Poor-man’s and/or simplified approach = mid tone knob on amp. Not as good as these ideas, but might be a consideration when buying a new amp. Making sure it has a mid knob
Excellent video. Totally agree about the shockingly underused (not by pros) 'simple' EQ pedal. Combine with a compressor for the ultimate in tone shaping/thickening.
100% And EQ is the one pedal every guitar (and bass) player should have. It always there to save the day. Well, okay. Tuner. Everyone should have one of those too, haha! //Kris
For recording, I like to set aside a track with just the guitar's direct sound, and mix that in underneath the main, amplified track. The DI guitar is naturally midrange-y, with a thumping attack. It's like adding a bit of butter to the recipe.
A multi-band compressor with a blend knob works wonders for me. Example: TC Electronic HyperGravity. Helps tighten up the lows and boost highs without squishing everything overall.
Compressor pedal (preferably one with a clean blend)and EQ pedal (6 or 7 band are usually enough for guitar.) Best to put the compressor after any auto wah or octave pedals that need your unvarnished guitar input. Some schools say EQ before drive, some say after. Mine works for me after. Chorous pedals are also a good way to sound bigger, if set subtly. Same for reverb.
I normally use cornstarch for a silky thickness but in this case I’d go with the Klon style mid boost. My lil nux horsemen is always on for that lil something that really polishes the tone, clean or saturated. I also sometimes add a lil slapback 60-90Ms to biggen up my sound. And yes I keep an eq at the end of my chain to get to 11 if needed 🤘🏽
I like the klon style pedal in front of other drives. Also, that way you can just leave it on all the time if you want to. That being said, I know others who like the klon as the last drive pedal, so it's really up to you. Cheers //Kris
What i prefer to do to thicken a cleanish tone is, (what you did with the klon) put an od3. If I'm using a "british-style-chimey-amp", I'll probably keep the tone at 12 o clock, and the drive probably at around 9. Now if it's an "American-style-clean-amp", it'll be pretty much the same for the tone (maybe a notch or two down) and the drive would be around 11 or even between 11 n 12. Level matched with the amp's volume. Also, for the ge7, that's a very valuable pedal (specially "Valuable" after the recent price changes *pun fully intended). But dude!!! +1 for that intro 👌🏻, that was a long awaited roll!
Use powder over the strings while playing. Preferably a sweet baby talcum powder. Next, mix it with some lemongrass extract. You will definitely have a naturally thick tone.
Hm ... 1 gain some weight and but the Tele close to your beer belly 2 play near a black hole for heavy tones 3 visit a solar protuberance for hot tones I would love to make use of 2. and 3. but money is dire and spaceships are expansive on me wallet I tried No 1. but i did something wrong ... thus ended up with clumsy tones So i use stacked drive pedals and a compressor ...
And the eq pedal tweaks most half obvious and sometimes half imagined pickup swop issues put of existence. Just have to note the settings for each guitar
Using a D-Seed pedal on the modulation setting with the same settings described here; lower delay time, lower mix and lower feedback. Works great for fattening up via the delay, via the chorus-y modulation, and makes any clean passage or solo stand out
Thank you for your TOP 5 to thicken a guitar tone. With the profiles in my Kemper Stage I use for clean sound a compressor and just a little more gain and for distortion sounds and especially solos I use the single delay.
EQ before distortion (or overdrive or fuzz) tends to be less effective for overall toneshaping than after. You probably can't even hear smaller changes there. However it is usefull to try both. Pre-eq can change the character of the distortion. If the distortion doesn't sound tight enough, try cutting bass with an EQ in front of it. (You may have to turn the drive up a notch.) You can even compensate the loss of low end by boosting it after, with amp controls for example. Or you can go other way and boost the low end to make your distortion more like a fuzz. Try different settings both before and after the distortion and you should quite quickly find how it works. For experimenting it is usefull to try it with a bit more extreme EQ-settings than you would otherwise use.
Solid tips - thanks. I like to up the volume and gain a bit and pick lightly - or play with fingers. And combined with the guitar tone knob down a bit.
Was struggling with my tele's sound being too thin. Ended up changing the strings from 9-42 to 9.5-44. Small change, but it is a totally different beast now. Tone knob is also a very powerfull tool.
Never underestimate the tone knob.
Poor-man’s and/or simplified approach = mid tone knob on amp. Not as good as these ideas, but might be a consideration when buying a new amp. Making sure it has a mid knob
Also for EQ: always use it first to take away what you have lots of and only then try to use it to add the tone qualities that you're still missing.
Excellent video. Totally agree about the shockingly underused (not by pros) 'simple' EQ pedal. Combine with a compressor for the ultimate in tone shaping/thickening.
100% And EQ is the one pedal every guitar (and bass) player should have. It always there to save the day. Well, okay. Tuner. Everyone should have one of those too, haha! //Kris
For recording, I like to set aside a track with just the guitar's direct sound, and mix that in underneath the main, amplified track. The DI guitar is naturally midrange-y, with a thumping attack. It's like adding a bit of butter to the recipe.
A multi-band compressor with a blend knob works wonders for me. Example: TC Electronic HyperGravity. Helps tighten up the lows and boost highs without squishing everything overall.
TC Electronics Mimiq Doubler pedal!!!
Compressor pedal (preferably one with a clean blend)and EQ pedal (6 or 7 band are usually enough for guitar.)
Best to put the compressor after any auto wah or octave pedals that need your unvarnished guitar input. Some schools say EQ before drive, some say after. Mine works for me after.
Chorous pedals are also a good way to sound bigger, if set subtly. Same for reverb.
