http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/tone/how-to-get-the-ultimate-blues-and-slide-guitar-tone/ Slide guitar and blues guitar lessons for the aspiring guitar player. Free videos, blues guitar tabs, and articles about the blues. Sat, 19 May 2012 18:55:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/tone/how-to-get-the-ultimate-blues-and-slide-guitar-tone/#comment-8969 Greg Sun, 19 Feb 2012 02:18:47 +0000 http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/?p=1034#comment-8969 Sounds awesome man! Sounds awesome man!

]]> http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/tone/how-to-get-the-ultimate-blues-and-slide-guitar-tone/#comment-8945 John Tuggle Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:47:47 +0000 http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/?p=1034#comment-8945 Your Welcome! Thanks for reading. Your Welcome! Thanks for reading.

]]> http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/tone/how-to-get-the-ultimate-blues-and-slide-guitar-tone/#comment-8944 Russ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:22:12 +0000 http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/?p=1034#comment-8944 OK ... as an admitted "crank-everything-to-10" guy, this lesson absolutely revolutionized my approach. I always was messing with the knobs on my amp ... which is much mmore difficult than messing with the knobs on the guitar. I found the elusive tones I've been looking for for (too many) years for both my Les Paul and my Strat ... Thanks, John. OK … as an admitted “crank-everything-to-10″ guy, this lesson absolutely revolutionized my approach. I always was messing with the knobs on my amp … which is much mmore difficult than messing with the knobs on the guitar. I found the elusive tones I’ve been looking for for (too many) years for both my Les Paul and my Strat … Thanks, John.

]]> http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/tone/how-to-get-the-ultimate-blues-and-slide-guitar-tone/#comment-5997 John Tuggle Sat, 03 Sep 2011 20:54:09 +0000 http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/?p=1034#comment-5997 With that Pro Junior you'll get too much breakup to get a real clean sound. I would recommend using something like a Fender Deluxe Reverb for clean. It's just hard to get a real clean sound out of a Fender Pro Junior with Humbuckers. Single Coils will be a little cleaner though. With that Pro Junior you’ll get too much breakup to get a real clean sound. I would recommend using something like a Fender Deluxe Reverb for clean. It’s just hard to get a real clean sound out of a Fender Pro Junior with Humbuckers. Single Coils will be a little cleaner though.

]]> http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/tone/how-to-get-the-ultimate-blues-and-slide-guitar-tone/#comment-5871 Joseph Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:19:44 +0000 http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/?p=1034#comment-5871 Dear Mr. Tuggle, First of all, many thanks for the lessons on blues guitar. You teach much better than any other instructor i have ever watched on the web and i play so much better now then I did before i found you on YouTube.com I use a Gibson SG special faded which has 490 R Alnico pickups. Do you know if these pickups will sound good with a Pro Junior? I will be purchasing one very soon. I dont know a whole lot about amps and tecnology but i know i want a good, clean blues tone and my Hartke amp isn't really doing it for me. If you could enlighten me with some advice, I would be very grateful. Thanks. Dear Mr. Tuggle,
First of all, many thanks for the lessons on blues guitar. You teach much better than any other instructor i have ever watched on the web and i play so much better now then I did before i found you on YouTube.com I use a Gibson SG special faded which has 490 R Alnico pickups. Do you know if these pickups will sound good with a Pro Junior? I will be purchasing one very soon. I dont know a whole lot about amps and tecnology but i know i want a good, clean blues tone and my Hartke amp isn’t really doing it for me. If you could enlighten me with some advice, I would be very grateful. Thanks.

