1 Topic by Zen Guitar (edited by Zen Guitar 2011-03-08 22:45:44)

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Topic: Live From Nowhere In Particular - JB Rig Question

Please forgive me if this has been covered before, my search didn't uncover the answers I was looking for...

Everytime I listen to Live From Nowhere in Particular, I'm floored by the guitar tones (and, of course playing, Joe!  wink ). I've read a lot of posts with great info regarding Joe's rig. My question is... was there anything different in place at the time for this particular (no pun intended) recording?

I was close to pulling the trigger on a Germino Lead 55LV a while back, but needed to put that idea on a shelf for a while. Now, I'm again considering it. However, what I'd really like to get is a Marshall-type head that offers up the sound I'm hearing on that recording. I know Joe uses a dual amp set-up for each of his tones. I have a Lone Star and a Blackface Super Reverb that I could use to pair with it (no Dumble style amp at the moment--although the ZenDrive into the BFSR gets in the ballpark, if only in the cheap seats!  lol ), but what I think I'm hearing sounds like a nicely overdriven Marshall lead circuit--maybe this is the Jubiliee, maybe this is the sum of the two amps, maybe this is just Joe's magic fingers.  big_smile

Curious if this is mainly the Jube, something else, or what the dual amp pairing is. Also curious if this is the EV's, or if Joe was using something else for that recording. It just has a special quality to it.

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-Matt

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Re: Live From Nowhere In Particular - JB Rig Question

I believe most of that release was using the SJ and the Twinkleland into a 4x JBL12L(*2X in stereo) cab. Serious bucks and, of course, Joe's hands. Rick

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Re: Live From Nowhere In Particular - JB Rig Question

If i can offer any advice in this quest of yours. Find what makes you happy and build a tone for you. Joe has great tone... but its the sum of everything from his heart to his speakers.  Then you have PA's and recording magic. So the sound your hearing is those amps mixed and mastered and I think that gives us a false sense of what these amps really sound like.

I chased this tone for so long and spent so much money... I've settled on A Vox AC15 and a Fender Deluxe or Vibrolux.  I sound fine and I am finally happy. Enjoy the search.

4 Reply by Rocket (edited by Rocket 2011-03-09 06:39:47)

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Re: Live From Nowhere In Particular - JB Rig Question

jgalvan8804 wrote:

If i can offer any advice in this quest of yours. Find what makes you happy and build a tone for you. Joe has great tone... but its the sum of everything from his heart to his speakers.  Then you have PA's and recording magic. So the sound your hearing is those amps mixed and mastered and I think that gives us a false sense of what these amps really sound like.

I chased this tone for so long and spent so much money... I've settled on A Vox AC15 and a Fender Deluxe or Vibrolux.  I sound fine and I am finally happy. Enjoy the search.

I take you it you didn't catch the tour....No wait you did!  Those amps sounded exactly like that on that tour.  To me at least.
One of the most accurately captured tour concert albums EVER.

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5 Reply by Rik Emmett Fan (edited by Rik Emmett Fan 2011-03-09 10:12:08)

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Re: Live From Nowhere In Particular - JB Rig Question

I think that this was his setup at the time of the recordings for LFNIP with one exception, the Carol-Ann JB100 was used in the USA in place of the Van Weelden.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5GMTfY6yoc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBGP7P9FNn4


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Bill