jawang
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When I say too much reverb, I mean like this:
YouTube - ST-323 The Wind Cries Mary, Jimi Hendrix, 1/2 (Guitar Lesson)
(sorry, couldn't find a better example :X)
I've been getting into some of the old school guitar heroes, especially Hendrix and SRV. Unfortunately, every recording I've found so far has been relatively poor and a bit distracting despite being great music.
From some minor research/experience, I've found that John Frusciante of RHCP sounds quite similar to Hendrix in many of his solo albums, as well as in RHCP's earlier albums. Unfortunately, RHCP's albums are generally terribly recorded. "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" sounds alright to me but almost everything else clips like hell.
I've also found that John Mayer sounds remarkably like SRV in many of his live performances (his studio albums are completely different and generally poorly recorded too). However, the only decent live albums I could find have been "Where the Light is" and some underground Continuum preview concert in mp3 format.
To clarify a bit, Tommy Emmanuel's "Live One" album also seems to have bits and pieces of the guitar tone I'm looking for in some of the tracks, but the genre of music isn't really right (plus, it's acoustic guitar).
I'm looking for a bluesy, reverb driven, old school, stratocaster sound. Not hardcore blues like BB king or anything like that, and not hard rock like any of the typical classic rock bands either. I know this is a vague description but I'm not sure how else to describe it :X
I've posted tons of these "looking for music" threads before, but head-fiers never cease to amaze me with their musical taste. Any recommendations for artists?
YouTube - ST-323 The Wind Cries Mary, Jimi Hendrix, 1/2 (Guitar Lesson)
(sorry, couldn't find a better example :X)
I've been getting into some of the old school guitar heroes, especially Hendrix and SRV. Unfortunately, every recording I've found so far has been relatively poor and a bit distracting despite being great music.
From some minor research/experience, I've found that John Frusciante of RHCP sounds quite similar to Hendrix in many of his solo albums, as well as in RHCP's earlier albums. Unfortunately, RHCP's albums are generally terribly recorded. "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" sounds alright to me but almost everything else clips like hell.
I've also found that John Mayer sounds remarkably like SRV in many of his live performances (his studio albums are completely different and generally poorly recorded too). However, the only decent live albums I could find have been "Where the Light is" and some underground Continuum preview concert in mp3 format.
To clarify a bit, Tommy Emmanuel's "Live One" album also seems to have bits and pieces of the guitar tone I'm looking for in some of the tracks, but the genre of music isn't really right (plus, it's acoustic guitar).
I'm looking for a bluesy, reverb driven, old school, stratocaster sound. Not hardcore blues like BB king or anything like that, and not hard rock like any of the typical classic rock bands either. I know this is a vague description but I'm not sure how else to describe it :X
I've posted tons of these "looking for music" threads before, but head-fiers never cease to amaze me with their musical taste. Any recommendations for artists?