Well, I'll Be... (Scholz / Boston Content)

[LLL]

So I was watching this vid on Tom Scholz...

I've seen it before many times. But this time I noticed something:

Scholz had an Eventide (Clockworks) H910 Harmonizer in his early studio!

This unit came out in 1975... one year before Boston's record-breaking debut album appeared.

According to Wikipedia page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_(album)

Released August 25, 1976
Recorded October 1975 – April 1976

I made a screenshot and pointed out the unit in yellow (and an example in center). Original resolution is 1920x1080 (these hosting sites always shrink things):

 

[Kamanda~SD]

Re: Well, I'll Be... (Scholz / Boston Content)

there it is alright! Funny enough I was watching this just last night.

There was another one I was going through and he's demoing his guitar, and as soon as he steps in for his 'rhythm' tone, it just spreads and becomes this massive, instantly recognizable Boston tone.

 

[TwilightOdyssey]

Re: Well, I'll Be... (Scholz / Boston Content)

That studio is sick.

 

[75lespaul]

Re: Well, I'll Be... (Scholz / Boston Content)

I was there at Giants Stadium June 17, 1979. It was Poco, Todd Rundgren and Utopia, The Outlaws, and Boston. What a freaking show. The Outlaws and Boston just tore...it...uuuuuup!!!

 

[LLL]

Re: Well, I'll Be... (Scholz / Boston Content)

Found another pic, this was supposedly taken Feb 1st, 1976, the day they signed with Epic.

Article:

http://parade.com/471863/nancyberk/showbiz-analysis-tom-scholz-shares-his-rock-journey-as-boston-celebrates-40th-anniversary/

This one's high rez if you click on image:

http://static.parade.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Tom-Scholz-and-Brad-Delp-by-Ron-Pownall.jpg

So, as far as I'm concerned, he used the H910 on the 1st album (as some rumors have stated).

Which explains a number of things like that massively wide chorus sound on a mid-70s album (unheard of really at the time).

...and why the SR&D Stereo Chorus has a similar makeup (slight pitch shift plus slight delay) and sound.

...and all his talk about "doublers" back in the day.

(smaller pic)

 

[Kamanda~SD]

Re: Well, I'll Be... (Scholz / Boston Content)

10/10
I've been mystified by the H910 since I first heard about it, and was floored the first time I tried one (well, plugin, but still)