Does Les Paul tone get any better than this?

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mikemorgan said:
Classics Four, which by the way also did Traces(faded photographs...). Three of ARS's original members split off the Classics Four to become ARS. They have great sound. I was invited this year to become a new member of Dennis Yost's "Classics Four" touring with the Lettermen all over hell and back, so I got a leg up on the Classics Four/Atlanta Rythm Section thing. Turned down the gig, but four of my mates are on board for a tour of the Phillipines and Malaysia.
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We have a winner. Just called a friend who was involved with Dusty's career right up to her last days. Both recorded it at around the same time. Dusty's release was held back as the Classic IV had charted with it in January 68. Although the writing credit goes to Middlebrooke and Shapiro, it seems Buie and Cobb were involved. One of the bands I play in always sound check with Spooky. Perfect tune to get a good balance with. Consequently I have dozens of rather dodgy mp3's of us murdering it. :D Love the song though.
 
mikemorgan said:
Classics Four, which by the way also did Traces(faded photographs...). Three of ARS's original members split off the Classics Four to become ARS. They have great sound. I was invited this year to become a new member of Dennis Yost's "Classics Four" touring with the Lettermen all over hell and back, so I got a leg up on the Classics Four/Atlanta Rythm Section thing. Turned down the gig, but four of my mates are on board for a tour of the Phillipines and Malaysia.
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Great post! :)
 
For this type of sound I would have to go with the Reverend Billy Gibbons on Blue Jean Blues.

But there is one Atlanta Rhythm Section tune with a line that goes something like 'listen to them Gibson's squall' which is 'muy chilo'
 
foo said:
For this type of sound I would have to go with the Reverend Billy Gibbons on Blue Jean Blues.

But there is one Atlanta Rhythm Section tune with a line that goes something like 'listen to them Gibson's squall' which is 'muy chilo'
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That would be "Large Time". The line is "You shoulda heard them guitars squall", referring to skynyrd.

They had another song called Georgia Rhythm with a line in it that goes "lay down the backbeat, crank up the trusty Gibson".


Yeah Jimi, Barry Bailey had a hell of a tone on the records. I own every ARS record except for one.

We opened up for them back in 1994 and his tone had changed a lot since the early days. He had a LOT more distortion going on and it was killing the natural tone of the guitar. He would stomp some kind of distortion pedal on the leads. I couldnt tell what kind it was, but it killed the tone. It would have sounded better if he had just used a volume pedal/volume boost to play the solos.

ARS is a shell of their former self nowadays. The only original member left is Dean Daughtry, the keyboard player. They sound like a bad cover band of themselves.
 
foo said:
For this type of sound I would have to go with the Reverend Billy Gibbons on Blue Jean Blues.

But there is one Atlanta Rhythm Section tune with a line that goes something like 'listen to them Gibson's squall' which is 'muy chilo'
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If I'm not mistaken, I read an interview with Billy Gibbons and he said that the blue jean blues solo was a vintage strat going direct in. (no amp)

I'm positive he said it was recorded direct in...I think he said it was a strat...not positive on that though.
 
jimistone said:
If I'm not mistaken, I read an interview with Billy Gibbons and he said that the blue jean blues solo was a vintage strat going direct in. (no amp)

I'm positive he said it was recorded direct in...I think he said it was a strat...not positive on that though.
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Strat makes sense for that song. I have covered the song, and the neck PU on my Strat Plus captures the sound very nicely.
 
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