gold tone pbsm square neck sound too clean

John Sluszny · Post by **John Sluszny** » 5 Jul 2010 10:56 am

I own a square neck GoldTone Paul Beard Signature- M Solid Mahogany. http://www.beardguitars.com/guitargoldtonepbsm.html

.The guitar is beautiful and the sound is loud and
warm tho I find it a bit too "clean".Would unscrewing
the tension screw (beneath the palmrest bridge) make it "growl" a little?Thanks.

Howard Parker · Post by **Howard Parker** » 5 Jul 2010 11:11 am

That will just make the guitar rattle. Try playing it _HARDER_. Really dig in and see how it sounds.

Eddie Jaudouin · Post by **Eddie Jaudouin** » 5 Jul 2010 11:59 am

Hello John,

How are you doing ? Happy to see you here, I did not know !

Sacré John, tu es partout !

A tout bientôt.

"PapaYellowSteel".

Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 6 Jul 2010 7:54 am

I'd agree with Howard. Resophonic guitars really sing when you get MAD at them.

When you say the sound is "too clean", what sort of sound are you looking for? What other players have the sound you'd like to get out of your guitar?

John Sluszny · Post by **John Sluszny** » 6 Jul 2010 11:26 am

Brad Bechtel wrote:When you say the sound is "too clean", what sort of sound are you looking for? What other players have the sound you'd like to get out of your guitar?

Thanks for your reply Brad and Howard,Rob Ickes has it.

John Sluszny · Post by **John Sluszny** » 6 Jul 2010 11:32 am

Hello Eddie,le monde est petit hein?
We're living in such a small world isn't it?
See you pal.

Eddie Jaudouin · Post by **Eddie Jaudouin** » 6 Jul 2010 12:43 pm

Hello John !

Toute petite la planète !

"PYS".

Howard Parker · Post by **Howard Parker** » 6 Jul 2010 3:05 pm

You need Rob's hands

Seriously, I don't know if reso is your primary instrument, but I stand by my first comment. Rob is a very hard player and really digs in to generate a variety of characteristics.

The difference in guitar size and woods lend some difference of course, but only minor imho.

cheers

h

Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 6 Jul 2010 5:50 pm

There are many videos on YouTube which support Howard's assertion. It's the player, not the instrument.

Ben Sims · Post by **Ben Sims** » 6 Jul 2010 7:30 pm

I think folks are being a bit too quick to dismiss this. If the tension screw is adjusted too tightly, it could have a negative impact on the sound. That said, it would be more likely to dull the sound rather than make the instrument loud and clean sounding. I think you could experiment with loosening the screw by small increments (1/4-1/2 turns) and see if it has any effect. If not, just turn it back to where it was, and no harm done.

Dave Thier · Post by **Dave Thier** » 7 Jul 2010 4:09 am

Proper adjustment of the tension screw is a part of the overall setup, not a tone, volume, or other adjustment. I think folks here are assuming that John's Gold Tone is starting with a proper setup. If the setup is not right, including the tension screw, then yes, the advice should be to first get the setup correct.

Dave

Ed Altrichter · Post by **Ed Altrichter** » 7 Jul 2010 9:22 am

How about getting some effects like delay, etc,
and run it through an amp ?

Dave Thier · Post by **Dave Thier** » 7 Jul 2010 9:33 am

Ed Altrichter wrote:How about getting some effects like delay, etc,
and run it through an amp ?

I don't think that will give him the Rob Ickes sound he is looking for. Besides, if you are going to do all that, why not just switch to lap steel?

Dave

John Sluszny · Post by **John Sluszny** » 7 Jul 2010 10:00 am

Thank you guys !

Ed Altrichter · Post by **Ed Altrichter** » 7 Jul 2010 10:16 am

Cuz he already has a reso.