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mike plays Yellow Ledbetter with something other than a Strat!!!

StuffnJunkStuffnJunk Posts: 896
edited May 2008 in Musicians and Gearheads
http://youtube.com/watch?v=v0loCmA47A0&feature=related

didn't know he ever did that!!

much more chilled out version of this song back then as well

him and stone will probably switch to those hollow body gibsons with no distortion the older they get, like keith richards!
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  • All Those YesterdaysAll Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    And back in the exceptionally cool stage props days!
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  • ianvomsaalianvomsaal Posts: 1,224
    Listen to how much warmer, richer, rounder, and fuller Mikes sound is compared to his thin Strat sound.
    This is why I changed to a 335-style guitar for the majority of my gigs (it's been a couple of years now).
    The difference in Pure Tone is staggering - the semi-hollowbody gives you a much throatier fuller sound.
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  • xtremehardy388xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    Just not the same without a strat though..
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  • MattyJoeMattyJoe Posts: 1,424
    It's funny how much he looked like Kurt Cobain back then.
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  • ianvomsaalianvomsaal Posts: 1,224
    xtremehardy388 wrote:
    Just not the same without a strat though..
    Unfortunately most newbie's wouldn't know he wasn't using a Strat by just listening to this - they only know it
    because they see it on video (and someone mentioned "hey look, Mike's not using a Strat on Yellow Ledbetter").
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  • xtremehardy388xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    ianvomsaal wrote:
    Unfortunately most newbie's wouldn't know he wasn't using a Strat by just listening to this - they only know it
    because they see it on video (and someone mentioned "hey look, Mike's not using a Strat on Yellow Ledbetter").
    I have a recording of this and I heard it before seeing this video and knew it wasn't a strat though...
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  • outontheporchoutontheporch Posts: 172
    blasphemy
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  • MichaelMcKevinMichaelMcKevin Posts: 1,161
    I think it sounds exponentially better on that Gibson.
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  • SomethingCreativeSomethingCreative Posts: 3,375
    somethings not right about that...
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  • onejourneyonejourney Posts: 285
    SomethingCreative wrote:
    somethings not right about that...

    Whats not right about that is some asshole crowd surfing during Yellow Ledbetter


    :D
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  • xtremehardy388xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    onejourney wrote:
    Whats not right about that is some asshole crowd surfing during Yellow Ledbetter


    :D
    hahahaha
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  • pnjguypnjguy Posts: 28
    i can hear the difference and i don't like it. It's a matter of taste, its not science.
  • PaukPauk Posts: 1,084
    I like the gibson for the main riff, much fuller and warmer sounding, but for the solo the strat has more subtleties and kinda suits the tone better. Overall I prefer the strat, but nice find!
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  • HebejebeHebejebe Posts: 108
    I love, love, love that guitar. Beautiful tone. I do think Ledbetter sounds better on a strat though.
  • opsopcopolisopsopcopolis Posts: 1,197
    I must say that I like that tone so much more than the strat (I'm an LP guy)
    The solo isn't great though, playing wise
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  • westsidepiewestsidepie Posts: 627
    I agree about the crowd surfer. It seems Ed is purposefully not facing the crowd while singing this song because of it.

    I think the opening sounds great on the Gibson. It sounds more original and less like Lenny. (Running and ducking for cover.)
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  • gobrowns19gobrowns19 Posts: 1,447
    I think I have to agree that this tone is better, but the strat solo tone is better. Also, it could just be how much slower and laid back this version is compared to current day.
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  • xtremehardy388xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    LP has a fuller sound but it's just not the same without the strat. Both sounds glorious, though
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  • HebejebeHebejebe Posts: 108
    westsidepie wrote:
    I agree about the crowd surfer. It seems Ed is purposefully not facing the crowd while singing this song because of it.

    I think the opening sounds great on the Gibson. It sounds more original and less like Lenny. (Running and ducking for cover.)
    haha. I personally don't hear Lenny in it but I wont be chucking something in your direction.
  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    mike -> strat -> Yellow Leddbetter -> shows over -> time to go home..

    Even though that's a sweet LP, the strat pwns ylb. everytime.

    that is all.
  • StuffnJunkStuffnJunk Posts: 896
    thats not a Les Paul...its a gibson hollowbody, i think a 335 like Ian said, the kind BB King uses or similar to it
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