Since everyone is always asking my exact settings, here they are for some of the blues and slide guitar DVDs I’ve recorded.

Try them out and see what you think.  Post a comment below on what you find works for you to help others who are trying to get a good blues guitar tone.

Here’s how I get the tone on Blues DVD 1-4

• Guitar – Fender 1979 Strat with Texas Specials
• Amp – 1974 Fender Twin Reverb with Celestion Vintage 30 Speakers
• Tubes – Groove Tubes 6L6 with a 5 power rating
• Pedal – Ibanez Turbo Tubescreamer or Fulltone OCD
• Pick Dunlop Jazz III
• Amp Settings – Bass 9, Middle 8, Treble 5, Bright Switch On
• Strings – GHS Boomers .011 -.050

Here’s how I get my slide tone on DVD 4 and the Slow Blues Slide Guitar DVD

• Guitar – Gibson SG 61 reissue
• Amp – 1974 Master Volume Fender Twin w/ Vintage 30 Speakers and Groove Tubes
• pedal -Ibanez Turbo Tubescreamer set to TS9
• Reverb – 3
• Bass – 5
• Middle – 7
• Treble – 5
• Bright Switch On
• Strings – GHS Boomers .011′s
• String Height – 1/5″ at the 12th fret
• Rhythm pickup
• Dunlop Blues Bottle Glass Slide Medium
• Tubescreamer Settings – Gain – 12 o’clock, Level – 10 o’clock, Tone – 3 o’clock
• Shure 57 into UA LA610 into Pro Tools EQ with URS CSP at 48khz blended with vocal mic for room tone, a SHure SM7

Here’s how I get the tone on Slide DVD 1-3

• Guitar – Gibson SG 61 reissue
• Amp – Fender Pro Jr
• Volume – 11
• Tone – 7
• Strings – GHS Boomers .011′s
• Rhythm or Bridge pickup
• Shure 57 into Solo 610 preamp into Pro Tools

I think this will help many people get an idea of how I approach my tone so they can try my settings and adjust them to what they like.

So what do you think?

Let me and everyone else know what tone tips you have for everyone.  This is your chance to voice your opinion.  So let the world know.