Conference napalm::guitar

    Well if money's no object, then a Fender Strat through a Marshall
    stack has satisfied many legendary blues groups in the past and
    present.
    
    But then again, I'm sure that the noters in this file will disagree
    whereas, they're preference will be a non-strat through a Kitty
    Hawk, of course!  :^)
    
    cheers/mike

    Even though I went Kitty, I still love a Marshall.

    just to digress a bit ...
    
    .0: you actually OWN an Ibanez '59er? I thought I was the only 
    person in the world who did! I like it but I never play it because 
    I have a Strat and I can't switch back and forth comfortably.
    
    Any idea of FMV for these babies?
    
    By the way, keep your present rig and get a Tube Screamer and
    you'll be pretty close to there!
    
    -Dave

    Well I'd say use a strat and a kitty!! :-)
    
    dbii

    
    OK, OK, I'll be different! 8)
    
    Get a Mesa Boogie Mark 3!  With the built-in EQ, you'd get all the 
    variations you'd ever want!  *Instantly* switchable from Metallica tone
    to Country twang and crunch rhythm mode in between!  The lead channel 
    and the rhythm channels are 90% independent of each other, and the 
    2 rhythm channels are dependent on one another.
    
    I am not kidding, we do play a country number just for kicks(don't stone
    me to death, guys!  Just ONE song! 8)  ), and single coil at the bridge
    and the Boogie on clean channel is all I need!  Press on the lead and
    boom!  Fat, over drive for daze!!!  Throw a rackmount in the loop and
    that's all I'll ever need!  Accepts my 12 string very well, also!
    
    J. 

    
    RE: -.1
    
    Oh, by the way, if you're trying out a Mk3, make sure you spend some 
    time with it.  I wasn't happy with mine until 3 days after I had 
    brought it home.  All the controls are a little dizzying at first 
    but the rewards are great!  I can honestly say that there aren't alot
    of sounds that I cannot get out of my Boogie!
    
    J.

              If it is a blues sounding guitar that you want I sugjest
    that you start experimenting more with the "tone" of your along with
    your amp. As far as using certain guitars and amps you would have to
    spend literally thousands of dollars to purhase a variety of
    instruments to get the "EXACT" (I realise you can get "close" or
    simular sounds/tones with certain more advance equipment of today)
    sound of the perfomers that you had mentioned, especially the studio
    sound versus the live sound and the "quite" different equipment people
    had used to get their "rocorded" versions. For example Pete Townshend
    ofthe Who in the very early days/begining used a "Rick" for live and
    studio versions, in the late sixties to the late seventies he used a
    Gold top Les Paul live and in the studio he like to use (I'm not
    kidding) of all things a Gretsch (I believe he said in various
    interviews over the years he used them in songs like: The best I ever
    had, really just about any song from the sixties that he did with a
    very HEAVY vibrato sound). Later on Pete switch over to Teles. Other
    artists that you had mentioned like Eric Clapton also used a variety of
    guitars/amps , I had seen many of pictures of Clapton (even in the
    early days of Mayalls band/ and even the Yardbirds usings Fender amps.)
    using differnet set-ups. Well getting back to tone, a long time ago I
    saw an interview with Eric (this was in the Cream days towards the end
    when he had his hair permed and had the Pyscodelic painted Gibson SG
    Les Paul) he was explaing how he got his tone (basically) He like to
    use the lead pick up with the tone turned down almost all the way down
    to one or so, then on his amp he had the treble all the way up, Bass
    down to about 2 and the Mid up to 5. Then of course try using different
    ammounts of distortion to top it of. You got to remeber in those days
    they didn't have the technolgy that they have today so they tend to
    work more with "what they had"! B.B. KIng uses a simular approach to
    this sound except using the middle pick-up of his ES-335. So as you can
    see altering your tone (a Hendrix strat sound vrs the "today Eric C.
    sound) with your guitar/and or amp makes a BIG difference. I strictly
    play blues and find this approach very practicle (later on you can add
    different effects, delay,reverb ect.) Well I hope this helped you out a
    bit..............take it easy and have fun playing the blues...........
                     Charley d.
    
    
    
    
    
    

    That Psycodelic SG might have been done by Peter Max.

    
    >>He like to
    >>use the lead pick up with the tone turned down almost all the way down
    >>to one or so, then on his amp he had the treble all the way up, Bass
    >>down to about 2 and the Mid up to 5.
    
    	I saw a similar interview where he used a Les Paul into a Marshall
    Combo.  He had all tone & presence up full & pre-amp at about 8-9.
    On the guitar he had bridge tone & volume on full, neck tone full, vol
    just over 1.
    
    	I use almost exactly the same  except I have a Boss graphics pedal
    in line.  I set the Boss up to beef up the mid range.  So I get a
    clean(ish) sound if I gently strum a chord on the neck PU, if I go a
    little harder the crunch starts coming in for heavy rhythm playing.
    If I want a good blues lead sound I go to the middle position on the LP
    which gives a rich sustained sound, the treble position gives a
    typicl screaming LP sound.  If I bring the Boss into play I can pull 
    harmonics or tap & it really cooks ( take my hands off the strings & it 
    howls like a she wolf on heat!).
    
