That was great Anthony......looks like I'll be looking back at some of your classic Albert King video lessons this weekend. Your playing and attitude motivates me every time! Thanks for your effort and I hope Wampler keeps you on board with their pedal reviews as no one else seems to be able to explain / introduce new gear better than you (B. Kingman is a close 2nd).
Just tried it with a GE-7 into a clean channel of a Marshall dsl40c on the edge of breakup. Incredible tip! What makes the tone even better to my ears is a tube screamer in front of the GE-7, then you've got over the top awesomeness!
Thanks Anthony! I wouldn't use that tone but I always find any video you make useful because I watch what you're doing. I've been playing more than a couple decades so I can kinda work things out at this point. I usually pick something up. Something small each time adds up or it may just give me an idea for a song when I try to play something you're teaching. It's great and so are you. Thanks for everything you do.
Thanks 🙏🏼 I love Albert King who was hall of fame famous for his tone. Thanks for unlocking the secret of the magical 1.6 kHz. It all makes sense now. The most important pedal on my pedal has become the EQ. Sadly…This has taken many years of going through many types of pedals and amplifiers to find out.
Your sound is very good with the pedals, but the "quincher" in getting that really biting Albert King tone is to play with your fingers and not a pick. Albert played massive solos and "slapped" the strings onto the fretboard. This created much more of his tone than anything with an eq pedal. SRV also often played "hybrid picking" where he would primarily use a pick but when he wanted to get that "Albert" sound on a solo he would pick with his middle or fourth finger. This aggressive snapping of the string on the fretboard gets the tone. I personally play with a pick and use SRV's "hybrid picking" style because it is the most comfortable for me.
albert king that i know used the middle with an out of phase (shot) pickup. amplified with solid state transistors, with an old amplifier and two 15 "JBL cones. the pedal I think a phlanger. the amplifier I think had an integrated reverb and chorus. obviously flyng V, no pick, inverted left-handed strings. very very thin strings and tuning at least one tone below. my two cents
Albert King Played Acoustic Control Amps known for having a very to be sound for a solid-state amp, they use CTS and Jensen speakers in their cabinets your 610 inch cabinet was extremely warm the one that Albert King had at 2:15 which was a base cabinet so I gave him a lot more I don't know what you're talkin about being very mid-range it would have more bottom-end
It's Fender Thinline Super Deluxe Telecaster made in Japan. I think it's loaded with Zexcoil Convertible Neck in the neck position and Zexcoil Convertible Model T in the bridge. The stock model is loaded with TV Jones.
Humbucker, Fullertone boost and a tweed IMO. This sounds like piercing metal to my ears. To each their own.Albert-you can't say such and such is his tone-It varied enormously based on his rig.
It's Fender Thinline Super Deluxe Telecaster made in Japan. I think it's loaded with Zexcoil Convertible Neck in the neck position and Zexcoil Convertible Model T in the bridge. The stock model is loaded with TV Jones. Fender also made a white version of the guitar. I love the guitar, I would buy it suddenly they didn't make a lefty version.
I think it easier to get the tone of Albert with some out of phase guitar. I'm figuring out that's the main tone of those older guys- Albert Collins also. Try it.
Hi Anthony, great tip indeed. What puzzles me is how you get you basic tone in the SRV area before even to kick in any OD or EQ. What kind of amp are you using?
+Texas Blues Alley Thanks Anthony, I play blues and I use Fender amps, my sound is not nearly close from what I ear in your video, I guess it should not surprise me, no matter which gear you use you will end sounding always like yourself, congrat for the great Texas tone that comes out from your fingertips.
I've always wondered how SRV used his tubescreamers. Was one on all the time to flavor his base tone and the other used for his solos, or were they used for different levels of gain?
As a guitar player I have to say that if you're going to play anything in Albert King's bag you must first have his licks down... Albert didn't use any pedals just an amp until 1974 and that was only a Phase 90. Your sustain should be something you've mastered with the guitar unplugged, like Albert. As far as tone goes, you're truly "doing the most". If you take a look over all the tones Albert had especially through the seventies, you'll notice he did quite a lot of experimenting. Like Stevie's, Albert's tone wont be found in any pedal, it's alll in your fingers. And it's not like I don't know what I'm talking about, if you don't believe me, take a look on my channel. PS Albert used many amps the first of which were and most notable were tube. He later switched to solid state but kept a fender tube amp on deck until the late 80's (which can be heard on BB King and friends).
