Sometimes, guitar tone hacks come from some unlikely places. For esteemed Ocean City guitarist and blues-rock heavyweight Walter Trout, he’s found that the heavier the tone he dials into his tube amp, the better his blues leads sound.
For some guitarists, putting a well-curated pedalboard in front of an amp is the secret to tonal success. Trout, however, goes sans 'board and straight into the firepower of a Mesa/Boogie amp. That’s all he needs. Well, that and, er, the amp's onboard metal setting.
