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This is a huge topic, as there are countless ways to get cool tone (and countless ways to get bad tone). I have a small collection of great tube amps, pedals, and even some modeling stuff that all sounds pretty damn good, so I could ramble on about this topic from various standpoints. 

Now, I know we all probably agree that if we can afford a good tube amp, then we've gotten to a great place as far as getting good tone goes. So, one of the coolest discoveries I've come up with is using an Electro Harmonix Black Finger tube compressor pedal on your tube amp for garage crunch.

A friend of mine was selling one really cheap, so I figured I'd buy it to try out and then flip it shortly afterwards to make a few extra bucks. But, once I started using it I fell in love with it. When using a tube compressor pedal with a tube amp, it not only compresses and gives you a fat tone, but it also gives you a naturally over-driven tube tone without actually using an overdrive pedal or switching to the drive channel on the amp. Very simple, very effective.

What I'm trying to say is: you could have a tube amp on the clean channel, put the tube compressor on it, and you'll get a nice and punchy/solid tube overdrive that isn't too static-y or distorted and it really sounds good for garage style tone. 

Try it out and let me know what you think.

Chuck Berry's guitar sound in the whole After School Sessions album is just MAGIC

It's I'm Cramped, dude.

Mitch Wilwerding said:

I know the cramps tune but cant think of the name can anyone help me out also i was in ace hardware the other day and domino came on over the PA i thought that was cool

I guess Hitler never saw that coming! Get cramped in your grave you shitball! Haha!

(FYI: Early VW models were produced under NS tutelage)

Haha, it's a Volkswagon after all!

Matt said:

I think its hilarious that they chose "I'm Cramped " for a car commercial.... I like roomy cars.

All I know is someone, I think buick, used a Screamin' Jay song in a commercial and my heart sank.  Oh well, I guess his 70-some offspring can split the licensing monies.

I know the cramps tune but cant think of the name can anyone help me out also i was in ace hardware the other day and domino came on over the PA i thought that was cool

Great song.
Great ad.

Blas Picón & the Junk Express from Barcelona! Raw R&B like Kid Thomas or Papa Lightfoot (Blas has played drums with Nick Curran in one or two spanish tours!)

They have a 7'' with Carajillo Records and a Cd!

Primitives , the groupies

Of course !!!!

Zentralheizung of Death said:

the tamrons  - wild man

agreed all above

dont forget

gories sister ann

detroit cobras cha cha twist

oh and u think this on meets the criteria?

come on by the atlantics

i think you guys got it spot on

oh what would we do without garage rock

btw throw the lyres in there somewhere too

definitely Psycho by The Sonics or Cant seem to make you mine by The Seeds. 

I would also consider All of the Night by The Kinks although that might be just me.

    EMPTY HEART .

why did i not thinck of jack the ripper or talk talk

Jack the Ripper  ?
~T

the tamrons  - wild man

stooges - now i wanna be your dog

the wailers - out of our tree

bunker hill - the girl can't dance

sonics - shot down

talk talk ?

This has been a really serviceable review blog the last couple of months with some tracks. For every jacuzzi boys post there is a gem like The immaculates. Anyone else? Can you dig it!

http://letsgetbent.tumblr.com/

I've discovered that there's an enormous number of garage comps out there, but that's all the more for me to explore.  I'm a little wary of dropping big bucks some of the rarer releases (although the aforementioned Pebbles re-release is surprisingly affordable), if only because there's so much else available.  I did manage to find a used copy of Back from the Grave vol. 4 (already have vol. 1), and it's excellent as promised! 

I also picked up several Norton LP's recently.  Norton rules and their prices are great -- $10 for most of their LP releases. 

Friday at the Hideout: Boss Detroit Garage 64-67

Aliens, Psychos and Wild Things:  Rare & Unissued Virginia Garage 64-67

Both of these are outstanding.  I also got all five volumes of Norton's "Unissued Sixties Garage Acetates" series.  The quality of the tunes on these can be hit-and-miss, but there's still some amazing gems. 

All vinyl so far...I plan to look into CD releases soon -- possibly the Nuggets set, Acid Dreams, or the stuff available at Arf Arf or Sundazed, as suggested. 

i really wanna phantom and  maestro fuzztone or mk1 tone bender and a black or silverface fender or a vox or maybe a ric

just me who thinks they should remake the vox starstreamer

1484.