1:35 How to set up your amp + problems w/ DS-2 and Ibanez wah 13:51 Tone city golden plexi 19:25 Zoom G2 24:48 Ibanez wah 25:40 DS-2 28:23 Ibanez wah reissue 33:03 John's guitar pickups 37:45 John's amp signal
Hi Dave! You might be able to help me: When I engage my DS-2, there's a nasty squeal coming through that is unbearable. I'm using a '09 American standard strat through a 1959SLP mainly cranked. My board is heavily JF inspired. Thanks! :) Amp setting: Presence: 4 Bass: 6 Mids: 5 Treble: 4 Vol 1: 4 Vol 2: around 5 ish
Remove bass and treble , SLP s are harsh in tonestack by default, cranking bass on them compress them making treble strange, throw them both to zero and amp will be more pleased with all the buffers before input of an amp, you should eventually bring mids to 1 2 or 3 right before they start to disperse to much, thats a good starting point for plexi cuz you can add more volume which actually brings you to more punch sweetness and gain. EQ actually pretty cleans up marshalls imho. When treated thus way even 100 watt marshall super leads and basses can be way cool for a smaller rehearsal rooms.
Amazing! Unfortunately i struggle "squishing" the signal on my orange crush cr60 when i use Ibanez WH10 or DS2. The volume "wahahaohoah here i am" increase stops when i set gain on 5 or 6. I know that you own a cr60, could you maybe do some video about how to tame the WH10 and DS2 on Orange CR60?
Hey Dave! Would you help me please? I have a DS2 - MG100FX combo problem. In this video you engage your DS to your clean sound and sounds really good. We know that the clean channel absolutely doesnt work with DS2. If I set the crunch channel's gain around half (which is absolutely not cleanish) and I engage my DS the sound wont be good enough. I need more gain to get the good sound but then I lost my cleanish crunch. The another big problem is that I cant set my DS' level above 1/3. I saw that you turn your DS' level to full and Josh also uses his level on full but if I set the level to full the amp become very very very noisy and squealing, absolutely unbearable/unplayable. How should I set my MG to let me the DS2's level turn to full? And what should I do for get that cleanish sound that I can engage my DS2 onto? Sorry for my grammar mistakes and sorry if you mentioned this but sometimes my listening isnt good enough to clearly understand you ;) Keep up the good work and thanks for your help!
Hi there I set my MG Gain - 2 Bass - 5 or 7 Depending Middle - 0 Treble - 0 Contour - 0 Volume - 10 You might need to tweak this setting but this is what get me close and makes the DS2 behave flat out. :)
Okay I need some help deciding what pedal to get next to help me get a John Frusciante tone, the three pedals i'm trying to decide between is the boss chorus ensemble or the boss super chorus (I'm not entirely sure the huge difference between those two pedals but i've seen in other videos people saying to get the super chorus instead of the chorus ensemble) or i can get the ibanez wah, can some people just let me know what's more essential to get his sound and which i need first, the wah or the chorus
I would personally say the wah is more important unless its an original CE1 chorus pedal that John used. Chorus pedal wise i would go for the Chorus Ensemble. Its an awesome pedal. :)
love this guy, he's for sure the official UA-cam Frusciante guru. it's great to see someone who loves John as much as I do. can't wait for your next vid, keep it up man!
Really cool video Dave, I've also closely studied John's rig for the last 15 years or so, so it's awesome to see someone else with all of this information! Although, I'm just curious about what you said about John combining the DS-2 with the DS-1 during the Off The Map tour... The DS-1 was actually only in the chain connecting his Gretsch to the Fender head! He would in fact combine the DS-2 with the FZ-2 for his more sustainy/gainy tones :)
Alex Shokolarov - I think there is another video on his guitars where he covers set up also and pickup heights very specifically... neck PU is very low
hey Dave. I admire your dedication to the frusiante tutorials...if I may humbly ask, I think some of us would appreciate and one insight into the rhythm playing as well....its tight as atomic clock but there is something else Too, like tightness of the notes that come out. do u think he uses a compressor for that? no other funk guitarist has that rhythm sound, not even Nile Rogers...
Hey Dave, I have a Marshall JCM900 50 watt dual reverb. I've been trying to dial in the JF tone but can't seem to find the sweet spot. Curious if you have any insight on this? Wonder if it's the amp or me. I have the Jack Hammer, DS2 and the Ibanez wah as well. I'm going through the JCM800 2 -12 cab. Love the content-Cheers!
