrell or any number of other artists that came before him...but he instead combined all of those influences and came up with something new. He also used equipment (from axes to amps) that most of those guys wouldn't have touched, much less used (only two of the guys I mentioned were Strat players).

Who will be the next Hendrix or Billy Gibbons or SRV or Jimmie Vaughan or Peter Green or Clapton or Bugs Henderson or David Grissom or Buddy Guy? It will be the guy that says, "screw the trends and let me build off of what has already been done...and do it my way."

Be honest--who's the last musician (and not just guitarist) who turned you on with something new? They might have been influenced by someone before them, but they actually sounded like themself?

It's been a while for me, too...


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Screamin' Armadillo wrote:
StratMan#1 is right--let SRV rest in peace. There are too many people copying (and downright ripping off) the late Mr. Vaughan...and everyone else, too.

Very few people are going out and experimenting with axes or amps or stompboxes or tweaking tones or putting something unexpected into the mix anymore. Instead, they just go out and get a guitar similar to what their hero used, an all-in-one pedal (Digitech, anyone?) that samples or models their hero's sound and an amp (usually a digital modeling one, or occasionally a good tube rig) similar to their hero. Then they wonder why they don't sound like their hero...instead they just have a generic, processed tone.

What made SRV so great was his originality. He could sound like Hendrix or Albert King or Freddie King or Hubert Sumlin or Buddy Guy or Lonnie Mack or Kenny Burrell or any number of other artists that came before him...but he instead combined all of those influences and came up with something new. He also used equipment (from axes to amps) that most of those guys wouldn't have touched, much less used (only two of the guys I mentioned were Strat players).

Who will be the next Hendrix or Billy Gibbons or SRV or Jimmie Vaughan or Peter Green or Clapton or Bugs Henderson or David Grissom or Buddy Guy? It will be the guy that says, "screw the trends and let me build off of what has already been done...and do it my way."

Be honest--who's the last musician (and not just guitarist) who turned you on with something new? They might have been influenced by someone before them, but they actually sounded like themself?

It's been a while for me, too...

Screamin' Thanks for saving me the keystrokes. I couldn't of said it better!


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Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 7:32 pm
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ratboy wrote:
Screamin' Armadillo wrote:
StratMan#1 is right--let SRV rest in peace. There are too many people copying (and downright ripping off) the late Mr. Vaughan...and everyone else, too.

Very few people are going out and experimenting with axes or amps or stompboxes or tweaking tones or putting something unexpected into the mix anymore. Instead, they just go out and get a guitar similar to what their hero used, an all-in-one pedal (Digitech, anyone?) that samples or models their hero's sound and an amp (usually a digital modeling one, or occasionally a good tube rig) similar to their hero. Then they wonder why they don't sound like their hero...instead they just have a generic, processed tone.

What made SRV so great was his originality. He could sound like Hendrix or Albert King or Freddie King or Hubert Sumlin or Buddy Guy or Lonnie Mack or Kenny Burrell or any number of other artists that came before him...but he instead combined all of those influences and came up with something new. He also used equipment (from axes to amps) that most of those guys wouldn't have touched, much less used (only two of the guys I mentioned were Strat players).

Who will be the next Hendrix or Billy Gibbons or SRV or Jimmie Vaughan or Peter Green or Clapton or Bugs Henderson or David Grissom or Buddy Guy? It will be the guy that says, "screw the trends and let me build off of what has already been done...and do it my way."

Be honest--who's the last musician (and not just guitarist) who turned you on with something new? They might have been influenced by someone before them, but they actually sounded like themself?

It's been a while for me, too...

Screamin' Thanks for saving me the keystrokes. I couldn't of said it better!




That is so true,,, Be yourself...


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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:06 am
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I found a pretty good set-up between my Strat, '59 Bassman, and Fulltone OCD. But, I only use that if I'm covering a SRV song. Otherwise, find your own sound; be an original, not a follower.

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CAFeathers wrote:
Try a stock Blues Jr. with these settings:

T 5
M 4
B 7
R 3
G 5


Thanks CAFeathers! As other have pointed out I really appreciate your help on this forum!

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Some people here have mentioned you can get a good SRV tone with the Cyber Twin.

Does anyone have the settings for a good SRV tone on the Cyber Twin?


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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:01 am
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Try the Cyber Twin users club thread, someone over there no doubt has a few.

The few I have tried left me a bit wanting.

they all want to use a phaser for some strange reason.

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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 2:35 pm
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The Princeton Recording Amp will let you capture the essence of his tone. It's power attenuator will let you wail (with an organic tone) and not wake the family.

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