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pepganzo
Maybe I'm crazy, but I prefer the 1972's sound to the 1973 one.
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DandelionPowderman
They still had Ampeg amps, but seemingly they both used more distortion on the 73 tour. And Keith even increased that a bit on the 75 tour.
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They still had Ampeg amps, but seemingly they both used more distortion on the 73 tour. And Keith even increased that a bit on the 75 tour.
Keith's sound was injected with more Phaser in 1975 and 1976. A little bit too much...
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pepganzo
Maybe I'm crazy, but I prefer the 1972's sound to the 1973 one.
I'm a bit on the fence here, but I think I agree. In 1973, the sound was heading a little too much toward classic rock.
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pepganzo
Maybe I'm crazy, but I prefer the 1972's sound to the 1973 one.
I'm a bit on the fence here, but I think I agree. In 1973, the sound was heading a little too much toward classic rock.
That's my opinion too. The '73 sound was really cool, and I love the variation it gives compared to '72, but yes, "classic rock" is a good way to describe that distorted '70s humbucker tone. All that's missing really is Marshall amps for it to be a very typical '70s rock sound. '72 had more dynamics and nuances to it.
The Australia/NZ '73 sound is a little curious. The soundboards are very dry sounding and quite trebly, which may contribute to that raw distorted sound. But the audience recordings kinda show the same sound. They played with slightly different instruments compared to '72, and mostly outdoors, which probably gave a bit of a different vibe.
Overall, I think the Stones followed the overall trend going from pretty heavy bluesy tone around '69, to a harsher more distorted sound towards the mid-70s. Same with hard rock bands like Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple. Of course, later in the 70s, they all moved towards a punkier new wavish rockabilly vibe with lots of Fender guitars.
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Come On
Here's two guys that also really had a killer-sound 1973:
Frank Zappa in Stockholm with Billy Preston, and Johnny Winter
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Come On
Here's two guys that also really had a killer-sound 1973:
Frank Zappa in Stockholm with Billy Preston, and Johnny Winter
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guezeg
Thanks for your answers !
Regarding Mick Taylor's sound, was it also distortion that produced his heavier and denser sound ?
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DandelionPowderman
They still had Ampeg amps, but seemingly they both used more distortion on the 73 tour. And Keith even increased that a bit on the 75 tour.
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liddas
Never was a huge fan of the sound of these tours until the release of the official Brussells. Gotta admit it was not that bad after all!
Given that amps and guitars were basically the same, I assume that the EQing was different.
Just as a matter of curiosity, in those days was the sound processed before going into the amp (a part those few pedals that were used)?
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liddas
Never was a huge fan of the sound of these tours until the release of the official Brussells. Gotta admit it was not that bad after all!
Given that amps and guitars were basically the same, I assume that the EQing was different.
Just as a matter of curiosity, in those days was the sound processed before going into the amp (a part those few pedals that were used)?
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In 1972 both Richards, Taylor and Wyman went straight to the amp -no pedals of any sorts, just a cable from guitar to amp. For 1973 that didn't change for Richards, but Taylor added a Colorsound fuzz-wah-swell on some shows, and a Vox Wah on other shows, and for some shows no pedal at all.
In the studio they started using various effects by late 1973: MXR phasers and EQ's, Colorsound fuzz-wah-swell and Octivider, EMS Synthi Hi-Fly, Wah's and tape delay's.
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DandelionPowderman
Their Mesa Boogie-sound in 1977 was incredible.
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Their Mesa Boogie-sound in 1977 was incredible.
whilst agreeing with your post dandie (yes great sound), you have a habit to infiltrate a simple discussion about the 72-73 tours (or taylor years for that matter) with your own personal favorite views from 75-78.
Lets keep posts relevant to the thread?
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Their Mesa Boogie-sound in 1977 was incredible.