Garage Rock tone . . . what would you use ?

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The Sonics have a new album?!!!!!! Booya!!!!
 
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Yes Crusty the tone is in the garage especially if stuff gets moved around, you can't believe how much the sound changes when you move the Chevy (or the ute).
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Don't forget to take into account the difference in tone from the door either. Use an aluminum door for a boost in treble
 
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Dave Locher said:
On a more serious note, have you ever played through a small amp with everything cranked to 10? It is not the thin, fuzzy tone I associate with the early to mid-'60s garage rock, but it can be a great trashy tone more along the lines of the late '60s/early '70s proto-punk stuff.
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I had a Blues Jr (1st gen) did not like it one bit.
Maybe with a very diff speaker . . . who knows.

The smallest i have now, is a 5 watt Marshall Class 5.
Great for living room jams wit friends on a Saturday afternoon.

There are sooo many low watt amps that i am GAS'ing for, it is not funny.
Some that come to mind : Tungsten Mosaic, Tungsten Cortez, various Swart models, vintage 5E3 models, vintage Gibsons you name 'em i would love one of each.
 
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Single coils through small ratty tube amps? The old Silvertone tube amps - man the 1484 (although it is pretty loud) sounds killer.
 
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Any owners, fans of the (not so much loved ?) Fender 'retro' amps like the Excelsior, Vaporizer & Rampart ?
 
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I cut my teeth on aFender London Reverb. I loved that amp.
 
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For authentic garage tone, you can't use an electronic opener, in my opinion….
 
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Wattage said:
Thanks and before I get sidetracked. The Sonics recent album is unfrigginbelieveablesuperclalfragalistical Garage Rockin'.

Yes Crusty the tone is in the garage especially if stuff gets moved around, you can't believe how much the sound changes when you move the Chevy (or the ute).


So I love my amp setup, does everything I ask of it, easily. Granted I am not exceptionally versatile but it is darn near perfect for me. As for the guitars I could probably play near anything, it's just the stuff I like. My buddy on the other hand is sort of always fighting his sound but since he got the Orange I think he is a lot more locked in. He's used to a lot more FX in the mix than I am and while he can play most stuff you throw at him he'd be more comfortable playing U2 style stuff I am sure.

I use the B9 for some bit parts and to change up some of the background stuff when I am not the lead. I am the lead singer too so I don't mess around with the pedals quite as much. His C9 gets a lot more use but he is also our stunt guitarist lol. I can't recall other than comparing sounds, using them at the same time, I can't see a reason that you couldn't if there was a part for it.

As for the recording I am pretty happy with it but I kind of think it is a little too "nice" sounding. We just cranked the stuff out and I wish I had dialed in a nastier fuzz tone as opposed to just just running straight in on that one. One of the things I really love about Garage stuff is, like a lot of great Punk-y stuff, you tend to cut out a lot of the fluff. I like the rawness and the simplicity of most of it.

There are so many great songs and killer bands that fall under the banner of Garage Rock. Explore man explore!!!
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That is a BOG thing i do not like about most music these days.

EVERYTHING sounds sooo polished and studio-perfect.

I love the unrefined rough-N-gritty tone of the first four albums of both the White Stripes & Black Keys, and the albums ALL of Left Lane Cruiser and Stoner Train.
 
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Peavey Bandit, boss DS1, a $300 guitar with P90s, a cheap (CHEAP) cable, picks twice heavier than what I normally use, and tune the high E ever so slightly flat.


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Firebrand said:
Peavey Bandit, boss DS1, a $300 guitar with P90s, a cheap (CHEAP) cable, picks twice heavier than what I normally use, and tune the high E ever so slightly flat.


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LMAO - the most accurate statement in the whole third!
 
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66 Jazzmaster, 69 Bassman, 70s Sunn 2x15, and one of my 7 fuzz boxes. Psychedelic baby.
 
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SirJackdeFuzz said:
I had a Blues Jr (1st gen) did not like it one bit.
Maybe with a very diff speaker . . . who knows.

The smallest i have now, is a 5 watt Marshall Class 5.
Great for living room jams wit friends on a Saturday afternoon.

There are sooo many low watt amps that i am GAS'ing for, it is not funny.
Some that come to mind : Tungsten Mosaic, Tungsten Cortez, various Swart models, vintage 5E3 models, vintage Gibsons you name 'em i would love one of each.
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You may be overthinking this - I used to get a great trashy garage tone out of a '60s solid state thing with built-in reverb and tremelo but no master volume. I think the key is to overwhelm the speaker? Go plug into some cheap, small amps at a shop somewhere and you might be surprised. My friend had a little Peavey that gave up a great sustaining fuzz tone when dimed as long as you plugged in something with medium-high output pickups. I think it had a 6 or maybe 8 inch speaker.
 
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