tom petty acoustics

blackwatch5805 · 25th January 2008

does anyone know what acoustic guitars were used on learning to fly. obviously really layered. high strung, twelve strings? also any info on the signal path would be incredible. thanks!

jarod

blackwatch5805 · 26th January 2008

scotty-o · 26th January 2008

There used to be a great Guest Moderator archive with Richard Dodd but it was pulled down for reasons I won't go into now.
He shared some of his Petty recording and mixing techniques. And some of Jim Scott's, too.

I remember him saying that a lot of those great layered acoustic guitars were Petty, Mike Campbell and Jeff Lynne sitting in a circle. Two of the guitars were 6 string and one was a 12 string. All miked with
KM 84s, summed together to one channel and then run through an 1176. Then they all would rotate guitars and do a double take or more. Rotating guitars each time.

FWIW
-Scotty

wrenhunter · 26th January 2008

If his film "Running Down a Dream" (and my ears) are to be believed, Tom seems to favor Gibson acoustics.

mikey · 26th January 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by scotty-o

There used to be a great Guest Moderator archive with Richard Dodd but it was pulled down for reasons I won't go into now.
He shared some of his Petty recording and mixing techniques. And some of Jim Scott's, too.

I remember him saying that a lot of those great layered acoustic guitars were Petty, Mike Campbell and Jeff Lynne sitting in a circle. Two of the guitars were 6 string and one was a 12 string. All miked with
KM 84s, summed together to one channel and then run through an 1176. Then they all would rotate guitars and do a double take or more. Rotating guitars each time.

FWIW
-Scotty

yea thats kinda the way i remember it!

Jason Poulin · 26th January 2008

Yep, I pretty asked the same question and got a reply from the man himself...

after that, Jules asked him to be guest mod.

nobody knew he was just lurking around this forum until then.

Great GS moment!!!

blackwatch5805 · 27th January 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by scotty-o

There used to be a great Guest Moderator archive with Richard Dodd but it was pulled down for reasons I won't go into now.
He shared some of his Petty recording and mixing techniques. And some of Jim Scott's, too.

I remember him saying that a lot of those great layered acoustic guitars were Petty, Mike Campbell and Jeff Lynne sitting in a circle. Two of the guitars were 6 string and one was a 12 string. All miked with
KM 84s, summed together to one channel and then run through an 1176. Then they all would rotate guitars and do a double take or more. Rotating guitars each time.

FWIW
-Scotty

wow. thanks a lot for the info. that's great to know.

blackwatch5805 · 4th February 2008

tried it with amazing results! thanks

mikey · 6th February 2008

this is a good read ..It sounds like 10 acoustics on 2 tracks
Mix Classic Tracks-The Traveling Wilbury's "Handle With Care"

25th January 2008	#1
blackwatch5805 Gear maniac Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Norman Posts: 255 Thread Starter	tom petty acoustics does anyone know what acoustic guitars were used on learning to fly. obviously really layered. high strung, twelve strings? also any info on the signal path would be incredible. thanks! jarod

26th January 2008	#2
blackwatch5805 Gear maniac Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Norman Posts: 255 Thread Starter	bump

26th January 2008	#3
scotty-o Gear maniac Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: D.C. / MD Posts: 222	There used to be a great Guest Moderator archive with Richard Dodd but it was pulled down for reasons I won't go into now. He shared some of his Petty recording and mixing techniques. And some of Jim Scott's, too. I remember him saying that a lot of those great layered acoustic guitars were Petty, Mike Campbell and Jeff Lynne sitting in a circle. Two of the guitars were 6 string and one was a 12 string. All miked with KM 84s, summed together to one channel and then run through an 1176. Then they all would rotate guitars and do a double take or more. Rotating guitars each time. FWIW -Scotty __________________ "It's just like being in a reverb sandwich" - D.R. "It's those rock and roll hours...... really graves without flowers" - Lowell George "I wish more musicians were more interested in their "performance" than the "technology" that lets them appear to be musicians" - mixman499 "He was playing a Fender Precision with flatwound strings, like God meant for man to do." - Jim Dickinson

26th January 2008	#6
Jason Poulin Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sudbury, On. Canada Posts: 1,769	Yep, I pretty asked the same question and got a reply from the man himself... after that, Jules asked him to be guest mod. nobody knew he was just lurking around this forum until then. Great GS moment!!! __________________ If it don't sound like a record... don't press record

6th February 2008	#9
mikey Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 587	this is a good read ..It sounds like 10 acoustics on 2 tracks Mix Classic Tracks-The Traveling Wilbury's "Handle With Care" __________________ mikey

26th January 2008	#4
wrenhunter Gear interested Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 29	If his film "Running Down a Dream" (and my ears) are to be believed, Tom seems to favor Gibson acoustics.

4th February 2008	#8
blackwatch5805 Gear maniac Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Norman Posts: 255 Thread Starter	tried it with amazing results! thanks

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