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Any fans of the band Suede (or London Suede if you state side) willing to share some guitar tabs?

Hey all! I was wondering if any of you out there are fortunate enough to have any of the guitar tabs for Suede. Their books are extremely hard to come by. If you do would you be kind enough to share? Also what sort of rig do you use to get your/ bernard butlers guitar sound. A couple of VOX ac30's? A lespaul?

Have you tried Ultimate-guitar.com

yes I love Bernard Butler.... he's like the bastard stepchild of Mic Ronson and Johnny Marr... influenced by marr, Butler favors the ES345 and is definitely a member of the ac30 club! I believe he is also a tonebender fuzz kidna guy, but its been awhile and I am not 100% on where his fuzztones come from because I am recounting from memory seeing him play live as a solo artist in the late 90s or early 2000s. I could swear he had 2 ac30s, a tone bender and a 345

I can achieve all the 90s suede tones using my MIJ 335 knockoff with the ebony fingerboard, a tone bender or fuzzface, any of my ac30s set cleanish on the TB channel and maybe a treble booster

the song are surprisingly simple under the slick guitar playing and once you learn the chords Butler's licks are surprisingly intuitive.... listen to the record and learn 'em by ear, its a little 60s, early 70s and UK 80s all rolled up in a tasty ball of "why didn't I think of that shit?!"

GEAR:
  • Roland Juno-6
  • Gibson SG Standard
  • Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp

Awesome. I really need to get my hands on an AC30 eventually. I've always loved the tone of those amps. I can play a few Suede songs. But it seems there are so many layers of guitars at times its get a bit difficult to determine which is playing what. I've always really liked Butlers style.

No I haven't! I will give it a go. Thanks!

watch some youtube videos from jools Holland, BB plays the important bits and those live versions are the best way to learn the key licks

GEAR:
  • Roland Juno-6
  • Gibson SG Standard
  • Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp