While My Guitar Gently Weeps question.

[dd12939]

What effect(s) is Eric Clapton using on the solo for While My Guitar Gently Weeps? It also sounds like Warren Haynes is using a similar setup for the solo in Wine and Blood off their new album Deja Voodoo.

 

[MikeRocker]

Re: While My Guitar Gently Weeps question.

If I recall correctly, that's actual tape flanging. They would playback identical audio (in this case Clapton's guitar solo) on two synched reel-to-reel tape machines, and gently press on the plastic rim of one of the tape reels. This would slightly slow it down, creating the phasey sound on the record. This became known as "flanging" because the plastic tape reel was known as a flange. Allegedly, Clapton cut his solo but said it didn't sound "Beatley" enough, so they flanged it. If you want to recreate it, you'll have much less of a headache if you use a flanger pedal!

 

[kmcguitars]

Re: While My Guitar Gently Weeps question.

I always thought he played thru a Leslie? But I read some where it was
some kinda studio trick to get that sound? At any rate, any good rotary
speaker type FX sould get you close.

 

[Dom L]

Re: While My Guitar Gently Weeps question.

Leslie
The Beatles loved the Leslie

 

[Jeffrec]

Re: While My Guitar Gently Weeps question.

According to the Marc Roberty book on Clapton, Eric played a Les Paul on that song and they put his track through an ..."ADT[automatic double tracker} to wobble it a bit." Pg. 39 in the book.


Jeff

 

[Bludave]

Re: While My Guitar Gently Weeps question.

What effect(s) is Eric Clapton using on the solo for While My Guitar Gently Weeps? It also sounds like Warren Haynes is using a similar setup for the solo in Wine and Blood off their new album Deja Voodoo.

The only effect if you want to call it an effect is he is playing thru a Leslie. George Harrison was the first guitar player that I know that did this (Something). It was really Georges idea from what I remember!

 

[xerxes]

Re: While My Guitar Gently Weeps question.

i dont think ive ever heard claptons verions.....

 

[Alvin Lee Fan]

Re: While My Guitar Gently Weeps question.

Clapton is doing the lead on the Beatles version, xerxes!

 

[Jeffrec]

Re: While My Guitar Gently Weeps question.

Guys,

Check my post (#5) above. That's the answer

 

[Biu]

Re: While My Guitar Gently Weeps question.

The Leslie was a rotating speaker, right?

 

[dd12939]

Re: While My Guitar Gently Weeps question.

The Leslie is a speaker cabinet made to go with Hammond organs. It consists of a high-frequency horn driver on top and a 15" woofer on the bottom. The horn spins, and to create the illusion that the woofer spins, if is directed into a wooden rotor that spins with the horn.

 

[Curly]

Re: While My Guitar Gently Weeps question.

to me, the thing that stands out the most on the solo is Eric's vibrato!

 

[Bluesman75]

Re: While My Guitar Gently Weeps question.

Clapton is doing the lead on the Beatles version, xerxes!

That's right - 4 out of 5 guitarists agree, it's Clapton playing, WITHOUT a Leslie. After it was recorded, they added tape flanging.

 

[xerxes]

Re: While My Guitar Gently Weeps question.

Clapton is doing the lead on the Beatles version, xerxes!

wow. i had no idea~! i allways thought it was harrison doing it! my bad! (scrummages through songs and listens again with new light)

thanks for informing me!