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Help in getting STP tone.

• Thread starter BurnoutBright
• Start appointment Jul 24, 2007

• #1

I am trying to get the guitar tone of Stone Temple Pilots when he plays the signature lick from the intro to the vocal Interstate Honey Song. Here is the link to their live version

http://world wide web.youtube.com/watch?v=gw5J3yfvos0

Here is my version

http://www.youtube.com/picket?v=Gmbu5pdsKsc

My guitar tone is and so tiny when I kick in the distortion and his tone, sounds similar 3 guitars playing all at once. Any suggestions to get that signature lick to fatten upwardly.

Thank you.

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• #2

For ane, play the lick correctly. You're leaving out a lot of open up strings and doing different voicings of the chords. Secondly, some more than gain (non as well much, merely definitely more) will help. Third, play with a picayune more authorization - that's going to come from the right hand and has a lot to do with the experience of the role.

Bryan

• #3

What are you using for amps/effects?

• #4

I am trying to go the guitar tone of Rock Temple Pilots when he plays the signature lick from the intro to the song Interstate Dear Vocal. Here is the link to their alive version

http://world wide web.youtube.com/sentinel?5=gw5J3yfvos0

Here is my version

http://www.youtube.com/watch?5=Gmbu5pdsKsc

My guitar tone is then tiny when I kick in the distortion and his tone, sounds like 3 guitars playing all at once. Any suggestions to get that signature lick to fatten up.

Thanks.

You may have partially answered your own question when you referred to his tone sounding similar iii guitars playing at one time. He may accept layered tracks in the studio, or live may be triggering backup tracks or using some betoken splitting to multiple amps or some such trickery.

• #5

My take on that tone is that it's got some good clean chime in it, so it's more of an overdrive than distortion. Speakers similar Celestion V30's tin can get the crispy distortion aspects of the sound.

The easy to find local overdrives I'd look into are the Sparkle Bulldoze (blends some clean tone), Dominate OD3 (cleanish), or Digitech Bad Monkey (versatile eq). Y'all don't want a truthful tube screamer, also much mids. You desire something with lotsa bass.

• #6

It sounds like he'south really pushing those amps. That's a big role of his sound correct there. Frankly, your tone earlier you kicked on the baloney seemed bigger, similar you were trying not to over power you bandmates with the distortion pedal. Maybe only to see, try putting your amp in another room and crank both it and the pedal up, and encounter if information technology gets you closer.

• #7

For the studio version:

P90'due south ideally (I similar middle here too). (If you lot call up in the music video he was playing an old LP Special or inferior)

Or "PAF" ouput humbuckers in the middle position piece of work for me.

Not real high gain. I hear a lot of people encompass this with manner besides much proceeds. You lot notwithstanding accept to have it clean plenty where it's articulate. I used to toggle my gain; higher for the verses and lower for the chorus, but now I use the lower of the ii for the whole thing. I think the key is having a sound that has "tonal balls" without beingness overly driven. P90's and heart settings assistance hither to give that combination of jangle and tonal complexity that makes it "fuller".

Can't watch the youtubes here at work, only I'll try to recollect to bank check them afterward.

• #8

+1 on playing the riff correctly, you need those open strings in at that place and you take to play the riff with conviction. You gotta wail on those strings with your right hand like you mean it. Merely follow how powerful he plays it in that alive prune. P.S. this is one of my favorite songs from one of my favorite bands what an amazing actor! Keep it up dude, proficient to see people playin this stuff

• #9

For one, play the lick correctly. You're leaving out a lot of open strings and doing different voicings of the chords. Secondly, some more proceeds (non as well much, just definitely more) will help. Third, play with a little more than authority - that's going to come from the correct manus and has a lot to do with the feel of the part.

Bryan

Exactly, irresolute what yous're playing and the way you're playing it volition make a big deviation. I know what you mean though, this is sometimes easier said than washed. I retrieve if you and the drummer throw some attitude at it, yous hitting those open strings where they belong, the rest of the band volition follow--and suddenly it will all audio more "right" to you.

