Jazz tone on any Amp
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 14. 07. 2024
- Getting a good sound and finding the right jazz tone amp settings can be quite difficult. But you can get most amps to give you a pretty convincing jazz tone, as you will see in this video where I am joined by Joram Pinxteren at Legacy Studios where we test a wide array of amps and talk about the difference between the speaker and amp designs. We discuss a lot of amps and find some jazz guitar tone amp settings for most of them!
I would like to thank Joram and Legacy studios for being so kind in working with me on this video. It was a lot of fun checking out the amps and hanging out with Joram.
You should check out his work as a mixing engineer and producer which is pretty impressive!
0:00 Intro - Going To Legacy Studios
0:28 Say Hi To Joram :)
0:41 And The Amps
1:04 Vox AC30
1:38 The Reverb: Lexicon LXP-1
4:07 Marshal JCM800
6:40 An Epiphany: Marshall Low-input
7:46 Roland Cube
8:15 Closed vs Open-back Speakers
9:53 Fender Princeton - reissue
11:27 Fender Tube Compression and Reverb?
12:30 Vintage Jazz Tones of Wes or Kenny Burrel
12:55 Fender overdrive
13:40 a 10" speaker with a lot of bass.
14:37 Lab Series L5 - BB King, Holdsworth and no Tubes!
18:12 The Multi-filter
18:38 The Compressor
19:25 Polytone
19:41 Conservatory Polytone Anecdotes
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This is a little different from the normal videos. Let me know what you think đ
And a huge thanks to Joram and Legacy studio for a great time there đđđ
Content:
0:00 Intro - Going To Legacy Studios
0:28 Say Hi To Joram :)
0:41 And The Amps
1:04 Vox AC30
1:38 The Reverb: Lexicon LXP-1
4:07 Marshal JCM800
6:40 An Epiphany: Marshall Low-input
7:46 Roland Cube
8:15 Closed vs Open-back Speakers
9:53 Fender Princeton - reissue
11:27 Fender Tube Compression and Reverb?
12:30 Vintage Jazz Tones of Wes or Kenny Burrel
12:55 Fender overdrive
13:40 a 10" speaker with a lot of bass.
14:37 Lab Series L5 - BB King, Holdsworth, and no Tubes!
18:12 The Multi-filter
18:38 The Compressor
19:25 Polytone
19:41 Conservatory Polytone Anecdotes
Marshall sounds so good, actually. And yes, Marshalls are brittle, "presence" should be at 0, i guess... Btw, only "jazz amp" you have tested is hm... too muddy, even for my taste. :)
I enjoyed the alternate video style! Very informative
I like this video very much Jens. As for jazz on a marshall stack: czcams.com/video/4B5Q6HH8DbI/video.html
I was thinking of getting a Vox
Dear Jens, I am a jazz player. I am though inspired by the raw type tones that "rock" type amps ad pedals can give. With a jazz vocabulary and the more dynamic (for me anyway) amp like the Marshall or Vox, it is a chance to use tone color and texture as art f your expression. I always have felt that players who just use a "jazz" tone are limited greatly in expressiveness. I was intimidated at first to use sounds that I really liked that were not standard jazz type sounds. It required that I develop an approach and vocabulary that is unique, for I was finding "jazz tones" limiting and fusion players tacky and limited in their way. A long way of saying..You sounded great with the Vox and Marshall.
For me, using non-traditional jazz tones does not wreck the jazzyness so long as I am in the clean tone range. What presents a problem is me capturing jazz tone colors when i add bluegrass finger picking, flamingo , vibrato, and so on
Were these big rock amps not all based on amps designed to play Jimmy Bryant style jazz?
Not to distract from the amp demos, but I just want to point out that Jens lays down some serious business on the guitar in this video. đ
Thank you! đđ
I agree. We don't often get to hear him just play because he's busy being a great teacher.
Dang, I have been trying to figure this out for quite some time now. Tone is important to Jazz indeed. Awesome work here my man!
I'm in love with the tone that you got with the Marshall. Awesome video
Thank you!
Great video Jen's. I like when you do these tone type of videos every once in a while. Good work and good tones guys.
Thanks Jed! I will keep that in mind :) Joram is a great guy to do these videos with!
Very informative. Love that round warm jazz tone. So sweet.
Thank you đ
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Awesome video. It was very nice to hear these different amps and compare tones. More content like that would be cool.
Thank you! đ I might do more from time to time.
This is hugely helpful. Thank you.
