Originally Posted by: LeedoggProblem #3: I've been jamming out with this dude I met at work for the past 3 or so weeks. We've been playing about the same amount of time, and are of comparable skill levels. However our styles are completely opposite (which we think can work for us). I'm more of a whiskey blues rock kinda guy, and he's more of a, "I just huffed a baloon full of god knows what in the parking lot before the dead show" jam band kinda guy. When I come in with most of my distortion tones I sound like a 14-year-old slipknot kid (something I don't want!). It's just cause his tone is completely void of any distortion so I sound way harsh in comparison. I'm trying to find a clean sorta david gilmour, eric clapton (when he kicked ass) kinda tone. Any other ideas?

Problem #4: It burns when I pee.

3. You could find a less harsh distortion. Listen to Joe Satriani or Steve Vai's recordings (I know you have them...I've been WATCHING YOU!!!) and you can hear they don't have that much gain in there. I don't think abandoning distortion entirely is the way to go, it still has value, and can sound pretty awesome when paired with a clean tone guitar if it's done tastefully. I'll send you a recording of my band jamming with my guitar distorted and my buddy's guitar clean.

4. Well, my friend, you have Gonorrhea. Good luck with that, and next time where a glove.