The 7 Guitar Tones All Guitar Players Chase (and how to get them)
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1:10 Throaty - Stratocaster (SRV), benefits from a booster
5:44 Brown-sound - (EVH), high gain, Plexi amp
8:09 Vintage/Creamy - (Eric Johnson) hollow body + neck pup, Marshall + drive
11:25 Guitar Hero - John Petrucci, Steve Vai distortion (high gain) + delay (gate, reverb) "wall of sound"
14:50 Grungy - Kurt Cobain, Indie Rock (Queens of the Stone Age) - drive pedal pushes amp (-> no bass on amp)
18:22 Perfect Clean - Orange amp
7th tone is "leave a comment" -- personally I don't understand how "twangy" didn't make the list, the only tele in the vid had humbuckers
Edit: also thought of these today - chimey (bright), bitey, punchy (percussive), dark
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Thank you
True, I wish there was more love for country pickers. Great video tho
Thanks, I was just thinking about how it would be nice to find one of these comments
St. Pieter-Jan
Still waiting for "legendary riffs that sound heavy but were recorded on single coils"
YES
Pink Floyd - In The Flesh? definitely comes to mind for me
Killing in the name of was recorded on a tele I believe
Anything by Deep Purple.
Every tom morello drop d riff
I've said it many times, but tone is probably the reason why most of us simply wanted to even give guitar a try in the first place. The way a guitar sounds in any context it's used in feels so good and just right for reasons that might be surreal. Achieving the tone(s) you want really motivates you to keep playing!
I think electric guitar is the closest sounding instrument to the human voice, which might play a role in that.
@@MetalRenard I wouldn't necessarily say that. Slide guitar, yes.
Agreed sir! I just started playing the guitar, and the tone i want motivates me to play.
@@mjtan6787 That is awesome to hear! Hope you find what you are looking for in tone!
@@MetalRenard true!
The tone every guitarist searches for is their own, unique, but incredible tone! The tone thats in our heads as the godly sound that envelops what we want our playing to sound like. Sure many players have gotten close, EVH, John Petrucci, Metallica. But none will ever be what we hear in our heads when going to sleep at night
Well the other tricky part about chasing that tone, at least for me over more than 2 decades of tone chasing is you'll get close, but due to influences, skill development, maturing and progress, that tone we hear in our heads evolves & changes over time
@@MrMd5555 Definitely agree. But for me, chasing the "perfect" tone to match what you imagine in your head is part of the fun of playing guitar. If I managed to dial in on tone that sounds heavenly and I'd never would want to change it, I think I'd pick up the guitar way less frankly
Mosrite MK I guitar.. and no one knows but me!
So the Amp controls the tone, or does the tone knobs on the guitar do it?
What I find is, I get a truly great tone, then a few weeks later, it's not so great?
Thank you sir for sharing your knowledge and your tones to the guitar community!! We are most grateful and I hope your success continues to grow. You seem like a class act!! 🤘
I may not be original but "Gilmourish" is the tone i will forever chase
yooo same!!!
The best way I’ve ever been able to describe “Gilmourish” was both glassy and watery at the same time, if that makes sense
Plexy type marshall + spring reverb + delay (oil can is the best, in my opinion. I use a OBNE one) compression for clean cranked big muff for leads , and here you go ! (it's the base, you can then add all sorts of effects like chorus, phaser...) Also, it's kind of the same rig structure as Eric Johnson.
@@pierref.1294 🙏🏻
@@pierref.1294 Don't forget the phase90
This is a cool baseline. I think a lot of guys are going to mix and match these tones you've described to achieve their own and I think that's the fun part for everyone, especially any potential audience. Artists that can tick these tone boxes while presenting a unique sound will always stand above the rest because they are memorable.
I loved this video. Super well edited, great content, great amp and, above all else, great chops. 10/10.
David Gilmour tone from Pulse 1994 was legendary, but expensive!
I will never forget when I first heard those first few notes from Shine on you crazy diamonds from Pulse... God Damn
@@pay_no_mind69 The most iconic four notes in rock history! nothing beats the Comfortably numb solo from then though
I can get really close to it with a player strat and a 150$ digital pedalboard
So, it is expensive only if you want to use the exact same analog gear
@@alessandrolibero0401 I can get close to. I have my American standard plugged into my Marhsall origin 20c combo but with a slight bit of gain. My chorus, Big muff, blues driver, compressor and reverb/delay in one sounds great
Did he use the HM2 for this?