The Kustom hv 100 head is the head you need lol to replace kg ebay has them for a low ball price ... and you get a Top boost wich just blows my mind for American amp ... Happy tone hunting .... ;)
Hey Dave, Absolutely love all your videos, especially this JF series :) I have a question though. Over the past few days, I've spent hours trying to get my Fender Blues Jr amp working well with the DS2 / Ibanez Wah. I'm having a lot of the problems you mention in this video - the volume leap when I turn on the DS2 is either WAY too big, or the sound is too crunchy with just my guitar if I fix the huge sound jump for the DS2 pedal (I fix the sound jump issue by cranking my amp volume all the way and leaving my 'Master' knob on 1). I may have found a sweet spot where the volume jumps are gone and also the tone is near that Frusciante sound, but there is an awful lot of crazy feedback (not just the normal hum, I'm talking very high pitch screams). I'm wondering if I should buy the Tone City Golden Plexi, or if maybe the issue is in my other amp settings (Treble, Bass, Middle), or even in what my guitar volume knob is set at? Also, do you recommend plugging in the DS2/Ibanez Wah for power supply over using batteries, as I've heard some pedals work better with a plugged in power supply? Thank you! Any advice/help would be greatly appreciated!!
Thank you very much. :) The noise you are getting is usual for the DS2. It a pedal that you have to turn on when you need it and turn off when you don't. Also you can't stop while its on. :) I hope this helps. :)
okay, I've made everything right, now I'm able to use the DS2 without the jumping volume. BUT now I got to deal with a lot of noise from the DS2. Once I turn it on, I can't stop playing for a single second, cause if I do it gets really annoying. It actually happens even while I'm playing, but it depends on the way I play. Is that a normal thing? Anybody dealing with the same issue?
Thanks for sharing your knowledge Dave. I've never really understood how an amp actually works , eq settings and distortion etc, but in one video you have explained so much. Happy Bank Holiday Dave
Hi Dave- I’m playing a MIM strat into a Marshall origin50 combo. It sounds super weak, tinny, and metallic even after trying every combination of settings. Any ideas on what I could do to fix it? Your video mention a compression pedal and some settings, others have mentioned pre amps, swapping pickups, bad soldering, EQ pedals. Wanted to get your thoughts.
Dave, I was trying do set it up with the Orange Crush 20 RT and the both pedals but can't get the sound. It's just to loud and overdriven. I am getting a bit frustrated as I want to start playing finally :/ How would you set this amp with the pedals (especially the Boss DS-2)? Thank you very much Greetings from Switzerland
Hello Dave,congratulations on your work and your music, you can see that you do all this with passion and dedication. I've followed pretty much all of your videos on how to get the Frusciante sound and I'm almost there. in a video you said that you rely on your pedals to recreate the sound because obviously you can't always have your favorite amp available. In my case I have this amp: DV Mark Jazz 12 can you give me some advice on how to set it up? if I put the volume of the ds 2 to 10 there is a jump in volume too large but if I keep it more I lose the characteristic sound of the ds 2 (as you teach ^^). Thanks for your time and keep it up! 😊 Federico
I know, the thing is, with the exact Same setup, mo matter which strat or telly i pick it Sounds kind of dull as Long as the wh10(80's Version) is in the chain
I love to create some nice loops on clean and add some DS-2 solos to it. In order to avoid volume jump I decrease the LEVEL of DS-2. It reduces the power of DS-2 sound, if set in a sweet spot it cooperates nicely with the clean AMP. What do you think about that solution Dave ?
If you're signifier for a compressed signal is the lack of a "jump in volume" when turning the distortions on, how do you know its not just an issue of having the pedal volume too high? I mean, why isnt just lowering pedal volume an option? Excellent video btw.
I can't say 100% all i can say is that in my experience with the DS2 Kurts tone comes from the mode 2 on the DS2. I've never got it from mode 1. Always to muddy and doesn't have the right characteristics tonally. I've seen most pictures of Kurt live with with the DS2 but he did use the DS1 as well. :)
Thanks Dave! The debate has happened so many times on the CE-1. Is it the fact that it boosts... or is it specifically that boost... there's soooo many CE-1, no cost is too great, devotees. That's fine of course. An authentic vintage 62 strat would probably be great too... Can you comment. You did say a few times "the golden plexi simulated the boost" and "the CR120 dirty channel simulates the boost" - they are adding clip. But to your ear can you comment on the clipping (I know this is prob getting into PHD John level... but it is a 45 min video and we're not likely re-address this. THANKS IN ADVANCE! Do you honestly hear a tone difference in all your study of his tone/clipping... (I know you prob haven't played a CE1 but I'm appealing to your great ear!!) CE-1 clipping vs golden plexi clipping vs CR120 clipping - to your ear. Comments? Another one that caught me off myself was the DS-2... I played a newish Taiwan DS-2 a long time then I thought maybe I'd grab another. Went to a shop and they had an 80s DS2 50 bucks more. What the heck - it was in great shape... TOTALLY different... 80's DS2 turbo really is a fuzzy spectrum distortion (more muffy) (more so than "distortion" spectrum (to my ear) I heard in my other DS2) - the 80's DS2 (Japan made) uses some germanium transistors that the Taiwan version appears not to. The germ's are super "fuzzy" and my other one is a little distortion distortion if that makes sense... I've looked at the boards. The parts are clearly different which isn't a surprise I guess. Sooner or later they run out of parts made this year or that....
