How to Get a Guitar to Sound Like a Screamer

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How to Get a Guitar to Sound Like a Screamer More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by V Bhandari | permalink
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Want to get that Steve Vai sound? There are several ways. Jam the string down between two pickups. Sometimes this works, sometimes this doesn't. Interesting effect if it does. === Using Octave Harmonics ===
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For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Get-a-Guitar-to-Sound-Like-a-Screamer ^[1]

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How To Get SRV’s Tone More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Kara Chiles Sirmans | permalink
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I’ve answered this email what seems like 10,000 times since starting StevieSnacks. “I have _________amp and ________ guitar and ________ pedals. How do I sound get SRV tone with my gear?” This is…
For further reading: http://texasbluesalley.com/news/how-to-get-srvs-tone ^[2]

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Myth Busters: Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Massive Tone More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Colin Barnes | permalink
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Okay, Stevie Ray Vaughan’s tone was massive. There’s no myth there. But an entire industry has practically grown up around assisting players in replicating that monster of a sound, and I’d like to invest an installment of Myth Busters to look at what you can achieve in this realm, and what you can’t.
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For further reading: http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/myth-busters-stevie-ray.aspx ^[3]

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Overdrive vs. Distortion | Guitar Gear on WordPress.com More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Julie Mayer | permalink
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I had an interesting conversation with a friend today regarding the difference between overdrive and distortion. Talk about two terms that are bandied about interchangeably in the guitar world! If you ask ten different guitarists the difference between them you'll get ten different answers. But a common theme you'll hear is what each sounds like;…

For further reading: http://guitargear.org/2009/11/05/overdrive-vs-distortion/ ^[4]

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Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer Effects Pedal More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Wanja Southerland | permalink
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Get the guaranteed best price on Overdrive, Distortion, Fuzz & Boost Effects Pedals like the Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer Effects Pedal at Musicians Friend. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items.
Tags: TS9 Tube Screamer Effects Pedal , Ibanez, Overdrive, Distortion, Fuzz & Boost Effects Pedals

For further reading: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/amplifiers-effects/ibanez-ts9-tube-screamer-effects-pedal ^[5]

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Tube Screamer clone More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Brenda Tucker | permalink
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I never really considered building my own guitar pedals. I always thought that it was best if I left it to someone else to build the tools which would...

For further reading: http://www.instructables.com/id/Tube-Screamer-clone/ ^[6]

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Legendary Tones - The Information Source for Great Guitar Tone More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Skhuthazo Dludla | permalink
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The Information Source for Great Guitar Tone
For further reading: http://www.legendarytones.com/ ^[7]

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References & Citations

1. http://www.wikihow.com/Get-a-Guitar-to-Sound-Like-a-Screamer

2. http://texasbluesalley.com/news/how-to-get-srvs-tone

3. http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/myth-busters-stevie-ray.aspx

4. http://guitargear.org/2009/11/05/overdrive-vs-distortion/

5. http://www.musiciansfriend.com/amplifiers-effects/ibanez-ts9-tube-screamer-effects-pedal

6. http://www.instructables.com/id/Tube-Screamer-clone/

7. http://www.legendarytones.com/