It doesn’t snap like Neil’s. I’m not talking about fingers but this has different mids and treble. Neil sits on top of the sound in such a special way.
Very Cool! Way back 2009 I made a Old Black clone of sorts: I purchased a RondoMusic Agile black AL-2000 & Lollar Firebird Style Bridge Pickup & P-90 & Lollar Soap Bar Style Neck Pickup. I then got a Bigby B7 & an All-Parts Chome Pickguard( PG 0800-010 chrome Pickguard for Les Paul) & a Chome/Metal p90 cover[Nickel Plated Metal P90 Soapbar Pickup cover [C-1922-NK] from philadelphialuthiertools, Roller bridge & the correct knobs & Souldier "Peace Dove" Black & White. It looks great, Plays great & sounds great. "If it sounds good, it is good! I did NOT age it. I figure I wanted the wear & tear to be earned/genuine. :) I also made a Fender deluxe from a Mission Amp 5e3 Kit & a cab that I made & covered. I was lucky & got a used 1960's Celston C12N speaker for it. It sound soooo good & it is so powerful/loud! Back to my old black Clone: I have Yet to install the mini Bypass switch. :) Dose Lollar have "OLD BLACK" wiring diagram?
While neil is entirely unique you can trace what he does to solo which are basic scale shapes and movable chord shapes combined. Ironically his anti technique approach actually forces players out of scales which is v liberating and can help move to more advanced stages of guitar soloing. But blues box based soloing can be pretty boring after using neils approach.
I think you're on to something here. I agree that his approach, simple as it may seem by comparison, is less about technical prowess and playing what your listener almost *expects* to hear. It doesn't get the virtuosic praise as more technical shredders, but it's more about feeling and how it's played. He played exactly what he wanted and didn't just try to show off. I liken it to a lyricist who doesn't write songs with the most verbose vocabulary but writes songs that say exactly what's on their mind. This is still very much a stylistic approach. And I think it's one that separates those who love his music and those that don't. And I think that stretching beyond major pentatonic playing, he opened listeners' ears and minds to a broader appreciation for theory.
I have Lollar Firebird bridge and 50s wind P90 set laying around so I'd like to try them in one of my guitars. I wonder if the set of Firebird bridge and 50s wind p90 neck has any versatility as all the demos I see are fuzzy and NeilYoungish in tone?
That Powederfinger was spot on. Crazy Tube Circuits Falcon is an amazing 'Neil in a Box' pedal
I got one Paul...even through a tiny 20w Fender champ it's colossal 😎
It doesn’t snap like Neil’s. I’m not talking about fingers but this has different mids and treble. Neil sits on top of the sound in such a special way.
Very Cool! Way back 2009 I made a Old Black clone of sorts: I purchased a RondoMusic Agile black AL-2000 & Lollar Firebird Style Bridge Pickup & P-90 & Lollar Soap Bar Style Neck Pickup. I then got a Bigby B7 & an All-Parts Chome Pickguard( PG 0800-010 chrome Pickguard for Les Paul) & a Chome/Metal p90 cover[Nickel Plated Metal P90 Soapbar Pickup cover [C-1922-NK] from philadelphialuthiertools, Roller bridge & the correct knobs & Souldier "Peace Dove" Black & White. It looks great, Plays great & sounds great. "If it sounds good, it is good! I did NOT age it. I figure I wanted the wear & tear to be earned/genuine. :) I also made a Fender deluxe from a Mission Amp 5e3 Kit & a cab that I made & covered. I was lucky & got a used 1960's Celston C12N speaker for it. It sound soooo good & it is so powerful/loud! Back to my old black Clone: I have Yet to install the mini Bypass switch. :) Dose Lollar have "OLD BLACK" wiring diagram?
Sounds like a great mod/build!
Awesome job. I’m looking forward to building my own Old Black very soon, and your custom build has inspired me! Keep on Rock’n!
C12N's are Jensen's...
Fabulous job, Mike!
Love it!
The bypass switch can be on a push/pull pot. I would add a phase switch on another one and I'd be set.
While neil is entirely unique you can trace what he does to solo which are basic scale shapes and movable chord shapes combined. Ironically his anti technique approach actually forces players out of scales which is v liberating and can help move to more advanced stages of guitar soloing. But blues box based soloing can be pretty boring after using neils approach.
I think you're on to something here. I agree that his approach, simple as it may seem by comparison, is less about technical prowess and playing what your listener almost *expects* to hear. It doesn't get the virtuosic praise as more technical shredders, but it's more about feeling and how it's played. He played exactly what he wanted and didn't just try to show off. I liken it to a lyricist who doesn't write songs with the most verbose vocabulary but writes songs that say exactly what's on their mind. This is still very much a stylistic approach. And I think it's one that separates those who love his music and those that don't. And I think that stretching beyond major pentatonic playing, he opened listeners' ears and minds to a broader appreciation for theory.
Soooo helpful, thanks
Glad you found it helpful, thanks for watching!
I have Lollar Firebird bridge and 50s wind P90 set laying around so I'd like to try them in one of my guitars.
I wonder if the set of Firebird bridge and 50s wind p90 neck has any versatility as all the demos I see are fuzzy and NeilYoungish in tone?
You guys should do Allen colliens from Lynyrd Skynyrd
THis is too too distorted for such a good guitar... not Neils tone at all....
If you're looking for the clean tone from Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere. That was a DeArmond/Gretsch style single coil pickup.
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