Even a $100 Amp Can Sound Deece!
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- Опубліковано 9 сер 2017
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A subscriber asked: "Help, I only have a practice amp and it sounds like fart. Is there any way to get better sound without buying pedals or replacing it with a tube amp?" So I made this video for you! and anyone with the same issue. Thanks for the question.
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Find out how this man made a cheap amp sound good with this one simple trick: amp manufacturers hate him.
Did you know which model is this amp?
@@robertomejia7581 champion 20
@@robertomejia7581 nevermind
FENDER is one of the best AMPLIFIERS ever.
I'm sure amp manufacturers don't hate him lmao there is no secrets you just pkay around with it stsrt with average settings and find ur sound
gain=metal
more gain=more metal
more gain
no mids
SLAYERRR
Niklas Janßen but does it djent?
Skatoony but does it Jazz
ALL THE GAIN!
NO MIDS!
Niklas Janßen is that a Jared Dines quote?
I remember when I first started playing electric guitar I got a small practice amp. I thought that the bass knob was for bass guitar and turned it all the way off. I then saw the treble knob and thought: "Guitar is in treble clef, I need more treble!" so I cranked the treble all the way up. I was a big fan of Soundgarden and Tool at the time, which drove me to cranked the gain all the way up. It sounded like a beehive. After playing it for a while I decided that the amp just sucked.
Thick head
Damn lol
CHEAP AMPS MANUFACTURERS HATE THIS GUY, DISCOVER WHY!
I has tone, and so cans you.
But they should love him? Cuz he makes them sound good. The ones who should hate him are expensive amp manufacturers.
What's the best sounding amp for a deaf person?
@@TheArtofGuitar Lmao.
I don't have even a $100 amp, actually, my amp was a gift of a friend, if he hadn't given it to me, I wouldn't even have an amp.
Same
That amp, by the way, have an incredibly good clean tone.
Iñaky Maisterrena hell yeah, it sounds really close to an acoustic guitar sound. It's kinda typical for Fender amps in general
Yeah, the problem with this instruction is that he's going for a heavy Marshall tone from a Fender amp, and those two amps are voiced completely differently. Marshalls are made to have more tight boxy midrange, and Fenders have a characteristic airy, mid scooped tone. These small solid state Fenders are actually really easy to get a decent *Fender* Blackface tube amp sound. You just have to crank the bass, keep the treble about halfway or less, and the mids between 2 to 4. And keep the gain/preamp set to *just* where it starts to overdrive a bit. If he was going for a Stevie Ray Vaughn tone instead of metal and AC/DC he could have made it sound really decent.
Actually, in my practice room, I use one of these amps for a small bass amp. Works really great.
Like the guy in this video even cares.
Oh yeah. Fender’s cleans always sound great. But their gain sounds are SHIT
A really good 100$ amp is the Fender Mustang 1 [V..2] modeling amp. With the Fender fuse software it makes it an awesome practice amp.
Art G i have that amp, it was a great upgrade from the shit that i had before but i found that a tube amp sounds so much better than solid states.
yeah but solid states are much cheaper
A Fender G-DEC3 (if you can find one!) is all that and MUCH more!
don't sleep on the pignose for a prac/small room amp.
Art, absolutely right hell its worth buying the amp just for the fuse software alone instantly have your own little recording studio with unlimited amount of tone variation and pedal effects all in one little amp,
I have Mustang 3 for those that claim modeling amps are crap are not being honest with themselves or haven't tried one lately they have come a long way
I love the grin you get every time you're channeling the Young brothers. \m/
Now if I could only find the Pick of Destiny!
Keith!
A tip for metal rhythm (that would have helped me out when I started): To tighten up the palm muted sound (mainly the low end), use less gain on the amp but add an overdrive pedal in front of the amp. Classical overdrives used for this are the Tube Screamer and its clones which may be a bit expensive. Experiment with the overdrive's volume/drive, less is more. ;) Often even used with drive on 0 and neutral volume. Turned my crappy practice amp into something I could live with, but this technique is also used by professionals with high-end amps.
I have this amp in red but replaced the speaker with a Eminence Ragin Cajun speaker and it sounds about 100 times better :)
The electronics in the Fender Frontman 25R are pretty good so a simple speaker swap turns this into really my main practice amp.
Does the ragin Cajun work well with the high gain metal distortion?
