How to Create an 80's Clean Guitar Tone

แชร์
ฝัง
  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ม.ค. 2025

ความคิดเห็น • 116

  • @djh6970
    @djh6970 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Brilliant Sir. Could you please do an 80s hair metal tone

    • @middleagedgearjunkie
      @middleagedgearjunkie  4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Sounds like a plan!

    • @pawelhabrajski9866
      @pawelhabrajski9866 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Take this add a nice American kick in the nuts drive like a Ratt or something and voila

    • @wernervanderwalt8541
      @wernervanderwalt8541 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Just add a OD or Distortion to the chain😊

  • @shredguitarob
    @shredguitarob ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I've searched for years for the perfect 80s clean sound and I got pretty close to what I heard in my head and I was happy with it. Then I got a Rockman X100 and that just did it for me!

  • @jontafferofficial
    @jontafferofficial 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    hey now hey now, don’t dream it’s overrrr. recognized the song right away

  • @user-eb8mi3xi5f
    @user-eb8mi3xi5f 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Reminds me of Cure music in those chorus sounds. Post punk and new wave, 80s.

  • @SAZIZMUSIC
    @SAZIZMUSIC 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I come back here again after an year and again a load of thanks. I don't have analogue gear. I used native instrument's guitar rig and achieved a very similar result. Thank you so much. I didn't even use any amp and cabinet just the fx chain as you described had help me achieve the tone. I am really enjoying now playing it. Thank you. I sincerely hope this video gets picked up by youtube algorithm. So valuable information.

  • @bassplayer9432
    @bassplayer9432 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Cool video - great sound
    I didn't catch all the songs but I could recognize "Don't dream it's over" and "True Colors" in there

  • @presentalinkwalterbak2426
    @presentalinkwalterbak2426 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    For a few minutes it took me back to 80s. And now I have to start my day in 2021. 😎

  • @dannyday125
    @dannyday125 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great tutorial! And if you use the bridge/middle pickup position on the Strat, you get the Michael Landau pop-rock sound as heard on Richard Marx’s ‘Repeat Offender’ record from ‘89. Cheers!

  • @josephrusso7069
    @josephrusso7069 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Well done. Brilliant tones.

  • @Adambobro
    @Adambobro 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    AWESOME!!! Been searching for this style of tone for ages.. Your video helped me a lot!

    • @middleagedgearjunkie
      @middleagedgearjunkie  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad you liked it, I also did an 80s hair metal tone video too.

  • @AJPMUSIC_OFFICIAL
    @AJPMUSIC_OFFICIAL 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing, just what I was looking for. Love these tones and hope they make a comeback.

  • @coldwar1977
    @coldwar1977 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Great stuff Jason!!! I love the 80's and I love this tone. And I grew up on New Wave, so this video ticks all the boxes for me :-) For this kind of sound I mostly use the Roland JC-120 sim (w/ stereo chorus-delay-reverb) on my Pod 2.0, but I have to try this with separate pedals like you suggest. By the way, that clean Metallica tone was SPOT ON. Cheers mate!

  • @AlexThorn
    @AlexThorn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yesssss that sounds amazing! I gotta figure that out on my bugera

  • @teacherjonathan3170
    @teacherjonathan3170 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Finally, I found this tutorial.thanks a lot

  • @rush835
    @rush835 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Nice vid! excellent job on catching that 80s sound. Kinda reminds me about The Cure.

  • @The3chordwonder
    @The3chordwonder ปีที่แล้ว

    Man this is great. Reminds me a lot of the sound I want. Reminds me of Candlebox tone as well.

  • @dirtyhands8652
    @dirtyhands8652 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    damn that humbucker tone sound beautiful

  • @3rdPlaya0709
    @3rdPlaya0709 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love how you straight up said “if you have a dull sounding guitar” LOL! I have guitars I love that are indeed dull!

    • @middleagedgearjunkie
      @middleagedgearjunkie  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A dull sounding guitar (in a musical sense) can be very useful, particularly in a mix that might have other bright sounding instruments.

  • @synergysmooshnoid5346
    @synergysmooshnoid5346 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Omg!!! This is the kind of sound I've been looking for!!!

  • @m.hstudioproductions6642
    @m.hstudioproductions6642 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've taken up a lot of guitar lessons lately and my main goal throughout my musical quest is to get a chorus pedal for my Fender/Squier Stratocaster!😊

  • @sonofham85
    @sonofham85 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    First riff sounds like Lonely Man by BrownWorm. Great tone you've got, cheers!

  • @radimfiala635
    @radimfiala635 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yaaaay .....I'm first!!! Awesome tone, Jason. One of the best videos on the tone I've ever seen.