Good info, Jens! I have used (and still use) a Polytone "mini-brute" for years, also a Fender deluxe reverb. Depending on the gig, room size, etc., I favor the deluxe for versatility and some classic tone, sometimes use a Heritage Kenny Burrell model, or a Henricksen solid state. In my view, few amps beat the Polytone for easy of carry and reliability of sound in different rooms. The older I get, the more I like the convenience of showing up with my guitar in one hand and my amp in another, plug and play, pick up, and go home.
Thanks Mr. Larsen, and Joram
I own an second hand orange 60watt cube from the 80s and have next to no information about it so this was a surprise to see it feature, great vid thanks Jens!
Keep the cube. I have two and they're handy: not heavy but well built, and they sound pretty nice.
Thanks for the content. We are greatful Jens!
Thank you very much for the effort and time you put for this very useful video !
Glad you find them useful đ
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It can work as a bass amp too.
I myself use a small Ibanez acoustic amp for my Hollow Body guitars live. Bass amps are decent for Jazz tones too and I have used them in school when a guitar amp was not available for Jazz stuff.
Great video! Iâve been wondering what the Princeton reissue sounded like for jazz, and I really liked the tone you got out of it. Thanks Jens!
Thank you, Tim đ of course Joram knows that Amp really well too..
My first amp was a Lab L5. It was a good sounding clean amp, used it in jazz band in college.
Love this video. As a rock player who dabbles as a 'beginner' jazz guitarist, it's was a great guide.
Glad it was helpful đ
Vox just sounds so great for so many things... if I could have just one of these it would be that.
And when it comes to half stacks, Pat Martino plays a Mesa Boogie all the time!
Wow! I really liked your sound from the Marshall! You made everything sound great, but I was shocked to like the Marshall the most.
Thank you đ
AWESOME vid. THANKS, guys
Glad you like it đ
Golly! Honestly, you make all those amps sounds amazing. I'm not an expert on which one specifically sounds better, I think it's all a preference of choice from the individual player.
Thank you! đđ
I'm only to the Marshall but I really like that one! It is a little brighter but that nice "crust" you were getting from the pick attack/scrape paired with the compression and punchy-ness of that amp (and of course, the woodiness lol) made it sound awesome. Maybe it wouldn't be great by yourself but I could see that sound kicking some butt in the mix.
Great ! Thank you.
Glad you liked it!
I really enjoyed this video you should make more stuff like this!
Thank you! Maybe I will. There are at least a few collaborations coming up :)
Very good. Thank you!!!
Love the Darth Vadar dark side thing!
Polytone: âzero possibility for twangâ, lol. Great vid, Jens! Thanks for the content. (Iâm a Patreon supporter of yours).
Thank you! Both for liking the video and being a Patron!
Thank you for this video. Started getting interested in jazz, and all I have right now is an Epiphone Les Paul and a Marshall Origin 50c. Turns out, Les Paul was a jazz player and with a few adjustments the Marshall makes a really nice tone.
You may be interested to know that Jim Marshall was a jazz drummer before he started making amps.
Dude, I love you and your channel.
Thank you!
I had an L5 that made me very happy with the wide (very wide) range of tones it could produce. The treble knob could have been pushed up a click or two to balance out that jazz tone.
I Really enjoyed this, & i don't even play jazz lol but i do have some treble sensitivity so i do tend to go for a more jazz tone! Cheers!
I like the Lab l5. And your playing of courseđ
Thank you đ
Amazing video Jens!! Thank you for all the effort you've put in your videos and the the knowledge you've shared over the years. Ps . I have your book and the joe pass one on the way đđ
Thank you, Reece! Glad you like the video! Hope you find something you can use in the book đ
I liked that Marshall JCM800 on the low input :) My favorite jazz sound however, is a Roland JC-120 solid state also with the low input.
I liked that one as well. I have to admit that I absolutely hate the JC-120, they always sounded horrible no matter what I tried :)
I got myself a LAB L5 for very little money after having seen (and heard) Ulf Wakenius live in a Jazz club. He used a Les Paul copy with a bolt-on neck, made by Aria, that he bought years ago in Sweden for $200, and a LAB L5. And WOW! It was one of the warmest, thickest and most beautiful tones I have ever heard. But I now know that the tone doesn't only come out of the gear, as I got painfully aware...
