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I Got Shit - to solo or not to solo that is the question

dan_alivedan_alive Posts: 123
edited October 2003 in Musicians and Gearheads
Hey guys&girls,

I'm doing some lead parts in a performance of I Got Shit and have a question...

I've noticed there isn't much of a solo on some of the live versions, it's just rhythm jams... the studio version has, in my opinion, an awesome solo (is it by Mr Young?) and I can't decide which to go for... I'm leaning towards the solo..
Is there just heaps of reverb on the studio solo, and some delay... if anyone's got any idea i would love some tips

so.. what do u think? :)
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  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    do the solo if you can find something you like.

    neil young did the solo. standard neil sound. heavy distortion, octaved below to really sound nasty, echo and verb.

    does your multi-effect have a pitch shifter in it?
  • dan_alivedan_alive Posts: 123
    hey ex

    yeah the multi-effects has a pitch shifter in it... i don't know if i've got octaver effect, i'd love to get that damn sound tho.. i'm gonna wander to my room and get my shit.. everyone's sleepin tho dammit..

    brb
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    "It is I, with the empty bladder!"

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  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    if you can, try a mostly dry signal with an octave below mixed in at about 25-30%.

    i use a boss octaver and my big muff to do the neil thing.

    the pitch shift needs to be before the distortion too.
  • dan_alivedan_alive Posts: 123
    back again..

    what's a dry signal?? and the 25-30% u mentioned.. should that be the effect level?

    and damn this pedal but it doesn't let me put the p-shifter before the distortion... oo maybe i'll use the drive from the amp instead of distortion from the pedal?? hmm

    so at the moment neil young sounds like an alien hehehe R2D2
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    "It is I, with the empty bladder!"

    www.nowalletevolution.com
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    dry signal = uneffected
    your pitchshifter should give you the option of blending in any amount of effect to the dry signal

    but yeah, if you can't put the octave before the distortion, it's no good.

    just find a good tone you like and concentrate on cooking up a good solo.
  • dan_alivedan_alive Posts: 123
    thanks mate... yeah will definitely stuff around with it and see what sounds good :)

    could be an idea to get myself an octaver...

    anyway.. i'm off to bed..

    thanks & g'nite
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    "It is I, with the empty bladder!"

    www.nowalletevolution.com
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    the octaver's a niche effect. i don't use it much. but i bought mine cheap b/c it was used and beaten to hell. but i use it on keyboards too. i like it.
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