Guitar Tones + Fx Chains

I thought it would be awesome for all of us to share our Guitar and Bass tones by posting up our FX chain and settings. This way we could all find new tones and get the one were each looking for and at the same time give feedback on how we can improve each others Guitar and bass tones . Post sound clips of the tone you posted if you'd like . Ill start first

Me playing a riff by ABRB so you guys can hear the tone:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10891235/Guitar%20tone/Riff.mp3

My FX Chain and Settings for the tone:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10891235/Guitar%20tone/Guitar%20Tone%20.jpg

Feel free to share your tones with all of us.

Sticky!

I have a question/doubt or whatever you may call it.

To put it into words, lets imagine you double track your guitars with this same chain. One panned hard left and the other panned hard right. My question is, is it really imperative to "tweak" the amp settings to be different for each guitar track? or perhaps using different IR's for each track? all this in order to achieve a different but complemental guitar sound for the mix.

I'm asking this because i always use the same settings, i double track mis guitars when i record, but i usually use different IR's, but my amp settings remains the same for both tracks.

And i don't know if this a "correct" way to record my guitar tracks (even when i know there are no rules set in stone)

Any tips, advice, feedback, would be really appreciated.

By the way, this forum kicks major a**!!!!!

First of all, welcome to our forum!

Now:
You can make some variations yes. Examples:

1) you can record with an ENGL 2 takes pan them hard left/hard right and 2 more takes with a MESA and pan them 80% L/R.
2) You can do the above with 1 take each and pan hard L/R.
3) You can record 2 takes with the same amp
4) You can keep or change the amp settings.
5) You can make EQ variations in mixing to taste, on all of the above.


Nothing is wrong if it sounds good.

Hope I helped

Thanks a lot Sender!

Seems like it all comes down to experiment and stick with what works the best for each person.

Wolfshade wrote:

Thanks a lot Sender!

Seems like it all comes down to experiment and stick with what works the best for each person.

No prob mate!
Make sure you'll check out the Andy Sneap forum you'll find some tips-gems there!

Sender, what do you do for your guitar tones?

J3FFR3Y2692 wrote:

Sender, what do you do for your guitar tones?

quad tracking most 100% left/right and a slightly different impulse at 80% left/right.
Sometimes I cut 1-2 db from the added (80%) guitars and cut some midrange if needed in order the mix to breathe and have a slight, interesting variation.

Tubescreamer no gain, only tone to taste.

Most of the times all 4 takes are the same settings including the impulses.
But I like to experiment so...

For quad-tracking, you have to be so "precise" not to cause minimalistic phase issues i'd recommend it for more slow rhythmed songs

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7305927/sayko.mp3

only with 2 hard-panned guitars..if anyone using POD Farm, i can post the patch for it

p.s: "out of tune guitar" detected after 0:57

Sounds Good , please post it up.

guitars are based on this patch..

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7305927/Whitechapel%5B1%5D.l6t

OFC i've made some EQ'ing, which i'll put a SS soon

Some Guitar tone
What I used:
~Solo C v1.02 (Amp Head)
~Nick Crow's 8505 Lead (Amp Head)
~SIR2-------------(Instead you can use Kefir)
~Waves C4--------(Instead you can use ReaXComp or BuzComp)
~Voxengo Curve EQ
~Waves REQ 6 bands

Settings: