Sadly, the tone is reduced to a cold, shrill and ice picky sound. Download our mobile app now. Saw Robert Cray band at the coliseum in fort wayne indiana as a back up to Huey Lewis in the early eighties. This makes the strings slide smoothly and even allows us to do deep Hendrix dives without the guitar getting way out of tune. Therefore you must select a string gauge that matches the power in your hands and fingers. This will also make the tone control “slower” and you have to turn it more to get an effect. Yet some critics don't buy into The Look. A gold sales award presented to Robert Cray to commemorate the sale of more t... more, An official RIAA platinum sales award presented to Robert Cray to commemorate... more. It has to be set up correctly and there is some amount of luck and randomness involved too, more often with cheaper gear than expensive gear. Those who have had the pleasure of listening to Robert Cray are well aware of how uncompromised the tone of a rosewood strat through a clean’ish Fender amp can be. Thanks for posting this. Cray could lead a seminar on the subject. "It was strictly a marketing ploy ... an idea of the record company so they could find a place to put the record. fenderguru.com is a privately owned web site and not part of Fender Musical Instruments corporation. There's no turning back after platinum.
Jeff Beck can play a toaster oven and sound like the Gods. "I gotta play.
Griff: There is no law that says you have to play with your guitar volume on 10. I just love the way he digs in with his fingers, pulls the strings and lets 'em fall. If you’re a gear hound like me, check this out at http://www.guitarworld.com/robert-cray-discusses-albert-collins-gear-and-his-new-album-1989-guitar-world-interview?page=0,0. The last performance I found for this post features a live jam with Robert Cray and Stevie Ray Vaughan in Dallas, TX 1987. What kind of Amplifiers does Robert Cray use? You could have Stevie Ray’s EXACT rig and guitar with all the correct settings and you still aren’t going to capture Stevie’s sound perfectly unless you are a clone. We’ve achieved our best Robert Cray tone with a 1994 Vibro-King loaded with the original blue-frame Eminence Alnico speakers. The place was packed, and then after a couple sets Robert was asked to announce that Albert wasn’t going to make it. It gave him a darker sound than he's currently getting on Stratocasters. But sustain is not all, we’re also looking for a resonance character where the neck and body responds with desirable frequencies based on the input frequencies from the vibrating strings. Raising or lowering the bridge saddles is much easier. "I don't know, man. you are using thicker strings than the nut s used to, your guitar will get out of tune when you’re using the vibrato or when bending and shaking strings.
That's since been changed. And in spite of public opinion, I still use Ampeg combo’s at home, work or play. If you haven't yet seen or heard Robert Cray (which is nearly impossible, given the massive exposure he got in 1987 following his Grammy Award-winning Strong Persuader album, cover stories in dozens of music magazines worldwide, guest shots on The Tonight Show, The Today Show, Late Night With David Letterman, appearances on the Grammy Award show alongside the likes of Albert and B.B. Perhaps critic Robin Tolleson put it best recently in the opening of his cover story on Robert for Downbeat: "Cray is to blues what the Yellowjackets are to jazz -- close enough. Just because I buy the setups Keith has, does not mean I am Keith nor sound like Keith does. "He showed us the ropes, showed us how to travel and get along on the road. Logic of what works for you and does not work for you, emotion , that is the vibe you choose, and equipment? Playboy named Strong Persuader the Best R&B album and "Smoking Gun" the Best R&B song of the year. "No, I couldn't do that. We like this mod since one needs no extra components to re-wire a strat or tele circuitry into the 50’s wiring design. Your email address will not be published. Not quite a bluesman, not quite a popstar. His own record distribution company (Polygram) alerts retailers with a curious tag on Cray's latest, Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark.
Now you should have a reasonably clean tone.
