Breakfast at Tiffany's guitar tones

[clare_bear]

Hi All

Can you help me out with the guitar tone for Deep Blue Something's "Breakfast at Tiffany's", please?

It's one of the songs we're going to play in the band, and I'm playing the clean electric part, which turns into the distorted chorus.

I'll be playing the SG, and have the Pod XT at my disposal as well as a few pedals. It would be awful if I had to buy more pedals for the band though

Thanks.

[imported_carlospresents]

Delay. that's all you need.

[imported_timmyo]

Pod XT or XT Live ? If the former, how are you going to switch patches live ?

If you mean the clean strummy bit then I'd just aim for a clean, balanced amp sound and think about using a compressor to keep everything nice and even, then for the dirty section, kick in a dirt pedal (after the compressor in the chain so you can have it at a higher volume and not get, err, compressed !) . Start by using whatever dirt pedals you may have - I'd have thought any reasonably chunky drive sound will work - it's not a particularly effected or signature tone (is it you that has the TC Overdrive ? That'd do nicely I'd have thought)

[funkyfraz]

I would just have a crunchy tone, with the volume turned down to control the "rock" until the chorus!

[clare_bear]

Originally Posted by imported_timmyo

Pod XT or XT Live ? If the former, how are you going to switch patches live ?

If you mean the clean strummy bit then I'd just aim for a clean, balanced amp sound and think about using a compressor to keep everything nice and even, then for the dirty section, kick in a dirt pedal (after the compressor in the chain so you can have it at a higher volume and not get, err, compressed !) . Start by using whatever dirt pedals you may have - I'd have thought any reasonably chunky drive sound will work - it's not a particularly effected or signature tone (is it you that has the TC Overdrive ? That'd do nicely I'd have thought)

It's the Pod XT, and I hadn't thought as far ahead as switching patches live!! Damn, I might need to buy new pedals

I do have the TC Dual Distortion (which is relatively mild distortion, so should do the job), and I have a compressor, so looks like I'm sorted!

I wondered whether I needed a delay or chorus? I should probably start looking anyway if I'm going to gig

Thanks all.

[imported_timmyo]

Originally Posted by clare_bear

I wondered whether I needed a delay or chorus? I should probably start looking anyway if I'm going to gig

Thanks all.

Those 2 effects would be very useful and versatile. Even if you're not a fan of the obviously chorussed sound (as I'm not) having it there on a clean sound just adds a bit of something when playing clean sometimes. And delay is useful for a bit of ambience as well as an effect in its own right.

[clare_bear]

Originally Posted by imported_timmyo

Those 2 effects would be very useful and versatile. Even if you're not a fan of the obviously chorussed sound (as I'm not) having it there on a clean sound just adds a bit of something when playing clean sometimes. And delay is useful for a bit of ambience as well as an effect in its own right.

Makes plenty of sense to have them...now to convince the hubby!

[subwayband]

Depends how accurate you want to be. Whenever ive played it i have allways used my normal clean sound for the acoustic strummy bit then had a crunchy sound for the chorus/solos with volume backed off for chorus section so solo jumps out a bit more.
You cant go wrong with picking up a decent Chorus and delay pedals. If you do covers you are prob gonna need them at some point so its worthwhile investment.

[clare_bear]

Originally Posted by subwayband

Depends how accurate you want to be. Whenever ive played it i have allways used my normal clean sound for the acoustic strummy bit then had a crunchy sound for the chorus/solos with volume backed off for chorus section so solo jumps out a bit more.
You cant go wrong with picking up a decent Chorus and delay pedals. If you do covers you are prob gonna need them at some point so its worthwhile investment.

Thanks subway, that sounds like the best way to get the tone....and I get to buy new pedals for the future