That Western Guitar Sound, Moriccone - Signal Chain?

Edmond Dantes · 23rd May 2007

We are talking the stereo typical "The Good the bad and the ugly" electric guitar, how did they record that? I want to recreate something. Also if you are up on this topic what about the Pulp Fiction tremelo guitar?

Also any reccomendations for a 2 inch tape kind of plug in to dirty up my modern sounding recordings?

sahiaman · 23rd May 2007

You know I played around with this a few weeks ago. I think its one of those Leslie speaker setups with a term vibrato at the same time.

tINY · 23rd May 2007

For that Morricone sound you are after, I'd start with an open backed cabinet and a telecaster using the bridge pick-up.

Boost the treble.

-tINY

Meriphew · 23rd May 2007

There was a Guitar Player issue back around '95 (I think it had a Clint Eastwood collage on the cover) where they interviewed Ennio and how he got the whole Spaghetti Western sound.

Ennio's music is simply amazing IMO.

max cooper · 23rd May 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edmond Dantes

Also if you are up on this topic what about the Pulp Fiction tremelo guitar?

You mean Dick Dale "Miserlou"?

Most of that stuff is Strat/Fender amp/spring reverb/onboard tremolo/great technique

Jayro_Rockola · 23rd May 2007

Spring reverb!

Tony Montana · 24th May 2007

Love Morricone's music. He's a true genius. His compositions are overwhelmingly emotional.

That massive reverby guitar sound found on the Sergio Leone movies of the 1960's was quite popular in pop music at the time also - see Hank Marvin and The Shadows.

Also, Morricone's technique for recording was quite interesting in that that he used weird environmental sounds mixed in with live playing, and often used a singer to mimic the sound of an instrument. There's some stuff about this in the Sergio Leone biography by Christopher Frayling.

Edmond Dantes · 24th May 2007

He is a genious, pure and uninhibited. Thanks for the suggestions. Anyone on that old style tape simulator plug?

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.

bcgood · 24th May 2007

I remember reading somewhere that they set up amps in an empty pool and miced them on the other end for lots of natural verb...

bcgood

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Edmond Dantes Gear nut Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 87 Thread Starter	That Western Guitar Sound, Moriccone - Signal Chain? We are talking the stereo typical "The Good the bad and the ugly" electric guitar, how did they record that? I want to recreate something. Also if you are up on this topic what about the Pulp Fiction tremelo guitar? Also any reccomendations for a 2 inch tape kind of plug in to dirty up my modern sounding recordings?

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Meriphew Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Seattle USA Posts: 2,874	There was a Guitar Player issue back around '95 (I think it had a Clint Eastwood collage on the cover) where they interviewed Ennio and how he got the whole Spaghetti Western sound. Ennio's music is simply amazing IMO. __________________ *MyspaceMeriphew**

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vodka gimli Lives for gear Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 592	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

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bcgood Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 5,904	I remember reading somewhere that they set up amps in an empty pool and miced them on the other end for lots of natural verb... bcgood __________________ bcgood

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sahiaman Lives for gear Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,350	You know I played around with this a few weeks ago. I think its one of those Leslie speaker setups with a term vibrato at the same time.

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tINY Gear Guru Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 10,206	For that Morricone sound you are after, I'd start with an open backed cabinet and a telecaster using the bridge pick-up. Boost the treble. -tINY

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Jayro_Rockola Gear addict Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 310	Spring reverb!

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Tony Montana Gear Head Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 72	Love Morricone's music. He's a true genius. His compositions are overwhelmingly emotional. That massive reverby guitar sound found on the Sergio Leone movies of the 1960's was quite popular in pop music at the time also - see Hank Marvin and The Shadows. Also, Morricone's technique for recording was quite interesting in that that he used weird environmental sounds mixed in with live playing, and often used a singer to mimic the sound of an instrument. There's some stuff about this in the Sergio Leone biography by Christopher Frayling.

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