Snowstorm Blues

[Alvin Lee Fan]

Hey guys! I had a snowday from work today, so I thought I'd put a little laid back blues out for you. This is what you get when you mix cinnamon Schnapps and hot chocolate :dance:


Anyone care to guess the rig? It's a little different :smokin:

Snowstorm Blues

 

[75lespaul]

Re: Snowstorm Blues

I'm pretty new at guessing so here goes:

Sounds like a small combo...Silvertone?

Guitar says Tele to me

Okay, let's see how bad my knowledge is!

 

[Al.C]

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ALF am I beginning to see a trend with all this blues stuff, you depressed???
Oh I forgot you live in snow country, will look forward for some upbeat stuff around what, May???:biglaugh:
Oh well its late and I gotta go, got a tennis game tomorrow:nana:

Great playing as usual. Love your tone!

 

[Alvin Lee Fan]

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Hahaha! Thanks, Al! Yup, the snow is falling, won't cheer up 'til spring

75les, you're on the right track with the small combo, no cigar on the guitar

 

[75lespaul]

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Doh! Was I at least close thinking single coils?

After listening to it again--and a damn fine cut buy the way--it does sound more like humbuckers, but maybe a hollow body. The background sounds single coil to me though. I'm not clutching at straws yet, but I'm close, LOL!

Did you play the piano and organ? That's got a great feel, and tone as well to go along with the great guitar tone.

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

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Great vintage small amp tone!!

 

[Alvin Lee Fan]

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OK, here's the amp :laugh2:

I'll put a picture of the guitar up in a minute.

 

[75lespaul]

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OK, here's the amp :laugh2:

I'll put a picture of the guitar up in a minute.

NOOOOOOOOO! Are you kidding me? You're digging this, I know it, LOL!!!!

I was like, let's see, Silvertone, tweed or blackface champ? I got the tweed part right.

 

[Alvin Lee Fan]

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Hahaha! Here's the guitar :smokin: Total setup cost less than $200, including the mods to the guitar.

I put a GFS Brooklyn pickup in the little Epi. It just screams now, sounds like a cross between an Esquire and a Gretsch :amish:

 

[75lespaul]

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I just threw my Bassman and strat out the window. I hope you're happy.

 

[Alvin Lee Fan]

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Where do you live? :laugh2:

 

[75lespaul]

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Where do you live? :laugh2:

LOL, oh you're a CRUEL bugger.

 

[wickedmartini]

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Solid blues tone! I've been wanting to pick up one of those Epi's for sacrificial research purposes.

 

[75lespaul]

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It's a day later and I still can't believe this. I showed my brother and his jaw hit the floor. I played him the track first. ALF, it takes big cubes to use that equipment, post it then make us guess. THAT was a lot of fun. The answer was even better. :laugh2: You just proved that you don't need thousands of dollars worth of equipment to make a cool recording. :friday:

 

[Alvin Lee Fan]

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martini (my favorite drink!), that's what this little Epi is. I use it for experiments and learning luthiery. This weekend it'll become a victim to my recently acquired nut files

75lp, you're too kind man! I did touch up the recording a little. I recorded the track onto the computer using that Dan-Echo you see, it really fills out the amp's sound. I added a little reverb and a stereo plugin to the track, but that really is it. The stereo plugin just widens the sound field a little, doesn't change the sound at all. No EQing or anything. That's pretty much how I always mix my guitar tracks. I guess it's "my" sound

 

[75lespaul]

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martini (my favorite drink!), that's what this little Epi is. I use it for experiments and learning luthiery. This weekend it'll become a victim to my recently acquired nut files

75lp, you're too kind man! I did touch up the recording a little. I recorded the track onto the computer using that Dan-Echo you see, it really fills out the amp's sound. I added a little reverb and a stereo plugin to the track, but that really is it. The stereo plugin just widens the sound field a little, doesn't change the sound at all. No EQing or anything. That's pretty much how I always mix my guitar tracks. I guess it's "my" sound

I'm never kind (ask my wife, hee hee) just truthful. That clip is a lot of fun but every time I look at that amp, I crack up. I'm gettin' one, that's for sure!

P.S. She thought I was listening to SRV again.

 

[BillyThe Wild]

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ALF ! I'm only 46 now, but, when I grow up, I want to play just like you...

 

[JumpMarine]

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Unreal tone! Goes to show that it's all mostly in the hands!

I still can't believe that it's a pair of 2" speakers. What Dano pedal is that?

 

[75lespaul]

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Unreal tone! Goes to show that it's all mostly in the hands!

I still can't believe that it's a pair of 2" speakers. What Dano pedal is that?

I believe it's the DE-1

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=rec/search/detail/base_pid/151855/

 

[JeffB]

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BWAHAHAHA...too damn funny!

I was gonna say Gretsch for the guitar when I first started listening.

Amazing the difference there is in recorded and "live" tones. You can make anything sound great recorded.