OH MAN ! A WEEK AGO I DISCOVERED YOUR CHANNEL AND I'VE LEARNED A LOT ! THANKS BUDDY ! GREETINGS FROM ECUADOR !
It took me 20 years of playing to realize how important it is to find a good sound even at practice amp volume. I’m impressed by my little Crate practice amp and it’s a nice option for small band gigs when the Vox or the Sunn is WAYYYY too much.
excellent video on getting the most out of a small amp.
you meant a shitty amp
@@soofitnsexy no one cares if you have a super expensive amp
I have been searching for weeks to find a channel where someone could show how to dial in a nice tone with just an amp. I play thrash/ heavy metal and this was more helpful than anything else I have seen (everyone is running through software) Fantastic description and it is nice to see someone focus on getting good tone on just an amp and guitar like most average Joe's jammin in the bedroom. Thanks!!!
Those Frontman Amps are amazing. They're inexpensive but they are the cornerstone of fender solid-state amps. They can handle themselves on stage. Especially if you're going for a lower stage volume. You get a better attack variation with higher volumes.
you are a very good player and teacher. Thanks for sharing your talents. You nailed this tutorial as far as room practice is concerned. Well done.
Very nice demo. Learned a couple new things. Thanks for sharing!
It’s not about the money for music most of the time, it’s about using your creativity and intuition and doing what you can with what you have.
I run my amps in stereo, a Fender Champ X2 head and cab (12" Celestion) and a Peavey Audition amp (10" Celestion). Sounds fantastic with a expansive sound scape. Little amps are great if you know what you are doing.
In my opinion the best video by far on the topic. Very clear explanations with brief illustrations. Spot on- every beginner guitarist should watch this. Subscribed and looking forward finding some other interesting stuff on your channel. Thanks mate, you ROCK!
It's simple - all EQs at noon, just a little bit of reverb :-)
John Wescott “WERE PLUGGED INTO A HOT ROD-DEVILLE”
Noice reference 👌
You're a good teacher.
I love the sound I'm getting with my Vox mini 5, I set it to UK '80s, add compressor and tape echo all built in, blissful.
Great video Mike! I would say I'm between level 3 and 4 without any direction where to go next. Thanks for laying out a path and a goal.
Right now my only amp is a Fender Frontman 15G. And this video has given me a new appreciation for it.
Thanks!
Som'n came in the mail today.....
Deece Nutz
Those amps (I have both the 15 and the 15R) have excellent clean sounds. That is their strength and they are genuinely good at it.
You get mostly overdrive from gain, if you cut the speakers you get a Fuzz effeckt. Distortion, overdrive and fuzz are very different elements... and if your "little" amp is open at the back try to set it next to a wall, if you like the sound, cover the opening in the back. Also set up the hight of your pickups! Great vid for beginners, 20 years back this would be pure gold for me!
What band you in?
Thank you! This is a very valuable video. You dealt with an issue that don't get covered much. Making the amp we already gave, sound better. More reason to be subscribed to you. Thank you!
When I finally got my Marshall stack, mg100hdfx. It took me only minutes to work out that “less is more”. Especially with the gain dial. This vid is totally spot on. 👍
I stretched my budget a bit and got the Fender Champion 40. It's really loud for a bedroom practice amp and a substantial upgrade from that 20 watt model for a hundred bucks more. My volume is stuck at 4 and it's even louder with an overdrive pedal like the BB Preamp or Tube Screamer. The clean channel has great clarity and pretty close to a tube amp. Skip the 20 and go for the 40, this gives you the option to gig with it at small gatherings or events.
I use a similar technique in all my pedals all of which are Behringer. So rather than using one pedal with high Distortion I use 2 pedals with very less Distortion. I play Megadeth with HM300 and TO800 with a bit little different amp eq settings while playing 'into the Lungs of Hell' which has 4 guitars, I play 2 of them and also tapping. Good work!
I have way to many amps. The one I use the most, my stupid used ($60) Fender Frontman 25. I do not use the onboard distortion, just pedals for everything but the reverb which I do us. I still get a kick out of people coming up to me asking what amp am I using as it sounds killer..... to funny. I ended up changing the speaker only to give me more head room. Now it is a tone monster.... Who needs tubes...
Amazing lesson to get the best tones from a cheap amp. Really enlightening.
This is a good lesson for all amps not just small practice amps.
