Looking for a stomp box for the Beatles...

hawaiibuckeye · July 6th, 2003, 12:24 PM

... "revolution" sound any suggestions? THANKS! (I have an old vox)

hawaiibuckeye · July 6th, 2003, 04:02 PM

Taxman is another good fuzz song... What are they using?

BB · July 6th, 2003, 06:14 PM

Moe than likley, they used a Maestro Fuzz ( like Keith Richards on Satisfaction ) for the Revolution fuzz part. Music Yo carries the re-po unit. Have not heard it, so I don't know how close to the original it is. You could probably get a similar tone from a Tech 21 XXL, Double Drive or American Women pedal or a good Fuzz pedal. I believe John played that part with his Epiphone Casino.

Wayne Alexander · July 6th, 2003, 10:50 PM

As far as the recorded version of Revolution goes, that was not a stompbox, and it wasn't an amp. The guitar signal [pretty sure it was a Strat] went directly into the mixing board, where the engineer turned the signal up so it overdrove [is that a word] the board. Any stompbox you use will be an approximation [since the sound wasn't made with a stompbox, you can't use the "right" one], so just use one that sounds good to you, or just turn your amp way up. A dimed AC30 will sound nice and dirty. To my ears, any really distorted sound, whether from an overdriven amp or from a fuzzbox, works fine for that song.

sticko · July 6th, 2003, 11:55 PM

Actually, the tech boys at Abbey Road made a controlled distortion device(i.e. a fuzzbox) for the guitar in Revolution, but there was no amp involved. The guitar went straight from the newly created fuzzbox, into an EMI console.

As for live, the Maestro would be a good starting point. The older and cheaper the better. A Jordan Bosstone might be a good start as well.

Paul in Colorado · July 8th, 2003, 04:31 PM

Don't forget the built in distortion unit in the solid state Vox amps.

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hawaiibuckeye TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 21	Looking for a stomp box for the Beatles... ... "revolution" sound any suggestions? THANKS! (I have an old vox)

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BB Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2003 Location: Pacific NW Age: 53 Posts: 3,049	Beatles Fuzz Moe than likley, they used a Maestro Fuzz ( like Keith Richards on Satisfaction ) for the Revolution fuzz part. Music Yo carries the re-po unit. Have not heard it, so I don't know how close to the original it is. You could probably get a similar tone from a Tech 21 XXL, Double Drive or American Women pedal or a good Fuzz pedal. I believe John played that part with his Epiphone Casino.

July 6th, 2003, 10:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
Wayne Alexander Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA Posts: 997	As far as the recorded version of Revolution goes, that was not a stompbox, and it wasn't an amp. The guitar signal [pretty sure it was a Strat] went directly into the mixing board, where the engineer turned the signal up so it overdrove [is that a word] the board. Any stompbox you use will be an approximation [since the sound wasn't made with a stompbox, you can't use the "right" one], so just use one that sounds good to you, or just turn your amp way up. A dimed AC30 will sound nice and dirty. To my ears, any really distorted sound, whether from an overdriven amp or from a fuzzbox, works fine for that song.

July 6th, 2003, 11:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
sticko Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: They don't call it the Bluff City for nothin' Posts: 424	Actually, the tech boys at Abbey Road made a controlled distortion device(i.e. a fuzzbox) for the guitar in Revolution, but there was no amp involved. The guitar went straight from the newly created fuzzbox, into an EMI console. As for live, the Maestro would be a good starting point. The older and cheaper the better. A Jordan Bosstone might be a good start as well.

July 8th, 2003, 04:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
Paul in Colorado Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fort Collins, CO Age: 55 Posts: 4,123 3 Photos	Don't forget the built in distortion unit in the solid state Vox amps.