Finally! A simple rig that works!
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 3:41 pm
Like everyone else on this forum I have been through multiple set-ups over the years trying to get the tone I want, well 20+ amps & to many pedals to count later I have a rig that is utter simplicity:
PRS Custom 22 > Fulltone Wah > 65amp Colour Boost (rangemaster) > Orange Retro 50 Head > Orange 212 Cab
I have largely ignored treble boosters over the years because many of the amps I owned had plenty of "treble", I didn't know that the name of the pedal was not indicative of what it really did! After hearing a band play this summer up in northern Michigan, I was amazed at the different tones a player was getting out of his Marshall reissue Bluesbreaker combo, so afterward I had a chat with the fellow and found out that all he had was a Treble Boost pedal between his guitar and amp and no other effects or pedals. The tone was fat,full and very dynamic, and he could go from clean to full on distortion with small changes in the guitars volume knob. Needless to say as soon as I got back to Kansas I found a 65Amps colour boost pedal and put it in front of my Orange amp and the "tone & feel" was there. It works well with single coils also. The Orange Retro 50 only has vol, master, treble, mid and bass, no other controls or loops and I think this simplicity adds to the purity of the tone. I tried the treble booster with my Marshall Class 5 and again the results was impressive, in fact now I could actually gig the C5 because as I back off the volume knob the clean tones were loud enough for clear sounding chords. I would like to try other TB pedals like the Beano Boost & Squawk box to see how they perform, but as long as your band doesn't play metal this set-up is so easy to get a killer sound!
PRS Custom 22 > Fulltone Wah > 65amp Colour Boost (rangemaster) > Orange Retro 50 Head > Orange 212 Cab
I have largely ignored treble boosters over the years because many of the amps I owned had plenty of "treble", I didn't know that the name of the pedal was not indicative of what it really did! After hearing a band play this summer up in northern Michigan, I was amazed at the different tones a player was getting out of his Marshall reissue Bluesbreaker combo, so afterward I had a chat with the fellow and found out that all he had was a Treble Boost pedal between his guitar and amp and no other effects or pedals. The tone was fat,full and very dynamic, and he could go from clean to full on distortion with small changes in the guitars volume knob. Needless to say as soon as I got back to Kansas I found a 65Amps colour boost pedal and put it in front of my Orange amp and the "tone & feel" was there. It works well with single coils also. The Orange Retro 50 only has vol, master, treble, mid and bass, no other controls or loops and I think this simplicity adds to the purity of the tone. I tried the treble booster with my Marshall Class 5 and again the results was impressive, in fact now I could actually gig the C5 because as I back off the volume knob the clean tones were loud enough for clear sounding chords. I would like to try other TB pedals like the Beano Boost & Squawk box to see how they perform, but as long as your band doesn't play metal this set-up is so easy to get a killer sound!