This was fun! I had a wonderful Roland Blues Cube B310 that I bought new in 1994. 3b10 inch speakers 75 watts with two channels, a bright switch, crunch and other stuff I never used. I loved the tone but never turned it past 5. I still have it but itâs in storage in Anchorage and Iâm in Dyersburg, Tennessee. Itâs 70lbs so I canât afford to bring it here. I wish you could play it.
Sounds interesting đ Glad you like the videos
The low channel in the Marshall sounds so good, canât believe how bright it is...
Same here. That one stood out.
THANKS!
Amazing how well the Lab sounded.
I ones had one ( long time ago), but did not no anything about dialing in a good tone at that time. Hearing it back now it realy impressed me, far better then the Polytone in my opinion.
Yes, that is an amazing amp đ
JCM800 - when your jazz lead absolutely, positively has to cut through the mix. But, that AC30 was a wonderful surprise - sometimes less is more. The Cube sounded like I was listening with socks on my ears. The Princeton? Yep, I own one :).
The secret to the Princeton is to mic off axis at 2" and to set the treble at 6, bass at 2, and run the neck pickup tone at 4-6.
The JCM 800 on low input gave your notes a sparkle and a nice bouncy presence. Even an 800 combo could be a nice jazz amp.
Certainly!
I like both the Marshall and the finder, but having two finders hook up together is the best I think oh and the Benson sounds great too.
why are you calling it that
Tnx. Very useful video.
I have a Marshall AS50R 50 watt Acoustic Amo that gets a nice jazz sound. It has received, and chorus effect. Two channels, a xlr input, and exactly stero inputs for a one man duo.: )
Thought I was watching an episode of norsemen on Netflix for a second đ€Ł love these videos tho, Iâve just been getting into jazz lately but Iâve been producing other styles of music for a while , usually your videos stretch my brain but these ones I can more fully understand đ
Haha! Thank you! You will probably enjoy the video Thursday :)
Jens, this is something different. We need more of these tips, at least I do. I'm surprised how good the Vox AC30 sounds at low volume. I sold mine years ago because it was just too loud or had a crappy sound when the tubes didn't glow. Right now I mostly use my Fender Deluxe Reverb.
Thank you, Joachim. This was not recorded at bedroom level. The studio is a pretty dead space so you can turn up amps quite a lot and I was turning down the amps in the video đ
Fender's are pretty easy to get a jazz tone out of. I have a Henriksen JazzAmp10, but I can get a damn good jazz sound out of my Fender Blues Junior as well.
Man,the Princeton on low input,was a classic 50's jazz tone. Johnny Smith,Tal Farlow,way cool!
I personally use a Polytone mini brute which I like a lot but the tone of the Lab series L5 did it for me !!
Yes, that was also a surprise for me :)
Marshall JMP/JCM800 2203/2204 are amazing amplifiers.
This is interesting. I am waiting for a more or less desk top amp.. a DV Mark Little Jazz and my new first semi-hollow Larry Carlton H7 ... two hum bucking I think. ... totally first try ... I know I need it worked on and need to find a good set up luthier "locally" who has experience with the 335. I sorta wish I knew the settings for such. I have my acoustics playing well and set up a couple of them myself. ... ohhh so much to learn.
I use a Marshall Origin 20 head + 1x12 cab. Good firm cleans.
Vox ac 30 Roland cube100. WinnerđđžđđđđŻ
In the 80s in NYC, Bill Frisell was using Angus Young's setup for a bit - Gibson L6 into a Marshall:)
Still didn't really sound like him though đ
Fwiw, I much prefer the Princeton to the Twins for jazz tone, in part due to earlier breakup, but tone-wise too. Perhaps in a range being rolled off? Fun vid!
All about finding the voice of the amplifier. Same with any guitar model. You can find its jazzy tones, but it will have it's OWN signature sound.
Great video Jens, i wish you'd talk a bit more about what you're looking for in your jazz tone. What's your approach to setting the controls? Fantastic playing btw!
Thank you! I actually talk about that in the Jazz tone on a strat video.
Nice video đđ» I can usually dial in a decent jazz tone using any small bass amp and a compression pedal.
Thanks! I usually don't like playing on bass amps since they really miss mids
@@JensLarsen Agreed .. the bass amps that I have liked have a mid boost button or mid pull switch. With that activated and some dialing in they seem to work nice on getting a warm jazz tone with some punchy mids. Have you ever tried plugging your Ibanez into one of the amps designed for acoustic Guitar? Would be interesting to know those amps bring out some of the natural hollow body sound? I recently bought a used red re-issued Epipone Century w/ P 90, love the way it plays and sounds unplugged, but can't seem to re-create it's beautiful tone unplugged when plugged into any amp .... bummer.
