Take Me to Church - Electric Guitar Cover

Hi,

I saw a really nice cover of Take me to Church by Kfir Ochaion.



I'm trying to work on the tone, all i know he mentioned in the comments that he using Marshall super bass 1970, H9, TS, and delay. im kinda new to GR 5. I worked on some preset but still dosent sound the same. anybody have any idea how to get that tone in the video or how to start approaching this tone?

Much appreciate any help,

Thanks Xashik

 

Hey Xashik,
Here's how I recommend trying to replicate that great tone he has:

The amp seems to be the real question here. Personally I'm not familiar with the Marshall Super Bass 1970, but I looked it up and it seems like the Super Bass is similar to a JMP. I'd use a JMP head (called "Jump" in Guitar Rig) to try and get the amp tone. When you pick the Jump head in GR, it'll give you a matched cabinet as well below the amp. Don't use the matched cabinets, you can't edit the cabinet tones this way. Delete the Jump matched cabinet and instead put a Control Room Pro below the amp head. In the Control Room, go to the dropdown menu at the top (it says "INIT") and select "Jump." On the right side, you'll see knobs for air, bass and treble. This is why I always use Control Room Pro instead of the matched cabinet with the amp head- control rooms give you the option to edit the tone of the cabinet, matched cabinets don't give you that option. If you don't think the Jump is right for that tone, I'd suggest a Plexi (1959 SLP) or a JCM (800). Honestly, as long as you go with a Marshall amp you'll probably get somewhat close to his tone. But try the JMP or a Plex amp, that's my guess on what to use. So edit the amp head and cab settings for that tone- (**make sure you're using the neck pickup like he is in the video), then move on to the other units he's using. The H9 is an Eventide multieffects unit- I don't know what he's using it for, but based on the video I'd guess he's using it for reverb. I wouldn't focus on this box too much because we don't know what his settings are or what he's using it for. But if I had to guess, it's probably for reverb. The TS is the classic Ibanez Tube Screamer, which is an awesome pedal. In Guitar Rig, it's called "Skreamer" and is colored green like the unit it simulates. Put the Skreamer in front of the amp and edit the settings on that. I'd focus a lot on these settings, they're pretty important for his overall tone. Again, make sure you're using the neck pickup. The last unit he's using is a delay- I don't know what delay unit he's using so it's hard to make a suggestion on what to use. With the exception of the H9, he seems to be using older vintage gear, so it seems likely the delay he's using probably isn't a modern delay. I'd try the Delay Man, which is an EH Memory Man simulation. It's a classic delay unit, and I'd guess it'll get you close to what you're looking for. Put the delay after the Skreamer, before the amp head.

Wikipedia has an article on Guitar Rig that I frequently use for reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guitar_Rig&oldid=605293714
The article gives a list of everything in Guitar Rig and what each item/amp/unit it simulates. I highly recommend it for future reference when you're trying to create tones.

These are just my suggestions, I hope it helps.