Personally i feel the golden plexi get the closest to JOhn's tone. Theres something in the sound of that pedal that gives you a close approximation of John's Cleanish tone. The CE1 certainly adds to his tone and its obvious why he used it but for people who can't afford that pedal it can easily be got around. If that makes sense. As far as DS2's go. I've never found them to sound much different but thats not to say that they don't. Without trying loads i honestly don't know. I hope this answered your question. If not let me know and i'll try again. :)
Hey Dave, I'm finding that sweet spot with the gain but when ever i kick in the ds-2 I get an awful feed back sound. When I start playing with it on the feed back goes away and I get that nice fat distortion sound that I'm looking for. Do you know why I'm getting an awful hum when turning on the ds-2?
I haven't had experience with that pedal so i'm afraid i can't really recommend much. Sorry. All i can say is use as clean tone as you can and run the jubilee pedal cleanish with a slight breakup then run the DS2 on the right side. :)
hi dave im your a big fan, also john too. i have a question about john's live "tell me baby's tone and signal chains. the chorus part is so clean sound, and it gose dirt that as we know compressed dirt. does he change amp? im sure u understand what im saying. how do u play tell me baby? im struggling about it. help me please.
Hey Dave, since you have your treb mid and Bass all on zero plus the wh10 in the chain, how comes your Sound is still so crisp, is it just because you have the wh10 on all the time?? Thank you all your Wonderfull Videos
Its because i use the overdrove channel. The wh10 hates clean signals. Its need to be slightly dirty for it to behave and be happy. I'll get a video done on it soon. : )
Dave, i think i already asked this but i forgot it... Can that gain, that the ibanez wah and the ds2 need be provided by a mxr micro amp instead of a overdrive??? (In the case that the amp cant give the amount of gain in the clean channel and in the dirty channel is just too much)
hi dave ! please tell me what the riff 21:33. Thank You p.s I couldn’t find exactly your lesson on the unique part of scar tissue slane castle (you really cool, seriously)
hi dave~ u made me buy a golden plexi. yes u were right. this is really good pedal. thank you. now im testing it, i have one more question, useing golden plexi for clean chanel amp or little crunch chanel? which is better u think?
It kind of depends what your after really but its really nice to drive a clean sound on a clean channel. Just play about and have fun with it and see what you prefer. : )
Dave, off topic I know, but with your love of Mr Green, I wondered about your thoughts on Mr Moore? On topic; another great video . Thank you for your continued commitment to the people of the tube.
I started my own RHCP tribute band a year ago, and your videos have been both an inspiration and huge help on how to form my own "Frusciante sound"! Even tough I'm using bass amp and completely different pedals i'm coming close! Thanks a bunch, and of course if you find the time, check us out. One Big Mob - Rhcp tribute band. Rock on!
Thats really cool and so happy to hear that my vids have helped you get closer to John's sound. :) Thank you very much for watching and i shall take a look. :)
Hey Dave! I am using a Blues Junior 3 with the ds2, wah and micro amp. Any tips on the amp settings for this amp? Or will I need to buy a different amp? Thanks man! Big fan, keep it up.
I'm not 100% sure how to set one for John i'm afraid as I've only played through one once. Sorry. I would recommend though looking at picture of the top panel to have the volume flat out and boost the mids and bass. Try to not use the treble if you can help i. I hope this helps. :)
Really informative. Excellent value, Dave. Thanks for sharing these videos. Just one note. Maybe it's just me, but isn't talking through the fx chain from amp to guitar counter-intuitive? The signal goes the opposite way.
Thank you very much indeed. The effects chain has always been that way for me. I class the guitar as the end and the amp as the beginning. I guess i'm backwards. Haha. :)
Dave, I have a Marshall ed1 compressor in my chain and it also compresses the sound wave to tame the the ds2. If I'm not using the ed1, I use a bd2 with a little gain!
What is the benefit to having the ds2 and wah maxed out with the increase in gain on the amp? Why is that preferred over just turning down the volume on the pedals to regulate volume?
Dave, I hope you feel the love. You hardly ever get negative comments. Even when you do is just a troll trying to be an ass. Love your videos. Still waiting on more Jag. Hope you're well. :D
Dave could you do a video in the future explaining the same topic of this video but with the vox ac30 vr that you`ve already reviewed? it will really help a lot thanks :D
Great vid Dave! I'm still struggling a bit to understand how to eliminate the volume jumps. are you saying to increase the volume/gain until point of slight break up, or run the volume etc high and dial back the master volume? also, should a compressor pedal be used at all? thanks.
I am indeed saying that the increase in volume ior gain will eliminate volume jumps. Once the maps on the edge of breakup its compressing the signal and no longer allows the volume to go through the roof. Thank you for watching. :)
these video's are great btw. I've never spent a lot of time studying John. John is one of my favorite guitarists, but I always looked at who influenced him and went to those people to study to find my own voice. I did start with the gear John used though, and I've never been able to figure out how to get it to work like he did. This video has helped me get more out of my amp and my pedals. Thanks and keep up the great work!
