No Gain? No Problem! - Clean Tone Secrets and Tips
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There's nothing like a clean tone to expose just how poorly I'm muting my strings. _big sigh_
high gain will expose it even more.
@@jeffdubuque5622 agree
@@jeffdubuque5622 it takes skill to mute distortion effectively, but i think muting clean strings is harder, you need finer control and therefore more strength to pull of an acceptable sound. That being said practicing muting clean string only gets you good at muting clean strings, the strength might help in muting distoriton but your missing out on learning the dynamics of the distoriton which is also important.
For me an amp’s clean tone is much more important than the od or high gain sounds. I can get any type of dirt with any number of pedals, but if your amp’s clean tone sucks, you’re sol.
I wasted a lot of money on low headroom high gain amps before I realised this! Now my #1 is a 135w ultralinear Fender twin and klon. I rock that thing on 3 lol.
No you can't. No pedal will turn a 1x12 into a 4x12.
Too many players use overdrives or distortion as their main sound and many times it becomes a crutch as it makes them feel like they are playing better because the distortion masks a lot. Clean playing requires more effort and basically you are out there naked so your playing has nothing to hide behind. Totally agree with this statement
I think another thing a lot of people like about overdrive or distortion is the compression that comes with it as well. However, some compression + clean not only feels really good under the fingers, but you REALLY have to hone down your playing, because every single mistake now is going to be loud and clear.
A big thing with playing clean, especially single note runs, is being aware of and utilising space in your phrasing. That’s where playing sympathetically with the rest of a band get’s really important. I’ve always thought of my guitar parts as the filigree in the architecture; kind of punctuating and accentuating the music rather than smothering it in detail.
Some wisdom here aswell... 🙂
So not using space is ok with dirt? Nonsense.
Clean guitar separates the men from the boys
I'm just a baby
agreed but sometimes it's nice to be little boy again
Sure does. You know what's funny is when I played in rock/punk bands as a youth I never really had too many compliments even though some of that stuff was difficult and I actually think I was better then as a player in many ways. But now when I play surf style music (especially) or dreampop arpeggiated stuff people compliment me all the time. I only play clean these days (other than fuzz on occasion) and I think people's ears are more receptive to it. Guitar players know it's actually harder to sound good clean than with dirt
@@LeviBulger People tend to be more impressed by simple stuff that sounds good than by complex stuff that has less immediate appeal.
Can I hear some of your stuff?
@@rozzer666 I cant get no sleep tonight
Could've titled this video, "No Gain, No Pain".
Nice 😂🔥
@@yalug3478 - Thanks man. 😊
Lmao 🤣 what a missed opportunity
Excellent video. I’m glad to see someone highlighting the beautify of clean. I truly hope that more of the younger players embrace this. For one thing it makes or, or should I say, forces you to be a better musician. There’s no overly done noise to cover up ones inept playing ability. I asked a guy one day who was wailing out so much bloody distortion if he could play clean. He couldn’t. He failed miserably. If you really want it bring out the true beauty of a guitar and increase your ability/talent as a guitarist, then learn to play clean. Much mahalo!
One of the deepest Blues players I know, Ronnie Earl, plays clean, no effects, Strat into a 410 Super, just a touch of reverb, that's it. His tone and timing are superb, and his band, so tight, dials right into his dynamics in lock-step, like they share the same brain....
Nigel Tufnel is a genius. Simple lines, intertwining...
Robert Cray has my favourite clean blues Tone...
I also love his tone
I agree Robert Crays clean sound is solid. I do appreciate Jimmie Vaughan's tone though.
Yeah man. That man might be the cleanest sound i've ever heard. Its incredible 😲
King of Clean
Came here through the Tim Pierce channel. I've been in his Master Class for the last 3 years. Thanks for the video on clean tone. I've always gravitated to "more clean" over "more OD."
Nice to see a video on clean tones, nice one RJ!
