Your Personal Tone Generator
A guide to getting a sound and trouble shooting A good sound
starts from the fingers, through the pick-up to the guitar and
out. If you don't start there, you're spinning in circles and
end up with a transparent (fuzzy) sound without body and
response. "Your fingers are your tone generators". Not the amps
or pedals. Those are tools to augment your expression. That's
what guitar lessons teach you, not teaching you a song without
teaching you, and guiding you in technique.
And, if you learn a thing or two about trouble shooting "on the
fly", you'll go down the line to find the problem with your rig.
The same goes for finding your sound. When establishing your
sound you start with your technique, through the pick-up on down
to the amp. With trouble shooting on stage, you should start
with the amp and go down the line back to you, which make's
sense. Since you've established your rig set up. As you're
trying to fix what was working, you back track.
This saves time and controls moods, besides the over all
situation's under control. Then, if and when you need to use a
stage tech, you'll have a template in which to explain what it
is you require from the person "you" hire. There's nothing more
frustrating than hiring someone, that has no idea what it is you
need or want. Imagine working for someone without a clue. A band
leader who expects you to read his mind? Communication starts
with a plan.
Good luck and sound good, where ever your muse takes you, find a
clue.
Stay in touch for a more in depth study of the elusive art of
tone. Whose tone is good? Someday maybe I'll be able to dial in
someone else's tone and tell you for sure what the deal is!!!
RIGHT....... It's all subjective!
Peace, Mike Tafoya