  • @ShredSixx80s
    @ShredSixx80s 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Get a dytronics cs5 stereo tri chorus/ eventide h3000 dse for(Stereo micropitch)and for detuner/ DBX compressor/ Lexicon pcm 80/81 for delay and reverb, eventide eclipse. Or a fulltone TERC and you have the holy grail or a rockman

  • @egemel174
    @egemel174 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this sound of guitar so muuuuuchhhh, every time i hear this sound i feel like oooOOoooOooH

  • @rsaha240283
    @rsaha240283 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You are a magician ❤🎉

  • @konrad_k_guitar_channel
    @konrad_k_guitar_channel 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice tone👍

  • @jopasablo
    @jopasablo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much

  • @Come-on-man-
    @Come-on-man- 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    what song was that in the beginning you played?

    • @middleagedgearjunkie
      @middleagedgearjunkie  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I made it up

    • @Come-on-man-
      @Come-on-man- 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It sounded so familiar, so 80s, I was sure I had heard it somewhere. Damn@@middleagedgearjunkie you're good. The one riff I'm hooked is Deff Leppards Histeria

  • @wedling1176
    @wedling1176 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi ! I have question, can i make this sound on Marhsal CODE 25 ? Bcs my biggest dream is to make music like this to my own "films" in the future, u know like Miami Vice vibe ...
    I haven't had the opportunity to experience the 80s, so I want to make at least a little feel like in those years.

    • @middleagedgearjunkie
      @middleagedgearjunkie  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'll have to have a play with one. I've never actually tried a CODE 25

    • @middleagedgearjunkie
      @middleagedgearjunkie  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I did some reading, it says you can use up to 5 effects at the same time in the CODE 25 amp. So the main things you need are compression, chorus and reverb.

    • @wedling1176
      @wedling1176 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@middleagedgearjunkie thanks a lot

  • @rockguitarlessonsforoldguy9040
    @rockguitarlessonsforoldguy9040 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice! Really nice! 👌 what do you make of some of the modern clean tones? Like Ichika Nito or McRocklin clean tones.

  • @HP-hu8rw
    @HP-hu8rw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What's the name of that first tone u playing

    • @middleagedgearjunkie
      @middleagedgearjunkie  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I made it up

    • @HP-hu8rw
      @HP-hu8rw 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@middleagedgearjunkie it's so beautiful. Do you know any vst plugins that I can get that guitar tone?

    • @middleagedgearjunkie
      @middleagedgearjunkie  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@HP-hu8rw sorry I haven't used any plugins I would recommend for this application.

  • @TitanBP
    @TitanBP 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    what was that last acoustic guitar song you played before the video ended?

  • @etherlords88
    @etherlords88 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What's the song you were playing at the beginning? And the first one with the acoustic guitar?

    • @middleagedgearjunkie
      @middleagedgearjunkie  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The first song I just made up, the first acoustic song was True Colors

  • @ЙорданУшев-в5э
    @ЙорданУшев-в5э 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Could you build a few sounds of Richie Blackmore.And if possible not so noisy. I prefer the "pure" sound of the solo in Deep Purple's hallelujah song. I will be very grateful if you can at least build it and share it with Me.

  • @SAZIZMUSIC
    @SAZIZMUSIC 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's so princy🔥😍

  • @recordjnky
    @recordjnky 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    gonna need a lot more gear than that to get the Huff, Landau, Pierce glassy clean tone! And less compression!

  • @sarahhey8654
    @sarahhey8654 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video dude. I use an Electric Mistress clone (Retro Sonic Flanger) for chorus.

    • @middleagedgearjunkie
      @middleagedgearjunkie  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, Andy Sommers from the Police used a mistress which was often mistaken for a chorus.

  • @marcraygun6290
    @marcraygun6290 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yay arion chorus

  • @Cancel_Vulture
    @Cancel_Vulture ปีที่แล้ว

    Pleease what was the first riff played

    • @middleagedgearjunkie
      @middleagedgearjunkie  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The one at the very beginning I made up.

    • @Cancel_Vulture
      @Cancel_Vulture ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@middleagedgearjunkiewhat about the first one you played with Humbuckers before the Metallica riff

    • @middleagedgearjunkie
      @middleagedgearjunkie  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @dewayne6450 also a Metallica riff, from Master of Puppets.

  • @oliverveintimilla2628
    @oliverveintimilla2628 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    At the beginning you can see he filmed it the forth of April my birthdayyyyyy

  • @dennisderamos7736
    @dennisderamos7736 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you

  • @Angelcuyua
    @Angelcuyua 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome video!! Whats the name of the second acoustic song?

    • @middleagedgearjunkie
      @middleagedgearjunkie  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's called Burn For You by John Farnham. I did a chord porn video on this song th-cam.com/video/gxSeUvXFfb0/w-d-xo.html

    • @lucasc5622
      @lucasc5622 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@middleagedgearjunkie you did a WHAT

  • @elvan12581
    @elvan12581 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man that was amazing... Can you tell me how to get Neal Schon sound from raised on the radio stuff

    • @middleagedgearjunkie
      @middleagedgearjunkie  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'll look into it for you.