RJ thank you for making this video on the beauty of playing clean. Too many players use overdrives or distortion as their main sound and many times it becomes a crutch as it makes them feel like they are playing better because the distortion masks a lot. Clean playing requires more effort and basically you are out there naked so your playing has nothing to hide behind. I enjoy my various dirt pedals and they have their place however I would never play dirty all the time unless I was playing metal or some style that was build around distortion. I have always played clean using my pedal board as a color pallet. Also, thanks for letting players know about the benefits of using a compressor. I refer to my two knob Keeley as the secret weapon when asked how I get my tone. I started using it years ago while working in Nashville. I would hear the other guys getting this rich sustain and great tone and finally when I asked a fellow session guy how he got that sound he told me it was that little silver box with the two knobs and said he didn't know exactly how it worked but he kept it tuned in subtle and kept it on all the time. Thanks again for doing this video and hopefully you have opened up some new avenues for younger players.
Great Video!!
I found THE KEY to perfect pickup height after YEARS of searching and reading EVERYTHING!
Start with pickups at 2 32nds on the Low E and 1 32nd on the High E with all 3 knobs on 10..
Then lower by Quarter Turns until your Tuner becomes absolutely stable when you strike the note at your normal picking force.
I cannot remember where I got this tip but it allows me to get THE most out of each pickup and not cross into loss of sustain of wolf tones.
This is by far the best clean amp video that exists. I wish you could try the Bolnd version. You really made this video amazing. The Spinal Tap sustain and "crank" it joke in there was on point. I must have watched this dozens of times. You need to do more like this.
Yeah I wish he would try the Twin, Super Reverb, and Princeton.
Robbie Blunt had absolutely Glorious cleans. I think I can listen to cleaner tones in songs more often and for longer with far less ear fatigue.
Dan and Mick once said they thought of compression as gain for a clean sound. As I've played more with it, I think they're right. The compressor gives me a bit of what gain pedals do without the drive or distortion. Great video.
Compression is distortion! It's not a hard clipping type but it is distortion, plain and simple.
@@jppagetoo wrong, distortion is dirty, can't be clean and dirty at the same time. It's clean drive, sustain has nothing to do with dirt and distortion has everything to do with dirt. Sorry
@@jppagetoo No. Distortion also tends to compress the sound a bit. Hence a compressor gives you part of what distortion gives you.
A compressor works so well for clean solos. I used to use an MXR Dyna comp for soloing on the clean channel of Orange. It was such an articulate and beautiful lead tone. These days I’ve gotten away from distortion
@@EnterJustice Yeah but it's not gritty😏
You're not an engineer nor a scientist but you make a lot of sense. It's always both entertaining and educational watching your videos. Thanks dude!
Very fun video and excellent perspective, RJ! I bought a modded AC30 last year and originally fell in love with it for the 'chimey' clean tone, but slowly morphed my cleans to Wampler Ego Mini compressor and Tumnus with minimal gain and felt on stage that something was missing with the gain off. You've inspired me to go back and reconsider what makes the Vox cleans sound and feel so good.
I like your energy, man. Combined with your voice it creates the perfect environment to just lean back for 25 minutes and learn some new stuff. Doesn't get boring, doesn't get annoying and looking at that awesome guitar also helps.
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Thanks Dan!
Great explanation and pointers for getting tone from technique. Love it
Best description/demo of clean tone by far. Too many (almost all) guitar, amp, effects demos only want to talk about distortion. Thanks for explaining the actual sound of great clean tone so maybe more guitar players will at least consider what they are missing. I think you are right about some people's fear of clean tone exposing limited playing skills. It is easy to cover up poor playing with a lot of noise. I know I lean on distortion too much in slide playing.
Hi, I really enjoyed this Video. Cool, to put these little Clips from Spinal Tap, Star Wars etc. in. I like your playing and your Tone, and it´s cool to see, that a Solid State Amp can sound really warm... I play my Vox AC30 for many Years, and I never thought it´s possible to get a rich and warm Tone out of a Solid State Amp. All the best to you and Greetings from Berlin, Germany, Ralf
I have the tonemaster deluxe also and the clean is just fantastic. Great video! I learned a few things and really enjoyed it! Also dig the video of you and Jason lee ripping some surf tunes. So dope! Keep up the good work👍
Thank you for the great video. Love the guitar, the amp, and especially the playing and the information. You do an excellent job of explaining the concept in very understandable manner!
About time you spoke up about this, RJ, depending on what you're doing a bit of gain does often sound great, but too much sounds as if you're in the dentist's waiting room listening to some poor droog being drilled - and you're next!! Thanks for the excellent content in this video, as always - and I think Strats look better upstde-down.