1 Bitey/Punchy (Jimmy Page)
2 Liquidy (Gilmour)
3 Dark (a clean tone with a lot of bass) 4 Classic (That classic les Paul Marshall rock sound)
5 Solid (Brian May, I don't know what to call it, it's a mix of classic and a bit of robotic if you know what I mean)
Edit: All I need is gas now lol
Love your vids my friend. You showcase great gear and guitars, introduce interesting examination of subject-of-the-moment, and play fantastic guitar. Great channel.
Personally, I like Brian May’s guitar tone. It’s got that right amount of saturation and harmonic sound that it gives you chills everytime.
He uses coins for pick. They make a mess but a hidden treasure for QueenTone
Yes. On Blue on Black by Five Finger Death Punch that’s him and the tone is beautiful.
I love Brian May’s tone. And his style all together. You can always tell when he’s playing. Nice to see someone bring his name into this mix.
The little white squares bottom of Red Special's body are buttons that put the pickups out of phase to varying degrees, thats how he gets that lashing guitar tone on certainly the eary albums.
Amplitube got really really good Brian May tones
Guitar youtubers: *exists*
Positive Grid: Hey, it's free real estate.
Right! I was hoping he would get these tones through his expensive gear :(
are you still in force india, hulkenberg?
@@-guitarhero force india doesn't exist anymore lol
Honestly. I bought one after seeing his "8 classic tones" vid, and seeing Steve Vai himself using it on his stream... and I'm blown away at what this little thing can do.
@@peetiegonzalez1845 It sure is good marketing
I've been playing since 1975. I got a Spark 2 years ago, and I've never been happier with an amp purchase.
The Squier Classic Vibe '70's Strat I got at the same time plays beautifully through it.
My understanding is that "brown sound" refers to EVH's use of a variac to starve his Marshall amps of power, thus giving more distortion at lower volume (i.e., the amp suffers a power "brown-out"). In the story I heard, they first discovered the effect when they accidentally plugged an amp which was set for 240V, into a 120V source.
An interesting effect regarding 12ax7 input tubes is at higher rated voltages they put out cleaner notes, but down around 100 v. they become nonlinear, distorted or blusey. Also single coils tend to put out less than 1v. Coulomn pressure "voltage amplitude" where as doubles obviously push the imput grid harder. Also higher frequencies push grid and distort easier hense the " tube screamer".
Very cool
@Shivam Parwat
This wasn't Eddie's idea, I believe Neill Young used a Variac way prior to Eddie popularizing it
Thats pretty close. The variac was used to "choke" the volume when they would play at clubs. Diming the Marshall got too loud. The fact Eddie was using a Euro amp resulted in quite a few blown heads...everyone thought he was pushing the amps harder.
i love circuitry lore
Throaty - 1:24
Brown Sound - 5:46
Vintage - 8:10
Guitar Hero - 11:26
Grungy -14:53
Perfect Clean -18:25
This is what I was looking for. Thank you kind sir 😊🙏
We’re so impatient hahaha, but thanks 😎🤣😅
Mark Knopfler’s tone hands down. That guys sound is absolutely ICONIC
my man
I have to second the Knopfler comment!!!
First, Mark was an absolutely brilliant musician
Second, his right hand technique was stellar and rarely seen used in the rock world at that time
Third, he was all about clean tone, how clean I can get it with just a touch of a slap back delay and I’m good to go. Granted, there were tracks that used other pedal tones and heavier distortion, but the stuff I know we are referring to is the signature “Knopfler clean”
michaelh1007 absolutely!
Right in the middle of crunch of clean. Like the one of Sultans of Swing. Delicious.
My maaaan
Thanks for sharing your passions for all things music , tone , touch , and taste over the years . Always entertaining and inspiring. It’s been such a privilege to watch you grow while bringing us along .
Much Gratitude
Thanks a lot! These types of videos really help those of us who have the spark but don't know all these amps and effects and how to use them.
I recently jumped on the Guitar Super System you've got and I must say it is amazing. I love the way you've got it setup for structured lessons or where you can pick and choose certain elements you want to learn. I've always found it hard to figure out what I should be learning and how to go about doing it, but GSS gives me a clear guide and goal in mind!
