Dialing in nashville sound on most amps.

[Ray Lamoureux]

Talking about AMPS...

[Ray Lamoureux]

I have been playing about 40 years.20 years with a crappy sound.I got negative feedback from some lead & steel players.Theres no cd out on how to get that nash sound.What are the pros thinking when dialing in sound.I know there are some new steelers who needs Info on sound.Im now 79 yeard old,with a GFI & a TT-12 amp.I now have that nashville sound.As I said there should be a CD to dial in great sound...I take it all you players know how to dial in sound....

[Howard Parker]

No such thing as the "Nashville Sound" imho. What recording or player are you attempting to emulate?

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[Larry Dering]

And to add, just how are you dialing in your sound? I've worked for 40 years and still not completely satisfied with my tone. Lots of gear and various steels and each presents a new challenge. Can't say I have a special formula.

[Brandon Mills]

Fresh strings, probably the number one tone killer for any stringed instrument using round wound strings is old strings! That’s also something I feel is not talked about enough for as much of a sonic difference as it makes.

[Donny Hinson]

As far as dialing in a sound, I don't think that equipment, per se, has a lot to do with it. It takes most players many years (or decades) to get a good sound or sound like a pro Nashville player, and that's simply because it takes many years to become a good player. You don't just go out and buy a boutique amp and a Franklin or Emmons guitar and automatically sound like Buddy or Paul. Sorry, that's just NOT the way it works.

Over the years I've had hundreds of players sit down at The Blade and play through my amp with my tone settings and they ended up sounding like they did on their own guitars.

But, I would say that the Nashville Sound of today is far more defined and inflexible than it used to be. Today, what we hear is a "mostly mid-range" tonality with compression and very little EFX. There's not nearly as much tonal or stylistic variety as we had 50 years ago. I think that's because there are fewer influential players these days, as most artists and groups use the same few studio musicians on their recordings.

[Ray Lamoureux]

I have been playing about 40 years.20 years with a crappy sound.I got negative feedback from some lead & steel players.Theres no cd out on how to get that nash sound on amps.What are the pros thinking when dialing in sound on their amps.I know there are some new steelers who needs Info on sound.Im now 79 yeard old,with a GFI & a TT-12 amp.I now have that nashville sound on my amp.As I said there should be a CD to dial in great sound...I take it all you players know how to dial in sound....

THANKS to all who responded...