Agree. I hate tweaking pedals live. I try to set once and just turn them on and off only. One sound for the whole night.
@asmol82Ай бұрын
I also recently stopped “wanking off” (a musical term;) to the sounds of other musicians. I’ve almost found my sound with the equipment I have, all I have to do is level the volume on my amplifier and main overdrive pedal and everything will be great! ;)
@Zoso_1990Ай бұрын
All the more reason to move to Midi. Preset multiple sounds and just enjoy.
@TheKLeifheit13Ай бұрын
Pedals with presets definitely help. I've got a flanger (Earthquaker Devices Pyramids) that has 5 presets so I use it to cover flange, chorus, phase, and lead boost. I have the EQD Palisades as a drive pedal and it has two channels so it covers light and heavy OD, plus a gain boost to drive the amp. Use the bandwidth dial to go from OD to fuzz. That plus a reverb/tap tempo delay (EQD Avalanche Run) is all I need for every tone imaginable
@ThatWhatIsNotАй бұрын
This is brilliant. So fundamental and yet such a mystery for folks. Excellent tutorial. Thanks for doing this.
@inthebluesАй бұрын
Thanks for watching! Glad it's helpful.
@uswedeАй бұрын
Great idea for a video, Shane! Great tones, too! The Peavey is awesome! Noticed a mad buzz from your G or B string at 2:30. Had a bit of a sitar vibe🤘
@inthebluesАй бұрын
haha great ear. I adjusted the height of the saddles slightly after the video 🙂
@uswedeАй бұрын
@@intheblues sweet! I had a similar issue on my Samick Valley Arts Strat(Floyd style trem), where the low E all of a sudden, started buzzing like crazy. Removed the string from the saddle, put it back in and it was fine🤷🏻♂️😀
@misterknightowlandcoАй бұрын
For those of you who are inexperienced, if you can, turn it at wherever you can and play along to backing track just as loud. EQ your amp accordingly. You’ll be surprised at what cuts through and sounds good when competing with the rest of a band as compared to playing at home by yourself. Be prepared to cut highs and lows and boost mids. The higher the volume, the less gain you need. That’ll help with clarity. Also, if you turn down gain you’ll lose some bass so you may have to boost the low end slightly. If you use effects, your effects will get washed out a little so you’ll need to boost those higher than you normally would at home.
@bluesrocker91Ай бұрын
I've always believed one of the best things anyone can do for practice at home is to jam along with albums... It not only teaches you how to tweak your tone to sit in a mix, but also, more importantly, you learn how to play with a band. When to let loose and when to be more restrained. Eventually you get to the point where you aren't even copying the lead guitar part anymore, but it's like you're an additional band member adding a guitar part that compliments or bounces off the lead part.
@hutchfrombaАй бұрын
I really needed this video Shane ! Thank you. 😊 Blues On....💙
@danieljdtaylorАй бұрын
Great video! I’ve been on a kick the last couple of months trying to really learn the minimal gear I have since downsizing my collection massively. It’s been a lot of fun exploring, and videos like these are always great references!
@billwittman0504Ай бұрын
Great tips, cheers! 👍
@inthebluesАй бұрын
Thanks, Bill! I hope you're doing well mate.
@jamalabdul2009Ай бұрын
Great video sharing your secrets to great live tones. Do you also make adjustments to your pedals and amp when you are with the band doing the sound check or does your adjustments usually work in most situations? Thanks in advance!!🎸🎸👍🏾😎🎂
@inthebluesАй бұрын
I sometimes make slight tweaks, but we didn't do a proper sound check with the gig. We just got up and played, but by the end of the first song, it's usually dialed in pretty much fine for everyone. I usually volume or slight tone adjustments (but it's usually pretty close depending on the room and guitar I take).
@cameronlesley2428Ай бұрын
guitar set up including string height for good tone as well. great video. awesome sounding peavey
@traceyoungs1637Ай бұрын
Great video! Thanks for this one- valuable for beginners & veterans alike.
@aminahmed2220Ай бұрын
Absolutely fantastic have a wonderful weekend Shane ❤😊
@kel_25Ай бұрын
Thanks Shane, another great video. I have a Strymon Sunset and can get the A side at unity volume, or the B side at unity volume, but when I use both for Max dirt the volume goes through the roof. I think I need to settle for A or A+B only, similar to your setup with the 2 pedals.
