Description
Depending on who you ask, the guitar used on the recording is either an Epiphone Casino or a Fender Esquire (which is an early variation of a Telecaster). That there is even a debate about what guitar was used on the original recording highlights the fact that any electric guitar will be suitable to play these parts. The tone has much more to do with the amp settings, and the raw, aggressive attack of the player.
I’m using a semi-hollowbody guitar with the bridge pickup to get a powerful, aggressive tone.
As far as amps go, any Fender style tube amp is a great choice. You’ll want to crank the preamp gain all the way up to get as much raw distortion as possible. On the original recording, it is has been suggested that the input channels to the recording console were cranked up to add more distortion to the guitar. You may want to add a treble booster or overdrive pedal in front of your amp to get a little more gain and sustain. The name of the game here is to be as loud and in your face as possible.
During the “wall-of-noise” outro, Guitar 2 plays a descending sliding lick, and then plays some freak out noisemaking. You can use a slide to achieve this, or even a mic stand or beer bottle!
Add some reverb to both guitars for depth. Here are the settings I used:
Fender Deluxe Model:
Drive: 100% Bass: 50% Mid: 55% Treb: 55% Presence: 55%
Spring Reverb:
WetDryMIX: 40%
Lesson Info
