dougsthang Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 I got a copy in the mail of Guitar Legends by Guitar World Magazine. The whole issue is about Led Zeppelin. I get all the mags because we advertise in them. I can't remember the last time I actually read every article from cover to cover, this one I have. Led Zeppelin was the reason I started playing guitar in 1975. The issue has a ton of information from Jimmy Page describing each album and how he achieved certain guitar sounds. He deserves more props than he gets for his production work. I can't wait to try some of his micing mantra's "distance equals depth" overheard street personality on Venice Beach "Man, that Bullshit is Bulllshhittt...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 No, but I'm gonna have to look out for that. Thanks for the heads-up! Jimmy Page and Eddy Kramer did a great job on those Zep albums. Prince actually said of them that "...for the first time, recorded music was heard in color..." ; if not verbatim, something very similar and to that effect. Hey, 'sthang', see if you've got a PM from me, wouldja? PM me back when you can! Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougsthang Posted January 27, 2004 Author Share Posted January 27, 2004 got your answer for you, check your PM... Yah, reading this issue reminds me why I got into guitar. It was a flash of inspiration that has not stopped to this day. It was the winter of 1975 around Christmas. I was a drummer then but I only had a snare and a hi hat and that damn practice pad. My good friend got a new Ludwig set for Christmas that year. I was over at his house and seeing that I knew I'd never be the drummer since I didn't have a set and he did. So here we are in his living room with this sweet blue pearl Ludwig kit and we put on Led Zeppelin IV, Stairway to Heaven was the track. I had a broom and was air guitaring while he pretended to play the drum part. During Page's solo I had this rush come through my body. When the song was over I went inot the kitchen and called my friend who just got an SG. I asked him to show me how to play guitar. I rode my bike in the snow over to his house and have been playing from that day since.... overheard street personality on Venice Beach "Man, that Bullshit is Bulllshhittt...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Originally posted by dougsthang': I can't wait to try some of his micing mantra's "distance equals depth"That's a great issue - my friend got it for my birthday!! Regarding your comment above, Page managed to create music with a great deal more dimension than virtually anything else that was recorded at the time (or since, for that matter). The drums used a lot of distance micing, as you can probably tell, and often a judicious amount of compression to bring up the room sound as well. You probably know already that "When the Levee Breaks" was recorded with a stereo microphone up the stairs while the drums were in a large foyer down below. Page also miced the back of guitar cabinets to get additional depth and "oooomph" from gtr. cabinets with open backs. This was his mantra. It's apparently a mantra that has gone largely unnoticed by modern recordists. Modern recordings often sound very "flat" to me, with not very much of the room in them. Although there are numerous reasons for this, I suspect that the lack of distance micing is a large factor in this. Thanks for the post. Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Originally posted by dougsthang': I can't wait to try some of his micing mantra's "distance equals depth"That's a great issue - my friend got it for my birthday!! Regarding your comment above, Page managed to create music with a great deal more dimension than virtually anything else that was recorded at the time (or since, for that matter). The drums used a lot of distance micing, as you can probably tell, and often a judicious amount of compression to bring up the room sound as well. You probably know already that "When the Levee Breaks" was recorded with a stereo microphone up the stairs while the drums were in a large foyer down below. Page also miced the back of guitar cabinets to get additional depth and "oooomph" from gtr. cabinets with open backs. This was his mantra. It's apparently a mantra that has gone largely unnoticed by modern recordists. Modern recordings often sound very "flat" to me, with not very much of the room in them. Although there are numerous reasons for this, I suspect that the lack of distance micing is a large factor in this. Thanks for the post. Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZackEngOff13 Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 I was wondering if i was the only one who saw that mag! I saw it on the shelves and instantly went for it. Read the whole thing in a night or 2. -Zack When our war for love overcomes our love for war, we will b happy... -Jimi Hendrix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compact Diss Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 I have the issue with EVH on the cover, and can't wait to hit the store tomorrow to pick up the Zep one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elferoony Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Do you guys like the 1993 Page remasters on CD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougsthang Posted January 28, 2004 Author Share Posted January 28, 2004 Haven't heard the remixes but I did catch some of the DVD collection. Awesome, they really smoke...blows "Song Remains The Same" footage out of the water. I always thought the band, Page mainly, was very sloppy in "S.R.T.S."..The DVD features performance's like Royal Albert Hall 1970, Earl's Court 1975, and Knebworth 1979..has also a bunch of hidden stuff. outtakes, BBC apperances. Page is spot on. I'm going out to get this thing as soon as I can. overheard street personality on Venice Beach "Man, that Bullshit is Bulllshhittt...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave da Dude Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 Thanks for the heads up guys I'll keep my eyes open for it Gotta' geetar... got the amp. There must be SOMEthing else I... "need". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 Update: I'm all for distant-micing now, 100%, and just as fully against close-micing. Not so sure about putting 'em in the back of an open-back cab, though; not only did the little bastards bite me, they left those little tiny turds all over my amp! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitaristi0 Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 The Guitar Legends series is very nice. My favourite so far has been the Jimi Live one. Didn't learn anything knew from the articles but the tabs were great. (Like A Rolling Stone, Machine Gun, Little Wing, Purple Haze then I think there was one more.) I'll have to go get the Led Zep issue. What songs does it have tabbed in it?? A duck-pond, a museum, and a red hunting hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougsthang Posted January 29, 2004 Author Share Posted January 29, 2004 Full tabs for "Whole Lotta Love" "Over the hils and far away" "Stairway" Snipets and tunings for "The Rain Song" live version "Four Sticks" "Kashmir" also a great interview with Beck and Page talking about growing up together. overheard street personality on Venice Beach "Man, that Bullshit is Bulllshhittt...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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