Rather than stomping a pedal I'd have my rhythm sound all fix up and gyre my guitar volume back to 4 or 5 for the intro--then bring it up and CRUSH that riff.

As for amps, Dean DeLeo likes Marshalls and small EL84 amps cranked manner up.

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• #11

Anyone know what amps were used in the studio for that rails? I remember from interviews effectually that time that he was using a lot of pocket-size amps for recording, but don't call up what they were.

Bryan

• #12

The get-go time I always heard someone talking about 18 and 20 watt Marshalls, it was him. That might've been a few years later on when he did that Talkshow album though. Not sure if that'south what he used on this studio recording, but it could've been. Sounds Voxy too.

The closest I've come to this sound was a Les Paul w/humbuckers, a CRANKED Tophat Society Royale and a Time Machine heave (the germanium side. Don't remember if it was "1966" or "1973").

Notwithstanding, information technology comes down at least as much to the set on.

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• #13

The first time I ever heard someone talking well-nigh 18 and 20 watt Marshalls, it was him. That might've been a few years after when he did that Talkshow album though. Not sure if that'south what he used on this studio recording, but it could've been. Sounds Voxy likewise.

I seem to recollect that the amps were smaller than that . . . Champ size, maybe, merely funky off-brands. I'll do some googling.

Bryan

• #14

FYI... cheque out "Guitar Player" magazine- Aug. 2007, page 121.

• #15

+ane on playing the riff correctly, you demand those open strings in there and y'all have to play the riff with confidence. Yous gotta wail on those strings with your correct hand like you mean it. Just follow how powerful he plays it in that live clip. P.Southward. this is i of my favorite songs from 1 of my favorite bands what an amazing actor! Keep it up dude, skillful to meet people playin this stuff

I listened to it again, and you are right, it sounds like the B and E cord are constantly ringing. I volition requite this a attempt.

And yeah, I dear this song.

• #16

FYI... check out "Guitar Player" magazine- Aug. 2007, page 121.

Hi GasMask, I don't take access to Guitar Histrion, can you lot give usa a summary on how he got the tone? Thanks.

• #17

What are you using for amps/furnishings?

I have a 50watt Peavey Valveking. I have slight filibuster from a DD20 in the effects loop. I am on the clean aqueduct on the amp and I kick in a Skreddy Mayo for the signature lick, the Mayo is just barely on.

• #18

http://www.musictoyz.com/manufactures/chopdean.php

A little more than halfway down, reference to Television set yellowish LP special used on Interstate. In the picture upwardly pinnacle it looks similar the selector is in the middle position as well...

Thanks for the info, here is what I got from that commodity.

"The Varidrive is heard only on the intro to 'Interstate Love Song.'"
"Rounding out the Les Paul complement is a lovely Television set xanthous '57 Special that Dean uses on "Interstate Love Vocal" and "Regeneration."

• #19

are you playing the song in G for the singer's sake? if you wanted to play the riff "the same" then y'all would demand to at least put a capo at the 3rd fret for the open ringing notes. that will make possibly besides make some of the chord voicings closer to the original likewise.

in terms of tone, it sounds like y'all have the mayo set pretty low book wise, I say open information technology upward more than and then whorl dorsum the guitar volume for the verses/chorus to go out of the singer'southward way. the chords are harmonically thick enough that the loss in gain won't matter every bit much.

best of luck
joe

• #xx

I take a 50watt Peavey Valveking. I have slight filibuster from a DD20 in the effects loop. I am on the clean aqueduct on the amp and I boot in a Skreddy Mayo for the signature lick, the Mayo is but barely on.

My advice - add those open strings to the riff and creepo up the gain a fleck more than to get some more than sustain. Isn't the Mayo more a a fuzz type pedal? You might wanna try a different kind of OD besides, slamming your dirty channel instead of using the clean aqueduct.

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