spookytooth Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 How does Page get that tone? I've obsessed over this solo ever since I first heard the song thirty years ago. Fuzz Face with a pitch shift? Did they even have a pitch shift in 1970? A friend thinks it's an overdub of a second guitar played an octave up. I think it's too perfect to be an overdub. Is he using his Orange amp on this one? If this has been asked before I apologize. Being a noob I can't figure out how to search topics... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SickTangerine Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 For one, he's using a slide, sorry if you alrady knew that, but thought I'd point out the obvious.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spookytooth Posted April 26, 2009 Author Share Posted April 26, 2009 For one, he's using a slide, sorry if you alrady knew that, but thought I'd point out the obvious.. Sorry, no slide. He is fretting and bending. I'm not concerned with his playing technique; this is a very simple solo that even a beginner could play. What has absolutely consumed me is the tone; the way the guitar sounds. It is absolutely ethereal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoso2112 Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Sorry, no slide. He is fretting and bending. I'm not concerned with his playing technique; this is a very simple solo that even a beginner could play. What has absolutely consumed me is the tone; the way the guitar sounds. It is absolutely ethereal. Haha you are funny. He is using a slide on that one for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hots on for nowhere Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Haha you are funny. He is using a slide on that one for sure. I thought everyone knew he WASN'T using a slide I guess I was wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spookytooth Posted April 26, 2009 Author Share Posted April 26, 2009 I thought everyone knew he WASN'T using a slide I guess I was wrong I think people are confused by the prominent pedal steel used throughout the song. The solo is definitely NOT played with a slide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hots on for nowhere Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 I think people are confused by the prominent pedal steel used throughout the song. The solo is definitely NOT played with a slide. Thats very true and i've tried that thing with the fuzz and the pitch shift and i still dont think that is right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spookytooth Posted April 26, 2009 Author Share Posted April 26, 2009 Thats very true and i've tried that thing with the fuzz and the pitch shift and i still dont think that is right. So what is your theory? I believe he's using his neck pick-up and tone knob on 0 (there is no pick "pluck"). I've gotten close using a Big Muff Pi through an Orange with the gain wide open and the tone knobs scooped and the presence wide open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoso2112 Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Have you seen him play it live? He uses a slide there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spookytooth Posted April 26, 2009 Author Share Posted April 26, 2009 Have you seen him play it live? He uses a slide there too. I'm not talking about how he played it live. I don't care how he played it live. In my opinion "Tangerine" was a song best left off the set-list; it's not a song that lends itself well to Zeppelin's three-piece live configuration. He did not use a slide in the studio. However, that is beside the point. I'm interested in his tone, not his playing technique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SickTangerine Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 It's the slide that gives it a nice tone like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hots on for nowhere Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 It's the slide that gives it a nice tone like that That is a different kind of tone he are talking literally his tone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hots on for nowhere Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 So what is your theory? I believe he's using his neck pick-up and tone knob on 0 (there is no pick "pluck"). I've gotten close using a Big Muff Pi through an Orange with the gain wide open and the tone knobs scooped and the presence wide open. Well does it matter that he was using a pedal steel guitar on the actual recording? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoso2112 Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 I'm not talking about how he played it live. I don't care how he played it live. In my opinion "Tangerine" was a song best left off the set-list; it's not a song that lends itself well to Zeppelin's three-piece live configuration. He did not use a slide in the studio. However, that is beside the point. I'm interested in his tone, not his playing technique. Yeah, but how the solo is played live is the same as how he played it in the studio. How long have you been playing guitar? It is quite silly to think that that is not a slide. The solo live sounds almost identical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles_Obscure Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles_Obscure Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 I'm not talking about how he played it live. I don't care how he played it live. In my opinion "Tangerine" was a song best left off the set-list; it's not a song that lends itself well to Zeppelin's three-piece live configuration. He did not use a slide in the studio. However, that is beside the point. I'm interested in his tone, not his playing technique. Are you confusing slide guitar (bottleneck) and pedal steel guitar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyPage1977 Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 There are pedal steel and regular guitar leads in the song. More than one lead track, kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spookytooth Posted April 29, 2009 Author Share Posted April 29, 2009 (edited) This guy plays it properly note for note but does not obtain the tone at all. The clue that it's not played with a slide are the pull-offs. For years I had myself half-convinced that it was a synth because it has such a unique tone. When I say "tone" I mean guitar, amp and effects combination, not necessarily playing technique. *I just listened to it again and if you listen very closely at the very end of the solo you can hear someone shout "Yeah!" in the studio. Apparently they thought it was pretty cool too! Edited April 29, 2009 by spookytooth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoso2112 Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 This guy plays it properly note for note but does not obtain the tone at all. The clue that it's not played with a slide are the pull-offs. For years I had myself half-convinced that it was a synth because it has such a unique tone. When I say "tone" I mean guitar, amp and effects combination, not necessarily playing technique. *I just listened to it again and if you listen very closely at the very end of the solo you can hear someone shout "Yeah!" in the studio. Apparently they thought it was pretty cool too! The tone is given to it by the slide. The way that guy plays it sounds off BECAUSE of the pull offs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles_Obscure Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 The tone is given to it by the slide. The way that guy plays it sounds off BECAUSE of the pull offs... That's it. The sound is kinda compressed so you can't hear the "sliding" sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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