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rcwb · August 16th, 2005, 04:48 AM

i really like the tone on strawberry alarm clock's "play that funky music" what went in to make that tone???

maestrovert · August 16th, 2005, 09:42 AM

uh.....i believe it was "Wild Cherry".....

the tone's straightforward enough though.....

simonc · August 16th, 2005, 09:49 AM

I thought it was wild cherry as well

how I get that tone is not playing it with a pick , & pinching the strings & letting them slap back on the fretboard.If that makes sense.

ciao.

Symn

lobotomyactivist · August 16th, 2005, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by simonc

I thought it was wild cherry as well

how I get that tone is not playing it with a pick , & pinching the strings & letting them slap back on the fretboard.If that makes sense.

ciao.

Exactly. Just putting your thumb behind the string and popping it forward will do that.

txspreacher · August 16th, 2005, 11:19 AM

Aw...fun tune to play. I heard one ol' boy doin' it with some kinda effect that almost had his Tele soundin' like a clavinet...sorta Wild Cherry meets 70's-era Stevie Wonder. Keep on truckin'...

telewacked · August 16th, 2005, 01:02 PM

The last band I played in covered that song - I always had good results with popping the strings a bit and using a clean tone and a phaser (MXR Phase 90) on a slow setting. I don't think the original used that effect, but the phaser gives it a bit of an effected sound without being too over the top.

Chris S. · August 16th, 2005, 04:03 PM

Man, I used to play that tune 6 nights a week. What's worse, the band's wardrobe of uniforms included (I kid you not) matching white leisure suits.

{shudder} Ahh, the 70s... ;-)

IIRC, I think I used to play the lick with just palm muting and picking really hard down by the bridge. But it's been a while since I listened to it. (And with any luck, it'll be even longer before I ever have to play it again... hee.) ;-) CS

rcwb · August 17th, 2005, 01:44 AM

i meant wild cherry, i was in a groovy mood and the songs melted together.. hah

oopsie.......

elgorgon · August 25th, 2005, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by rcwb

i meant wild cherry, i was in a groovy mood and the songs melted together.. hah

oopsie.......

Last month or so I saw the Wild Cherry keyboardist & his band backing his daughter covering Pat Benatar at a cover benefit show. They flat out smoked; the best band of many talented musicians playing that night. His daughter, singer/guitarist for Del Cielo, can sing like crazy. Haven't caught Del Cielo since but intend to soon.

August 16th, 2005, 04:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
rcwb TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: California Bay Area Posts: 21	play that funky music tone i really like the tone on strawberry alarm clock's "play that funky music" what went in to make that tone???

August 16th, 2005, 09:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
simonc Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Perth Western Australia Age: 30 Posts: 1,760 4 Photos	I thought it was wild cherry as well how I get that tone is not playing it with a pick , & pinching the strings & letting them slap back on the fretboard.If that makes sense. ciao. Symn __________________ Never, EVER, stop in the middle of a hoe-down" -Homer Simpson

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txspreacher Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: TEXAS Age: 42 Posts: 2,070	Aw...fun tune to play. I heard one ol' boy doin' it with some kinda effect that almost had his Tele soundin' like a clavinet...sorta Wild Cherry meets 70's-era Stevie Wonder. Keep on truckin'... __________________ It ain't the years, it's the miles.... - Greg

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Chris S. Moderator Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Near TELE-Town (Wash. DC) Posts: 3,589 7 Photos	PTFMWB Man, I used to play that tune 6 nights a week. What's worse, the band's wardrobe of uniforms included (I kid you not) matching white leisure suits. {shudder} Ahh, the 70s... ;-) IIRC, I think I used to play the lick with just palm muting and picking really hard down by the bridge. But it's been a while since I listened to it. (And with any luck, it'll be even longer before I ever have to play it again... hee.) ;-) CS __________________ "I go online sometimes, but everyone's spelling is really bad. It's depressing." – Tara, from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" "It was born at the junction of form and function." – Bill Kirchen, from "Hammer of the Honky-Tonk Gods"

August 17th, 2005, 01:44 AM	#8 (permalink)
rcwb TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: California Bay Area Posts: 21	sorry!! i meant wild cherry, i was in a groovy mood and the songs melted together.. hah oopsie.......

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maestrovert Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Somewhere over the rainbow Posts: 8,024	uh.....i believe it was "Wild Cherry"..... the tone's straightforward enough though.....

August 16th, 2005, 01:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
telewacked Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 244 11 Photos	The last band I played in covered that song - I always had good results with popping the strings a bit and using a clean tone and a phaser (MXR Phase 90) on a slow setting. I don't think the original used that effect, but the phaser gives it a bit of an effected sound without being too over the top.

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