]]> http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/tone/how-to-get-the-ultimate-blues-and-slide-guitar-tone/#comment-4732 John Tuggle Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:29:36 +0000 http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/?p=1034#comment-4732 Thanks! Well the reason I got a higher wattage is because I wanted some headroom. It you want any chance of getting a clean tone, I don't think the 30watt speaker will do it. If you're playing with a band and only want a dirty tone, then the 30 watt speaker will be great. Just don't plan on getting anything real clean. Even the 75watt breaks up at low volumes. It depends on what you want really. Thanks! Well the reason I got a higher wattage is because I wanted some headroom. It you want any chance of getting a clean tone, I don’t think the 30watt speaker will do it. If you’re playing with a band and only want a dirty tone, then the 30 watt speaker will be great. Just don’t plan on getting anything real clean. Even the 75watt breaks up at low volumes. It depends on what you want really.

]]> http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/tone/how-to-get-the-ultimate-blues-and-slide-guitar-tone/#comment-4731 Al Dintrans Thu, 12 Aug 2010 23:15:27 +0000 http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/?p=1034#comment-4731 Excellent lesson, thank you John. I recently bought a Pro Jr. and I want to replace the actual speaker. My tech recommended me a Weber 10A125-O and I read great reviews of this speaker but you are the slide expert. In your opinion this speaker would be a good alternative to Eminence Copperhead for slide playing? I mean the 10A125-O is an alnico 30W speaker and Copperhead is Ferrite 75W, which one would be better for slide playing and an early breakup? Thank you!!! Excellent lesson, thank you John.
I recently bought a Pro Jr. and I want to replace the actual speaker.
My tech recommended me a Weber 10A125-O and I read great reviews of this speaker but you are the slide expert. In your opinion this speaker would be a good alternative to Eminence Copperhead for slide playing? I mean the 10A125-O is an alnico 30W speaker and Copperhead is Ferrite 75W, which one would be better for slide playing and an early breakup?
Thank you!!!

]]> http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/tone/how-to-get-the-ultimate-blues-and-slide-guitar-tone/#comment-4222 David Wilson Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:15:09 +0000 http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/?p=1034#comment-4222 I prefer a shall tube amp that i can turn up a bit and I do cahnge my settings a bit when switching between a single coil or a humbucker but most of it still comes from your fingers as funny as that sounds even when i sit in on someones elses eq there is still the me factor. I prefer a shall tube amp that i can turn up a bit and I do cahnge my settings a bit when switching between a single coil or a humbucker but most of it still comes from your fingers as funny as that sounds even when i sit in on someones elses eq there is still the me factor.

]]> http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/tone/how-to-get-the-ultimate-blues-and-slide-guitar-tone/#comment-4213 John Tuggle Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:52:17 +0000 http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/?p=1034#comment-4213 That's right. At 60 watts or even 30, it will be too loud for most small clubs. The power of an amp turned up like that will be way too much. An attenuator can help. Read more about it here. http://www.tedweber.com/atten.htm That's why a lot of people use the Deluxe Reverb, but even so depending on where you're playing can be too loud. Thanks for the comment! That’s right. At 60 watts or even 30, it will be too loud for most small clubs. The power of an amp turned up like that will be way too much. An attenuator can help. Read more about it here. http://www.tedweber.com/atten.htm
That’s why a lot of people use the Deluxe Reverb, but even so depending on where you’re playing can be too loud. Thanks for the comment!

]]> http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/tone/how-to-get-the-ultimate-blues-and-slide-guitar-tone/#comment-4212 Dan Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:42:47 +0000 http://learningguitarnow.com/blog/?p=1034#comment-4212 J, thanx, i learnt something.So volume is just a big a part as all the rest when it comes to tone. I have always turned my amp up to as loud as the venue could take.i play a supersonic so it's at about 3 max all the time and my guitar is on 10.Looks like i need to crank up my amp to say 7 or so and control my volume at the guitar as i play.looks like turn down for cleaner sound and up for dirty.Am i on the right track? DL J, thanx, i learnt something.So volume is just a big a part as all the rest when it comes to tone.
I have always turned my amp up to as loud as the venue could take.i play a supersonic so it’s at about 3 max all the time and my guitar is on 10.Looks like i need to crank up my amp to say 7 or so and control my volume at the guitar as i play.looks like turn down for cleaner sound and up for dirty.Am i on the right track?
DL

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