Interestingly my exp is they seem to warm up the sound a bit. Properly set they DO enhance sustain in a musical way. Should also mention Keeley Compressors, only had 'em for 5-7 years. The synergy was interesting - TS' warmth largely retained, not much "grind" added, but sustain was in fact enhanced All my pedals are either in storage or with elder son ( scoring session, got it on his own) so I can't state or give pix of settings now.Īs often happens, one night long ago for an especially sustain-wanting musical passage I stomped both fuzz boxes. I long ago marked mine with two distinct markings for the "Gibson app" & "Fender app" if you will. One could have two "pre-sets" thereby with no knob twiddling. Orig/1st generation ProCo Rat came later, edgier sound. Orig Tube Screamer by itself is a warmer/fatter sound in my exp.
I feel there's some truth in my exp, but YMMV. Final note: some players feel the single-pickup guitars are better for slide since there's no other magnets damping vibration. It's in the hands/ears of each individual what works best for them. I use a heavy (6-7 oz.) brass slide to get the tone I want on both acoustics & electrics. I had an original Coricidin bottle, could never figure out how Duane got the tone he did with that light-weight, thin glass. Esq can take a kicking & keep on "licking".Īll the above through vtg BF or Brown Fender tube amps in my case. Vtg Gibsons' neck-headstock joints are vulnerable if on a stand and some bozo knocks it over. The Esquire is also now my #1 go-to for electric slide due to durability. My '60 Esquire is fairly "fat-sounding" but wants different tone/gain settings on stomp boxes to sound as I want it. My preference(s): late-'50s-early-'60s LP Juniors (had a few) are great for me, tho' I usually use a stomp box or even 2 cascaded for "infinite" sustain. It's all personal preference in fact (IMHO). One can slide on any guitar of course, assuming the action's set to one's preference. I've owned & "slud" on PAF vtg Gibsons, P-90 vtg Gibsons, vtg Teles & Strats over the last 4 decades.