Getting an appealing tone is a culture that all guitarists strive to nurture and reinforce every day. It is neither an easy thing to achieve nor is it rocket science. What is needed is learning certain tips and commitment to practice and perfect these tips. Let us discuss 3 tips that guitarists can use in getting a good clean guitar sound.  

1. Adjust your guitar amplifier

Most guitarists fail to implement this tip. As simple as it may be, it is very crucial in a bid to get a good clean tone. The guitar amp’s position can offer a perfect tone if well adjusted. For instance, adjusting your guitar amp’s angle, height and distance can prove effective. The idea here is to understand how various amp positions impact on your tone. To drive the point home, let us consider the outcome if you played your guitar with the amp in certain positions -- on the floor, on a table and away from a wall. In the case of the amp on the floor, there will be less treble as opposed to when it is on a table. On the other hand, a guitar amp away from a wall or on the floor can produce the desired tone. In short, it is all about experimenting with different guitar amp positions to get a great tone.  

2. Utilize your pickups wisely

In some instances, playing on an electric guitar for the first time can be hectic. It is challenging to fully familiarize with your pickups. Understanding which pickups suit various scenarios can be the key to achieving a great tone. But most guitarists think a horrible tone means the guitar amp is the issue. In actual sense, chances are the pickups are the root cause of the horrible tone. As an upcoming guitarist, you have to experiment with the pickups to understand which is the most suitable for a given song or style. For instance: which pickup suits rock? A bridge humbucker pickup promises a tone that befits such style. Choosing a neck or middle single coil pickup will be inappropriate in such a case. The tone will automatically be floppy. A neck or middle single coil pickup suits genres of music such as blues. As a beginner guitarist, opt for guitars that blend humbucker and single coil pickups. This is important so as to have sufficient flexibility to produce various tones.  

3. Replace your strings

How do you achieve a promising tone upgrade? As stated previously, the problem is always pointed towards the direction of your amp. However, a new set of strings can make a huge difference to your tone. As you use the strings, they tend to become dull as time goes by leading to a gloomy and unmoving tone. You might not realize how the tone has changed over time until you get fresh strings.  

Final Thoughts ...

In conclusion, exhaust all the possibilities discussed here in your quest to get a good clean tone. Do not always consider getting a new guitar amp as the only solution to getting a great tone. The guitar amp is not the only reason for your dull tone. Getting fresh strings or understanding the pickups could be all you need to get that perfect tone.    

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