Also ordered a SPARK and waiting for that lovely amp to arrive!
I actually liked the first tone without the ‘booster”.
The rotary speaker + Strat + Super/Vibroverb = Desert Island tone.
Same here. Seems it kinda cuts the nuts off of it.
The whole album Short Bus by Filter has a very unique sound to it that I haven't been able to replicate. I saw a write up in Guitar magazine about how Richard Patrick got that sound on the album, but I brushed over it because I knew who Filter was, but I hadn't heard anything off the album Short Bus at the time.
As a Spark owner, this is perhaps the most useful how-to video I have ever watched. It saved me the trouble of endless tinkering to find these tones. Thanks!
Tinkering is half the fun! I just saved all of these though.
I agree. I'm not into the tinkering at all, and so I'm grateful to have this as a Spark instruction. Thanks, Ty. Really liked that creamy tone.
The best guitar tones I have ever heard comes from a Japanese guitarist called Tooru Kitajima (also know as TK) from Ling Toshite Sigure (凛として時雨). The way he uses effects and his style is downright unique and phenomenal. He is mostly know for his song “Unravel” (Opening 1 of Tokyo Ghoul); but he has many excellent songs like “copy light”, “signal”, “disco flight”, and “abnormalize”. His style and tone is what I strive for as a guitar player.
P/S: That’s not to mention TK is an insanely good singer too.
I know this is an old comment but he even cries while singing Copy Light, this man and his music is just phenomenal
Ichika nito is good too
@machinegunhoratio mind clarifying what you mean?
@Matt R yeah but completely different style. I prefer Ichika's clean tone. But TK nailed it with his overdriven tone. It's just so unique and wild.
i love ling tosite sigure
I've got a Spark Amp and I love it! For a intermediate player like myself, it has really helped me explore how to build tones and find those "signature" sounds. Thanks for putting some of your builds out there! Can't wait to try them out!
Seems like an AI generated comment
@@Shane-5150this whole channel seems AI generated
@@Shane-5150You sound like a gen z
does it have like a alice in chains tone where its heavy but not hard rock heavy?
I'm a bassist myself, but the tones I would love to emulate if I get a guitar are The Edge's sonic science from U2, Tom Scholz's 1K-spiked sound on Boston, and Andy Summers' soundscapes from The Police
Man, some nice tones. I'll be downloading these to my Spark! Thanks. 👌
After seeing this it makes me want a video showing how legendary tones sound in and out of a mix. Like, "If you want your tone in a finished track to sound like _____, it actually needs to sound like _____ by itself."
Really good idea
You might be on to something.
Somebody
Anybody
Please.
idk how to make that vid
“Vintage creamy Larson” sounds like more than just a dessert if you ask me
Edit: Dessert has two S’s, I have two brain cells that refuse to work together.
I'd say more a soup but yes lmao
Well nobody asked you
@@michaelcollins6107 this is literally the comments section
Desert for the ears.
@@adam_ziegel umm it's Dessert ! 2x S in Dessert
Awesome, thank you for taking the time to provide this info, super helpful. I have to say the Boss Katana brown sound is great in my opinion, no pedals needed...
I actually adore this channel. been watching it for months as a guitarist.
keep on going man. fucking love those memes on you very iconic
In one word, describe the guitar tone you wish you had. Best answer gets a gift.
EJ
Grit
I wish i have that pedal that makes a distortion sound and makes it Metall - ish and gets sustain that lasts for hoursss
Stratospheric (Jimi Hendrix)
Good tone
Even despite the added context of the whole "brown" thing, it still makes sense as a description in my opinion. It super dark and distorted, like metal (if you think of tones as colors, metal is blatantly black). But it has this strange like, fuzziness to it that reminds me of a metal sound played through a Honeytone. And Honeytone tone is kind of, well, honey-ish. Honey is orange. Orange plus black is brown.
I'm pretty fuckin high rn so if this doesn't make sense oh well
Thanks for sharing your synesthesia with us.
Honestly, I tend to associate sounds with tastes, so I get how you're feeling.
I love the brown sound, tysm Tyler!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
It makes perfect sense, the best ideas honestly come out when you're high
Holy shit 😂 if somebody didn't already explain what the brown sound actually was, then I woulda wholeheartedly accepted your explanation. Only a stoned peraon could have imagined that, and it's beaitiful. You should write a book, dawg.
