Where has this video been for the last 20 years?!?! For the first time ever, I think this is the best explanation and tutorial I’ve ever seen posted to KZbin. Couldn’t have said it any better than you did at the beginning of the video that most of the sound comes from hours of practice and playing to nail the techniques found in country guitar, but there is like you said, also a basic set up that should be loosely followed when plugging up to play live. Great explanations here! So happy I found this video man, I won’t miss another!
@Iam1DK10 ай бұрын
This was the most helpful explanation of country sound with pedals I have ever seen! Thanks
@stevetharms9 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@snuffbox20063 ай бұрын
So refreshing - you explained it so well, really as if the listener had just a basic knowledge of pedals, no fluff. That is a rare thing on YT and many would stretch it out to 1 hour.
@stevetharms3 ай бұрын
Thank you! I try to keep my videos short and they still all end up being way longer than I want them too 😂
@SomeStrangemysterious2 ай бұрын
I really enjoy your style of teaching. Lots of great players, not many can teach well. You have a gift of doing both. Please continue to share with us.
@stevetharmsАй бұрын
I appreciate that, thanks for the kind words! I'll keep the videos coming.
@mikkabrightheart22685 ай бұрын
Far as I can tell, a decent portion of the reason that compressors are quite so ubiquitous in country guitar is that they tend to make fender black and silver panel style amps, and other amps to a certain extent as well, sound a little more like tweed style amps and country is always throwing back at least a little bit to 50s country western... Tweeds tend to naturally have a good amount of compression inherent in them... Also offsets do a pretty good job in this style because they're not really particularly far off a tele sonically especially jags 🤠
@tedadlington17774 ай бұрын
THANK YOU, STEVE. A brilliant, video, so, straight forward. I have subscribed, to you, chanel, that I just stumbled on. And glad I did.
@timtompkins67522 ай бұрын
A buddy of mine went woke…decided his amp had to be “black panel”. From that point on, his sound went weak, muted with not much dynamic range. I’ve found these old amps appreciate being addressed just as they have been for the past 40 years…a BLACKFACE Fender amp. They’ll sing loud, wild and true to their heritage.
@stevejarosz8136Ай бұрын
Gooood point
@Steven-re3txАй бұрын
@@timtompkins6752 Define woke,..
@noclassfabrication98457 күн бұрын
@@Steven-re3txI was kinda wondering what it had to do with amplifier choice
@nathancourtney20069 ай бұрын
Thanks for including the signal chain and your breakdown of its use.
@stevetharms9 ай бұрын
Absolutely!
@BJ-oj8llАй бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to provide us with such a detailed explanation.
@stevetharmsАй бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@bongorickАй бұрын
Thank you for this video. I totally had to rethink how I use compression and delay, and dialed in a great sound quickly.
@stevetharmsАй бұрын
Awesome, glad to hear it was useful!
@Timba-w7f4 ай бұрын
Thanks! Great presentation no wasted time taught me what I needed to know plus useful info I didn't KNOW I didn't know! Deserves more than one measley thumbs up from me. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
@johncarlo73952 ай бұрын
At last, someone that can really play and get the right sound unlike most of the 12 bar Blues crap we get on KZbin, really informative video.
@markus335Ай бұрын
Just discovered your channel since I just got my first Tele…love it….both the Tele and your channel! 😂 you explain everything so well! 👍🏻😎🎸
@stevetharmsАй бұрын
Welcome aboard!
@leimroc906 ай бұрын
Thank you for thorough explanations AND the inserted message for clarity
@lincolnflood610110 ай бұрын
Great video! Been looking for a straightforward video to get this tone and this was it! Keep making the lesson videos too, very helpful! Keep up the hard work
@stevetharms9 ай бұрын
Thanks, will do!
@ericsparks3 ай бұрын
You’re an excellent guitarist! This was a very informative video.
