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Nov 17 2009 03:51pm
ok, so about the solo , i finally mastered it and can play it good now.

but the sound is so very different than in the actual song,

why is that? is it because he uses his whammy bar ?
or because they have more technical stuff?

explain please
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Nov 17 2009 04:20pm
Its an easy answer bro. Unless you are using the same or similiar guitar+ amp setups its going to sound different. Especially since Jack White uses a lot vintage guitars and amps, it can be especially tricky getting similiar sound.
Also of course his technique of playing will be different from your own.
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Nov 17 2009 05:53pm
it depends on what you mean by sounds different. are you playing the same notes at the same times as the song, but the tone is different?
are you playing the notes from a tab but it doesn't sound like the solo in the song? chances are, you are not playing the notes at the right time for the solo in this case.
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Nov 18 2009 10:26am
Quote (PSPZorZ @ 18 Nov 2009 01:53)
it depends on what you mean by sounds different.  are you playing the same notes at the same times as the song, but the tone is different?
are you playing the notes from a tab but it doesn't sound like the solo in the song?  chances are, you are not playing the notes at the right time for the solo in this case.


i do play the same notes, i thin MyExitEmergency is right,

i used the amp settings from : Sound like your favorite guitarist.

but i don't got the exact same guitar as him,

could it also be he uses some sort of pedal?
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Nov 18 2009 01:25pm
i didnt know there was a solo in this song.
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Nov 18 2009 07:30pm
Quote (wtcdiablo @ Nov 18 2009 11:26am)
i do play the same notes, i thin MyExitEmergency is right,

i used the amp settings from : Sound like your favorite guitarist.

but i don't got the exact same guitar as him,

could it also be he uses some sort of pedal?


could be settings/pedals, could be basically anything. There are a lot of variables when it comes to guitar tone. It could even be the guitarist himself. A HUGE part of how you sound depends on your individual tone. How you strike the strings: light/hard. How smooth your play notes, what size pick do you use, what gauge strings do you use, what side of the pick do you hit the strings with, where is your picking hand positioned (moving your picking hand from left to right will change the tone), how hard you fret the strings, how close to the fret do you fret at, etc etc. The guitar affects the sound as well... the types of pickups, how close the pickups are to the strings, etc, etc. As you can see the list of variables is very long, but chances are your main problem is in the amp settings/pedals.

This post was edited by PSPZorZ on Nov 18 2009 07:31pm
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Nov 18 2009 07:35pm
Quote (wtcdiablo @ Nov 18 2009 10:26am)
i do play the same notes, i thin MyExitEmergency is right,

i used the amp settings from : Sound like your favorite guitarist.

but i don't got the exact same guitar as him,

could it also be he uses some sort of pedal?


Amp settings do not make all amps sound the same...
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Nov 19 2009 12:15pm
Quote (Derkaderk @ 19 Nov 2009 03:35)
Amp settings do not make all amps sound the same...


i know, but i was just wondering,

does he uses a pedal for the solo or something like that?
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Nov 19 2009 01:07pm
Quote (wtcdiablo @ Nov 19 2009 12:15pm)
i know, but i was just wondering,

does he uses a pedal for the solo or something like that?


Maybe a big muff pi type Fuzz pedal? I think he uses a slide too
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