Curly
Moe's Bluesman
Re: Review of STRATDELUXER97's BOSS DS-1 MOD!
well, B2D ..
first of all, two weeks later, I should say thanks for the compliment. although I think it was more of a comment on John's mods than my playing!
It's kind of interesting for me to go back and listen to some of these clips, as a little time has given me some perspective and objectivity.
They sound good!
I don't think I'm as good as some others on the forum at describing tone with words, so I've tried to make clips when possible, and let the clips do the talking.
At this point, I'd like to consolidate my clips more on my site, and explain my equipment a little better.
I've discussed one issue with John ... he voices his pedals with his strat through an early 70s Marshall, and I usually play my strat through my Blues Junior. This leads to some difference in tone - for instance, I told John I thought his SD-1 mod was voiced a little dark, but I attribute part of that to the difference in equipment. Also, my point of reference on a pedal is usually "everything straight up" .. in other words, I usually take a pedal I haven't played and set everything at 12 o clock, then adjust from there.
another issue is that John plays out with his band, and I just play at home, and most people feel that a tone that works at home just won't cut through in a live situation.
the first thing I notice when I plug into my bigger amps, like my Deluxe Reverb RI or BF Bassman, is the extended frequency range - higher highs, lower lows. My favorite tone is probably my strat straight into my '56 Deluxe - a very pure, but raw sound with endless sustain and great harmonics.
However, most players don't play tweed amps, and that's part of the reason I use my Blues Junior for most clips. It's a warm amp with a tone somewhere between Black Face and tweed tone.
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B2D said:
well, B2D ..
first of all, two weeks later, I should say thanks for the compliment. although I think it was more of a comment on John's mods than my playing!
It's kind of interesting for me to go back and listen to some of these clips, as a little time has given me some perspective and objectivity.
They sound good!
I don't think I'm as good as some others on the forum at describing tone with words, so I've tried to make clips when possible, and let the clips do the talking.
At this point, I'd like to consolidate my clips more on my site, and explain my equipment a little better.
I've discussed one issue with John ... he voices his pedals with his strat through an early 70s Marshall, and I usually play my strat through my Blues Junior. This leads to some difference in tone - for instance, I told John I thought his SD-1 mod was voiced a little dark, but I attribute part of that to the difference in equipment. Also, my point of reference on a pedal is usually "everything straight up" .. in other words, I usually take a pedal I haven't played and set everything at 12 o clock, then adjust from there.
another issue is that John plays out with his band, and I just play at home, and most people feel that a tone that works at home just won't cut through in a live situation.
the first thing I notice when I plug into my bigger amps, like my Deluxe Reverb RI or BF Bassman, is the extended frequency range - higher highs, lower lows. My favorite tone is probably my strat straight into my '56 Deluxe - a very pure, but raw sound with endless sustain and great harmonics.
However, most players don't play tweed amps, and that's part of the reason I use my Blues Junior for most clips. It's a warm amp with a tone somewhere between Black Face and tweed tone.
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