You may have been stoned when you wrote this, but you weren’t wrong.
Dude,as usual, another fantastic video.
Thanks.
Commented too soon before. Thanks for the vid! I am going to find these on the app literally right now
Tim Henson has every guitarist chasing a piano like spanky clean tone.
Well, he DOES sound spectacular. Although my first thought when watching him is "i should burn my guitar" 😂
@@thomasnissen1402 Yup.
This is the way
He already told the people what he uses though
@@ShikharArora still though.
I love finding just the right tone. Sometimes specific to a certain guitar.
70's heavy fuzz/stoner rock.
80's high gain distortion.
90's scooped distortion.
70's classic rock OD
40's blues OD
Thanks for the spark tones! Downloaded them now I have to play them :D Yay, I get to play guitar!
Hi Tyler! Just got my Positive Grid today and came to this vid for tonezzz.. Thanks!
“It’s not your guitar hero’s tone” first one is literally Jimi Hendrix
Will it sound the same on humbuckers or is Strat still a major part of the tone? I have a very good custom, with humbackers. Any ideas to make it sound like a Strat on Spark?
@@panan7777 I don’t have a spark but I know that he used humbuckers for some live stuff. Paul Davids did a great video on his hunbucker guitars recently. As for just getting the tone it’s kind of tough without single coils, but if you have coil split I’m sure you could make it work. It’s all down to preference after all
@@jackh1570 Just tried throaty on my Spark. NOT even close with humbuckers. Strat is a strat is a strat. Not to say the sound isn't good, but definitely miles from what he got. Still at current discount at 2oo$ Spark is WORTH the price. Or maybe wait fro the next model. This one has some limitations, but for me the fun is worthy. THX for the tip.
@@panan7777 good to know about the spark. I have some pedals that give me an old Marshall sound but I might still look into the amp
I was thinking it was supposed to be Stevie Ray Vaughn ..? No ?
THE BROWN SOUND: actually refers to EVH using a voltage transistor to change the input voltage to his amp. Turning it down to 80 volts while keeping the amperage the same . effectively "browning out" the input voltage.
Read similar story about dropping the supply voltage to "under" drive the lamps, but with the difference that he was unwinding the wire form the transformer and thus dropping supply voltage. He might have done it in the beginning, but a variac transformer is a much simpler solution. I have ordered my Spark late this year, was delivered fast here in the EU and it's WORTH it, for all his current limitations. For this price nothing will touch it by a long mile. There was a buzzy transformer problems in the begining, but now until you add a lot of distortion, with a properly wired guitar you'll think it' dead, for being so quiet. Added benefit: you don't have to crank it up to have the full sound. WILL buy the next model 100%.
Everytime by jm45 is subject to low voltage it blows up
I loved the tone of the last guitar the most. Thanks for this video 🥲
This is really helpful! My favorite lead player is Santana. Some songs where I’d love to learn how to emulate his tone are Black Magic Woman, Samba Pa Ti, Europa, and Moonflower.
Two sounds I love
1.Jack Butler clean/hall tone effect from Crossroads
2. Gary Moore: Still Got The Blues tone
The “brown sound” is that mythical sound, so perfect, so moving, that the listener shits himself upon hearing it. 😜
Exactly! Don’t you guys watch South Park? Where do you think they got the idea?
That's the brown note isn't it?
@@RobbieFitzgerald Brown note was the attempt at making it sound like a scientific claim. The idea was that there was a certain frequency that, if you were hit by it from powerful enough speakers, it would resonate in a way that made your entire digestive tract contract and cause you to shit yourself.
Mythbusters already debunked it, it's bullshit. lol
Hence the name brown...
That explains why I've been shitting myself so often 🤔
Ur channel roxxx dude! Great VH type riff👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🔥🔥🔥🤘🏾🎸👍🏾
I love the way you explain sounds! Cheers!
Here's a good tone for all genres
here's how,
ALL THE GAIN
NO MIDS
MORE GAIN
METALZONE
EVEN MORE GAIN
SLAYYYEERRR
Even the guy from disturbed said we need to bring mids back. Think about that.