Best video I’ve Ever seen ! When I 1sr went from acoustic to Electric I spent a month no kidding turning knobs trying to figure out how to get it to sound decent then changed songs and would have to adjust everything again with n clue what. Was doing it made starting electric guitar Sooooo much harder wish I had this video then But Thanks it still helps An Amazing Amout
Really well explained again mate. So helpful to beginners.
Thanks dude! Your videos and instruction are awesome! Really helping me as a new guitar player!
I'm not a fan of compressors in my basic rig, but a DynaComp with the attack set lower than high is good for cleaning up cheap solid state amps. 🤘
You are the only UA-cam guitar teacher that’s not full of sh*t
Cheap amps seem to universally have shitty distortion, but I'm always being impressed by a lot of clean sounds I can get out of practice amps. I've been playing with a Fender SP-10 practice amp and I love the clean sound I get out of it. No gain or mid adjustment, so I have to boost the volume and lower my volume knob on the guitar to drive amp less if I really want a crunchy tone out of the amp.
i have the same amp lol... (used to have twin reverb and a Marshall ) but i use a BossM70 with all the bells and whistles... i will tune the amp first now. thanks for sharing
What amp is this?
I've been doing it wrong for like a whole year. Thank you for this tutorial. Now I understand how to make my guitar sound better.
This is literally my exact amp, and I've been struggling with the tone on it for a while. Thank you so much for doing this video!
i was happy with the lil fender amp for low volume practice.
Mike: even a $100 can sound great
me with a 12 watt randall of $25: are you mad ???!!!!
Ive had the same frontman15g for ten years and it still works fine and even sounds ok
That amp is magic! Especially if you have an old line 6 spider amp around. I swapped the stock speaker with the Celestion in the Line 6 and it sounds amazing! The Frontman is a way overlooked gem. I'm glad you did this video! As always, keep on rocking!
Excellent review, you are so right about the treble, this is the weakest area of virtually all solid state amps, with the high or treble knob up you will notice a nasty toneless (square wave) fizzy sound, not all solid state amps have this problem several like Peavey (trans tube) and Marshall have their own tube emulation circuit that actually works pretty well.
Don't forget that most budget amps have really cheap nasty speakers, this affects the tone and volume more than anything else, look for used JBL, Altec or EV speakers, whatever your amp any of these will make your amp at least
twice as loud in real world use, don't forget the speaker is the weakest link in any system.
What I usually do is having Gain: 7 Mid:6 Treble:8 Bass:5.5 and use my volume knob on my guitar to change the OD and the tone. By rolling the volume on my guitar back I get a light overdrive, rhythm tone and rolling it up to have a lead tone.
I have a little travel rig that I came up with which consists of: Whatever guitar out of my collection that I care to take along, my Roland Micro Cube, ZOOM G1Xon ( a looper ), and a Steve Vai Bad Horsie 2. All of the components are battery powered, so I can essentially take the entire combined unit wherever I want. No need for power outlets, AND !!! that all pretty much leaves me with a whole band at my fingertips. Multiple drum patterns available on the GX1on, can layer guitar loops with the G1xon, AND !!! the ZOOM unit also has a Bass emulator that you can also loop. Band In A Box, hell to the yeah.
i dial the bass to 11 because i needed it to go 1 higher.
Oh, that’s my amp
which model is this amp?
I saw a video where this guy turned this amp ( or maybe the 15w version) into a head unit an ran it through a 4x12 and man it sounded pretty good.
I like to keep the tone know at half while playing with my amp settings. This way, if I want a brighter sound, I turn the tone know up, if I want a dull sound, I turn it down.
What the fuck is ''Deece"?
Hitchens is back from the dead to troll me??? haha ;)
I rose specially for you my friend.
How decent of you ;p
I only use the word Deece while nippleclamp beerbonging while watching DudePerfect
Same.
Well, the distortoin in my amp happens when you turn on the chorus and put it to 0, it's actually different from it being turned off and gives it a little boost that prevents it from getting too lifeless
*Turns bass to 0* "see how thinner that got?"
Me listening on my phone: nope.
Very helpful video.Thanks!
I have similiar AMP to the one you used in video, except mine is Fender Frontman 15g 38w, settings I use are
Gain: 7-8
Treble: 2-3
Mid: 2.5-4
Bass: around 8
My guitar is Yamaha 121-DM, and also use GCB-95 wah wah crybaby pedal, my setup sounds pretty nice actually :D
Do you know which model is this amp?
