Let's talk about this for a minute.
It seems that most gearheads say, "This has more of an American sound," or "This is a vintage Brit tone." Using as few vague tone words as possible, what does this mean to you?
I guess I hear the American sound as a little bit more open and well defined. I guess it's clearer all through, but less crunchy and without as much of a defined bloom. I think the immediate attack of the notes is more prominent in American-flavored amps as well. I tend to think of the frequency response as having more lower mids and tight bass than British-flavored amps as well.
I hear British as thick, and compressing quite a bit in the upper mids. I think there may be overall less clarity on each note because there seems to be more hair, especially on single note passages. Maybe this is just typical of Marshall, but after all, Marshall does define the British tone, doesn't it?
And that's just getting into amplifiers. What about speakers? What defines Brit or American there? (Besides the Eminence models colored red or black. That's just cheating.)
Any thoughts?
Feel free to post clips or YouTube videos, but tell me exactly what I'm listening for in them and at what time signature, if you don't mind. Pretty please.
It seems that most gearheads say, "This has more of an American sound," or "This is a vintage Brit tone." Using as few vague tone words as possible, what does this mean to you?
I guess I hear the American sound as a little bit more open and well defined. I guess it's clearer all through, but less crunchy and without as much of a defined bloom. I think the immediate attack of the notes is more prominent in American-flavored amps as well. I tend to think of the frequency response as having more lower mids and tight bass than British-flavored amps as well.
I hear British as thick, and compressing quite a bit in the upper mids. I think there may be overall less clarity on each note because there seems to be more hair, especially on single note passages. Maybe this is just typical of Marshall, but after all, Marshall does define the British tone, doesn't it?
And that's just getting into amplifiers. What about speakers? What defines Brit or American there? (Besides the Eminence models colored red or black. That's just cheating.)
Any thoughts?
Feel free to post clips or YouTube videos, but tell me exactly what I'm listening for in them and at what time signature, if you don't mind. Pretty please.
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