blues guitar tone

Distortion is Killing Your Tone!

By John Tuggle on March 7, 2012 9 Comments

I would say that almost every other day I get an email asking about the best amp settings. It's really hard to say what is going to work for every individual because so many factors come into play such as the kind of guitar, amp, and effects you are … [Read more...]

My Fender Strat Makeover: Custom Shop 69 Pickups Review

By John Tuggle on October 3, 2011 39 Comments

These upgrades to my strat have given me the classic Fender tone I've always been searching for. I decided to give my 1979 Strat an overhaul a couple of weeks ago and the changes in tone have been very dramatic to my ears. The sound coming out of … [Read more...]

Blues Guitar Tone Lesson: Gibson 335

By John Tuggle on October 1, 2011 11 Comments

Recently I recorded a video for someone who is starting a business promoting Final Cut Pro themes. He contacted me through Vimeo and wanted to know if he could use one of my videos to use in his promotional video about his new themes. He did … [Read more...]

How I Learned about Guitar Tone, The Hard Way

By John Tuggle on March 30, 2011 12 Comments

Getting a good guitar tone is one of the most talked about subjects in the guitar realm on the internet in my opinion. Everyday you can find people discussing amps, guitars, strings, cables and many other components of what will give you the … [Read more...]

How to Get an Allman Brothers Guitar Tone.

By John Tuggle on January 18, 2011 4 Comments

In this post I'm going to show you how I got a tone to similar to what Derek Trucks, Duane Allman, Warren Haynes, or Dickey Betts might use when playing over an Elizabeth Reed or Jessica style jam. First check out the video to listen to the tone I … [Read more...]

Blues Guitar Tone: Equipment on a Budget

By John Tuggle on March 17, 2010 7 Comments

In the last post, I talked about how to get a good blues guitar tone. Even if you do this, you will have to have some equipment. So what if you don't have much money, or don't want to spend an arm and a leg on equipment. First off let me say … [Read more...]

How to get the Ultimate Blues and Slide Guitar Tone

By John Tuggle on March 11, 2010 10 Comments

I get a lot of emails about how to get a good blues or slide guitar tone. A lot of the questions are valid and that's probably what I would ask as well, but these questions don't have answers that are yes and no. Best Settings? Sample question … [Read more...]

How to get hundreds of Blues Guitar Tones without buying anything!

By John Tuggle on December 4, 2009 8 Comments

So I get emails all the time from people asking me how to get that blues guitar tone from this and that. I can honestly say that I don't really use many effects. Right now I'm going to tell you the secret to getting all of the blues guitar tones … [Read more...]