Billy Gibbons on intro to LaGrange?
mink
Does anyone know what amp/guitar setup Billy Gibbons of
ZZ Top used on the beginning of LaGrange on the Tres Hombres
albumn/CD. I think he had the ultimate tone on that songs intro.
Stefan Markowitz
mink schrieb in Nachricht ...
>
> Does anyone know what amp/guitar setup Billy Gibbons of
>ZZ Top used on the beginning of LaGrange on the Tres Hombres
>albumn/CD. I think he had the ultimate tone on that songs intro.
Yeah, great tone. Don´t know what he used, but I´m sure any good
Marshall and a Les Paul would do the trick.
A how how how!
Stefan
Tonefactor
>ZZ Top used on the beginning of LaGrange on the Tres Hombres
>albumn/CD. I think he had the ultimate tone on that songs intro.
I believe the amp was a Fender Tweed Deluxe.
Fabio Bizzetti
>
> Does anyone know what amp/guitar setup Billy Gibbons of
> ZZ Top used on the beginning of LaGrange on the Tres Hombres
> albumn/CD. I think he had the ultimate tone on that songs intro.
You mean that warm "rhythm" tone that is also in "Tush"?
Chiogtr4x
>> ZZ Top used on the beginning of LaGrange on the Tres Hombres
>> albumn/CD. I think he had the ultimate tone on that songs intro.
It sounds like it could be a low power Fender tweed like a Deluxe,its got that
great dynamic breakup sound .Also,even though its a quiet groove you could tell
that the amp is up loud and is gonna explode if you hit it hard(attack)Probably
his neck pickup on Les Paul although I can get a pretty reasonable sound with
my Tele neck pickup w/tone rolled off guitar a little-I think its mainly the
fact that he Billy uses his fingers-its a drop dead John Lee Hooker lick. This
is all just my opinion..great intro though.
Joe C.
stormdogs
spoke mainly of Plexi Marshalls.(Originals obviously)Also,I think he
used either a Jazzmaster or an old Jaguar on some of the album.Probably
"Jesus Just Left Chicago"for one.He also spoke of a '59 Les Paul with
hotter than normal PAF'S,as well as a LP Pro Deluxe or something
similar w/P90'S.But I thought his main amp was the Plexi.
In article <MPG.136afb4d3...@news.infinito.it>,
dont...@nospam.com (Fabio Bizzetti) wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone know what amp/guitar setup Billy Gibbons of
> > ZZ Top used on the beginning of LaGrange on the Tres Hombres
> > albumn/CD. I think he had the ultimate tone on that songs intro.
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Frank D. Greco
> Does anyone know what amp/guitar setup Billy Gibbons of
>ZZ Top used on the beginning of LaGrange on the Tres Hombres
>albumn/CD. I think he had the ultimate tone on that songs intro.
If memory serves, it was his Pearly Gates LP through an old
Fender amp. Its also the way Mr Gibbons uses his fingers along
with the pick in the intro.
Frank G.
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David Kieltyka
> It sounds like it could be a low power Fender tweed like a Deluxe,
> it's got that great dynamic breakup sound. Also, even though it's a
> quiet groove you could tell that the amp is up loud and is gonna
> explode if you hit it hard....
I agree. That sound is what you get from a cranked tweed Deluxe with a
humbucker-equipped guitar played gently.
-Dave-
Valerie Polacek
"Frank D. Greco" wrote:
> mink <est...@janrix.com> sez:
>
> > Does anyone know what amp/guitar setup Billy Gibbons of
> >ZZ Top used on the beginning of LaGrange on the Tres Hombres
> >albumn/CD. I think he had the ultimate tone on that songs intro.
>
> If memory serves, it was his Pearly Gates LP through an old
> Fender amp. Its also the way Mr Gibbons uses his fingers along
> with the pick in the intro.
>
> Frank G.
>
I remember reading in an interview that Billy uses a quarter as a
pick......
TubeBlaster
"Valerie Polacek" <vpol...@clunet.edu> wrote in message
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He uses a Mexican Peso from time to time.
Wayne
Richard S. McCown
I tried it, wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. He mentioned pesos,
I had some but don't know where they are. I think they were big as half
dollars though.
Tiny Tubes
TT
Valerie Polacek <vpol...@clunet.edu> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Frank D. Greco" wrote:
>
> > mink <est...@janrix.com> sez:
> >
> > > Does anyone know what amp/guitar setup Billy Gibbons of
> > >ZZ Top used on the beginning of LaGrange on the Tres Hombres
> > >albumn/CD. I think he had the ultimate tone on that songs intro.
> >
> > If memory serves, it was his Pearly Gates LP through an old
> > Fender amp. Its also the way Mr Gibbons uses his fingers along
> > with the pick in the intro.
> >
> > Frank G.
> >
>
Frank D. Greco
>"Frank D. Greco" wrote:
>
>> mink <est...@janrix.com> sez:
>>
>> > Does anyone know what amp/guitar setup Billy Gibbons of
>> >ZZ Top used on the beginning of LaGrange on the Tres Hombres
>> >albumn/CD. I think he had the ultimate tone on that songs intro.
>>
>> If memory serves, it was his Pearly Gates LP through an old
>> Fender amp. Its also the way Mr Gibbons uses his fingers along
>> with the pick in the intro.
>I remember reading in an interview that Billy uses a quarter as a
>pick......
Yep. For some tunes he does. But he also uses hybrid
picking, pick and fingers... a clawish approach. He likes
to play that little 7th chord (fifth and seventh) like this.
Very similar to a slide lick.
Frank D. Greco
>He uses a PESO.
By the way... don't believe everything that the Right Reverend
Gibbons says... he likes to throw curves at you.
Tom Kochie
at the 2nd fret (to move up to key of A) you can get that boogie
lick going with thumb on open A (5th string) and 2nd finger plucking the
octave open A on the 3rd string.
Or you can use an open A tuning if you don't want the capo
If you don't wanna use the complete open tuning just drop the
A (5th string) down to a G to match the 3rd G string.
The reverend uses many drop string tunings (e.g. drops lower E
to a D) to get more bottom end along with the open string chime.
Tom
Miles O'Neal
> > I remember reading in an interview that Billy uses a quarter as a
> > pick......
> He uses a Mexican Peso from time to time.
Once upon a time he used quarters. Then he switched to pesos
(Mexican "dollar" coins"). He would file them down to a wedge
shape.
In the most recent GP interview he admitted to seldom playing
with these, because they're too rough on strings.
-Miles
Blkrckt
>Fender amp. Its also the way M
The "very" start (without any other instruments) is a Strat in position 2 or 4.