Matt Walker
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John Frusciante tone on BSSM
#484423 - 10/07/07 10:26 PM
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Does anyone know how i can come close to this sound? I've heard that he plugged staright
into the desk, which explains the heavy compressed sound.
Im thinking about the
"I could have lied" solo in particular....
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If i had Jonny Greenwoods fingers, Stevie Ray's Soul and a little bit of Hendrix vibe......
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Hewesy
Joined: 19/10/04
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Re: John Frusciante tone on BSSM
[Re: Matt Walker]
#484600 - 11/07/07 11:11 AM
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IIRC John picked up a Boss CS3 compressor pedal for this album, certainly from what I've
read from articles on the web.
He's also a committed fan of vintage amps and
guitars, so would doubt he plugged into the desk direct - nothing to say he didn't
though!
You might get better response from the guitar forum, or from a fan
website like guitargeek.com
Hewesy
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Lodious
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Re: John Frusciante tone on BSSM
[Re: Matt Walker]
#484607 - 11/07/07 11:25 AM
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It might have been direct into the desk for Under the Bridge, but for the lead tones, I
think he used old Marshalls. There is a DVD (Funky Monks?) with lots of footage of the
recording. Cheers,
-------------------- I like people, it's my friends I can't stand - Larry David.
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john wayne
Joined: 24/02/06
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Loc: Athens Georgia
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Re: John Frusciante tone on BSSM
[Re: Lodious]
#484709 - 11/07/07 02:30 PM
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He plugged in direct for Funky Monks. Other than that Fender guitars and Marshall amps.
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ResonantFilter
Joined: 08/08/05
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Loc: Oxford
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Re: John Frusciante tone on BSSM
[Re: Matt Walker]
#484778 - 11/07/07 04:18 PM
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As with all great guitar tones, it's all in the fingers.
-------------------- Head of Business, Solid State Logic.
www.youtube.com/sslvideos
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steelyfan
Joined: 06/07/07
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Re: John Frusciante tone on BSSM
[Re: Matt Walker]
#484909 - 11/07/07 11:11 PM
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Yep, also that blue Fender Jaguar probablly played a good deal with the sound. If you
haven't, check out is first solo albulm, man, lo-fi has never sounded so high-fi.
Beautiful. Makes you feel silly to be so concerned with gear
when its all about
emotion. I have ALL his music and met him in Lafayette, la. after he quite the peppers. We
talked about painting and art.
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Hewesy
Joined: 19/10/04
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Re: John Frusciante tone on BSSM
[Re: Matt Walker]
#485056 - 12/07/07 11:06 AM
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I've just remembered that John has run two distinct guitar setups when recording, the
Marshall for the rockier sounds, and a Fender silverface stack with a Boss DS2 for cleaner
sounds with the Gretch White Falcon.
Not sure if he used this 2nd setup for
BSSM, may have just been the vintage Fenders and the old Marshall stacks.
Hewesy
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Simon (aka UK03878)
Joined: 02/11/05
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Loc: Munching a Carrot, The Fens
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Re: John Frusciante tone on BSSM
[Re: Matt Walker]
#485064 - 12/07/07 11:18 AM
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I think his words were
Trebly guitars into bassy amps
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DoeZer
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Loc: Dublin, Ireland
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Re: John Frusciante tone on BSSM
[Re: Matt Walker]
#485143 - 12/07/07 01:46 PM
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hmmmm... interesting! so what kind of Marshall amp would go
well with a strat to get this kind of sound?.. just a basic "Marshall Valve amp" is there
a model to look out for or avoid or anything like that??? sorry, im a guitar
gear dunce!  D
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caveman82
Joined: 30/01/06
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Re: John Frusciante tone on BSSM
[Re: DoeZer]
#485189 - 12/07/07 03:23 PM
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i found a list of the equipment he uses, in particular the amps he uses are
Marshall :
JTM 45
100 watt SuperBass
Silver Jubilee 100
200 W
Major
Fender :
Blackface Fender Showman
Twin reverb
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