Is the sound on the intro a keyboard or a guitar? What sort of effect is used here? It sounds a bit like the intro of Stevie Wonder's Superstition (btw what instrument/effect is used on that intro?)?

clavinet? (keyboard)

It's no guitar in any case!

Definitely a clavinet, same with "Superstition".

I love that intro.......that funky instrument was pretty popular back in the 70's....good ear mrrockandroll about the simlarity with Superstition.......what the hell is that instrument?

Synthesizer of some sort.That the word you're looking for Luke?

well....I guess I was looking for something a little more specific than "synthesizer of some sort." But if that's what it is, by golly, that's what it is. Thanks

schillid Wrote:
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> clavinet? (keyboard)


That is the correct answer. Played by Billy Preston.

Let's all hold hands and sing "Ebony and Ivory".

cousin of the clarinet, i believe....

GREAT SONG!!

thanks schillid, Juan TCB and glass slide for that answer (and Elmo).



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Is there an effect for guitar that simulates the clavinet? I know there is one. I hear some guitarplayer getting the same sound on the intro of Superstition with his guitar. Stupid not to ask the guy what for effect it was. Does anybody know it?

wait a minute mr rock and roll.......why would you assume Stevie Wonder has a guitar player simulating a clavinet?....that doesn't make sense.

Stevie Ray Vaughn does a mean "Superstition" on his guitar (well he did anyway). Keith plays a guitar syntesizer on "Memory Motel".

Didn't Stevie Wonder's Superstition have Jeff Beck on guitar?

In fact wasn't there some dispute as to whether Beck contributed to the writing of the tune--I seem to recall that.

Glass Slide Wrote:
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> Didn't Stevie Wonder's Superstition have Jeff Beck
> on guitar?
>

If he did, he was uncredited(Checked the liner notes on my Talking Book LP).

> In fact wasn't there some dispute as to whether
> Beck contributed to the writing of the tune--I
> seem to recall that.

The song was written for Jeff Beck and it's to be found on the Beck, Bogert, Appiece album

Ok--Sohoe, that might be what it is.

Thanks

Elmo Lewis Wrote:
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> Stevie Ray Vaughn does a mean "Superstition" on
> his guitar (well he did anyway). Keith plays a
> guitar syntesizer on "Memory Motel".


keith does not play any guitar on memory motel.

For 'that sound' check out Led Zeppelin's "Trampled Underfoot" with John Paul Jones intro and rythym all the way through.

"I'll be in my basement room with a needle and a spoon."

This was discussed fairly recently. Check out [www.clavinet.com] for more info on that instrument.

the only thing i hear in the intro is a deep subliminal voice saying "don't listen to this crap! skip to the next song!"

You beat me to it, LieB

...Hohner Clavinet D6 - thats it.
[www.iorr.org]



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Hohner Clavinet Model "D6"
Introduced in 1971. Woodgrain-applique with black tolex. This is arguably the most popular clavinet and "THE" model to have. Improvements over previous models include:

* Four tone switches for sound shaping
* Sliding mute lever
* AC power jack

Original equipment includes: grey tolex lid, plexiglass music stand, four metal legs, leg bag, tuning key (flat-head screwdriver), and a power cable.

* The optional "Foot Swell" pedal is nothing more than an in-line volume pedal which plugs into the 1/4" jack going to the amplifier.

In the left of this pic it's the same one, open-g,

Munich 1973

courtesy of Vancouver

Yeah, thats it.

...and what a hell of a job it must be to change the strings on a D6.

the bugger has 60 strings in it^^

Hopefully Billy played it gentle