The MG did get a little left out didn't it. My John setting is Gain - 3 Amp set to OD1 Bass - 5 Middle - 0 Treble - 0 Contour - 0 Volume 10 Thank you for watching. :)
I have this problem all the time. I'm using the Visual sound Jekyll and Hyde, the overdrive is just nice. It works well together, but I might hit John's tone if I crank the volume loud enough. The big problem is my VOX v847, the volume boost is terribly unusable. I'm experimenting with the compression as described in this video. Hopefully I might find the sweet spot where all the pedals work together.
1:35 How to set up your amp + problems w/ DS-2 and Ibanez wah
13:51 Tone city golden plexi
19:25 Zoom G2
24:48 Ibanez wah
25:40 DS-2
28:23 Ibanez wah reissue
33:03 John's guitar pickups
37:45 John's amp signal
4:40 just a reminder for myself
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you wouldn't believe it, my td40 hiwatt replicates the tones of stadium arcadium like a clone pedal. I do use a 2x12 V30 celestion orange cab.
Awesome. :)
Hi Dave! You might be able to help me: When I engage my DS-2, there's a nasty squeal coming through that is unbearable. I'm using a '09 American standard strat through a 1959SLP mainly cranked. My board is heavily JF inspired. Thanks! :) Amp setting: Presence: 4 Bass: 6 Mids: 5 Treble: 4 Vol 1: 4 Vol 2: around 5 ish
Get good power supply for the pedals.
Remove bass and treble , SLP s are harsh in tonestack by default, cranking bass on them compress them making treble strange, throw them both to zero and amp will be more pleased with all the buffers before input of an amp, you should eventually bring mids to 1 2 or 3 right before they start to disperse to much, thats a good starting point for plexi cuz you can add more volume which actually brings you to more punch sweetness and gain. EQ actually pretty cleans up marshalls imho. When treated thus way even 100 watt marshall super leads and basses can be way cool for a smaller rehearsal rooms.
Amazing!
Unfortunately i struggle "squishing" the signal on my orange crush cr60 when i use Ibanez WH10 or DS2. The volume "wahahaohoah here i am" increase stops when i set gain on 5 or 6.
I know that you own a cr60, could you maybe do some video about how to tame the WH10 and DS2 on Orange CR60?
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Hey Dave! Would you help me please? I have a DS2 - MG100FX combo problem. In this video you engage your DS to your clean sound and sounds really good. We know that the clean channel absolutely doesnt work with DS2. If I set the crunch channel's gain around half (which is absolutely not cleanish) and I engage my DS the sound wont be good enough. I need more gain to get the good sound but then I lost my cleanish crunch. The another big problem is that I cant set my DS' level above 1/3. I saw that you turn your DS' level to full and Josh also uses his level on full but if I set the level to full the amp become very very very noisy and squealing, absolutely unbearable/unplayable. How should I set my MG to let me the DS2's level turn to full? And what should I do for get that cleanish sound that I can engage my DS2 onto?
Sorry for my grammar mistakes and sorry if you mentioned this but sometimes my listening isnt good enough to clearly understand you ;)
Keep up the good work and thanks for your help!
Hi there
I set my MG
Gain - 2
Bass - 5 or 7 Depending
Middle - 0
Treble - 0
Contour - 0
Volume - 10
You might need to tweak this setting but this is what get me close and makes the DS2 behave flat out. :)
Oh yeah. The amps set to the overdrive channel on OD1. :)
Thank you very much indeed ;) I'll try it!
Okay I need some help deciding what pedal to get next to help me get a John Frusciante tone, the three pedals i'm trying to decide between is the boss chorus ensemble or the boss super chorus (I'm not entirely sure the huge difference between those two pedals but i've seen in other videos people saying to get the super chorus instead of the chorus ensemble) or i can get the ibanez wah, can some people just let me know what's more essential to get his sound and which i need first, the wah or the chorus
super chorus is alot more subtle, for stuff like soul to squeeze you probably just want a CE, will be alot more versatile
I would personally say the wah is more important unless its an original CE1 chorus pedal that John used. Chorus pedal wise i would go for the Chorus Ensemble. Its an awesome pedal. :)
Dave Simpson Awesome thanks so much! :)
Daddy Dana Thanks!
they do 2 entirely different things,if you play more rhythm get the chorus,if you play more lead get the wah wah
How the hell Dave only have 18k subs?
Let's appreciate for a moment, that we can get this AMAZING work for free
Zergio96 I just found he has a separate UA-cam channel for his trio.
Thank you very very much indeed. :)
Thank you very much. :)
Thank you. :)
20K now - 1K a month aint bad ;)
best channel community on youtube in my opinion:)
Thank you very very much indeed. :)
The first 6 minutes are like a ridiculously helpful essentials of amplification lesson for people who've never played beyond their bedrooms.
love this guy, he's for sure the official UA-cam Frusciante guru.
it's great to see someone who loves John as much as I do. can't wait for your next vid, keep it up man!
