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vodka gimli · 24th May 2007

For the Big Guitar sound, as heard in Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game", I believe Gearslut James Calvin Willsey used a Strat plugged into a Twin Reverb, with plenty of amp 'verb.

For excellent examples of this type of tone, I strongly suggest you listen to Richard Bennett's 'Themes From a Rainy Decade". He has clips on his MySpace site. Bennett is a master at this sound, typically a Strat or a Gretsch 6120

You can hear me attempt it here.

Click on "These Arms of Mine", which was done with a Twin Peaks vibe. Gretsch Electromatic into 1968 Vox Cambridge Reverb with the trem and verb cranked up high.

24th May 2007	#9
vodka gimli Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2003 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 593	Paging James Willsey For the Big Guitar sound, as heard in Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game", I believe Gearslut James Calvin Willsey used a Strat plugged into a Twin Reverb, with plenty of amp 'verb. For excellent examples of this type of tone, I strongly suggest you listen to Richard Bennett's 'Themes From a Rainy Decade". He has clips on his MySpace site. Bennett is a master at this sound, typically a Strat or a Gretsch 6120 You can hear me attempt it here. Click on "These Arms of Mine", which was done with a Twin Peaks vibe. Gretsch Electromatic into 1968 Vox Cambridge Reverb with the trem and verb cranked up high. __________________ "Directly or indirectly, all questions connected with this subject must come for decision to the ear, as the organ of hearing; and from it there can be no appeal." — Lord Rayleigh