“How did they make that sound” thread
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Barry
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LOL! I'm guessing he meant to type E-bow
Feral Feline
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I LOVE how Gatton could do a steady 1/4 or 1/8 note comping with his thumb, something that might be normally covered by the piano-player, and then smoothly solo over top of that rock-steady comping with his finger tips, with dips and swells and swooning phrasing — sounded like two completely separate guitar players...
So, to get back to the thread topic ... how the hell did he do that?
The guitar player with two brains?
Gatton and Buchanan are responsible for me learning to love Tele guitars.
So, to get back to the thread topic ... how the hell did he do that?
The guitar player with two brains?
Gatton and Buchanan are responsible for me learning to love Tele guitars.
Barry
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You can put Jeff Beck in that club, surely, he was influenced by them a little.
pricklyrobot
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Cool topic!
Here’s one I’ve always wondered about:
That weird almost “steel drum” like sound that’s throughout the song. Very similar sound at the beginning of Kerosene from the same album as well.
I assume it’s guitar-based. Big Black used a drum machine but no synth stuff as far as I know.
I’ve read the usual rundown of Albini’s gear before: Percolator, IVP preamp, aluminum-necked guitars, metal picks (some things mention them using “notched” picks, but I’m not really picturing where you would cut a notch in a pick and how it would effect the sound).
Anyone know any more particulars about how this specific sound was achieved? Or maybe someone’s gotten a pretty similar sound via alternative means?
Here’s one I’ve always wondered about:
That weird almost “steel drum” like sound that’s throughout the song. Very similar sound at the beginning of Kerosene from the same album as well.
I assume it’s guitar-based. Big Black used a drum machine but no synth stuff as far as I know.
I’ve read the usual rundown of Albini’s gear before: Percolator, IVP preamp, aluminum-necked guitars, metal picks (some things mention them using “notched” picks, but I’m not really picturing where you would cut a notch in a pick and how it would effect the sound).
Anyone know any more particulars about how this specific sound was achieved? Or maybe someone’s gotten a pretty similar sound via alternative means?
I knew it was the autocorrect. I keep editing my posts.
Also Gregory did this as well in the That Pedal Show: you have to look it up in this entertaining episode
Aentons
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Awesome.Cool topic!
Here’s one I’ve always wondered about:
That weird almost “steel drum” like sound that’s throughout the song. Very similar sound at the beginning of Kerosene from the same album as well.
I assume it’s guitar-based. Big Black used a drum machine but no synth stuff as far as I know.
I’ve read the usual rundown of Albini’s gear before: Percolator, IVP preamp, aluminum-necked guitars, metal picks (some things mention them using “notched” picks, but I’m not really picturing where you would cut a notch in a pick and how it would effect the sound).
Anyone know any more particulars about how this specific sound was achieved? Or maybe someone’s gotten a pretty similar sound via alternative means?
It doesn't always help but I always look for live footage.
At about 2:08 in this clip it looks like he's playing regular harmonics.
Gatton was an unbelievable player, but had the brightest tone live that I’ve ever heard. The Barden bridge pickup didn’t help. Amazing what he could pull out of a simple setup.
pricklyrobot
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Ahh, the dreaded “playing technique”; no-one makes a PCB for that!
Feral Feline
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I will.
I'll let you know when it's ready.
I'll let you know when it's ready.
RetiredUnit1
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I do, but I stick to the amp tech page. Some of those other pages are just full of fools....
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