Crunch

So how would I best go about adding alot of crunch to my tone?

Grunge pedals, Palm muting, bass frq. in the middle position, mid frq. in the lower position, and treble in the high position.

Hmmm.. I wouldn't agree with the EQ skold gave. Scooping the mids won't give the fullness you'll want. Maybe cut your bass a bit, keep mids mid way and give your treble a boost. If you have prescence, only give your treble a slight boost and then have your prescence just before half way, maybe a bit less.

Don't have to much distortion... half way maybe, keep adding it if it's a bit too clean but don't over do it.

I'm going by a dB system, Doz.

the mids are at about -4 dB, the lows are at about -6 or 0 dB, and the highs are at 8 or 12 dB. Works pretty well.

Also, humbuckers work good for a crunchy/grungy sound.

I would say that singlecoils are better. They give a crispier sound, whereas humbuckers give a fuller tone.

Keep your amp distortion down, but turn up your guitar's volume control.

Yes, good point, BHS.

I don't know. I think humbuckers work a lot better for going for a crunch sound. It's night in day in diffrence between my paul and strat using the same amp settings.

I agree with BHS, single coils are crispier.

Guess it's a preference.

so when going for crunch are you looking for crispness? I guess when I'm going for a crunch I want thickness. I think single coils are weak, compared to humbucker.

I suppose we could argue about his all day, week or year

Well, there are obviously many crunchy tones... so it's down to preferance, ultimately. Single coil will give in instant crisp crunch to an overdriven guitar sound though.

Ok so I guess I'm looking for a tone similar to the one in this vid:



The part where he palm mutes.

that sounds to me like humbuckers through a compressor

Have any suggestions for a good compressor?

Cata34:
-BBE's Orange Squash
-Dan Armstrong's Orange Squeezer
-MXR's Dyna Comp