Anyone know how to get a Bad Brains style sound with a basic amp, i need gain, treble, bass, mid, reverb and master would be great too. Please help.

you know you dont have to copy other bands, right?

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Wipers
Pixies

i agree with nevin. turn some knobs. turn alot of knobs. find what sounds good to your ears. i'll bet you can get pretty close all by yourself. i know you can. maybe you need a pedal, maybe you don't. like nevin said, experiment.
let us know what you come up with. i'm going to try and find these guys on you tube. i've never heard of them. i'm old.

im just looking for a definant setting, oh and all about that copying stuff, well im playing a cover of banned in dc so go try that freakin "find your own way" bs on some other guy

Sorry bud, but you just got to understand A LOT of people come on to the forum asking the exact same question "How do I get this sound???"

No need to get angry! I guess what I would do is find a good OD setting, roll the tone down a little bit on your guitar and the bass on your amp. Then just go from there. I haven't heard much of Bad Brains, but I think they have a song called "Banned in DC" right? I don't listen to much punk rock, other than the occasional Ramones on an anthology album I have.

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everything on 10 except volume. adjust to taste. sounds like some good ole' fast punk to me. if you need something extra that the amp doesn't deliver, add an inexpensive OD or distortion pedal.
you will get honest answers here with a dash of sarcasm and humor. chill a bit and learn something. i know i did.
good luck with the cover. i liked it.

Hey Negative Creep, can you post a link of that band? Maybe someone with the right knowledge will be able to ring in and give you some hints. There is all kind of people here and thus, you will get different kinds of advices. Good luck with your search.
Claude.

Sounds like a typical 70's marshall sound to me, no master volume, just turn the thing right up.

If you can get an old Ibanez soundtank thrash metal pedal, that is suprisingly close when the gain is turned down. It has that same kind of gnarly mid sound. Or get a 1959 jcm800 in unmodded condition.

It's in no way a difficult sound to acheive. The important thing is lots of low mid on the eq and not too much gain. You want more punch than grind

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sprry bout getting pissed, but here's the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-7tryyJ0Ro

for punk (ie everything i play) i just go the iggy route and say f**k it and crank everything.... only things i ever touch are volume and tone on guitar

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Favorite bands:

Melvins
The Jesus Lizard
Cows
Big Business
R***man
Minutemen
Flight
Minor Threat
Big Black
Shellac
Karp
Scratch Acid
Wipers
Pixies

I listened to the clip but I must say that I can't help you on that one, sorry. I don't remember welcoming you either, so welcome Negative Creep, enjoy your stay here.
Claude.

thanks, im just going to crank everything except bass, ill leave that at 5