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Re: Amp tone at home and with the band

4/21/2000 3:33 PM
Jeff L	Re: Amp tone at home and with the band This is a really good post. I guess we all would agree 'home' and 'away' playing are two different galaxies. I'd just like to share my experience with ya'll. I have a friend who always asks me to stop by and help him "get his sound". For the longest time he played through a Lee Jackson modified Ampeg (you guys remember the amp with the car keys? ) Well, he used to cut all the mids out and crank the bass and presence a.k.a. "teen eq"...I tried to tell him that his job as the git player in the band was mainly to provide the midrange soulfulness but I guess he never quite got it. Each time he'd hit a note it was BOOM BOOM BOOM and his band was mush live. I don't have a problem between playing out and playing at home 'cause I'm a mids freak. To me the overdriven sounds just aint' happening without plenty of midrange fatness. Just my 2 cents. -Jeff L.

4/21/2000 3:33 PM

Jeff L

Re: Amp tone at home and with the band

This is a really good post. I guess we all would agree 'home' and 'away' playing are two different galaxies. I'd just like to share my experience with ya'll. I have a friend who always asks me to stop by and help him "get his sound". For the longest time he played through a Lee Jackson modified Ampeg (you guys remember the amp with the car keys?

) Well, he used to cut all the mids out and crank the bass and presence a.k.a. "teen eq"...I tried to tell him that his job as the git player in the band was mainly to provide the midrange soulfulness but I guess he never quite got it. Each time he'd hit a note it was BOOM BOOM BOOM and his band was mush live. I don't have a problem between playing out and playing at home 'cause I'm a mids freak. To me the overdriven sounds just aint' happening without plenty of midrange fatness. Just my 2 cents. -Jeff L.

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