Your sound is so kick ass. I love this song and you do a fabulous cover. Amazing. As mentioned previously your intro is wrong but the rest of the song is so spot on. Your rhythmic style is just killer in this. Great playing and it's very easy to follow. Thanks! I am playing at a Guitar Fest in Ontario, Canada this Saturday June 24th 2017 and you just know this on my set list! Just a really good lesson.
Hiya. These vids are really great. But I’m a bit confused now. What would pedal would you recommend to get the true Mick Ronson sound? This one or the Wampler Velvet Tone from your previous video?
Hello! With these lessons, I wanted to see how close we could get to famous tones with whatever inventory we had on the shelves at PGS. Also, the two lessons with different gear should hopefully illustrate that as long as the riff is played correctly, the exact gear is not always crucial. But if you're absolutely set on that "true Mick Ronson sound" I'd firstly go with a MKI Tone Bender from the likes of D.A.M., Seeker FX or Creepy Fingers. Also, a big part of Ronno's tone is the Marshall Major (rare 200W 3 knob head not like Blackmore's Major) because that amp often sounded like fuzz on its own! The Velvet Fuzz was designed to sound like a fuzz into a British stack (so that's pretty close) while this Merkin Fuzz was fuzzy enough to do the job into our clean Deluxe Reverb. I hope that helps! Andy
Hey guys, love your stuff. Even bought some pedals from you. As a long time Ronson fan, I appreciate the interest in the lesson. With all due respect, this is not a tone I would recognize as Mick Ronson. I think if you switch up your gear, you'll come much more close to a Ronno tone. I know this from years of trying to nail the tone, if you want to recreated the Ronno tone, you want to look for a Tone Bender Mk I. There's a guy making one out of Barcelona with the real germanium transistor. Try this with a parked wah and a Les Paul Custom.
I think you're spot on about the tone bender. I tried a couple clones of it today, and the tones were really near Ronno's live tone. Dirty and chunky without being muddy and none of the sharp, obnoxiously tinny highs you think of with some other types of fuzzes. But I have to say, the Merkin is pretty close by my ears.
FallaciousScotsman Try to add "The Pig" by Brian Menatone. This pedal will give you the Marshall Major tone and you'll really get close to Ronno. Play your Les Paul Custom through it, then an old Crybaby Wah and you're there.
I just watched all of PSG & Andy's lessons (thanks by the way) but I gotta ask does PSG have a vested interest in Catlinbread pedals? Now I didn't actually count the exact number but out of 97 videos I would say at least 70%+ of them Andy is using some type of Catlinbread pedal. I don't own any and never heard or played one first hand, are they that good to have PGS and Andy use them so much? Went to Catlinbread's site and they even have a quote from Andy (Dirty little secret pedal). Does anyone know?
Yes they are that good. They are the best. PSG and Andy are the best. The amp typically used, Fender DRRI, it's the best. There is a LOT of work going into every video presentation too. That is why it's not full of the little glitches and mistakes that most of the other sites have.
Mick Ronson is the man. Moonage Daydream is better though, this one is a bit too Alice Cooper. Ironically Randy Rhoads was obsessed with both Mick Ronson and Glen Buxton-- you can hear a Moonage Daydream inspired outro solo at the end of "You Can't Kill Rock and Roll". And Glen Buxton was ALL OVER Quiet Riot I & II.
No it's not, I have a signature T and the vitage burst is differant than Desert burst, which is what you see on this Les Paul Standard. The Pick ups have probably been changed as well, because if I'm right, and this is a Standard, Gibson didnt produce them with the open face 57's like they do on the T Series. Personally, I wish Gibson would have offered the chrome covered pick ups on the T Series for the class act that these Les Pauls truly are.
Honestly, one of the best and most straight forward guitar lesson videos ever.
Happy to hear this video is still helpful! Thanks!
thank you very much. fantastic rocker song. David will always be remembered through his songs.R.I.P
we will jam this tommorow Dave.RIP. One of the best songs
+James Whiffin Playing it rightnow man , RIP Ziggy !!
Wham bam, thank you Andy!
YESSSSSS WHOLLY CRAPP NIPS!!! SO RANDOMLY AWESOME THAT YOU DID THIS
Now that's more like it. Ronno, the best guitar player ever! Great riff.
Nice lesson, and man, what a beautiful guitar.
Love it. That was a blast. I have always loved that song. Thanks man.
Thanks for the lesson!
Loving the sound. Have to decide on a Manlay tonebender or the Catalinbread Merkin for chrimbo
Your sound is so kick ass. I love this song and you do a fabulous cover. Amazing. As mentioned previously your intro is wrong but the rest of the song is so spot on. Your rhythmic style is just killer in this. Great playing and it's very easy to follow. Thanks! I am playing at a Guitar Fest in Ontario, Canada this Saturday June 24th 2017 and you just know this on my set list! Just a really good lesson.
thx droogie
rest in peace Mick Ronson
I think the intro slide to A starts at E, not F. Otherwise great lesson. Thx
I like these lessons but would like to see the solos covered too.