I think you make a great point about the old recordings of some of the jazz greats like Wes Montgomery or Kenny Burrell in that their lead sound is slightly distorted. I personally like that: I guess they were using valve amps at quite high volume and rolling the volume down on the guitar to play rhythm. Iâve recorded jazz guitar with a Marshall JCM 900, Peavey Classic 30 and a Fender Blues Jnr and they all sounded pretty good. The Fender in this video was my favourite. Iâm a huge Joe Pass fan but his sound was not always to my liking. On the âIntercontinentalâ album, his guitar sound is amazing: I wonder whether he used a valve amp for this rather than the polytone ?
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Thanks for the great video! Any thoughts on the Henriksen jazz amp or Henriksen Bud/Blue that I see more and more people use these days. Warmly!
I recommend the Roland Jazz Chorus series, especially for chord work. One of my main amps is an old Peavey Classic from 1974 which has been through numerous revisions. It sounds a bit like a Fender Twin, but doesn't weigh a ton ;-)
Thank you Hubert. I absolutely hate jazz chorus amps. To me they have the least tube like compression and feel I have ever encountered, so I probably won't do a series on them.
I know people who love them and that is fine, but I am not one of them.
@@JensLarsen Fair enough. I find they blend in well with whatever other instruments make up a band, plus each note of even a complex chord remains clearly audible; chords don't end up sounding like porridge. And these amps are incredibly sturdy!
I like the sound of that Marshall. They don't get much love for their clean tones.
It is nice when we finally figure out how to get it, but I think that also demonstrates why most people donât talk too much about Marshall cleans đ
What would have been interesting is to raise the amps(especially the small ones) off the floor. This decouples and defuses certain lower frequencies making for a tighter bass and better control. Another change I find for great (tone, warmth and clarity) is to change the speaker to a hemp cone design like the Eminence Cannabis Rex of the the Tone Tubby Ceramic speaker. These speakers I think give their best with clean tones.
The L5 was very articulate - and a ton of settings options! I actually preferred it to the Polytone. Princeton was way too bass heavy, even with bass 1! Try lugging your Marshall stack to the jazz gig all the time - you'll switch back to the cube pretty quick, lmao. :D The Marshall was wayyy too bright and only sounded partially jazzy b/c you're a great player playing jazz. ;-) Probably the worst option, imho.
I also have a Kustom 12 watt tube amp just one channel. Bass, Tremble, and gain. And a fender Blues Jr. That is 15watt tube.
Just some info on the 65 reissue of the Princeton: They modified this reissue to be more like a Bassman. It is way darker and meatier than a regular Princeton. Fender also played with the negative feedback in the circuit which makes the amp more touch sensitive. I would say that the amp is more suitable for Jazz than a regular Princeton and also fun to explore some Santana tones (a Zen drive is a good companion pedal). If you are after chimney / sparkle this is not the model for you, which listeners of this video might not be after. Well one remark: when they talk about Jazz tone here they most likely have classic Jazz in mind. If you open up the selection of tones to players like Wayne Krantz, John Scofield, Bill Friesell then Marschall, Vox and much more types are on the tableâŠ.
I actually think the Boss Katana(clean channel) is the most underrated jazz amp for the money... maybe period. Itâs got this unique combination of have perfect highs and lows and full and bright yet very soft as well. Very piano like if that makes sense. My predictions is these will eventually be a loved budget jazz amp option long after kids stop playing rock and metal on them.
I think it already is. We didn't have one, that is why it isn't in the video đ
Marshall's actually have great cleans; A JTM45 would give great jazz tone -- big round and clean; its way warmer than the JCM800 - closer to a Bassman. This was an interesting comparison. I think the Princeton was my fave then the Marshall (though can't see a jazz player dragging around a 412)
Thanks, Matt
Well, while it's hard to really tell from this recording, I am surprised to say I R E A L L Y like the Marshall!! Bright, yes, but in a very pleasant way IMHO
Yes, I liked that as well đ
Interesting. I used to have a Vox with an effects module built to it and a valve preamp. I had to pawn it off shortly before I moved to London. Right now I have a Marshall MG10CF, which I assume is a practise amp???
Great video, would like to see your review of the Roland Jazz chorus too. I have one of the new Roland cubes(60) with the different models but use primarily the clean jazz chorus sound. Itâs a good little amp for most rehearsal and small club gigs.