    	The thing here is that people (mainly green youngsters I admit)have 
    looked at my set up & asked where the rest is, like they can't believe 
    you can get so many sounds out of a Marshall & a Les Paul.  
    
    	I guess it depends on the range of stuff you intend to play as to 
    what you consider versatile, but in my case I only added the Boss recently 
    (I don't always use it even now) & I reckon I can fit in with most
    styles.
    
    	It's amazing what you can do with an amp, chord, axe & a bit of
    experimentation, it's also cheap (well....Y'know compared to mega racks).
    
    Cheers
    		Pete.

    Amen Pete!  I'm using a Les Paul and a Kitty Hawk 100w Head thru a
    Peavey 4 X 12 cab, and I'm just learning to get the tones I want. 
    There are some GREAT "classic" tones with the LP and a "good 'ol"
    tube amp, tho!  I'm gonna try the one you depict in .9 this weekend..
    
    Cheers from Steve D.  8)

    
    	Re -1 Steve.
    If you're trying it out here's a tip.  Set the LP neck PU to about 1.5
    as if you have it any lower it will load the bridge PU when you switch &
    no leap in volume will occur.  Also when you find the optimum position
    for the neck PU volume, set the amp pre-gain so that if you gently strum a
    chord it's clean(ish) & when you really start kicking a good 12 bar it
    crunches.  If you get that right the lead tones from the mid & treble
    positions virtually look after themselves.
    
    	Go kick some butt my man & let me know how it goes....I think you'll
    find out why God gave us the Les Paul:-) Have Fun now!!!!
    
    Cheers
    		Pete

              note #1718.8...............The painted SG Les Paul that Eric
    Clapton used was painted by an Italian artist. This same artist painted
    all of the Beatles equipment (Magical M Tour). I don't remember the
    name.................If it's really buggin ya, try the Beatles notes
    file.................I'm sure they can help.............charley d.
    
    
    
    
    
    

    RE:  .11
    
    Thanks, Pete....|)

    When you folks speak of Strats, what model? neck size ? Year? 
    I really enjoyed playing an Ibenez with a 21" neck (flat)
    so bending notes was EASY, they matched right up, effortless.
    Are there Strats with 21" (flat) necks maybe the 59" reissue?
    What are the advantages/drawbacks to the flat neck....arched neck?
    Another question is... what exactly is a Tube Screamer ?
    I was thinking of adding a pre-amp volume control to my Fender
    Deluxe reverb so I can get that "buzz saw" John Lennon sound 
    at low volume.Won't hurt the resale value will it?               
    
    Just another tricky day,
    Tom .0
    
    
    

    RE: -1
    
    An Ibanez Tube Screamer is foot operated volume/distortion booster that
    is intended to emulate the tone you'd get from a tube amplifier cranked
    to the moon.  I've been using mine religiously with a small Peavey
    solid state amp, BUT I discovered last night that my Kitty Hawk 100
    watt tube head has a WONDERFUL tone with the clean channel volume
    turned up.  My tube screamer might just get a rest this weekend.....
    
    Steve D.

    I discovered the same thing by accident last week ... I was trying to
    boost my lead channel and due to bright stage lights and my blindness,
    I was turning up the clean channel instead !  So when I went to play
    "Stormy Monday" - WHOA !!!  Guess I need 3 channels, no I need more
    midi stuff, no I need .....
    
    
    				Scary

    
    RE: -.1 >>Guess I need 3 channels, no I need more midi stuff, no I
    		need....
    
    .....Mesa Boogie Mark 3!  ;-)
    
    J.

    Nope .... ADA MP-1, with 125 presets to spare !
    
    
    				Scary

    
    
    	Scary, speaking of stormy monday, I really like that song, for some
    reason I like the McCoys version best... You guys are too young to
    remember the McCoys right???   Could you post the chord changes for
    me???
    
    
    Thanks,
    Steve

	"Sloopy let yer hair hang down, girl, let it hang down on me" ?

	Cmon

    
    
    	Yo, fellow old guy!!!! ;^)

    The McCoys featuring 17 year old Rick Derringer on guitar.
    
    	Gee, he really was a "Showbiz Kid".  I guess that explains why
    	Becker and Fagen let him play slide guitar on the song of the
    	same name ("Countdown To Ecstasy").

    
    	joe.

    Stormy Monday:
    
    G7 C9 G7 G# G7
    C9 G7 Am Bm A#
    D9 C9 G7 C9 G7 D9
    
    							John.

ADA MP1 Roolzzz...

;)

    You might even wanna check out the new Blues '59 amp that Metaltronix
    just released!

	Oh, Buck - do tell. Better'n a showman?

	.21 - I remember first hearing that I was about 7.

	I'm now that the wonderful age of Thirty-Nothing, I've left my
	tween's behind ( twenty-teen, twenty-one-teen....)

    -1
    
    Not sure if it's better than a showman.  I bet it is, however...as the
    whole Metaltronix line is geared towards a custom hot-rodded amp.  The
    M-1000 was for people who wanted a full-blown Marshall tone...I can
    only guess the Blues '59 is like a hot-rodded Fender (like boggies!).
    
    EU in Boston has one...try it out!