Thank you very much indeed .:)
Really cool video Dave, I've also closely studied John's rig for the last 15 years or so, so it's awesome to see someone else with all of this information! Although, I'm just curious about what you said about John combining the DS-2 with the DS-1 during the Off The Map tour... The DS-1 was actually only in the chain connecting his Gretsch to the Fender head! He would in fact combine the DS-2 with the FZ-2 for his more sustainy/gainy tones :)
Olly Vert I do agree!
Thank you very much indeed for watching. :)
FZ-3
Yo man. You are totally Johnified.
Great insights and good lessons.
Hey, Dave! Can you do a video on how John sets his guitar up? It would be very helpful and much appreciated! Thank you.
The explanation for the setup of the guitar is towards the end of the video
Alex Shokolarov - I think there is another video on his guitars where he covers set up also and pickup heights very specifically... neck PU is very low
How to Play Like Dave Simpson
cheers
Damn, I just got the Ibanez Wah to go with my DS-2 and there's a Tube Screamer on the way...
You sure do know your John stuff Dave.🤠
After the best part of 15 years studying him I should. Haha. :)
hey Dave. I admire your dedication to the frusiante tutorials...if I may humbly ask, I think some of us would appreciate and one insight into the rhythm playing as well....its tight as atomic clock but there is something else Too, like tightness of the notes that come out. do u think he uses a compressor for that? no other funk guitarist has that rhythm sound, not even Nile Rogers...
Thank you and i shall get to that. It all about being subtle with your wrist and just locking in. :)
Hey Dave, I have a Marshall JCM900 50 watt dual reverb. I've been trying to dial in the JF tone but can't seem to find the sweet spot. Curious if you have any insight on this? Wonder if it's the amp or me. I have the Jack Hammer, DS2 and the Ibanez wah as well. I'm going through the JCM800 2 -12 cab. Love the content-Cheers!
Those amps are huge.
The Kustom hv 100 head is the head you need lol to replace kg ebay has them for a low ball price ... and you get a Top boost wich just blows my mind for American amp ... Happy tone hunting .... ;)
My neck pickup is very low and same with middle pickup and the bridge pickup is very high
2:03 'it's basically not distorted enough basically, I said that really posh distorted huh Yes distorted' was in tears😂😂😂
Dave, if you still check these comments, thank you. Just bought a golden plexi. :)
johns pedalboard wouldnt even fit in my room lol
it's like half a mile long
I have that problem to. Haha. :)
Hey Dave,
Absolutely love all your videos, especially this JF series :)
I have a question though. Over the past few days, I've spent hours trying to get my Fender Blues Jr amp working well with the DS2 / Ibanez Wah. I'm having a lot of the problems you mention in this video - the volume leap when I turn on the DS2 is either WAY too big, or the sound is too crunchy with just my guitar if I fix the huge sound jump for the DS2 pedal (I fix the sound jump issue by cranking my amp volume all the way and leaving my 'Master' knob on 1). I may have found a sweet spot where the volume jumps are gone and also the tone is near that Frusciante sound, but there is an awful lot of crazy feedback (not just the normal hum, I'm talking very high pitch screams). I'm wondering if I should buy the Tone City Golden Plexi, or if maybe the issue is in my other amp settings (Treble, Bass, Middle), or even in what my guitar volume knob is set at? Also, do you recommend plugging in the DS2/Ibanez Wah for power supply over using batteries, as I've heard some pedals work better with a plugged in power supply?
Thank you! Any advice/help would be greatly appreciated!!
Thank you very much. :) The noise you are getting is usual for the DS2. It a pedal that you have to turn on when you need it and turn off when you don't. Also you can't stop while its on. :) I hope this helps. :)
I'll do a video on it for you. :)
Did John Frusciante have his ds1 after his ds2?
ehx hot tubes will give you that fat tone ... great pedal. ..
okay, I've made everything right, now I'm able to use the DS2 without the jumping volume.
BUT now I got to deal with a lot of noise from the DS2. Once I turn it on, I can't stop playing for a single second, cause if I do it gets really annoying. It actually happens even while I'm playing, but it depends on the way I play. Is that a normal thing? Anybody dealing with the same issue?
Which strings do you use please?
Thanks for sharing your knowledge Dave. I've never really understood how an amp actually works , eq settings and distortion etc, but in one video you have explained so much. Happy Bank Holiday Dave
Thank you very much and happy you found the vid useful. :)
And happy bank holiday to you. :)
Great video as always! Can you link the ce-1 video you were Tallinn about?
Thank you very much indeed. Heres the link to the video. :)
ua-cam.com/video/aGyyH0OE6AI/v-deo.html
OMG!))) Thank you so much))) Youre the best, Dave)
Thank you very much indeed .:)
Hi Dave- I’m playing a MIM strat into a Marshall origin50 combo. It sounds super weak, tinny, and metallic even after trying every combination of settings. Any ideas on what I could do to fix it? Your video mention a compression pedal and some settings, others have mentioned pre amps, swapping pickups, bad soldering, EQ pedals. Wanted to get your thoughts.
could this work with the ibanez wha and a boss ds 2 but with a boss katana mk2 50 watt amp?
