Hendrix Bold As Love Guitar Iso track

[Admin M@]

Bold as Love isolated guitar track. Great for a chance to hear a familiar recording in a different context. What do you notice?

 

[jsl2h]

Doesn't sound like an axe fx to me. This is like finding out that Santa Claus isn't real... again

 

[bobmichigan]

Noise, lack of lows, low gain, pure genius

 

[faulty_equipment]

Thank goodness the Easter Bunny is still real.

Noisy - in and out - Gate or compressor? Or faders up/down?

From that same site listen to You Got Me Floatin isolated track for the ultimate buzzy string recording - never noticed it
before in the mix but it stands out now that I've heard it isolated

 

[Deadpan]

Sounds room miced to me.

 

[barhrecords]

The first thing that always hits me when I listen to Hendrix is how musical he was. It's not about the tone at all. It's about musical expression. He conveys emotion directly to the listener.

From an engineering point of view, I know from experience (pun intended) there is a lot going on to capture that sound. More than you might think.

 

[henryrobinett]

A lot of opto/tube compression. Maybe a limiter too. A lot of tube-ness. Not as much distortion as one might have thought. Light break up. On this album and the next Electric Lady Land Eddie Kramer did a lot of panning. Bottom cut - Hi pass. I don't think a lot of hyped board EQ.

 

[pitta]

fizz
and a snare drum or something else resonating...
and some ghost notes (sounds like a ring modulator, probably from the power supply)

 

[iaresee]

Lots of hair on the dog for a sound that comes across very clean in the mix.

 

[mr_fender]

Yeah the low end is where it should be too, with the bass guitar.

Awesome plate reverb sound too.

 

[MesaGuitarGuy]

he almost hit a wrong note, but then he didn't

 

[Admin M@]

I'm surprised no one mentioned "bright".

 

[nikk©]

All in the mid and high frequencies!

thanks for the clip, this is the first time i hear that song like this

i quickly try a tone match!!

 

[Narzugon]

I'm surprised no one mentioned "bright".

I think my ears are shot. The constant ringing and lack of highs should've clued me in sooner.

Definitely my fav strat tone.

 

[nikk©]

maybe you're right, i don't hear the 4000Hz anymore, my hold Marshall kill them after 30 years! .)

 

[boogieman75]

Sounds like a dual showman to me

 

[iaresee]

I'm surprised no one mentioned "bright".

It is! So bright I was wondering if it was a Fender amp and not a Marshall stack.

 

[nikk©]

 

[colinm213]

I cant post the link, but search on Youtube for "The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Bold As Love (Behind The Scenes)"

Which has Eddie Kramer, Mitch and Noel talking about how the track was put together. I believe this is from the DVD reissue of Axis

An astonishing outpouring of inventiveness and creativity from everyone involved, not just Hendrix.

 

[nikk©]

i do not know this series of video ! really interesting

thanks