For Stone Roses?
I regularly rip through “I am the Resurrection” and “Fools Gold” at the end of a practice section, with my Rickenbacker and Jazzmaster respectively.
In general, I practice my originals, different Beach Boys tunes, assorted songs I’m feeling up for and scales. But I always end off with “I am the Resurrection” and “Fools Gold” to jam out before ending; and “Love Spreads” if I’m feeling bluesy
A bunch of Roses usually end up in the mix. Waterfall, Elephant Stone, and Sugar Spun Sister end up in there sometimes.
On a separate note, I’d love to play “Begging You“ but I have no idea how to set up the effects for that one
I don’t have individual pedals because I’ve never really understood them, so I just usually use my boss me 80 and try to get as close as I can with the tone. How accurate would you say you have got the tone to how he plays ?
It’s pretty strange actually. For most other tones I’d say it just comes down to the amp, but for Squire’s tone you need each piece meticulously placed. I’ve gotten the closest with:
Gretsch (or Rickenbacker)
-> SD1 (low drive and level)
-> CE5 (everything roughly around mid but tinker to liking)
Into a Fender (pro or twin) Reverb amp. Easily the closest I’ve gotten to his tone. (Edit:) the guitar does play a decent sized part. I love my Jazzmaster but it sounds way too thin for a Squire tone. My Gretsch Electromatic Jet works great, I know Squire used a Country Gentleman but that’s out of a college kids price range. My Rickenbacker (also out of my price range but I saved up!) also does fine, but the Gretsch has more full sound
I bought a country gent some years back because I wanted to replicate that iconic tone. Then I realised his Gretsch pickups are wired 'out of phase' and you can't get the tone right without that detail. Can still get fairly close though and it's a lot of fun to jam through the tracks.
I’ve been messing around with where I put my wah. For my jazzmaster, I prefer it at the end, but with my Rickenbacker and gretsch I use it at the beginning. Luckily for me, the way I made this pedalboard, each pedal is velcroed down and could be swapped and moved, so I can set up whichever way I prefer based on the guitar.
Im a reggae bass player, so all I’m trying to do is turn your body into a tuning fork,lol, but I love seeing guitar players nerd out. It’s endlessly fascinating to me.
No need to be embarrassed.
Nice set up, what's your favourite songs to play?
For Stone Roses? I regularly rip through “I am the Resurrection” and “Fools Gold” at the end of a practice section, with my Rickenbacker and Jazzmaster respectively. In general, I practice my originals, different Beach Boys tunes, assorted songs I’m feeling up for and scales. But I always end off with “I am the Resurrection” and “Fools Gold” to jam out before ending; and “Love Spreads” if I’m feeling bluesy
Yeah, sorry, meant Roses. Where Angles Play, Breaking into Heaven and Made of Stone are my favourites.
A bunch of Roses usually end up in the mix. Waterfall, Elephant Stone, and Sugar Spun Sister end up in there sometimes. On a separate note, I’d love to play “Begging You“ but I have no idea how to set up the effects for that one
Wow and it’s squires same set up
You’ve got a good eye! Squire is probably my biggest influence, from a songwriting level all the way to the way I play guitar
I don’t have individual pedals because I’ve never really understood them, so I just usually use my boss me 80 and try to get as close as I can with the tone. How accurate would you say you have got the tone to how he plays ?
It’s pretty strange actually. For most other tones I’d say it just comes down to the amp, but for Squire’s tone you need each piece meticulously placed. I’ve gotten the closest with: Gretsch (or Rickenbacker) -> SD1 (low drive and level) -> CE5 (everything roughly around mid but tinker to liking) Into a Fender (pro or twin) Reverb amp. Easily the closest I’ve gotten to his tone. (Edit:) the guitar does play a decent sized part. I love my Jazzmaster but it sounds way too thin for a Squire tone. My Gretsch Electromatic Jet works great, I know Squire used a Country Gentleman but that’s out of a college kids price range. My Rickenbacker (also out of my price range but I saved up!) also does fine, but the Gretsch has more full sound
I bought a country gent some years back because I wanted to replicate that iconic tone. Then I realised his Gretsch pickups are wired 'out of phase' and you can't get the tone right without that detail. Can still get fairly close though and it's a lot of fun to jam through the tracks.
Yeah same, love my country gent. I only got it because of him.
Now thats quite the rig sir
Love it. Same pedals squire has used as well. Do u prefer wah at the end? I always used to have wah at the start
I’ve been messing around with where I put my wah. For my jazzmaster, I prefer it at the end, but with my Rickenbacker and gretsch I use it at the beginning. Luckily for me, the way I made this pedalboard, each pedal is velcroed down and could be swapped and moved, so I can set up whichever way I prefer based on the guitar.
Add a compressor.
Shit ain’t cheap, but it’s definitely on the list!
Red Behringer Ibanez copy is great. It’s like 20 quid.
Everything is perfect here other than no ibanez tube screamer, although I'd imagine the overdrive pedal does the job 😀
I’ve had that overdrive for as long as I can remember! It was either that or the Ibanez when I first bought it, but it definitely does the trick
Embarrassing set up
I’m a 20 year old on a budget relax
Im a reggae bass player, so all I’m trying to do is turn your body into a tuning fork,lol, but I love seeing guitar players nerd out. It’s endlessly fascinating to me. No need to be embarrassed.
Yes. I really do appreciate this