I Wish I Knew This Amp Setup Trick When I Started - Instantly Improve Your Tone In 10 Minutes

My friend, Eddie Berman, showed me this incredibly useful trick for getting the best tone out of your amplifier a few years ago. I wish I knew this when I first started. I hope you guys enjoy this simple tip.
Link to Eddie:
/ eddie.berman.1
Steps for sculpting your tone.
1. Grab your favorite guitar
2. Put it on the bridge pickup with volume and tone wide open
3. Turn the EQ on your amp all the way down
4. Play the open G power chord to hear it
5. Start with treble. Dial it in until it sounds clear but not too bright or harsh.
6. Add in mids to taste.
7. Add in bass to taste.
8. Add in presence to taste.
9. Flip to your neck pickup and play around a bit. Same with middle or whatever other pickups you have on your guitar.
10. Tweak minor adjustments.
11. HAVE A BLAST! YOUR AMP NOW SOUNDS BETTER THAN IT DID BEFORE.
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[@DanielSeriffMusic]

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[@Kaisiilerite]

Hi Daniel ❤...I'm getting a new gear... Should I get a PRS CE 24 QUILT BLACK GOLD or ibanez az242 sfm premium...both price are somewhat similar... Or what do you say... According to you which one will be better....

[@FoilFroth6284]

Awesome tutorial! Thank you very much Daniel…🤩🎉🤘

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Thank you so much!!

[@robhaskell4043]

Another great tip! Thanks, Daniel!

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Thanks Rob! Have a great one.

[@ben5121]

Awesome video! Super helpful

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Ben!! Thanks so much for watching dude.

[@seanfitzpatrick7878]

THANK YOU!!! Thank you for this video. I think you just freed up hours of time for me. I've needed this video for 40 years.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Sean! Thanks for the comment. So glad it was helpful!!

[@theguitarlabpodcast3711]

Really helpful lesson. Thanks!

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Ya'll are awesome!

[@philjames1019]

Great video and advice!!!

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Thanks brother!!

[@magnethomewood]

Thanks for this lesson, it is just what I am looking for! I am not a native speaker of English, so I have a question - what does 'wide open' mean? Is it allt he way up? Thank you again!

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

So glad it was helpful. Sorry for the slow response. Wide open is all the way up!

[@mitchellwaldrop232]

Was debating selling my fender deluxe. This made me have a change of heart 😁

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Hahaha. Thanks so much Mitchell!! You’re the man.

[@themrtomward]

Same for neck? Then what about both pickups… how to pull some sweet tones outta that combo? Same process I guess.I’m gonna go try this right now. Thanks Daniel.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Bridge sets those brightest points so if your pickups are balanced the neck should sound great!

[@Matt-1d]

Thanks for the great video. Do you take the same approach when playing two amps in stereo? I play an AC10 and Fender Superchamp in stereo. I like how they complement one another, but I wonder if I can have even better tone from the pair with a more systematic approach like what you’ve just demonstrated.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Thanks so much, Matt. I would probably set one the best I could, turn it off, then set the other. Turn them both on and make slight adjustments to make sure they are complimenting one another. I always check for the amps being in phase as well!

[@Matt-1d]

@@DanielSeriffMusic Sounds great. Thanks for the advice!

[@jackguitarfreak3]

Wow that sounds beautiful! I have a hrd2 and changed the speaker because i dont like the spikyness in its sound.but this is sweet sounding one

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

It’s such a great amp! This is actually through a cab in the other room so I could talk over it. Replacing the speaker is super worthwhile.

[@jackguitarfreak3]

@@DanielSeriffMusic indeed! What speaker is in those cab?

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

@@jackguitarfreak3 Celestion Gold. Love that speaker. I'm also a big fan of the V30 and Alnico Cream.

[@joshoptical]

This is excellent. And I don’t see any reason it wouldn’t work just as well on a solid state amp.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Thanks Josh! It's worked on nearly every amp I've ever tried. Didn't work on amps that have bass in the circuit first.

[@edlegette9753]

I have been looking at tone for 50 years, still like to exsperament with the quest for tone.

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Absolutely! Who knows how the amp will sound today? The practice room. The gig. The studio session. Wherever. It’s a fun experiment!!

[@edavidson55]

The overdrive and more drive sound great on the Hot Rod Deluxe if you change the V2 tube to a 12DW7

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Oh wow! That’s an awesome tip.

[@fredhair7420]

I love my hotrod deluxe including the distortion channel

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

It's a great amp! Glad you enjoy it! I love pedals through it.

[@EdgeofBreakup]

👏

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Thanks so much bro! Hope you’re doing great.

[@jamwithjason3112]

which one would you pick? this one or fender deluxe reverb 65 ?

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

I think I would go for a Deluxe Reverb. They tend to be pricier used, though. But definitely next level.

[@jukejointjack]

That’s a great fender amp

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Agreed!

[@joemitchell9981]

What's the point of a 2 channel amp if you don't use the 2nd channel?

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Can't tell you besides that Fender ace'd the clean channel and, well...didn't do great on the 2nd channel. The number of amazing drive pedals on the market...no need for a lame 2nd channel. Just ignore it.

[@joemitchell9981]

I love amp distortion over pedal distortion. It depends on the amp, however. But, and maybe this is a bias against digital tech, I don't think pedals offer the same sonic range as amp distortion. Amp dependent, like I said. @@DanielSeriffMusic

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Sure. I also agree that amp distortion is not surpased by pedals. I have an amazing 1965 Bassman that was Marshall-fied and demo a bunch of amps regularly. That being said, SOME of the newer overdrive pedals are out of this world in quality. My favorites...Benson Preamp, Greer Lightspeed, Nordland ODRC, Vemuram Jan Ray, and King or Prince of tone. All really fantastic and allow me to layer different levels of overdrive. Specifically this video is about learning to set up your eq on a Fender style circuit, and that being a Hot Rod Deluxe specifically. It's an incredible value on the used market. @@joemitchell9981

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

Your point about digital. 100%. Digital distortion is absolutely awful. But, the pedals I mentioned are all analog. @@joemitchell9981

[@acousticguitars123]

Or better yet buy a blackstar studio 10 for aout the same price and not have to fiddle with knobs and not also have a light tube amp that is still loud enough

[@DanielSeriffMusic]

To each their own but I would take a hot rod deluxe over a black star any day of the week.

[@acousticguitars123]

well the one have is the 6L6 version and its got a great overdrive tone, the clean could be better@@DanielSeriffMusic

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