I've been listening to a lot of 1960s garage rock lately, and while listening to two songs with bright, shrill lead tones ("Psychotic Reaction" and the Kinks' "Milk Cow Blues") I wondered why are the lead tones of that era often very thin, bright, and sometimes shrill?
In the past I always assumed it was the amps they had available but as I've learned more over the years I know that, for example, a typical tweed Fender is not harsh & shrill like that.
So...is there some equipment knowledge I am lacking ( a good possibility!) or was it just the fashion at that time?
In the past I always assumed it was the amps they had available but as I've learned more over the years I know that, for example, a typical tweed Fender is not harsh & shrill like that.
So...is there some equipment knowledge I am lacking ( a good possibility!) or was it just the fashion at that time?
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