Groo Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Does anyone have any idea what pedal(s) is(are) used on the solo in "You Are My Face"? It sounds face-rippingly awesome, and I have no clue where to even start. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 That might be the Prunes and Custard pedal made famous on such hits as Hell is Chrome and Spiders. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stickman Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 This won't tell you exactly what is used but this sure should help:Nels's pedal setup Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalle Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Pretty sure Jeff plays the solo. It's the same pedal that makes the really distorted sound on ALTWYS. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rockinrob Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 This is the sound of a small tube amp being turned up all the way. like a tweed fender 5e3 deluxe, or a gibson les paul amp. there is nothing like it until you experience it. Your volume control controls how clean the signal is, so most of the time you keep it on like 4, so it sounds nice, but then you throw it to ten and.......BAAMM. It gives me goose bumps! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
beenthere Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Yeah, I'm guessing the recorded version is a cranked small tube amp. Live, it'd probably be using his RX Overdriver to push his amp, although I've seen some pics floating around with Jeff using a 15 W Swart Atomic Space Tone live in addition to the trusty Vox, so maybe he would use that for the solo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MeDave Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 or the supro super 1606 as seen on the cover of the wilco songbook. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pecan_Pie Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 His recording setup for this is probably pretty similar to aGiB, which was a small amp, CRANKED with P&C. That's on At Least That's What You Said anyways. This album was recorded in more a "live" style at the loft though, whereas aGiB was recorded at Sears Sound. I'm guessing Jeff probably used more of his own equipment (ie Vox AC30) rather than some special little amp. But no one will really know will they?? It sounds like a P&C to me though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FourStrongWinds Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 am i the only person who was left disapointed after hearing a P&C in the flesh, i got the guy in the store to show me how it worked and it just didnt seem to do much, just made some slighty synthy squelches its funny cos the second i mentioned it he knew i must be a tweedy nut, and said Jeff had actually been in the store recently to buy a pickup which i suppose adds up what with him being in the UK recently anyone have the RX overdriver, id love to be able to get that ALTWYS tone Quote Link to post Share on other sites
beenthere Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 I used to have an RX Overdriver, it's cool for what it does, but it doesn't really have a broad range of sounds available. With me, for most of the drive range it was just mostly a fairly clean boost or light overdriven sound. Then, at around 3 o'clock, it turned into a fuzzy overdrive, with increasing fuzziness in the 4-5 o'clock range. Some of that may have been because I was running my amp pretty clean and I was trying to use the Overdrive as an overdrive by itself. I could see it working better (in an overdrive sense) pushing an amp that's on the edge of breaking up, or in conjunction with another gain pedal. I did like the fuzzy overdrive, but for the price I paid for it, it didn't really seem worth it at the time. VintageFX sells a $99 clone of the Colorsound Overdriver (called the Colordrive) that sounds pretty similar to the Overdriver based on the sound samples, so that might be a cheaper alternative. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FourStrongWinds Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 cheers, if i see one in a store ill have a look...i just got a t-rex overdrive though that does a really awesome crazy horse kinda thing and i can get pretty close to tweedy with that, theres just something really special about his tone on that record though does anyone know if there is a pedal for taking all the bass out of your tone, like a bass cut or somethingi do it all the time on my amp to get really snarly horrid lead tones but it would be awesome if there was a little pedal that could do it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 I don't hear a lot of overdrive in jeff's signal, more fuzz with the guitar (or pedal) volume backed off slightly. just a thought... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
beenthere Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 If you want to take the bass out of your signal, probably an EQ pedal is the way to go. The Danelectro Fish n Chips EQ is pretty good and really cheap. That, or get a treble booster for your leads and adjust your amp accordingly.I don't know if VintageFX stuff is in stores, you can find it online at PedalsPlus. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
beenthere Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 Speaking of Crazy Horse, I find this pedal the other day by Durham Electronics called, um, the Crazy Horse. Based on the sound samples, it might be an appropriate name. If I could afford one, I'd get one right now. http://www.pedalspluseffectswarehouse.com/...drhm-crzhrs.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gobias Industries Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Speaking of Crazy Horse, I find this pedal the other day by Durham Electronics called, um, the Crazy Horse. Based on the sound samples, it might be an appropriate name. If I could afford one, I'd get one right now. http://www.pedalspluseffectswarehouse.com/...drhm-crzhrs.htm Expensive as hell, but damn it sound pretty awesome. woo post 1111 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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