SRV tone with Amplitube

[flyingcloudprod]

Great pick en!!

[rdoctbr]

Beautiful. Thanks.

[Swmorgan77]

Sounds like you nailed it to me... and the playing's good too, don't sell yourself short!

[NeilFraudstrong]

You've gotten pretty close, well done.

[MrClassicRock2011]

O.O!!! Amazing! Exactally his tone!

[CanadianRockerGuy]

Awesome tone and playing! SRV Man!! I'm a big fan of amplitube myself, thanks for posting the settings

[cetmarino1979]

man, I am not a fan of those simulators. Here I use a Fender Princeton and/or a Marshall MA100C, with my pedals, TS808, OD2, CE5, DSD2 and of course the Cry Baby Classic captured with a Shure SM57 Beta and sometimes with my Condenser Mic from Audio Techinica, but I am really impressed with the sound quality you got from this software. Congratulations !

[oosurf08oo]

Is it just me or does amplitube sound like SHIT and couldnt sound anymore digital? I want to buy some custom stuff but it seems to just sound like crap to me

[gr8rna]

I listen to SRV all the time. You have the bright attack but it's thin. I'm a tweaker when it comes to tone so I have no idea exactly what to suggest except maybe an overwound humbucker, a BL500 pickup or a full range tone pot. They're like $45 but absolutely worth it.

[surfgreen56]

Very cool. Great playing, great topic.

[UKToneKing]

I once tryed this software, never again, that vibrolux setting sounds nothing like a vibrolux, U think with computers now adays they would get better than they have, I thought it sounded pretty dam horible to be honest

[jerseystringer]

Needs more bottom. SRV's sound is fat as a piano. Otherwise, nice chops, and not half bad for a software based modeler.

[arcoli]

WOOOO!

No disrespect to Amplitube but I think your fingers could get that tone out of a dishwasher.

You've got it.

[MrGuitarMadness95]

No FX? Just the amp? :O

[00713425]

I want the Steamy Ray Vaughn Amp settings XD

[sarinapaparone]

This is perfect. Brilliant tone.

[bentecho]

through my little cans this sounds pretty darn close man, good job!

[1FenderGuy]

WOW best SRV tone i ever heard! he must have used a Vibroverb with the same settings

[strengthbeforepride]

i enjoyed listening to that...well done.

[Danklin24]

Not a bad tone at all. Could use a little more bass(or darker sound) which woulc come from TX specials but you've got it really close.

[QSQCaito]

Nice, thanks!

[O0Salmon0O]

A+ for getting Amplitube to sound this good.

People posting need to realize how difficult this is.

This is not an amp it is software.

[DonBrahmz]

this is what I am looking.....

[pedrosobota]

Thick strings, jumbo frets, Eb tuning, matched pick will also help a lot not everything is hands

[DaanJM]

@pedrosobota

You've got the point!!

[9418matthew]

@pedrosobota Nice tone! how do you get your guitar signal into the software, a interface? if so which make?

[zeLudoo]

You've got a sweet tone here, not like a real amp but pretty nice. And your playing is great. Good job bro :)

[snapascrew]

He got his gritt from an Ibanez TS-10 pedal right? not the fender it self I thought? I thought you'd have a green screamer in front of the fender :P

[rcflybry]

One Word.. "Thanks!"

[Dimeist]

How long have you been playing? I really wish i could play SRV like this, but i dont know where to start..

[rcrinlv02]

great tone !! just stock p/u's on the deluxe?

[DaanJM]

@rcrinlv02

Yes, teh SCN's are still in there.

Daan.

[DaanJM]

@variaxguitar

Thanks for you comment! iRig is Amplitube for the iPhone if I'm right? I really wonder how that sounds.

Daan.

[originalwerks1]

where do you get amplitube 3?

[Pazak68]

I think it sounds pretty damn good.

[volkanstrat]

very nice bro, it's exactly the same :) little too in your face sounding , missing the body little bit...But I can honestly say that I would prefer this sound over my SF Vibrolux , well done.

[romeo623]

great tone. Do you use Amplitube 3 on Windows Vista?

[DaanJM]

@romeo623

I'm pretty sure it was Windows 7.

Daan.

