Steve Hackett - Firth Of Fifth effect?
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Topic: Steve Hackett - Firth Of Fifth effect?
Posted By: krusty
Subject: Steve Hackett - Firth Of Fifth effect?
Date Posted: March 02 2006 at 04:58
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Could someone tell me what effect(s) Steve Hackett uses on Firth Of Fifth? (Both live and the studio versions) Does he use a volume pedal with something that gives alot of sustain? Or an e-bow? Anyone know? ------------- http://www.humanism.org.uk/site/cms/contentChapterView.asp?chapter=309" rel="nofollow - Humanism |
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Posted By: Carakhallo
Date Posted: March 02 2006 at 07:11
| I would say it's a COMPRESSOR, that's the way of getting that sustain. And he also uses a chorus pedal to get that special sound. |
Posted By: krusty
Date Posted: March 02 2006 at 11:30
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The solo on FOF that Hackett plays seems to have a bowing effect, you know starts quiter gets louder with sustain, it could be a compressor I suppose. I have heard countless other guitarists use this sound as well, IE Allan Holdsworth, Steve Howe, Robert Fripp, Frank Zappa to name a few. Can't think of particular tracks at the moment though I recently played a track called the solders disease by Happy the Man with the same effect on it. Hackett himself uses it on a few other pieces as well. I have seen guitarists turn the volume knob on the guitar with they little finger to get a similar bowing sound, just wonder what Hackett uses? ------------- http://www.humanism.org.uk/site/cms/contentChapterView.asp?chapter=309" rel="nofollow - Humanism |
Posted By: Carakhallo
Date Posted: March 02 2006 at 13:16
I know what you mean. I am not sure if he uses his little finger to turn the volume knob or just a volume pedal... I have to take a look at some Genesis videos. I prefer to use the volume pedal, is more confortable 
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Posted By: Carakhallo
Date Posted: March 02 2006 at 13:31
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By the way, THANKS very much for sharing with us all the way to download videos from youtube. I've been waiting for it for so long... THANKS! |
Posted By: erik neuteboom
Date Posted: March 02 2006 at 14:49
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In order to give an answer to this question about Hackett I just watched a DVD that a friend recorded for me, it contains a 30 minutes promo video from Seconds Out featuring Firth Of Fifth. As far I can see Steve Hackett his bowing sound is a combination of bending strings and using the volume pedal. By the way, nice to meet you here, Carakhallo! |
Posted By: Can-Utility
Date Posted: March 02 2006 at 15:43
llol i am not familiar with all the effects pedals and equipment but i can play the solo, so now i'm very interested....what's a compressor do lol and yeah i can do that volume knob thin gbut now it's too loose and the knob is messed cause i did it so much  ------------- Rael likes a good time, I like a good rhyme. |