(This is a guitar+stomp+amp kind of topic, so doesn't exactly fit in one particular forum; could fit into any.)
Everyone has a "yeah, that's enough gain/distortion I need to play what I like, and any more is overkill" point... and what I'm talking about here
is an actual quantifiable point and not an estimation; in other words, "exactly this plus this and that piece of gear does it for me".
I determined my own point recently - after installing my old JB into my beater strat. I always had an estimation prior, but nailed it recently.
Here's my maximum gain/dist point for my needs:
SD JB pickup
|
dimed Marshall Plexi circuit
Plenty of gain/dist on tap for rhythm and leads. Classic rock, old school metal, hair metal etc.
I point this out because to me it's funny how I have all these stompboxes, but don't need any to reach that max level with the
right combination of pickup + amp (in my case). Installing the JB was a sort of epiphany for me in this regard.
Now, if I was playing anything more metal than the genres indicated, it probably wouldn't be enough.
If I was sticking to the blues, it would be too much.
Anyhoo, what's your maximum point at - what gets you there (specifically speaking) and what style of music?
Everyone has a "yeah, that's enough gain/distortion I need to play what I like, and any more is overkill" point... and what I'm talking about here
is an actual quantifiable point and not an estimation; in other words, "exactly this plus this and that piece of gear does it for me".
I determined my own point recently - after installing my old JB into my beater strat. I always had an estimation prior, but nailed it recently.
Here's my maximum gain/dist point for my needs:
SD JB pickup
|
dimed Marshall Plexi circuit
Plenty of gain/dist on tap for rhythm and leads. Classic rock, old school metal, hair metal etc.
I point this out because to me it's funny how I have all these stompboxes, but don't need any to reach that max level with the
right combination of pickup + amp (in my case). Installing the JB was a sort of epiphany for me in this regard.
Now, if I was playing anything more metal than the genres indicated, it probably wouldn't be enough.
If I was sticking to the blues, it would be too much.
Anyhoo, what's your maximum point at - what gets you there (specifically speaking) and what style of music?
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