Use a low E-string for the A nut slot, an A-string for the D nut slot and so on. There’s no doubt that Cray has a strong affinity for the blues. I hope you enjoyed this feature about Robert Cray; be sure to stay tuned for more artist features like this coming your way! Let’s list a couple of advantages with thicker strings. This is the starting point and from now you must adjust be ear. We would avoid Celestions and the British character, at least when used separately or without pairing them with a Jensen-style speaker. I love that music. We feel it is better to have the pickups far away than close. And King of blues? Hello Henry the Horse on Trampoline. I took an hour last night to make “flash cards” as you suggested and will begin quizzing myself tonight. He also has a red Japanese reissue Strat with low-impedance pickups. Wright. Robert Cray performs his soulful song, “Time Makes Two.” Check it out at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h53va2AIuYU. He's not entirely turned his back on the 12-bar shuffle, but it seems now that he's honing a new reputation as a kind of poet laureate of the contemporary blues scene.
Not thicker than your fingers are able to control and handle, without getting tired and worn out. Or said in other words – you must ensure that your guitar is nicely set up before you start experimenting and altering its tone with mods and replacement parts.
You can experiment with different tone cap values with loose cables hanging out from your pickguard and swap different caps while you play. Seek it out if you really want to know what the man can do on the guitar.
The string should be very close to the frets but it must not touch any of them. The strategy is to aim for as little gap as possible without any fret buzz when you’re playing an open string with regular strength and pick attack. I will have to remedy that.
“And also, I used to play with real heavy strings, like a .013 on the high E. I didn’t know they made lighter strings for the longest time, so I just kept struggling with these heavies. Step 6 – When you play licks or chords and strike the strings hard, is the tone piercing to your ear?
We think that the truss rod mojo is really not complicated nor magical. Tuned per the advice above.
American Vintage Hard-Tail Stratocaster Bridge For a classic look and superior intonation and tuning stability, this guitar features a string-through-body American Vintage hard-tail Stratocaster bridge. I have two 15watt Fender Amps (Blues jr and Princeton Reverb) and still use an attenuator (same as you).
King….. Cray was a good friend of his… Will someone please tell me his name.. Only key in right now at hand on the topic of later, looking in support of handful of details pertaining to my identifiable meeting. Some interesting tidbits in this post to try. Volume-Pot: from the circuit you see how the output jack (hot tip) is wired into the circuit at the middle leg of the pot. Fender Stratocaster explained and setup guide, http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/3_Mods_for_3_Guitars. Tone fatness can partly be compensated for in pedals and amps – therefore you should use strings that suit your fingers with a correct relationship between finger strength and string gauge.
A positive thing with the treble bleeder kit is that the behaviour of the volume knob is not changed very much. It’s okay to be inspired from someone else, but you should primarily trust your own mind and ears. Adjusting the truss rod is an iterative process that can take days and weeks, depending on temperature and humidity and how much the guitar travels. Step 1 – Set all dials to 5 except for reverb and vibrato if there is any. Robert Cray's gear and equipment including the Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb, Matchless Clubman 35, and ROBERT CRAY SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER BLUE.
Jeff Beck can play a toaster oven and sound like the Gods. "I gotta play.
Griff: There is no law that says you have to play with your guitar volume on 10. I just love the way he digs in with his fingers, pulls the strings and lets 'em fall. If you’re a gear hound like me, check this out at http://www.guitarworld.com/robert-cray-discusses-albert-collins-gear-and-his-new-album-1989-guitar-world-interview?page=0,0. The last performance I found for this post features a live jam with Robert Cray and Stevie Ray Vaughan in Dallas, TX 1987. What kind of Amplifiers does Robert Cray use? You could have Stevie Ray’s EXACT rig and guitar with all the correct settings and you still aren’t going to capture Stevie’s sound perfectly unless you are a clone. We’ve achieved our best Robert Cray tone with a 1994 Vibro-King loaded with the original blue-frame Eminence Alnico speakers. The place was packed, and then after a couple sets Robert was asked to announce that Albert wasn’t going to make it. It gave him a darker sound than he's currently getting on Stratocasters. But sustain is not all, we’re also looking for a resonance character where the neck and body responds with desirable frequencies based on the input frequencies from the vibrating strings. Raising or lowering the bridge saddles is much easier. "I don't know, man. you are using thicker strings than the nut s used to, your guitar will get out of tune when you’re using the vibrato or when bending and shaking strings.