***** Oh trust me, the man is excellent. I'm not knocking him, he's actually been a big help in my development, I'm just trying to state that alot of people think that SRV = Albert King and it's just not true and with so many Albert King tones to chose from, I say plug in and stay as simple as possible but truly in the end, find whatever works! Besides Anthony always kills it.
No such thing as tone in the fingers, that's technique. Tone is 3 frequency ranges bass, mids, treble. If tone was in the fingers you wouldn't need a instrument.
Alex Lytle i dont think he played drop d simply because he would do 1 finger chords by fretting all strings on any given fret. yes you can still do thag with drop D but it doesnt sound right with blues like standard or half step down
I bet they're Zexcoil Convertible Neck in the neck position and Zexcoil Convertible Model T in the bridge... The guitar is Fender Thinline Super Deluxe Telecaster made in Japan. The stock model is loaded with TV Jones, tho...
It's Fender Thinline Super Deluxe Telecaster made in Japan. I think it's loaded with Zexcoil Convertible Neck in the neck position and Zexcoil Convertible Model T in the bridge.
Are you using these pedals able to get you the Albert King tone without having to use alternate tunings? I thought Albert King used an F tuning, C F C F A C?
If you like Albert King’s sound then why not get a Gibson with a humbucking pickup and then you don’t have to jump through hoops with $300.00 worth of pedals and struggling with a single coil pickup guitar (and still not have his sound)?
The guitar that Anthony used in this video isn't loaded with singlecoils. They are Zexcoil Convertibles which have two modes. The first is an overwound singlecoil tone and the second is a humucker-like tone, very close to P90 but with more balls, like a P90 on steroids.
phenomenal tone & great playing!!!
That was great Anthony......looks like I'll be looking back at some of your classic Albert King video lessons this weekend. Your playing and attitude motivates me every time! Thanks for your effort and I hope Wampler keeps you on board with their pedal reviews as no one else seems to be able to explain / introduce new gear better than you (B. Kingman is a close 2nd).
Digging the EQ explorations, because instead of being a boring science lesson, these are contextual examples I can use immediately.
i saw albert king play in the late 80's back then he used roland jazz chorus amps
True
You are a very lucky man
i guess it's kind of randomly asking but do anyone know a good website to watch new series online?
@Ashton Odin I watch on flixzone. Just google for it =)
Just tried it with a GE-7 into a clean channel of a Marshall dsl40c on the edge of breakup. Incredible tip! What makes the tone even better to my ears is a tube screamer in front of the GE-7, then you've got over the top awesomeness!
Thanks Anthony! I wouldn't use that tone but I always find any video you make useful because I watch what you're doing. I've been playing more than a couple decades so I can kinda work things out at this point. I usually pick something up. Something small each time adds up or it may just give me an idea for a song when I try to play something you're teaching. It's great and so are you. Thanks for everything you do.
Great vid! Nice to see two of my favorite groups of people collaborate! Great stuff Anthony!
This guy is a great player and teacher.
Great idea!!! Keep 'em coming guys
He used his fingers and a phaser! Totally different sound than trying to mimic him with a pick. Great vid!
Yeah,much later in his career he used a MXR phaser but that's NOT the classic Albert King tone he means here.
Thanks 🙏🏼 I love Albert King who was hall of fame famous for his tone. Thanks for unlocking the secret of the magical 1.6 kHz. It all makes sense now. The most important pedal on my pedal has become the EQ. Sadly…This has taken many years of going through many types of pedals and amplifiers to find out.
Your sound is very good with the pedals, but the "quincher" in getting that really biting Albert King tone is to play with your fingers and not a pick. Albert played massive solos and "slapped" the strings onto the fretboard. This created much more of his tone than anything with an eq pedal. SRV also often played "hybrid picking" where he would primarily use a pick but when he wanted to get that "Albert" sound on a solo he would pick with his middle or fourth finger. This aggressive snapping of the string on the fretboard gets the tone. I personally play with a pick and use SRV's "hybrid picking" style because it is the most comfortable for me.
i'm watching the guys hand in the video. he's doing hybrid picking
@@gabrielcaplan6887 believe me, you cannot teach this guy about stevie or albert king. if you watch this guys videos he is a srv geek really
I love the positivity and love going on in this vid. Cool stuff;)
great video guys! Albert King is my favorite blues player
Yeah, mine too, and I think he was the best too!!
