37 (edited by RickB 2014-11-21 19:14:34)

Re: Joes fender amps, Why the change ?

jburtontenor wrote:
Hogsniper wrote:
jburtontenor wrote:

Hey folks! ..... It was an obvious shift in tone.

Can anyone confirm, or correct this!?

It was a GREAT show.

I was there also and can't say I heard him switch away from the Fenders, to me the tweed sound was very evident throughout.  Heard some wah, very judiciously used, and extra overdrive at times.  Bulk of tone changes came from use of volume and tone controls, pickup selection, and string attack dynamics in my opinion.  Very straight up Joe and his guitar(s).

I absolutely agree it was very straight up. And as always, he makes wizardly usage of innate properties of the amps and instruments with little effects.  But, again, to me there was one tone specifically that went WAY beyond the others. If it was a serious SERIOUS boost in gain, compression, and especially dB. Even my non musician wife said " man, Joe just got a lot louder in the mix" because other times, in my opinion, the wooly sponginess of the Tweeds makes him not cut quite as well.

I heard the same at the benefit show in Santa Barbara. 5 top rate git slingers on stage and he buried them all with Carmelita and the tweed. Cut right through and my non musician wife said the same. Secret weapon pedal???

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Re: Joes fender amps, Why the change ?

Hogsniper wrote:
ruger9 wrote:
Hogsniper wrote:

Heard some wah, very judiciously used, .

That's the 2nd time someone has said that- that it sounds like Joe is using ALOT more wah.  I would hate to think he's leaning heavily on the wah because he's got virtually no pedalboard and no amp switching anymore, I HATE guys who beat a wah to death.  (and JB can play a wah for sure, but too much of anything is too much.)

Ruger - not sure if I am misunderstanding you or you me but he used very little.  By judiciously I meant its use was discreet and prudent.


My bad- I misunderstood judiciously to mean "alot"....

Re: Joes fender amps, Why the change ?

Youngstown's show was amazing.....those Fender Amps were incredible.......:)

And so castles made of sand melts into the sea, eventually.........

Re: Joes fender amps, Why the change ?

I love Fender amps, whether they're tweed, blackface, silver face, whatever! My '66 Deluxe Reverb is the best amp I've ever owned, period. The tweeds are epic too though, fine choice Joe.

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Guitars - Gibson VOS R8 LP, Custom built Telecaster w/Bare Knuckle and Duncan pickups, 60's/70's Kay Tulip  (for slide)
Amps n ting -1966 Fender Deluxe Reverb, 1961 Gibson GA30 Invader, Fredric Effects Golden Eagle, Wampler Faux Analog Echo