ALL THE GAAAAAIN
SLAAAAYEEEER
Not enough gain, bro 😠
@@daishoryujin95 I don't mess with the EQ on my EVH 5150 III EL34 much, I don't scoop the Mids or anything and it sounds heavy as can be with all the EQ knobs at 12 O'Clock. On my old Laney I'd have to scoop the Mids to get a really heavy sound but not with EVH, if anything I might add some treble, mids or bass but I don't scoop anything anymore. I use an overdrive on the Crunch Channel for a Metal Sound but on the Red Channel the Boost doesn't do anything it's already got more gain than you'll ever need.
Only if you wanna be haired
Hey, legend.
ghello tallerman
Hello peasant
Arigatou Sir
@@Chris.1812 u gon get us nuked
Best name ever! 🤪
Every guitarists here in the comments are looking for one single tone
Talent.
hahahah thats something u are or come into. Talant can be worked on but if u never had a talent for it ud never have picked it up and kept with it in the first place. People think half the truly talented guitarists just start playing like that. Nobody does and even the most greatest geniuses dont start playing at such a high level. It might be easier to pick up the guitar if ur gifted but talent and being gifted are 2 entirely different. Most famous guitarists i believe started out with it as a gifted player. U cant be gifted if you dont have a talent for it but u can be talented without the gift and just work really hard.
Talent is in the way you play and the true gift is that your hands can even make a sound in the first place. How we view oursleves and others is objective. Talent is objective but this gift here is everyones if they can even try it. The world is there at your fingertips.
Dammit you beat me to it. I actually tried commenting this in reply to Tyler's comment at the top but it wouldn't let me for some reason and keeps saying unknown error occurred.
@@MaddesG1 Damn you should write quotes for mugs my dude you are spitting knowledge
There's a patch for talent now
I mean that's true but you didn't have to Say it
all of these tones give me goosebumps, they are just THAT GOOD.
Great talent, information, and entertaining too. No surprise in having a huge subscriber base here. Count me in ... subscribed!
That clean tone is a whole-ass mood
the massive tone of stoner rock (Black Sabbath/Sleep/Kyuss/Electric Wizard) makes you high just by listening, man
Amazing Playing! Really enjoyed the vid.
Wonderful demonstration man! Much props! Also spied the RODECASTER Pro in the background! Love mine!
Eric Clapton's "Woman Tone" is one of the most famous named sounds in guitar history. Especially the Disreali Gears sound. Surprised it wasn't on this list.
Normally, I’d agree but.... Judging by the software soaked sound of the tones that were represented, it’s just as well it wasn’t on the list.
Are you talking about Sunshine of my love? I got that bad ass blues sound by adjusting a SRV preset on VOX g2 fx pedal.
You can tell how hard it was for Tyler to not play Smells like Teen Spirit on the grunge section
I bought a spark and it should be coming soon. Excited
I'd say now LoFi pseudo jazz tone is very popular similar to the perfect clean but with a bit of defect and warmth. I also love a clean funky R&B sound, your perfect clean you did here, and occasionally the throaty sound at the beginning. Oh, and also ACOUSTIC sound! A great acoustic tone people look for! I have been playing a heritage with some custom kent armstrong pickup in it and I absolutely love it... we just recorded some more Gospel Funk material and it was spot on. I love playing the hollow body and I don't play jazz at all
Adam Jones live tone is probably one of the best.
Definitely sound better than that fuzz shite.🤮🤮🤣🤣😎😎😎
Scrolled straight to the comments to find the first one mentioning Adam Jones. Thanks for representing 💯
I think I read somewhere that he used a guitar 4x12 cab in combination with a bass 8x10 cab.
He actually runs three different amps as well. That’s how he gets such a full sound.
How about the "moISt" tone?
no
Needs a fleshlight pedal. If you get that then you make me proud
chorus pedal into a chorus pedal into a chorus pedal into a...
@@astafire6810 Professor Sad approves, but he's still sad
@@artemis2373 and a very wet spring reverb
You're a great player. You've inspired me to buy this amp just now. I'll be downloading your "Guitar Hero" and clean for sure. Thanks for sharing, as I'm completely bored with my Boss Katana
5:53 This was the most insane use for a whammy in the middle of jamming. I love it!!!!
I might be wrong, but I thought the “brown sound” referred to Eddie’s use of a variac to run his amps at “brownout” power levels, encouraging tube breakup.
I need a tutorial on how to get ichika nito sound, crystal clear that at the same time has the Power of hi gain
Compression pedal turned all the way up and you’ll be kinda close
@@elijahspears2367 And also playing with a lot of force
Exactly!
