jeannot18 Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Hi there, first post on the forum. We bought a Spider IV 15 for my son to use with his new guitar. Myself, I have been learning for the past few months on an acoustic guitar. My teacher uses an electric when I have my lessons, and when he plays blues, I really love the sounds that comes out of the amp (he obviously uses a different amp all together). I have been messing about with the amp and the guitar (again electric guitars are completely new to me), my son's guitar has only a volume and tone dial, and 3 positions for the pick up. No matter what I have tried to setup the amp to, I am not getting a blues sound (if it makes sense), when we bought the amp, online, the salesman told me that I should not have any problem playing blues. So my question is, what setup should i use to get that blues sound. Hope my post makes sense, I am new to this. Thank you JC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruceleemonkey Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Hi, try looking through here http://line6.com/customtone/browse/spideriv15/ There are lots of suggested settings to try out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fflbrgst Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 What guitar are you using? The type of pickups can make a real difference in sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeannot18 Posted December 30, 2013 Author Share Posted December 30, 2013 What guitar are you using? The type of pickups can make a real difference in sound. For now it is my son's ESPLTD EX-50 BLK (James Hetfield lookalike), so i guess not a very "blues" guitar, but as I said I am a complete noob to electric guitar. Though somebody recommended me this guitar http://www.andertons.co.uk/solid-body-electric-guitars/pid9185/cid671/squier-classic-vibe-50s-strat-in-2-tone-sunburst.asp I will go to my local music shop and see if I can try it, but from what i have read so far the perfect guitar to play blues Bruce thanks for the link, I will check it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fflbrgst Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Yeah, that ESP is a heavy metal-style guitar, with pretty crappy humbucker pickups. Still, you should be able to turn down the guitar's volume control and adjust the one to get a halfway decent tone from the amp. I wouldn't recommend that Squier Strat from Andertons, only because it seems very pricey for a Squier. Shop around for a used one at half the price - or better yet a used Fender Strat for that price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timothybaugh Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 For now it is my son's ESPLTD EX-50 BLK (James Hetfield lookalike), so i guess not a very "blues" guitar, but as I said I am a complete noob to electric guitar. Though somebody recommended me this guitar http://www.andertons.co.uk/solid-body-electric-guitars/pid9185/cid671/squier-classic-vibe-50s-strat-in-2-tone-sunburst.asp I will go to my local music shop and see if I can try it, but from what i have read so far the perfect guitar to play blues Bruce thanks for the link, I will check it up The Squire Classic Vibe range are excellent guitars - they are the top of the Squire range and well worth the money. An excellent entry level blues guitar. The blues covers a wide spectrum of sounds - can you name an artist whose tone you like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeannot18 Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 The Squire Classic Vibe range are excellent guitars - they are the top of the Squire range and well worth the money. An excellent entry level blues guitar. The blues covers a wide spectrum of sounds - can you name an artist whose tone you like? Thanks Timothy, I like people like Eric Clapton, Joe Bonamassa etc, J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbailes Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I agree with the last 2 posts. Squire has made improvements in the QC dept in the last few years. And epiphone les paul or dot guitar (epi's version of a 335) might be something to consider as well. I'm not familiar with the 15 watter, But I'm sure that if you crank a bit and go to some of the more classic amp settings, you can get some decent, warm blues settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fflbrgst Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I don't know British guitar pricing, but the Squier linked above seems high-priced to me - 301 pounds ~ $500. The same model sells for less than $400 at Guitar Center. Used Fender Strats can be picked up for that price as well, and used Squiers Classics for under $300. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeannot18 Posted January 14, 2014 Author Share Posted January 14, 2014 I don't know British guitar pricing, but the Squier linked above seems high-priced to me - 301 pounds ~ $500. The same model sells for less than $400 at Guitar Center. Used Fender Strats can be picked up for that price as well, and used Squiers Classics for under $300. That's rip off England for you, it is the same with most electronic stuff J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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