He participates so much on the forum to help his gear nut fans get his tone, etc, very cool! Thought I would share a post from yesterday some might like:
Forum Member Question:
I'm using a Fuchs ODS 50 for most dates. occasionally an old '81 mesa MkIIB. I'm trying to get the EJ and Joe B. violin type tone out of these amps. I've tried countless OD pedals to try to "stack" OD's to achieve it. I've tried a modded TS808, Barber Direct Drive, Pearl Drive, Zen Drive, Rat..a few others incl various Boss's. The closest I've gotten was a Boss EQ pedal with 400Hz kicked up and the deep switch on the Fuchs. Really fattens things up but not quite. I'm running delay and verb through the effect loops so I have that part down. Sorry, I should have been more specific. I am running the Fuchs OD channel. I use several guitars. Main guitars are PRS's. A have a 335, Strat, tried a few LP's. Looking for something out front to push the lead channel into that area.
Joe B. Reply:
Hey Danny,
Here is the trick for getting that smooth clear yet distorted tone. You start by setting your amp with more gain than you need. Then you roll the volume back on your Les Paul to about 8. Roll your tone down to about 5 or six, and set the amp somewhat dark. The extra gain will give you the carry. I used a pedal chain in the VanWeelden's that consist of a TC -Chorus, a 2290 set very short ( you can substitute any delay , you dont need a 3 thousand dollar unit. ) and a Boss Rev-5. The reverb, chorus, and delay combo with the main delay will give you what you are looking for.
Good Luck.. Oh and the other thing that I found about Eric's tone was its cleaner than you think.. Makes his playing even more amazing right..?
Joe Bonamassa
