How do I get Eric Johnson violin tone?

Johnson is known to use an overdrive (with gain and volume on the shy side) for his “break up” or “dirty” rhythm set-up and a vintage Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face, Maestro Echoplex and a modern octave fuzz on his third (and lead) amplifier. He is also rumored to keep his treble as low as 2, if not 0.

How do I make my distortion tone better on my amp?

For a distorted tone, set your amplifier settings to 7-9 for gain, 4-5 for bass, 5-7 for mids and 5-7 for treble. For metal, consider decreasing the mids and increasing the treble and bass. For heavy rock distortion, lower the gain slightly, and increase the mids. Keep in mind, that this is just a starting point.

What reverb pedal does Eric Johnson use?

Eric Johnson runs his rhythm circuits through a pair of Fender Twin Reverb amplifiers. Johnson’s settings are “pretty much the same all the time,” he says in this Premier Guitar interview at (5:17). “I might mess with the treble a little bit,” he said.

How do I get David Gilmour’s tone?

Pedals

Compressor & Fuzz. You can go as simple or as fancy as you’d like to get ‘that’ Gilmour compression before your amp. The simple MXR Dyna Comp will do the trick.
Modulation. Modulation forms a massive part of Gilmour’s guitar tone.
Reverb & Delay. A simple spring reverb will do the trick.

How do I get a clear distortion tone?

Two contrary ways to do this is:

Don’t use much distortion, if any, and just use medium gain with overdrive.
Use a metal pedal that doesn’t require too much gain: simple square wave distortion can be quite clean.

Do we need a new AMP to get Eric Johnson’s lead tone?

We don’t have to go out and buy a new amp to do that. Keep in mind that as you tinker with amp settings and effects (as I previously mentioned, both are important), the meat of Eric Johnson’s lead tone is to be found in his technique, namely the following:

How does Eric Johnson switch from lead to rhythm?

In most cases, it’s switching between either the Marshall amp (lead) or the Fender amps (rhythm). Assuming he’s got the master AB box on the “rhythm” setting, his signal is then routed to the second AB box which gives him two rhythm choices: Second AB switch for two different rhythm settings on Eric Johnson’s Pedalboard.

Does Eric Johnson use the treble on his amp?

Again, Johnson keeps the TREBLE on his amp at zero. Crazy. In the forum where he posts, he uses the fictional name “Nigel Tufnel’s Guitar Tech” though he does seem to have a trustworthy and generally updated look at what Johnson is using. A look at part of Eric Johnson’s pedalboard. Image via Premier Guitar