Tim Henson's Sound
Instrumental guitar rebuilt for the streaming generation — trap rhythm, nylon strings, absurd technique.
Clean nylon and bright modern electric over hip-hop production
The rig
The gear associated with the sound. Each item opens a live Reverb search — vintage examples where they exist, modern equivalents where they don't.
Guitars
- Ibanez TOD10N nylon-stringFind on Reverb
- Ibanez TOD10 electricFind on Reverb
Amps
- Neural DSP Archetype: Tim HensonFind on Reverb
- Direct-to-interface recordingFind on Reverb
Effects
- In-the-box processingFind on Reverb
- Heavy use of reverb and pitch effectsFind on Reverb
Pickups
- Fishman piezo and DiMarzio signature humbuckersFind on Reverb
Why it sounds like that
Playing God
Nylon-string electric recorded close and dry, with the percussive body noise deliberately kept.
Goat
Bright, compressed modern electric with hard-panned doubling for width.
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