David Grissom My approach to getting great electric guitar sounds.
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- Blues, rock, Americana tone advice from PRS Virtual Experience 2020. How to choose the right amp and guitar, and use minimal effects to get a wide variety of sounds live and in the studio.
They all sounded great, but OMG at 17:51 single coil clean sounded amazing
Love the sound of those Greenies. Nothing like them.
David Grisson is a giant of knowledge, talent, and a modest genius. What a treat to hear him talk about music and gear. You can feel the commitment and love he has for his art. Every example he played is dripping with feel and musicality. I'm a little late to the game, but I'm now a huge fan.
You, sir, are a human storm of supreme tone and musicality.
Just after one or two sentences this guy's humble! First sign of genius!
Wonderful tone, inspiring playing.
Wow.
There’s so much take in right there.
Great tone and keep it simple.
Damn he’s such an underrated dude. Tone and phrasing is insane.
Arguably one of the most underrated axe wielders in the last 25 yrs or so, hands down.
Grissom is in no way underrated.
I just wish I had his HAIR…. 🌠❤🔥🌠
1st time I saw/heard David was live w/ Joe Ely and I haven't looked back since.
Live at Liberty Lunch is great live guitar album
@@Slackerman007 life changing moment for me!!!
Similar here. First saw David on Austin City Limits on Georgia Public Television with Joe Ely and been a fan ever since. Thankfully we only had 3 tv channels and no cable back then!
Great great great playing. Lovely use of bends.
I have only recently discovered DG after purchasing his DGT model PRS. Now I’m a huge fan of his tone and guitar play.
You can't go wrong following ANY of David's tone tips, that's for sure. I've got two really early DGT's that I love and for me just about all tone roads lead back to the DGT. The personality of that guitar really comes through all my different amps. Whether I'm playing my vintage Fender and Vox amps or newer Bad Cat amps, the DGT speaks well with each of them. The guitar has a way of driving each amp, tube and speaker combination in a really musical way. The guitar itself has a CRAZY amount of tonal options on tap. Just rolling the volume knob up or down alone gives you a world of tonal possibilities. If you have a nice, responsive tube amp and a quality overdrive pedal or two, add the DGT if you don't have one. David is cool and does not push his sig model on you, but treat yourself and just play one. It's just my opinion but I think the "feel" of the guitar has a massive influence on your overall tone. If the guitar plays effortlessly, stays in tune like a champ and feels good in your hands you are naturally going to play better - which is going to make you SOUND better. So, sell two or three guitars and make your wife happy. After you buy a DGT, you'll be happy and you'll find that the DGT easily replaces the guitars you sold. Sorry to write a book..........but.......I'm hoping that my experience might save you some $ in the long run.
Any nuggets of wisdom shared by DG has always been worth while listening to. Thank you Mr. Grissom!
I' m so in line we the this approach - been doing it since the late '70's......
Great guidance- thank you
This dude's rig makes him sound like David Grissom.
very helpful. Thanks David for sharing
Just saw him live tonight. It was freaking incredible!
Excellent ! he certainly has his own sound.
So pleased to have found your channel! Yes!!!
Man! Loved the video! I have a DGT and it was the guitar were I learned how to get tones with just guitar and amp.
Thanks for the video
I always love David’s videos!!!!! His phrasing AND tone is so dang beautiful.
Your right David about the Ep booster, on my board forever, can not live without it
One of the greats!
I just love the tone you get, so much so I’ve got a goldtop DGT just like that, and a cherry burst DGT with the birds. Great work designing them!
Thank you so much for sharing!
Thanks David that was great!
How about video on how you get your recorded sound? Mics, pres, compresion, EQ Etc.
I think that would be really exciting for you fans.
I'm about a year behind, here, but I picked up a Grissom pedal from Brad's Reverb site back in December of 2020, and it's taken me this long to actually fall in love with it. The funny thing is that I was running loud and clean for years, mostly playing on R&B/Motown/funk gigs, which is typically inhospitable for big Marshall tone, but the addition of the Grissom has made me rethink my old tubescreamery ways. You are EXACTLY right, there are harmonics and transient tones that don't emerge without a little gain from the amp - and honestly, the pedal is best suited to that. (Gain @ noon, volume 10:00, contour 4:00.)
So you've indirectly had a pretty profound (and positive,) impact on my playing, sir. Thanks very much!
I just love his playing and tone.
Those licks and plucked double stops at around 10:50 .... So good
One of my favorite guitar players. Great sound tutorial on today's video. Thanks, Dave!
Love that Grissom tone, sounds like a thousand buzz saws comin' right at ya. You could scare off grizzly bears with this!!!
Thanks David, pure approach that yields great tone.