@asw76962 ай бұрын
The country tone sounded great with just the amp and guitar... and the player of course! The other pedals added the icing to the cake. I've heard many similar explanations of how compressors work, and didn't understand it until I realised it wasn't how compressors work! The first part of the explanation is all that was needed. It makes loud sounds quieter. What it doesn't do is make quiet sounds louder. As the difference between the loudest and quietest sound is smaller, it gives the impression that quiet sounds are louder as they are closer in comparison to the loudest sound. Below the threshold setting, the volume does not change at all. The overall sound can be made louder with the gain/volume control but there isn't anything interactive happening to make quiet sounds louder. Perhaps I'm over complicating things, but it made much more sense to me!
@TheBigwillistyleАй бұрын
Thanks for explaining how compression pedals work. You explai it well.
@toddnash13229 ай бұрын
Just found your channel and have to say I absolutely love this video. Great explanation of pedal use for us newer players.
@stevetharms9 ай бұрын
Awesome, glad you found it!
@andrewweeks4482 ай бұрын
i don't play or listen to country at all and i learned so much. sounds soooo good
@eldorado1113 ай бұрын
Good explanation bro. Thank you! For people like myself that may be intermediate players while at the same time starting to learn about effects from scratch, you make the learning process much less daunting. Thanks again.
@stevetharms3 ай бұрын
Glad the video could be helpful!
@garyleek3 ай бұрын
Really good, clear descriptions. Well done!
@MikeWard703 ай бұрын
this is a great explanation! The only other thing to maybe add is that the chicken pickin tone is largely the bridge pickup. People who don't actually play country sometimes mistake the middle position on a tele for their go to "country tone."
@stevetharms3 ай бұрын
Agreed, bridge pickup on a tele is a big part of the equation for sure!
@EricBourassaАй бұрын
incredibly helpful. thank you
@stevetharmsАй бұрын
You're very welcome!
@ryansnydercg10 ай бұрын
Vox Amps are one of the best three amps for country music for sure!!
@stevetharms10 ай бұрын
Yeah I feel like sometimes they’re overlooked but they sound great!
@jimmy56343 ай бұрын
Definitely, especially for today’s modern country.
@chicolopez87222 күн бұрын
Well done!
@ronmercer63622 ай бұрын
Great video Steve. Thank you!
@ronmorey34756 ай бұрын
Man, this was great! Thank you for taking the time to really explain things so thoroughly! Cheers
@godbyone3 ай бұрын
Great explanation of delay perfect . Funny I tape my Keely all the time light it’s super bright over bright . Great practical vid
@stevetharms3 ай бұрын
Yeah that Keeley sure gets bright! Thanks for the comment!
@teacherofteachers12399 ай бұрын
I accidentally stumbled upon this channel when I was surfing some jazz guitar lessons (when I was kid I learned Chet Atkins music - a little dated, perhaps!). The confession of early experience with compression is similar to my own experience when I was a young rocker and I loved that. You are an insanely talented guitarist, so please consider maybe getting a lavalier mic to clip on your shirt/jacket. You have a lot of important things to say and they are worth bringing out with the right mic.
@VidarLund-k5q2 ай бұрын
Chet's mudic is never dated. It's in a class of its own without effects.
@peterb.5593 ай бұрын
To compensate for bright pickups, we're told to cut the treble on the amp instead of using the treble cut on the guitar. I recently saw a video saying you should do the opposite, boosting treble on the amp and cutting it on the guitar. I wonder why someone would choose one method over the other? Good video.
@stevetharms3 ай бұрын
Yeah I think it comes down to preference. I normally set my amp with the volume and tone on my guitar all the way up. That’s kinda my base tone. I can change the guitar on the fly if I feel like a song calls for it but it’s a lot harder to change the amp mid song (and sound guys get suspicious when you’re tweaking your amp mid gig 😂)
@jamesrodriquez28632 ай бұрын
Nice video with lots of useful information. One thing I would say is that compression doesn't compress lower and higher volume. It's lower and higher frequencies that get compressed which intensifies the impact those compressed frequencies have on the sound. It's what give that popping type sound to the notes when you pick them.
