al dimeola tone?

[yes-fan]

I am interested in how Al got his sound back in the 70s. Im thinking of return to forever, romantic warrior. anyone got any ideas?

 

[tone4days]

Re: al dimeola tone?

iirc, he used relatively low output humbuckers in a black beauty LP custom into a marshall in that period ... i think he put some dimarzios in it at one point too ... i think Dimarzio had some al dimeola sig pups that he used as well ... he switched to a PRS in the mid 80s ...

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: al dimeola tone?

Les Pauls...mostly Customs and Dimarzio Super Distortions into Marshalls...that was in the old days.

 

[Neeradj]

Re: al dimeola tone?

He uses Super Distortions in PRS'es and Koch Multitones now

 

[Wattage]

Re: al dimeola tone?

Les Pauls...mostly Customs and Dimarzio Super Distortions into Marshalls...that was in the old days.

You got it.

 

[BS123]

Re: al dimeola tone?

Les Pauls...mostly Customs and Dimarzio Super Distortions into Marshalls...that was in the old days.

+2...

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: al dimeola tone?

I am interested in how Al got his sound back in the 70s. Im thinking of return to forever, romantic warrior. anyone got any ideas?

It was a Dime-ola-bucker. :laugh2:

Dimarzio Super Distortion in a black Les Paul Custom and a Marshall...the guys are right.

Lew

 

[BS123]

Re: al dimeola tone?

FWIW, DiMarzio makes an Al DiMeola set. They don't advertize them but they are still made.

 

[DirrtyCraig]

Re: al dimeola tone?

Getting his tone is one thing, his picking technique is another LOL. Man I love DiMeola. I still warm up with Mediteranean Sundance and Fantasia Suite for picking exercises. Awesome!

 

[TwilightOdyssey]

Re: al dimeola tone?

Getting his tone is one thing, his picking technique is another LOL. Man I love DiMeola. I still warm up with Mediteranean Sundance and Fantasia Suite for picking exercises. Awesome!

If that's your warmup, I would love to hear some clips!!