Im aiming for that sound too!
@@elijahspears2367 if you turn compression and gain all the way up it gets a little dirty, and ichika into sounds super clean
You've got it all there just like heaven and you're so skilled.
You have the best taste in guitars! They’re all so gorgeous! 😍
The first one just makes me think of SRV and John Mayer
What song of Jimi's?
He mentioned SRV who pretty much did it in the same school of Jimi as far as tone went so what’s the difference?
Purple haze
Its the vibe
@@skippityblippity8656 what do you mean
I love the tone of CC's solos on Poison's songs. Also, I'm always trying to get a dry distorted sound for chords, kinda like Bon Jovi. It's hard to get rid of all of the "mud" from my Zoom G3X pedal. I saw someone get that sound using saturation. I might try that. I could try a cleaner & lighter distortion & then add some saturation to make it harder, yet still not muddy.
Great video ... have used your tones ... much fun!
That solo you did for the “throaty” tone you did ROCKED!!!! 🤘🎸 🤘👁👄👁🤘
I would like to have seen the amp tone settings, because I think that makes a big difference.
The mid-1970s Blackmore tone: impossible to duplicate with pedals. Hyper-aggressive, yet clean
Yeah that's one nasty tone. It's so punchy. I'm assuming it's just a strat put through an absolutely cranked Marshall, and a lot of refined technique.
@@Patrick-857 Blackmore sound = High output single coils, Strat, Fuzz pedal, treble booster, Plexi.
If you have a master volume tube amp try going to max on the master volume and use the preamp gain/volume to control the actual volume. Add a tubescreamer or similar and have an EQ in the FX loop and you can get all sorts of famous sounds. Gives you that power tubes distortion you would usually get playing at volumes that lead to visits from law enforcement and the overdrive takes care of the preamp. EQ to shape it. My amp is terribly fizzy so I cut the highs and boost the lows but you might want to boost the treble. EQ before the amp can pretend t9 ve a treble booster but a tube screamer with the tone turned to the brighter side is closer to what the classic treble boosters did, they weren't necessarily an EQ more of an overdrive.
Black Sabbath = P90s, treble booster/tube screamer on bright, Plexi style amp or the master volume thing I described. Amp EQ treble high, mids high, bass almost none, start from 0 and add to taste.
@@user-lv7ph7hs7l Yeah definitely power amp saturation is the way with the classic sounds, modern sounds are definitely about a very clean, high headroom power stage, and a lot of preamp gain. The classic amps also had power supply sag and all kinds of fun design flaws that added tastiness to the sound. I'm a fan of all good guitar tones tbh. The thing I want to get across is the idea that you can go a long way with any amp if you know what you're doing, and especially if you have an EQ pedal or two and a decent OD. And throw in a muff, a fuzz face style pedal, a chorus and a delay, and maybe a Rat, and you'll be able to get most tones. I love me some Rat distortion with a bit of delay. And I love a nice thick, chewy wall of muff distortion too. It isn't all about chugs.
Just got a Spark. You bet I’m going to be looking for some of these!
Always loved the ‘59 Les Paul into a Marshall Stack turned up to 11 tone.
I'm always chasing for that signature Mick Ronson lead tone (Ziggy, Aladdin Sane).
Marshall style distortion with a cocked wah, then just whack a tone bender on when you get to the solos
I'm pretty sure "brown" sound is named after the term brown out, which is when the electrical voltage is running at a reduced capacity. Eddie used a variac to reduce the voltage supplied to the amp so he could run it hotter without worrying about it failing catastrophically. Some amps have this feature built in now, like some Mesa Boogie amps, or the Suhr SL68. When you flip the variac on, you can see the LED light on the amp go dimmer. That's the brown out affecting the amp.
100% WRONG!
if you watch the opening scene in back to the future.. when marty plugs in his guitar to the amp he flips a bunch of switchs on the amp.. one if them is a variac dial. EVH got his sound from using a variac machine in his rig..
Who built that giant guitar amp in back to the future with a variac machine? DR. E. L. BROWN... who probably then hot rodded EVHs amps?? Yeah.. most likely a genius like Doc Brown.. That is how we get the term "the Brown" sound.
Please do some research before spreading false information..
Thank you.
@@ironandzinc wasn’t it because a dude called James brown was the person responsible for designing the EVH 5150 amps?
