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Sound Styles and Effects
In this section, we’ll discuss the eleven sound styles and effects.
STYLES
You know that there is a plethora of great sounding amps out there, and that the quest for
the ultimate sound can be endless. After countless hours of soul searching, earnest dis-
cussions (not to mention the occasional friendly argument!), calls to tone-wise friends
(some professional players, some not ... but all blessed with great ears)—plus, of course,
listening and playing—a top eleven list was finally drawn up. As you’re about to discover,
the ones we went with are not only the cream of the crop but also offer up the widest pos-
sible array of the greatest guitar tones known to humans—from pristine clean to outra-
geous overdrive and all points in-between.
1. CLEAN 1
This style has a beautifully responsive, rounded low-end, delightfully transient
mid-range attack and sweet treble making it the perfect partner for single- coil
pickups. Strummed chords just ring out and blossom.
2. CLEAN 2
This style’s clean sound is very tight “n” twangy, with a deep, taut, piano-like bass.
3. BLUES 1
This style is very responsive to picking dynamics and guitar volume settings.
Backing-off your guitar’s volume can produce a beautifully clean and full tone. It
also means that you can make notes or chords more distorted or clean depending
on how hard or soft you pick.
4. BLUES 2
This style has a thick tone with second and third order harmonics that increase as
the amp is cranked.
5. BLUES 3
This instantly recognisable signature tone produces clean sounds that are rich and
jangly with a smooth yet detailed top end, and overdrives that have a glorious, throaty
bark.
6. CRUNCH 1
This organic sounding style is dynamically rich and warm, yet biting and distinct!
Rolling back your guitar’s volume results in a unique and highly usable clean
sound.