PBBPaul Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 I've always been a pretty big Alvin Lee fan and was cruising around YouTube so I thought I'd share. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl I May Be Wrong But I Won't Be Wrong Always Slow Blues In C Rehearsal jam with Alvin playing a Strat Our new and improved website Today's sample tune: Lonesome One Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ellwood Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 FRIGGIN'LOVE IT!! I'm a huge Alvin Lee fan!! THANKS PAUL! http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsd1965 Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Great vids. I found those just a few days ago while hoping to find a clip of him playing "I'd Love to Change the World". Couldn't find one. I love that song and have the intro arpeggios and rhythm chords down but I was hoping to get a clue as to where on the fretboard he is for the solo. Not that I could ever duplicate it, I just would like to be able to get some resemblance going. Am I correct in assuming he is soloing on Em pentatonic scales since that is the key for the song or am I even wrong about that??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesape Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Oh yeah - gotta love Alvin! That's the first Gibson tone I fell in love with! LP's are great, but I'll take an ES any day! Never a DUH! moment! Well, almost never. OK, OK! Sometimes never! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darklava Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 That bass player is kickin it in that one vid,love the wall of marshalls.Thanks paul The story of life is quicker then the blink of an eye, the story of love is hello, goodbye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBBPaul Posted March 16, 2007 Author Share Posted March 16, 2007 Oh yeah - gotta love Alvin! That's the first Gibson tone I fell in love with! LP's are great, but I'll take an ES any day! I'm with you. An ES through a cranked Marshall is my absolute favorite woman tone and Alvin nails it. Our new and improved website Today's sample tune: Lonesome One Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBBPaul Posted March 16, 2007 Author Share Posted March 16, 2007 That bass player is kickin it in that one vid,love the wall of marshalls.Thanks paul Leo Lyons is a very underrated bass player IMHO. He lays down a great layer for their stuff and really drives their total balls-to-the-walls attitude. Our new and improved website Today's sample tune: Lonesome One Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durockrolly Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 That bass player is kickin it in that one vid,love the wall of marshalls.Thanks paul Leo Lyons is a very underrated bass player IMHO. He lays down a great layer for their stuff and really drives their total balls-to-the-walls attitude. Since the early '70's he's been a favorite of mine. Fernando If you can't say it in 12 bars... then it can't be said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar55 Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Great vids. I found those just a few days ago while hoping to find a clip of him playing "I'd Love to Change the World". Couldn't find one. I love that song and have the intro arpeggios and rhythm chords down but I was hoping to get a clue as to where on the fretboard he is for the solo. Not that I could ever duplicate it, I just would like to be able to get some resemblance going. Am I correct in assuming he is soloing on Em pentatonic scales since that is the key for the song or am I even wrong about that??? If I remember correctly, he is using variations on the Em pentatonic scale on that one. Maybe in the 12th position?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antimatter Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Man, they had an old clip of Ten Years After playing Woodchoppers Ball on Youtube at some point. It's not there anymore. Alvin Lee had some nimble fingers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBBPaul Posted March 16, 2007 Author Share Posted March 16, 2007 Great vids. I found those just a few days ago while hoping to find a clip of him playing "I'd Love to Change the World". Couldn't find one. I love that song and have the intro arpeggios and rhythm chords down but I was hoping to get a clue as to where on the fretboard he is for the solo. Not that I could ever duplicate it, I just would like to be able to get some resemblance going. Am I correct in assuming he is soloing on Em pentatonic scales since that is the key for the song or am I even wrong about that??? If I had a guitar in front of me, I could tell you. Unfortunately, I'm in San Francisco at the moment with no guitars in sight. If I remember correctly, it is a variation of the Em Pentatonic. Our new and improved website Today's sample tune: Lonesome One Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ellwood Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 ALVIN LEE'S EQUIPMENT SET-UP GUITARS: Gibson 335 with Kahler tremolo arm and nut lock Alvin's trusted amplifier: MARSHALL Jubilee 2550, 50/100 watts Alvin's Microphone: (SHURE UNIDYNE III, model SM56). Alvin uses Gibson strings: Gauges with Wang bar are....9,11,15,28,42,52. Gauges without Wang are....10,12,16,28,42,52. Gauges for tuning to D are 11,13,17,32,44,54. _______________________________ LOCALLY SUPPLIED EQUIPMENT: 4 X MARSHALL 4X12" speaker cabinets, each cabinet must be [16 ohms] i.e. 16 speakers in total 1 X MARSHALL 100 watt guitar amplifier, and all mains and speaker cables. Provided for stand-by only It's sadly true that Alvin Lee no longer travels with his beloved BIG RED, although Gibson has made him a duplicate of it. BIG RED has simply become too valuable to take on the road - Alvin has been offered $500,000 to part with it (not bad, as his purchase price was in the neighborhood of $90) , making it worth more than the average home and even more to insure Notes from Alvin