Dial in an Amp for Great Country Guitar Tone

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Want to know how to get good "Country" tone? Hopefully this video will answer all your tone related questions when it comes to country guitar. We dive into amp settings as well as what pedals I use to achieve my sounds. Unless otherwise specified all sounds heard were the 50/50 mix of the two mics I had set up (no post recording processing other than matching volumes). Thanks for watching, Please Like and Subscribe!
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00:00 Get Country Tone!
1:00 Guitar/Amp Intro
1:48 Slapback Delay
4:26 Let's Talk Compression
9:38 Overdrive/Distortion?
10:16 Fender Princeton
14:04 VOX AC15
19:11 Final Thoughts

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@Iam1DK 6 ай бұрын

This was the most helpful explanation of country sound with pedals I have ever seen! Thanks

@stevetharms 6 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@mikkabrightheart2268 2 ай бұрын

Far as I can tell, a decent portion of the reason that compressors are quite so ubiquitous in country guitar is that they tend to make fender black and silver panel style amps, and other amps to a certain extent as well, sound a little more like tweed style amps and country is always throwing back at least a little bit to 50s country western... Tweeds tend to naturally have a good amount of compression inherent in them... Also offsets do a pretty good job in this style because they're not really particularly far off a tele sonically especially jags 🤠

@tedadlington1777 16 күн бұрын

THANK YOU, STEVE. A brilliant, video, so, straight forward. I have subscribed, to you, chanel, that I just stumbled on. And glad I did.

@ronmorey3475 2 ай бұрын

Man, this was great! Thank you for taking the time to really explain things so thoroughly! Cheers

@SteveMeiers 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Steve, great info for us guitar pickers looking for our roots! I really enjoyed the extra tips on country swing. Thanks again

@leimroc90 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for thorough explanations AND the inserted message for clarity

@garyleek 5 күн бұрын

Really good, clear descriptions. Well done!

@Kestrel-zc1du 4 ай бұрын

Beautifull tele style guitar and nice usefull country style info video, thanks

@toddnash1322 6 ай бұрын

Just found your channel and have to say I absolutely love this video. Great explanation of pedal use for us newer players.

@stevetharms 6 ай бұрын

Awesome, glad you found it!

@lincolnflood6101 6 ай бұрын

Great video! Been looking for a straightforward video to get this tone and this was it! Keep making the lesson videos too, very helpful! Keep up the hard work

@stevetharms 6 ай бұрын

Thanks, will do!

@g.j.haycock1064 2 ай бұрын

Great video, thank you! That’s the best description of compression that I’ve seen. I would love it if you would do a part two to this for more modern tone with distortion. I’m trying to nail down the perfect heavy twang sound. That Red dirt. With a bit of crunch sound

@user-jp9gr7ik8x 19 күн бұрын

Thanks! Great presentation no wasted time taught me what I needed to know plus useful info I didn't KNOW I didn't know! Deserves more than one measley thumbs up from me. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@teacherofteachers1239 5 ай бұрын

I accidentally stumbled upon this channel when I was surfing some jazz guitar lessons (when I was kid I learned Chet Atkins music - a little dated, perhaps!). The confession of early experience with compression is similar to my own experience when I was a young rocker and I loved that. You are an insanely talented guitarist, so please consider maybe getting a lavalier mic to clip on your shirt/jacket. You have a lot of important things to say and they are worth bringing out with the right mic.

@nathancourtney2006 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for including the signal chain and your breakdown of its use.

@stevetharms 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely!

@massimoromagnoli1351 6 ай бұрын

thank you so much Steve ... very good advises for a very good country tone😍🤠🤠🤠

@stevetharms 6 ай бұрын

Yeah hopefully it helps!

@TS-so2xi 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video Steve !

@stevetharms 5 ай бұрын

You bet!

@johnmartin3486 2 ай бұрын

Thank you fella super clear and really helpful off I trot to the guitar shop

@mitchmason8386 6 ай бұрын

Awesome content great tones. Thanks for sharing.

@stevetharms 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🙏

@Jamzocd 3 ай бұрын

Great lesson!