Albert was the king of the bend and bb wad the king of vibrato
That classic tube screamer is beautiful
Phenomenal tips here I really appreciate it.
Read once that Albert King used an Roland JC120. I've played a couple. They're crazy loud and can be extremley piercing.
He used it since the late 70's I think.
Thanks! that was very educational, I didn't know how to do that.
love it. great idea wampler and anthony
Interesting. Thanks for posting. I liked the tube screamer tone best.
albert king that i know used the middle with an out of phase (shot) pickup.
amplified with solid state transistors, with an old amplifier and two 15 "JBL cones. the pedal I think a phlanger. the amplifier I think had an integrated reverb and chorus. obviously flyng V, no pick, inverted left-handed strings.
very very thin strings and tuning at least one tone below.
my two cents
Albert King Played Acoustic Control Amps known for having a very to be sound for a solid-state amp, they use CTS and Jensen speakers in their cabinets your 610 inch cabinet was extremely warm the one that Albert King had at 2:15 which was a base cabinet so I gave him a lot more I don't know what you're talkin about being very mid-range it would have more bottom-end
I love that tele!
i agree what model is it
It's Fender Thinline Super Deluxe Telecaster made in Japan. I think it's
loaded with Zexcoil Convertible Neck in the neck position and Zexcoil
Convertible Model T in the bridge. The stock model is loaded with TV Jones.
Didn't expect it, but I liked the tubescreamer best.
Really enjoyed that!
Not something I'd use, but still a very neat pedal trick. I really liked the fatter setting at the end with the ge-7. Keep'em comin'.
Nice to see you hanging at Wampler, Anthony. Love all you do at TXBA, thanks for the EQ tips.
A great sound.I think people get confused hearing it in isolation.In a band situation it sounds just right for that squeezed punchy sound.
Humbucker, Fullertone boost and a tweed IMO. This sounds like piercing metal to my ears. To each their own.Albert-you can't say such and such is his tone-It varied enormously based on his rig.
What Fender Tele model is that? Never seen it b4?!! Awesome design and looks!!
It's Fender Thinline Super Deluxe Telecaster made in Japan. I think it's loaded with Zexcoil Convertible Neck in the neck position and Zexcoil Convertible Model T in the bridge. The stock model is loaded with TV Jones. Fender also made a white version of the guitar. I love the guitar, I would buy it suddenly they didn't make a lefty version.
this is why I prefer amps that have EQ in The begining of the preamp chain... A jtm45 and a Gibson would nail that sound without pedals ;)
I think it easier to get the tone of Albert with some out of phase guitar. I'm figuring out that's the main tone of those older guys- Albert Collins also. Try it.
PRECISELY!!! my secret weapon is a Carvin SH 220 semi hollow with the phase switches...dials right in
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Hi, what pickup you have in the bridge please.
Hi Anthony, great tip indeed. What puzzles me is how you get you basic tone in the SRV area before even to kick in any OD or EQ. What kind of amp are you using?
+Marco Dado This was some kind of low powered Fender style amp they had, probably Princeton based.
+Texas Blues Alley I forget which one it was - was it the white/teal Tyler amp? I was thinking it was a hot rod deluxe
+Texas Blues Alley Thanks Anthony, I play blues and I use Fender amps, my sound is not nearly close from what I ear in your video, I guess it should not surprise me, no matter which gear you use you will end sounding always like yourself, congrat for the great Texas tone that comes out from your fingertips.
+Wampler Pedals Yeah it was the Tyler.
+Marco Dado It was a Tyler Amps PT14, check them out here: tyleramps.com/ It's basically a cross between a Fender Princeton and a Fender Deluxe Reverb
What about a script Phase 90 for Albert's tone. Essential
I've always wondered how SRV used his tubescreamers. Was one on all the time to flavor his base tone and the other used for his solos, or were they used for different levels of gain?
