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Guitar sound advice needed

stas · 2006-08-11 15:03:02

Recently I came across this video lesson by Kristofer Dahl. The lesson is a lesson, but I'm wondering how to get to sound like this? His sound is very sustained and bright, and I could never achieve such sound - only remember once a few years ago I was playing with a tube distortion that gave me something similar. I use…

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stas

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Recently I came across this video lesson by Kristofer Dahl. The lesson is a lesson, but I'm wondering how to get to sound like this? His sound is very sustained and bright, and I could never achieve such sound - only remember once a few years ago I was playing with a tube distortion that gave me something similar.
I use Ibanez RG1570, Marshall JH-1 and a Peavey Envoy 110. I'm not very experienced player, but don't tell me it's just me. Something is wrong with the rig (Envoy?). Any advice please?

PS: I've sent an email to Kris, but haven't got anything back so far

Cheers.

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#2 11-08-2006 5:38pm

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Yeah, I'd say the Peavey isn't doing you any favours, and your Marshall pedal is probably only painting over dirt so to speak. You might want to invest in an amp with some decent natural distortion.

Or if money's an object, might I just a Roland Microcube? I'm sitting here, guitar in lap, plugged into a microcube and getting some excellent tone.

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#3 11-08-2006 7:13pm

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Thanks a lot, Karl! I was lost: was going to replace pickups with EMG81, change distortion... and as the amp is the biggie it was going to be the last thing :rolleyes: In fairness, I was suspecting the amp from the start, but I'm not brave enough to go to the shops to try other ones
Is it this Microcube you're talking about? I was thinking more of a this type of thing in a long run, but I'm not exactly a gigging musician, so maybe this'd be okay for home practice. Do you know if they have Microcube in any of the Dublin's shops so I could try it?

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#4 11-08-2006 7:15pm

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They have a red one in Musician Inc.

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#5 11-08-2006 7:30pm

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ah cant go wrong with the micro-cube! amazin little amp! that marshall looks gd too but if ur not giggin u wont need one that big! dont want the neighbours complainin:Phaha

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#6 11-08-2006 7:38pm

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Well, yeah, you see I can't even play loud (so can't take advantage of amp's distortion anyhow!) due to having a small kid :rolleyes:

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#7 12-09-2006 10:57am

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May I just say big thanks to Karl and guys here in the thread as I got the Microcube last week and I just can't get enough of it! Absolutely brilliant!
I wish I could buy you a pint!!

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#8 12-09-2006 11:10am

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stas wrote:

May I just say big thanks to Karl and guys here in the thread as I got the Microcube last week and I just can't get enough of it! Absolutely brilliant!
I wish I could buy you a pint!!

Congrats! Glad you're loving it. You've now got access to the super-sekrit Microcube Forum!

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#9 12-09-2006 11:23am

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Welcome to our Microcoven

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#10 12-09-2006 1:43pm

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stas wrote:

I wish I could buy you a pint!!

Thanks to the power of the Internet, you can! http://www.realbeers.ie/

Actually, seeing as the Microcube board is growing, I think it's time for a Microbeers

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#11 12-09-2006 2:08pm

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Beer From Ireland
Our apologies. We do not appear to have any beers from this location in stock at present.

On an Irish site!

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#12 13-09-2006 1:28am

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You can go ahead and get me this. Thanks.

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#13 13-09-2006 11:18am

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and there was I saying "a pint"

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#14 23-09-2006 2:32pm

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might aswell go the whole hog and get this

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