Getting overtones with gain.

[A Skater]

Is there a certain setting that people use to get overtones to all project out and not sound like crap under gain? (i.e. C#m7, Bdim, etc)

I'm using two amps/guitars:

Fat strat w/Invader (It's hard to with this pickup, I'm aware).
LP copy w/Custom
Vox AD30VT
Traynor YCV40

 

[B2D]

Re: Getting overtones with gain.

Natural overtones aren't really something you can "dial in." You can do certain things to enhance them or bring them out in an instrument (or foul them) but it's not something you can control a whole lot. They're a byproduct of the resonance and tonal properties of your instruments, mainly your guitar and your amp.

It sound like you're trying to make chords other than power chords sound good. My first suggestions would be to use less gain overall, brighten your tone a bit, and make sure your intonation is true and your guitar is in tune.

 

[benji657]

Re: Getting overtones with gain.

Natural overtones aren't really something you can "dial in." You can do certain things to enhance them or bring them out in an instrument (or foul them) but it's not something you can control a whole lot. They're a byproduct of the resonance and tonal properties of your instruments, mainly your guitar and your amp.

It sound like you're trying to make chords other than power chords sound good. My first suggestions would be to use less gain overall, brighten your tone a bit, and make sure your intonation is true and your guitar is in tune.

so true...even same model les pauls very in that department..when i was searching for my les paul, i played through to see which one had the most harmonic bloom when played on the neck pickup...some do have it more than others..
a bright eq with lower output pickups do definitely help, but as is the general rule, electronics can only take you so far, it begins with construction..