What Reverb did Jerry Garcia use?
He switched to the Real Tube Reverb when the Groove Tubes Trio preamp replaced the Twin Reverb heads. For a really nice digital reverb pedal, try the Mr. Black Eterna reverb.
How do you make your own guitar tone?
Top Tips for Finding Your Guitar Tone
- Get Creative with Effects Like Reverb, Delay and Distortion. Effects pedals are a terrific way to develop your own tonal identity.
- Know Your Pickups, Switches and Knobs.
- Properly Intonate Your Instrument.
- Know Your Strings.
- Use Quality Cables.
What kind of strings did Jerry Garcia use?
Garcia used Vinci strings, gauged . 010 – . 046, but from time to time used an . 011 on the highE and a .
What gauge strings did Jerry Garcia use?
What kind of guitar did Jerry Garcia use?
Jerry Garcia regularly used Irwin guitars with the Grateful Dead from the mid-1970s until his death. Jerry was an experimenter and was always trying out and using various amplifiers and effects. For awhile he used Fender Twins into cabinets built by Alembic and Owsley Stanley. Later on he used Mesa Boogie.
How important was Jerry’s amp setup to his tone?
Not essential but quite practical if you’re chasing Jerry tone using effects. Amp: Fender Twin Reverb (or close) preamp circuit; clean/high headroom power amp circuit. Again, maybe 95\% of the way there. Guitar set-up: Jerry used very high action, higher than almost anyone else I’m aware of. Some say this is critical to his tone.
What kind of guitar would make a good Jerry Jerry?
Really, any ‘jangly’, ‘twangy’ etc. guitar (Tele, obviously Strat, and maybe 335?), any Fender type amp; you’re probably good. I’m sure any decent guitar player, inclined, could coax a great Jerry out of a Tele, and a Fender type amp.
Is phrasing an important part of Garcia’s tone?
Yeah, I think phrasing is an important part of his tone. You can get close to Garcia with a strat and blues junior. Not to state the obvious OP, but his approach, etc. may have a quite bit more influence than hardware. Click to expand…