Can anyone help me please?
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Topic: Can anyone help me please?
Posted By: Jacopo Giudici
Subject: Can anyone help me please?
Date Posted: June 25 2008 at 15:58
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Hi. I'm 16 and I'm a great fan of Genesis (from 1969 to 1975, of course!). I have an electric guitar but since I was 4 i've been playing a classical guitar. I can't explain how Steve Hackett managed to make the sound of his Les Paul like in the beginning of "Twilight Alehouse" or in Firth of Fifth solo. I try to reproduce it but I can't. Can you help me please? Can I reproduce it also on a Fender Stratocaster? Thanks a lot! ------------- JacopoJeoffray |
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Posted By: Alberto Muņoz
Date Posted: June 25 2008 at 16:47
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Hello, you need a pedal effect to do that. and i think that pedal are self made.
I read that in Genesis chapter and Verse Book.
Cheers
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Posted By: A B Negative
Date Posted: June 26 2008 at 06:39
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Try an Electro Harmonix Big Muff or Behringer Vintage Distortion. ------------- "The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time." |
Posted By: FoxClass
Date Posted: July 06 2008 at 04:58
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Big Muff might get you a bit closer... but what type of amp are you using? Anything comparable to his gear at the time? The big problem with imitating a Les Paul with a Strat is that the Stratocaster isn't as warm or deep of a sound as a Les Paul... that being said, I'm sure you can get close if you just play with it. Sometimes it can take hours, but you'll get close! ------------- 
Who would believe me now that my hands are free, that my hands are free. |
Posted By: FoxClass
Date Posted: July 06 2008 at 04:59
PS: Glad to see you're taking a progressive influence on your classical playing! Keep it up ;) -------------
Who would believe me now that my hands are free, that my hands are free. |
FoxClass wrote:Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: July 06 2008 at 14:43
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Posted By: cobb2
Date Posted: July 21 2008 at 01:05
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Don't know exactly which lead samples you are talking about, but if these are snippets of Hackett's typical lead at the time, I think he just used a fuzzbox. Gone out of favor now- so many other electronic toys to play with. What does it matter about creating the sound exactly. Use the forward pickup and any distortion box that is similar and as long as you play it right, it will sound right. If the samples you are talking about are not Hackett's typical heavy solo's of the time ignore everything above. |
Posted By: mr70s
Date Posted: July 30 2008 at 17:34
| Try a muff, or Guild Foxy Lady. Also experiment with 2 fuzz / overdrive / distortion pedals in line before your amp. You can achieve long sustain this way. Or for cleaner sustain use a compressor followed by a fuzz. Make sure to use analog pedals. Try the neck pickup with some tone rolled off. |