Isolated guitar "tracks" rather than track. The two sides of the stereo mix are in this isolated track. That's why this song is so difficult to get right when you are the only guitar player in the band. Some nerd in the audience will tell you that you haven't quite got the riff right. Well, unless you have 4 arms & two guitars that you can play simultaneously, then you are never going to get this song exactly right to an experienced ear. Most people don't realise that they are listening to a double tracked guitar riff. Having said that, Koss is such a precise genius that this is an absolutely joy to listen to.
The imperfections and inflections in his playing is what separates the music of the past from the music of the present. Everything is so sterilized now, music has lost all of it's humanity and soul.
Yeah I was listening how the left guitar annd the right one very often don't stop at the same time, one holds the other plays it staccato, or like how literally the first chord of the song they don't start at the same time xD Nobody would record a song like this today, but it works so well
It’s how most rock music is played. It’s intentionally played subtly loosely and even slightly behind the beat sometimes; because it gives it a very funky vibe.
I think you're hearing what the room mic is picking up. This definitely isn't close miked. That condenser mic is just picking up everything including his movements and how he's hitting the strings. Though I suppose he could have extremely microphonic unpotted pickups. Specifically in that guitar...
Each day it breaks my heart to know that Paul passed so young. He would’ve been amongst the biggest guitar heroes in the planet, next to Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Tony Iommi, Ritchie Blackmore and Slash.
What can you say about Koss. Did so much with understatement and great vibrato that everybody envied! Lots of room for band-mates to breathe! Truly great musician!
Space is definitely better than crowded,I'm not even a musician,but keith Richards always says take a blank canvass by a painter and start your brush but leave lots of breathing room
Great to hear him isolated. It's interesting to note the tone is not as over driven as it seems to be in the mix. It's actually more of an edge of breakup tone than the big crunch . Great stuff !
It’s amazing how perfectly Kossoff played the solo... I wonder if he played it different every take like he did live. Knowing him, this was the first take.
I’ve been playing for 25 years but have only just now been really focused on improving my vibrato. It’s made a world of difference. Good vibrato is what really separates an avg guitarist from the great ones. I owe it to Kossoff who recently made me aware of this. This may be a very simple solo, but it’s still melodic.
Perfect example of why vintage amplifiers have what even the most expensive modern amps can't offer. Granted, old amps use nowhere near the quality of parts available today but there's something to be said about old Marshalls.
If it even was a Marshall. Studio situations sometimes called for something that required *less* room to breathe. Could be a Bassman or even Showman. Who knows?!
Koss the absolute master of " less is more " and letting the music breathe .
Isolated guitar "tracks" rather than track. The two sides of the stereo mix are in this isolated track. That's why this song is so difficult to get right when you are the only guitar player in the band.
Some nerd in the audience will tell you that you haven't quite got the riff right. Well, unless you have 4 arms & two guitars that you can play simultaneously, then you are never going to get this song exactly right to an experienced ear. Most people don't realise that they are listening to a double tracked guitar riff.
Having said that, Koss is such a precise genius that this is an absolutely joy to listen to.
But It can be done. Koss did it live
The imperfections and inflections in his playing is what separates the music of the past from the music of the present. Everything is so sterilized now, music has lost all of it's humanity and soul.
By design.
Absolutely agree.
Yeah I was listening how the left guitar annd the right one very often don't stop at the same time, one holds the other plays it staccato, or like how literally the first chord of the song they don't start at the same time xD Nobody would record a song like this today, but it works so well
It’s how most rock music is played. It’s intentionally played subtly loosely and even slightly behind the beat sometimes; because it gives it a very funky vibe.
@@bucklaker3980exactly. I’ve noticed
most rock music is played this way.
That vibrato just sends shivers down my spine hearing it isolated like this. It has this almost ethereal quality to it that no one but Koss had
I find it so much easier learning a riff from hearing these isolation tracks -they feel so much more approachable... obtainable, somehow.
Unbelievable tone and sustain. This is how to play a Les Paul. Magic.
Those vibratos man!
You literally can hear the P.U.s breathing little inflections and scrapes. Proper. Nerd heaven.
