Guitar Package Guru

As a musician when I see a band I always look at what style or make of electric guitar is being used, is the bass guitar a P-Bass or a J-bass or possibly an LP bass, what configuration is used by the drummer. When plying a particular song the guitarist will change from one electric guitar to another or even to an acoustic guitar I try to observe the particular sound he is looking for.

The shape and style of a guitar has an effect on its sound. In the earlier days of rock and roll the telecaster style guitar was more sought after as a lead guitar while the stratocaster style guitar was used more for rhythm. You’ll find a Gibson Les Paul model guitar will sound different from a Fender Stratocaster style guitar. I wrote a blog on Terry Kath who installed a Gibson pickup along with his Fender pickup that was already on his telecaster so he could go switch between a Fender sound and a Gibson sound.

Another thing that will change the sound of their guitars is feeding it through different amplifiers and pre-amps. It has always fascinated me the different configurations some of these musicians come up with to achieve their sound.