Lately the guitar people in my life and even a few members here that I've noticed seem to want to re-invent the wheel. I realise everybody wants to feel like they're unique but sometimes it's just dumb. People need to realize there are certain ways to do stuff and that's it. Young fellow, son of a friend, asks me last night how to get a Stevie Ray tone out of his rig. He's got an Epiphone Les Paul and a Line-6 Spider. I shake my head. His dad, my friend, (non-player) say's what's wrong, it's a legitimate question. I grab a pencil from the counter and write down, Fender 1962 Strat Re-Issue & Fender Vibroverb Amp. He says, Yah yah, of course but how does he get that sound using the stuff he's already got? I say, same way you haul a 60,000 pound load of logs from the bush to the sawmill with a 1982 Toyota Tercel. Then it was his turn to shake his head at me.

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Just think of how awesome a guitar player you could have been by now if you had only spent the last 10 years practicing instead of obsessing over pickups and roasted maple necks.

Ha! You can't get there from here.
I like the Toyota analogy.

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Don't worry, Be happy.

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Arjay

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"Here's why reliability is job one: A great sounding amp that breaks down goes from being a favorite piece of gear to a useless piece of crap in less time than it takes to read this sentence." -- BRUCE ZINKY

good story Bro. I thought, make it go faster in sort of "the same way" thing.

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you can save the world with your guitar one love song at a time it's just better, more fun, easier with a fender solid body electric guitar or electric bass guitar.

I Think If People Spent A Little Less Time Trying To Sound Like Someone Else We Might Hear Them On The Radio.

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Vintage Hotrod '57 Strat, 81 G&L L2000 Series E Bass, Fender Musicmaster Bass Amp.

Great analogy!

Thanks. For What I Paid For My 57 Vhr Ri I Could Have Spent A Little More For A Sig Guitar. I Didn't Want One. I Also Play My Guitar Through A 30 Yr Old Musicmaster Bass Amp. No Effects. That's My Sound. At Least Untill I Buy A New Amp.

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Vintage Hotrod '57 Strat, 81 G&L L2000 Series E Bass, Fender Musicmaster Bass Amp.

i think i dig what your saying, are you saying that there are to many people trying to be other artists?

i really dont like it when someone asks "how do i get *whatserfaces* tone?" i mean, c'mon, find one that expresses YOU, not *whatserface*

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riley

Your sir did the right thing here.

LMAO.

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Marriage is like playing cards...

At first all you want are Hearts and Diamonds.

But in the end, all you really want is a Club and a Spade.

I Will Say I Really Like What Pete Townshend Did With The Eric Clapton Strat But Look At The Mods On It. I Would Like To Play One Of Pete's Guitars To Hear Hear How It Sounds. Would I Like It For All Music I Play Though. I Dont Know.

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Vintage Hotrod '57 Strat, 81 G&L L2000 Series E Bass, Fender Musicmaster Bass Amp.

Yes, I would agree with what everyone is saying about making your own sound…

But I also support the view, particularly among us newbie’s. That we would like to sound like our hero’s some of the time.. When I play Hendrix, Clapton, et al. I Pick up my Start, for BB King, John Lee, it’s the 335, and for most basic practice and Santana it’s my SG…This of course begs the question why did I buy the J6?.…I also have a Valve / digital amp. Marshall AVT 50 and a Zoom 200, and by the way.. while hoping to. I’m not suggesting I “ do “ sound like the above………….Just in case someone wishes to sticks the verbal boot in again…

Love to all.

ive seen a pic of SRV playing a les paul somewhere, and i bet you he sounded like SRV!
someone said on this forum (forget where i read it) little wing is played on Jimis flying V and he sounds like Jimi.

Personally “ How defensive am I getting ? Not like me )

I have looked up Little Wing on the Googly thing. Jimmy and SRV plus some good armatures. Always the Strat.

Just a thought.

i read the studio version was playing on the flying V

I think he's saying that you need the right tools for the job.

I'll be the first to admit that I'm a tone chaser... and yup, it's SRV's. I have an SRV sig, a 64 Vibroverb Custom and a TS808 True Vintage modded by Analogman... how's that for chasing tone?

Do I sound like Stevie? NOT EVEN CLOSE!!!!!

... and I don't have any illusions of ever sounding like Stevie but I love the big thick dark gnarly tone and that's what expresses ME and my style.

I know Cobain is a big influence on you Shifty and I bet you choose your gear for that style of music. You're getting a Blacktop right? Good choice, it has humbuckers which I think are better suited than single coils. You probably wouldn't use an overdrive either, distortion is the way to go. See what I mean, it's all about picking the right tools.

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Tune Low, Play Hard & Floor it!