A good sound starts from the fingers, through the pick-up to the guitar and out. If you don't start there, you're spinning in circles and end up with a transparent (fuzzy) sound without body and response. “Your fingers are your tone generators”. Not the amps or pedals. Those are tools to augment your expression. That's what guitar lessons teach you, not teaching you a song without teaching you, and guiding you in technique.
And, if you learn a thing or two about trouble shooting “on the fly”, you'll go down the line to find the problem with your rig. The same goes for finding your sound. When establishing your sound you start with your technique, through the pick-up on down to the amp. With trouble shooting on stage, you should start with the amp and go down the line back to you, which make's sense. Since you've established your rig set up. As you're trying to fix what was working, you back track.
This saves time and controls moods, besides the over all situation's under control. Then, if and when you need to use a stage tech, you'll have a template in which to explain what it is you require from the person “you” hire. There's nothing more frustrating than hiring someone, that has no idea what it is you need or want. Imagine working for someone without a clue. A band leader who expects you to read his mind? Communication starts with a plan.
Good luck and sound good, where ever your muse takes you, find a clue.
Stay in touch for a more in depth study of the elusive art of tone. Whose tone is good? Someday maybe I'll be able to dial in someone else's tone and tell you for sure what the deal is!!! RIGHT……. It's all subjective!
Peace, Mike Tafoya
Tone Generator And Probe
What's another good tone generator that we can talk about that Greenlee makes? The 77GX probably the first one that comes to mind now that we can think of it. It's Greenlee so there are some things that we already know about it. One being that of course it's from Greenlee and two that is yet another reliable piece of equipment under the tone generator product line that Greenlee stands behind. So therefore we couldn't help but want to write about it! Can you blame us, after all we're here to just talk your ear off about what's out there and we're always wondering what we can do next that will entertain, inform and aid you.
Well the Greenlee 77GX Tone Generator is the way to go so let's hop right to it, shall we? Now you may ask what could this tone generator possibly do that others can't? Like any tone generator that's out there. Some have features that others don't and therefore each has their own strengths and weaknesses. With everyone's tastes and needs different from one another here is what you should know about the 77GX to see if it's the right tone generator for you! Fair enough?
For starters the 77GX comes with a microprocessor. This awesome features includes the ability to be a more reliable accessory for all your tone generator needs. One feature we must highlight is an automatic shutoff that prevents your battery from being prematurely drained due to a lack of use. There's also a lanyard that for the sake of convenience so you can hang it off your wrist or belt. However that's not the end of it, the 77 GX also can brag about these nifty features:
The other things we can point out are a separate talk battery supply that's separate from the main battery. For open and shorted wire pairs you have two different tone power outputs. Two-way polarity identification is also available, this is good for sorting out a fast outlet. Three different tone signal outputs to choose from enable you to determine multiple lines. Last but not least there's also the ability to perform continuity tests.
With those features you just can't beat it with the 77GX tone generator. It's definitely a very good choice amongst the product line of tone generators at Greenlee. Therefore, you're definitely going to find something suitable with your choice of the 77GX tone generator.
So these products amongst others like the 77HP tone generator are very good examples of the first rate work that Greenlee provides for its customer base. Is there anymore we could say about the 77GX? Well knowing us we darn well could. In all actuality we could probably talk all night about this tone generator because the thing can practically run for that long and then beyond it's that darn efficient. However, we realize that there are other articles to write in the future and we don't want to get carried away with ourselves any more than we usually do. So with that being said dear reader this concludes our latest article and until next time we thank you for your undivided attention!
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Michael Tafoya has sinced written about articles on various topics from Guide Guitar, Entertainment Guide. Mike uses Gibson Guitars, Gibson Strings, Epiphone, Marshall, and Crate amplifiers, and Dunlop guitar Picks.
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