[pipon55]

Haha! Awesome, I love Fender amps! Of course you have to be skilled as a player, but Fender amps does a lot! You play awesome B.T.W!

[DaanJM]

@pipon55

Thanks alot for you kind comment. Fender amps are awesome indeed. Right now, I have a Vox AC30 It's good for the same kind of music, but still very different. I really love it!!

[LuisWahWah]

not bad, but I feel like there's something missing. It's not a huge deal but seems like it needs more presence or something, I dunno. I wonder how running a tube preamp before the computer would work out O_o

[VintageSH]

I think that more reverb / delay and more bass would be closer ! :O

[ozzy1jack]

Hey buddy, just like the AmpliTube configure as shown in the video, but it sounds like you show you, help me please.

Could you upload the preset, sorry for my bad English.

[DaanJM]

@ozzy1jack

I'm afraid I don't have the preset anymore.

Daan.

[MartynMcMad]

Great playing and a very close SRV tone. 

[c4662]

hint on how to get SRV tone:

its about the skill of the player to get tone

not the effects

[DaanJM]

@c4662

I was waiting for someone to tell me this story again. I know I'm not SRV, but I'm just doing an attempt to come as close to his tone as possible. I also know tone is in the hands, but SRV would sound pretty bad through a 50 dollar amp, altough he has "the hands".

Daan.

[1btdt]

@DaanJM That's cool - damn close. A whole lot of Stevie's tone and big sound WAS in his large, strong hands/fingers, and trust me - he was just as incredible through a $50 amp.

[Carthsgtr]

@1btdt

Don't be fucking stupid. If you are missing the amp, the guitar, or "the hands," you are never going to sound "good".

[1btdt]

@Carthsgtr I only say that because I know for a fact how Stevie sounded through any and every amp he ever played through, and on many different guitars - which were sometimes less than awesome and owned by others. I know because I have friends and band mates who grew up with him and told me that he always sounded like Stevie - even if he hated what he was playing through. Those who knew him say it came from his hands.

[Fishies125]

@1btdt Of course he always sounded like Stevie. We're not talking about signature sound, we're talking about pure tone. Everybody and their mother goes on about how tone is in the hands, and it's true, but to a degree. It's obviously only a factor. Your signature sound is a whole different story from good tone vs crappy tone. If you plug a $100 Jackson into a DS-1 into a crate you're gonna get crappy tone no matter how much feeling you put in. I've seen SRV videos where he had crappy tone.

[DecemberSean]

@DaanJM

Awesome. Wow - with so little effects also.

Sweet job.

Dead on!!!

[c4662]

@c4662 well thats obvious

i have a marshall JCM it sounds fine with it

[DaanJM]

@c4662

You're telling me now that you're a very skillful player, so you get that tone...

Daan.

[c4662]

@DaanJM obviously not 100% but as the best i can

i never said its easy

[danakerman]

@c4662 We all thank you for the brilliant and obvious observation. I think most people watching this video realize that specific artists' tones are the result of THREE things: their talent, their touch, and their equipment chain. Daan has very simply and kindly taken the time to show other YouTubers how closely one can get to SRV's signature sound using emulation software to duplicate the equipment chain. And I think he did a damn fine job. And he plays damn well too. Post your attempt.

[c4662]

@danakerman WOW calm down

i've never said his attempt at replicating the tone sucked

and yes i am very aware of those three things

so please grow up and read properly next time

[thojyout23]

damn i have to bust out my strat for these great sounds again, too bad the input is all messed up.....dont like the fat sound of humbuckers for srv style :(

[zvegasz]

not phat enough

[Guitarvirtuoso666]

ik vind de fendercabinetjes nogal blikkig klinken. ik zet meestal een fender versterker (pro junior of deluxe reverb) op de 4*10 van de american clean 1 of op de 2 x 12 van de tube vintage combo. versterkt met de ribbon r121

[jeandenis308]

hoe is de latency op de tascam ??

ken je bvb amplitube draaien gebruiken als amp module voor oefenen ?? of live opnemen ??.

of heb je dit al zo opgenomen.

[DaanJM]

@jeandenis308

De latency is zeker geen probleem. Hij kraakt soms wel een beetje als je bijvoorbeeld je gitaargeluid direct wil laten spelen, en ook een backingtrack tegelijk af wilt spelen.

