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Anonymous asked in Entertainment & MusicMusicRock and Pop · 1 decade ago

Do different electric guitars make different sounds?

I got a new amp for Christmas, its a Crate 120 Watt and maybe I have to just play with it because I am new at playing guitars. I just have a plain Yamaha Electic Guitar and anyway when I play some songs it sounds more like a base guitar than it should but when I do fix to sound similar to what I want it to sound like it still doesnt sound anything near to what I want it to sound like.

I can play Born of a Broken Man by RATM and I'm learning Breakout by Foo FIghters and Freedom by RATM, (RATM is kinda easy to play, I use tabs)

Update:

Well my amp doesn't have bass or treble, it has three categories, Clean, Overdrive, then heavy gain, then theres sub categories like low, med, and high, gain, and levell; heavy gain only has gain, shape, and level. Kinda wished I got the smaller Marshall I guess...

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  • 1 decade ago
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    AHH! Yes different Guitars do make different tones. This depends on MANY things. Like the shape of the guitar especially in the horns of the guitar. The wood is a major tonality changer. The pickups are huge as well, the thickness of strings is one of the most important things. the thicker the strings the more full and jazzy sound. Then you get to Pedals buy good pedals the more expensive usually the better but thats not always true. then you get to the amp where the most of the tone happens and that is more of a personal choice

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Yes,Different Electric Guitars,Different Strings,Different Amps And Different Pedals All Make Different Sounds.

    Even Different Brands Make Different Sounds.

    And Try Turning The Bass On The Equalizer(Volume Control) Down And The Treble Up

    Hope This Helps

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Different guitars only have different tones and your pickups make the sound different as well. The quality also changes from guitar to guitar, but I know what you mean about the sound. Overdrive or Distortion is what makes the guitar sound "rock" or "metal". If your amp doesn't have that, then you have to get an effects pedal. You can get a decent one for about $50. Make sure the amp you have isn't for a bass guitar either. Most guitar amps have 2 channels--clean and distortion/overdrive. So ultimately, no, your guitar has nothing to do with the sound coming out of your amp.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    It depends on your taste. Yamaha are beginners guitars that carry good sound. They are good for learning. But if you are going to upgrade, a Gibson Les Paul or Flying V are quality guitars with beautiful sound. So are the Fender Stratocaster and Telecaster . It depends on your music and what you like to play. Your amp or sound effects paddle are also important . They give the sound a more metal, and other effects to an otherwise ordinary sound.

    Source(s): I am a musician , have several guitars.
  • 1 decade ago

    You gotta mess with the knobs on the guitar and amp. Sound like you have your mids and bass too high on the amp.

    Best thing you can do is monkey around with the knobs till you get the sound that you like.

    It's the quest for THE TONE! Enjoy it now while it's only costing you a few hundred bucks; there will come a day when you spend thousands of dollars to get the tone you want.

    Source(s): experience and a thin wallet!
  • Bryan
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Of course. A Gibson Explorer sounds far different than say, A Fender Telecaster.

    Oh yeah, You need to upgrade from a Yamaha guitar man. For bassier sounds I suggest changing the pickups to maybe a Dirty Fingers Gibson pickup.

  • 1 decade ago

    I don't play guitars personally but my dad does and I've been around alot of other people who do and I can easily say that the way a guitar is tuned can make it sound different. You can still get the same pitch to a tune but that really depends on how you tune it.

    Amps can do the same thing but that's mostly based on how far you play with the settings so it's a combination of amp and your guitar string's tuning.

    Other than that, I don't really think electric guitars make any different sound than however anyone might want them to sound. I think that's the beauty about them really.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    No. All electric guitars sound absolutely identical. There is no difference whatsoever.

    Of course I'm kidding, you douches. Go play a Chinese Strat, a brand new American Strat, and a Strat copy with humbuckers, all on the same day and through the same amp, and then tell me it doesn't matter.

    Source(s): I have been playing for fifteen years and own twenty guitars.
  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Both the amp and guitar play a role towards the sound you'll hear, but the amp will be responsible for about 70% of the sound.

  • 21:13
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    You can get an effects pedal to do that. I recommend the Line 6 Floor Pod.

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