Forum Home Forum Home > Other music related lounges > Tech Talk
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - That Lifeson Sound...
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login

Topic ClosedThat Lifeson Sound...
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  <12
Author
Message
  Topic Search Topic Search  Topic Options Topic Options
progismylife View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: October 19 2006
Location: ibreathehelium
Status: Offline
Points: 15535 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 20 2009 at 10:07
Hehe I agree with Negoba and Harry (Hughes JB4) in most aspects, you guys both have good points and just combine the two to make great awesome point.
Back to Top
Pekka View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: August 03 2006
Location: Espoo, Finland
Status: Offline
Points: 6442 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 20 2009 at 13:51
Originally posted by Barla Barla wrote:

I love the vintage Marshall sound, actually I think Alex's guitar on Rush's debut album has one of the best guitar sounds ever. Raw and heavy, ohh yeah! That's what I'm talking about!

Heh, I've always thought it has one of the best bass sounds ever. All in all it might be the best sounding record they made until A Farewell to Kings.
It's on PA!
Back to Top
cobb2 View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: November 25 2007
Location: Australia
Status: Offline
Points: 415 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 23 2009 at 20:45
I have just been working on the guitar parts in Spirit of the Radio and Xanadu and have found something common between them both and of interest. Most of the bar chords leave strings 1 and 2 open and these two open strings are used as an integral part of the sound. In classical guitar terms this is called campanellas or the sound of bells. From this limited experience with Lifeson's guitar work, I have found that the amp sound is not as important as getting this 'sound of bells' happening- just a thought...
Back to Top
himtroy View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: January 20 2009
Status: Offline
Points: 1601 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 24 2009 at 17:23

Yeah, a Les Paul (which I no longer own) into my Hughes and Kettner sounds VERY close to Lifeson's tone, and thats without tweaking it to sound that way at all (never have, as I'm not a huge fan)
Back to Top
missiongonewrong View Drop Down
Forum Newbie
Forum Newbie
Avatar

Joined: January 27 2009
Status: Offline
Points: 38 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 24 2009 at 18:41
Originally posted by cobb2 cobb2 wrote:

I have just been working on the guitar parts in Spirit of the Radio and Xanadu and have found something common between them both and of interest. Most of the bar chords leave strings 1 and 2 open and these two open strings are used as an integral part of the sound. In classical guitar terms this is called campanellas or the sound of bells. From this limited experience with Lifeson's guitar work, I have found that the amp sound is not as important as getting this 'sound of bells' happening- just a thought...
 
 
Hmmm.... That actually is veery useful knowledge. Thanks! I'll have to try it out!Clap
Back to Top
himtroy View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: January 20 2009
Status: Offline
Points: 1601 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 24 2009 at 18:44
Lifeson does a lot of that,  Just any(well not any) chord rooted on E, and leave the top strings open, theres just certain notes that clash.  For example, A Maj and B Maj are all good, Bb Maj with the open strings....not as much.
Back to Top
Negoba View Drop Down
Prog Reviewer
Prog Reviewer
Avatar

Joined: July 24 2008
Location: Big Muddy
Status: Offline
Points: 5208 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 24 2009 at 19:36
He also uses sus chords alot, especially barred Asus2.
You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all.
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  <12

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down



This page was generated in 0.139 seconds.
Donate monthly and keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.