tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4613893995913129147.post7942168578898890473..comments2024-03-29T00:54:43.423-07:00Comments on The Unique Guitar Blog: The Grateful Dead - Jerry Garcia's Guitarsmarcusohara@aol.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357395346195087734noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4613893995913129147.post-30511923929401191822017-06-23T10:50:46.772-07:002017-06-23T10:50:46.772-07:00Gain your access to 16,000 woodworking designs.
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Ain't nobody got time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4613893995913129147.post-68345113598980537862016-01-24T12:43:45.447-08:002016-01-24T12:43:45.447-08:00I've taken your comments to heart Anonymous an...I've taken your comments to heart Anonymous and made a few changes after reviewing sources. The Alligator's circuit was a preamp circuite designed by Ron Wickersham and later renamed The Alembic Strat-O-Blaster. I also found an article regarding the P90 in Irwin's Tiger, but after re-reading Irwin's description of Tiger I removed that sentence.marcusohara@aol.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00357395346195087734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4613893995913129147.post-57752576744743607252015-11-18T09:37:21.645-08:002015-11-18T09:37:21.645-08:00Oh, BTW, Bob's brother's Tele became one o...Oh, BTW, Bob's brother's Tele became one of his favorite performing guitars and he used it all the time until it was STOLEN from a gig in the late '2000's! Of all the guitars to be nicked from Bob - how devastating. Probably no way the thief had any idea of which guitar was in the case when he / she snatched it, but I'm sure Bob offered a reward for its anonymous return and that never happened. Sad..<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4613893995913129147.post-84440673914651420332015-11-18T09:29:55.517-08:002015-11-18T09:29:55.517-08:00Actually, the facts in this article are pretty acc...Actually, the facts in this article are pretty accurate. I never saw or heard of Irwin installing a P-90 into any of JG's guitars, but it may have been an experiment at some point. I also didn't know Alligator had the effects loop; for one thing, Jerry wasn't using much in the way of effects yet - mainly just a wah wah pedal, but the article refers to the cavity below the bridge for the loop's electronics.. Also don't know of a second output on Alligator. I'm pretty sure the Travis Bean Strat ("The Enemy Is Listening") which we associate with the great '77 tour is the first with the loop. The two Travis Beans aren't mentioned here for some reason - the Guilds, Gibsons and of course Fenders are, but after that only the Luthier-built axes. <br />Anyway, other than that this is a pretty good and accurate primer. BTW, the dude who referred to Phil's multi-channel bass almost got it right: it was actually the "Godfather" bass - originally a Guild Starfire he had been using since '70 or '71 that he gave to Alembic when the Wall of Sound project was under way. 6 string basses weren't in vogue yet - this was a four string bass that was modified to have, yes, a separate circuit, amplification and vertical speaker stack for each string which of course was only able to be used as such with the WOS system. The first time I heard it in person I had no idea of the quad amp setup and I was righteously cubed to boot - unexpectedly hearing each string emanating from a different part of the stage was a mind-blower! The clarity was so astonishing though - most folks who never heard the WOS assume it was ear-splitting loud, but even though it was way more powerful than anything before it the power was for distortion-free clarity, not sheer volume. Its distortion that makes music seem "loud" because of the harsh effect on the ears. The crystal clear WOS actually, at times, made the listener want MORE volume, but bottom line, it was the best sounding music amplification rig of all time. Unfortunately, despite hype to the contrary, there was no way to effectively capture the effect of the WOS on recordings, as the Band was recording directly off the board. Ironically, only audience tapes give an idea of what the WOS was like, but of course with lots of ambient noise mixed in and so forth. It mainly exists in the memory of those who witnessed it in person. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4613893995913129147.post-65259129021210126532015-07-20T14:12:52.402-07:002015-07-20T14:12:52.402-07:00As others have said. There are a lot of errors her...As others have said. There are a lot of errors here. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4613893995913129147.post-9157561077989844562015-07-20T05:58:21.178-07:002015-07-20T05:58:21.178-07:00There are so many errors in this article!
A P90 i...There are so many errors in this article!<br /><br />A P90 in the neck position?<br /><br />Alligator with an effect loop?<br /><br />The second output of the guitar going into the power amp section? (This one would probably actually kill a person)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4613893995913129147.post-29728772683718251372015-07-19T19:53:08.639-07:002015-07-19T19:53:08.639-07:00Entertaining info mixed with some very poorly rese...Entertaining info mixed with some very poorly researched facts...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4613893995913129147.post-41265583007387163912015-06-28T03:51:53.211-07:002015-06-28T03:51:53.211-07:00Interesting to see that he was 'activating'...Interesting to see that he was 'activating' his pickups by use of a preamp/buffer in the guitar.<br /><br />The effect of a long guitar cable on a weak passive guitar signal is due to capacitance and described here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.shootoutguitarcables.com/guitar-cables-explained/capacitance-resonant-frequency.html" rel="nofollow">Guitar Cable Capacitance and Resonant Frequency</a><br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Marc.Marchttp://www.shootoutguitarcables.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4613893995913129147.post-34079857428845994922015-06-28T00:39:12.803-07:002015-06-28T00:39:12.803-07:00And then there was the time in the Wall of Sound d...And then there was the time in the Wall of Sound days when Lesh played a six string bass with each string playing through a different set of amps.Gregory Gabbardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4613893995913129147.post-51444876449148735802015-06-28T00:37:07.588-07:002015-06-28T00:37:07.588-07:00Marc,
A few years ago I read an interview with Bo...Marc,<br /><br />A few years ago I read an interview with Bobby Weir in which he talked about the provenance of a Telecaster he played for years, still does for all I know. In short, Weir was adopted. When he tracked down his birth father, who was an air force officer, the father had another son who had died shortly before the meeting. The son had left behind a broken Telecaster which Weir took to the Dead's guitar guy for repairs, liked the sound and played it for a long time. No doubt it was modified along the way. If you have some spare time some day maybe you could find out something about this.<br /><br />GregGregory Gabbardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4613893995913129147.post-16896416226533915702015-06-28T00:29:11.027-07:002015-06-28T00:29:11.027-07:00Marc,
Thank you for researching and posting this ...Marc,<br /><br />Thank you for researching and posting this article. Of course I'm not an expert and I don't pretend to understand the technical stuff but I have been listening to and enjoying the great sound these instruments for years. This really puts things in perspective.<br /><br />GregGregory Gabbardnoreply@blogger.com