@Elon6of9Ай бұрын
Outstanding video. Excellent job thank you.
@stevetharmsАй бұрын
Thank You!
@Ezguitarpick10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the explanations. Valuable information for sure. Yee haw Paw!
@stevetharms9 ай бұрын
Any time!
@Kestrel-zc1du7 ай бұрын
Beautifull tele style guitar and nice usefull country style info video, thanks
@g.j.haycock10646 ай бұрын
Great video, thank you! That’s the best description of compression that I’ve seen. I would love it if you would do a part two to this for more modern tone with distortion. I’m trying to nail down the perfect heavy twang sound. That Red dirt. With a bit of crunch sound
@massimoromagnoli135110 ай бұрын
thank you so much Steve ... very good advises for a very good country tone😍🤠🤠🤠
@stevetharms10 ай бұрын
Yeah hopefully it helps!
@SteveMeiers8 ай бұрын
Thanks Steve, great info for us guitar pickers looking for our roots! I really enjoyed the extra tips on country swing. Thanks again
@mattrigby95622 ай бұрын
thanks for the video. done well and straight to the point. In addition ... Love your shirt! (got like 3/4 of the way thru and went "heeeeeyy!! Gaslight anthem shirt!!")
@stevetharmsАй бұрын
It’s a great band!!
@BrotherTimothyClark3 ай бұрын
You really don't need a compressor although they are really nice. I run through a Tech21 Fly Rig 5 and get a great set of tones with it. Everything from Country to rock to everything inbetween.
@asw76962 ай бұрын
I have the mk2 version of the Fly Rig 5. It is a very useful pedal, but would have been even more so with a compressor built in!
@BrotherTimothyClark2 ай бұрын
@@asw7696 MK? Who's that? I thought I knew all of the Fly Rig 5's?
@BryanClark-gk6ie2 ай бұрын
A compressor pedal takes away string to string definition dynamics.
@BrotherTimothyClark2 ай бұрын
@@BryanClark-gk6ie They can yes. But, sometimes a compressor is just what you need or want for a particular sound. It's definitely not necessary by any means though.
@MrRoundwound3 ай бұрын
It’s mainly the musician. Rick Beato said he heard Jeff Beck playing through a crappy practice amp and lo and behold,he sounded like Jeff Beck
@stevetharms3 ай бұрын
This is true, good reminder that sometimes whatever you have is enough, don’t need to endlessly be chasing new gear!
@stevejarosz8136Ай бұрын
That’s not true you can still fake a country and rockabilly tone very easily. Just about any telly, but preferably the three saddle and the gear he talks about and boing youre there. Boing boing boing.
@papahoppa1776Ай бұрын
Not a country player myself, but I found this very interesting because i've always wondered how country players dial in that tone. Excellent explanation! You didn't mention your guitar settings though. Both at 10?
@stevetharmsАй бұрын
Yep for this video I had both controls all the way up. There are some great country pickers who will roll the tone control down a little ways though so there's no wrong answer as long as you like how it sounds!
@bobrg1459Ай бұрын
Good explanation! Thanks
@stevetharmsАй бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@NECPER2 ай бұрын
Great demo - Thanks.
@stevetharmsАй бұрын
You bet!
@nikolaka11885 ай бұрын
Have you ever thought about making a version of this for using amp modelers that use IRs? I’m Nashville based and most of the country players I see on the road are not using an amp onstage for their tone so much as a direct signal with an amp simulator.
@johnmartin34865 ай бұрын
Thank you fella super clear and really helpful off I trot to the guitar shop
@ro307805Ай бұрын
I salute you for getting a great clean tone from the ac15. Usually a tele and the top boost channel are an invitation to an ice pick tone that is horrid beyond belief. Not hating on vox as I have several, but I prefer the ac10 both old and new as there is no top boost channel. The modern ac10 with greenback is Maybe the best clean tone I’ve heard in 40 years of playing out.
