Re: matthew sweet's tone, WOW and HOW?
So I just gave '100% Fun' a spin for the first time in whats probably a few years... WOW. If there's ever a record that's a prime education in how to arrange guitar parts for recording this would be it. Or at least one of 'em...
Tons of layers.
At least 4-5 overlapping parts on every song.
On "Sick of Myself" I'm hearing at least two main L/R guitars... there's another Marshally guitar (or two) that comes in on the chorus playing big open chords... plus all the lead & fill parts of which there are several.
For "We're the Same" besides the other wall of guitars, that acoustic sounds like its miked up but also has a magnetic pickup running out to a small grindy amp like a tweed or old Gibson/Supro etc.
Lots of Leslie guitar on the record too...
And looking at the credits, both Brendon O'Brien & Richard Lloyd (of Television fame) are credited with LOTS of guitar work. I know that several years ago, Richard was touring with his own project through some clubs and had an AC30, Marshall and a few pedals. Like a tube screamer, phaser & maybe a delay. Nothing terribly special.
There's an art to layering guitars...
You can't just use the same sound for a half-dozen parts. Ends up as mush... gotta use different planks, amps, pedals & recording techniques (mics & placement) to allow things to poke through.
