The Black Crows
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Dan-ola
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Re: The Black Crows
Rich Robinson...
You name it and he plays it - only guy who has gone thru more amps over the years than B-Bent has!
mg:
Sorry, I sure other will have specifics but he really is all over the vintage and boutique amp map... Great player and I agree that his tone always rocks!
Dano
Rich Robinson...
You name it and he plays it - only guy who has gone thru more amps over the years than B-Bent has!
mg:Sorry, I sure other will have specifics but he really is all over the vintage and boutique amp map... Great player and I agree that his tone always rocks!
Dano
CapoFirstFret
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Basically just focus on anything Marshall or Hiwatt like and you're gonna get in the territory of what he was using at the time. Rich Robinson has always used very Marshall/Hiwatt like amps. He was probably using Marshalls in those early days.
Basically just focus on anything Marshall or Hiwatt like and you're gonna get in the territory of what he was using at the time. Rich Robinson has always used very Marshall/Hiwatt like amps. He was probably using Marshalls in those early days.
Bludave
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There was just a great interview/article about his gear in Vintage Guitar a month or so ago. I think the June issue. Bottom line is in the early stages of BC he used Fender and Gibson guitars. Les Pauls and Tele Customs. The ones with a stock Humbeucker in the necks. For amps on the first tour he used a Marshall Jubillee and a Blackface Fender Showman. His main axes are the Tele Customs (2) one black and one butterscoth (I don't think the butterscoth is stock) and a mid 60's Goldtop Les Paul. He also owns 3 335's a Junior a triple pickup Zamitis and a few other Teles and a Strat, so as you can see he has quite an arsinal to choose from. Once he started making some $ he started buying up some vintage amps also.
Another guitar player that played with the Black Crowes is Marc Ford who is a smokin' player also. He joined the Crowes in '92 and prior to this he played with a band called Buring Tree. He just put out a solo release called Weary and wired which is getting excellent reviews. I have not heard it yet, but he was also a big part of the Crowes sound.
There was just a great interview/article about his gear in Vintage Guitar a month or so ago. I think the June issue. Bottom line is in the early stages of BC he used Fender and Gibson guitars. Les Pauls and Tele Customs. The ones with a stock Humbeucker in the necks. For amps on the first tour he used a Marshall Jubillee and a Blackface Fender Showman. His main axes are the Tele Customs (2) one black and one butterscoth (I don't think the butterscoth is stock) and a mid 60's Goldtop Les Paul. He also owns 3 335's a Junior a triple pickup Zamitis and a few other Teles and a Strat, so as you can see he has quite an arsinal to choose from. Once he started making some $ he started buying up some vintage amps also.
Another guitar player that played with the Black Crowes is Marc Ford who is a smokin' player also. He joined the Crowes in '92 and prior to this he played with a band called Buring Tree. He just put out a solo release called Weary and wired which is getting excellent reviews. I have not heard it yet, but he was also a big part of the Crowes sound.
Hot _Grits
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I remember seeing Jubilee marshalls onstage when I saw them for the Southern harmony tour. Rich was using LP customs and Teles. The jubilees were definitely around on the first album. The original guitarist, Jeff Cease, was replaced by Marc Ford for the second record. Ford is an outstanding player, and i'm glad I saw him with the Crowes.
For my money, 'Southern harmony...' is one of the best records of the 90s.
I remember seeing Jubilee marshalls onstage when I saw them for the Southern harmony tour. Rich was using LP customs and Teles. The jubilees were definitely around on the first album. The original guitarist, Jeff Cease, was replaced by Marc Ford for the second record. Ford is an outstanding player, and i'm glad I saw him with the Crowes.
For my money, 'Southern harmony...' is one of the best records of the 90s.
CapoFirstFret
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Pfft...check the avatar.....best record, ever...*period*....
no...I mean it...*EVER*...
still don't believe me? go listen to it....it's ok..I'll wait
yeah, I know, you don't have to tell me...*EVER*!
Pfft...check the avatar.....best record, ever...*period*....
no...I mean it...*EVER*...
still don't believe me? go listen to it....it's ok..I'll wait
yeah, I know, you don't have to tell me...*EVER*!
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thucydides
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Yes, that's what he was using when I saw them live just before that "breakup" they had a few years (maybe more) back. Sounded killer!!:firing:
Yes, that's what he was using when I saw them live just before that "breakup" they had a few years (maybe more) back. Sounded killer!!:firing:
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Skarekrough
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That's about spot-on.
First album was a Marshall Jubilee and he had his two fender Teles, the Custom and the one with the hum in the neck.
If you're REALLY interested in his sound then dig up that Vintage Guitar mag issue. It's not down to numbers and settings but it's as close as you're likely to get.
That's about spot-on.
First album was a Marshall Jubilee and he had his two fender Teles, the Custom and the one with the hum in the neck.
If you're REALLY interested in his sound then dig up that Vintage Guitar mag issue. It's not down to numbers and settings but it's as close as you're likely to get.
J Moose
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I saw 'em a few times around the Amorica / Three Snakes period... Lots of Matchless & Marshall on both sides of the stage. DC-30's & Clubmans...
In the studio Rich has used lots EVERYTHING. Marshall Jubs, old Marshalls of sorts, lots of little old Fenders... Vox... Supro. You name it...
Last I heard was that Rich is carrying something like two dozen instruments on the road...