That's since been changed. And in spite of public opinion, I still use Ampeg combo’s at home, work or play. If you haven't yet seen or heard Robert Cray (which is nearly impossible, given the massive exposure he got in 1987 following his Grammy Award-winning Strong Persuader album, cover stories in dozens of music magazines worldwide, guest shots on The Tonight Show, The Today Show, Late Night With David Letterman, appearances on the Grammy Award show alongside the likes of Albert and B.B. Perhaps critic Robin Tolleson put it best recently in the opening of his cover story on Robert for Downbeat: "Cray is to blues what the Yellowjackets are to jazz -- close enough. Just because I buy the setups Keith has, does not mean I am Keith nor sound like Keith does. "He showed us the ropes, showed us how to travel and get along on the road. Logic of what works for you and does not work for you, emotion , that is the vibe you choose, and equipment? Playboy named Strong Persuader the Best R&B album and "Smoking Gun" the Best R&B song of the year. "No, I couldn't do that. We like this mod since one needs no extra components to re-wire a strat or tele circuitry into the 50’s wiring design. Your email address will not be published. Not quite a bluesman, not quite a popstar. His own record distribution company (Polygram) alerts retailers with a curious tag on Cray's latest, Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark.
Now you should have a reasonably clean tone.
Use a low E-string for the A nut slot, an A-string for the D nut slot and so on. There’s no doubt that Cray has a strong affinity for the blues. I hope you enjoyed this feature about Robert Cray; be sure to stay tuned for more artist features like this coming your way! Let’s list a couple of advantages with thicker strings. This is the starting point and from now you must adjust be ear. We would avoid Celestions and the British character, at least when used separately or without pairing them with a Jensen-style speaker. I love that music. We feel it is better to have the pickups far away than close. And King of blues? Hello Henry the Horse on Trampoline. I took an hour last night to make “flash cards” as you suggested and will begin quizzing myself tonight. He also has a red Japanese reissue Strat with low-impedance pickups. Wright. Robert Cray performs his soulful song, “Time Makes Two.” Check it out at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h53va2AIuYU. He's not entirely turned his back on the 12-bar shuffle, but it seems now that he's honing a new reputation as a kind of poet laureate of the contemporary blues scene.
Not thicker than your fingers are able to control and handle, without getting tired and worn out. Or said in other words – you must ensure that your guitar is nicely set up before you start experimenting and altering its tone with mods and replacement parts.
You can experiment with different tone cap values with loose cables hanging out from your pickguard and swap different caps while you play. Seek it out if you really want to know what the man can do on the guitar.
The string should be very close to the frets but it must not touch any of them. The strategy is to aim for as little gap as possible without any fret buzz when you’re playing an open string with regular strength and pick attack. I will have to remedy that.
“And also, I used to play with real heavy strings, like a .013 on the high E. I didn’t know they made lighter strings for the longest time, so I just kept struggling with these heavies. Step 6 – When you play licks or chords and strike the strings hard, is the tone piercing to your ear?
We think that the truss rod mojo is really not complicated nor magical. Tuned per the advice above.
American Vintage Hard-Tail Stratocaster Bridge For a classic look and superior intonation and tuning stability, this guitar features a string-through-body American Vintage hard-tail Stratocaster bridge. I have two 15watt Fender Amps (Blues jr and Princeton Reverb) and still use an attenuator (same as you).
King….. Cray was a good friend of his… Will someone please tell me his name.. Only key in right now at hand on the topic of later, looking in support of handful of details pertaining to my identifiable meeting. Some interesting tidbits in this post to try. Volume-Pot: from the circuit you see how the output jack (hot tip) is wired into the circuit at the middle leg of the pot. Fender Stratocaster explained and setup guide, http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/3_Mods_for_3_Guitars. Tone fatness can partly be compensated for in pedals and amps – therefore you should use strings that suit your fingers with a correct relationship between finger strength and string gauge.