@@robertomejia7581 Fender Frontman
Having live mixed many bands, the gain is usually at 7-8 and then the new is adjusted to fit the gain/overdrive
I have a Marshall MG 15 but the low end on it is VERY "Marshall-y" but it has a very punchy treble as well, so I've found that keeping the bass and mids around 7-10 and treble 5-6 for most classic/hard rock. I usually turn the treble down for bluesy stuff.
I bought myself a Harley Benton-HB10G, 40 euros, 10 watts, at max volume (even at 8-7) can keep up with the drums. Has such a good tone. I was mesmerized. I was expecting a trashy bedroom amp. Picked it up with a squier affinity telecaster and it was like marriage. It sounds like my dream tone. Can go from jazz to metal no problem. AND YES the tele can do metal, even with no humbuckers, just dont expect some of the heavier of the heaviest metal tones, duh. But youre good to go. :)
An excelent relatively cheap amp is a Focusrite sound card + BIAS AMP/FX. You can get pretty much any sound, takes up no space. All you need is a PC and speakers (not built in PC, something bit heftier) and there is a high chance most people already have those two.
If you get a big enough amp, (100 watts minimum) You won't even hear the neighbors complaining.. Half stacks are not enough..😂 Great video dude, so many amp owners have no clue..
My amp doesn't even have the mid knob, only got bass and treble, and a "drive" button.
Oh yeah? All I have are tone, volume, reverb and gain.
mane101970 same, drive gives you a heavier tone.i have one of those cheap 20$ amp.
All i have is potato
I had volume, tone and bass
mane101970 I just uses my fingers they sound good!
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO!!!
God I wanna play guitar so bad but it's taking so long to save money ._. Fml
If you want to just get started ASAP, Craigslist and pawn shops are your friend :). If you can't find anything, you can get a starter Davison pack with a guitar, amp, cable, picks, and case for about $100 on Amazon. Hope this helps :)
Just go buy the cheapest guitar you can get at first cause when your a beginner any guitar is going to sound like shit... and use your computer as an amp. I'm a fellow poor guitarist so I know hahaha
I agree with rhy hood below but get some advice from a seasoned guitarist before buying anything; you can get a blackstar ID core for $100 new and a used Epiphone LP for about the same in excellent condition- the amp sounds good and is plenty to begin with, same with the guitar, keep saving , keep playing and before you know it you'll get there, just do not give up it does take time. Persistence and hard work is the key- work hard and give yourself time to "get it." you also could buy ac decent used acoustic and just start on that, then buy electric once you make progress (this may be the best way because you'll develop much greater fret- hand strength, but not necessarily speed
Clannad Cryer I agree with William Martin on the Blackstar ID Core amp and Epiphone guitar. The $100 Id Core is the ID Core 10 and it is an excellent value. I use one for practice sometimes. Epiphones are great, especially if you like Gibson guitars. If you prefer Fender style guitars you may want to look for a used Squire. Do you have a preference? I started playing over 35 years ago and I am still having lots of fun. Hope you have fun soon too!
Get a used PV Vypyr & a Epiphone / Squire / Ibanez / SK guitar you could have a rigg at a $100. I just saw a Peavey 4x12 Cab w/Celestion Vintage 30's for $50 btw that's cost about $700 new just for that Cab. W/a small amp you can send the speaker output thru a 4x12 cab w/ good speaker & sound amazing. You won't beat the Vypyr new I paid $89 for the 15 watt. Lot's of deals on CraigsList also keep an eye on Musicians Friend site for scratch & dent open box…you can find some amazing deals I got a Peavey Vypyr 100 watt VIP 3 & Sanpera Foot controller for $250 it's like new & under a 2 yr warranty ,new that would have cost $420 keep saving work more jobs it took me years to save up for my 1st guitar & amp .
I have a little fender frontman 15g and this is what I put it at
Gain=5
Treble=7
Middle=7
Bass=4
It gives me a nice pinky little tone when I have humbuckers
I keep expecting Negan to come In and bash his skull with Lucile.
Robert Blaricom Sr this guy looks like glen from the walking dead
I like how you whammied without a whammy bar 9:24
I have one of those. Ignore the gain channel and put a cheap second hand Boss BD2 in to the clean channel and it actually sounds pretty good. Not great, but ok for bedroom practice.
