“Walking on the Moon” has some fun tone with the chorus and very bouncy delay, but it’s better with a bass player filling in the gaps… a “Hit the Tone” with Julia as a guest?”
The slight # is due to the Producer/Engineer adjusting the speed of the tape (back in the day - varispeed), which was done to accommodate someone not playing the correct tempo. Sometimes because too much Beer, not enough Cookies or Tacos (hint?). If you listen to the original recording of Layla, similar problem. It was really Rock and Roll, know what I mean?
There's also an echo effect on there, possibly a fairly long slapback, either that, or it was double tracked. Possibly some mild chorus in the background too.
Really like your videos! As a complete beginner at the electric guitar this is sooo helpful. I would really love to hear more crunchy 80s pop-rock sounds. How about Footloose by Kenny Loggins?
@@joermnyc He used the mistress and his Telecaster most of the time before Synchronicity. For most of Synchronicity, Andy used the Roland JC-120 with his Stratocaster. The electric mistress is a particular flanger where you can dial in a proper chorus sound, but for this song, the chorus is in stereo, which is exactly what the JC-120 did. So you’re right about the chorus on this song.
Great tutorial......and very informative. But, let me help some of you "cheat" a little. I play this in "G" rather than "A" for two reasons. First, the riffs can be played in "first" position, even using a few open strings, so no "broken wrists". Second (and maybe most important) it's a little easier to sing. I have a moderately high voice, but Sting's squeal is beyond the abilities of many of us. Dropping one whole step makes the vocal part a little more accessible to many vocalists. No audience has ever complained that it doesn't sound "right"......and it doesn't "kill" your voice for the rest of the night. Thanks for listening. PS.....as to gear, I use a "regular" Telecaster, a Vox AC15 clone with reverb, and a chorus and Klon klone pedals. Gets me pretty darn close.
Yes! Covering this song years ago, we did the same thing...made fretting this a lot easier (also a similar fretting position for "Message In A Bottle")
Yes, I too got a good laugh out of the “Every Wrist You Break” comment. Mostly because it is so true! After a minute or 2 my wrist is killing me. A big tip of the hat to Andy Summers for his unique and inventive style and being able to play this with his wrist still intact at the end of the song - especially in a live version I watched where they play the song for over 5 minutes. Thanks for making this video and all the best to you!
Nice video as always :) I think would be useless for days after playing this :D my suggestion for one of the next videos: how about something really unusual like trails and passes by Greenleaf? would love to see that! Keep up the great work ;)
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses ❤️🔥 and for the next episode please so lonely by the police!😂 (I‘m joking, you guys did a really cool and great job thank you so much!
Excellent, thank you. How many repeats on the delay? Is that a quarter note with one repeat? I have figured out a way to play with a capo on the second fret which is a less of a wrist-stretcher and you avoid that pointer-finger movement.
I think the lesson misses the most important part: overdub this simple riff on a basic drum+bass demo so that your riff literally makes the defining hit single of the entire career of your superstar band (which is falling apart in the process), have it become song of the year, reach the top10 in most of the world... and have the song credited to the pretty bass player who 38 years later makes more or less $2k a day from the single (and from the royalties from a sample of *your* riff by a rap artist, whom he sued). Get paid 15% of that cash (according to some, none according to others) and call it a day 😂
He’s not using Flanger on this song, he recorded it with a Roland Jazz Chorus
Love the tutorial. I learned this song back in March. And had to build out my pedalboard to try to get that tone.
Great episode my friend! You Rock!! Love this song and love that guitar part!
Thank you so much Warren, hope all is well for you my friend!//G
“Walking on the Moon” has some fun tone with the chorus and very bouncy delay, but it’s better with a bass player filling in the gaps… a “Hit the Tone” with Julia as a guest?”
I literally bought this exact guitar a few days ago its so beautiful and plays like such a dream. Awesome to see it here :D
The lesson and tone is great but I think it really needs a compressor in the front! I believe it was on majority of the time during first 2-3 albums.
The slight # is due to the Producer/Engineer adjusting the speed of the tape (back in the day - varispeed), which was done to accommodate someone not playing the correct tempo. Sometimes because too much Beer, not enough Cookies or Tacos (hint?). If you listen to the original recording of Layla, similar problem. It was really Rock and Roll, know what I mean?
Snortin Whiskey and drinking Cocaine, no worries we will fix the in the mix 😂🤘
There's also an echo effect on there, possibly a fairly long slapback, either that, or it was double tracked. Possibly some mild chorus in the background too.
There is a mid length delay, you can hear it clearly in the string noise as Andy slides down the neck
Most excellent, I would like to hear something you have wrote! 😃
Really like your videos! As a complete beginner at the electric guitar this is sooo helpful.
I would really love to hear more crunchy 80s pop-rock sounds. How about Footloose by Kenny Loggins?
Stretch first!!
