Members OldGuitarPlayer Posted May 22, 2012 Members Share Posted May 22, 2012 The guy either plugged his guitar directly into an AC30 or Fender amp and turned it up. Wtf kind of tone do you want him to have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jamdogg Posted May 22, 2012 Members Share Posted May 22, 2012 LSD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nicholai Posted May 22, 2012 Members Share Posted May 22, 2012 The guy either plugged his guitar directly into an AC30 or Fender amp and turned it up. Wtf kind of tone do you want him to have? The sad thing is as I get older I'm really starting to appreciate a vintage guitar into an amp with nothing else. I posted some of my favs here over the months, they always get made fun of. Guess some things change. I prefer the crappy tone of the 60's to the range of what we have now. Damn irony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MorganB Posted May 23, 2012 Members Share Posted May 23, 2012 IT worked with his voice perfectly all the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members epi56ebony Posted May 23, 2012 Members Share Posted May 23, 2012 He didn't really care all that much about guitar, he mostly learned it so he could back himself when he was singing. The tones he had worked well enough for what he did. I'm not sure if this is true. When Paul got his Casino, John and George got one after checking out and liking the guitar. He was excited to get his strat for a while. He went to all the trouble of removing the finish from his Casino to get a sound closer to the wood. I don't think he was a gearhead like George was but I think there were certain guitars he really liked. I also think John liked short scale and "easy" to play guitars which is why he is rarely seen playing a Fender except for the strat he used on Revolver. His Ric, Casino, Les Paul jr (one to one concert) all short scale. I don't think he wanted to work to play the instrument. It seems like he liked the Casino best. After awhile he stopped playing the Rickenbacker and it rarely made a reappearance on record with the Beatles and during his solo career. He used the Casino to the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Texas Noise Factory Posted May 23, 2012 Members Share Posted May 23, 2012 I can nit pick tone to the n'th degree. It's quite an annoyance. Then recognize that it's something you learned to do from overlistening, and recognize that your opinion isn't all that matters. I used to overanalyze things like this all the time, then i started to recognize that you can learn more by listening to others with differing opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jrockbridge Posted May 23, 2012 Author Members Share Posted May 23, 2012 Then recognize that it's something you learned to do from overlistening, and recognize that your opinion isn't all that matters.I used to overanalyze things like this all the time, then i started to recognize that you can learn more by listening to others with differing opinions. If I thought my opinion was the only thing that mattered, I wouldn't have posted the topic in this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Texas Noise Factory Posted May 23, 2012 Members Share Posted May 23, 2012 If I thought my opinion was the only thing that mattered, I wouldn't have posted the topic in this forum. Wait... I thought that was how trolling worked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted May 23, 2012 Members Share Posted May 23, 2012 because hes British? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jrockbridge Posted May 23, 2012 Author Members Share Posted May 23, 2012 Wait... I thought that was how trolling worked? Is that what it says in The Troll Reference Manual? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Texas Noise Factory Posted May 23, 2012 Members Share Posted May 23, 2012 Is that what it says in The Troll Reference Manual? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wallywanker Posted May 23, 2012 Members Share Posted May 23, 2012 I prefer the crappy tone of the 60's to the range of what we have now. Damn irony. right there with you, it's hell getting old...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted May 23, 2012 Members Share Posted May 23, 2012 Generally speaking, I like the guitar tones from Beatles recordings, regardless of which Beatle was playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HeatherAnnePeel Posted May 23, 2012 Members Share Posted May 23, 2012 John's tone was raw, but that was his approach. I see a parallel between he and Keith Richards in that respect. He always said he loved to "make it howl and move". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BuckshotJenkins Posted May 23, 2012 Members Share Posted May 23, 2012 I always think of the Beatles of being a little "boxy" sounding, with the American contemporaries and even Cream and the Stones in the UK "sounding" better. I also think that their sound is kinda like the Ringo debate...it just fits. They would've lost something with a crack drummer, and a more toneful, lush studio setup. The playing gets a bit rough around the edges, and that works too. I think if they tried to "set their feet" sound-wise then they could be judged on their tone, but since they thrived on the "anything works, plug it in the board" theory I don't dwell on the tone much. By now some players have had such great tone so long that they gotta keep it up cause people are gonna listen close when the next album comes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jrockbridge Posted May 23, 2012 Author Members Share Posted May 23, 2012 John's tone was raw, but that was his approach. I see a parallel between he and Keith Richards in that respect. He always said he loved to "make it howl and move". I don't mean to choose sides here. I love both bands. But, Keith's tone is a sound I can get behind most of the time. With John, I like to hear him play acoustic more than electric. The exception with electric is the 'Let It Be' rooftop concert tones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kulardenu Posted May 23, 2012 Members Share Posted May 23, 2012 That {censored} in The Cavern makes The Sex Pistols Sound like a Symphony... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funkwire Posted May 23, 2012 Members Share Posted May 23, 2012 I think he just didn't give it much thought. He's the guy who referred to humbuckers as "humperdinkers", after all. By the way, I ran across this photo of John the other day...didn't know he had a Guild Starfire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted May 23, 2012 Members Share Posted May 23, 2012 whats that contraption in between the guitar and the plate w spoon? I think he just didn't give it much thought. He's the guy who referred to humbuckers as "humperdinkers", after all. By the way, I ran across this photo of John the other day...didn't know he had a Guild Starfire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jrockbridge Posted May 23, 2012 Author Members Share Posted May 23, 2012 I think he just didn't give it much thought. He's the guy who referred to humbuckers as "humperdinkers", after all.By the way, I ran across this photo of John the other day...didn't know he had a Guild Starfire!http://www.howtobearetronaut.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/john-lennon.jpg I suspect this is the correct. answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dparr Posted May 23, 2012 Members Share Posted May 23, 2012 Lennon's playing and tone fit the songs perfectly. People should do more of that these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brandass Posted May 23, 2012 Members Share Posted May 23, 2012 [Referring to post #45...] I'm pretty sure it's a boo-teek pedal that would have transformed his ass tonz into pure gold. He never bothered to plug it in. Good by me, I love ALL of his ass tonz. They work in service of his music, IMHO. You want lilting glassy dewdrops for "Everybody's Got Something to Hide"? I like his daggers-in-your-brain solution better. Just part of the package, and the package is oh so very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted May 23, 2012 Moderators Share Posted May 23, 2012 All these posts and no mention of Yoko's tones? I don't know if I'm proud or ashamed of you guys. Wait, I'll go with indifferent. Is one allowed to in any way cast any form of aspersion in the direction of the aforementioned woman (used in the loose sense of the term:eek:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belva Posted May 23, 2012 Members Share Posted May 23, 2012 3 pages and nobody mentioned yet you he was always slightly outa tune? Saw it on a TV documentary not lont ago. He did that so an aunt of his could listen to the record and know which guitar was John's. IIRC G string slightly flat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Heartstring Posted May 23, 2012 Members Share Posted May 23, 2012 Um, I never had much of a problem with "tone" as far as Beatles or Lennon's music was concerned. What's not to like? [video=youtube;IEnNEIVR9EM] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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