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Topic: How does one get this tone? |
James Mayer
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back in Portland Oregon, USA (via Arkansas and London, UK)
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Posted 22 Dec 2011 2:32 pm |
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Calexico's "Frontera" played by Paul Niehaus. That opening steel tone is one of the most memorable I've heard. Another variation appears at 3 minutes in.
Any guesses as to the setup? I've seen them live and I believe he was playing a Sho-Bud. Is that distortion? |
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John Kolodij
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Saunderstown, Rhode Island
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Posted 22 Dec 2011 2:41 pm
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sounds too me like a very heavy reverb, possible from and old Lexicon unit-and some well dialed in delay
the Eventide SPACE reverb could nail this-it's expensive, but I'd think you'd never need to look again-
love their early records very much....
here's Paul playing with a friend, William Tyler
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvchLn__BDg |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 22 Dec 2011 5:44 pm
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Woulda been nice to have heard the first one.
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Joe Hensley
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Boise, Idaho, USA
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Posted 22 Dec 2011 6:22 pm
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I was fortunate to see Calexico this year in Boise - great show.
Here's a live video (not mine) of the same song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lke8X4b-gVQ
Just a lot of reverb from what I remember.
Shot from the Egyptian Theater in Boise:
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Donald Gabriel
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 22 Dec 2011 6:23 pm Wow,
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What a refreshing sound....excellent...thanks for talking about the steel part....found the video of them on Austin City Limits....couldn't turn it off...always appreciate good music know matter what style...and if they have a steel, they can't be all bad...lol
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Bobby D. Jones
From:
West Virginia, USA
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Posted 23 Dec 2011 12:39 am How does one get this tone
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It sounds like some of the wild lead guitar settings on a Peavy Tube-Fex. I go over on it once in a while and it is wild some of the sound you can get. If it is not there someone may have the settings for it.
Good Luck in finding the sound. |
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Dan Tyack
From:
Olympia, WA USA
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Posted 23 Dec 2011 3:34 am
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| To my ears it sounds like a fender deluxe on about 5. |
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Kyle Everson
From:
Nashville, Tennessee
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Posted 23 Dec 2011 10:33 pm
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| Really cool song! I'm not sure of what Paul records with, but we've shared the bill on a couple of occasions around town and he was using a Sho~Bud Pro~I and a 60s blackface Fender Twin. His delay settings were spot on and added a "cool" factor to each song. Great tone for sure! |
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 24 Dec 2011 5:14 pm
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| I think they have a Phaser in the circuit somewhere. |
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