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Post by Ward on Oct 10, 2016 17:31:44 GMT -6
I know this is old hat for someone amongst us, and this song is ALL McCartney and Harrison.
But does anyone know exactly what gear was used to achieve this guitar sound? Thanks in advance!
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Post by M57 on Oct 10, 2016 17:33:32 GMT -6
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Post by Ward on Oct 10, 2016 17:35:19 GMT -6
DAMMIT. It's the remixed remastered Paperback writer stereo master.
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Post by kcatthedog on Oct 10, 2016 18:13:56 GMT -6
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Post by ragan on Oct 10, 2016 18:38:54 GMT -6
I have that book. I'll see what I can dig up.
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Post by kcatthedog on Oct 10, 2016 19:05:31 GMT -6
Is it paperback and are you a writer ?  |
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Post by ragan on Oct 10, 2016 22:29:41 GMT -6
I looked it up in the book. There's a lot of info on that song but it doesn't say anything about the specifics of that guitar sound. I love it too though. Sounds to me like a 335 through a Vox but that's a guess of course. Just says Paul played it and it was on Track 1 Edit: I also have the book "Beatles Gear" somewhere that could have something but I haven't been able to find it for awhile. I think one of my friends "borrowed" it a long time ago. |
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Post by Ward on Oct 11, 2016 3:50:00 GMT -6
Thanks ragan! Just one of those mesmerizing tones I wish I knew more about. |
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Post by Ward on Oct 11, 2016 4:26:07 GMT -6
If I had to do a lot of guessing on the tone's construction, I would guess it was an Epiphone Sheraton with P90 single coil pickups, on the bridge pickup, wide open. Into a Vox AC30 on the brilliant channel with the topboost maxed out... into a separate Ac30 cabinet with two 12" celestion alnico blues. Pretty much standard fare. Mic'ed up with a U48. But that's just guessing.
The overload in the sound is just meaty.,
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Post by swurveman on Oct 11, 2016 8:30:11 GMT -6
I know we all love music, and I'd like to know how they got that tone too, but I am glad that it seems YouTube is making it hard for people to illegally upload the Beatles music. I wish every band had the legal and perceptual muscle of the Beatles to stop the uploading.
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Post by kcatthedog on Oct 11, 2016 19:35:48 GMT -6
Ok ward, I'm with you but do you also feel the cabs were facing east as a nod to george's mysticism ? |
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Post by donr on Oct 11, 2016 20:22:43 GMT -6
>https://www.amazon.com/Recording-Beatles-Equipment-Techniques-Classic/dp/0978520009?tag=viglink25185-20
Dang, where's the Kindle version?
When I was a kid, and had no idea, I supposed those searing mid tones of "Paperback" etc. were due to the "Mid Range Boost" control on the Vox Royal Guardsman and SuperBeatle.
'60's Sound City amps had some pretty rad eq too.
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Post by ragan on Oct 11, 2016 21:27:36 GMT -6
>https://www.amazon.com/Recording-Beatles-Equipment-Techniques-Classic/dp/0978520009?tag=viglink25185-20 Dang, where's the Kindle version? When I was a kid, and had no idea, I supposed those searing mid tones of "Paperback" etc. were due to the "Mid Range Boost" control on the Vox Royal Guardsman and SuperBeatle. '60's Sound City amps had some pretty rad eq too. The book is a little hard to get. They do small runs and you have to wait and sometimes put your money up front. It's huge and full color and just a beautiful thing to behold (and obviously has all the knowledge there is to grab out there on Beatles recordings). I'm sure it costs them a fortune to print them. I think my copy was like $200. Took months to get too. |
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Post by ragan on Oct 11, 2016 21:42:14 GMT -6
It's about 550 pages of this kind of stuff. It goes as far into the gear and techniques they used as I think is possible. |
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Post by swurveman on Oct 12, 2016 7:30:38 GMT -6
It is interesting that the Beatles had all this success using one great room-Gobos when necessary- with LDC's not close miced to record amps. When did this start happening?  |
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Post by 79sg on Oct 12, 2016 7:36:51 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2016 13:42:09 GMT -6
He don't live too far from me - maybe I should bang on his door and ask him - this is from a discussion elsewhere ... "Well, what happened was that we fell in love all over again with my Epiphone Casino, which I played on a lot of Beatles records - the "Paperback Writer" riff, the solo on "Taxman", and so on. It also feeds back nicely. Nigel always kept going back to it, saying, "That is my favorite guitar in the world!" I'd just get a little variation in the color by using either the treble or bass pickup, and then I'd stick it into my Vox AC30- so it's really the old Beatles sound. Thank goodness for my Epiphone Casino. Where would I be on this record without it?" ps part of his sound is because he is left handed - all the notes come out of the speaker upside down .... honest .... |
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Post by Ward on Oct 18, 2016 10:20:46 GMT -6
ps part of his sound is because he is left handed - all the notes come out of the speaker upside down .... honest .... LOL! Probably true. |
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Post by jimwilliams on Oct 31, 2016 9:50:22 GMT -6
It is interesting that the Beatles had all this success using one great room-Gobos when necessary- with LDC's not close miced to record amps. When did this start happening? That looks like a Michael Wagner set up. Seems I've seen that pic before.
The best Beatle's guitar sound are the solos on "As My Guitar Gently Weeps". It took a Les Paul and Eric Clapton to do it.
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Post by Ward on Oct 31, 2016 10:51:29 GMT -6
The best Beatle's guitar sound are the solos on "As My Guitar Gently Weeps". It took a Les Paul and Eric Clapton to do it. That certainly is a tremendous sound, it's true! I was only thinking of the greatest guitar sounds the boys achieved on their own. |
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Post by jjinvegas on Nov 20, 2016 4:03:42 GMT -6
Well, I think that although EC plays a fine lead and all, the more eye-opening guitar sound is on Nowhere Man. It is so bright and strong, but somehow not strident at all. Also a far superior song, IMHO.....
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Post by jimwilliams on Nov 28, 2016 10:22:47 GMT -6
EC paid back George by having him play backing guitar on Cream's "Badge". George said EC just sat there holding the Gibson patched into the Leslie until that great break came up, then the EC magic happened.
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