The solo is in the A major pentatonic scale...
Hiya. These vids are really great. But I’m a bit confused now. What would pedal would you recommend to get the true Mick Ronson sound? This one or the Wampler Velvet Tone from your previous video?
Hello! With these lessons, I wanted to see how close we could get to famous tones with whatever inventory we had on the shelves at PGS. Also, the two lessons with different gear should hopefully illustrate that as long as the riff is played correctly, the exact gear is not always crucial. But if you're absolutely set on that "true Mick Ronson sound" I'd firstly go with a MKI Tone Bender from the likes of D.A.M., Seeker FX or Creepy Fingers. Also, a big part of Ronno's tone is the Marshall Major (rare 200W 3 knob head not like Blackmore's Major) because that amp often sounded like fuzz on its own! The Velvet Fuzz was designed to sound like a fuzz into a British stack (so that's pretty close) while this Merkin Fuzz was fuzzy enough to do the job into our clean Deluxe Reverb. I hope that helps!
Andy
I LOVE MY MERKIN!!
Andy, you can come to my birthday party if I can have the Les Paul. It's got the greatest burst I've ever seen.
Hey guys, love your stuff. Even bought some pedals from you. As a long time Ronson fan, I appreciate the interest in the lesson. With all due respect, this is not a tone I would recognize as Mick Ronson. I think if you switch up your gear, you'll come much more close to a Ronno tone. I know this from years of trying to nail the tone, if you want to recreated the Ronno tone, you want to look for a Tone Bender Mk I. There's a guy making one out of Barcelona with the real germanium transistor. Try this with a parked wah and a Les Paul Custom.
I think you're spot on about the tone bender. I tried a couple clones of it today, and the tones were really near Ronno's live tone. Dirty and chunky without being muddy and none of the sharp, obnoxiously tinny highs you think of with some other types of fuzzes. But I have to say, the Merkin is pretty close by my ears.
FallaciousScotsman Try to add "The Pig" by Brian Menatone. This pedal will give you the Marshall Major tone and you'll really get close to Ronno. Play your Les Paul Custom through it, then an old Crybaby Wah and you're there.
Good song!
Nice fuzz tone.
'Ull's finest. Totally agree, mate.
Hey man! What's your amp settings????
Oh leave me alone you know
My left hand won't come close to stretching 5 frets but it's fun trying...
A nice follow-up for this would be the solo part.
I just watched all of PSG & Andy's lessons (thanks by the way) but I gotta ask does PSG have a vested interest in Catlinbread pedals? Now I didn't actually count the exact number but out of 97 videos I would say at least 70%+ of them Andy is using some type of Catlinbread pedal. I don't own any and never heard or played one first hand, are they that good to have PGS and Andy use them so much? Went to Catlinbread's site and they even have a quote from Andy (Dirty little secret pedal). Does anyone know?
Isn't PGS a store? I would imagine they're a catalinbread distributor or something.
Yes they are that good. They are the best. PSG and Andy are the best. The amp typically used, Fender DRRI, it's the best. There is a LOT of work going into every video presentation too. That is why it's not full of the little glitches and mistakes that most of the other sites have.
Shit that's a fine looking axe man....
I love my Les Paul, but I'd cheat on it with your guitar.
Kinda surprised they picked this song. I learned this song about 5 years ago. Really simple. Took me about 5 mins.
Do have jimi's red house just asking....tanxs nice channel...
Mick Ronson is the man. Moonage Daydream is better though, this one is a bit too Alice Cooper. Ironically Randy Rhoads was obsessed with both Mick Ronson and Glen Buxton-- you can hear a Moonage Daydream inspired outro solo at the end of "You Can't Kill Rock and Roll". And Glen Buxton was ALL OVER Quiet Riot I & II.
No it's not, I have a signature T and the vitage burst is differant than Desert burst, which is what you see on this Les Paul Standard. The Pick ups have probably been changed as well, because if I'm right, and this is a Standard, Gibson didnt produce them with the open face 57's like they do on the T Series. Personally, I wish Gibson would have offered the chrome covered pick ups on the T Series for the class act that these Les Pauls truly are.
what kind of burst is the les paul?
what's the setting on the deluxe reverb?
It does not go to the G first time ...second time yes
+guitarbob63 Yes, that's correct.
I thought the Merkin was based on a Fuzzrite... A Tonebender, really?
Vintage sunburst i think
Sukadik city... As my bandmates call it lol
looks like you got yourself a sinature t
Andy,
I found out about this song cuz of Alice In Chains
David Bowie really hates Henry.
that isnt physically possible
tobacco burst
to hell with your pedals