Ok. I really like the Roland Cube amps(as I say in this video when we try that one) and I really hate the Jazz Chorus amps. When I play festivals the only thing in my rider is that I don't want a Roland Jazz Chorus :D
Jens Larsen just curious as to your opinion I think the Roland Choruses are heavy pigs and overpriced but as I say the new generation of cubes are not bad for small gigs and rehearsals but not as nice as the old ones. Love all your videos Jens Iâm really learning a lot, Iâm relearning material I learned decades ago but havenât used for a long time.
Ron Palangio we share that opinion đ
Marshall !!!
Mycket intressant Jens, Tack! Wonderful playing. I m guessing you play an Ibanez guitar? I remember an Epi⊠to me I preferred the vox and the polytone. Exactly the 65 Princeton is a bit darker than the 68 silverfaces models and brake up at lower volume. But I must point out that there is Princeton and Princeton. I have a 73 silverface , not a reissue and it sounds different from the one in the video, as you said thereâs a huge difference in the bass depending if it stands on the floor or n a stand/flight case-cover. Then an other important things, the character of a tube amp seems to change a lot with the tubes. When I purchased my Princeton back in the days it has ruby tubes that made it sound brighter and flat and thinner , I ve tried tungsol that made it sound horrible and then the JJ that makes it sound warmer and darker while still keeping the clean of a fender. I totally felt in love with the JJ in it. What you said about one amp sounding different than other while being the same brand and model seems to apply to most vintage electronic (I clearly hear differences in my 2 similar 30 years old hifi amps of mine already ). Could be that components age differently depending of how they were used or even of the conditions in the places they ve been kept in, moisture, temperature, etc . That s even more true with tube-amps. Well at least you don t have to been an electronic engineer to replace tubes. I prefer vintage warmer darker tones. Therefore tubes. But I was really surprised and pleased by the polytone. I guess the 15â is for something in that. I ve tried polytones in shops in Sweden and In Italy and they did sound horrible, nothing alike the one in this video. Then even if a good amp with the right character is necessary people shouldnât forget that the essential part of your sound comes from your fingers and then your pickups and guitar⊠I mean I m quite sure a crappy amp would still sound quite good if YOU play it đ. The Marshall and lab probably suits fusion best. I sure would have liked to hear you playing a peavey classic 30, which I m considering to get too. A final question, are any of your recordings available on lp-vinyl? Thanks for a great video. I like what you show on CZcams which is mostly the plain and honest true. Tack igen! Michel
Thanks! Yes it is an Ibanez. I actually prefer modelling especially live because it is much more flexible and takes away some of the frequency issues open back tube amps have.
My music is not available on vinyl, I doubt if we will make that, but I am flattered that you are interested :)
The Polytone though mmmmm!
So my question on the Polytone is this. Since the control knobs ( bass, treble) are stackable and move independently of each other, what does the smaller top knob do verses the larger bottom knob. I have a Polytone Mini BRUTE IV 3 OHMS every similair to this one . I can't figure out how to get a clean clear Jazz sound. Should they be moved evenly/together or separately? Thank you.
By watching video's about guitar tone I realise that I have a LONG way to go. I honestly can't really distinguish subtle differences in tone. Maybe it's my ears, maybe it's because I focus on the harmony rather than the tone in itself. Could also be that my reference point has been cheap amps for a long time. The positive side of this is that I can really plug and play without being annoyed by the tone an amp or guitar makes!
I do have a preference for the Vox amps, but that's mainly because I got into jazz by listening to John Scofield!
I wouldn't worry, cheap amps sounds absolutely amazing by now. Nothing like when I start guitar đ
I like tube amps because you can get that buttery liquid smoothness out of them (I have a Fender BJ III Tweed). But SS amps have that immediate attack which sounds so great too (DV Mark Little Jazz). Solid state for bebop lines and tube for more chord-melody? My two cents. However I find that how hot you run your pickups makes a HUGE difference. Sometimes I turn them down to 30% and raise the input. Can generate a bit of hiss but sounds awesome.
I prefer tube-amps as well but actually find that my modeller does the job just as well in terms of how it feels to play :)
I used to have an L5. I canât imagine a more versatile âjazzâ amp
Dear Jens, great video! What do you think about the acustic amps, like Aer 60 for example, for a jazz soud?
I use an AER compact 60 very often and it sounds really good, but is can't keep up with drummers that well.
