Keith on Carol. Is it the ES? And is it the Dan Armstrong on I'm Free? Appreciate your help! Thank you!

Hmmmm, not easy to answer given that the quality of the recording, though good, is not excellent. Also through into the mix that Keith did not use the same guitar for each song during the tour. For example, in the Ethan Russell book, 'Let It Bleed', you can clearly see a pic of Keith playing the Bigsby Burst with a capo on the 4th fret, either for 'JJF' or 'SFM' but in 'Gimme Shelter' you see him using the LP Custom for at least 'SFM'. Having said that, you can see Keith on 'Oh Carol' using the Dan Armstrong and on 'I'm Free' from the 'GYYYO' remaster you can hear feed back coming from Keith's guitar, indicative of semi hollow body guitar like the ES-355 he used on that tour.

Thank you ChrisM. You're the LesPaul guy, right? I remember one of the pictures of a LesPaul you uploaded here in IORR a long time ago. Well, I'm equally confused, because the guitar sound I hear on 'Carol', at least to my ears, is close to the one on SFTD, which is the Dan Armstrong. Next verse and it sounds like an ES. Anyway, I wanted to know, because it sounds so good. Gives the impression of an electric guitar, you know metallic strings and electricity. It hits you!

Hi Kirk. I am indeed the Les Paul guy, amongst other things. (Martin and Fender guy also applies) The sound of the Armstrong and ES-355 are fairly distinctive on good recordings but tonal nuances are harder for me at least to pick out on low fidelity recordings such as on the boots from the '69 era. We can of course make educated guesses but we will probably never know with certainty which guitars Keith used on which songs at Oakland in 1969.

Yes, you're right. I like to think that lots of stuff is lying around waiting to see the light of day sometime in the future. Thank you for taking the time! And take good care of your babies, Fenders, Martins, Gibsons etc. Have a nice day!

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Hi Kirk. I am indeed the Les Paul guy, amongst other things. (Martin and Fender guy also applies) The sound of the Armstrong and ES-355 are fairly distinctive on good recordings but tonal nuances are harder for me at least to pick out on low fidelity recordings such as on the boots from the '69 era. We can of course make educated guesses but we will probably never know with certainty which guitars Keith used on which songs at Oakland in 1969.

On pics from Oakland the Gibson ES-330 is behind Keith, resting at the amp. I reckon that gives feedbacks like crazy through a 350 watt Ampeg!

Mathijs

Now you made it more complicate.... Sounds reasonable on the other hand.

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On pics from Oakland the Gibson ES-330 is behind Keith, resting at the amp. I reckon that gives feed backs like crazy through a 350 watt Ampeg!
Mathijs

Indeed it would Mathijs. I will need to look again but I don't recall seeing the ES-330 in any other pics in Russel's book. I wonder if the guitar was used much during the tour and where it is today? An Kirk, thanks for the good wishes and the same to you! By the way, please rmind me what guitars you have. I have not posted much here lately and and my memory is not what is used to be.

Well, nothing special in my guitar appartment. An Epiphone Les Paul, and a Squier Tele. I just play by myself most of the time. Let's say they are decent.Not much money circulating anyway. I just remembered some fine pictures of a Les Paul of yours in a garden or balcony or something like that. Just stuck in my mind, like a perfect sunny morning. But I'm interested in guitar world. Sounds, images, books, amps, etc.