what are the classic stereotypes of particular Guitar types / Pickup types and the Tones / Sound they produce?
Whats the deal with humbuckers? what do they sound like?
is it all in the amp?
― guitar_tone_wannabe, Friday, 21 July 2006 01:01 (nineteen years ago)
The sound of a guitar is generally 40% guitar, 20% effects, 40% amp, and 100% player.
But to try to answer the question, even if it not the right question.
Ye Les Paul and other double-humbucker geetars (SG, Casino/Dot/Seraton, several Schechter models) tends to sound warm and full. Stereotype is to use ye Paul for big stompin' rock of the Page/Slash variety or, conversely, for nice warm full jazzy stuff.
Ye Stratocaster (and imitators) has three single-coil pickups and a tremelo-type thingy, and in most configurations sounds bright and clean and (compared to ye Les Paul) relatively thin. Due to the tremelo-type thingy these guitars will be harder to tune and keep in tune. Stereotype is to use ye Strat for blues and blues-rock that respond well to bends and other uses of the tremelo.
Ye Telecaster has two single-coil pickups and tends to sound bright and more twangy than either yr Paul or ye Strat. Stereotype is to use ye Tele for country and for certain kinds of rock that permit the twanginess.
Me, I own or have owned a couple of each. I got abruptly frustrated with the tuning issues of yr Strat-type geetar one year and got rid of everything I had in that category. Also this was partly because I fell in love with the warm dark middle position of the selector on yr standard Les Paul.
Then I started getting tired of how heavy my Les Paul is, and got a Telecaster and eventually figured how to use its bright clean tone without too much twanginess. I don't think I've picked up a Strat or Stratclone in a couple years.
― The Mad Puffin (The Mad Puffin), Friday, 21 July 2006 02:50 (nineteen years ago)
but what about other guitars? or are they all basically derivations of those three?
Fender Jazzmaster, Jaguar,
Epiphone (that one Lennon made famous?)
Maton
etc...
― guitar_tone_wannabe, Friday, 21 July 2006 07:24 (nineteen years ago)
Gibson SG - growly, harsher than Les Paul, dark sounding. Not great for cleans.
Fender Esquire - uber-Tele.
― Dr.C (Dr.C), Friday, 21 July 2006 07:45 (nineteen years ago)
Gibson SG - growly, harsher than Les Paul, dark sounding. Not great for cleans.I disagree. Play clean with a nice compression, it is a sustain MONSTER.
― the doaple gonger (nickalicious), Friday, 21 July 2006 13:58 (nineteen years ago)
Strat + fuzz-tone + Marshall Super Lead = basis for Hendrix tone, Robin Trower tone, late - 60's/early-70's heavy rock with touches of psychedelia.
Telecaster or Gibson with p-90 into big Brit amp set not too distorted (like a Marshall JTM-45, or a JCM 900 at low gain) = Status Quo.
― Urnst Kouch (Urnst Kouch), Friday, 21 July 2006 15:58 (nineteen years ago)
Me, I own or have owned a couple of each. I got abruptly frustrated with the tuning issues of yr Strat-type geetar one year and got rid of everything I had in that category.My strat is blocked, and it stays in tune INCREDIBLY well. Highly recommended, 'cause that cutting single-coil sound is pow'rful fine.
― Shoes say, yeah, no hands clap your good bra. (goodbra), Saturday, 22 July 2006 00:23 (nineteen years ago)
Every Gibson I have gets into some tuning funk now and then on the G string, especially the SG. My old Strat was much less fussy to keep in tune.
― Earl Nash (earlnash), Saturday, 22 July 2006 01:38 (nineteen years ago)
**I disagree. Play clean with a nice compression, it is a sustain MONSTER**
Ok. I don't have much experience of SGs apart from our other guitarist plays one. Its clean sound is crap - really cheesewiry and thin.
― Dr. C (Dr. C), Saturday, 22 July 2006 10:31 (nineteen years ago)
**Telecaster or Gibson with p-90 into big Brit amp set not too distorted (like a Marshall JTM-45, or a JCM 900 at low gain) = Status Quo. **
haha! yes!
― Dr. C (Dr. C), Saturday, 22 July 2006 10:33 (nineteen years ago)