@@goner.9989 James Brown was a great dancer and RnB singer.. I'm sure he had some decent technical abilities, but Dr. BROWN is a genius. He invented a time machine and knew how to build giant amps. So by proper logic, and tje variac machine that Doc incorporated into his amplifiers just proves that Doc Brown is the inventor of the famous EVH "Brown sound".
It's well documented and there were 3 documentaries proving Doc Browns genius. In one of the documentaries you can actually see the variac machine which was also probably used by EVH himself.
Good day to you sir.
I bought a Spark because of your videos. It is pretty awesome.
Some of the unique tones from my favorite band:
Bowed - (Steve Hackett) humbucker pickups, Shaftesbury duo fuzz, Marshall Supafuzz , Colorsound octaver, Volume pedal, then finally, sit in the right spot with the cab pointing at the guitar's headstock for feedback sustain.
The Zipper - (Mike Rutherford) Roland GS-500 guitar into the GR-500 synthesizer set to Hex Fuzz, and a bit of panning on the individual strings straight into the mixing console, add bottleneck slides to taste :)
Thought it was called the brown sound because EVH reduced the voltage to his amp. A brownout = reduced voltage
Took the words right out of my mouth. Exactly what I always thought. He'd often play below 90 volts depending on the venue and volume he wanted to play at. He mentions his 89 volt sweet spot for recording in some interviews
I mean he did allegedly use a variac, but thats not why it's called the brown sound. Variacs dont cut voltage to everything. Just to the amp. If I recall Alex originally used the term to describe his drum sound, and Eddie just liked the description. But half of the stuff you hear about EVH is just lies, shenangans, red herrings, and horsemouthitis anyway, so who knows.
Believe it or not, Eddie referred to his brother’s snare sound as being “brown.” He called it warm, big and majestic and he wanted his guitar tone to have the same feel. Once he unleashed that high gain, sustain tone, it was forever known as the brown sound.
I thought it was called brown because boomers shit their pants the first time they heard it 🤣
I still have not tried to get that An't talking about love sound. I keep saying I ll do it tomorrow even though I have Floyd Rose.
The reason I feel so nervous chasing that tone is I fear it may become an obsession if I do not find it.
The song also involves inside picking which I need to research more.
Still keeps me floored when I am reminded how good tyler is
So glad to hear these sounds! Never could get my Squier Strat to sound throaty! I call it a hollow sound! My pick for 7 is Clapton 80s Journeyman sound! Lace sensor puts! Can't get that either! Not many fans of that, but if you use Blues Rock as a description, it is the perfect fit! See what you can do!
Clapton's Soldano tone FTW! especially on the 24 nights recordings, that Bad Love Intro lives in my head.
I do like the sunshine of my love Riff, though he did not write that Riff it was composed by the bassist.
Though it is not a strat sound. It is not throaty. It seems to be inspired by Albert King.
Bro this helps alot, thanks.
Seems like digital amp simulators sound pretty decent for Van Halen style 80’s tones or the guitar hero type tones! When they are used to replicate older blues and rock tones they always sound like they are missing something-they’re missing a certain sparkle. They sound sort of muddy like talking with a mouth full of food sometimes. Anyway, I think tubes always sound better and always will. BUT, for a practice amp to grab and take with you for practice on the road, seems like the Spark is about as perfect and full featured as a guy could hope for! Cool review! Thanks! Pretty amazing the variety that can be pulled out of one little setup!
They can never do a Plexi sound. Most don't even have both volumes to replicate the channel mixing, which is essential. I still don't get it. I think emulators sound like shit for that kind of sound. High and low gain they sound good but in between... yuck. Never heard a good one. Even a good transistor amp will sound better. But they suffer the same issue, great for clean or super high gain. In between not so much.
Either Tony Iommi's Into The Void or Symptom of the Universe tone
Michael Gurley of Dada has got some of the best strat tones I’ve ever heard. Their first two albums especially. I know he used to play Mesa boogie combo in his early days and I’ve tried but I suck at dialing in tones. For humbuckers I really love the Edges tone on their early albums, up until Unforgettable Fire (minus the War album which was recorded mostly with a Strat), and for high gain I think Dave Murray and Adrian Smith absolutely nailed it on the Powerslave album.
