JefferySmith Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 The guitar in "Every Little Thing" has a sound to it that I've never been able to duplicate. I don't know which guitar was used (the electric, not the acoustic rhythm). I think they were into Rickenbackers at that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted November 29, 2008 Author Share Posted November 29, 2008 Mark Lewisohn has a book, "The Complete Beatles Recordin Sessions" that is a wealth of information, regarding what was used, techniques, sounds...moods, etc. Check it out, if you don't have one, already. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidg3333 Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 George used to play ukulele, or so I have heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layboomo Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 [i guess this might open another Pandora's Box but what the heck...at least any evils released will be guitar related.] Much as I like certain Beatles tones' date=' I never think of Lennon or McCartney as real tone 'experts'...Harrison came closer, but if there's ever a top ten list of the greatest 'tone' guitarists, I reckon people like David Gilmour, BB King, Peter Green and even the Edge are going to be leagues ahead of any of the Beatles...[/quote'] Yeah but with all due respect that's kinda missing the point here. I can name a lot of players with better tone(IMO and thats subjective too)but within the Beatles catalog there are a wealth of tones and textures to choose from. There realy are so many but another one that came to mind is that balls to the wall, in your face intro to S.P. Lonely Hearts Club Band ....and on and on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeMonk Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 I'll keep it simple ..... Revolution tone' date=' for me IIRC, that was John cranked into the red, no ???[/quote'] Oh yeah, that was an awesome tone. But I really like fuzz. That one and George's lead sound on Let It Be. I have this little 10 watt Esteban amp. Kind of a crappy little amp, but it nails that Let It Be solo sound perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JefferySmith Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 George used to play ukulele' date=' or so I have heard.[/quote'] He does so on the DVD Beatles set done in the 90's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant7629 Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 For me' date=' George's solo in Let it Be is one of the best sounds I have ever heard coming out of a guitar. I believe he was playing his Telecaster in that one, but I'm not sure what kind of amp he used. I agree that both George and John are seriously underrated as guitar players. Listening to the likes of Sgt Pepper's and Abbey Road shows just how good they really were.[/quote'] I agree!! But which version of Let it Be? For me, its the one on the original album, with a more rockier solo. The other one is cool too; I believe that was George's rosewood Telecaster played through a rotary speaker to get that sound. Revolution is a great sound, and I always liked the Stratocaster sounds on the doubled solo to Nowhere Man. I love the Casinos ringing through on Rubber Soul and Revolver. That distinct, meaty sound from the P90s, without too much gain. Great discussion topic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSDx Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 I agree!! But which version of Let it Be? Haha !!! I was wondering the same ...... I like 'em both - powerful and beautiful in their simplicity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntelligentAl Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 I was talking about the version that George plays on the music video rather than the album version, but that's just because I listen to that version more often. I have only ever heard the album version once or twice and I actually like both of them a lot. Let it Be is one of my favourite songs to play along to. It is a very easy song to play improvised lead guitar to which makes it fun to just mess around with and see what you can come up with. Does George use the same setup on the album version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant7629 Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 I was talking about the version that George plays on the music video rather than the album version' date=' but that's just because I listen to that version more often. I have only ever heard the album version once or twice and I actually like both of them a lot. Let it Be is one of my favourite songs to play along to. It is a very easy song to play improvised lead guitar to which makes it fun to just mess around with and see what you can come up with. Does George use the same setup on the album version?[/quote'] I'm guessing (wild guessing) that he is using his Les Paul for the album version. It does like humbuckers are in there, and he was using his Clapton "Lucy" Les Paul for other songs on that album. As you say though, both versions are great.... and what a song!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 George used to play ukulele' date=' or so I have heard.[/quote'] Since George is dead everything is now a "used to do" proposition...George was consider to be a very good ukulele player and was even a member of some big time ukulele preservation societies like the George Formby Society. Something to remember is that the Beatles' guitar sounds were very processed in the recording of them so you're not getting a pure guitar/amp tone or something you can re-create at home using the same guitars and amps. Nelson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pohatu771 Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 The crunch George got on the Let It Be solo remains my favourite. I like Revolution, of course... I have a little Squier amp that, when you have the treble and bass set just right, and overdrive flipped on, will nail it with the Casino. I also like the sound of the Get Back solo. For the longest time, I thought it was George playing with the Telecaster, until I read that it was John. Maybe I like it because it's one of the few solos I can actually play... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant7629 Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 The crunch George got on the Let It Be solo remains my favourite. I like Revolution' date=' of course... I have a little Squier amp that, when you have the treble and bass set just right, and overdrive flipped on, will nail it with the Casino. I also like the sound of the Get Back solo. For the longest time, I thought it was George playing with the Telecaster, until I read that it was John. Maybe I like it because it's one of the few solos I can actually play...