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Re: [looper's] RE: Fripp's guitar sound
i think his guitar has a fernandez sustainer built
in,no?
l.a
> >>does anyone know what signal chain Robert Fripp
> uses to
> get that tone? I've always liked that. It sounds
> like a fuzz box to me, maybe
> with an octave.<<
>
>
> I think it's just shit-loads of gain, though you
> never hear any buzz or hiss.... the guitar itself is
> a major factor; you'd never get sustain like that
> from a stratocaster.... it would have a lot more
> "character". another thing about fripp's sustained
> notes is that he seldom applies vibrato. this lends
> his solos a strange emotionless quality. whereas mr
> torn will wobble all over the place. probably the
> same amount of sustain, just used differently.
> also, mr fripp uses his tone controls very
> carefully- it's quite a mellow sound compared to,
> say, gary moore playing the same sort of guitar
> through the same amp and on the same pickup. but
> this would be the famous "skysaw" e-bow-less sound
> that eno introduced him to, and therefore probably
> deeply secret. I think fripp has a tiny e-bow built
> into the palm of his hand, meself. doesn't that
> sound a bit like him on that "we are all made of
> stars" tosh by moby melville? anyway, no octaver.
>
> duncan.
>
>
>
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