Eddies Tone

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  • solsurfr
    solsurfr Posts: 207
    Pacomc79 wrote:
    It's about time we had some good arguments in this forum.

    This is fun.

    Obviously all of us love the overall sound of Pearl Jam. Personally I think the slightly bright townsendesque tone that Ed's rig adds gives the overall sound body. It frees up stone to play more of his grooves. No it's not all that difficult to obtain and that may be a good thing, be glad you guys aren't addicted to Eric Johnson. Instead of $1,500 to $2,000 for the real deal DR 504 or a Reeves and maybe a couple hundred to get the DR back to perfect working order you'd be combing through want adds garages and the like searching for "THE" perfect JTM 45 all running you in excess of 4 grand then you'd be going through hundreds of Tubescreamers and Fuzz faces until you find the right one.

    modelling amps and pods definately have there spot in the tone world right there next to pro tools and you can get damn nice tone out of them, and a hell of a lot of variety too.

    Personally I'm addicted to glowing vaccum tubes and how they sound and react, I don't think it's to the point quite yet where the digital model's are dead on but they are damn close and they are allowing people in the studio and in bands to have a lot more available tones at their fingertips.

    The quest for tone is a never ending quest but it is an exciting journey. We must embrace new technology while celebrating the brilliance which is the vaccum tube.

    I'm intrigued by the new Pod XT Live and I want one too eventually but I love the stuff I can pull out of my little Orange too. All in all it just makes me feel good.

    Bottom line is it's all individual. Even Pearl Jam has shown that their sound can be pulled from a variety of setups. Mike and Stone have a significant attachment to the past with their incredible vintage axes and the like, as well as having a foot planted in the future, with the digital fx modelers Mike uses live and even the Trentinos which are relatively from the new school as far as amp designs go.


    It's taken me several years to realize that I adore single coil pickups. Sure I like humbuckers too, but overall if I had to pick one, I gravitate towards the single coil. It's all about experimentation, listening and enjoying music, the rest is just gravy.

    Exactly. Eddie's tone is pretty good and I'll be the first one to admit to it but it is simplistic which makes it obtainable for any guitarist with half-decent ear. I'm one of those guitarists on the Line6 bandwagon. I've been using their stuff since 2001 because I'm in a band that plays everything from The Who, Zep to Pearl Jam, Greenday, and everything in between. I need the versatility and My Flex III Plus and HD147 have come thru for me on stage without a hitch.

    As for the bands tone, I'm an old-skool fan. I've been fan since '91 and remember seeing them on SNL for the first time when Sharon Stone was the host. They played Alive and I think Porch. The overall vibe of the band was so intense and raw back then and it still gives me chills when I just think about it. The simplicity of Stone and Mike's rig was simply perfect for the music they were playing on Ten. A Les Paul or Strat right into a Marshall with a few stomp boxes is classic. I just love that classic rock tone. It's my favorite a la Jimmy Page. It's pure and it screams rock and roll. Give me that any day. Yikes, I need to ditch work and get back to my Les Paul!!!!
  • Pacomc79
    Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=47073&item=3775024852&rd=1

    http://www.fralinpickups.com/p90s.htm

    no Ed tone thread would be complete without an Ebay link to an SG with Fralins.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • 62strat
    62strat Posts: 638
    Pacomc79 wrote:
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=47073&item=3775024852&rd=1

    http://www.fralinpickups.com/p90s.htm

    no Ed tone thread would be complete without an Ebay link to an SG with Fralins.


    i wants the precious...
  • Pacomc79
    Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    62strat wrote:
    i wants the precious...

    it puts the lotion on it's skin or else it gets the hose again......
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    god dammit i want my fucking SG.
  • 62strat
    62strat Posts: 638
    i was thinking about getting new pickups in my sg standard...

    i hear nothing but good things about p90's but i dont really know exactly how they sound and what affect they will have on my tone...

    my neck pickupis still shot ince i bought it last marh from musicians friend, and i havent been able to recieve a receipt with a fucking date on there to bring it in under warranty...

    so yea... the bridge pickup clean tone is very brittle...sounds grreat on the neck, jsut really bright and whats the word im looking for...piercing...
  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    if i ever *get* mine from the fucking postal service and if i ever do a pickup change to it, i'll get a new pickguard and put duncan stacked P90s in it.
  • 62strat
    62strat Posts: 638
    exhausted wrote:
    if i ever *get* mine from the fucking postal service and if i ever do a pickup change to it, i'll get a new pickguard and put duncan stacked P90s in it.


    tell me what they will do to the overall tone please.
  • Pacomc79
    Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    exhausted wrote:
    if i ever *get* mine from the fucking postal service and if i ever do a pickup change to it, i'll get a new pickguard and put duncan stacked P90s in it.


    http://www.harmonicdesign.net Z-90.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    well, my jazzmaster (which was mahogany too) had P90s and i thought they were nice and middy. not too bright at all and the bass was tight. it's wasn't droopy at the low end at all. i certainly didn't find them harsh.

    i thought you had a faded sg or am i confused?
  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    Pacomc79 wrote:
    http://www.harmonicdesign.net Z-90.

    i know. but i need humbucking. my basement has hum problems due to the wiring interfering with single coils.
  • Pacomc79
    Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    exhausted wrote:
    i know. but i need humbucking. my basement has hum problems due to the wiring interfering with single coils.


    ah yes. I remember. damn basement hum. damn postal service.


    I hope they didn't "go postal" on your SG.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    double damn postal service. i have two americans pissed at me because their pedals haven't arrived yet too.
  • 62strat
    62strat Posts: 638
    exhausted wrote:
    well, my jazzmaster (which was mahogany too) had P90s and i thought they were nice and middy. not too bright at all and the bass was tight. it's wasn't droopy at the low end at all. i certainly didn't find them harsh.

    i thought you had a faded sg or am i confused?


    best decision of myl ife not to get the faded. they look like crap. and the standard is only a couple hundred bucks more..well worth it...beautiful guitar...but thinking about replacing the pickups...
  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    62strat wrote:
    best decision of myl ife not to get the faded. they look like crap. and the standard is only a couple hundred bucks more..well worth it...beautiful guitar...but thinking about replacing the pickups...

    good deal.
  • electronblue
    electronblue Posts: 3,503
    ...a bump for eddie's tone..~






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  • pearljam7
    pearljam7 Posts: 447
    do ya think that my fender american telecaster with a p90 in the neck will sound simalar to Ed
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  • solsurfr
    solsurfr Posts: 207
    pearljam7 wrote:
    do ya think that my fender american telecaster with a p90 in the neck will sound simalar to Ed

    Yep, use the bridge pickup with all tone knobs up. Do the same for your amp and adjust the drive accordingly. Start the riff for Corduroy or Betterman and you'll start to believe.... :-)
  • pearljam7
    pearljam7 Posts: 447
    YEA!
    YEA
    YEA


    stupid "message is to short" thing
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  • mccreadyisgod
    mccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    pearljam7 wrote:
    do ya think that my fender american telecaster with a p90 in the neck will sound simalar to Ed

    What about my Telecaster Deluxe with two Fralin P-90's?

    I have Eddie's tone, biatches.

    And a Sovtek Mig doubles nicely as a cheap Hiwatt replacement...
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.

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