sweet Lester tone/solo

les_lover · 05-09-2009, 07:16 PM

sorry but I just run across this and had to share it. great guitar playing all they way but 2:18 is what caught my attention. Sick sick tone and great vibrato.

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EEF13 · 05-09-2009, 08:12 PM

thanks man. Paul is a great guitarist

danger danger · 05-09-2009, 11:11 PM

great vid.

gui524 · 05-09-2009, 11:24 PM

Paul is the man ... PERIOD !! Free is such an underrated band ...

les_lover · 05-09-2009, 11:57 PM

guys, some of you may not agree with me BUT THEY JUST DONT DO IT LIKE THAT ANYMORE! The feeling, the simplicity, working their equipment to control their sound... the tone, the vibrato, standing w/ his amp to control sustain/feedback. I am old school and proud of it!

scozz · 05-10-2009, 08:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by les_lover

guys, some of you may not agree with me but they just dont do it like that anymore! The feeling, the simplicity, working their equipment to control their sound... The tone, the vibrato, standing w/ his amp to control sustain/feedback. I am old school and proud of it!

+1

nick1962 · 05-10-2009, 03:34 PM

He played tastefully and was never afraid to let a song 'breathe', for want of a better expression. Wasn't so hot on his knowledge of chords though; Andy Fraser had to help him there.

AmazingJourney · 05-10-2009, 03:45 PM

That was excellent!

Bluesky · 05-10-2009, 06:22 PM

You too could have that Tone:

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jason_mazzy · 05-10-2009, 07:14 PM

HTF do u thank ppl? great post! love that paul!

skydog · 05-11-2009, 11:54 AM

Paul Rogers vocals are no slouch either. Check him out playing "mike" guitar! What a band. I listen to Fire & Water and Highway at least once a week. Fantastic stuff that will never die.

dcooper830 · 05-11-2009, 01:58 PM

Yeah I've watched that video many times!! It made me realize how FREE had some really cool stuff besides "Alright Now".

That perfomance is brilliant I think. All four of 'em are spot on!!

I love that old school classic rock guitar tone!!! And I love the bass tone on there as well!!

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les_lover Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Beautiful Blueridge mountains Posts: 150 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	Re: sweet Lester tone/solo guys, some of you may not agree with me BUT THEY JUST DONT DO IT LIKE THAT ANYMORE! The feeling, the simplicity, working their equipment to control their sound... the tone, the vibrato, standing w/ his amp to control sustain/feedback. I am old school and proud of it!

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nick1962 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Leicester, England Posts: 402 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: sweet Lester tone/solo He played tastefully and was never afraid to let a song 'breathe', for want of a better expression. Wasn't so hot on his knowledge of chords though; Andy Fraser had to help him there.

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skydog Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 650 Thanks: 23 Thanked 19 Times in 12 Posts	Re: sweet Lester tone/solo Paul Rogers vocals are no slouch either. Check him out playing "mike" guitar! What a band. I listen to Fire & Water and Highway at least once a week. Fantastic stuff that will never die. __________________ If a tree falls in the forest and it isn't made into a guitar, does it make a sound?

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dcooper830 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 724 Thanks: 14 Thanked 17 Times in 4 Posts	Re: sweet Lester tone/solo Yeah I've watched that video many times!! It made me realize how FREE had some really cool stuff besides "Alright Now". That perfomance is brilliant I think. All four of 'em are spot on!! I love that old school classic rock guitar tone!!! And I love the bass tone on there as well!! __________________ Videos of me playing guitar

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