What a great Video.
I ' m playing now for about 40 years and I learned a couple of new things about the sweet spot of pickups for example.
Greetings from germany
Your observations on the differences between BB & Clapton’s vibrato techniques was revelatory for me! Been watching/listening for years, & never quite put that together - Thank you! I do it BB’s way, but am now working on EC’s, thanks to you!
Great vid with a topic I've been dealing with. Clean tone...Compression has helped me a bunch with my clean tone. Thanks for the many other suggestions....keep these videos like this coming...Great stuff!!!
Man, you must have read y mind with this video!! Just what I was looking for.... And been wanting to see you do a demo of that Tone Master Deluxe!!!
I get so irritated with amp reviewers that start with what they call a clean tone setting and it totally isn't.
Thanks for doing this video.....👍👏
You just explained compression so very well. Over time, was the key difference, went beyond squash and lift.
Seriously I play clean more than any other way! I luv it...
Great video RJ! Very informative and your playing examples really brings the point across
Been watching your stuff for a while...finally subscribed. Really enjoy your approach, and the info. Keep it up!
RJ, you have excellent presentation skills, and very instructive too. Thank you! Subscribed.
I really enjoy your videos for the information and your presentation style, but this has to be the best produced of any you have done so far. Excellent work!
Thanks R.J. this is great video. Every guitar player needs this compressed clean insight.
Wow, just wow. That guitar is heaven. RJ is a great instructor and an amazing player.
One of Sir RJ's best video post. Thanks Mr. Ronquillo 👍✌
I started with Marshall "all on 10" and Power Soak, then Kitty Hawk (Mesa Boogie HiGain) and humbucker guitars...now I am happy with a Telecaster and a slightly saturated crunch type-o-sound. Maybe it's the age... 😉
Yep, I was always hard rock Gibson>Marshall, endo' story!!
But I surprised myself by buying a fender hotrod amp last year. I A-B'ed it with a Marshall and, while the M delivered the Rock crunch, the Fender's atmospheric clean tone won me over.
Now I've got 3 beloved tones: Marshall Rock style (thru pedals), light overdrive where you dig in to get the gain to glisten, and straight clean like RJ did here today. Maybe a little compressor.. I'd say I spend near equal times with each tone, without having a clear winner yet. But probably the light gain is in the lead.. Just!
P.S. I've even learned to turn my fuzz gains down to get waaaaay nicer and more useable tones. As a grunge child, that blows my mind! 🤯
I've found the guitar's volume knob aswell. It's a whole different animal now..
@Jose Soto I totally agree - it is progress and growth...thank god. To stand still as a musician (and a human being in general) is scary and just wrong. Never stop learning
I'm not even old and I'm tired of too much distortion already
My tastes have gotten heavier as I’ve aged. I would only put overdrive on my amp, never distortion. Now I love the heavy ballsy stuff.
There is a lot of great information here kids. I don't have a band but go to blues jams anymore. The leader sometimes asks where is your dirt pedal? I tell him its in my coil'y cable. But I do use a compressor for the sustain and over the years the many things RJ teaches here. You are getting years of valuable information here. Great instructions.
Probably my favorite video and playing of yours. That sounds beautiful!
I play mostly through a Friedman Dirty Shirley and still prefer playing as clean as possible most of the time... and that outro 😯!!!
Great attention to detail as always! I love the Fender clean tone. I usually play blues with it. The neck shake thing only works if you kind of anchor the body of the guitar against your abdomen, and physically torque the neck a little. Sounds cool with chords. I don’t do it a lot, cuz I’ve actually heard creaking sounds around the bolt on area of the neck. Maybe it’s not very good for the truss rod and stuff? But that’s the only way I hear a perceptible vibrato from the “neck shake” thing.
this is such a cool video, thanks for putting in the work to make this. Definitely subscribing!
Thanks for the information, great playing, great job!
Clean amps and the compressor have become my best friend! I use the compressor with a little Eq bump to boost my solos with no gain and all the wonderful Tone, punch and sustain!! I used to depend on High gain for lead tones but I learned after 35+ years of playing that I don't need it!! Great Video and wisdom R.J.!
