I really like the fuzzy overdriven guitar sound on City Girl and I believe it was achieved using the overdrive from an amp. Would I be able to replicate that sort of sound using a pedal? If so, what would you recommend? I'm using a VHT Special 6 at the moment.
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Kevin Shields - City Girl
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No need for anything after and including the "&" when posting YouTubes.
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Blackout Effectors Blunderbuss?
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Blackout Effectors Blunderbuss?
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Re: Kevin Shields - City Girl
Infanem Driving Notion
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wsas3 wrote:Infanem Driving Notion
yeah, a little clearer sounding than a 'buss.
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Hmmm now im gassin for one again 
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Re: Kevin Shields - City Girl
It was an overdriven AC30. End of thread.
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J-Fuzz wrote:It was an overdriven AC30. End of thread.
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Re: Kevin Shields - City Girl
amp overdrive is so hard to emulate. that new catalin bread galileo pedal seems to bring the ac30 jangle though.
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Driving Notion will. No AC30 (/thread) required. I'd imagine the demo tape fuzz may as well. Also, the Fingerprint can kinda get you there.
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WeHuntKings wrote:amp overdrive is so hard to emulate. that new catalin bread galileo pedal seems to bring the ac30 jangle though.
Or just get a CB30?
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Re: Kevin Shields - City Girl
hazelwould wrote:WeHuntKings wrote:amp overdrive is so hard to emulate. that new catalin bread galileo pedal seems to bring the ac30 jangle though.
Or just get a CB30?
yeah, but go big or go home.
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Re: Kevin Shields - City Girl
J-Fuzz wrote:It was an overdriven AC30. End of thread.
I've never used an AC30, does City Girl demonstrate how it sounds at full tilt?
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Re: Kevin Shields - City Girl
This Driving Notion thing seems cool, I'll have to investigate it further. Is it worth having the extra two controls?
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penelope tree wrote:This Driving Notion thing seems cool, I'll have to investigate it further. Is it worth having the extra two controls?
Absolutely. The mix knob allows Sooooo many sounds. If it gets harsh crank it a bit to the right and it will tame it. Or take the treble back all together. It's such a cool pedal. The only reason I have it listed is because I want something heavy.
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Re: Kevin Shields - City Girl
Shields has stated a few times that his favorite recording amps are AC30s, particularly because they reproduce the open and alternate chord voicings he plays the clearest. Also, I have read that the tunes he did for Lost In Translation were consciously guitar into amp, as to boil his writing/music down to it's basic elements without the influence of effects.