A positive thing with the treble bleeder kit is that the behaviour of the volume knob is not changed very much. It’s okay to be inspired from someone else, but you should primarily trust your own mind and ears. Adjusting the truss rod is an iterative process that can take days and weeks, depending on temperature and humidity and how much the guitar travels. Step 1 – Set all dials to 5 except for reverb and vibrato if there is any. Robert Cray's gear and equipment including the Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb, Matchless Clubman 35, and ROBERT CRAY SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER BLUE.
Jeff Beck can play a toaster oven and sound like the Gods. "I gotta play.
Griff: There is no law that says you have to play with your guitar volume on 10. I just love the way he digs in with his fingers, pulls the strings and lets 'em fall. If you’re a gear hound like me, check this out at http://www.guitarworld.com/robert-cray-discusses-albert-collins-gear-and-his-new-album-1989-guitar-world-interview?page=0,0. The last performance I found for this post features a live jam with Robert Cray and Stevie Ray Vaughan in Dallas, TX 1987. What kind of Amplifiers does Robert Cray use? You could have Stevie Ray’s EXACT rig and guitar with all the correct settings and you still aren’t going to capture Stevie’s sound perfectly unless you are a clone. We’ve achieved our best Robert Cray tone with a 1994 Vibro-King loaded with the original blue-frame Eminence Alnico speakers. The place was packed, and then after a couple sets Robert was asked to announce that Albert wasn’t going to make it. It gave him a darker sound than he's currently getting on Stratocasters. But sustain is not all, we’re also looking for a resonance character where the neck and body responds with desirable frequencies based on the input frequencies from the vibrating strings. Raising or lowering the bridge saddles is much easier. "I don't know, man. you are using thicker strings than the nut s used to, your guitar will get out of tune when you’re using the vibrato or when bending and shaking strings.
That's since been changed. And in spite of public opinion, I still use Ampeg combo’s at home, work or play. If you haven't yet seen or heard Robert Cray (which is nearly impossible, given the massive exposure he got in 1987 following his Grammy Award-winning Strong Persuader album, cover stories in dozens of music magazines worldwide, guest shots on The Tonight Show, The Today Show, Late Night With David Letterman, appearances on the Grammy Award show alongside the likes of Albert and B.B. Perhaps critic Robin Tolleson put it best recently in the opening of his cover story on Robert for Downbeat: "Cray is to blues what the Yellowjackets are to jazz -- close enough. Just because I buy the setups Keith has, does not mean I am Keith nor sound like Keith does. "He showed us the ropes, showed us how to travel and get along on the road. Logic of what works for you and does not work for you, emotion , that is the vibe you choose, and equipment? Playboy named Strong Persuader the Best R&B album and "Smoking Gun" the Best R&B song of the year. "No, I couldn't do that. We like this mod since one needs no extra components to re-wire a strat or tele circuitry into the 50’s wiring design. Your email address will not be published. Not quite a bluesman, not quite a popstar. His own record distribution company (Polygram) alerts retailers with a curious tag on Cray's latest, Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark.
Now you should have a reasonably clean tone.
Use a low E-string for the A nut slot, an A-string for the D nut slot and so on. There’s no doubt that Cray has a strong affinity for the blues. I hope you enjoyed this feature about Robert Cray; be sure to stay tuned for more artist features like this coming your way! Let’s list a couple of advantages with thicker strings. This is the starting point and from now you must adjust be ear. We would avoid Celestions and the British character, at least when used separately or without pairing them with a Jensen-style speaker. I love that music. We feel it is better to have the pickups far away than close. And King of blues? Hello Henry the Horse on Trampoline. I took an hour last night to make “flash cards” as you suggested and will begin quizzing myself tonight. He also has a red Japanese reissue Strat with low-impedance pickups. Wright. Robert Cray performs his soulful song, “Time Makes Two.” Check it out at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h53va2AIuYU. He's not entirely turned his back on the 12-bar shuffle, but it seems now that he's honing a new reputation as a kind of poet laureate of the contemporary blues scene.