Daan.

[jeandenis308]

@DaanJM

Thanks voor de reply .

zit namelijk een beetje te twijfelen over een aantal DI's

[SuperLizardness]

very nice. i'm in a forget vsti's for the time being and bought 3 tube amps this year in an attempt to achieve that organic guitar sound, but this sounds nice.

[Rouse1994]

It still sounds like its coming from a computer...

[VintageCharlie]

btw. for great IR sims i can wholeheartedly recommend the redwire IR's - sound the best to my ear from free ware and commercial ones. They are not expensive and you can get them "a la carte" - take just the ones you want. And they have a money back warranty. Worth a try. They get rid of some of the harshness and give more of the mid punch that most of the sims lack.

[VintageCharlie]

Thanks for the vid - a good approximation of the SRV tone. I have also tried about the same setup in AT3, but with the mod switch set to stock, turning the amps volume higher - also got a very good approximation of the tone - not sure which position on the switch i prefer more for SRV.

[DaanJM]

@VintageCharlie

I definately prefer the mod switch engaged.

Daan.

[VintageCharlie]

@DaanJM Yes, i think i agree - it depends o the signal chain though. One thing which helped me get best results was this - as with real tube amps - the more you wind them up, the fatter ad fuller they sound - i usually wind it full up and lover the signal somewhere before the amp sim (may be the input button in AT3 or somewhere in the VST host, etc. - this way you get full treble response from the guitar (if this is what you like) and a fuller tone without more distortion - just more saturation

[Coma757]

dude can you give me some tips where did you learn to play like that?

[Coma757]

dude can you give me some tips where did you learn to play like that?

[strat4279]

Great sound, can you run the system through a amp so you can play out somewhere

[DaanJM]

@strat4279

Yes you definately can. I think the best solution is to run it through some kind of PA system. I use a Tascam US122-L audio interface. You could use an interface like this in combination with a PA. I run it through a stereo amplifier with 2 speakers. It sounds pretty awesome.

Daan.

[BojaNoci]

Awesome!!! 5 stars from me :)

[sgmarshall3]

Sounds great to me

[mazihan]

do u use any impulses?

[DaanJM]

@mazihan

Nope, I didn't have much success with them yet.

Daan.

[milantaus]

Nice job....love it!!!

[ronspeck]

this is 100% on the money Daan. Just got Amplitude couple days ago been trying like mad to get that SRV sound this video did it for me =] Stellar sound.

[BluesNoobie]

great playing

[noslen1968]

Really great playing!

[sexyriffs]

oh great sound!!! which pick-up position did you use?

[DaanJM]

@sexyriffs

0:00-2:57 Neck/middle

2:57-4:08 Neck

Daan.

[sexyriffs]

@DaanJM thanks!!!

[midiguitar]

Very nice playing and sound! Tell me please, how did you get the Fender amp into the Amlitube 3? How can be add-ons installed?

[DaanJM]

@midiguitar

Thanks! You need to have Amplitube Fender. You can use that program by itself, or load it into Amplitube 3 like I did.

Daan.

[LennartIbanez]

Heey dat klinkt idd lekker!

Ik denk dat het vergeleken met stevie nog iets te blikkerig klinkt maar mss als je op de halselement gaat zitten is dat wel beter.

en wat heeft die gast voor een secret dan?? XD

grt

[DaanJM]

@LennartIbanez

Ej bedankt, ik had hem bij dat laatste nummer op het hals element. Bij die andere hals/midden. Beetje rare gast, bij zijn eigen filmpjes gaat hij in de comments heel veel lui uitschelden en zo.

Daan.

[LennartIbanez]

@DaanJM

Haha oke dan!

Ja volgens mij speelt stevie ritme meestal in de hals element.

Whaha mafkees XD

maar lekker gespeelt ook trouwens! doe ene keer een cover van stevie ofzo!

[briankuzma]

Message me, I have a secret

For you.

[jassrv]

thats VERY COOL loved it thanks for the post and gr8 playing too

[GuitarAriaFreak1010]

Zeker goed gelukt!

[Landerkuh]

Vrij goed gelukt volgens mij :p

[DaanJM]

@Landerkuh

Bedankt ;)

Daan.