@stevetharmsАй бұрын
Yeah, I think a lot of fenders can get that ice picky tone as well, you just have to know where to tame it!
@brucelittle39582 ай бұрын
Excellent tutorial! i would like to hear what you think about getting a similar sound with other type guitars like a Strat or a Gibson and if you think it is feasible? I sold all my Telecaster type guitars years ago, but like the country sound! You got my subscription!
@TempoDrift14802 ай бұрын
Im a drummer but I play a lot of rock guitar but man I wish I coild Honky Tonk like that. Such a different style I reckon you just gotta have it in your blood.
@BryanClark-gk6ie9 ай бұрын
60's 70's 80's country players' and everybody else followed.
@MotttheHoople201010 ай бұрын
Fantastic video Steve! Here in the UK Fender tube (or 'valve' as us Brits often refer to them) amps are damned expensive! I recently picked up a 2nd hand Wharfedale 30 (in the US badged 'Albion') combo. It has 2 channels. CH1 is pretty much Fenderish, adjustable to Vox 15/30. CH2 is Marshellesque, but can be tweaked to AC30TB. I'm really enjoying using your advice through it to make a multitude of country tones. You're spot on with the pedals too. Thanks so much!
@stevetharms9 ай бұрын
right on, sounds like you're figuring it out! We're the opposite in the states, Marshall amps are quite a bit more expensive over here 😂
@dominicijavier15754 ай бұрын
don't be allergic to dialing in a bit more treble. that's a start in how to get country tone
@richdonn3 ай бұрын
Very informative video, good job!
@bobolufson986110 ай бұрын
You are a great explainer! I have been playing progressive rock and metal all my life but I finally recently bought a an American Pro ii telecaster. I was having trouble getting a good country sound out of my helix until I saw your other video. The combination of that helix preset video and this basic explanation video was all I needed. For the first time I was playing country style guitar that actually sounded professional. Thank you very much. Best of luck Lastly I couldn't find your country helix preset in the Line6 custom-tone library. If you could point me to it I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks again for the inspiration.
@stevetharms9 ай бұрын
line6.com/customtone/tone/5347437/
@larrywithrow587610 ай бұрын
Thanks so much Steve. Great tutorial on tweaking amps n tones. You’re a great inspiration for us “wanna be” players. 😎🎸👍
@stevetharms10 ай бұрын
You bet, glad people are finding this stuff useful! We’re all “wanna be” players at some level!
@guyconnell22502 ай бұрын
Very well done.
@stevetharmsАй бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@mitchmason838610 ай бұрын
Awesome content great tones. Thanks for sharing.
@stevetharms10 ай бұрын
Thank you! 🙏
@ladukie69Ай бұрын
Thank you !!
@stevetharmsАй бұрын
You're welcome!
@StanFrantz8 ай бұрын
I watched this hoping he'd give the guitar settings. Newbie to electric guitar. I can't get a sound I like out of my telecaster. Have tried every combo of the pickups, and rolling treble up and down. Nothing gets anywhere near a country sound to my ear. The good news is I bought my first pedals knowing nothing about them and by chance got a delay & compression!!! I plugged my lap steel in and got a nice sound with single coil w tone knob rolled halfway down. So there's that. 😊
@stevetharms8 ай бұрын
I’m on the bridge pickup and tone and volume are all the way up on the guitar! If it sounds too bright you can certainly roll back the tone knob a bit.
@StanFrantz8 ай бұрын
@@stevetharms Awesome, thanks man. Great tutorial. I dicked around after commenting and came close to that. Ended up with about half turn roll off. I got the delay set, but still working on compression, seems really touchy. It's a really cheap Chinese knockoff. Didn't want to invest too much until I got a better feel for electric. So different from acoustic. 😎
@BryanClark-gk6ie2 ай бұрын
@@StanFrantz Country guitar chops YT channel. Simple and straight to the point.
@Krullmatic3 ай бұрын
A Tele, compressor and slapback. That's how lol.
