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Originally posted by fatty
i remember reading somewhere that keef used to record his acoustic guitars in the early days using a shitty dictaphone mic on a portable tape deck. |
Ah, I remember hearing that too... IIRC, it was his rythm tracks for "Street Fighting Man" and "Jumpin Jack Flash" that were tracked in such a fashion... something like he laid down those basics and the band overdubbed to it to keep the vibe. His solo in "Sympathy for the Devil" was the same kinda deal as well i believe...
About 5-6 years ago, i had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to assist on a session Keith was on. After meeting him and getting into the whole "Keef" vibe, I realized the magic on a lot of those tracks has more to do with Keith's hands than anything else. The guy's energy is literally overwhelming.
There was a great article in TapeOp a while ago about the Sticky Fingers sessions at Muscle Schoals... it won't answer your specific question, but will give you an idea as to some of the standards around that time. They also did a lot of tracking via the Olympic Helios console too. Honestly, without having that particular guitar (not to mention Keef playing it), I don't think any mic, pre, or comp is gonna get you close.