I normally use cornstarch for a silky thickness but in this case I’d go with the Klon style mid boost. My lil nux horsemen is always on for that lil something that really polishes the tone, clean or saturated. I also sometimes add a lil slapback 60-90Ms to biggen up my sound. And yes I keep an eq at the end of my chain to get to 11 if needed 🤘🏽
To be fair with this kind of amp all you actually ever need is a tubescreamer!
Plexis are awsome but they need volume and boost
Most of the times a play with my Amp’s eq section and most of the times it’s the mids.
Where should i place the klon? Before or after overdrives?
I like the klon style pedal in front of other drives. Also, that way you can just leave it on all the time if you want to. That being said, I know others who like the klon as the last drive pedal, so it's really up to you. Cheers //Kris
What i prefer to do to thicken a cleanish tone is, (what you did with the klon) put an od3. If I'm using a "british-style-chimey-amp", I'll probably keep the tone at 12 o clock, and the drive probably at around 9. Now if it's an "American-style-clean-amp", it'll be pretty much the same for the tone (maybe a notch or two down) and the drive would be around 11 or even between 11 n 12. Level matched with the amp's volume. Also, for the ge7, that's a very valuable pedal (specially "Valuable" after the recent price changes *pun fully intended).
But dude!!! +1 for that intro 👌🏻, that was a long awaited roll!
Use powder over the strings while playing. Preferably a sweet baby talcum powder. Next, mix it with some lemongrass extract. You will definitely have a naturally thick tone.
Strymon Deco DoubleTracker, or a Voodoo Lab Analog Chourus does the trick for me.
Hm ...
1 gain some weight and but the Tele close to your beer belly
2 play near a black hole for heavy tones
3 visit a solar protuberance for hot tones
I would love to make use of 2. and 3. but money is dire and spaceships are expansive on me wallet
I tried No 1. but i did something wrong ... thus ended up with clumsy tones
So i use stacked drive pedals and a compressor ...
And the eq pedal tweaks most half obvious and sometimes half imagined pickup swop issues put of existence. Just have to note the settings for each guitar
I use an EHX Nano POG. A tab bit of +1 and -1 octive, blended with my dry signal really thickens the sound too.
Using a D-Seed pedal on the modulation setting with the same settings described here; lower delay time, lower mix and lower feedback. Works great for fattening up via the delay, via the chorus-y modulation, and makes any clean passage or solo stand out
Harmonic Trem has a similar effect as a phaser, love my Strymon Flint!
Andy Summers taught the world the power of a chorus pedal. His use of modulation taught me how to fill a lot of sonic space when needed.
Thank you for your TOP 5 to thicken a guitar tone. With the profiles in my Kemper Stage I use for clean sound a compressor and just a little more gain and for distortion sounds and especially solos I use the single delay.
I use my old Boss Super Chorus, especially on clean and solos
How about a compressor?
Always, yes! I love using a compressor, especially clean and for low gain sounds. It gives you a fuller foundation. 🙌 //Kris
A little bit of reverse delay.
Q: what is your way .... A: practice... ;-) no, I agree on all of them. haven't used a phaser for that so far, Again, inspiring vid Chris...👍
Haha! Yeah these are just the seasoning to your tone. The way you grab the strings shouldn't be underestimated. 😅 Thanks a lot man! //Kris
Since I'm using a Boss compressor (all knobs at 12 o'clock) my strat sounds really more fat especially when played clean =)
Nice video, thank you!
Yeah same, and more sustain which can be lacking on Strats.
Very well explained in less than 6 minutes 👏👏👏
Humble suggestion to add: Compressor
Thanks a lot! Yes, totally! Compressor is worth gold, especially for low gain and clean tones! Cheers //Kris
What frequency bands to you usually boost to thicken? Or do you remove boost?
I usually check the frequencies between 400hz and 1khz. You'll find the right one somewhere in that region. //Kris
Thanks for the video.
Question. What happens if EQ is put at the beginning of the chain in comparison with after the drives?
Thanks!
EQ before distortion (or overdrive or fuzz) tends to be less effective for overall toneshaping than after. You probably can't even hear smaller changes there. However it is usefull to try both. Pre-eq can change the character of the distortion. If the distortion doesn't sound tight enough, try cutting bass with an EQ in front of it. (You may have to turn the drive up a notch.) You can even compensate the loss of low end by boosting it after, with amp controls for example. Or you can go other way and boost the low end to make your distortion more like a fuzz. Try different settings both before and after the distortion and you should quite quickly find how it works. For experimenting it is usefull to try it with a bit more extreme EQ-settings than you would otherwise use.
hey Kris amazing tips! cheers brothaa 🤘
Solid tips - thanks. I like to up the volume and gain a bit and pick lightly - or play with fingers. And combined with the guitar tone knob down a bit.
I love that! Thanks man! //Kris
Can i run a noise gate..delay and eq in the effects loop and what order to put them in
You absolutely can! The order I'd use in the loop would be: noise gate, EQ, then delay. Cheers //Kris
Kris let me just mention here what a phenomenal guitar player i think you are. Wish you were my teacher!
This means so much man, thanks a ton!! 💛 //Kris
Was struggling with my tele's sound being too thin. Ended up changing the strings from 9-42 to 9.5-44. Small change, but it is a totally different beast now.
Tone knob is also a very powerfull tool.
Indeed! Thicker strings sound warmer and that's especially noticeable with single coils. //Kris
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses just makes me wonder why Fender sells their guitars with 9-42 strings? 🤔
Here we go again...super helpful.
Thanks, glad you liked it! //kris
Was hoping to hear all 3 at once 😢
Thats not possible. The tone would get way too thick what could causes damage to the space time continuum as we know it.
@@marquisdecarabas1312😂 Yeah it’s dangerous. I did it anyways, John, check out the outro playing. 😜
Buy a Gibson LOL
Haha, baaaam! 💪 //Kris