Members Peekaboo Fuzzy Posted January 15, 2007 Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 I was wondering if anyone can tell me what Steve Clark used for amps on the "High and Dry" album? What was he using for effects live and in the studio during that period? Also what bridge humbucker was he using in his Les Paul for that album? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members troublehead Posted January 15, 2007 Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 Don't know.........but that album kicks all kinds of ass:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Peekaboo Fuzzy Posted January 15, 2007 Author Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 It sure does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted January 15, 2007 Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 Soesn't really matter. Mutt was going to make it sound the way he wanted anyway. Pretty sure they were stock Gibby pickups. And Marshall amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members oryan Posted January 15, 2007 Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 Gibson + Marshall = Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChS Posted January 15, 2007 Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 Mutt was the man at getting great Marshall tone recorded. And High Dry guitar tone is a thing of beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted January 15, 2007 Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 Mutt was the man at getting great Marshall tone recorded. And High Dry guitar tone is a thing of beauty. If you like it, cool. I like where he recorded the rhythms with single notes and put them tracks together for the chords because he didn't like the way they sounded otherwise. Hard to say what anything sounded like initially. That said, I don't really care much for the finished product. Of course, its better than listening to Shania through the auto-pitch machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BerkleeBill Posted January 15, 2007 Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 The amps were stock JCM 800 100wt amps with a single 4x12. I believe Clark had a Duncan in the bridge spot of his Les Paul Standard. But as noted, Mutt Lange needs to be credited for the guitar tones. He was already a master of recording the JCM 800 -- having had much success with AC/DC (Back in Black and For Those About to Rock were done on JCM 800s). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Idiot Posted January 15, 2007 Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 Didn't mutt only come into the picture on their next release, Pyromania? Anyways, I think he used stock JMP or JCM 800s and a Super Distortion pickup in the bridge of his les paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dave L Posted January 15, 2007 Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 I also thought he didn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members book_of_lies777 Posted January 15, 2007 Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 I thought High & Dry was before Mutt came into the picture... ? To me, it's the best Def Leppard album. The later stuff just got too glossy, IMHO - High & Dry still has that in-your-face edge to it. Pyromania might have better songs, but I like the rawness of this one. On the other hand, parts of Hysteria just made me cringe... As far as Steve's pups, I would venture a guess of DiMarzio Super Distortions - those were the big thing for alot of the NWOBHM groups, and others... a Les Paul + a cranked Marshall = PURE SEX Here's a kick-ass video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmjMFhgC_x0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BerkleeBill Posted January 15, 2007 Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 Go back and look at your albums, folks. Robert John "Mutt" Lange produced "High n Dry," coming into the Leppard fold after seeing them tour for On Through The Night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members book_of_lies777 Posted January 15, 2007 Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 Go back and look at your albums, folks. Robert John "Mutt" Lange produced "High n Dry," coming into the Leppard fold after seeing them tour for On Through The Night. yup, you're right - I just looked it up. Too bad he made it all 'pop-sounding' later on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dave L Posted January 15, 2007 Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 Yeah, it looks like Mutt did in fact produce High Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BerkleeBill Posted January 15, 2007 Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 The amps were stock JCM 800 100wt amps with a single 4x12. I believe Clark had a Duncan in the bridge spot of his Les Paul Standard. I just referenced an old article on steve clark. In the High n Dry era, he was using Seymour Duncan '59 pick-ups in his Les Paul Standards. He did also have 2 Hamer guitars at that time, which were outfitted with standard DiMarzio pickups (super distortion/PAF combo). But I believe the album itself was recorded with the Les Paul? On tour, Steve used the Les Pauls along with a Boss Chorus, Boss Delay and a Morley Pre-amp Booster. This photo of Steve's rack show four non-master volume Marshall heads on the left. From top to bottom, they are: 1 = JMP, 2 = JMP, 3 = JCM 800, 4 = JMP. Notice the funky speaker enclosures, as to increase sound dispersion across the stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members book_of_lies777 Posted January 15, 2007 Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 I just referenced an old article on steve clark. In the High n Dry era, he was using Seymour Duncan '59 pick-ups in his Les Paul Standards. He did also have 2 Hamer guitars at that time, which were outfitted with standard DiMarzio pickups (super distortion/PAF combo). But I believe the album itself was recorded with the Les Paul? On tour, Steve used the Les Pauls along with a Boss Chorus, Boss Delay and a Morley Pre-amp Booster. This photo of Steve's rack show four non-master volume Marshall heads on the left. From top to bottom, they are: 1 = JMP, 2 = JMP, 3 = JCM 800, 4 = JMP. Notice the funky speaker enclosures, as to increase sound dispersion across the stage. great info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wooten Posted January 15, 2007 Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 Great record. A ton of great riffs. Plus, I always thought Steve Clark looked cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Capulin rhino Posted January 15, 2007 Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 great guitar tone, bright as hell. i've working on covering LET IT GO, ANOTHER HIT N RUN, and WASTED off the first album. taking lots of work trying to get that bright with a Recto. and, don't forget to give props to PETE WILLIS, never was Leppard for me without him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cibyl Posted January 15, 2007 Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 I also thought he didn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Peekaboo Fuzzy Posted January 20, 2007 Author Members Share Posted January 20, 2007 Guys, thanks for the replies--especially to BerkleeBill for the great info on Steve's gear and the photo of his amps and enclosures from that album! The search function here was done for soooo long.... I couldn't check my posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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