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Styles and effects
In this section we’re going to talk about the eleven 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 end-
less. 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, lis-
tening 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 possible
array of the greatest guitar tones known to humans—from
pristine clean to outrageous overdrive and all points in-be-
tween.
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 blos-
som.
CLEAN 2
This style’s clean sound is very tight “n” twangy, with
a deep, taut, piano-like bass.
BLUES 1
This style is very responsive to picking dynamics and
guitar volume settings. Backing-off your guitar vol-
ume 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.
BLUES 2
This style has a thick tone with second and third or-
der harmonics that increase as the amp is cranked.
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 glo-
rious, throaty bark.