I love my Strat. It’s a cheapo MIM version, but it has a great sound. But ever since I started using it with the KASHA Overdrive pedal, it sounds even more like a Strat to me! I know, that sounds a little cuckoo, but that Classic channel on the KASHA Overdrive really brings out that jangly tone that defines the Strat tone; that’s to my ears, at least…
The other day, I was messing around with a dominant seventh ditty in A as I was trying to pick up some improv techniques from Chuck D’Aloia’s Blues with Brains video. I originally just recorded my Strat running through a reverb, then into my amp. It sounded pretty good, but I wanted to get a bit more top-end bite, but not a lot of drive. So I switched my KASHA Overdrive on and my jaw dropped! Here’s what I came up with…
That pedal just brings out the best in a Strat. I swear, now that I’ve been using it with my Strat for the last couple of days, I think it’ll always be on when I perform with my Strat. It really sounds great!
BTW, both rhythm and lead parts were played with the Kasha overdrive pedal. For the rhythm part, I was in the Classic channel to get that jangly Strat sound from position 2, while I was in the Hot channel for the lead in the neck pickup. So sweet sounding!
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Nice, I like the lead and rhythm tones.
Athough you have not nailed some of those notes and bends.. It is a very nice bit of improvisation. And the sound IS very good.
How long have you been playing?
Thanks! That was pretty much off the cuff… 🙂
Actually, I’ve been playing quite awhile – 40 years, but mostly acoustic up until about 8 years ago. I completely forgot about that clip! 🙂 Man! Talk about raw! In any case, that little riff in A7 morphed into:
[audio src="https://guitargear.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/strutterge6v61.mp3" /]
I remember now that as soon as I laid down that idea, I came up with the song. It’s called “Strutter.” And I also changed guitars, and didn’t use any pedals. The basic melody was done with my CV Tele and I think this version of the chorus features my Saint Guitars Messenger Goldtop to get a more aggressive “edge” to the lead.