Ty Tabor - King's X - The Jelly Jam

Wetnosedog · December 23, 2019 at 5:39 PM

Greetings All,

Really want to find Ty's lead tone from King's X - Gretchen Goes To Nebraska and Faith Hope, Love era.

I'm a huge fan and I'm aware of this info: "He was using a long-discontinued solid-state Lab Series amp that was — and still is — an inexpensive bargain on the used market. The rest of Tabor’s rig was similarly modest, including budget Alesis Midiverb II and Ibanez DD200 rack effects and his beloved Fender Elite Stratocaster — a darkhorse ax from the last days of CBS’s ownership of Fender.

Tabor’s Lab Series L5 amp (removed from its combo chassis and mounted in a head-only configuration) and Elite Stratocaster have unusual features that collectively shaped his distinctive midrange sound." Guitar World

Any suggestions on some Kemper Profiles that would be similar?

luntho · December 23, 2019 at 6:21 PM

never tried these but....https://tjontheroad.com/kemper-profiles?olsPage=products%2Flab-sir-es-l5-kemper-profile-pack

Wetnosedog · December 23, 2019 at 8:38 PM

I looked into that. First impression was not real impressed, but I will listen again.

Thanks!

Zappledan · December 23, 2019 at 8:52 PM

That's a very clean amp, so all his overdrive would have been from the pedals. I'm thinking you'll just have to audition tons of overdriven profiles to find what works for you.

tjontheroad · December 24, 2019 at 12:32 AM

My Lab Sir ES L5 pack (base on a captured Lab Series L5) does have higher gain stuff like that. The 30 profiles are capturing both amp channels, bright switches, and onboard amp compressor on/off settings.

FWIW, I’m not that familiar with Tabor. So, my demos don’t sound like him.

You may also want to look at my Pearce G1 pack. That amp was built by the same designer as the L5 but it has much more gain on tap and is reflected in the profiles.

tjontheroad · December 24, 2019 at 12:47 AM

Btw, there is an L5 profile in my free pack. It’s mid gain but you’ll get the idea.

https://tjontheroad.com/kemper-profile…ree-sample-pack

Wetnosedog · January 22, 2020 at 7:50 PM

I was just recalling the other day that the first 4 King's X albums and "that tone" were all produced by Sam Taylor. Wonder what thoughts he would have on capturing the great Ty Tabor tones?