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Post by fretful1 on Mar 3, 2021 5:45:28 GMT
George Harrison sang "I need you" on an early Beatles album. There are no guitar solos, runs or guitar melody, just several chords played in succession. But, the SOUND of those chords has always fascinated me. I don't recall hearing anything like it before or since. I know very little about guitars but it seems to me that this song pre-dates the advent of electronic distortion, compression, reverb, etc. So, does anyone know how this very distinctive sound was created?
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Post by ROCKY on Mar 3, 2021 16:59:40 GMT
George recorded that song for the movie "Help" on Feb. 15th,1965 in five takes with the last one being used. It's predominantly acoustic with a tone pedal electric guitar used. Then a double track Harrison vocal was added the next day. And that was it, finished.
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Post by fretful1 on Mar 3, 2021 18:01:17 GMT
Wow, mystery solved! Although the guitar sound seemed very unique (to me at least), from your post it seems it was simply produced and could be easily duplicated. I wonder why it hasn't been utilized more often? I think it's a great sound!
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Post by ROCKY on Mar 3, 2021 20:45:11 GMT
Check out this very different version of the song sung by Steve Perry of Journey. BTW The song was originally written about Patti Boyd.
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Post by Glass Onion on Mar 8, 2021 8:17:41 GMT
He used a foot-controlled volume pedal which was hooked up to the volume of the guitar. The notes specify that at precisely 4:35 pm the song was complete, and that they then worked to complete the other unfinished song from the day before, namely “Another Girl.” The later session on this day was used to record the song “Yes It Is,” which also featured George’s volume pedal.
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