💯% //G
Didn't Andy use a Roland jazz chorus 120 with his 61 strat on this tune? not a plexi in sight.
Yeah, the flanger seems too harsh here, thought he used a chorus more often than the flanger (either that Roland or the first Boss chorus.)
@@joermnyc He used the mistress and his Telecaster most of the time before Synchronicity. For most of Synchronicity, Andy used the Roland JC-120 with his Stratocaster. The electric mistress is a particular flanger where you can dial in a proper chorus sound, but for this song, the chorus is in stereo, which is exactly what the JC-120 did. So you’re right about the chorus on this song.
Great tutorial......and very informative. But, let me help some of you "cheat" a little. I play this in "G" rather than "A" for two reasons. First, the riffs can be played in "first" position, even using a few open strings, so no "broken wrists". Second (and maybe most important) it's a little easier to sing. I have a moderately high voice, but Sting's squeal is beyond the abilities of many of us. Dropping one whole step makes the vocal part a little more accessible to many vocalists. No audience has ever complained that it doesn't sound "right"......and it doesn't "kill" your voice for the rest of the night. Thanks for listening.
PS.....as to gear, I use a "regular" Telecaster, a Vox AC15 clone with reverb, and a chorus and Klon klone pedals. Gets me pretty darn close.
A lot of super useful and accurate info here thank you so much for that!//G
Yes! Covering this song years ago, we did the same thing...made fretting this a lot easier (also a similar fretting position for "Message In A Bottle")
Great idea! Thanks!
Nice job with the tone and the lesson! I think you've hit the tone really well.
Excellent.
Nailed it.
Layla, by Eric Clapton, please?
"every wrist you break" 😄👍
Yes, I too got a good laugh out of the “Every Wrist You Break” comment. Mostly because it is so true! After a minute or 2 my wrist is killing me. A big tip of the hat to Andy Summers for his unique and inventive style and being able to play this with his wrist still intact at the end of the song - especially in a live version I watched where they play the song for over 5 minutes. Thanks for making this video and all the best to you!
Very Nice, Thanks
Nice video as always :) I think would be useless for days after playing this :D
my suggestion for one of the next videos: how about something really unusual like trails and passes by Greenleaf? would love to see that!
Keep up the great work ;)
Yaaaaaaaay love you G!👏🏽🙌🏽😍❤️🔥❤️🔥
Hahaha it was long overdue my friend! Hope it's up to your expectations :)//G
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses ❤️🔥 and for the next episode please so lonely by the police!😂 (I‘m joking, you guys did a really cool and great job thank you so much!
Neil Young Rockin in the free world
Thanks bro 😭
How about soemthing from Johnny Winter?
Great idea!! Thanks!//G
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses But please select one where the licks are at subsonic speed. :-)
Nice Video!
Excellent, thank you. How many repeats on the delay? Is that a quarter note with one repeat?
I have figured out a way to play with a capo on the second fret which is a less of a wrist-stretcher and you avoid that pointer-finger movement.
But, with a capo on the 2nd fret you wouldn't be able to play the bridge which includes the F major chord
@@aletondaX No, not exactly like the original, but you could play a different kind of F-chord
I think the lesson misses the most important part: overdub this simple riff on a basic drum+bass demo so that your riff literally makes the defining hit single of the entire career of your superstar band (which is falling apart in the process), have it become song of the year, reach the top10 in most of the world... and have the song credited to the pretty bass player who 38 years later makes more or less $2k a day from the single (and from the royalties from a sample of *your* riff by a rap artist, whom he sued). Get paid 15% of that cash (according to some, none according to others) and call it a day 😂
YAASSSSSSSS Come to the Tele side! 😈👍 We have cookies and tacos! 🍪🍪🍪🍪🌮🌮🌮
Hahaha slowly but surely my friend ^^//G
I think it’s played in A but in an Eb guitar tuning.
No mention of damping which was used in the actual recording
Pls do Money For Nothing! :D
Easier on 7 string because the 2t chord can be grab higher on the fredboard
I'm 5 sec deep into the video and I already need to scream:
WHY DOES IT SOUND LIKE "Edge of Desire"?!‽
Anyway
I'll listen to JM first and then play the Police
Where The Streets Have No Name U2 , Suggestion ...!!!!!!
Great but I missing the guitar tab
Thank you Fred! The tabs to all the episodes are linked in the description box :)//G
Judi by Rhoma Irama
Fucking great, man...!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Freibier...Prost.
Thanks! Glad you liked it, Prost! 😁//G
I already see myself dislocating 3 fingers at once xD
I gave up guitar because I couldn't play this
Drop d is the key to play it easier 😂😂
Greetings from India
I'd rather learn Spirits in the Material World
Over 4 minutes and the guitar remains silent. Uh, hit the tone!
boulevard of broken dreams green day
yeah all andy summers used was a guitar and an amp.
8 minutes long of nothing.