Electric Ladyland tone (especially "House Burning Down&

Tone Slinger · Post by **Tone Slinger** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 1:26 pm

Man, I just got the remastered version of "Electric Ladyland" on itunes, and after not really listening to that album in 4 years, was blown away ! The tones Hendrix got, along with the overall songs and impact of it all were absolulely mezmerizing. I swear, the beautiful rotating phase type tones he got on the title track were so enchanting, very close to what he later got with the univibe. The solo tone, as well as solo's themselves on "House Burning Down" are about as good a distorted guitar tone as I have ever heard. I heard that Eddie Kramer did some cool stuff to help achieve these tones. What do ya'll guy's know about the equipment Hendrix was using on these recordings. I take it that when he came bac over here in the States back in early '68, that he probably brought a few "New" Marshall tops, which would have made them 1200 series.

yngwie308 · Post by **yngwie308** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 1:32 pm

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Tone Slinger · Post by **Tone Slinger** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 6:46 pm

Thanks man, I have been 'sourcing' out the origional heavy hittin' dudes as of late, especially Hendrix, and Blackmore. I swear, they really inspire me to try and get more to the point of what great solo's should do, which is MOVE you. I always go back and forth between BOG's and "Electric Ladyland", as far as Which is best to me. I will say that studio wise, "E. Ladyland "was his best imo. If someone could make a fuzz, flanger, and phase effects pedals to get the sounds he produced on that record, then that would be a true marvel of sonic inspiration

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yngwie308 · Post by **yngwie308** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 7:16 pm

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fillmore nyc · Post by **fillmore nyc** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 8:19 pm

yngwie308 wrote:Yes that is right about saying it with fewer notes, it's what you don't play that counts.
I am looking forward to playing all my vinyl again,I need a turntable and a preamp that accepts a phono input !
I used to work in high end audio electronics and have heard albums in sound rooms, that you wouldn't believe..
I had thought of selling my old vinyl stuff, Hendrix, Beck, Cream, ect. as they are getting so much coin, but I think back to these discs that inspired me, and no. You should try to hear these albums on vinyl Billy, especially BOG and E L L!!
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Hey Yngwie and TS. Speaking of saying it with as few notes as necessary, have either of you guys checked out the John Lee Hooker disc, "The Best Of Friends"? It has mostly guest guitarists on it, but the recording quality is so fat and analog sounding, and the playing on all of it is simplistic, but perfect. BTW, a good friend of mine has seen Hendrix live 3 times, twice with the Experience, and once with BOG, and says if you think his recorded tone is good, imagine what it was like seeing him on an "on" night, playing thru 8 full Marshall stacks. I dont know if that would have inspired me to play more, or if it would have inspired me to barbeque my guitars and never step foot inside a guitar store again!!

Tone Slinger · Post by **Tone Slinger** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 8:00 am

I agree about old records sounding good. I make it a point too try and get all my personal fav's on vinyl, my best being my "Made In Japan" by Deep Purple, several UFO, Uli era scorpions, old Funkadelic (My '71 "Maggot Brain" is incredible sounding). I too wish I had some good equipment to play these on. See, me and my cousin's, some of who are much older than me, had a very good record collection that included most all of what was good Rock/Hard Rock wise as far as the 70's went. Jhonny Winter live, Mountain stuff or Bruce, West and Lang, Beck, Bogart Appice, Trower, Deep Purple, Thin Lizzy, UFO, Kiss, Van Halen, Black Sabbath, and yeah, 'ol Peter Frampton, as well as lots more. That whole collection over the years was lost. I would love to have "Electric Ladyland" on origional vinyl, but like Dave said, that is some serious coin.

I havent heard the J.L. Hooker album, but now I'm curious. I have met a few people who saw Hendrix back when. A college psychology teacher, of mine who saw him twice (the second time he said Hendrix apologized about the previous concert,as he had to open for the Monkey's) both times in N.C. , and a native New Yorker, who saw him right around the John Hammond period right before he was "discovered". He said it was like nothing he had ever experienced, like the vibe was too much to fully explain or comprehend. He also said it was loud as hell

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NY Chief · Post by **NY Chief** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:40 am

I knew a photogapher that had a bunch of pics published in Circus ('member that one!

). He also took the pic of Jeff Beck on the back cover of the Live album (w/ <shudder> Jan Hammer).

Everytime I would ask Larry if he saw so and so he would say to me "I've seen Hendrix four times. Nobody compares".