@lowercase36352 ай бұрын
Country tone is whatever you have and a tele. There’s no rules.
@dannywoody54972 ай бұрын
Really great video thanks 🙏🏾
@vayabroder7292 ай бұрын
I believe John Jorgensen with the Desert Rose Band was the first one doing the Vox thing in Country.
@stevetharmsАй бұрын
Interesting...I know he was/is a huge inspiration on Brad Paisley
@GregAZ663 ай бұрын
Really well done! Thanks
@mikespringer6948 ай бұрын
Thanks Steve, great stuff but I'm wondering about your setup with the mics. Are you taking that to a sound board and doing further adjustments of your sound?? Thanks for all you do!
@marcbousquier80568 ай бұрын
Merçi Steve super video simple et le son country est bien expliqué !!!!
@stevetharms8 ай бұрын
🙏
@TS-so2xi9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video Steve !
@stevetharms9 ай бұрын
You bet!
@foundosk22 ай бұрын
Killer video dude! Gotta ask, where can I get that hat??
@getlucky70716 ай бұрын
Thanks So much from Thai.
@H7tchens2 ай бұрын
Awesome video
@Jamzocd7 ай бұрын
Great lesson!
@mariodriessen9740Ай бұрын
I’m an old guy (56 yo) from Europe. And of course there are country music loving people in Europe too, but country music is more of niche market compared to other styles of music in Europe (with a slight exception maybe to the UK). This means that, even as a guitar player (which I am), learning to play the electric guitar is almost completely focused on rock, blues, pop and for the more advanced and/or sophisticated guitarists you will be studying jazz and if you can find a good teacher he will teach you to listen to more modern styles of progressive rock. Country however, at least in my experience (again, I’m old and times do change…) is (again) a niche thing. Of course guitar players are aware of the fact that some of the very best guitarists are to be found in the country music scene. A scene that is extremely small and almost nonexistent in Europe. The first guy (which should tell everything you need to know about the popularity of country music in Europe) that I was introduced to, playing a style that combined rock with ‘country music’ and frankly, maybe more bluegrass than country, was Steve Morse. I was already in my twenties when I read about some of the best country guitarists at the time. And I was completely blown away by the techniques of these guys. Anyway…., I was asked to join a cover band in 2015 and because we didn’t want to be competing with tens of thousands of other bands playing the same songs over and over again everywhere you went, we decided to only play covers from country music artists. This was not as simple as it may seem to those of you who grew up in the USA. Because it was almost impossible to come up with more than 5 songs within that genre (that included everything from classics, to southern rock and everything in between) that everybody could sing along to, without using some of the most obvious choices that nobody really took very seriously, like Glen Campbell’s Rhinestone Cowboy. Don’t get me wrong please, Glen Campbell is a man I respect and learned to love with all my heart and ‘his’ song ‘Wichita Lineman’ is one of the best written songs ever, albeit not really suitable for what we were after (a fun band playing fun songs with a strong country vibe). Look, just to clear things up a little. Everything I wrote until now is not a black and white story. OF COURSE there’s a community of people in every European country that LOVES country music. These are very fanatical groups of people who literally travel all across Europe to attend country music festivals. And there are differences between these groups as well. One of those fanatical groups of enthusiasts are the line dancing community, who know all the songs that are important in that world of line dancers. I had a friend who played the drums in one of those bands that played throughout all of Europe to do this stuff and he invited me to come and watch him play somewhere in the Netherlands. I was nearby, because I had to play in the same area that day in another band, playing a weird party polka punk crossover style of ‘music’. And I was astounded with what I witnessed. I saw hundreds of people, all dressed up in expensive old western style cowboy costumes (and one ‘Indian’ 😅). They must have spent fortunes for the boots and hats alone and they all took it VERY SERIOUSLY!!! I don’t think I saw anyone laughing. 