@DamianS1893Ай бұрын
Shout-out from Florida ✝️👍🤙✌️
@inthebluesАй бұрын
Thanks Damian! Rock on mate🎸
@DamianS1893Ай бұрын
@@intheblues Whoop! Whoop! ✝️👍🤙✌️
@bymbieАй бұрын
Great video Shane... I was waiting for the small board reveal at the end...
@inthebluesАй бұрын
I just stuck to the big board in the end, it was more versatile.
@Stephen_M.Ай бұрын
Great info on effects set up! Thanks for sharing!
@inthebluesАй бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@guydouglas6094Ай бұрын
This is great Shane - some useful tips to start out on. I guess you repeat same process for humbucker/higher output guitar? it will mean two different settings? I like the moderate level mix on the delay and max 3 repeats - sounds good on the lead guitar settings. Like all the pictures in the background.
@inthebluesАй бұрын
Thanks man. I always start with the guitar I want to use - one you dial it in, if you switch guitars you shouldn't have to make any major changes - just possibly either a small tweak on the amps bass or treble or the pedals tone control.
@inthebluesАй бұрын
This is how I go about dialing in my tone or setting up an amp with my effects pedals. I have a follow up video coming up soon showcasing how this worked out at the gig. Stay tuned. My gear list in this video is below. 😎 🛒 Peavey Amps - tidd.ly/3VDERNN (Reverb) 🛒 VS Audio Royal Flush Overdrive - bit.ly/3tD4G2L 🛒 VS Audio Vibler Modulation - bit.ly/3pJht2h 🛒 Chellee Ponyboy - chellee.com/product/ponyboy/ (affiliate links to Reverb & Thomann)
@Alfonzo862Ай бұрын
Hi Shane, nice video, looking cold there. Have they run out of gas already in Vic😅
@inthebluesАй бұрын
I moved the studio around and I think the colour temperature of the camera is giving you that vibe. it should be fixed on the next video.
@Alfonzo862Ай бұрын
@intheblues Shane I was referring to the outdoors jacked you're wearing and thought to make a joke about the Vic gov running out of gas 🤣
@calbrockocat8728Ай бұрын
My buddy has the Katana mini. Over the Holidays, he took it to a dinner party- for some Christmas songs and some simple pop songs. He would be the only guitar there so he dialed in at his place before he left. He couldn't find it in that 12 x 14 room. It kind of ruined the night for him.
@DMSProduktionsАй бұрын
Nice work Shane!
@narbonneguitars8590Ай бұрын
Good info Shane ...??..would you take the same steps using a solid state amp like the bandit .an is there any difference in your process...
@inthebluesАй бұрын
It's the same thing no matter which am I am using :-)
@suzukiyesteryearАй бұрын
Albert King approved blues tones!!!
@theshimmeringcarneliansАй бұрын
Thanks Shane. After setting the amp knobs to noon, do you adjust the guitar knobs, or just fine-tune the amp knobs?
@inthebluesАй бұрын
Leave the tone controls all the way open so it's not affecting the sound of your guitar. The tone controls are basically redundant if you dial your amp in the way you like it to begin with. :)
@seamanjiveАй бұрын
??????@@intheblues
@theshimmeringcarneliansАй бұрын
@@intheblues Thanks, this is helpful. I've been flip flopping between the guitar and amp and confusing myself. 👍
@650thunderbirdАй бұрын
👍🏻👍🏻
@patrickmcmanus5373Ай бұрын
Is the royal flush 2 tube screamers or 2 blues breakers.
@inthebluesАй бұрын
Neither. It's sort of it's own thing but its closer to a blues driver than it is a tube screamer
@patrickmcmanus5373Ай бұрын
@@intheblues I have found they are either both or twins. I think that we could easily make better circuits. Thanks for the video. I really appreciate a Australian version. ❤️
@patrickmcmanus5373Ай бұрын
And the drunk punters have never heard of a guitar pedal and don't care about tone. When people ask what I do and I say I build guitar pedals they say - what? 😂