Early '80s Donnie Iris sound
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zenmindbeginner
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Re: Early '80s Donnie Iris sound
"Ah Leah" is a 1975 Les Paul standard played by Marty Lee Hoenes... either it's a short delay (he used an Echoplex at the time) or it's a chorus pedal like the MXR into a Marshall or Boogie amp.
Crazy awesome song BTW, one of my '80s favorites.
"Ah Leah" is a 1975 Les Paul standard played by Marty Lee Hoenes... either it's a short delay (he used an Echoplex at the time) or it's a chorus pedal like the MXR into a Marshall or Boogie amp.
Crazy awesome song BTW, one of my '80s favorites.
Re: Early '80s Donnie Iris sound
You guys are awesome. I was up at 4:00 AM feeding my son and had that song stuck in my head for no particular reason. Anyway, I am looking at upgrading the pups in my home built tele. I built up the body a year ago and stuck some cheap eBay pups in it. Tragic, I know, I have a MIM strat with EMG SAs and an LP Classic with DiMarzio Air Classics. Thinking maybe a 1/4 lb set or a Hot Stack set. I want that big tele sound and solid gain through my Blackstar HT 40. Here's a pic:
You guys are awesome. I was up at 4:00 AM feeding my son and had that song stuck in my head for no particular reason. Anyway, I am looking at upgrading the pups in my home built tele. I built up the body a year ago and stuck some cheap eBay pups in it. Tragic, I know, I have a MIM strat with EMG SAs and an LP Classic with DiMarzio Air Classics. Thinking maybe a 1/4 lb set or a Hot Stack set. I want that big tele sound and solid gain through my Blackstar HT 40. Here's a pic:
Re: Early '80s Donnie Iris sound
Thanks! I've never seen one either, that's why I made it! I wanted a Classic Vibe when they came out, had a bunch of pine laying around from an old waterbed, found the 3/8 Birdseye veneer at the local wood shop, glued it all up and finished it during the World Series last fall. Nice little guitar, but the cheap pickups are so sad. It was a budget build, but wow, after using premium pickups in my factory guitars, it's tough to listen to it.
And Donnie rocks too. '80s New England sound.
Thanks! I've never seen one either, that's why I made it! I wanted a Classic Vibe when they came out, had a bunch of pine laying around from an old waterbed, found the 3/8 Birdseye veneer at the local wood shop, glued it all up and finished it during the World Series last fall. Nice little guitar, but the cheap pickups are so sad. It was a budget build, but wow, after using premium pickups in my factory guitars, it's tough to listen to it.
And Donnie rocks too. '80s New England sound.
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JOLLY
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Re: Early '80s Donnie Iris sound
Throw a Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder in it, rock out, and never look back!!
zenmindbeginner
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Re: Early '80s Donnie Iris sound
I mentioned the Les Paul & Marshall first... I even told you guys what year and model it was... and that there's a good chance he used an Echoplex for the short delay instead of a chorus.
I mentioned the Les Paul & Marshall first... I even told you guys what year and model it was... and that there's a good chance he used an Echoplex for the short delay instead of a chorus.
