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Paul in Colorado · June 25th, 2009, 02:41 PM

Just for fun I was trying to dial in the overprocessed guitar tone that was used on recordings from the '80's and '90's. Not shred tones, but more generic "rock lead guitar tone." Yes (without Steve Howe) Toto and Journey come to mind as examples, but there were lots more, especially coming out of studios in LA. It's very smooth with a lot of distortion, compression and delay.

Last week I was experimenting and used this gear:
Strat with EMG's
Carl Martin and MXR Comps used in series
Tube Screamer and Direct Drive used in various combinations or a JD-10
Boss Chorus
Volume Pedal
Boss DD-2 Delay
Ibanez DM 2000 Rack delay
Mesa Boogie Studio .22+ Amp

I got pretty close to my tone goals, but it still seemed a little too raw. Any thoughts or suggestions?

June 25th, 2009, 02:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
Paul in Colorado Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fort Collins, CO Age: 56 Posts: 5,155 3 Photos	Your Recipies for '80's/'90's Over Processed Guitar Tone Just for fun I was trying to dial in the overprocessed guitar tone that was used on recordings from the '80's and '90's. Not shred tones, but more generic "rock lead guitar tone." Yes (without Steve Howe) Toto and Journey come to mind as examples, but there were lots more, especially coming out of studios in LA. It's very smooth with a lot of distortion, compression and delay. Last week I was experimenting and used this gear: Strat with EMG's Carl Martin and MXR Comps used in series Tube Screamer and Direct Drive used in various combinations or a JD-10 Boss Chorus Volume Pedal Boss DD-2 Delay Ibanez DM 2000 Rack delay Mesa Boogie Studio .22+ Amp I got pretty close to my tone goals, but it still seemed a little too raw. Any thoughts or suggestions? __________________ www.tuatha.net "There are only two kinds of music. Fast and slow."