🤷🏻 I also met people from another subculture within this country related musical landscape in Europe. And this was another interesting group of people. It seemed like they all knew each other, including the (usually American) artists. And this was a subculture that was less obsessed with dress codes, although I did see more checkered flannel shirts and caps than usual. And the music was definitely more raw. It had elements of bluegrass, folk, but also punk. But still clearly within the boundaries of country music. Anyway, in search for songs to play with this new country inspired cover band that we just formed, I did what I always do. I went for a musical quest on KZbin and I dove into the world of country music and its history. I listened to countless bands and artists, led by documentaries about country music from the beginnings, via all sorts of crossover styles and subgenres and I spent months in the ever expanding country bubble. I must admit that I started this journey with a lot of reluctance, but as with most genres of music, at some point it’s easy to spot the greats, the originals, the ones that created a stir and you slowly begin to love them. And some of them I think were so great for various reasons, that I became a fan. THIS PART WILL RELATE TO THE SUBJECT OF YOUR VIDEO (sorry, I can’t help myself. I start to write and I can’t stop. It’s a serious condition that literally keeps me from sleeping 😵💫): As a guitarist, playing in a band that decided to create our own versions of all sorts of country music, I expected to be particularly focused on the great guitar players. This didn’t turn out to be the case, much to my surprise. However, I was really keen to find out what I needed to get that typical country sound, because by that time I had already fallen in love with the country twang. I have always been a Vox player. I used to play old beaten up, but amazing sounding AC30’s with Celestion T1088 speakers. ❤ However, like I said, I’m not the youngest anymore. I used to play loud. REALLY loud. But that was when I played rock, having roadies to carry all of my stuff. Things changed dramatically. I was 46 when I had to have my right leg amputated below the knee. I couldn’t carry my old AC30’s. I sold a lot of the old stuff. Not my AC30’s though. They were stolen from me. I was broke. My bandmate and another generous friend (I’ll always be grateful for what they did) bought me a new AC15 and some other gear, but I couldn’t really get that country sound. When things were starting to go uphill again, financially speaking, I bought a Morgan AC20, which allowed me to create the sound I wanted, without needing to sacrifice my tone (the singers in the band didn’t allow me to play loud anymore 😅). The AC20 gives you the ability to search for that edge of break up sound and then turn down the volume without changing the sound. I already had a good Telecaster, but I replaced the bridge pickup for a Little ‘59 and combined with the extremely bright sounding neck pickup, it was just a magical guitar that I would never want to change. So I bought a beautiful 50’s style Telecaster, I put in a Seymour Duncan Broadcaster pickup, hoping to bring me closer to that country style Tele twang. I also bought a the best MXR Phase 90 I could find (I have a weak spot for Waylon Jennings’ use of a phaser pedal). And despite the fact that I have always hated compressors (I tried and bought so many of ‘em, only to find myself not using them - among the ones I had were pedals like the Keeley Compressor+, the Xotic SP compressor and the Greer Amps Fish Press). Then, given my history of (not) using compressors, I gambled and bought what I believed to be the best compressor in pedal form ever made to this day, namely the Origin Effects Kali76 Double Stacked version. And holy f***, I absolutely LOVE that pedal!!! ❤ In fact, I love it so much that I just don’t see the need to switch it off. And to make things complete, I also bought the Keeley 30ms Double Tracker that I also use for that slapback delay. AND STILL….. even though I practiced hard to play something that is reminiscent of those fast bluegrass type of licks, I still don’t sound like a country guitar player. 😢 And the reason is so obvious. A large part of that sound is the chicken pickin’ technique, using a plectrum AND the middle- and ring finger to pluck the strings. If you played guitar for almost all of your life and you start to practice a couple of those runs for the first time when you’re 51 years old…., unless you’re a fit person, both physically and mentally, with an unbelievable amount of willpower to learn and put in the hours, as in… MANY, MANY hours…., then forget it. I have an enormous respect for people who can do this. People who don’t give up, not even after three months of working on the necessary techniques, only to notice that they’re not even close to comfortably playing the very basics of this style of playing. I’ve heard wonderful guitarists who had that country twang using what you would only describe as a typical metal guitar, through a Marshall stack. And then there are people like me, who spend thousands of euros (or dollars) to buy all the stuff you always thought you needed to get that typical country twang. But hey, it doesn’t just twang by itself. I couldn’t get this stuff to twang if it would save my life!!! 😅 But…. If I would succeed in sleeping instead of typing comments like this all night, then there’s still hope. Damn, I want that twang. How hard can it be? 🥴
@stevetharmsАй бұрын
Man thank you for the comment! Definitely some good insight in there. 🙏 Good luck on your journey achieving this tone and style!
