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Originally Posted by Low Key
Another noob question: I always hear guitarists talking about sound like warm, fat, crunchy, chunky(?): how does one develop their ear to understand wtf this means? Is there an online resource for it?
It's all BS really.
And it's all relative. One man's trash is anothe man's treasure etc etc.
To me;
Warm is usually derived from valve amps but clean and non trebly (the sort of smooth tone that makes you want weep for joy - Stevie Ray type tone.)
Fat is wide and bassy
Crunch/Chunky is that distorted guitar the rings off short - like not super sustain/ more staccato and rhythmic
this is from an article on premier guitar magazine:
Fat/Round - to me, fat and round are the same – well defined, sustained, loose, wide or well-dispersed, good depth.
Tight - percussive, holds together very well, fast and responsive.
Chunky - falls in-between fat/round and tight; defined, sustained and loose, but not to the degree of fat/round. It’s percussive, holds together well and is responsive, but not to the degree of tight.
Muddy - beginning to lose definition and articulation, not clear, poor note separation.
Flabby - (often used in a different way, but not appropriate for this article) no articulation, loss of control and definition, negative term for lacking in bass response.
Boomy/Woofing - blooming response, lingering notes, very loose (car stereo comes to mind here).