This is great. Super helpful!
That bug on the wall had me trippin
Straight to the point video. AWESOME.
Can you please do a video on guitar set up, strings, string gauge etc. It would be very helpful. Thanks so much!
search Joe Walsh guitar set up, he has a great how-to guide.
You have to make sure your guitar is set up good use the clean channel get the best clean sound you can get with what you have and use good pedals to get a good sound.
What the hell are you doing with my amp!
Deflowering it.
0:01 Kickstart my Heart - Motley Crue
2:24 Unskinny Bop - Poison
excellent lesson
Help, my fender amp doesn't have mids ☹
I think Fenders have a Great clean sound, and make a great pedal board platform. I've got a Hot Rod Deluxe and a Frontman 25R, I love the Tube Sound Hot Rod, but for most jam nights it's too loud, plus it's really heavy to pack around.( I'm 65 so it's not the easiest for me) The Frontman on the other hand is nice and light for me. For small venues it's a decent volume level amp, for rythm playing, I play through a Zoom G3 for the efects, (Tube Screemer,Tremelo and delay and it sounds pretty decent.) I've since changed the speaker for a Eminence LEGEND 1058 10" Guitar Speaker 75-watt 8-Ohms, and putting together a pedal board with a vintage Morley Vol. Pedal, a Dunlop Cry Baby, EHX Tremelo, EHX Holy Grail Nano, a Mini Tube Screemer, EHX Mel 9, and a EHX Switch Blade, I'm still waiting for the EHX C 9 to arrive. I'm hoping the new setup will sound better and be more versatile...
Can you give me the setting for Frontman 10G
I have an orange crush 12 for like $95, little things works wonders
I'm thinking of buying the crush 12 and I wanna know of this video made it sound real good or at any setting if it sound any good....
The amp I use was for my fender bass, but I use it for both cos it sounds so much better than my first amp. The only downside is that it doesn’t have any gain, it only has volume, bass, mid and treble. So I have to use my pedal
nice lesson learned. keep it up. thanks!
Nice lesson dude. Subbed.
not even a 500$ amp would sound good without these settings you know, these are essential to rock, especially if you throw in some pedals!
Dude... But you're using a fender strat? It's going to sound good through a modified radio if you wanted
it's so weird in that i like music with bass. Lots of bass. I'm a hip-hop head from way way back. I love r&b and funk too. Guitar i stick to the blues mostly, with some Mayer, Prince (learning that), George benson thrown in. i just hate that trebley sound of many guitars. Bridge Pickup? What's that for? I like it full, not muffled but i always crank up the bass on amps. I have like this modeling amp and every setting, up goes the bass. Not saying i'm right. it's just my ear. Maybe that will give me a different sound than others though.
I'm from a very different background (=not hipphop), but also like bass to max, probably because my modelling amp has only a 10" speaker, which laks some serious guts :-)
I got this amp for 50 bucks second hand and it's holding up well.
Plug it into a 12" guitar cab.
Almost all guitar tone come from a 12 inch speakers, to go smaller than that is looking for ’that’ sound, especially from Fender amps.
If this is what Fender nowadays delivers on the low end sector your're truly better off with an Amplug and headphones.
It's amazing how a good player can make a $100 amp sound like a $1000 amp!
Would you happen to know how to set up a bass amp?
Ben'Jammin yeah I have one and I have no idea (I’ve never even had a normal electric guitar amp)
A bit more treble might sound good with metal, and thr low mids are important
I tried the same amp last week to practice a little bit, and ended with exactly those settings! However, I tried that sound over a backing track and it was almost useless, I wasn't cutting enough, but at least it wasn't that itchy kind of sound that cheap transistor have.
I've got a Fender Champion 40 watt absolutely love that thing
Great Lesson.
Your advice and steps taken in this demo are good. The "starter" amps need tweaking as demonstrated to lessen the muddy and the shrill. However if you set an amp to chainsaw imitation channel, there is nothing you can do to make chainsaw sound appealing. After your good efforts at improvement, you still had that annoying chainsaw buzzing. Do a demo starting with clean so that we can actually hear the changes/improvements as they occur. I would love to see that demo because I'm running cheapo amps always. I need your experiences advice.
Great lesson on how to dial in tones on a cheap practice amp.
Anything you can do with the REALLY small amps(battery powered hand sized)?