effects

bigfinger23 · #1 January 5th, 2007

Hi I would like to get the sound of satana or earnie isley on some solos I am new to guitar but I always wanted that sound what type of effect should I be looking at?

coldethyl · #2 January 5th, 2007

For a good idea on Carlos Santana's guitar rig set up, have a look here: http://guitar.about.com/gi/dynamic/o...out/index.html

bigfinger23 · #3 January 5th, 2007

Thanks alot just the type site I was looking for very helpfull.

Stratrat · #4 January 5th, 2007

Don't forget that a lot of the tone is in the fingers. Artists who have a "trademark tone" (Santana, EVH, etc.) will sound a lot the same no matter what guitar they're playing or what amp they're playing through. If you want to nail the sound of a particular artist, study their playing closely....learn their phrasing and their style and practice it. Without that, no guitar, amp or effects will get you what you're looking for.

allthumbs · #5 January 5th, 2007

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Originally Posted by Stratrat

Don't forget that a lot of the tone is in the fingers. Artists who have a "trademark tone" (Santana, EVH, etc.) will sound a lot the same no matter what guitar they're playing or what amp they're playing through. If you want to nail the sound of a particular artist, study their playing closely....learn their phrasing and their style and practice it. Without that, no guitar, amp or effects will get you what you're looking for.

+1

coldethyl · #6 January 6th, 2007

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Originally Posted by Stratrat

Don't forget that a lot of the tone is in the fingers. Artists who have a "trademark tone" (Santana, EVH, etc.) will sound a lot the same no matter what guitar they're playing or what amp they're playing through. If you want to nail the sound of a particular artist, study their playing closely....learn their phrasing and their style and practice it. Without that, no guitar, amp or effects will get you what you're looking for.

Very true!
Just take Eric Clapton for example!
He can play his Stratocaster and still sound like he's playing his 335.
Tone is in the fingers, or at least part of it is anyway!

Stratrat · #7 January 6th, 2007

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Originally Posted by coldethyl

...Tone is in the fingers, or at least part of it is anyway!

It definitely isn't the WHOLE answer, but it's sure a big part of it. If you put Carlos on a guitar that lacked the sustain of his PRS, through an amp that didn't give him those creamy/biting tones, it wouldn't be the same sound - but I'll bet the phrasing and style would still be recognizable.

Looking at the page Neil linked to, it would take a pretty fat pocketbook to duplicate Santana's rig. His PRS guitars are custom models, and Dumble amps are ultra-high $$$ - custom-made for each artist.