He and Ronnie should do a rock album, with no slow blues.



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There really isn’t an excuse these days. It seems he is thinking like the days of old: needing a record deal to go to a studio and put down an album.

In reality he could trip over engineers and producers in the Netherlands with Pro Tools, a laptop, and a decent set of mics who would be willing to record him. At least a demo.

I know. I don't know why Taylor said what he said.

Does anyone know how Taylor created this distorted fuzzy tone on "Spanish",1:31 ?.
It can also be heard on the studio version from 1979. Basically on the lower strings. Or is it just a crancked tube amp? Thank you.








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Sounds like a cranked tube amp. He could have had an overdrive pedal in his chain. Taylor used the volume knobs and pickup selector a lot during live performances to modify his tone.



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TheflyingDutchman
Does anyone know how Taylor created this distorted fuzzy tone on "Spanish",1:31 ?.
It can also be heard on the studio version from 1979. Basically on the lower strings. Or is it just a crancked tube amp? Thank you.

The last couple of times I saw him play he had a Tube Screamer, a Boss OD-1, a Boss Delay, a Boss Chorus CE-2 and a Dunlop Wah. He used a Marshall JCM 800 and a Twin which gave him lots of volume and a bit drive from the Marshall.

Mathijs

Sounds like out of phase or something like that, as if it's in the pickups. I'm not sure.



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TheflyingDutchman
Sounds like out of phase or something like that, as if it's in the pickups. I'm not sure.

It's the CE-2.

Mathijs

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I think this is a relatively new documentary titled
The Rolling Stones: How Heroin and Greed Destroyed Mick Taylor, the Lost Genius.

It's quite brutal in it's criticism of the circumstances that led to Mick's decision to leave the band and the events that followed up to the present day. There's certainly no view through rose coloured spectacles here. What do you think?

There's a long list of comments below the video..



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the video description

"Behind the multi-billion dollar empire of The Rolling Stones lies the darkest intellectual property theft in rock history. Discover how a ruthless corporate machine exploited guitar prodigy Mick Taylor, drained his genius to save their legacy, and left him in financial obscurity. This is the brutal autopsy of rock and roll's greatest betrayal."

sensationalistic bullsh-t with maybe a hint of truth

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[www.youtube.com]

I think this is a relatively new documentary titled
The Rolling Stones: How Heroin and Greed Destroyed Mick Taylor, the Lost Genius.

It's quite brutal in it's criticism of the circumstances that led to Mick's decision to leave the band and the events that followed up to the present day. There's certainly no view through rose coloured spectacles here. What do you think?

There's a long list of comments below the video..

I saw that clip. A lot of crap involved besides some facts.

It is AI, I suppose.

Did not Mick Taylor quit mostly because of heroine abuse?