Yes indeedy
Dave, I was trying do set it up with the Orange Crush 20 RT and the both pedals but can't get the sound. It's just to loud and overdriven. I am getting a bit frustrated as I want to start playing finally :/
How would you set this amp with the pedals (especially the Boss DS-2)?
Thank you very much
Greetings from Switzerland
Playing a gig tonight and using some of these tips. Thanks!
Awesome. Have a great one. :)
What Ohm setting are you running the speakers, Dave? Is this super crucial for your tone also? I find a clearer tone in the 8 Ohm range personally!
I personally prefer 16ohm. Its not crucial but i prefer it.
Legend mate! Thank you! Will give it a go this afternoon and try get deep on some tone.
We all love your work, thank you.
Where did you get that cornstar pedal from
Green Carrot Pedals. : )
Hey Dave, i' m using a Marshall 2525 combo silver jubilee. Any tips of setting for this amp?
Hello Dave,congratulations on your work and your music, you can see that you do all this with passion and dedication. I've followed pretty much all of your videos on how to get the Frusciante sound and I'm almost there. in a video you said that you rely on your pedals to recreate the sound because obviously you can't always have your favorite amp available. In my case I have this amp: DV Mark Jazz 12 can you give me some advice on how to set it up? if I put the volume of the ds 2 to 10 there is a jump in volume too large but if I keep it more I lose the characteristic sound of the ds 2 (as you teach ^^). Thanks for your time and keep it up! 😊
Federico
Intro la cigale is a mosrite fuzzrite you can hear the grit of the fuzz mode 1 on the ds2 sounds close to it
I know, the thing is, with the exact Same setup, mo matter which strat or telly i pick it Sounds kind of dull as Long as the wh10(80's Version) is in the chain
still getting a volume jump on the orange cr60c.. this is really annoying. i just just sell my ds2 at this point.
I love to create some nice loops on clean and add some DS-2 solos to it. In order to avoid volume jump I decrease the LEVEL of DS-2. It reduces the power of DS-2 sound, if set in a sweet spot it cooperates nicely with the clean AMP. What do you think about that solution Dave ?
GREAT VIDEO MAN! But what about a DRIVE (like the plexi one) BEFORE the WH10 and the DS 2 ?
If you're signifier for a compressed signal is the lack of a "jump in volume" when turning the distortions on, how do you know its not just an issue of having the pedal volume too high? I mean, why isnt just lowering pedal volume an option? Excellent video btw.
Thank you for watching. :)
How do I fix this with a Marshall MG100HDFX Half Stack?
Didn't kurt use mode 1? When he used a DS-2, normally it was a DS-1? Right? Maybe?
Ethan Cowley he used the DS-1, then SamsAmp GT2 (i think), and last the DS-2
yer, im pretty sure kurt used mode 1 on the ds-2
Thats what the online sources say. Very interested to hear Daves thoughts!
I can't say 100% all i can say is that in my experience with the DS2 Kurts tone comes from the mode 2 on the DS2. I've never got it from mode 1. Always to muddy and doesn't have the right characteristics tonally. I've seen most pictures of Kurt live with with the DS2 but he did use the DS1 as well. :)
I've been following this series for a while, great job man keep it up!!
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I doubt he ever used reverb in the studio. You can just use the room. And all different kinds of rooms
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Hey Dave greetings from the states, Have you ever had a chance to check out a Alexander jubliee silver over drive pedal?
I have tried it yeps. Below is a video to the demo. I'm not a fan myself. Thank you for watching. ua-cam.com/video/BHiZDphwZyY/v-deo.html
hey dave, u should make a "10.5" ep on guitar rig or amplitube!
What brand attenuator do you use?
I don't use an attenuator. My amps are solid state so they sound great at any volume. :)
the ts9 and ds2 boost the same frequencies, the ds2 is essentially a high gain tubescreamer
what attenuator are you using?
The plexi has been modded to have an inbuilt master volume. :)
Thanks Dave!
The debate has happened so many times on the CE-1. Is it the fact that it boosts... or is it specifically that boost... there's soooo many CE-1, no cost is too great, devotees. That's fine of course. An authentic vintage 62 strat would probably be great too...
Can you comment. You did say a few times "the golden plexi simulated the boost" and "the CR120 dirty channel simulates the boost" - they are adding clip. But to your ear can you comment on the clipping (I know this is prob getting into PHD John level... but it is a 45 min video and we're not likely re-address this. THANKS IN ADVANCE!
Do you honestly hear a tone difference in all your study of his tone/clipping... (I know you prob haven't played a CE1 but I'm appealing to your great ear!!)
CE-1 clipping vs golden plexi clipping vs CR120 clipping - to your ear. Comments?
Another one that caught me off myself was the DS-2... I played a newish Taiwan DS-2 a long time then I thought maybe I'd grab another. Went to a shop and they had an 80s DS2 50 bucks more. What the heck - it was in great shape...