I think you're hearing what the room mic is picking up. This definitely isn't close miked. That condenser mic is just picking up everything including his movements and how he's hitting the strings. Though I suppose he could have extremely microphonic unpotted pickups. Specifically in that guitar...
Each day it breaks my heart to know that Paul passed so young. He would’ve been amongst the biggest guitar heroes in the planet, next to Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Tony Iommi, Ritchie Blackmore and Slash.
Paul Kossoff, the most under rated guitarists to come out of the UK.
I think had he not died so young he would have become a much more common household name.
He not underrated here in England Atall
@@mojojojojuniper6122 He said the U.K. not just angurlund.
England doesn’t = the U.K.!
2023 and people are still chasing that 1960s Les Paul tone! Soooo good!
And the interesting thing is the rest of the band swear he played a strat for the rhythm.
That's two guitar tracks left and right in stereo during the verse and chorus. He obviously double-tracked the guitars in the studio... great stuff.
Doesn't sound like ADT to me, what about you?
He played it twice
@@SynZ777 2 completely different parts, different inversions.
You're correct!@@jiggersotoole7823
What can you say about Koss. Did so much with understatement and great vibrato that everybody envied! Lots of room for band-mates to breathe! Truly great musician!
Space is definitely better than crowded,I'm not even a musician,but keith Richards always says take a blank canvass by a painter and start your brush but leave lots of breathing room
Hearing his vibrato isolated...WOW! One part I heard it moving across the fretboard. Those notes are insane, perfect touch!
Best vibrato in the biz
Great Job Man.🎸🎶🎸
Thanks very much for posting this. It finally demystifies this tune.
That, my friends, is perfect electric guitar playing. First solo I ever transcribed when I was about 12
Such electric strength coming from this guitar!
My favorite guitar solo of all time! What a sensation, Its almost alive! Thanks for this video
Forever fantastic. Thanks for posting!
Great to hear him isolated. It's interesting to note the tone is not as over driven as it seems to be in the mix. It's actually more of an edge of breakup tone than the big crunch . Great stuff !
Good observation. I noticed the same thing hearing this isolated version!
Learning in the 80’s and 90’s I mistakenly thought distortion equalled power - the meat of the sound is underneath the distortion
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Also, two slightly different parts panned hard left and hard right. Great breakdown here ua-cam.com/video/svfKy3VO0hk/v-deo.html
This shows how much we over played and mushed up the song… excellent post!
That some sweet nice music guitar notes and all make ears happy
Perfect tone
Great
It’s amazing how perfectly Kossoff played the solo... I wonder if he played it different every take like he did live. Knowing him, this was the first take.
cool thanks
I’ve been playing for 25 years but have only just now been really focused on improving my vibrato. It’s made a world of difference. Good vibrato is what really separates an avg guitarist from the great ones. I owe it to Kossoff who recently made me aware of this. This may be a very simple solo, but it’s still melodic.
You can really hear how the solo is the only part done with 1 guitar. The rest is double tracked.
This is a Rembrandt in audio.
Thats rawk n roll
Now I can take this, split it into 2 tracks with Cubase and study every nook and cranny.
On thd CD extras there are various versions with other guitars on it.
😎😎😎
I knew it was double tracked. Went back and punched in a bunch. Everybody thought it was one track. Many still do.
I'm not sure how Steve Miller got away with changing the words to this song and calling it his own.
Perfect example of why vintage amplifiers have what even the most expensive modern amps can't offer. Granted, old amps use nowhere near the quality of parts available today but there's something to be said about old Marshalls.
If it even was a Marshall. Studio situations sometimes called for something that required *less* room to breathe. Could be a Bassman or even Showman. Who knows?!
@@imanalien2222 maybe even a Selmer treble and bass
My vote is on Selmer
Nice!! How did you get the isolated guitar tracks?
The first thing I always suspect is the song was used in the a video game like Rock Band.
the isolated guitar track shop, just down the road
It's a filter. You can heard the drums a bit at some points.
@@patricksommer3971 so like you play the song through a coffee filter?
@@patricksommer3971 Ghosts.
Koss "magic", gone far to soon.
Man. This song is just so empty sounding without that beautiful bass line.
Fraser was another underrated player.
It's cool nit Paige and others went way beyond this basic riff