bluesguitar65 Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 For those who don't know Leslie West, here he is during his prime. This cat had the best tone at Woodstock IMHO. Get well soon Mr. West and a speedy recovery. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6Ykakh8x8M&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Great tone, great player, great amp, great guitar, great band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Great tone, great player, great amp, great guitar, great band. Great comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinner 13 Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Great tone, great player, great amp, great guitar, great band. couldn't have said it better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Great tone, great player, great amp, great guitar, great band. yup.........just sayin'............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesguitar65 Posted November 26, 2011 Author Share Posted November 26, 2011 Great tone, great player, great amp, great guitar, great band. [thumbup] [thumbup] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SG Jones Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Gotta love that junior wall of sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plainsman Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Every time I think I'm done with wanting a Jr., I hear something like that. I gotta get one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This_Dying_Soul Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Leslie West defined the hard rock tone before hard rock was a genre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Yeah, I saw Leslie w/"Mountain" several times, during that period. He used 2 Marshall Stacks, and the LP Junior, to great effect. Of course, that combination is "Tone Heaven" anyway! Gibson/Marshall is pretty tough to beat, IMHO. Especially the overdriven "Plexi's" of that era. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57classic Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Tough Sound! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesguitar65 Posted November 26, 2011 Author Share Posted November 26, 2011 Yeah, I saw Leslie w/"Mountain" several times, during that period. He used 2 Marshall Stacks, and the LP Junior, to great effect. Of course, that combination is "Tone Heaven" anyway! Gibson/Marshall is pretty tough to beat, IMHO. Especially the overdriven "Plexi's" of that era. CB Here is a surprise. Here is Leslie West speaking about woodstock and the amp he used on woodstock. He did not use Marshalls on that great event. That mountain of a tone was not even amplified with a "GUITAR AMP". Folks, watch this video and find out what he used for amplification on woodstock, you all will be surprised, I know I was. Oh, I didn't even know Budda amps is owned by Leslie West. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf9WRHMB-DE&feature=fvst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinner 13 Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Here is a surprise. Here is Leslie West speaking about woodstock and the amp he used on woodstock. He did not use Marshalls on that great event. That mountain of a tone was not even amplified with a "GUITAR AMP". Folks, watch this video and find out what he used for amplification on woodstock, you all will be surprised, I know I was. Oh, I didn't even know Budda amps is owned by Leslie West. pretty interesting interview. good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 How fun/interesting. When "I" saw him in 1971, in Kansas City (Memorial Hall) and Wichita, at the Collesium, he was using Marshall's, mostly...but I'm sure (after hearing this) he used all kinds/brands, of amps, until he made his own. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiz Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 I love this band. Great stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiz Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 When I think of Leslie West's early tone, a LP Jr comes to mind, but he used some other "modified" Gibsons back in the day. Check these out. These are definitely some no-frills guitars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gypsyseven Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Leslie West defined the hard rock tone before hard rock was a genre. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman5293 Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Great tone, great player, great amp, great guitar, great band. I second this motion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Leslie West defined the hard rock tone before hard rock was a genre. Nope, sorry...Deep Purple (Ritchie Blackmore) and Led Zeppelin, did it before "Mountain." Deep Purple/Led Zeppelin were both formed in '68...a year before "Mountain," which was formed in '69. Even "Cream" was formed in '66, with Fresh Cream put out in '67. The Jimi Hendrix Experience, was formed in '66, as well. So, as much as I like Mountain, and Leslie West, there was plenty of "Hard Rock" sounds, prior to Leslie West, and/or "Mountain!" CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lungimsam Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 I like the bass players buzzsaw tone, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muse Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Great tone, great player, great amp, great guitar, great band. add to that good songwriting as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Great tone, great player, great amp, great guitar, great band. and great sideburns too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrNylon Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Felix Pappalardi was one of the great bass players, and Cream producers. Not to mention his sitting in on some Cream songs in the studio. Mellotron played on Badge for one on the Goodbye Cream album. [thumbup] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Those are some very tasty toanz. I think I'm detecting some tasty old school fuzz at some parts. Anyone know anything about that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Great stuff...Love Mountain, if you can find the Isle's of Wright record grab it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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