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Old 01-28-2007, 07:00 PM   #1
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that switchfoot distortion tone...
Hey I have a fulldrive distortion 2 and was wondering how I can get the fuzzy like tone that switchfoot has...a procorat2, rt. 66, and some kind of fuzz pedal?

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Hey I have a fulldrive distortion 2 and was wondering how I can get the fuzzy like tone that switchfoot has...a procorat2, rt. 66, and some kind of fuzz pedal?
What amp are you running this through?
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any song in particular?.....cause if I remember right....switchfoot uses vox, orange, and yamaha amps....and they use danaelectro, line 6, and maybe digitech pedals.....
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Yeah, depends on what song, what time, which guitarist.
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hmmm... "meant to live" and "oh gravity"
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i think jon's primary amp is a Vox Ac30, but i could be wrong
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Each of the guitarists has a different tone in those tunes. But I can tell you that most of that is amp distortion, not pedal distortion.
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i think jon's primary amp is a Vox Ac30, but i could be wrong
Nope. Orange AD30htc.

Also, an effect wont bring you somebody else's tone, you need the guitar, the amp, the effects, and the guitarist himself. Just try and find a tone you like. Personally, I'd give anything to sound like Brian May of Queen, but that'll never happen. I could even buy a replica of his guitar, a 70's era AC30 (and rip out all the channels except the drive channel), and a trebel booster, and I will still sound nothing like him.

If you want a fuzzy sound, buy a fuzz pedal, but look for your own sound.
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Nope. Orange AD30htc.

Also, an effect wont bring you somebody else's tone, you need the guitar, the amp, the effects, and the guitarist himself. Just try and find a tone you like. Personally, I'd give anything to sound like Brian May of Queen, but that'll never happen. I could even buy a replica of his guitar, a 70's era AC30 (and rip out all the channels except the drive channel), and a trebel booster, and I will still sound nothing like him.

If you want a fuzzy sound, buy a fuzz pedal, but look for your own sound.
he must have changed then. i know at one point, his main amp was an AC30.
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he must have changed then. i know at one point, his main amp was an AC30.
The golden age of Switchfoot....was when Jon was still on the light side of the Force.
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The golden age of Switchfoot....was when Jon was still on the light side of the Force.
lol, I think Switchfoot's whole career has pretty much been (and still is) their Golden age, cause I like all eras of their music, but that's a story for another thread.
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Nope. Orange AD30htc.

Also, an effect wont bring you somebody else's tone, you need the guitar, the amp, the effects, and the guitarist himself. Just try and find a tone you like. Personally, I'd give anything to sound like Brian May of Queen, but that'll never happen. I could even buy a replica of his guitar, a 70's era AC30 (and rip out all the channels except the drive channel), and a trebel booster, and I will still sound nothing like him.

If you want a fuzzy sound, buy a fuzz pedal, but look for your own sound.
you also need a studio that will double your guitar tracks,. hardpan them left, right, and center.

You won't get his recorded tone live. Period.
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Nope. Orange AD30htc.

Also, an effect wont bring you somebody else's tone, you need the guitar, the amp, the effects, and the guitarist himself. Just try and find a tone you like. Personally, I'd give anything to sound like Brian May of Queen, but that'll never happen. I could even buy a replica of his guitar, a 70's era AC30 (and rip out all the channels except the drive channel), and a trebel booster, and I will still sound nothing like him.

If you want a fuzzy sound, buy a fuzz pedal, but look for your own sound.
When did he switch? In all the live vids I've seen, he's always used the AC30.
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you also need a studio that will double your guitar tracks,. hardpan them left, right, and center.

You won't get his recorded tone live. Period.
It's more or less feasible to get his live tone, though...

There's so much studio gear, though, I think it's almost moot to figure out what amp he usually uses anyway, since he might as well be using a different amp for every tune in the studio.
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