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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. > > > *************************************************************************** > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE > > The contents of this e-mail are confidential to the > ordinary user > of the e-mail address to which it was addressed, and > may also > be privileged. If you are not the addressee of this > e-mail you may > not copy, forward, disclose or otherwise use it or > any part of it > in any form whatsoever. > If you have received this e-mail in error, please > e-mail the sender > by replying to this message. > > MTV reserves the right to monitor e-mail > communications from > external/internal sources for the purposes of > ensuring correct > and appropriate use of MTV communication equipment. > > MTV Networks Europe > *************************************************************************** > > ===== __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus – Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com