a pedal that sounds like pearly gates

[rick1]

i think the palladium comes close but maybe its just me, I dont want the hassle of changing pickups and am thinking a pedal might suffice to get as close as one can without changing the pickups. someone let me know what you think. p.s. it will be going on a strat

[Chickenwings]

Re: a pedal that sounds like pearly gates

ok

[always SD]

Re: a pedal that sounds like pearly gates

lol

[Aceman]

Re: a pedal that sounds like pearly gates

no

But let's play;

Which song? Please list by tune - each is going to be a slightly different pedal. And what exact guitar are we working with; Guitar, amp, pickups please.

[PFDarkside]

Re: a pedal that sounds like pearly gates

For the record, Billy Gibbons uses a huge, MIDI Controlled, rack multi EQ, with the express purpose of having each of his live guitars sound like Pearly Gates...

[idsnowdog]

Re: a pedal that sounds like pearly gates

My Duran Duran pedal is broken.

[beaubrummels]

Re: a pedal that sounds like pearly gates

i think the palladium comes close but maybe its just me, I dont want the hassle of changing pickups and am thinking a pedal might suffice to get as close as one can without changing the pickups. someone let me know what you think. p.s. it will be going on a strat

You want a pedal that makes a 'strat' sound like one particular famous les Paul? If you don't want the hassle of installing pickups, then you'll have to adopt a very loose and forgiving definition of 'suffice' for pearly gates. Like, "it sounds exactly like pearly gates if it were a 3 single coil pickup strat."

[Dave Locher]

Re: a pedal that sounds like pearly gates

They are gently trying to tell you that a Strat is not the best guitar to use to try to get that sound.
However, an EQ pedal will get you much closer than perhaps most players realize. I would guess cut the highs, boost the lows & low mids, and start from there. Probably middle pickup.

It will never be the same exact sound but you can get into the same ballpark and possibly capture what you like about the ZZ Top sound.

[rick1]

Re: a pedal that sounds like pearly gates

They are gently trying to tell you that a Strat is not the best guitar to use to try to get that sound.
However, an EQ pedal will get you much closer than perhaps most players realize. I would guess cut the highs, boost the lows & low mids, and start from there. Probably middle pickup.

It will never be the same exact sound but you can get into the same ballpark and possibly capture what you like about the ZZ Top sound.

dave tanx for the help everyone else ,,I,,

[always SD]

Re: a pedal that sounds like pearly gates

My Duran Duran pedal is broken.

[ArtieToo]

Re: a pedal that sounds like pearly gates

For the record, Billy Gibbons uses a huge, MIDI Controlled, rack multi EQ, with the express purpose of having each of his live guitars sound like Pearly Gates...

You left the tags off. [sarc] . . .[/sarc]

[PFDarkside]

Re: a pedal that sounds like pearly gates

You left the tags off. [sarc] . . .[/sarc]

No reason to beat anyone over the head with it.

[ArtieToo]

Re: a pedal that sounds like pearly gates

[Hank-]

Re: a pedal that sounds like pearly gates

dave tanx for the help everyone else ,,I,,

Ah I learned something new from this thread, that's gonna end up being used in some texts! Lol

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

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