TOTALLY different... 80's DS2 turbo really is a fuzzy spectrum distortion (more muffy) (more so than "distortion" spectrum (to my ear) I heard in my other DS2) - the 80's DS2 (Japan made) uses some germanium transistors that the Taiwan version appears not to.
The germ's are super "fuzzy" and my other one is a little distortion distortion if that makes sense...
I've looked at the boards. The parts are clearly different which isn't a surprise I guess. Sooner or later they run out of parts made this year or that....
Personally i feel the golden plexi get the closest to JOhn's tone. Theres something in the sound of that pedal that gives you a close approximation of John's Cleanish tone. The CE1 certainly adds to his tone and its obvious why he used it but for people who can't afford that pedal it can easily be got around. If that makes sense. As far as DS2's go. I've never found them to sound much different but thats not to say that they don't. Without trying loads i honestly don't know. I hope this answered your question. If not let me know and i'll try again. :)
Hey Dave, I'm finding that sweet spot with the gain but when ever i kick in the ds-2 I get an awful feed back sound. When I start playing with it on the feed back goes away and I get that nice fat distortion sound that I'm looking for. Do you know why I'm getting an awful hum when turning on the ds-2?
Thats normal. Once the DS2 is on you can't stop playing. :)
Any advise on using an AC15 with an Alexander Jubilee pedal and a DS2? The DS2 "goes mental" when engaged just like you were talking about.
I haven't had experience with that pedal so i'm afraid i can't really recommend much. Sorry. All i can say is use as clean tone as you can and run the jubilee pedal cleanish with a slight breakup then run the DS2 on the right side. :)
Can you tell us your MG100HDFX settings for Johns sound please?
Happily. :)
Gain 3
Bass 5
Middle 0
Treble 0
Contour 0
Volume 10
Amp set to od1.
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hi dave im your a big fan, also john too. i have a question about john's live "tell me baby's tone and signal chains. the chorus part is so clean sound, and it gose dirt that as we know compressed dirt. does he change amp? im sure u understand what im saying. how do u play tell me baby? im struggling about it. help me please.
The verse is cleanish yeps and then for the solos he uses his Boss DS2 for distortion. I hope this helps. :)
Hey Dave, since you have your treb mid and Bass all on zero plus the wh10 in the chain, how comes your Sound is still so crisp, is it just because you have the wh10 on all the time?? Thank you all your Wonderfull Videos
Its because i use the overdrove channel. The wh10 hates clean signals. Its need to be slightly dirty for it to behave and be happy. I'll get a video done on it soon. : )
Dave, i think i already asked this but i forgot it... Can that gain, that the ibanez wah and the ds2 need be provided by a mxr micro amp instead of a overdrive??? (In the case that the amp cant give the amount of gain in the clean channel and in the dirty channel is just too much)
Not really no. The micro amp is to harsh when cranked. An overdrive pedal is smoother. :)
I always look forward to a new episode, this is so spot on
Thank you very much. :)
hi dave ! please tell me what the riff 21:33. Thank You
p.s
I couldn’t find exactly your lesson on the unique part of scar tissue slane castle (you really cool, seriously)
Its a song called Soul To Squeeze. : )
Can you use something like a Bad Monkey or any OD with the level turned down as a boost like an MXR mirco or Golden plexi?
You can indeed but some will not interact well with the DS2. :)
hi dave~ u made me buy a golden plexi. yes u were right. this is really good pedal. thank you. now im testing it, i have one more question, useing golden plexi for clean chanel amp or little crunch chanel? which is better u think?
It kind of depends what your after really but its really nice to drive a clean sound on a clean channel. Just play about and have fun with it and see what you prefer. : )
Anyone have any luck with getting a Marshall DSL40C to do this? What EQ and channel settings do you use??
terry boring have you had any luck with this yet?
Can you now explain the pedal chain in detail Dave? PLEASE? For your biggest fan?
I explain it in the video but here you go
Amp - Zoom - Wah - Dist - Fuzz - DS2 - Guitar
Amp - Golden Plexi - Zoom - Wah - Dist - Fuzz - DS2 - Guitar.
4:08 “it’s super loud and I don’t want to die” 😂
Dave, off topic I know, but with your love of Mr Green, I wondered about your thoughts on Mr Moore?
On topic; another great video . Thank you for your continued commitment to the people of the tube.
I love Gary Moore. The man was a monster. :) Thank you very much and thanks for watching. :)
Hi Dave! I love your videos. The marshall major of Frusciante is the bass model o the guitar one? you know? Thanks very Much!
Thank you very much and John's major was for guitar. :)
I started my own RHCP tribute band a year ago, and your videos have been both an inspiration and huge help on how to form my own "Frusciante sound"! Even tough I'm using bass amp and completely different pedals i'm coming close! Thanks a bunch, and of course if you find the time, check us out. One Big Mob - Rhcp tribute band. Rock on!
