MLP Modeling Tone Matching Contest

[frankv]

Well the house is waking up now.. So, off to other things like breakfast.. Here is the Tweed Tone Match Amp. I have to play with the drive pedals and setting for a perfect match but I think this is the right direction with the Fender.

https://app.box.com/s/ufbg7yhj1h1ca84a47atgjfssagg26x5

Donkey Honk? Yep...

You can hear a complete and total change in the character of the tone.. As you would expect with a change in amps.

 

[frankv]

Btw., I just want to add this is such a cool thread idea! I don't have a modeler, but I'm having a lot of fun watching you guys get this thread up and off the ground.

Yes it is pretty cool. As I said, I just learned a boatload of stuff I can do now.

 

[mdubya]

I thought it might be a Fender, too at first. In my trying, to my ear, I was able to get closer with the Marshall. I'm gonna screw around with it again today if I have time. I turned my damn Helix off before I saved the patch, too. If I had a nickel for every time I did something like that

Here is the waveform for the Tweed Deluxe. As you can see, it is a much closes match. I will record a clip shortly.

OMG... what an incredible preset I just created.. WOW>. and thanks for the recommendation to try the Tweed..

That doesn't sound like a Soldano to me rather, it sounds like a small 1x12 tube combo pushed to the point where it's about to explode. If I were trying to match this tone on a modeler (or even in real life), I'd be looking at old Gibson or Fender 1x12 combo amps (i.e. 1950's).

I hear some clipping and frequencies dropping out that you can only get from driving an old tweed style amp (I would include an early Marshall in that category - I get better old Marshall tones from a Fender sometimes ).

A little fuzz (just a touch) or light OD (less than a TS - IMHO) gives that type of clipping.

Frank, does the Axe have a Coloursound OD pedal model?

 

[frankv]

I hear some clipping and frequencies dropping out that you can only get from driving an old tweed style amp (I would include an early Marshall in that category - I get better old Marshall tones from a Fender sometimes ).

A little fuzz (just a touch) or light OD (less than a TS - IMHO) gives that type of clipping.

Frank, does the Axe have a Coloursound OD pedal model?

I like the feedback you give on this. I'll tweak it around some. I think I got the right amp now.. I'll swap out the drive pedals, there are a ton here.. and see what I can come up with.

I am also going to grab a Class A amp sim and a 59 bassman... Tone Match with those and see where it goes.. In the mean time, I have created some pretty incredible presets that I can use all over the place..

Hey Rocco.. We need you bro.. What are you cooking up with that Helix.. I would also invite some of the AF guys over too. Where are you dudes? Let get some recordings up..

Lastly, lets not forget that what we hear on that recording is most likely the results of quite a bit of post production tweaks. I highly doubt we are listening to raw amp right onto the recording.

 

[frankv]

Here is a 5f8 Tweed circuit Tone Match.

https://app.box.com/s/0ebz5bnfoxvmhslr096o99zu3ojk3ldt

 

[frankv]

Ok. Last one on this tone.. I'm sick of the riff.. hahahah. I played it so much I can't play it anymore.. Almost forget it too.. hahahah

This is a Blues Jr. As you can see from the waveform the Tone Match is about the best so far. This one I believe I can further tweak to make the sound match completely.

Left side is source. Right side is my guitar. Matched.

Here's the Chip
https://app.box.com/s/jgm7aqoct8lkmimb3o1n6nbiu6uciz21

 

[IronWeso]

Sounds like the Axe is damn close if not spot on

 

[IronWeso]

Oh and this thread is a ****ing winner!! Someone get me some Maiden Book of Souls tones now please. Bonus points for 3 leads

 

[frankv]

So one of the presets I made for the Mcnaught and the Mule tune is now a killer tone for my Strat. Listen.

This is the preset I made with the blues jr. Listen to that chime..

https://app.box.com/s/05p69ll8dxf31mfk1ctsrmd44n775qmr

Did I tell you how much I love this freaking Strat? No? Well I freaking love it.

Who says they need a TUBE amp?

 

[mdubya]

Here's the Chip
https://app.box.com/s/zjidyrt8p3ar7pzgcnm6ljmdu6hstwgv

So one of the presets I made for the Mcnaught and the Mule tune is now a killer tone for my Strat. Listen.

This is the preset I made with the blues jr. Listen to that chime..

https://app.box.com/s/05p69ll8dxf31mfk1ctsrmd44n775qmr

Those both sound great, Frank.

 

[frankv]

Oh and this thread is a ****ing winner!! Someone get me some Maiden Book of Souls tones now please. Bonus points for 3 leads

I'll tone match that for you.. Heck. Let me remote in and I'll teach you how. John, do you have some Aldrich leads on CD? maybe him doing a solo with no one else playing? I can Tone Match those leads for you.

 

[IronWeso]

I'll tone match that for you.. Heck. Let me remote in and I'll teach you how. John, do you have some Aldrich leads on CD? maybe him doing a solo with no one else playing? I can Tone Match those leads for you.

Yep I've got MP3s of the Dio live album or cd as well! Yeah I'm game for remote in. Lemme know when you have time!

 

[frankv]

Yep I've got MP3s of the Dio live album or cd as well! Yeah I'm game for remote in. Lemme know when you have time!

I'll be back home within the hour. If you want to do this..

 

[IronWeso]

Frank, that tone is awesome. You gotta share that on the Axe-Change and link it here.

Or just send it to me so I can mess with it too

 

[frankv]

Frank, that tone is awesome. You gotta share that on the Axe-Change and link it here.

Or just send it to me so I can mess with it too

Of course you can have those presets. No question about it.

 

[Rocco Crocco]

Ok here's my second attempt at the mule song, using the suggestions from mdubya.

https://app.box.com/s/vht5if89nv2n1zip3xlzncbeba8tgesu

 

[frankv]

Ok here's my second attempt at the mule song, using the suggestions from mdubya.

https://app.box.com/s/vht5if89nv2n1zip3xlzncbeba8tgesu

I like that..

 

[IronWeso]

Frank just gave me an overview of tone matching. It's really simple!! I'm gonna probably do a few and get good at it. Eventually I will amp match my voodoo

Frank you rule! Thx again dude!!

 

[frankv]

Frank just gave me an overview of tone matching. It's really simple!! I'm gonna probably do a few and get good at it. Eventually I will amp match my voodoo

Frank you rule! Thx again dude!!

I appreciate that John. No worries. I would do this for anyone calling me a friend. That's what we do around these parts.

To be able to take a recorded guitar tone, patch it into the AXE FX direct via a USB midi connection and then model it.. Well, I don't know what you think but that is stupid incredible to me..

 

[Brewdude]

Wow that tone matching feature is really cool, I could see myself going crazy messing around with that