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Originally Posted by kats  I think the "special techniques" became special after the fact in many cases. IIRC Terry Manning onced anwered a question similar to this but it was specific to the session.
He basically said that they would just plug a guitar into an amp that just happened to be set up from a prior session. Perhaps the DI gtr on Black Dog was just a matter of expediancy - and not some world conference on guitar tone. |
yes, i would agree!
but nonetheless they did certain things which had a special effect on the result - and which they maybe would do again if the results proved it was worth it.
btw: i visited terry manning at compass point a few weeks ago - we had an interesting talk about gear and how to use it. he is definitely not obsessed with gear in a way that he told me that the general vibe in the room and other factors would be more important for him than using the shiniest new console. this is a very reasonable attitude that i can definitely relate to...