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  • Eric Johnson setup

    Guys.

    Do you know how Johnson gets his sound on Cliffs of Dover?... that´s what I would call sweet, "clean" distortion!...

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    On the album version, it's a Gibson 335 and I think a Marshall Plexi. Not sure, if you did a deja.com search you might find it. It's funny though, I think he gets damn close to that live, and I've always seen him play it with a stratocaster!

    Pete

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    • #3
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      Here's his '01 live setup from ericjohnson.com:

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      • #4
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        Holy crap. Now thats a set up.

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        • #5
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          That's a lot of setting up! He's a freak anyway. Great tone! I hear he likes the "cheap" 9v batteries over alkaline. The voltage is different, which I understand, and he hears a difference in sound. I guess I'm just as bad. I like tubes with some hours on them over new tubes. The difference is subtle, but it sounds different.

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          • #6
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            His setup used to be worse - he had a Dumble in there too for awhile. *!*

            Pete

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            • #7
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              Just take a look at the G3 he is in and gander at the damn pedalboard setup at his feet! It is a bloody nightmare! And I thought Alex Lifeson was a gear whore when he was younger lol.

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              • #8
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                Hey, so the distortion on Cliffs would be from the fuzzface?...

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                • #9
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                  Word had it that Eric's rig was a nightmare to mix back in the early 90's.

                  I think the fuzzface is for those brief moments where he wants controlled feedback or over the top distortion.
                  Th majority of his tone is probably derived with the tube driver. Which would in part explain why the prices on those skyrocketed on eBay.

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                  • #10
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                    He used Tube Driver on Cliffs
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                    • #11
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                      Oh, my god!... this is just a **** distortion pedal!... look at this!... it can´t be $400!...

                      Chandler Tube driver

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                      • #12
                        Re: Eric Johnson setup

                        Well, they were going @ slightly over 200.00 a couple years ago. I have the rack version as those were actually affordable but it sems to be a different component all together. Check out the Chandler stereo echo prices, another EJ/Satch used item..they ain't cheap either.

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                        • #13
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                          Eric's tone is always great but the time he takes to get it is a nightmare. He spends forever in the studio just placing a mic!
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                          • #14
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                            Eric's tube driver was custom built I think, or it's an early one. I don't think it's exactly the same as one off the rack. I'd have to do some digging, but I heard that somewhere. Just that tube driver isn't going to give you instant EJ tone.

                            Pete

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                            • #15
                              Re: Eric Johnson setup

                              In the 80's he used 2 twin reverbs , 100w dumble &amp; 4x12 &amp; 100w Marshall &amp; 4x12. If you can find it He was on Austin city limits in the Mid 80's and you get a pretty good look at his setup. He preformed Cliffs of Dover on that show it's the preformance he wanted to use on the album but they wouldn't release it. His new setup as above started in Late 90's so it not his Cliffs of Dover sound.

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