Thank you, the best lesson I’ve watched in a very long time.There are no clean pedals, the purity is wonderful. Your honesty is refreshing, like a close friend helping me to learn. Beautiful guitar, beautiful tone and beautiful person.
RJ is a great african american. The best.
@@donshekn9114 I thought he was Filipino.
@@jfo3000 Nope, hes black. I went to HS with him.
@@donshekn9114 This is a pure racist statement. Go see a doctor. I hardly gets most racist than that.
@@ferdinoh3704 you don't like blacks? why are you watching his channel
The clean of an electric guitar is the base and the starting point speaking about the tone ... In the last years I discovered the special beauty of the clean and I understood the art of the master Hank Marvin ... I have been a metal guitar player and a classical guitar player, I play my guitars since 30 years ago but in 2012 I bought my first American Fender Stratocaster and it's been love at first sight - since then I am totally in love with the clean ...
Great video, nice Strat, be blessed ! ❤️
Literally rustling through TH-cam trying to find a vid about configuring THAT tone. was shockingly surprised I couldn’t find one that was useful (for me) UNTIL I stumbled upon this video. Thank you my friend, exactly what I’m looking for ((:
One of the best demonstrations of clean techniques I’ve seen. Thanks!
Great demo, RJ - and loved the cut-ins of classic Nigel Tufnel guitar wisdom ;), and the visual whack accompaniment when the reverb got out of hand!
Johnny marr is a clean tone legend
Class video as always-cheers RJ!
Very informative, well done... ty RJ
I love this guitar, thanks for the tutorial!!
Great vid R.J.! Great explanation. Compressors have always been a mystery to me. I know what they do theoretically, but have always had trouble applying it to real life. Love the new axe!
Sir, you have really done a good job at explaining clean tones. When I was a kid [and I'm old] we were told it was important to master clean tones and all that entails. I'd add an 'exciter' for clean rhythm parts.
Thanks so much for this video, I have learned a lot 🙏🏽
Awesome video!!!
The neck pickup is definitely smoother always and deeper, yes cause of the placement
This is a great video 👊🏻thnx. Really well explained.
Wow. Thx so much for your insight. Great vid. Grace and Peace brother.
Nice topic and well covered. Would have enjoyed hearing that amp more, it sounds great.
Great video R.J.! As a 38 year old New-ish guitarist (played way back in high school for a year or so) this video is very helpful to me as there is so much tech out there now a days and it can become very confusing and Overwhelming for someone relatively new-ish to guitar . I have a deluxe reverb amp (Tube) which I purchased because I absolutely LOVE clean tone and Bluesy sounds, and in my non expert opinion this amp has the most iconic clean sound i can think of ! Thank you for making this video :) and by the way what a gorgeous Strat ! (would look mint with my Deluxe as she's got paisley tolex covering and a wheat grill)
Cheers From Canada
What a great lesson !!
And really great playing too.
Nice, ty RJ. I Do ambient type music, or play with stereo delay, so starting with a very clean sound seems to be a good approach. Keep up with the Jimi work!
Best ever explanation of compression. Thanks RJ!
Thanks, although i'm waiting for an audio engineer to school me
Great playing my brother. Great tone and feel. Thank you.
Really informative! Thanks, just experimented with the attack decay pedal and found this really interesting 👍
Nice paint job on the strat Bro .Great vidieo.Playing clean so underated.
Brilliant video. One of the best in-depth visualizations of sustain, compression, and pickup selection. Absolutely perfect. Nice Dumb & Dumber reference, too! Ha!
that was informative and fun, thanks!
Love this video - especially the breakdown on vibrato.
As a Funk, R &B, Jazz and Gospel Player, having a great Clean( full bodied) tone is paramount. 90 percent of my gigging is with the clean channel. Mastering it ( Clean channel) is essential.
Hey RJ. This is so well done and complete, thanks. I think neck shake thing your talking about might be a technique used for getting tremolo out of a guitar not fitted with a tremolo device. The idea is to stretch and relax the strings a bit by moving the neck to and fro using the point where the neck meets the body of the guitar as a fulcrum. It's difficult, if not impossible, to do this maneuver whilst playing without the entire guitar moving around ...
Super nice video. Really glad to get a good one on clean tone.
I love the Spinal Tap clips! Great video also!
