Robben Ford Discussion

SK1 · Newbie Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 1

HEY ALL,I WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT EVERYONE USES TO GET THIER OWN ROBBEN TONE.I'VE READ SOME LIKE TWO ROCK AMPS.I LIKE MY MESA RECTO-VERB AND LES PAUL DC W/FRALINS AND SPLITTER SWITCH.JUST ORDERED A TONKER BECAUSE OF RAVE REVIEWS ON THIS SITE.I ENJOY READING ALL YOUR POSTS AND WILL ENJOY READING ANY REPLIES.......STEVE[/b]

JohnnyZ · Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 1:32 pm Post subject:

Steve,

Welcome, and turn your caps/lock key off... Very Happy

Keep reading the wonderful posts in here- lots of great people, and lots of great info.

As far as getting that Robben tone- keep practicing and playing. You are what you are, and Robben is Robben... And, that is that... Very Happy

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bluenote · Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 6:22 am Post subject:

Hot Damn Johnny, you mean to tell me this big giant bottle of "Robben Tone" i just bought won't help!!! I was kinda hoping to shave off about 20 years worth of hard practice!!! Bluenote.
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JohnnyZ · Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 7:11 am Post subject:

Good one, blue! Laughing

Tonics usually don't work. What we really need is a tone transplant... Laughing

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iamthewalrus · Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 7:58 am Post subject: tone

I don't want Robben tone, I want WALRUS tone!
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Michael · Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 2:01 pm Post subject:

I'll give my best shot at answering the question regarding gear; however, the Robben tone ... that's another story.

Fender Concert 60 Watt Tube
ES335 Gibson
1983 Fender Tele
PRS Custom
Banzai Fireball II

That's about it!

FordFanatic · Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 10:00 pm Post subject:

A Banzia Fireball through a Fender blackface twin sounds great! Also, a Gibson 347 with the coil tap switch captures a little bit of that Robben tone. But, the guys are right, tone is something that you cannot mimic, we each have our own feel, vibrato, and touch on the neck. Instead of trying to get the Robben tone find a tone that you're happy with.

patocaster · Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 8:43 am Post subject:

I love discussions regarding tone. My guitar technician buddy gets asked by customers, "How do I improve my tone?" He replies, holding up his left hand, "Here's your tone, man."

Gear can come and go, but your tone is yours alone. Another anecdote: About ten years ago, a friend in North Carolina went to a Robben Ford workshop at a local guitar store. Robben played his then signature Fender, and pulled a Fender Twin straight from the showroom floor, plugged in with no pedals and played. My friend was astonished that it "sounded EXACTLY like Robben Ford"...no Dumble amps, no effects whatsoever. There you go, a telling example as to why Tone can best be defined as a mystical combination of fingers, pressures, wrist positions, brains, emotions, technique and vision, with a smidgen of gear thrown in depending on who you are.
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JohnnyZ · Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:25 am Post subject:

Aeolian · Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 11:59 am Post subject:

If you want a crack up. Go to the Gear Page and search on Robben and tone. Someone is always coming on that forum looking for Robben's "tone". And the thread usually follows the same path down in flames.
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