Can We Recreate the Perfect 80s Guitar Sound? | RJ Ronquillo

RJ Ronquillo is a master of tone, gear history, and session playing styles. If you've ever chased the lush, hi-fi clean guitar sounds of 80s LA session legends like Dann Huff, Michael Landau, or Steve Lukather, this is the masterclass you've been waiting for. In this episode, RJ takes us through Carter Vintage Guitars to build the ultimate 80s clean rig. 🚀 Book a Free Skills Assessment with Sonora. https://www.learnwithsonora.com/skills-assessment 👇 Want to go deeper? Join the Playback Sessions community for tabs, breakdowns, and more. https://www.skool.com/playback-community-9570 ⏱️ Free Tool for looping videos on YouTube and Instagram https://looper.sonoraintensive.com/ 📍 Chapters: 00:00 Introduction and Today's Plan 00:46 Exploring the Eighties Clean Sound 02:28 Setting Up the Gear 03:49 Demonstrating the Sound 05:29 Fine-Tuning the Effects 09:50 Transatlantic Radio Band 12:19 Conclusion and Follow-Up 🎸 Follow Playback Sessions on socials: -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playbacksessions/ -Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/playbacksessions -YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Playback-Sessions -Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@playbacksessionspodcast -Spotify: @ Playback Sessions Podcast 🎥 Filmed live at Carter Vintage Guitars in Nashville, Tennessee. 🎙️Host: Spencer Handley 🔥Guest: RJ Ronquillo Editor: Carl Reeverts Executive Producers: Spencer Handley Camera/Sound: Mitch Goudy #PlaybackSessions #SpencerHandley #CarterVintageGuitar #SonoraGuitarIntensive #RjRonquillo #80sGuitarTone #GuitarPedals #ChorusPedal #JamesTylerGuitars #AOR #SessionGuitarist #StrymonTimeline