Members TheSkyIsCrying Posted January 4, 2009 Members Share Posted January 4, 2009 We covered in another thread that Leslie West used Sunn Amps. Minus getting one of those, what can I do to get close to that overdriven, fat, lucious tone? Pedal, etc? I've already got a LP Double Cut with P-90's..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members whiteop Posted January 4, 2009 Members Share Posted January 4, 2009 Some Marshalls will do the trick. Pedals ...maybe a Fulltone OCD or MI Audio Crunch Box... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NotDead Posted January 4, 2009 Members Share Posted January 4, 2009 Take out your neck pickup. Yes, I'm serious. Really. Magnet pull is a bigger factor in string energy and sustain than bridge type or even body wood in many cases. Having a single pickup, single magnet, will help not only in volume, sustain, and getting that alnico clipping(that's part of the sound), but also things like tuning sustainability and ease of bends. As for amplification, I'd say a nicely overdriven silverface bassman comes closer to the tone than modern marshalls. Won't cost ya as much either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members harold heckuba Posted January 4, 2009 Members Share Posted January 4, 2009 Believe it or not a Pignose can come really close with an overdrive pedal in front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members docjeffrey Posted January 4, 2009 Members Share Posted January 4, 2009 The recording is punched up with quite a bit of compression. If you were in the room with Leslie West when it was recorded, I'll bet it sounded a lot different. That's one of the problems when you try to ape someone's recorded tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HeatherAnnePeel Posted January 4, 2009 Members Share Posted January 4, 2009 I can get a pretty close approximation using one of my Ampeg Dan Armstrong Plexi guitars through my Marshall DSL 50/1960A. Not exact, but close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members adlo76 Posted January 4, 2009 Members Share Posted January 4, 2009 to sound like Leslie, ya gotta eat like Leslie.up your daily cheeseburger count. oh, and practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BeanoBoy Posted January 4, 2009 Members Share Posted January 4, 2009 Has anyone ever interviewed Leslie and asked about his Mountain tone? His crunch chords are RIDICULOUSLY filthy, almost like he used a pedal. Hard to believe he got so much gain without a pedal, especially in the late 60's- early 70's. The live stuff available sounds pretty close to his recorded sound, figuring in the primitive methods employed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members diceman1000 Posted January 4, 2009 Members Share Posted January 4, 2009 leslie west is great...don't get me wrong...but we were working on covering mississippi queen...what a horrible song:cry:...with the exception of leslie's guitar part...vocaly and lyricaly:confused:...maybe it's because i'm primarily a singer and secondly a guitarist,but i just could not get into it... Damon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BeanoBoy Posted January 4, 2009 Members Share Posted January 4, 2009 leslie west is great...don't get me wrong...but we were working on covering mississippi queen...what a horrible song:cry:...with the exception of leslie's guitar part...vocaly and lyricaly:confused:...maybe it's because i'm primarily a singer and secondly a guitarist,but i just could not get into it...Damon Yes, I would say that because you are primarily a vocalist, Mississippi Queen is probably not your cup of tea. It was a great vehicle for Leslie's blues shouting and exquisite guitar style. Definitely not in a league with 'Like a Rolling Stone' or 'A Day in the Life' etc. Leslie's tone and expressive blues-rock style will probably always have fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members diceman1000 Posted January 4, 2009 Members Share Posted January 4, 2009 Yes, I would say that because you are primarily a vocalist, Mississippi Queen is probably not your cup of tea. It was a great vehicle for Leslie's blues shouting and exquisite guitar style. Definitely not in a league with 'Like a Rolling Stone' or 'A Day in the Life' etc. Leslie's tone and expressive blues-rock style will probably always have fans. intrumantaly it's great though:) Damon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BeanoBoy Posted January 4, 2009 Members Share Posted January 4, 2009 intrumantaly it's great though:)Damon Damn right, Damon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BusterBuster Posted January 4, 2009 Members Share Posted January 4, 2009 I thought I read that West used a PA head at one time Maybe I dreamed it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheSkyIsCrying Posted January 4, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 4, 2009 I thought I read that West used a PA head at one time Maybe I dreamed it He used old Hendrix's Sunn Coliseum PA heads. Question is, how do I get close to that tone without buying one of those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cBc Posted January 4, 2009 Members Share Posted January 4, 2009 http://www.samedaymusic.com/product--DNEDPULWS lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Saturn Posted January 4, 2009 Members Share Posted January 4, 2009 I've been chasing the Leslie West tone for 20+ years. I've finally come to the relization that I'm going to sound like me no matter what I do. So now that I've come to that I got a tone I'm pleased with and when I play Mountain songs they sound pretty good even if I don't sound just like Leslie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jjpistols Posted January 4, 2009 Members Share Posted January 4, 2009 The recording is punched up with quite a bit of compression. If you were in the room with Leslie West when it was recorded, I'll bet it sounded a lot different. That's one of the problems when you try to ape someone's recorded tone. yup get yoself a studio and a producer and maybe some Felix Pappalardi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cBc Posted January 4, 2009 Members Share Posted January 4, 2009 http://www.gearslutz.com/board/instruments-guitar-bass-amps/96135-what-amp-did-leslie-west-use.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members voxmojo Posted January 5, 2009 Members Share Posted January 5, 2009 leslie west is great...don't get me wrong...but we were working on covering mississippi queen...what a horrible song:cry:...with the exception of leslie's guitar part...vocaly and lyricaly:confused:...maybe it's because i'm primarily a singer and secondly a guitarist,but i just could not get into it...Damon Huh-wha? I love the vocals of that song because it's so quirky. While the rest of them dudes were'a gettin' their kicks,Buddy, beg your pardon, I was getting mine! That is the {censored}! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CrankyDutchman Posted January 5, 2009 Members Share Posted January 5, 2009 And here I thought You all were talking cowbells... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jtr654 Posted January 5, 2009 Members Share Posted January 5, 2009 Most of the Sunn amps were S100 or S200 the later 1000/1200 &2000 had those huge cabinet for both speakers and the heads. Don't forget Leslie use Lp jr & Custom's /Flying V and Dan Armstrong guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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