@GuillermoSmyser5 ай бұрын
Good stuff!
@1man1guitarletsgo10 ай бұрын
I thought the Fender amp's sound was better suited to the classic country tone than that of the Vox. There's one element that I don't think you mentioned: the _guitar's_ tone control. It sounded to me like that was wide open. Roll it back a little (on my red Tele, it's 90 degrees) before tweaking your amp settings, and the bridge pickup country tone will be even better.
@stevetharms9 ай бұрын
I normally won't mess with the tone control on the guitar as much but it's certainly not to be forgotten about, another great tool to shape your sound!
@1man1guitarletsgo9 ай бұрын
@@stevetharms Thanks Steve. I always felt as though backing off the tone meant I was missing out on something that couldn't be put back, but then I found that _starting_ with it backed off and adjusting the amp to suit, resulted in a more pleasing tone. On my Squier CV 50s Strat, backing off the bridge pickup tone control is essential (I once had a 1979 Strat but never connected the bridge pickup this way, and consequently rarely used that pickup).
@waynechurchill721210 ай бұрын
Great info it'll good cheers
@ARTUROSIERRALOPEZ2 ай бұрын
Cool
@thedirtiestbradfordbradfor61819 ай бұрын
Does your Vox have a blue or greenback speaker?EXCELLENT video.Very helpful.
@stevetharms9 ай бұрын
this one has the stock greenback in it (for now 😂)
@thedirtiestbradfordbradfor61819 ай бұрын
What speaker would you prefer or recommend in the Vox for country?Blue alnico or something completely different?Thanks again
@Bluesmusicno18 ай бұрын
I've got a ac30 c2x top boost bulldog
@steveymoon2 ай бұрын
The most American video ever. Every guitar player outside America is now scratching their head. 😆
@daleguthormsen85553 ай бұрын
good job !!!
@gabelitvin17999 ай бұрын
Thanks for great info; very helpful! What is your view on using EQ pedal in this context, e.g., MXR 10-band?
@stevetharms9 ай бұрын
Yes absolutely, I think an eq pedal is a great addition, I didn’t include it here because I was trying to keep things simple.
@meldeer62537 ай бұрын
Man i wish you would put up some tab on the rif's in your video 68 yr's old no body ever showed me how to do them rif's
@Paul-jg4jy7 ай бұрын
Thank you for this video, that fender tone is fantastic. would it be posable to get this tone with HX Stomp?
@JohnPaulsEuropa3 ай бұрын
Good stuff Steve...got a Q when you were going over boost/distortion usage, when you do use it. Do you typically chain boost/distortion first, then compress...then off to modulation (dly-verb-chorus-vib etc.) to amp? Thanks appreciate what you do! ...next got to start getting my ring finger and middle finger involved in picking, seems like the entire technique deal breaker.
@stevetharms3 ай бұрын
I will run my overdrives after my compressor. I have a clean boost at the very end of my signal chain right before it hits the amp for a lead boost.
@dannyo33173 ай бұрын
Yep, if you are going to "kick shit", you need a Telecaster...
@stevetharms3 ай бұрын
😂
@mattdelany67993 ай бұрын
It’s all in your fingers. That’s how. Pedals are for little boys. Ask Roy Buchanan, or Tory Slusher. Get a fender twin, and ANY guitar. You would sound exactly the same on ANY guitar.