Not thicker than your fingers are able to control and handle, without getting tired and worn out. Or said in other words – you must ensure that your guitar is nicely set up before you start experimenting and altering its tone with mods and replacement parts.
You can experiment with different tone cap values with loose cables hanging out from your pickguard and swap different caps while you play. Seek it out if you really want to know what the man can do on the guitar.
The string should be very close to the frets but it must not touch any of them. The strategy is to aim for as little gap as possible without any fret buzz when you’re playing an open string with regular strength and pick attack. I will have to remedy that.
“And also, I used to play with real heavy strings, like a .013 on the high E. I didn’t know they made lighter strings for the longest time, so I just kept struggling with these heavies. Step 6 – When you play licks or chords and strike the strings hard, is the tone piercing to your ear?
We think that the truss rod mojo is really not complicated nor magical. Tuned per the advice above.
American Vintage Hard-Tail Stratocaster Bridge For a classic look and superior intonation and tuning stability, this guitar features a string-through-body American Vintage hard-tail Stratocaster bridge. I have two 15watt Fender Amps (Blues jr and Princeton Reverb) and still use an attenuator (same as you).
King….. Cray was a good friend of his… Will someone please tell me his name.. Only key in right now at hand on the topic of later, looking in support of handful of details pertaining to my identifiable meeting. Some interesting tidbits in this post to try. Volume-Pot: from the circuit you see how the output jack (hot tip) is wired into the circuit at the middle leg of the pot. Fender Stratocaster explained and setup guide, http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/3_Mods_for_3_Guitars. Tone fatness can partly be compensated for in pedals and amps – therefore you should use strings that suit your fingers with a correct relationship between finger strength and string gauge.
A positive thing with the treble bleeder kit is that the behaviour of the volume knob is not changed very much. It’s okay to be inspired from someone else, but you should primarily trust your own mind and ears. Adjusting the truss rod is an iterative process that can take days and weeks, depending on temperature and humidity and how much the guitar travels. Step 1 – Set all dials to 5 except for reverb and vibrato if there is any. Robert Cray's gear and equipment including the Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb, Matchless Clubman 35, and ROBERT CRAY SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER BLUE.
Jeff Beck can play a toaster oven and sound like the Gods. "I gotta play.
Griff: There is no law that says you have to play with your guitar volume on 10. I just love the way he digs in with his fingers, pulls the strings and lets 'em fall. If you’re a gear hound like me, check this out at http://www.guitarworld.com/robert-cray-discusses-albert-collins-gear-and-his-new-album-1989-guitar-world-interview?page=0,0. The last performance I found for this post features a live jam with Robert Cray and Stevie Ray Vaughan in Dallas, TX 1987. What kind of Amplifiers does Robert Cray use? You could have Stevie Ray’s EXACT rig and guitar with all the correct settings and you still aren’t going to capture Stevie’s sound perfectly unless you are a clone. We’ve achieved our best Robert Cray tone with a 1994 Vibro-King loaded with the original blue-frame Eminence Alnico speakers. The place was packed, and then after a couple sets Robert was asked to announce that Albert wasn’t going to make it. It gave him a darker sound than he's currently getting on Stratocasters. But sustain is not all, we’re also looking for a resonance character where the neck and body responds with desirable frequencies based on the input frequencies from the vibrating strings. Raising or lowering the bridge saddles is much easier. "I don't know, man. you are using thicker strings than the nut s used to, your guitar will get out of tune when you’re using the vibrato or when bending and shaking strings.
