Re-creating Big Country's classic guitar tone
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- Опубліковано 3 вер 2020
- Re-creating the classic harmoniser/pitch-shifted guitar sound. I'm at the disadvantage of not having an MXR-129 pitch transposer rack-mounted unit, but I believe I've got reasonably close using my trusty old Boss GT-5 effects unit, using a combination of Overdrive (not heavy, raspy distortion), harmoniser & some reverb.
Wow! One of the best recreations of Big Country's guitar sound. I've heard people using the actual MXR Pitch Transposer who do not sound as well -programming is obviously the key.
I've got a Katana MkII 100 ... off to play with the Tone Librarian to see if Boss included the Harmoniser in there too.... thank you, you've got a great take on that sound right there!
That is totally superb! I have been a lifelong fan of BC and guitarist, it is so sad we lost Stu Adamson so young One of my favourites is 'Lost Patrol' and I did find out from one of the techs in the band that Stu used an 'Ebow' (electric bow - a small silver , fits in the palm of your right hand, agadget that you rest on the strings to vibrate them) Luckily i managed to grab one as they are obsolete now as far as I know. The LONG sustain note at the intro was produced by this amazing device. I tried for ages to reproduce it without luck until I found out about the Ebow - I still have it but arthritis has destroyed my hands and I cant play guitar much anymore only keyboards. I never managed to get that sound you have produced now I know how its done! I used to use a Line 6 DL4 but it never really got the sound.
Thanks so much for the compliment! Correct....the album version of Lost Patrol has Stuart using an Ebow for the elongated lead intro. The chrome ones are hard to find these days...they're the plastic ones with a harmonic switch nowadays. Sorry to hear about your playing issues with your hands.
@@angleparktv7006 thank you - yes its hard to play now so i just watch the experts! Do you know if he used the GT-5 for 'Walk The Hill'? It always amazed me being part Scots, that he managed to make his guitar sound like bagpipes! Incredible!!
@scopex2749 No....the GT-5 is just my own multi-effects unit that I use to try & get somewhere close to the BC sound...I've had it for 20 years lol. Stuart & Bruce both used a rack-mounted MXR pitch transposer unit to create what everyone refers to as the 'bagpipe' guitar sound back in the 80's. They're another thing that's very hard to find these days. The MXR is only part of a more complex rack mounted effects system featuring things like echo & reverb etc. I just do it the easy way by using a the multi-effects unit at my feet lol! To answer your question regarding 'I Walk The Hill'....there's probably not a lot of the pitch-shifter used on it...if any...it's more to do with the opening riffs being doubled up & with overdubs added in.
Great video, thanks for sharing. Stuart Adamson had a way with guitar sounds that hadn’t been heard before or since. It’s amazing to think that The Crossing was released nearly 40 years ago.
Thanks for sharing mate. Probably first time I've seen someone recreate the BC sound so well.
Very cool! Loved hearing that BC sound. Thx for sharing.
Great work - thanks for sharing
Great sound. Thanks for sharing
Great video and well done with recreating “the sound!” 👍🏼
Well done!
Great job bravo!
Amazing!!!!
nice one!!!!!!!!!
You didn't just have a rattle, you had a savage rattle in fairness to ya.😀
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How did the band fake that sound? I always thought they were bagpipes. How could that be? 2:07 I like how this gentleman pronounces "Turbo" I own a GR-55 maybe I can do something with that.
Great stuff, great band. Do you by any chance know how they made the guitar on ‘Everything I Need’ - the one where the notes are prolonged? Sounds like a mix between an electric guitar and a violin - but mostly a guitar though 😊
Hi Lars, thanks for that! Yes, the sound on 'Everything I Need' is produced by an E-bow.
@@angleparktv7006Thank you 🥂👍
Cool stay alive
This is great, now I can get my guitar to sound like a set of bagpipes....
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Only critique I would offer is as you're recording with your phone, proximity is allowing it to pick up your picking noise, if you could place the mobile nearer the speaker, that might help.
Are you Scottish?
No....close though lol! About 25 miles from the west coast of Scotland. I'm from Northern Ireland 😁