Thats really cool and so happy to hear that my vids have helped you get closer to John's sound. :) Thank you very much for watching and i shall take a look. :)
what settings are you using on the G2 for the delay? thanks
I'll get a vid done on my G2 soon. :)
Hey Dave! I am using a Blues Junior 3 with the ds2, wah and micro amp. Any tips on the amp settings for this amp? Or will I need to buy a different amp? Thanks man! Big fan, keep it up.
I'm not 100% sure how to set one for John i'm afraid as I've only played through one once. Sorry.
I would recommend though looking at picture of the top panel to have the volume flat out and boost the mids and bass. Try to not use the treble if you can help i. I hope this helps. :)
Hi Dave,Are u able to duplicate these sounds on the Bandit's dirty channel like u did on the Orange amp?
Indeed you are. I have a video on it. :)
Really informative. Excellent value, Dave. Thanks for sharing these videos.
Just one note. Maybe it's just me, but isn't talking through the fx chain from amp to guitar counter-intuitive? The signal goes the opposite way.
Thank you very much indeed. The effects chain has always been that way for me. I class the guitar as the end and the amp as the beginning. I guess i'm backwards. Haha. :)
Dave, I have a Marshall ed1 compressor in my chain and it also compresses the sound wave to tame the the ds2. If I'm not using the ed1, I use a bd2 with a little gain!
Dave, much overlooked series of pedals that are reasonably priced and built like tanks.
What is the benefit to having the ds2 and wah maxed out with the increase in gain on the amp? Why is that preferred over just turning down the volume on the pedals to regulate volume?
It juts sounds more like John and you get tha really intense wah tone. :)
That little riff before scar tissue? What song is that mate or is it the end of by the way from slane castle?
Dosed
Hi Dave! Could you pretty please make a video explaining the theory behind the Sir Psycho outro?
I'll see what i can do for you. :)
Dave, I hope you feel the love. You hardly ever get negative comments. Even when you do is just a troll trying to be an ass. Love your videos. Still waiting on more Jag. Hope you're well. :D
I really do and its very very cool. I cannot thank everyone enough. It means the world to me. :) I am well. I hope you are to. :)
Dave could you do a video in the future explaining the same topic of this video but with the vox ac30 vr that you`ve already reviewed? it will really help a lot thanks :D
I will see what i can do for you. Also gives me a reason to borrow the vox again. :)
hey dave I would love to know the exact pedal order and and where the pedals are according to where the guitar and amp are
Hi Dave, would the orange CR120C combo get similar results?
Indeedy it would. : )
Hi Dave, would a box of rock do the trick too, instead of golden plexi? Good job by the way.
I'm not sure but its a worth a go. Thank you for watching. : )
Would adding a compression pedal to the signal chain, before the wah and ds2 work the same?
A compressor will kind of do the job but your amp or an OD pedal will do a better one. :)
Great vid Dave!
I'm still struggling a bit to understand how to eliminate the volume jumps. are you saying to increase the volume/gain until point of slight break up, or run the volume etc high and dial back the master volume? also, should a compressor pedal be used at all?
thanks.
I am indeed saying that the increase in volume ior gain will eliminate volume jumps. Once the maps on the edge of breakup its compressing the signal and no longer allows the volume to go through the roof. Thank you for watching. :)
Do you turn DS 2 off for clean sound? Thanks!!!
I do. :)
WOW Dave, Thank you very much!!!!!! =D
Can you get the John sound with the MG100 where the pedals behave or do you need the golden plexi?
indeed you can and i shall be doing a vid on that soon. :)
Which golden plexi do you use ?
The small tone city one. : )
Dave Simpson thanks Dave grabbed myself one and now I finally calmed my DS-2 down to work properly!
What is the marshal head he is using here?
Dave has the Apple notch haircut. Sweet!
these video's are great btw. I've never spent a lot of time studying John. John is one of my favorite guitarists, but I always looked at who influenced him and went to those people to study to find my own voice. I did start with the gear John used though, and I've never been able to figure out how to get it to work like he did. This video has helped me get more out of my amp and my pedals. Thanks and keep up the great work!
Thank you and happy you liked the vids. :)
Great lesson Dave, sometimes i cant believe that your lessons are for free!
Thank you so much! P.S Untitled#18 was fucking amazing! Cheers ^_^
Thank you very much indeed. Knowledge kept to myself would be wasted knowledge. :)
Thanks Dave.. was hoping you'd do the mg also but hey awesome walkthrough, thanks
The MG did get a little left out didn't it. My John setting is
Gain - 3
Amp set to OD1
Bass - 5
Middle - 0
Treble - 0
Contour - 0
Volume 10
Thank you for watching. :)
I have this problem all the time. I'm using the Visual sound Jekyll and Hyde, the overdrive is just nice. It works well together, but I might hit John's tone if I crank the volume loud enough. The big problem is my VOX v847, the volume boost is terribly unusable. I'm experimenting with the compression as described in this video. Hopefully I might find the sweet spot where all the pedals work together.
I'm sure with enough tweaking you'll find the place it need to be. :)
I tried a DigiTech Death Metal and it can hit Frusciante's solo tone spot on. Too bad it doesn't have a drive knob.