Idk why I love the Gibson you busted out at 8:12 but it’s beautiful and I want one lol
Never showed us the amp settings 😭
That's the point. You oughta buy Spark and download his tone from the cloud
you could hear them anyway, buttloads of fuzz on every line. He always tweaks his pedal setup, but the amp just seems to sit on the same weird masking fuzz and you can really hear it on everything except the clean
James Hetfields throaty but powerful “rare” tone for his Solos i.e. Nothing Else Matters, Master of Puppets
The tone that sounds really “big,” and “pure.” He uses it on a number of riffs and he gets it perfectly in his “James Hetfield at Guitar Center” video.
@@samtheman123 Youre right, forgot about that video when I posted the comment, thanks though!
I think it sounds nicer and "sweeter" than Kirks neck pickup sound being he uses 22 fret guitars.
I didn't know Hetfield did the solo on nothing else matters.
I think you talking about the lead guitarist Kirk hammett whom I almost worship
Warm chimey saturated cry sound. Really adds to those spine chilling ghost bends. Man, Those are awsome
Great video. You can expand these episodes for example: The different crunch(gain) tones you can perceive with pedal and amps.Take a dip dive into attack/eq/overtones/mics.
The Lead Tones eq settings mostly use on recordings Humbucker Guitars pleaseAmps/Gain/Boost Pedals( Od vs Boosts into crunchy amps thats one whole episode) without and with other fx pedals.Leave Delay and Compressors out for this one and focus on other pedals. Fun videos.
Hello Brother, your demos are great. I happen to own a Positive Grid Bias Amp 2. It's very good for recording direct to my DAW. The online catalogue of shared amps is really excellent. I purchased my Bias Amp 2 before knowing anything about the SPARK amp. A few of my pals have the Spark and they love it. My only gripe with Positive Grid is that their interface for PC users is pretty bad when it comes to graphics. The graphics are so small that it's nearly impossible to read the control options. I contacted Positive Grid to ask if there would be an update to provide a good sized graphic for their amp and hardware viewing and their answer was rather rude and uncaring. So, if you have IOS things are just fine. If I were going to purchase another modeling amp I would probably look elsewhere. In the meantime, there is nothing wrong with the functionality or sound of Positive Grid products. Unfortunately, when it comes to customer service I rate them a D+
All I want is Tony Iommi Paranoid and Jimi Hendrix Freedom live from Atlanta pop festival sound. If I can find them, I can die happy.
Jimi's tone is fairly obvious - just need the fingers and some £££ $$$
I got a guitar with humbuckers and a big muff and can come pretty close to the Paranoid tone with just that.
@Potato Man 😂😂😂
The lushes smooth clean blues sound that speaks to your soul in a sultry way.
I've had my spark for almost a year now but I just bought my first strat
Man the thing rocks the amp Sims are awesome
For me, there are 3. 1st is the Gilmour sound. 2nd is the Red special of Brian May (particularly in Bohemian Rhapsody) and third is the Hank Marvin sound (partly down to using 12-13 gauge strings)
Ayy, Hank Marvin!
Ok I gotta say this about the “brown sound”, even though it didn’t have to do with the tone directly I think it’s important to note the original EVH tone was achieved by using a light dimmer to drop the voltage in the amp and allowing him to crank the knobs on the amp without the painful volume. This would to me also might have the effect of a brown out when your lights dim due to a voltage drop. Is this the same connection that Ed and his brother made? Who knows but it makes sense if you think about it.
I believe eddie actually used a variac to lower voltage, light dimmers lower wattage. But yeah i had the same thoughts as to why it was called the brown sound.
@@awightviewuhs6103 yes eventually he used the variac but he told a story about the original time he was tinkering with the amp and before the variac he hooked up a light dimmer from his house and said that led him to seeking out the variac. If you search on CZcams you can find the interview somewhere.
That tone where it's in between modern and old with not a super amount of distortion like some of Scale the Summit has and JP with some warm ish tones are what I really like, also modern djent ones that lots of players have now is good and sometimes I can get that tone with multi tracking. I also like chon tones and some Jazz tones so I like a lot of tones. I wish more guitar players used Tremolo like Kurt Rosenwinkle used. Positive Grid is such a good company overall with many sales though. I for sure love how they like to have sales a lot of the time. I think their newer amp is a way better deal than their older on though.
God that first tone gave me an eargasm. I've been trying to get that tone for years. That's perfect.