@jerrysolonsmith84712 ай бұрын
Meh...... Not necessarily. I was in a band with a world famous guitarist..... We all used pedals...... Every session player on the planet uses pedals....... Now, to your point about sounding like yourself: yes. I was on a session in which Johnny Hiland let Steve wariner and Ricky skaggs play through John's rig, and they absolutely sounded like themselves in a weird way. So, I guess you're partially right. I'm not disputing Roy and others don't use pedals, but those guys are a minority.
@mattdelany67992 ай бұрын
@@jerrysolonsmith8471 Hendrix is the only guy who can use pedals. He is the greatest ever, number 1, and he could have used any guitar with a whammy bar to sound like he does. A pickup is a pickup is a pickup. Everybody else trying to play blues just looks silly. You gotta be black to play blues. Tory Slusher knows this, too.
@mattdelany67992 ай бұрын
@@jerrysolonsmith8471 if you can’t sit in a room with a fender twin, and no pedals, and make magic, quit playing guitar. Hendrix, and Tory Slusher can do it.
@CountryHitsUSA7 ай бұрын
Great job! What speakers are you using and pickups?
@wadeknight92025 ай бұрын
Hey man, I appreciate the video a lot and help me out with a few things. I’ve been having trouble getting the brightness out of my tele when I use compression I use a Vox and fender in stereo. An any time I use my compressor it’s just so bright but if I turn it off it’s muddy. I’ve been trying to dial in my town. Is there any tricks and tips? I’m using the mini ego compressor.
@paolobiggini75957 ай бұрын
Hi Steve, thanks for this very useful video. Do you keep the delay always turned on?
@stevetharms7 ай бұрын
Yes I do!
@austing15808 ай бұрын
Well. Gonna buy a vox ac15 now. Done got a fender deluxe. Got the bread just need the butter. Lol
@meldeer625321 күн бұрын
what modle VOX tube is a good one im just a 60 yr beginner .. i see the AC15 but they come up transzistor
@williamhurrelbrink33243 ай бұрын
Just the Princeton and the Tele tone and you’re 85% there.
@FelipeGuitarSantos6 ай бұрын
Could you give me some advice on how to get a guitar tone similar to the Brad Paisley country tone?
@stevetharms6 ай бұрын
This setup with the vox AC15 or 30 and add a tube screamer after the compressor should get you close!
@supersonicsrootsАй бұрын
Wampler Paisley signature drive pedal, but he also uses a tube screamer. Very mid based tone.
@otimelyofficial814620 күн бұрын
You shouldnt mic up your cabs directly in front of the speaker, you want it slightly offset for the best sound. This is not just a guitar thing
@randykollins70748 күн бұрын
What are the mics plugged into?
@LairdDavidson4 ай бұрын
That's all very well but how do I do it with a PRS Silver Sky and a Boss Katana amp? LOL.
@philliproberts-bx6ec3 ай бұрын
I have a twin reverb tone master which channel should I plug into
@stevetharms3 ай бұрын
Normally guys prefer the vibrato channel with the vibrato turned all the way down. Either should work though!
@johnwarren549210 ай бұрын
Have you always played country or did you start with something else.
@johnwarren549210 ай бұрын
?
@stevetharms10 ай бұрын
I didn’t start playing country till I was in my mid 20’s. I grew up on blues, gospel and rock and played those genres mostly through high school
@kennyg6310 ай бұрын
How about mod amps? Fender Mustang LT25 for example?
@lisamccarty46749 ай бұрын
Practice amp? Yes has a preset called country picking. Gigging amp? No
@JoseLozano-hi1on2 ай бұрын
Please Sir, do not insult the Fender company with that guitar that is not a Telecaster... Thank you
@guitarz996 ай бұрын
Tele into a fender style amp, chicken pick.
@michaelcarley70163 ай бұрын
I have a 1993 Fender Blues Deluxe, and I cannot achieve this tone
@stevetharms3 ай бұрын
That amp breaks up a little faster so you might have to try a little lower volume 🤔