    • @elvan12581
      @elvan12581 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@middleagedgearjunkie wow I totally appreciate that man

  • @ggallin69
    @ggallin69 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Chord names for that first riff? Sounds amazing man

    • @middleagedgearjunkie
      @middleagedgearjunkie  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Em add9 Em add9#5 D (C shape played on 5th fret)

    • @ggallin69
      @ggallin69 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@middleagedgearjunkie thanks so much Jason! I love your videos man

  • @jamescarroll2095
    @jamescarroll2095 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great vid . What chorus pedal are you using?

  • @olarrist4273
    @olarrist4273 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This might be a stupid question. If you wanted this sound with a mic’d acoustic, would you run the mic directly through these pedals?

    • @bruzanhd
      @bruzanhd ปีที่แล้ว

      Probably easier to do this in post with software.

  • @FrenchToasted1995
    @FrenchToasted1995 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i said it before to a friend
    king crimson and the police did clean tones the best

  • @Sitchad1
    @Sitchad1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You look like a yound Stephen Stills :)
    Nice video

  • @jopasablo
    @jopasablo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey, do you think is better buy a cheap pedals first a then level up the gear or save money and buy good stuff at once

  • @thislisa
    @thislisa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Arion! That is so back in the day. You look too young for that one. I still have my Arion Stereo Delay from the 80s.

    • @middleagedgearjunkie
      @middleagedgearjunkie  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      My first chorus pedal was the Arion chours (back in the 90s) I gave it away....

  • @joacolonlongoria6450
    @joacolonlongoria6450 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi :) , which pickups are in your strato?

  • @user-gk4bs3xl8n
    @user-gk4bs3xl8n 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    what song is that in the beginning?

    • @middleagedgearjunkie
      @middleagedgearjunkie  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nothing, just noodling.

    • @jasongawron4436
      @jasongawron4436 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@middleagedgearjunkie You wouldn't mind giving those chords out, would you? It's an awesome riff haha

    • @middleagedgearjunkie
      @middleagedgearjunkie  4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      it goes Em9 (024030) Cadd9 b5 (x34030) Dsus2 (x54030) 3 times Am7 (x02010) Am7 (G) (3x2010) Am7 (F#) (2x2010) Am7 (G) and back to the start.

    • @jasongawron4436
      @jasongawron4436 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@middleagedgearjunkie dude that's great, thank you!

    • @middleagedgearjunkie
      @middleagedgearjunkie  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jasongawron4436 no worries, do something with it, make it your own.

  • @HotBoii91
    @HotBoii91 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Song on intro ?

    • @middleagedgearjunkie
      @middleagedgearjunkie  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I made it up 😉

    • @HotBoii91
      @HotBoii91 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@middleagedgearjunkie no way lol. 🔥🔥🔥🔥

    • @HotBoii91
      @HotBoii91 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@middleagedgearjunkie what plugins can I use to get that same effect. Like amplitude 5 (software)

  • @lucksod9005
    @lucksod9005 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What’s opening song ???

    • @middleagedgearjunkie
      @middleagedgearjunkie  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It was improvised, the pedals made me do it...

    • @lucksod9005
      @lucksod9005 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@middleagedgearjunkie Whats tabs you used ?, like this song

    • @lucasc5622
      @lucasc5622 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@lucksod9005 what part of improvised dont you get

  • @Karmakeddon_MtG
    @Karmakeddon_MtG 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Yes! I can get that Steve Lukather sound without buying $20,000 worth of rack gear!!

  • @nathanmarineau3993
    @nathanmarineau3993 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This gave me chils.

  • @DonnieFreymoyer
    @DonnieFreymoyer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Accoustic looked like a ael50 ibanez

  • @mirokontio
    @mirokontio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Or just buy Roland JC-120 combo

  • @Mi-cha-el-Edward-Lee
    @Mi-cha-el-Edward-Lee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The irony is this being called a clean tone. I like it though.

    • @lucasc5622
      @lucasc5622 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      nowadays clean just means without distortion lmao

  • @matttaylor1449
    @matttaylor1449 ปีที่แล้ว

    Doesn't work well with high output humbuckers, low output single coils are best for this tone.

    • @middleagedgearjunkie
      @middleagedgearjunkie  ปีที่แล้ว

      I'd say single coils mostly. For the Metallica examples you could use your higher output pickups.

    • @briscocountythethird457
      @briscocountythethird457 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You can use the eq to thin out the humbuckers a bit. That's what I do with my guitar.

  • @delachance7861
    @delachance7861 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cela n est pas du tout le son des année 80s

  • @zlnewnickirlz712
    @zlnewnickirlz712 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    great talent use for Jesus , Jesus loves you!