Robben Ford Discussion

I studied music with Chris in college. He was opening for the Yellowjackets in the early 80's. I remember him telling me about one of the first shows he did (might have been THE first) with the Yell ...

Thanks for all the good information guys. I've been working to see if I could match Robben's tone. I did this a couple years back with a clip of Larry Carlton -- here's that clip: http://www.radica ...

Next question... does Robben use the midboost and/or the gain boost (eq bypass) on his amp when he goes to the bridge pickup for overdrive/solo tones?

Thank you!
Michael Lewis

Cool, thank you for the info.

Hi Dave D!

Question for you and I apologize if this has been asked before but when Robben goes into a overdrive tone, does he A) just use the amp distortion B) uses a pedal for overdrive into chann ...

wow those look/sound killer!!

Thanks Phil. I see you're from Campbell - cool! I grew up in San Jose. Went to City College with Chris Cain.

Great playing, stay in touch!
Michael

Hi Dave,

I've got an amazing, high quality boutique guitar that I'm wondering if Robben would be willing to try sometime? Does Robben ever try out custom guitars just to give an opinion?

I took ...

Hi Andy, thanks for the kind remarks!

Hi Tom, thanks for the suggestion... I checked out those pics but couldn't find any where I could make out the microphones clearly. I'm also thinking there is ...

Hi Dave,

Can you divulge the typical (and I'm sure it varies and changes) mic set up for Robben's sound in the studio? Close mic, type and how far from the cab? Room mic? If so, what type and ho ...

Definitely check out the Fuchs. I've owned a lot of other great amps and could not get close to Robben's tone like I can with the Fuchs. So many of the players that I've turned on to this amp have en ...

Check out this clip of a Fuchs and a Dumble. It's edited back and forth, see if you can hear it.

http://michaellewismusic.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=2030

I just did a comparison clip on my site -- a well known artist using a Dumble, then I created a comparable clip with the Fuchs. See how close it sounds here: http://www.michaellewismusic.com/forum/v ...

Hey guys,

After you get a hold of a Fuchs, you may not be so anxious to buy a Dumble afterall. Scott takes his Fuchs amps head to head with Dumbles on a regular basis -- it always raises a few eyeb ...

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