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Spud
Although he's ben appearing with the band for a couple of years now, I don't think he's been able to get fully comfortable with the scale of the venues and the associated sound reinforcement technology.
After so many years of playing clubs and small venues, it's a whole other ball game on these stages.
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Spud
Whilst his studio playing in the old days was sublime, I don't think an ear for great tone or an instict for playing dynamics have ever been amongst his strong points.
Left to his own devices, he's always played too loud and with an idistinct over "middly" tone.
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liddas
Yes and no.
Personally I always loved Taylor's Gibson live tone with the Stones. He was able to achieve a huge, compressed sound, with lots of attack and a very controlled level of distortion as opposed to what was the general trend at the time (and still is in many cases).
Out of the Stones I never truly liked how he sounded. But it must be said that I don't like the general sound of his solo bands that much either, so it is probably more a problem of context.
Playing dynamics, I agree with you he had (and still has) a tendency (and I underline - only a tendency) to overdo it at times, although from the "new" Brussells Affair I discovered that not only Taylor, but the whole band was able of subtleties in those days that always missed in the usual pandemonium of audience recordings.
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Spud
MT hasn't had the experience of growing with the technology because his typical live rig has remained the Transit van load of equipment, more typical of jobbing club bands than of world class performers.
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Spud
Whilst his studio playing in the old days was sublime, I don't think an ear for great tone or an instict for playing dynamics have ever been amongst his strong points.
Left to his own devices, he's always played too loud and with an idistinct over "middly" tone.
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Spud
Whilst his studio playing in the old days was sublime, I don't think an ear for great tone or an instict for playing dynamics have ever been amongst his strong points.
Left to his own devices, he's always played too loud and with an idistinct over "middly" tone.
Mmmm.. I think creating the guitar sound on stage has always been one of his great skills. He became famous for his warm tone and melodic approach, and playing for dynamics was an important ingredient of that, despite the high volume.
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Spud
Whilst his studio playing in the old days was sublime, I don't think an ear for great tone or an instict for playing dynamics have ever been amongst his strong points.
Left to his own devices, he's always played too loud and with an idistinct over "middly" tone.
Mmmm.. I think creating the guitar sound on stage has always been one of his great skills. He became famous for his warm tone and melodic approach, and playing for dynamics was an important ingredient of that, despite the high volume.
Was Mick Taylor responsible for the loud performance?
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DandelionPowderman
Can you separate a man from his amp?
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DandelionPowderman
Can you separate a man from his amp?
He stopped using Ampegs in the mid 8-tees I believe, but the Music Man 410 amps
with Dylan sounded great and loud as well.
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SwayMT73
Keef has a belly these days as does darryl jones and lisa fisher, so i'm not sure jagger wanting skinny stones stands up . . . and MT moves quite well (even sensually) alongside jagger these days . . .
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NICOS
Mick T can play as loud he wants..............IMO
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DandelionPowderman
Watching the Sway clip, and how Taylor desperately calls for a tech to turn up his amp prior to the solo, was a bit surprising.
We know he has his pedal board, where he can adjust from rhythm sound (amp) to solo sound (his Blues Driver-pedal).
Why isn't his amp- and pedal sound pre-adjusted, so he can just hit the pedal when he's ready to solo?
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DandelionPowderman
Watching the Sway clip, and how Taylor desperately calls for a tech to turn up his amp prior to the solo, was a bit surprising.
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DandelionPowderman
Watching the Sway clip, and how Taylor desperately calls for a tech to turn up his amp prior to the solo, was a bit surprising.
We know he has his pedal board, where he can adjust from rhythm sound (amp) to solo sound (his Blues Driver-pedal).
Why isn't his amp- and pedal sound pre-adjusted, so he can just hit the pedal when he's ready to solo?
OK, so, pre-adjusted means it hasn't been adjusted yet. He needs to have it adjusted. And his amp turned up louder.
Someone is clearly messing with him.
Clearly that is why he quit.
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MartinB
I also doubt Mick T has a guitar technician. He does not even seem to have a spare guitar ready. I think it was in Zurich where he broke a string. No replacement guitar. Amazing, if you think what a huge set up the Stones have...
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MartinB
I also doubt Mick T has a guitar technician. He does not even seem to have a spare guitar ready. I think it was in Zurich where he broke a string. No replacement guitar. Amazing, if you think what a huge set up the Stones have...
Considering the amount of time he spends with them on stage he doesn't need a tech.
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LuxuryStones
He surely will, but I mean "give and take the orders" when it comes to the sound you want as a player?
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Controlling yes, creating no way
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Controlling yes, creating no way
Ronnie has Taylor's sound with his LP. I'm sure Taylor has the sound he wants, but not the volume.