Does anyone know what amp SRV used to record lenny?
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Hot _Grits
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Re: Does anyone know what amp SRV used to record lenny?
His live rig at that time was two blackface fender vibroverbs with 15inch speakers and a Marshall 'club and country' combo, which apparently was their version of a twin. I'm not sure if he recorded with that rig, but his live tone on the El Mocambo DVD is very similar to the record.
The key difference to SRV's sound on Lenny was his use of a maple-board strat.
Having said all that, the closest I've come to getting that tone was plugging a custom shop '64 strat (rw board) into a 65 twin reissue, so you may want to check out your pod's twin settings.
His live rig at that time was two blackface fender vibroverbs with 15inch speakers and a Marshall 'club and country' combo, which apparently was their version of a twin. I'm not sure if he recorded with that rig, but his live tone on the El Mocambo DVD is very similar to the record.
The key difference to SRV's sound on Lenny was his use of a maple-board strat.
Having said all that, the closest I've come to getting that tone was plugging a custom shop '64 strat (rw board) into a 65 twin reissue, so you may want to check out your pod's twin settings.
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Lewguitar
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Re: Does anyone know what amp SRV used to record lenny?
Was Lenny on the Texas Flood album? If so, it's my understanding that SRV loved Jackson Brownes Dumble Amp so much that he wound up using it for almost everything on that album. Lew
Was Lenny on the Texas Flood album? If so, it's my understanding that SRV loved Jackson Brownes Dumble Amp so much that he wound up using it for almost everything on that album. Lew
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Lewguitar
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Re: Does anyone know what amp SRV used to record lenny?
That was "Lenny", the Vanilla Fudge Strat that the guy from Vanilla Fudge had 3 or 4 humbuckers in! Scott's right about it having a huge homemade swimming pool rout under the pickguard. SRV's wife, Lenny, bought it for him. Lew
Scott_F said:
That was "Lenny", the Vanilla Fudge Strat that the guy from Vanilla Fudge had 3 or 4 humbuckers in! Scott's right about it having a huge homemade swimming pool rout under the pickguard. SRV's wife, Lenny, bought it for him. Lew
Re: Does anyone know what amp SRV used to record lenny?
And then Guitar Center bought it (along with Clapton's Blackie and Cherry ES335) at the last auction Clapton had to fund Crossroads. They say they're gonna make those guitars museum peices.
As for finding a good "Lenny" sound I prefer a Super Reverb. It's real good at getting that beefy "clang" sound from the neck pickup. :32: I also love how in the El Mocambo version of Lenny you can hear the strings grinding at the frets... XD !!! My rectoverb produces a similar sizzle like that with the presence and treble controls both up.
Lewguitar said:
And then Guitar Center bought it (along with Clapton's Blackie and Cherry ES335) at the last auction Clapton had to fund Crossroads. They say they're gonna make those guitars museum peices.
As for finding a good "Lenny" sound I prefer a Super Reverb. It's real good at getting that beefy "clang" sound from the neck pickup. :32: I also love how in the El Mocambo version of Lenny you can hear the strings grinding at the frets... XD !!! My rectoverb produces a similar sizzle like that with the presence and treble controls both up.
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Quencho092
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Re: Does anyone know what amp SRV used to record lenny?
anyone know about which tubes he used in his vibroverbs?
anyone know about which tubes he used in his vibroverbs?
Re: Does anyone know what amp SRV used to record lenny?
Well heres the link to my original, ill be posting the new version soon with the vibroverb.
http://www.digitalsoundplanet.com/Members/000147315_000024713.mp3
Well heres the link to my original, ill be posting the new version soon with the vibroverb.
http://www.digitalsoundplanet.com/Members/000147315_000024713.mp3
Quencho092
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Re: Does anyone know what amp SRV used to record lenny?
what jbl speaker did you use, in the 66 deluxe reverb
what jbl speaker did you use, in the 66 deluxe reverb
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Re: Does anyone know what amp SRV used to record lenny?
Well I was gonna re-record this properly, with a click track this time but as you will see the click was delayed causing a big pause at the begining while I wait for it, but anyway this is purely for the tone. I can tweak it closer than this this is only 10 minutes of messing with it. I think that new fender vibroverb model is excellent.
have a listen
http://www.soundclick.com/util/Streamm3u.m3u?ID=2012050&q=hi
Well I was gonna re-record this properly, with a click track this time but as you will see the click was delayed causing a big pause at the begining while I wait for it, but anyway this is purely for the tone. I can tweak it closer than this this is only 10 minutes of messing with it. I think that new fender vibroverb model is excellent.
have a listen
http://www.soundclick.com/util/Streamm3u.m3u?ID=2012050&q=hi
