Triumph - Rik Emmett tone
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Hellion
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Re: Triumph - Rik Emmett tone
From what I remember from articles in which he was featured, he was playing Framus hollowbodies at the beginning, but switched to Yamaha guitars in the early 80's, and I remember seeing him using Dean's during part of that as well. As far as I could tell, he seemed to play instruments that just sounded good as a total package and didn't spend a lot of time replacing parts. He has great tone on those recordings, doesn't he?
From what I remember from articles in which he was featured, he was playing Framus hollowbodies at the beginning, but switched to Yamaha guitars in the early 80's, and I remember seeing him using Dean's during part of that as well. As far as I could tell, he seemed to play instruments that just sounded good as a total package and didn't spend a lot of time replacing parts. He has great tone on those recordings, doesn't he?
tone4days
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Re: Triumph - Rik Emmett tone
to get the rik emmet tone, one must own one of every guitar and amp ever made
i remember an articel he wrote for guitar player back in the 80s (when he had his monthly column with them) that made a 'basic' list of guitars that should be in a collection if the player was going for versatility / etc ... the list went on and on and on for many column-inches ... the total cost had to be in the tens of thousands of US dollars
made me laugh then and made me laugh now remembering it
go for your own tone!!
cheers,
t4d
to get the rik emmet tone, one must own one of every guitar and amp ever made
i remember an articel he wrote for guitar player back in the 80s (when he had his monthly column with them) that made a 'basic' list of guitars that should be in a collection if the player was going for versatility / etc ... the list went on and on and on for many column-inches ... the total cost had to be in the tens of thousands of US dollars
made me laugh then and made me laugh now remembering it
go for your own tone!!
cheers,
t4d
BachToRock
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Re: Triumph - Rik Emmett tone
If I remember correctly... he used the Duncan Custom
If I remember correctly... he used the Duncan Custom
LesStrat
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Re: Triumph - Rik Emmett tone
No info on pickups. I think Hellion is correct. He played guitars as he received them without alot of tinkering (unlike some of us). Here's his website:
http://www.rikemmett.com/index.html
No info on pickups. I think Hellion is correct. He played guitars as he received them without alot of tinkering (unlike some of us). Here's his website:
http://www.rikemmett.com/index.html
Vasshu the humanoid typhoon
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Re: Triumph - Rik Emmett tone
Hehe he had great little things going on at GP back then...loved his enthusiasm and positive look on things, and how he was so humble because he was so good
Hehe he had great little things going on at GP back then...loved his enthusiasm and positive look on things, and how he was so humble because he was so good
