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Posted by MORTIMER John. PS...cheers Mr McCullim!!...I'll slip your fiver to ya later! ;->
on 9/5/2003, 5:48 pm, in reply to "Some of your sounds"
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Hi Gerry.....I don't have a consistent approach to guitar sound as I tend to adapt as creatively as possible to whatever gear I happen to be using at the time. Like you, I've tended to be on the lookout for horizon-broadening sounds. I can heartily recommend the Behringer V-Amp 2 for mega-value. Spend some time with that and an entire universe of sound is at your command! {Check out the Soldano simulation on bank 9, especially}. The Line6 Pod 2 is similar, though more expensive.
As to the sounds on the albums thus far...most of them have come from a combination of Marshall amplification with the Roland GT5 processing unit. The pick ups are Jackson and the acoustic sounds come from a relatively inexpensive Warfield. {Acoustics are quirky.....you can pay thousands for a "name" and end up with an average guitar, but then you can happen across a beauty for next to nothing}.
I find it interesting that you think the sound you like is a bit "strange"......no harm in that! Think how many influential guitarists came on the scene with sounds that were considered, "outrageous", at the time but initiated a whole new approach to guitar sound...and so to songwriting. Where would we be without Hendrix and Iommi, for example? Everyone thought they were insane when they started!
Thanks again for all your support, Gerry....it makes a difference!!!
--Previous Message--
: This one's for John Mortimer. I was wondering
: if you could share some of your guitar sound
: secrets with us as I think you have one of
: the most recognisable sounds ever. And not
: just the guitars but the bnad mix as a whole.
: Being in a band myself I have got my own
: sound which I think sounds a bit odd
: sometimes however I like it. I'm always
: looking to try other sounds to broaden what I
: can create song wise which is why I'm asking
: you about yours to see if I could get
: something similar. Although what I find with
: most guitarists, is that their sounds are
: created mainly on what gear they are using.
: Still anything will be useful.
: Much appreciated Gerry.
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