Fender, Labs5,Orange,Marshall in this order for jazz..that's all for me
Very interesting! I don't suppose you have a 20 Watt amp setting around that you could show us newbies how to get the best jazz sound out of? This was a great vid but I can't afford all those goodies! LOL
Haha, thanks! That is true, but I don't know that many amps and I don't have access to them đ
Sonny Sharrock played jazz on a Marshall stack if anyone was looking for an example of how to make gain-y amps work for jazz.
I believe the 68 reissue input 1 is a bassman tone stack.
I wouldn't know, sorry :)
Thanks for the clip Jens and Joram. Why are thick mids such a popular tone for jazz guitar? I would like to hear your views on a mesa boogie guitar jazz settings too and was surprised it wasn't included. Jazz guitar can be played on a nylon. Covering some acoustic jazz guitar amp setting could be interesting. Have you ever played through an AER?
Glad you like it! We didn't have a Mesa, and I actually use my AER for gigs all the time, but I don't consider it a fantastic tone plus that it has trouble keeping up with drums that are anything but very soft đ
Hi Jens. Interesting! Have you checked out the Positive grid 'Spark' amp? Again around $250, 40w, really very small, lots of amp models, FX etc all bluetooth controlled from iPad, phone or computer. I use it for practice but reckon it would hold up on a small jazz gig too. I'd be interested in your opinion. Cheers!
Thanks Graeme! No, I haven't triad that. I tried BIAS FX which I didn't really liked, and then I never tried anything else from them :)
Tone is in your ears. If you can hear the tone you want to achieve, you can adjust nearly any amp to get there. So many jazz guitar players just roll the tone off on the guitar and end up with a mushy sound, as if there is a wet blanket over the amp. They forget that Kenny and Wes and Green used P90s, and their tone had a little bite to it.
Maybe that is the tone they have in their ears? Who are we to dismiss their taste?
I enjoyed the time you took for non jazz amps. It shows me that they work, just not great. Please continue with your series and use the popular jazz amps like Henriksen, Rivirea, Acoustic image and others. Love to get a proper tone and even my older tube amps are not satisfying the tones.
What sort of changes are you thinking of when your just noodling when testing the tone of the amp? Just curious of the sort of patterns and phrases/changes you naturally go to , great vid again man
Would guess a few ii-V-I's and some spice occasionally as well
I think I was playing Dorian actually, I tried to play sort of the same thing to hear how the Amp sounded, but I am not sure it really made a difference đ
Jens Larsen ahhh I see, sweet playing as always
@@Alfierocks1109 Thanks đ
The problem with the JCM800, for a jazz tone, is that like many of the master vol Marshalls, the preamp is like the #1/high treble channel on non-MV amps, which is thin and bright. The normal channel on non-MV amps is thick and warm. I have an old Plexi, which is great for jazz.
hey Jens! what strings and pick are you using here? i keep trying new picks trying to find one that fits me well and I noticed how yours isn't really giving off much clicky percussive sounds. always up to try new ones.
That is a good observation! I use John Daw custom picks that they made for me with exactly that thing in mind : not too much attack đ
@@JensLarsen ah thank you! I absolutely hate that sound.. especially when I am going for that thick gauge flat wound sound/set up. I will check em out!
How do you have the guitar volume and tone set thanks very great playing been after this sound forever! cheers
They are both completely open. Thanks đ
Thx very interesting. Wondering what speaker was use with the marshall?
It was a marshall cabinet, but I don't know exactly what was in there, sorry :)
Interesting. did you think about doing a video about melodic and harmonic minor modes that can be great
amigo you should check jens channel, there are literally a lot of videos with that content and really well explained:) all you need is an open mind and your guitar at hand:) , cheers mate:)
I have done quite a few videos on how to use melodic and harmonic minor đđ just check out the channel!
Fender Twin guy here. The difference in the Blackface and the later Silverface models is slight tone and gain modifications, mainly in the phase inverter circuit.
So I am learning and am looking for a practice amp for home? What would you suggest?
For my concerns, It's more important to get 'your' tone from amp as much as possible. I personally like Fender type amps, but for what I need, I can get from almost every amp, except maybe modern high-gain. Jens here showed that has it's own tone and phrases that sounds good on any amp to me. So for me this amp thing is more mythical and retro elite issue than the utilization.
Those 68 princetons sounds just good wizh some mid 50 single coil pickups. Even then you have the bass quite low....