Topic: Chet Atkins for Genos

[Hennry]

Here’s a challenge!
I’ve been a Chet Atkins fan for many years and I thought it would be nice if I could get something, if only vaguely, like his Gretsch guitar sound on my Genos. Try as I might, I can’t get close. Anyone got any editing suggestions?

[Lee Batchelor]

Chet Atkins fan here, too Hennry!

Before trying to get any particular sound, so much depends on which speakers you use with your Genos. I use two Bose Pro 8 speakers. For his guitar sound, I use the Jazz guitar sounds with a little more treble added through the EQ section of the mixer. Can you describe your system?

[Hennry]

Thanks for that, Lee.
My son is donating a pair of B & W floor speakers when he moves in the near future. I’ve heard them with his various keyboards and hi fi, and they sound fantastic. For private listening I want to use my headphones,  Sennheiser HD 280 PRO.
At the moment I use quite powerful retired hi fi speakers, but they sound pretty good.

[Lee Batchelor]

Glad to help, Hennry.

Those speaker will work fine. Be careful using hi fi speakers though. A lot of them are not designed to handle sudden transient sounds that musical instruments play. Damage could occur.

[Hennry]

So, if I experiment with the treble on jazz guitars I should get a good sound. I’ll try it out tonight when I get home

[Lee Batchelor]

Agreed, Hennry.

I can't adjust my styles or voices on my Yamaha studio monitors in my home. I must set up my performance system in my basement and make the adjustments through the exact gear I use on stage. Even then, I must make small adjustments in the places I play because every room is different. At least you only have one room to deal with 😀. Good luck and let us know it turned out.