Teles, Firebirds, the Zemitis, acoustics, dobros...
The "Freak & Roll" live DVD is pretty killer.
Worth checkin' out... 'fer sure!
BTW... Amorica gets my vote as 'best' Crowes rekkid. Ever. Southern Harmony is great too... they have totally different vibes & I like both a whole lot but I gotta put my money on Amorica...
'Lions' was pretty kool. Has some good moments 'fur shure...
I saw 'em a few times around the Amorica / Three Snakes period... Lots of Matchless & Marshall on both sides of the stage. DC-30's & Clubmans...
In the studio Rich has used lots EVERYTHING. Marshall Jubs, old Marshalls of sorts, lots of little old Fenders... Vox... Supro. You name it...
Last I heard was that Rich is carrying something like two dozen instruments on the road...
Teles, Firebirds, the Zemitis, acoustics, dobros...
The "Freak & Roll" live DVD is pretty killer.
Worth checkin' out... 'fer sure!
BTW... Amorica gets my vote as 'best' Crowes rekkid. Ever. Southern Harmony is great too... they have totally different vibes & I like both a whole lot but I gotta put my money on Amorica...
'Lions' was pretty kool. Has some good moments 'fur shure...
Gearjoneser
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I agree with all the sentiments about Southern Harmony being one of the best albums of the 90's. I need to put that on tonight and give it a spin.
I'm a fan of Jubilees, and I think too many people only associate it with the Slash tone. To be quite honest, every tone I've gotten out of a Jubilee is better than that. The clean channel cranked up is killer, and the OD channel will give you almost every shade of Marshall gain, from mild gain to Zakk Wylde chunk, plugged right in. I like my Bogner more, as a main amp, but I had a new Jubilee 2555 in 87/88, and my current 2550, and I loved them more than almost any other Marshall. I've got my 2550 tubed and biased so killer it scares Mofo's!!! I remember Jeff H came over and heard it, and said it was the best sounding Marshall he's ever heard in his life.
If you haven't yet, check out my Jubilee biasing thread in the Vault. Some cool pics!
I agree with all the sentiments about Southern Harmony being one of the best albums of the 90's. I need to put that on tonight and give it a spin.
I'm a fan of Jubilees, and I think too many people only associate it with the Slash tone. To be quite honest, every tone I've gotten out of a Jubilee is better than that. The clean channel cranked up is killer, and the OD channel will give you almost every shade of Marshall gain, from mild gain to Zakk Wylde chunk, plugged right in. I like my Bogner more, as a main amp, but I had a new Jubilee 2555 in 87/88, and my current 2550, and I loved them more than almost any other Marshall. I've got my 2550 tubed and biased so killer it scares Mofo's!!! I remember Jeff H came over and heard it, and said it was the best sounding Marshall he's ever heard in his life.
If you haven't yet, check out my Jubilee biasing thread in the Vault. Some cool pics!
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BigDaddy
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Get a BF bassman or clone and have it setup and modded. It's very Marshall sounding, not as loud and actually a little thicker sounding.
Use any 2-12, 4-10 or 4-12 cab with celestions or Jensen's or similar.
Then play.........
It's more about being able to play as good as the guy you want to sound like than it is using the same exact equipment.
Get a BF bassman or clone and have it setup and modded. It's very Marshall sounding, not as loud and actually a little thicker sounding.
Use any 2-12, 4-10 or 4-12 cab with celestions or Jensen's or similar.
Then play.........
It's more about being able to play as good as the guy you want to sound like than it is using the same exact equipment.
Fiesta Red
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This is one of my favorite tones I have heard from them. I assume it is a Les Paul for a guitar, but the amp is???
-Mark
This is one of my favorite tones I have heard from them. I assume it is a Les Paul for a guitar, but the amp is???
-Mark
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Skarekrough
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Well, yes and no.
I think we spend too much time specing out gear to a certain level that's past what is necessary.
But in great part I really believe that the right amp can make the biggest difference when you're going for something specific.
I'd played Hendrix covers for years on a slew of amps that came close to nailing the tone. But it wasn't until I started delving into amps that specifically were voiced to sound like a Plexi that I felt I'd crossed a line and hit my ultimate goal.
I'm never going to sound like Hendrix, and I appreciate my own playing for what it is. But if I'm playing a Hendrix cover and my goal is to get the sound right for it then the right amp is as important as any other aspect in my chain.
The major flaw in all of this gear hunting is that it tends to lead folks down a path where they lose some versatility. They end up with a rig that does one thing really well or dead-on....so what do they do for the rest of the songs on the set list?
Well, yes and no.
I think we spend too much time specing out gear to a certain level that's past what is necessary.
But in great part I really believe that the right amp can make the biggest difference when you're going for something specific.
I'd played Hendrix covers for years on a slew of amps that came close to nailing the tone. But it wasn't until I started delving into amps that specifically were voiced to sound like a Plexi that I felt I'd crossed a line and hit my ultimate goal.
I'm never going to sound like Hendrix, and I appreciate my own playing for what it is. But if I'm playing a Hendrix cover and my goal is to get the sound right for it then the right amp is as important as any other aspect in my chain.
The major flaw in all of this gear hunting is that it tends to lead folks down a path where they lose some versatility. They end up with a rig that does one thing really well or dead-on....so what do they do for the rest of the songs on the set list?