Thank God u made a channel. I first fell in love with your playing on JM. I said to myself wow i dont feel like doing fast single note solos because your playing was so full and so dang soulful it just blew me away although im sure you can fly thru the notes but what i heard got me more into double stops and triads in ur style. It changed my way of playing forever. Greatest thing about the virus is hopefully you decided to make a channel, ur the best and im so excited i cant even tell you!
I follow the same approach as David. I remember some years back (20-25 years ago) where every sound I had live came from one button or another on the floor. How liberating it was to rediscover the controls on my guitar and scale back to just a couple of pedals (drive, boost, maybe delay). It. Just. Works.
Great sounds and awesome playing! I just can’t help but get inspired every time I hear you play. Thank you man.
..great video. .great dude ...very humble and informative...and yes , great player.
Beautiful
I have one of these PRS DG amps with the matching 2x12 cabinet with V30's. It's really amazing how well it responds to rolling back the guitar volume. Even in boost mode just roll back the guitar volume and it cleans up with a really full, round clean tone. Much more body to the clean tone than any Fender I have ever owned. The on board reverb is perfect. Roll the volume back up and it just sings. I don't even use an overdrive or boost pedal with it when I play it. Don't really need one.
Love this. Thanks David!!
Please keep posting videos like this. This is a gold mine of guitar knowledge.
Thanks David! Great info and playing as always!
Nice , I love that tone first approach then effects as required
What a gift. Thank you for sharing, David.
I just bought an XTS Tom Buckovac modded Boss GE-7 EQ and that pedal has been a huge game changer for being able to control midrange where the guitar loves to be. It also comps for flubby speakers, old strings, and pickups that are not cutting through by themselves. I just wondered if you ever tried one of those pedals? Your tone and sounds are super sweet. This pedal for me, is like sculpting and carving out the best mids to help an anemic guitar, or flubby speaker, and boost it to make the lead tone stand up in the mix. Barry O’Neal does great things to simplify a pedal board, but this pedal is my game changer. You may have already tried one. Just curious.
Awesome video!
well done david ! very useful explanations. thank you man, i hope to see ya in italy after this long turmoil !
His tone is to die for!
Thank you David, it is a simple principle we sometimes forget. A good guitar one you have bonded with a good amp, then add the frosting on top.
Sure helps! Thanks David!!
Great thumb work
Fantastic. Thank you David. This made my Friday night.
Awesome setup David!
awesome playing and tone
Love the size of that board!😊
Incredible tone 🔥
The most amazing thing is how no matter how much gain you stack on when you play a chord every note is clear and each note in the chord can be heard and stands out.
Thanks David. Very inspiring. I saw some TH-cam videos with you and Eric Johnson playing. I notice that your tonal palettes overlap a bit, esp when he plays humbucking guitars. However the approach to obtaining those tones and the philosophy behind that seems very different. I like your approach more these days of keeping things simple and mining the guitar/amp relationship as much as possible for tones. Thanks again!
Best sincere advice ever...get a guitar that moves you, get an amp that moves you & put them together & practice with them. Screw around with the switches & knobs until you find something that your ears like.
I just want to thank you for all the great music and artistry that you have giving to the world. Your new live album is on continual play here in my household. It is keeping me sane during these coronavisu times
Thanks for the update! I really like the way your sound works with the way you play!
David, I'm a fellow tone freak in Michigan. I now being a reconing guy of speaker in south eastern Detroit area. Have my skills honed in reconing celestion speakers. I'm a fan on G12M65's. They are like vintage greenback mids. With tighter sound using 4" breathable dust cap. To stabilize cone and high spl levels. Also for efficient greenback mids. I can recone G12M with lightweight nomax/paper 16 ohm 25 watt voice coil. But upgrading to 4 inch dust cap. To tighten up sound when pushed instead to speaker breakup. And still 100 watt power handling in 4X12.
Love this!! Thanks for sharing!
My favorite guitar player…he belongs in the same conversation as the all-time greats!
Thank you!
Thanks for doing this! Super helpful. Love your PRS guitar and their amps. Gorgeous.
Brilliant. Thank you very much.
DG is a very inspirational guy. I reckon 90% of that tone he gets comes from him too.
That was great !
Versatile amp in the hands of a master is indeed inspiring. Loved those clean tones, they were a surprise coming from that amp. Thanks for sharing.
Perfect approach, always the benchmark for tone in my ears. Whip ass. Trio album is great as well, really enjoying it!
Awesome segment! Just stellar knowledge for you to be nice enough to pass along. Thank you!
I'm so inspired by your playing David, love your style bro!
Thank you!
@@DavidGrissomguitar what are your amp settings ?
