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Originally Posted by mdiorio I agree, great acoustic guitar sounds on that record. But really really bright. But the vocals are not bright at all. Very warm. Makes me think they used different gear on the guitars to get that sound. Do you really think they'd use EQ to do that or capture the sound during tracking? My vote is they tracked it that way.Dio |
I really love the way these guitars sound. I dunno, I got a '59 Gibson LG-2 that sounds very similar to what I hear on these parts, especially the slide bits. The LG-2 is a smaller bodied design and has a really amazing hi-end that records really well. I was shocked to suddendly be able to make a track work without any EQ.
As I said, I don't know what they did but i could very well imagine that they didn't use too much EQ and I guess the panning, which is pretty much hard left-right for most of the guitars, contributes also to the 'warm clarity'. The apparent brightness might also come from the fact that other sounds, especially drums, are more subdued. I love that, it's a nice retreat from the 'hit the grid' drumming that's all over the radio these days.
I used the track 'Side of the road' as a reference for a track I just produced. Beautiful silde guitar there, Smokey Hormel is a great player!
in its mood it reminds me a bit of one of my all time fave songs and productions, 'No Expectations' from the Stones 'Beggar's Banquet' album.
Andi
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