Tom Scholz BOSTON guitar tone?

[Hendog]

We are covering a few Boston songs and I need to get a convincing Boston lead guitar tone.

Is there a pedal or something that will get me close enough?

[ES330]

Rocktron

[Dave]

Or a smooth distortion pedal + boost @ around 1KHz + a touch of chorus.

[MRCHILL4]

powersoak your amp into powertube heaven, and ad a touch of echo and doubling chorus. don't forget you isp decimator.....you will definitely need one.

[smolder]

I thought that tone was all studio production... rich pedal distortion with massive compression.

[D.Cooper]

Originally Posted by smolder

I thought that tone was all studio production... rich pedal distortion with massive compression.

In that case you better use an Axe-FX

[doc]

The big keys are - Les Paul, cranked Marshall, and EQ with an MXR 7 band with the lows rolled off and a notch in the high mids. Do a google search - its out there.

[MoPo]

I was gonna say plug the gtr into a transistor radio while miking up your blender making frozen margheritas.







(sorry..... couldn't resist....)

[jimpridx]

Invented by the man himself.....the Rockman Sustainor:



While it's primarily used in the studio through a mixer, it can be run into the clean channel of an amp, too. Combine it with humbuckers, and you're good to go!

[Hendog]

I know all about the Rockman stuff. I'm not in a dedicated Boston cover band or anything. I just need something to get close. Buying old Rockman gear is not really in the cards for me right now.

Any pedals that will get me close?

[ken374]

Boston= awesomeness

[macmax77]

Originally Posted by smolder

I thought that tone was all studio production... rich pedal distortion with massive compression.

it was a small 5-10 watts amp with a loose tube as i recall reading from GP ten decades ago

[QRSS]

ultimatum

http://www.tom-scholz.com/Manuals/UDG.pdf

[Jove]

I'd imagine that a Beano Boost, set in the MID position, into a chorus and delay could get you very close. And yeah, a Les Paul!

J

[timmy2tone]

Some may disagree whether Tom actually did this or not, but that nasally lead tone can be had with a parked wah, fixed wah or Q-zone pedal! Boston is why I'm playing guitar today! The coolest tone!