Saw you live at the Saxon Pub a few years ago on my way home from an early gig. You (You had to do three piece because the Keyboard player did a know show ?) Was totally entertained with your really great playing , music and sound.
My greatest fear is that I'll die without understanding what you've tried so hard to explain. Love you DG. You and your tone are legendary.
Ok. So now I’ve just found my tone holy grail. Awesome
Inspiring tone and playing man, making me want to go down the PRS road. Thanks mate!
Thank you!
@@DavidGrissomguitar and 7 months later, I'm a PRS Pulse Artist!
Thank you Mr Grissom! Its amazing to get to hear your explanation of your Sound. I have bought a prs dgt because of you. And I must say that it is a great instrument. I find your style instantly recognizable and it is great to get to hear your explanation of Sound. Thank you :-)
Fantastic just what I was looking for bought the your 2020 live Trio Album last year always wondered how you got those great tones, live or sitting at your Instagram desk. I'm with you on the single channel amps, gtr volume knob 🎸😁
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on tone David.
This was such an insightful video! Completely makes sense - look for a good natural tone and effects can enhance that. Thanks for sharing! Oh, and beautiful clean tones there.
Thank you for sharing.
I love my EP Booster. Haven't fooled with dip switches yet. Thanks for the tip. Nice tone with the EP on.
Awesome stuff David. Thanks a lot... love the new album👍🏻
Great vid , thanks for your insight and work with Doug Sewel, I just got a DG custom 30 and cab and it is the sweetest amp I've played in my 46 years of playing
Thank you!
So glad I found your channel. You are w/o question one of my biggest inspirations of great tone, hands down but also riffs! Man I dig your vibe so much. "musical" is an understatement. Looking forward to more great content, ~peace!
Thank you very much!
Man, if ever anyone spoke to my guitarist’s soul, it’s DG...........okay, I like more treble and less bass, but the concepts of how he handles the guitar volume, the amp, the gain stages.......and of course the magical EP boost, aligns with my heart! Thanks Dave 😎👍
Great video! Thank you!
Thanks!
Thanks for the tone tips, David. Really enjoying the love album, fantastic!
Glad you like it!
What a treasure, thank you, DG!
Thank you!
@@DavidGrissomguitar I have a new DGT SE (a goldtop, my first PRS) that I'm really getting to love. It took me a minute to get used to the placement of the volume knobs (which one is treble, again?!) and to coil-splitting (amazing). Love the trem, it's so stable. Pickups are killer. Neck is just fat enough. My only challenge is seeing the fret markers on the top of the neck on a dark stage! Hope to see you again super soon at the Saxon. Be well, and thank you again for your insight and inspiration!
Beautiful!
Best tone going right now.
Its funny that he has an Arion Stereo Chorus, I had this pedal back in the 80's and I used Arion and DOD because I couldn't afford BOSS. They were like the second cousin to BOSS. I love it.
In tone chasing I've been increasingly stripping away effects. With my DSL40 (turns out the Marshall sound is what I dig) I find I can get the tones in my head just going straight into the amp, and running a little slap back delay through the effects loop, and that's it. I switch the DSL40 between crunch and OD1 for clean and lead tones, EQ on the amp to boost the mids, and everything else is in the guitar volume control. This is to say nothing of moving my right hand around to vary the tone with where I pluck.
Great tones!
Thanks brother....solid advice!
I bought your new 15 watt head and 12 inch cab, hope I made the right choice. I like my guitar to cut through the mix and ai like Storyville and I like AC/DC, I’ve been trying to figure out some of your Storyville songs and I just can’t tell what your playing because of the FX. But I love those songs on that first Storyville album. Now I know one of the things you were using, the stereo Chorus. I saw you play those songs with Double Trouble years ago in Austin maybe early 90s
Thanks!
Incredible…
Wanted a DGT for sometime now…
Just got a very clean 2008 yesterday…
Cherry Sunburst with moons
All I can say is buy one.
I have never played one…
I just read the reviews and bought it sight unscene.
Yes… It is everything they say it is.
Thank you David.
Much appreciated, thank you. It's interesting how similar your approach to tone shaping is to that of Matt Schofield, and Jeff McErlain, two guys who also put a lot attention into their tone. I use a Helix, but follow a lot of the same approach you describe here to get similar tones. One thing I keep hearing from you pros is to keep the brightness under control. Have to think about that some more. As we setup our tones, having that bright crispy Fender sparkle is great. But when you turn it up in the mix, it's often too much.
Vintage Arion pedals from the 80’s are great pedals. Plastic housing aside, the circuits are very good. I still like using my old arion distortion ( with the gain rolled off combined with an eq pedal for some grit. I also have a analog stereo delay from the same period that is fantastic. Those have gained a bit of a cult following. “ The cult of the sad-1”😉