That's since been changed. And in spite of public opinion, I still use Ampeg combo’s at home, work or play. If you haven't yet seen or heard Robert Cray (which is nearly impossible, given the massive exposure he got in 1987 following his Grammy Award-winning Strong Persuader album, cover stories in dozens of music magazines worldwide, guest shots on The Tonight Show, The Today Show, Late Night With David Letterman, appearances on the Grammy Award show alongside the likes of Albert and B.B. Perhaps critic Robin Tolleson put it best recently in the opening of his cover story on Robert for Downbeat: "Cray is to blues what the Yellowjackets are to jazz -- close enough. Just because I buy the setups Keith has, does not mean I am Keith nor sound like Keith does. "He showed us the ropes, showed us how to travel and get along on the road. Logic of what works for you and does not work for you, emotion , that is the vibe you choose, and equipment? Playboy named Strong Persuader the Best R&B album and "Smoking Gun" the Best R&B song of the year. "No, I couldn't do that. We like this mod since one needs no extra components to re-wire a strat or tele circuitry into the 50’s wiring design. Your email address will not be published. Not quite a bluesman, not quite a popstar. His own record distribution company (Polygram) alerts retailers with a curious tag on Cray's latest, Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark.
Now you should have a reasonably clean tone.
Use a low E-string for the A nut slot, an A-string for the D nut slot and so on. There’s no doubt that Cray has a strong affinity for the blues. I hope you enjoyed this feature about Robert Cray; be sure to stay tuned for more artist features like this coming your way! Let’s list a couple of advantages with thicker strings. This is the starting point and from now you must adjust be ear. We would avoid Celestions and the British character, at least when used separately or without pairing them with a Jensen-style speaker. I love that music. We feel it is better to have the pickups far away than close. And King of blues? Hello Henry the Horse on Trampoline. I took an hour last night to make “flash cards” as you suggested and will begin quizzing myself tonight. He also has a red Japanese reissue Strat with low-impedance pickups. Wright. Robert Cray performs his soulful song, “Time Makes Two.” Check it out at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h53va2AIuYU. He's not entirely turned his back on the 12-bar shuffle, but it seems now that he's honing a new reputation as a kind of poet laureate of the contemporary blues scene.
Not thicker than your fingers are able to control and handle, without getting tired and worn out. Or said in other words – you must ensure that your guitar is nicely set up before you start experimenting and altering its tone with mods and replacement parts.
You can experiment with different tone cap values with loose cables hanging out from your pickguard and swap different caps while you play. Seek it out if you really want to know what the man can do on the guitar.
The string should be very close to the frets but it must not touch any of them. The strategy is to aim for as little gap as possible without any fret buzz when you’re playing an open string with regular strength and pick attack. I will have to remedy that.
“And also, I used to play with real heavy strings, like a .013 on the high E. I didn’t know they made lighter strings for the longest time, so I just kept struggling with these heavies. Step 6 – When you play licks or chords and strike the strings hard, is the tone piercing to your ear?
We think that the truss rod mojo is really not complicated nor magical. Tuned per the advice above.
American Vintage Hard-Tail Stratocaster Bridge For a classic look and superior intonation and tuning stability, this guitar features a string-through-body American Vintage hard-tail Stratocaster bridge. I have two 15watt Fender Amps (Blues jr and Princeton Reverb) and still use an attenuator (same as you).
King….. Cray was a good friend of his… Will someone please tell me his name.. Only key in right now at hand on the topic of later, looking in support of handful of details pertaining to my identifiable meeting. Some interesting tidbits in this post to try. Volume-Pot: from the circuit you see how the output jack (hot tip) is wired into the circuit at the middle leg of the pot. Fender Stratocaster explained and setup guide, http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/3_Mods_for_3_Guitars. Tone fatness can partly be compensated for in pedals and amps – therefore you should use strings that suit your fingers with a correct relationship between finger strength and string gauge.
A positive thing with the treble bleeder kit is that the behaviour of the volume knob is not changed very much. It’s okay to be inspired from someone else, but you should primarily trust your own mind and ears. Adjusting the truss rod is an iterative process that can take days and weeks, depending on temperature and humidity and how much the guitar travels. Step 1 – Set all dials to 5 except for reverb and vibrato if there is any. Robert Cray's gear and equipment including the Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb, Matchless Clubman 35, and ROBERT CRAY SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER BLUE.
