chas isles Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Is there a way to create shadows style sounds on an acoustic guitar , which pick up, which effects board will come as close as possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 Not convincingly. The Hank Marvin was single coil pickup, alder body, maple neck and tape reverb and a very clean signal. That's all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randythoades Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 (edited) I was not aiming for a convincing Shadows tone, but I used a cheap magnetic soundhole pickup on my acoustic that is strung with flatwound 12 gauge electric strings. I ran that through my effects unit (Behringer V-amp Pro) set for Brit Class A (which I think is meant to be Vox ac30) preset, a shortish delay and reverb. I got a nice 50s-60s type tone for my general mix of rock and roll (that included some Duane Eddy, Ventures and Shadows as well as Elvis and Buddy Holly). I don't like the sound of the amplified acoustic guitar but wanted the look as a solo performer. If I play now I just use electric guitar instead as I use lighter strings these days. The benefit of the cheap magnetic pickup was that the 'better' ones are trying hard to give that authentic sound which I didn't want. The one off eBay isn't very good in that way, but it does make it sound more electric. Edited May 22 by randythoades Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
