that guitar sound from "london calling"

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ok, i know mick jones used the les paul and joe strummer used a tele. but how the hell did they get that sound on the song london calling? i think its some of the best guitar i've heard on an old punk record
 
Thats a very interesting articles for a clash fan like me.

I have also seen another article on the web detailing exactly which guitars, amps and fx the band used at different parts of their careers. I know that Joe Strummer used a Fender Twin Reverb for most of their earlier stuff...not sure if that would include London Calling. I know Mick Joness was more a classic rock, marshall/Mesa Boogie type but don't remember any more details i'm afraid.
 
Hi,
Here's another link that might interest you - http://www.angelfire.com/punk3/rocknroll/ClashGuitars.index.html


There is also a Musician magazine interview with Joe Strummer and Robert Fripp that I've located.
Here's a quote from it -
"Lead guitarist Mick Jones' arsenal includes a '58 Les Paul Sunburst, '60 Les Paul Junior and white twentieth Anniversary Model (Les Paul, of course), and a Gibson Semi-Acoustic.
On stage he utilizes a brace of MXR gadgets, including the 100 Phaser, Flanger, Analog Delay, Noisegate.
They're all run through a Roland Chorus Echo and on into a Mesa Boogie 1x15 100 Watt Combo (with speakers disconnected). And finally into two Marshall 4x12 Cabinets, (Whew)
Joe Strummer prefers a Fender sound, specifically a venerable '52 Esquire and two Telecasters, circa '63 and '64.
He's currently using Music Man amps because, in his words, "I don't have time to search for those old Fender tube amps. The Music Man is the closest thing to that sound I've found."
Anything he doesn't like about them? "Yeah, that plastic motif on the front is repulsive. Those little guys in bellbottoms.Ugh!""



Take care,
Tony
 
Thats the article I was referring to, thanks for finding it.

"Yeah, that plastic motif on the front is repulsive. Those little guys in bellbottoms.Ugh!""

A Classic Strummer Quote!
 
coplinger said:
Yeah, I knew they'd have Music Man amps in heaven.
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I believe that he was currently "ALIVE" at the time of the article. ;)
I hear that he's using Lab Series Amps now. Wait, that would mean that he's in hell...
 
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