I have an SG Standard(490R 498T pickups)a Vox AC-15CC1 and a Big Muff but I can't get it to sound like this.Can't get it to breakup like that.How do I that sound with my rig?DO I need different pickups?
Re: How do I get this sound with a Big Muff?
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 2:55 am
by paologregorio
octagon wrote:I have an SG Standard(490R 498T pickups)a Vox AC-15CC1 and a Big Muff but I can't get it to sound like this.Can't get it to breakup like that.How do I that sound with my rig?DO I need different pickups?
Maybe; what pickups does your SG have in it? They vary by year. It might just be a matter of setting the guitar and amp knobs.
Re: How do I get this sound with a Big Muff?
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 12:56 pm
by octagon
My SG has 490R 498T pickups.I wonder what kind of pickups are on the SG in the video.
Re: How do I get this sound with a Big Muff?
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:20 pm
by tennis_nick
octagon wrote:My SG has 490R 498T pickups.I wonder what kind of pickups are on the SG in the video.
I found that combination rather weak in my SG. the ones in that SG are likely comparable to Gibsons 57 classic pickup, or even the Seymour Duncan 59's.
Re: How do I get this sound with a Big Muff?
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 2:30 pm
by whojamfan
The vibrato on the SG would lead me to believe that it is a vintage reissue and would probably have 57 classic pickups in it. Since that guitar looks brand spanking new, I would do a search at Gibson to find out exactly what they put in those reissues(it's a 60s something). I would be very surprised to find that they used 400 or 500 series pickups in that model. Also, the amp is going to play a big part in the sound as you can still hear a ring in the chords when the fuzz starts to fade.
Re: How do I get this sound with a Big Muff?
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 2:33 pm
by tennis_nick
Exactly, the guitar is either 61 or 62 reissue from GIbson USA (rare with the vibrato), or a 1961 Les Paul standard reissue from the custom shop. either way. 57 Classics in that one.
But they could have been swapped. It's not hard to do for someone who knows what they're doing!
Re: How do I get this sound with a Big Muff?
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 2:47 pm
by 1965
Put some sort of signal booster in front of the Muff. I use an MXR micro amp.