@waynechurchill7212 6 ай бұрын

Great info it'll good cheers

@bobolufson9861 6 ай бұрын

You are a great explainer! I have been playing progressive rock and metal all my life but I finally recently bought a an American Pro ii telecaster. I was having trouble getting a good country sound out of my helix until I saw your other video. The combination of that helix preset video and this basic explanation video was all I needed. For the first time I was playing country style guitar that actually sounded professional. Thank you very much. Best of luck Lastly I couldn't find your country helix preset in the Line6 custom-tone library. If you could point me to it I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks again for the inspiration.

@stevetharms 6 ай бұрын

line6.com/customtone/tone/5347437/

@Ezguitarpick 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the explanations. Valuable information for sure. Yee haw Paw!

@stevetharms 6 ай бұрын

Any time!

@MotttheHoople2010 6 ай бұрын

Fantastic video Steve! Here in the UK Fender tube (or 'valve' as us Brits often refer to them) amps are damned expensive! I recently picked up a 2nd hand Wharfedale 30 (in the US badged 'Albion') combo. It has 2 channels. CH1 is pretty much Fenderish, adjustable to Vox 15/30. CH2 is Marshellesque, but can be tweaked to AC30TB. I'm really enjoying using your advice through it to make a multitude of country tones. You're spot on with the pedals too. Thanks so much!

@stevetharms 6 ай бұрын

right on, sounds like you're figuring it out! We're the opposite in the states, Marshall amps are quite a bit more expensive over here 😂

@marcbousquier8056 4 ай бұрын

Merçi Steve super video simple et le son country est bien expliqué !!!!

@stevetharms 4 ай бұрын

🙏

@GuillermoSmyser Ай бұрын

Good stuff!

@mikespringer694 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Steve, great stuff but I'm wondering about your setup with the mics. Are you taking that to a sound board and doing further adjustments of your sound?? Thanks for all you do!

@nikolaka1188 Ай бұрын

Have you ever thought about making a version of this for using amp modelers that use IRs? I’m Nashville based and most of the country players I see on the road are not using an amp onstage for their tone so much as a direct signal with an amp simulator.

@ryansnydercg 6 ай бұрын

Vox Amps are one of the best three amps for country music for sure!!

@stevetharms 6 ай бұрын

Yeah I feel like sometimes they’re overlooked but they sound great!

@getlucky7071 2 ай бұрын

Thanks So much from Thai.

@Paul-jg4jy 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video, that fender tone is fantastic. would it be posable to get this tone with HX Stomp?

@CountryHitsUSA 3 ай бұрын

Great job! What speakers are you using and pickups?

@gabelitvin1799 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for great info; very helpful! What is your view on using EQ pedal in this context, e.g., MXR 10-band?

@stevetharms 5 ай бұрын

Yes absolutely, I think an eq pedal is a great addition, I didn’t include it here because I was trying to keep things simple.

@wadeknight9202 Ай бұрын

Hey man, I appreciate the video a lot and help me out with a few things. I’ve been having trouble getting the brightness out of my tele when I use compression I use a Vox and fender in stereo. An any time I use my compressor it’s just so bright but if I turn it off it’s muddy. I’ve been trying to dial in my town. Is there any tricks and tips? I’m using the mini ego compressor.

@BryanClark-gk6ie 6 ай бұрын

60's 70's 80's country players' and everybody else followed.

@thedirtiestbradfordbradfor6181 6 ай бұрын

Does your Vox have a blue or greenback speaker?EXCELLENT video.Very helpful.

@stevetharms 6 ай бұрын

this one has the stock greenback in it (for now 😂)

@thedirtiestbradfordbradfor6181 6 ай бұрын

What speaker would you prefer or recommend in the Vox for country?Blue alnico or something completely different?Thanks again

@larrywithrow5876 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Steve. Great tutorial on tweaking amps n tones. You’re a great inspiration for us “wanna be” players. 😎🎸👍

@stevetharms 6 ай бұрын

You bet, glad people are finding this stuff useful! We’re all “wanna be” players at some level!

@paolobiggini7595 3 ай бұрын

Hi Steve, thanks for this very useful video. Do you keep the delay always turned on?

