Getting that reggae sound?

[tone4days]

Re: Getting that reggae sound?

i bet an envelop follower / auto filter / Qtron / auto wah / etc could add a nice little subtle motion to some reggae

 

[jeremy]

Re: Getting that reggae sound?

Not sure if I agree there is a right way. I somehow doubt these guys are going through the trouble of learning all the modified fingerings for reverse stringing simply because they have a weak up-strum.

I think Albert King did the same thing to play the Blues. If the sound coming out is good, I don't really find it important what tuning or method the player used to arrive there.

BTW
This is by no means flame bait. I just respectfully disagree with your opinion.

the only reason i say that is i talked to a guy who had it that way and he said that he couldnt get it to sound right strung normally. at some point he picked up his buddys left handed guitar and it sounded right to him. by watching his technique it was fairly obvious that he couldnt keep good time on the upstrokes and they sounded weak. his downstokes were fine and made it sound like reggae. im sure there are lots of other people who just learned upside down like any other genre.

 

[innerdreamrecords.co]

Re: Getting that reggae sound?

I was in Nevis for the past week on a mission trip and caught two really hot reggae bands and really fell in love with the sound. What effects would I need to get the guitar tones most like the ones in Bob Marley's version of Jimmy Cliff's "Stir it Up"?

Thanks mon!

http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to/video/how-to-play-reggae-guitar-like-bob-marley-115899/

 

[Dave]

Re: Getting that reggae sound?

http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to/video/how-to-play-reggae-guitar-like-bob-marley-115899/

Thanks for the cool link!:14:

 

[jerryjg]

Re: Getting that reggae sound?

The main ingerdient for that reggae sound is to add some herb to the mix.

 

[Hot _Grits]

Re: Getting that reggae sound?

timing is key, the guitar you use doesnt matter much. there is a guy around here who is one of the nastiest reggie guitarist ive ever heard and he uses a freakin jem555 from the mid 90's. if you have the chops and a relativly clean amp almost anything can work.

There's a big local reggae band that has a jem-playing guitarist down here too!

-there's also a local reggae band that has a guitarist that uses an ESP George Lynch purple tiger with reverse stock...

...Ages ago I watched the 'classic albums' for Bob Marley's 'catch a fire' record. They interviewed a session player who played on the record. His name eludes me, but he sounded like he was from the southern states. he played a 335 through a fender on that record.

But yeah, anything works. I've heard SGs through blackface/silverface fenders sound really good. If I was playing reggae I'd probably grab my tele or semihollow and use my Mesa or Victoria. I'd grab a phaser too.

 

[guitarded]

Re: Getting that reggae sound?

Old Steinberger Headless guitars seem to be popular as well.

There's a big local reggae band that has a jem-playing guitarist down here too!

-there's also a local reggae band that has a guitarist that uses an ESP George Lynch purple tiger with reverse stock...

...Ages ago I watched the 'classic albums' for Bob Marley's 'catch a fire' record. They interviewed a session player who played on the record. His name eludes me, but he sounded like he was from the southern states. he played a 335 through a fender on that record.

But yeah, anything works. I've heard SGs through blackface/silverface fenders sound really good. If I was playing reggae I'd probably grab my tele or semihollow and use my Mesa or Victoria. I'd grab a phaser too.

 

[B2D]

Re: Getting that reggae sound?

My favorite effects to use for reggae are just a crisp bright reverb, some LIGHT overdrive, and a wah pedal. Maybe some delay if I want to do a dub jam.