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Originally Posted by littlelabs  Jim you could put a radio shack mic on Jimi or Erics amp and it would sound amazing. Other players could use a tad more help...
I was talking to Joe Barresi the other day and he told me a good story. Robin Trower (who I've always adored his tone) had all his gear stolen I think it was in Florida. So Robin went to the local guitar center bought a Japanese strat and I forget the amp and his tone that night still killed... it's all in his fingers. But... some players although technically top notch don't have that ability. I have another story along that line with Jeff Beck (another man with the gifted fingers) but that's a whole other story.
Oh and as a plug for the IBP, remember you can leave the mic where it sounds best and as you combine it with another that is placed to sound best, you need not compromise the placement for phase issues you can dial the problem out with the IBP.  |
I saw Hendrix at Devonshire Downs, (now part of Cal State Northridge in the San Fernando Valley) in 1969. He was in the same boat, arrived with no gear. He went down to I belive Valley Sound and they put a Strat together for him and as he was favoring maple fingerboards at the time, they slopped on a Tele neck on a white strat. This required shaving a curve into the heel of the tele neck as they are not curved like the rest of Fender's necks. There are many posters of this show, it's easy to ID as it's the only time he played that guitar.
The back line was 6 Fender Dual Showman amps with dual 15" JBL's in each cab. He had no Marshalls at this show.
The tone was of course, pure Hendrix. He played about 3 or 4 songs and didn't like something and walked off the stage. It could have been the gear, crowd, acid, I don't know. He was then spotted an hour later down at a local coffee shop eating a burger on Devonshire street.
My guess is he felt pretty bad about it and so he returned the next day and played a blistering set including one of the best versions of "Red House" I've ever heard. I got to hear that again as that track was included in a Blues special release.
The tone is slightly darker and thicker than the Marshall Major amps he was using at that time but there is no doubt who is playing. I didn't have a ticket for the next day but the Hammond player in my band lived across the street on so we just sat on the lawn and listened.
BTW, on the pics you can see one mic on the Showman cabs.
Jim Williams
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