@stevetharms 3 ай бұрын

Yes I do!

@StanFrantz 4 ай бұрын

I watched this hoping he'd give the guitar settings. Newbie to electric guitar. I can't get a sound I like out of my telecaster. Have tried every combo of the pickups, and rolling treble up and down. Nothing gets anywhere near a country sound to my ear. The good news is I bought my first pedals knowing nothing about them and by chance got a delay & compression!!! I plugged my lap steel in and got a nice sound with single coil w tone knob rolled halfway down. So there's that. 😊

@stevetharms 4 ай бұрын

I’m on the bridge pickup and tone and volume are all the way up on the guitar! If it sounds too bright you can certainly roll back the tone knob a bit.

@StanFrantz 4 ай бұрын

@@stevetharms Awesome, thanks man. Great tutorial. I dicked around after commenting and came close to that. Ended up with about half turn roll off. I got the delay set, but still working on compression, seems really touchy. It's a really cheap Chinese knockoff. Didn't want to invest too much until I got a better feel for electric. So different from acoustic. 😎

@Bluesmusicno1 4 ай бұрын

I've got a ac30 c2x top boost bulldog

@dominicijavier1575 8 күн бұрын

don't be allergic to dialing in a bit more treble. that's a start in how to get country tone

@1man1guitarletsgo 6 ай бұрын

I thought the Fender amp's sound was better suited to the classic country tone than that of the Vox. There's one element that I don't think you mentioned: the _guitar's_ tone control. It sounded to me like that was wide open. Roll it back a little (on my red Tele, it's 90 degrees) before tweaking your amp settings, and the bridge pickup country tone will be even better.

@stevetharms 6 ай бұрын

I normally won't mess with the tone control on the guitar as much but it's certainly not to be forgotten about, another great tool to shape your sound!

@1man1guitarletsgo 6 ай бұрын

@@stevetharms Thanks Steve. I always felt as though backing off the tone meant I was missing out on something that couldn't be put back, but then I found that _starting_ with it backed off and adjusting the amp to suit, resulted in a more pleasing tone. On my Squier CV 50s Strat, backing off the bridge pickup tone control is essential (I once had a 1979 Strat but never connected the bridge pickup this way, and consequently rarely used that pickup).

@meldeer6253 4 ай бұрын

Man i wish you would put up some tab on the rif's in your video 68 yr's old no body ever showed me how to do them rif's

@FelipeGuitarSantos 3 ай бұрын

Could you give me some advice on how to get a guitar tone similar to the Brad Paisley country tone?

@stevetharms 3 ай бұрын

This setup with the vox AC15 or 30 and add a tube screamer after the compressor should get you close!

@austing1580 4 ай бұрын

Well. Gonna buy a vox ac15 now. Done got a fender deluxe. Got the bread just need the butter. Lol

@LairdDavidson 9 күн бұрын

That's all very well but how do I do it with a PRS Silver Sky and a Boss Katana amp? LOL.

@kennyg63 6 ай бұрын

How about mod amps? Fender Mustang LT25 for example?

@lisamccarty4674 6 ай бұрын

Practice amp? Yes has a preset called country picking. Gigging amp? No

@johnwarren5492 6 ай бұрын

Have you always played country or did you start with something else.

@johnwarren5492 6 ай бұрын

@stevetharms 6 ай бұрын

I didn’t start playing country till I was in my mid 20’s. I grew up on blues, gospel and rock and played those genres mostly through high school

@guitarz99 2 ай бұрын

Tele into a fender style amp, chicken pick.

@dominicijavier1575 8 күн бұрын

damn your pedal board dusty man

@telecasterguitarslinger 2 күн бұрын

You need a paintbrush to clean your gear….

@mrbesserwisser7447 2 ай бұрын

Typical american style: 90% talk.

@stevetharms 2 ай бұрын

No America no KZfaq…sorry you’re not enjoying all the free content you receive

@user-vw3ci6ig2b 3 ай бұрын

THANKS

@user-vw3ci6ig2b 3 ай бұрын

HOW TO USE A PROSSOR

@AL_1991 6 ай бұрын

kevin federline teaches you how to get a "country" tone