[HAM] The Killjoy on Tone, Overdrive and Musicianship

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At 06:38 AM 11/19/2006, William Mark Bristow wrote:
>Scott,
>I definitely agree, no matter what I'm playing and I own several rigs of
>various makeup 2 of which are clonewheels - or if I'm playing on somebody
>else's rig - there is definitely a "sweet spot" or "zone" of sound that I
>want to hear.

Well put!

>   If I can reach that tone - overall sound with the band - I
>think I do my best - rather than trying to emulate a specific tone off a
>recording.
>That sound to my ear may require different drawbar settings from place to
>place - as acoustics, room resonances, etc., vary.

You're preaching to the choir, man! We are LIVE, and IN DA HOUSE!

>However, it does help to know the technical side of things - what equipment
>is used, and how something was done - especially for newbies.  It's unlikely
>anyone with a stock Leslie will produce anything near Tom Coaster's Santana
>sound - you need a Beer High Power Leslie with JBL's.  Now, does it matter
>to the audience - probably not.  Does it matter to my ear, that I can't hear
>what I want to hear by way of a certain sound - absolutely.

A very good point, Mark. I dunno about your claim about the Beer setups, 
but I certainly agree that there is auditory feedback going on that 
guarantees that the player must be enthused about his or her sound.

>On small gigs (I'm 49 years of age)

You're just a kid then.