How 2 nail Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald tone?

['59]

How am I to imitate the tone of the guitar on this track? It's a great sound but I'm not too great at copying tones, but this one I really want to sound like the record

 

[Securb]

It is wet with reverb and sounds like far-micing or post-reverb. If I was hell-bent on replicating it I would use a spring reverb to sim the amp and then a second reverb to capture the ambiance of the room. I can also hear a bit of slapback with a second listen. A delay and a reverb? Maybe?

 

[Mincer]

It sounds like the neck pickup with the tone down slightly, with a fuzz with a lot of reverb.

 

[JMP/HBE]

Main lead tone is a pedal steel and a Gretch.

 

[Fender_Punk]

Main lead tone is a pedal steel and a Gretch.

Never forget that some of the best music comes from Canada. Gordon Lightfoot, David Wilcox and The Tragically Hip, to name a few.

I always thought it was a Tele in the middle or neck position but Gretsch doesn't surprise me. A Tele into a clean 6L6 tube amp with lots of reverb will get you there.

 

[JMP/HBE]

Capo on the Gretch.
GL had that 12 string Gibson until he died.

 

[Aceman]

May I ask why on Seymour's green earth you want to nail that tone?

 

[JMP/HBE]

Not to be pedantic, but it's Gretsch. Gretch is what you do when you mix tacos with too many Tequila shots. :beerchug:

I don't drink alcohol.
Am i gonna pass yer class teacher ?

 

[Mincer]

It is kind of an interesting tone. It is better on the recorded version than the live one above.

 

[GuitarDoc]

Never forget that some of the best music comes from Canada. Gordon Lightfoot, David Wilcox and The Tragically Hip, to name a few.

Neil Young, Guess Who, Celine Dion, Lighthouse, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Steppenwolf, the Band, Rush, Blood Sweat & Tears, Joni Mitchell.

 

[beaubrummels]

Not a Chilliwack fan?

(hahahhaha)

 

[NotDemanic]

May I ask why on Seymour's green earth you want to nail that tone?

Your questioning why would be good enough for me to want to.

 

[Aceman]

Not a Chilliwack fan?

(hahahhaha)

I LOVE Chilliwack! And Deisel too....