As a guitar player I have to say that if you're going to play anything in Albert King's bag you must first have his licks down... Albert didn't use any pedals just an amp until 1974 and that was only a Phase 90. Your sustain should be something you've mastered with the guitar unplugged, like Albert. As far as tone goes, you're truly "doing the most". If you take a look over all the tones Albert had especially through the seventies, you'll notice he did quite a lot of experimenting. Like Stevie's, Albert's tone wont be found in any pedal, it's alll in your fingers. And it's not like I don't know what I'm talking about, if you don't believe me, take a look on my channel. PS Albert used many amps the first of which were and most notable were tube. He later switched to solid state but kept a fender tube amp on deck until the late 80's (which can be heard on BB King and friends).
+moonpie22399 I think Anthony did a pretty good job, IMO. :)
***** Oh trust me, the man is excellent. I'm not knocking him, he's actually been a big help in my development, I'm just trying to state that alot of people think that SRV = Albert King and it's just not true and with so many Albert King tones to chose from, I say plug in and stay as simple as possible but truly in the end, find whatever works! Besides Anthony always kills it.
Exactly SVR is awesome but in the terms of the blues there is no better player than Albert King!
No such thing as tone in the fingers, that's technique. Tone is 3 frequency ranges bass, mids, treble. If tone was in the fingers you wouldn't need a instrument.
Yeah, good tip. Little bit TOO spiky for me but I can tame it a bit
Anybody know what song that is at the very beginning of the video?
Or do what Albert king did and play in drop D with a little bit of distortion from a big solid state amp
Alex Lytle i dont think he played drop d simply because he would do 1 finger chords by fretting all strings on any given fret.
yes you can still do thag with drop D but it doesnt sound right with blues like standard or half step down
He played with varying tunings around drop C
Im sure a boost pedal would to the trick next to a tube screamer...
I do this all the time but my ge 7 is to noisey
Yo what pickups are in that tele!?
I bet they're Zexcoil Convertible Neck in the neck position and Zexcoil Convertible Model T in the bridge... The guitar is Fender Thinline Super Deluxe Telecaster made in Japan. The stock model is loaded with TV Jones, tho...
what guitar is that
It's Fender Thinline Super Deluxe Telecaster made in Japan. I think it's
loaded with Zexcoil Convertible Neck in the neck position and Zexcoil
Convertible Model T in the bridge.
Are you using these pedals able to get you the Albert King tone without having to use alternate tunings? I thought Albert King used an F tuning, C F C F A C?
That's Albert collins. Tuned to Fm.
Yeahhhhhh
anyone know what amp is being used?
I think it was a deluxe reverb if I recall correctly
thanks so much for the reply
get you a mxr phase 90
sounds like a compressor to me.
O_O
No Max,......No Peace!!!
Depend of amp used....
tommy katona get more closer of his tone
If you like Albert King’s sound then why not get a Gibson with a humbucking pickup and then you don’t have to jump through hoops with $300.00 worth of pedals and struggling with a single coil pickup guitar (and still not have his sound)?
The guitar that Anthony used in this video isn't loaded with singlecoils. They are Zexcoil Convertibles which have two modes. The first is an overwound singlecoil tone and the second is a humucker-like tone, very close to P90 but with more balls, like a P90 on steroids.
TheseusTitan hhbb
first
+crushproof 803 second ;)
Lol! Just messing with you B-rye
crushproof 803
;)
that tone sucked man! your "base tone" was far better. Maybe it sounded a lot different live. but it was just an awful tone to my ears.
+crushproof 803 That's the point. Both Stevie and Albert's tone tore your face off.
Nah man. I've listened to both Albert and Stevie. And I've never thought their tone was bad.
Felicia UA-cam compresses the fuck out your tone.....this should still give you the idea
Just goes to show that "One man's tone is another man's poison" )))
Paul Tillett whatt,?
awfull tone
beto correia don't be mean also youtube makes audio sound much more compressed than it actually is so it would sound better in person
Lol you know nothing dude this is very reminiscent of stevies tone. It cuts through the mix
@@alexmurphy5289 Yeah, dude has probably never played in a mix....