challenge. As a workaround I ended up buying
t two of them and used an A/B box to toggle
between them. Since they weren’t quite loud
enough for gigs I tried running out of the line
output on each amp into the two channels
on my JC-120 and it worked like a charm. By
running the lead amp into the Chorus Channel
of the JC-120, I also had the option adding the
same chorus found in the CE-1 for solos via
a remote footswitch. This template has been
something I’ve used for various rigs over the
years, including the one detailed below
straightforward, but uses a few of my favorite
creates a third channel, allowing me to have
tone tweaks.
three stages of footswitchable gain.
I had the chance to see Stevie at a small club
I’m running out of my Fender Road Worn 60’s
Look forward to picking up the conversation in
in 1983, and as you might imagine was totally
Strat into a Radial JX-2 A/B box, which enables
the next issue. In the mean time I invite you to
blown away by his tone. A Strat and a Tube
me to toggle between the two channels on
check out the companion video for the column
Screamer into the Vibrato Channel of a Super
my Fender ’65 Super Reverb reissue. For the
for a full demonstration of this rig and some
Reverb makes for one of the most satisfying
higher gain tones my signal chain is as follows:
additional insights!
plays ever. That said, getting more Satriani-
a Dunlop GCB95 wah, an Analog Man modified
like tones requires additional pedals and a
Boss DS-1, and an Analog Man Modified Boss
considerable amount of pedal dancing, a
DD-3 into the Normal Channel. For my Blues
potential deal breaker in a live setting. However,
tones I’m running a Dunlop Clyde McCoy
if you use a little pedal board magic to toggle
reissue wah and Analog Man modified Ibanez
between the two channels, there are a ton of
TS808 in one of the loops on a Lehle D.Loop
options. The signal chain for this rig is pretty
into the Vibrato Channel. The D.Loop effectively
This first ToneBook is an obvious nod to SRV.
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