about his guitar modifications: Humbucker & Strat. Sounds like a really cool law office. I always liked the Strat sound but when I play a Strat I find my little finger on the right hand keeps turning the volume down unintentionally. I figured that by adding a Strat back PU to my 335 I would have the best of both worlds. I've always liked messing about with electronics. I built my own amp and speaker cabs when I was 16 and as soon as I got my first 335 I took off the humbucker covers to get a bit more edge and turned the bridge PU round the other way for extra bite. I remember when I first met Les Paul and told him about this he said " I do all this work to make pick ups that dont hum by putting screens on them and the first thing you do is take them off again" He did have to admit though when I challenged him that he used to do the very same kind of thing to all his equipment in the early days. It's the result of an experimental mind and an inborn instinct to fiddle. Without that I doubt if Les would ever have made an 8 track tape recorder out of a Cadillac flywheel... Respect!!! The Strat PU is wired between the jack socket and the 3 way toggle switch. If you solder to the centre position on the switch you can bring the Fender PU in to either or both Humbuckers with the added Volume pot. You have to try different Strat PU's to find a good match to the Humbuckers as they all vary a bit depending on model types and age. Working on the 335 electronics is a bit like keyhole surgery I used to fasten guitar strings to the pots, toggle switch and jack socket before dropping them into the body and pulling them out the F holes. That way there is a good chance of getting them back in place again later. Loads of fun when one falls off!!!!!!!!!!!! -- Alvin More on wiring, Big Red, Tokai & Heritage: Big Red and Tokai are one side of Fender middle pick-up to the extra Volume pot then on to the mid position of the 3 way toggle switch the other wire goes direct to the jack socket. The strength of the Fender pick up and the value of the extra volume pot make a lot of difference to how effective the Fender Blender sound works. Changing the pick-ups can improve the Heritage but it is a matter of trial and error to get the best results. Good luck. - - Alvin http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsd1965 Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Great vids. I found those just a few days ago while hoping to find a clip of him playing "I'd Love to Change the World". Couldn't find one. I love that song and have the intro arpeggios and rhythm chords down but I was hoping to get a clue as to where on the fretboard he is for the solo. Not that I could ever duplicate it, I just would like to be able to get some resemblance going. Am I correct in assuming he is soloing on Em pentatonic scales since that is the key for the song or am I even wrong about that??? If I remember correctly, he is using variations on the Em pentatonic scale on that one. Maybe in the 12th position?? Thanks guitar55 (and PBBPaul too), I guess I was on the right track...I'll have to continue working on my Alvin Lee sound...for about the next 100 years! The tone on those solos is unbelievable. Great insight to his rig too ellwood. Something tells me my Squier strat and little solid state practice amp is never going to sound close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBBPaul Posted March 17, 2007 Author Share Posted March 17, 2007 Great vids. I found those just a few days ago while hoping to find a clip of him playing "I'd Love to Change the World". Couldn't find one. I love that song and have the intro arpeggios and rhythm chords down but I was hoping to get a clue as to where on the fretboard he is for the solo. Not that I could ever duplicate it, I just would like to be able to get some resemblance going. Am I correct in assuming he is soloing on Em pentatonic scales since that is the key for the song or am I even wrong about that??? If I remember correctly, he is using variations on the Em pentatonic scale on that one. Maybe in the 12th position?? Thanks guitar55 (and PBBPaul too), I guess I was on the right track...I'll have to continue working on my Alvin Lee sound...for about the next 100 years! The tone on those solos is unbelievable. Great insight to his rig too ellwood. Something tells me my Squier strat and little solid state practice amp is never going to sound close. I was able to run through it this morning. You're on the right track; it's an Em pentatonic in the 12th position. It's really very simple - technically. A good performance will take some practice though if you want to play it exactly. Our new and improved website Today's sample tune: Lonesome One Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackpine Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 Ever since high school I thought Alvin's solo on "Change the world" had more soul than almost anything I'd ever heard. Not speed(which he had to burn) but the tone and feel. Still gives me shivers to this day. www.relayerstudios.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trader56 Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 An amazing player! Loved him since hearing him in the '60's, especially after the Goin' Home version he played at Woodstock. Checked out his website at alvinlee.com, and he's still going strong! Thanks for the clips, Paul! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBBPaul Posted March 17, 2007 Author Share Posted March 17, 2007 An amazing player! Loved him since hearing him in the '60's, especially after the Goin' Home version he played at Woodstock. Checked out his website at alvinlee.com, and he's still going strong! Thanks for the clips, Paul! I picked up his "In Tennessee" album recently. It's pretty good. I hope he tours again soon. It's been about ten years since I last saw him. Our new and improved website Today's sample tune: Lonesome One Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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