Yeah, this is a tough one. Here are some thoughts that could possibly help:I'm working up a cover of SOMETHING by the Beatles, and would like to get close to George Harrison's tone on the solo.
Any advice/guidance would be appreciated!
Thanks!
David
That's not double-tracked. You're hearing natural echo.Double tracked at minimum, which I "knew".
I thought he played that solo on Lucy.I believe It was an LP Goldtop through a 64 Bassman
A fair bit of the 'hair' on mildly overdriven guitar gets masked by the other instruments, particularly the cymbals....Well that knocks my preconceptions out the window.
Sounds nothing like I expected.
In context it's wonderful, "sensitive".
Solo it's close to ugly IMO, more overdriven than I thought, and not in a super pretty way.
Double tracked at minimum, which I "knew".
Which just goes to show I have no idea how to make records on that level.
At.
All.
In an interview I read years ago, he said he did about 50 takes at that solo, but it just wasn't working. He took a break, smoked a joint, and tried again and liked what he'd done.
I'll see if I can find that interview.