Hagbard Celine
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Re: What makes a guitar sound 80s?
I HATE power ballads. Loath them. I would rather listen to a vacuum cleaner.
I HATE power ballads. Loath them. I would rather listen to a vacuum cleaner.
What makes a guitar sound 80s?
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James Rock
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Re: What makes a guitar sound 80s?
With the whole 90's sucking ... I'd take it over the last few years I mean I liked alot of post nu metal pre lady gaga era stuff (Franz Ferdinand, Bloc Party, Strokes, Vines etc) but modern pop music is so so bad I mean Britney and Vanilla Ice looked good compared to stuff on the radio now. And the 90's had Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, some alright U2 stuff, Blur, Sonic Youth. 80's and before still had the best music though.
When it comes to 80's guitar most stuff had chorus and delay. I mean alot was post production but there were heaps of tones like The Smiths, The Cure, U2, Glam, Thrash Metal, The end of NWOBHM, The really clean poppy chorus guitar stuff, Stray Cats, The Cars, Underground Punk and Hardcore, The Pixies.
With the whole 90's sucking ... I'd take it over the last few years I mean I liked alot of post nu metal pre lady gaga era stuff (Franz Ferdinand, Bloc Party, Strokes, Vines etc) but modern pop music is so so bad I mean Britney and Vanilla Ice looked good compared to stuff on the radio now. And the 90's had Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, some alright U2 stuff, Blur, Sonic Youth. 80's and before still had the best music though.
When it comes to 80's guitar most stuff had chorus and delay. I mean alot was post production but there were heaps of tones like The Smiths, The Cure, U2, Glam, Thrash Metal, The end of NWOBHM, The really clean poppy chorus guitar stuff, Stray Cats, The Cars, Underground Punk and Hardcore, The Pixies.
Re: What makes a guitar sound 80s?
Well, good or bad, Im too fat to get my spandex pants on anymore.. (Yeah, I still have a pair...... Snakeskin with black fishnet sides)
Well, good or bad, Im too fat to get my spandex pants on anymore.. (Yeah, I still have a pair...... Snakeskin with black fishnet sides)
Ascension
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Re: What makes a guitar sound 80s?
How about this?
Rex Carrol 1991 Peavy Rockmaster pre 120/120 power amp Alesis Midi Verb multi effects rig and a PINK Peavy Vandenburg.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrtBhHuSwjc&feature=related
How about this?
Rex Carrol 1991 Peavy Rockmaster pre 120/120 power amp Alesis Midi Verb multi effects rig and a PINK Peavy Vandenburg.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrtBhHuSwjc&feature=related
Ascension
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Re: What makes a guitar sound 80s?
Know what ya mean bro I still have all my flowing silk shirts and "Pinky"
from 1993
Know what ya mean bro I still have all my flowing silk shirts and "Pinky"
from 1993
joblesswanabe
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Re: What makes a guitar sound 80s?
Phaser?
Phaser?
Jackson Distortion
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Re: What makes a guitar sound 80s?
I think it was all about cranked volume - especially if you're talking the early 80's. You can hear the strings on the necks and their tones sounded very woody and 'planky'; a very natural sustain. And because they'd have to 'crank up' back in the day, you'd get the sounds of a cranked power amp and hard-driven speakers - and you could just hear everything a tad clearer resulting in 'woodier' nuances. Sometimes tones were just more naked that way. IMO
I think it was all about cranked volume - especially if you're talking the early 80's. You can hear the strings on the necks and their tones sounded very woody and 'planky'; a very natural sustain. And because they'd have to 'crank up' back in the day, you'd get the sounds of a cranked power amp and hard-driven speakers - and you could just hear everything a tad clearer resulting in 'woodier' nuances. Sometimes tones were just more naked that way. IMO
Jackson Distortion
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Re: What makes a guitar sound 80s?
Guess we can check Rob Halford off the list then?
O O O O I know, I know... PICK ME! PICK ME!
Dude.... dude.... It's all in the hair, you've got to have the long hair... can't sound 80's without it....
I can't believe I am the first one to say this... what's wrong with you guys today, way slower than normal...
Guess we can check Rob Halford off the list then?