Great video. I love the sound of that neck pickup!! I started playing music in 1972 so I have seen and heard a bit. That was one of the most intelligent explanations of the workings of electric guitar especially
For younger players. Great job my friend
great video RJ!!!!!!!
My playing plateaued until I purchased a 67 Pro Reverb. Sounds so beautiful clean. Playing clean helped me develop my attack and touch, making my playing much more dynamic. For so long I used a compressor and drive to hide my sloppiness.
I think this guy knows what he's talking about
Great Video. I'm no pro, ahhaa, but interestingly enough, last time I cleaned up my area, I had the idea in the back of my mind to make a proper pedal board, but hadn't gotten around to it since long before Christmas. Thus, all my pedals were put away. For practice, I just have a couple of nice little tube amps I love. So I've been playing clean for the past 6 mo's mo's with nothing, no reverb, no nothing. Only yesterday, I actually put the pedals back on (a reverb, a couple of weeks a go, and then yesterday and nice crunchy boost thing, and am rediscovering the beauty of these effects on the amplifier.)
Sounds great love the explanation
Great topic R.J.
Love that amp, I'm saving for a Tone Master Deluxe Reverb. I gotta have one. :)
Keep on rockin' brother!
There really is nothing more beautiful than a clean guitar through a Fender amp. Not just single coils either. Humbuckers too. Out of phase clean humbuckers (of the low wind PAF type) and a hair of that lovely spring reverb is heavenly. I know you wanted to place the products in the video, but its worth mentioning that those older Fender silver and blackface amps are so valued because they do everything you tried to compensate for with the SS amp "automatically". They compress, scoop, warm up and even order harmonic the salami out of your tone, even clean.
Knowing how, and feeling comfortable playing clean tone is very useful for gigging. I’ve seen guitarists (not me yet) have issues with pedalboard one the middle of a gig. Instead of stopping playing and the gig, the ability to say “screw it, I’ll try to sort this out at break time” and the player plugs directly into the amp. Very important have this workaround, no matter how prepared and how well you take care of your gear and signal chain!!!!
Good info. Nice to get back to the clean basics now and then. A subtle chorus with the reverb can add a lot. Ernie Ball Super Slinky 9’s seem the best for me. I have only used them for close to 45 years now... 👍🏻🎸
Your vibrato is great, excellent video. Steve Ray use to change his strings gages all the time. He'd tell his roadie to go heavier when he felt good or go lighter when his hands got tired and his fingers hurt. You've got a lot to be proud of. Good luck to all.
I usually play clean, with some spring reverb. Your video has given me the inspiration to continue, plus some humour always helps. Thank you so much for your very helpful video and insightful comments. (I also think neck shake does nothing).
Really enjoyed the vibrato lesson!! I’d watch a full video on that!
I love a Spanky Clean Tone = Strat thru a Fender Amp ( little Reverb with Diamond Compressor ) - like Prince & Nile Rodgers for R&B/Funk. Great stuff R.J. - Always enjoy your playing brother. oNe LovE from NYC
Oh snap getting fancy with the set. Good stuff man.
100% good stuff. Sharing with my students.
I rarely use much more overdrive than a little bit of crunch. I play a tele thru a Katana and use the onboarding effects . Its clean channel is fabulous.
The tone I'm getting from my new dr z Maz 18 mkii reverb head blows that tone right out of the water easily. Using a Fender 50s American original...great guitar.
Awesome video RJ...especially liked how you added using the compression pedal to show how to really get those notes ringing and sustaining! Neck bending is a cool looking an sounding effect as well and you can also do the above the nut string bends that look equally cool and have there own sound too. Of course..only Steve Vai can make a guitar string vibrate into their harmonic overtones by blowing on them...a much higher level technique (pedal...lol)...and you'll need to go passed 11 for that one! 😆 Thanks for sharing man! Love that Strat and your playing! 😎🎸🐦🤘
Excellent lessons !! Thanks
Great vid, RJ! I really appreciate these minute points. Re vibrato, I find the Clapton vibrato is free-floating but he pushes up first and releases then pushes up (and repeat) as opposed to pulling down. The difference I notice is that you really hear the pitch bend at the initiation.
Some next lvl editing here :D nice!
Great video RJ!