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Originally Posted by goldtop44  first of all...thanks so much to EVERYONE for all of the advice. I'm just such a tone junkie that I'm always tweaking and trying to find new things to try. As to what has changed...the tone went 'muddy', for lack of a better term...no sparkle. It was just very dull. The show before (2 nights) the amp sounded PERFECT...not so much at this one. |
I've been playing since 1970 and hear ya about being a tome junkie. It seems that most guitarists are never quite happy with their 'tone',,,,, I know I can get close but I'm never 100% happy, no matter what I play through or what pedals I've used over the years.
In all honesty, a lower watt tube amp (instead of the big impressive looking one's you can't crank in a club anyways) will get you your best base tone. Pedals are really supposed to enhance the tone not 'make' the tone you are looking for.
As far as you liking your tone and now it's changed,,,,,,, all other issues about TBP and such are true, but if you liked what it sounded like then that is what counts the most. To me, it sounds like a cable or something happened to where one of your pedals isn't gettign the juice it needs.
What I'd do is connect each pedal individually and do a process of elimination to see if you can figure out whcih pedal is the problem. If they all sound good then start over with your cables and do the same.
Don't ya love being a guitarist? Such joy/Such agony,,,,,,, yet so addictive you'd never consider giving up!