SteveM
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I've got about every Beatle book ever made but I can figure this out. Does anybody know what fuzz box he used?
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Elton Bear
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Ben Allman says...
It was probably outboard processing rather than a pedal.
It was probably outboard processing rather than a pedal.
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Elton Bear said:
'outboard processing'??
this is 1968 we're talking about.
oDD
Problem to your solution
Probably a fuzz face.
SteveM
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Elton Bear said:
In the book I was reading Geoff Emerick says George was using his new fuzz box, but doesn't say what it was. Possibly it was a one made for him.
SteveM
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oDD said:
Yeah, it could be. I know he used that later on on Abby Road. It sounds different but they went from a tube to a solid state mixing console on Abby Road.
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notCardio
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I could be wrong but
I remember reading somewhere that they just overdrove the pres in the console.
At least that was supposedly the guitar sound for Revolution.
If you're talking about the sound from say 'Glass Onion', definitely sounds solid state. Not that that helps any.
I remember reading somewhere that they just overdrove the pres in the console.
At least that was supposedly the guitar sound for Revolution.
If you're talking about the sound from say 'Glass Onion', definitely sounds solid state. Not that that helps any.
Zaphod B
Raccoons-Be-Gone, Inc.
I hated that guitar sound.
Still do.
Still do.
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tdukex
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Zaphod B said:
For that song (Revolution), I love that guit sound.
SteveM
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notCardio said:I remember reading somewhere that they just overdrove the pres in the console.
At least that was supposedly the guitar sound for Revolution.
If you're talking about the sound from say 'Glass Onion', definitely sounds solid state. Not that that helps any.
Yeah they overdrove the console for Lennon. He wanted to direct inject his vocal too.
Yes, I'm talking about, Glass Onion, exactly.
Zaphod B
Raccoons-Be-Gone, Inc.
Fingernails on the blackboard!tdukex said:For that song (Revolution), I love that guit sound.
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notCardio
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tdukex said:For that song (Revolution), I love that guit sound.
I'm with tdukex on this one.
One of the great intros of all time, IMO.
Nobody doesn't know what that is when you hear it.
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notCardio
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SteveM said:
So how is Geoff's book? I keep thinking about getting it, but I'm not much of a reader, even on things I'm interested in. I only got through about a fifth of Martin's book before I gave up. I keep falling asleep.
I really wanted that one that's about a hundred bucks with all their studio gear in it.
Sonic Rat
GeetarMan
George at one time used a Gibson Maestro fuzz box....late 60's
timboZ
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jfrog
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notCardio said:
I read his book "Here There & Everywhere". Pretty interesting. The recording engineer's view of events. I haven't read G. Martin's book, so I don't know how they compare.
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jeffree
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Sonic Rat said:
As did Steve Howe, with often great results. I still have one kicking around, but I seldom use it because it's so darned noisy.
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Chris.
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It's a very good read.notCardio said:
I'm waiting for my copy of Recording the Beatles to come in the mail. Mmm.
Fab4ever
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Yeah, the Emerick book is AWESOME. I got the chance to interview Emerick a few weeks back... I'm a journalist and I decided to do a piece on the 40th anniversary of Sgt. Pepper's release (June 1). So I spent about an hour on the phone with the man... he was extremely, extremely pleasant, very little ego, and very willing to share his memories.
He's very nonchalant about doing things like the tape loops on Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite. He went and got some tapes of steam organs, cut them up, threw them in the air and reassembled them. He said Lennon had already left for the night - leaving the details on how to make it "smell the sawdust" to the technical crew.
Amazing stuff.
He's very nonchalant about doing things like the tape loops on Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite. He went and got some tapes of steam organs, cut them up, threw them in the air and reassembled them. He said Lennon had already left for the night - leaving the details on how to make it "smell the sawdust" to the technical crew.
Amazing stuff.
SteveM
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notCardio said:
Yeah, the Emerick book is great. It really gives you quite a different and probably more accurate perspective on the whole thing.
I have that "Recording the Beatles" book too. Great book!