[/quote'] The Get Back solo is great. Again, there are a couple of versions but they all sound great. John wasn't much of a lead player (which he admitted himself), but I just love the simplicity and bluesiness of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted November 29, 2008 Author Share Posted November 29, 2008 The Get Back solo is great. Again' date=' there are a couple of versions but they all sound great. John wasn't much of a lead player (which he admitted himself), but I just love the simplicity and bluesiness of it.[/quote'] I always wonder if he has the tone control cranked back, a bit, on that solo. It seems it has a bit less "treble," doesn't it??? I'll have to go listen to it, again...LOL! I like the muted growl he gets on the beginning of "I've Got a Feeling," too... Casino's are awesome guitars. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicester35 Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 I've always loved the muted intro to Don't Let Me Down, although I was playing it once and realized if you fiddle around with it just a little bit, it begins to sound an awful lot like Robbie Robertson's majestic intro to The Weight. It makes me wonder...after all George Harrison was a great friend of Bob Dylan...did he learn some tricks from hanging out with Dylan's virtuoso former lead guitarist at some point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted November 29, 2008 Author Share Posted November 29, 2008 I've always loved the muted intro to Don't Let Me Down' date=' although I was playing it once and realized if you fiddle around with it just a little bit, it begins to sound an awful lot like Robbie Robertson's majestic intro to [i']The Weight[/i]. It makes me wonder...after all George Harrison was a great friend of Bob Dylan...did he learn some tricks from hanging out with Dylan's virtuoso former lead guitarist at some point? Oh, I'm sure there was a lot of "back and forth" influences. I mean, it's only natural, right? What always amazed me (and still does) is that George got sued for "My Sweet Lord," being too much like "He's So Fine!" LOL! NUTS!!! They did say it was "unintentional," but they still ruled against him. But, he got his money back with the song ("This Song") he wrote about that whole mess. That lawsuit, just seemed rediculous, at the time. I mean, every "Blues" song sounds like every other one, musically. LOL! CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 I've always loved the muted intro to Don't Let Me Down' date=' although I was playing it once and realized if you fiddle around with it just a little bit, it begins to sound an awful lot like Robbie Robertson's majestic intro to [i']The Weight[/i]. It makes me wonder...after all George Harrison was a great friend of Bob Dylan...did he learn some tricks from hanging out with Dylan's virtuoso former lead guitarist at some point? There's a segment in "Anthology" where George is talking about the painful situation as they were heading into the Get Back sessions. He says something like "he returned from hanging out in Woodstock with The Band and producing Jackie Lomax to returning to the Beatles' winter of discontent". What's also strange is that I've seen concert footage of Harrison and his stage moves are very similar to some of Dylan's in concert. yeah, they all influenced each other on some level. Nelson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JefferySmith Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Dont think I can choose a favourite... I can pick a couple I really don't like.... I hate Georges Gretsch/ Vox tone' date=' I know his thing is to sound really trebley but his early solos really hurt my ears. Post '65.... its all amazing. [/quote']I sort of liked his "minimalist" approach in the early 60's. His "riffs" in Please Please Me are only 5 notes (LOUD notes) long. I think Rolling Stone liked his habit of not wasting any notes. To read the Beatles biographies, it is easy to get the impression that he was sort of inept in his playing. His success post-Beatles doesn't seem to support this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom nair Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 The Beatles used Epiphones as we all know in there later recordings. Some of the tones they reached were incredible. I think Abby road was a perfect example of how guitars in conjuction with amps could sound with someone like martin in control. He had a great skill in putting all of it together. He was the master of chaos in the studio. The Beatles always exerted self control in there music, which is why it sounds perfect. They were not to exhibit any form of self indulgence with there instruments and only let perfect examples of there talent ring through, when needed, in some of the most colorfull music ever recorded. The guitar tones they came up with were only modest compliments to the vocal harmony that dictated the end result. Thats why the have been compared to the classical greats like beethoven and Bach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingfrets Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Critics (and many fans) tend to regard "Sgt. Pepper" as the peak of their creativity, but in my mind, that honor would go to "Abbey Road." Aside from the fact that the production values were so far ahead of their time, it still sounds like it could've been recorded yesterday, I think it was probably their strongest, most cohesive statement in years. If the Beatles had to be over, my God, what a high note to end on! Yeah, it'd be my vote for favorite tone/sound too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarxBros Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 I can't think of one memorable tone off a Beatle LP. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted November 29, 2008 Author Share Posted November 29, 2008 I can't think of one memorable tone off a Beatle LP. Sorry. "You certainly are, Ollie!"...uh Groucho.... ;>) CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyswamp Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 The intro to Ticket to Ride Thank gawd I am not alone. That is THE tone for me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarxBros Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 "You certainly are' date=' Ollie!"...uh Groucho.... ;>) CB[/quote']I am NOT Ollie!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layboomo Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 I can't think of one memorable tone off a Beatle LP. Sorry. You seriously can't find one tone that you like in the entire Beatles catalog? I'm just curious then... what represents a good guitar tone to you? I'm not trying to sling sh#t at all...I'm just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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