Pickups for Gary Moore tone
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Fusion1
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Re: Pickups for Gary Moore tone
Jeff B thanks for the site. I found this picture and it kind of confirms my idea that he wasn't playing a wimpy strat with 3 single coils throughout the 80's. When you said stock Fender Strat thats what I was picturing. I'm pretty sure I saw live Gary Moore with him playing a Jackson like this or some other super strat with humbuckers (definately not a stock Fender Strat).
Jeff B thanks for the site. I found this picture and it kind of confirms my idea that he wasn't playing a wimpy strat with 3 single coils throughout the 80's. When you said stock Fender Strat thats what I was picturing. I'm pretty sure I saw live Gary Moore with him playing a Jackson like this or some other super strat with humbuckers (definately not a stock Fender Strat).
JeffB
Let it B
Re: Pickups for Gary Moore tone
Thats not what I was saying...I should clarify
COP, VOF, and WWM are def the "strat phase"...clearly obvious (also the LP jr. on VOF here and there)..when he was endorsing Ibanez he was actually playing Hamers (Neil Carter was playing them first actually, then Gary started to). Run for Cover was mostly the Hamers...then he got into the single pup Charvels w/ EMGs, PRS, Heritage, etc. But if ya look at that link you'll see he owns alot of different guitars..what he played on stage as "beaters" and in the studio were two different things.
Fusion1 said:
Thats not what I was saying...I should clarify
COP, VOF, and WWM are def the "strat phase"...clearly obvious (also the LP jr. on VOF here and there)..when he was endorsing Ibanez he was actually playing Hamers (Neil Carter was playing them first actually, then Gary started to). Run for Cover was mostly the Hamers...then he got into the single pup Charvels w/ EMGs, PRS, Heritage, etc. But if ya look at that link you'll see he owns alot of different guitars..what he played on stage as "beaters" and in the studio were two different things.
Fusion1
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Re: Pickups for Gary Moore tone
I did Jeff, you made it sound like he had an endorsement with Ibanez but claimed he never played them ("Ibanez (admitted to not really playing them ever, but he had the endorsement")). This says otherwise, right from the mouth of Gary Moore. How does, "I'm also using an Ibanez Roadstar and Ibanez know(s) I use a Strat and accepts that." mean he doesn't really play them ever?
I did Jeff, you made it sound like he had an endorsement with Ibanez but claimed he never played them ("Ibanez (admitted to not really playing them ever, but he had the endorsement")). This says otherwise, right from the mouth of Gary Moore. How does, "I'm also using an Ibanez Roadstar and Ibanez know(s) I use a Strat and accepts that." mean he doesn't really play them ever?
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JeffB
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Re: Pickups for Gary Moore tone
Substitute "much" for "ever" ....poor wording on my part.
He was endorsing Ibanez at the time of VOTF, but wasnt' playing them on that tour...and sure as hell didn't record the album with them....just the strats and the paula. With Lizzy they had a BC Rich endorsement...played em in videos and such...but Scott and Gary never played them otherwise.
Thats always been the case with Gary....he's make his necc apperance with an edorsement...but when it came right down to it...he used what he wanted..not what he was paid to.
regardless... sorry for the thread hijack Benjy..I'll stop now
Fusion1 said:I did Jeff, you made it sound like he had an endorsement with Ibanez but claimed he never played them ("Ibanez (admitted to not really playing them ever, but he had the endorsement")). This says otherwise, right from the mouth of Gary Moore. How does, "I'm also using an Ibanez Roadstar and Ibanez know(s) I use a Strat and accepts that." mean he doesn't really play them ever?
Substitute "much" for "ever" ....poor wording on my part.
He was endorsing Ibanez at the time of VOTF, but wasnt' playing them on that tour...and sure as hell didn't record the album with them....just the strats and the paula. With Lizzy they had a BC Rich endorsement...played em in videos and such...but Scott and Gary never played them otherwise.
Thats always been the case with Gary....he's make his necc apperance with an edorsement...but when it came right down to it...he used what he wanted..not what he was paid to.
regardless... sorry for the thread hijack Benjy..I'll stop now
Butch Snyder
ObsoleteChickenPickingologist
Re: Pickups for Gary Moore tone
Quick note on Gary's sig Heritage....
It had EMG's...
Quick note on Gary's sig Heritage....
It had EMG's...
dr.barlo
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Re: Pickups for Gary Moore tone
As obvious from the above discussion, he had a very wide spectrum of tones.
The tones he has on blues for greeny is one of my all time favorites. And I even don't like him that much, but that CD is magnificient.
Butch, he uses the out of phase bridge neck tone on "need your love so bad" in that album. Great playing too. I think the whole album is done with Peter Greens LP.
The closest I could get to his tone was with a LP standard with a set of timbuckers. I must say I am very well satisfied with the results I achieved.
B
As obvious from the above discussion, he had a very wide spectrum of tones.
The tones he has on blues for greeny is one of my all time favorites. And I even don't like him that much, but that CD is magnificient.
Butch, he uses the out of phase bridge neck tone on "need your love so bad" in that album. Great playing too. I think the whole album is done with Peter Greens LP.
The closest I could get to his tone was with a LP standard with a set of timbuckers. I must say I am very well satisfied with the results I achieved.
B
Jeffrec
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Re: Pickups for Gary Moore tone
Butch & guys,
Gary uses the in-between position on the "Blues for Greenie" CD throughout, like Peter did. As for his '59 LP's he uses (or used to anyway), the Peter Green one and another one that might actually be the one that Ronnie Montrose lost. The second one sounds hotter to my ears. Both have the original PAF's.
As for his current tone, I'd go with Seths or Burstbuckers (which are used in his signature model). Gary uses a lot more treble than most LP players, which gives his tone a bit of a difference.
Jeff
Butch Snyder said:
Butch & guys,
Gary uses the in-between position on the "Blues for Greenie" CD throughout, like Peter did. As for his '59 LP's he uses (or used to anyway), the Peter Green one and another one that might actually be the one that Ronnie Montrose lost. The second one sounds hotter to my ears. Both have the original PAF's.
As for his current tone, I'd go with Seths or Burstbuckers (which are used in his signature model). Gary uses a lot more treble than most LP players, which gives his tone a bit of a difference.
Jeff
Butch Snyder
ObsoleteChickenPickingologist
Re: Pickups for Gary Moore tone
I stand corrected. I went back and listened to some of Gary's stuff and you guys are right. Gary is all over the in-between position on Greeny. Thanks for pointing it out.
I stand corrected. I went back and listened to some of Gary's stuff and you guys are right. Gary is all over the in-between position on Greeny. Thanks for pointing it out.
