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You can hear a lot more good technique and bad technique at gig volume, whether clean or dirty.
Achieving the same sound at lower volume by creating the distortion earlier in the signal path and then amplifying it through either a clean power stage or by mic’ing up a smaller amp makes the noise a lot more obvious and requires technology to deal with, even if you do mute the volume control when you’re not actually playing. That’s why all of my guitars and basses have hum-cancelling pickups now, even the ones that look like single coils.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Folks mention Gary Moore's sound - yup, I'm sure his rig would have been impossible to control because he was a prime example of too much gain, often with too much reverb as well. I saw the Still Got the Blues tour and yes, he paired it back a bit for that but it was still a bit blistering... and genuinely not very nice at times. Amazing player, yes (although he overplayed massively) but great tone... er, no. Not IMHO.
Playing with distortion is an art - some are absolutely amazing at it and some sound like wasps in squeeling jam jars. Keeping it clean whilst filthy dirty is the trick and not disappearing into a mire of compressed dynamic less chainsaw is a skill few seem to possess... when the comfort blanket of a gate is removed.
I have a friend who is a huge Gary Moore fan and can really play (in a different league to me), but his default settings are gain and reverb up full, even on his Marshall JVM! If there was such a thing as infinite gain, it would probably be just about enough for him .
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
it definitely is a skill that i don't have for sure.
The pinky flick. Completely habitual after years of metal-high gain.
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