Crossroads with a new JTM-45/100

NY Chief · Post by **NY Chief** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 1:47 pm

Hey, Dan, I would love to hear you take on Steppin Out or Politician. That set up is MADE for that tone I think.

Billy Batz · Post by **Billy Batz** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 1:52 pm

I would do the second solo too but I just cant manage it cleanly on a LP. I think it mustve been an SG.

Billy Batz · Post by **Billy Batz** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 1:58 pm

NY Chief wrote:Hey, Dan, I would love to hear you take on Steppin Out or Politician. That set up is MADE for that tone I think.

Ill try another take with better- or I should say closer- settings and a bit more crankage. Steppin Out is a song I play a lot with the 67 and now the JTM with lower gain settings. Theyre the only ones that have that thick sing to them to cop that tone but Id have to really crank it to get the sustain he has going in that tune. I wont even try to nail that tone though. Thats a tough one.

NY Chief · Post by **NY Chief** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 3:53 pm

Billy Batz wrote:I would do the second solo too but I just cant manage it cleanly on a LP. I think it mustve been an SG.

I would agree. Definitely an SG or the 335. I know it's pretty tough to get to the high A parts on the 335 type.

shakti · Post by **shakti** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 4:06 pm

I think it's well documented that Clapton used the Fool SG for those particular shows. Definitely hard to do on a LP, I've been working on those parts since I first started playing 15 years ago, and still don't quite get the flow right in those upper registers.

MacGaden · Post by **MacGaden** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 4:10 pm

shakti wrote:I think it's well documented that Clapton used the Fool SG for those particular shows. Definitely hard to do on a LP, I've been working on those parts since I first started playing 15 years ago, and still don't quite get the flow right in those upper registers.

When Gibson did a reproduction of EC

Billy Batz · Post by **Billy Batz** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 5:02 pm

MacGaden wrote:Cool sounding clips, Billy. Now turn it up!

Thats absolutely right! Thats the reason I make so few clips. When Im able to turn it up all the way Im usually too involved to make clips or else its somewhere else where I cant make clips.

thousandshirts · Post by **thousandshirts** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 6:47 pm

Yeah. This is great to hear! I am amazed with the quality from this low volume setup you used. I should get my 45/100 done within a few weeks time now. Stuff like this makes it hard to wait!!! Great playing. I agree with Chief, Stepping Out or Politician would be great and I am pretty damn sure you could do as good a job or better than anybody else here. ANYHOW very cool indeed, SIR!

Billy Batz · Post by **Billy Batz** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 6:49 pm

cole wrote:Gut shots please!

Hey cole check out the 45/100 build log page. I havent done a decent whole chassis shot yet but I do have a lot of photos there while I was building it.

Mantegna · Post by **Mantegna** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 7:33 pm

this sounds so sweet...GREAT tone and reverb is right on man...love it.

JimiJames · Post by **JimiJames** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 12:11 am

killer Dan !

fuck dude don't hold back on that shit !

Roe · Post by **Roe** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:11 am

Billy Batz wrote:Shakti just gave me a heads up. He said Clapton has said he plugged into the normal channel of the 45/100 and has the treble and presence up. Ill have to try that too.

EC may have had the mids up also. turning up the presence and mids will get you closer to EC's cream sound without a treble booster

Billy Batz · Post by **Billy Batz** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 7:03 am

Its really tough to get those treble booster tones out of this amp by itself. Those tones just have such a clear, tight pick attack while at the same time the notes are huge and thick probably from the bass being up high. I cant really get that with this setup. Its either too bassy or too trebly. I try to stick with the live tones. Maybe if I added a high brite cap it would work but Id rather not. I could always build a rangemaster clone. I had a time machine boost but thats been gone for more then a year.

shakti · Post by **shakti** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:09 am

Personally I don't buy into the Rangemaster theory with Clapton, but that's a can of worms that's best left unopened.

And mids on a Marshall is at 10, always!

45auto · Post by **45auto** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:42 am

not a huge clapton guy, but i thought it sounded premo.