Jerry Tone in Far From Me?

[Cmnaround]

Any suggestions on what effect(s) Jerry is using for Far From Me? Maybe phaser and distortion?

[jeffm725]

Not Maybe Phaser and distortion, DEFINITELY Phaser and Distortion!!! Great sound!

[Cmnaround]

Awesome - thanks Jeff!

[Tony6Strings]

I love Jerry's tone on "Go To Heaven". Almost sounds like he's using a compressor or something on some of the tracks, even though it's that classic Jerry crisp clean it's got a real roundness to it... Can't quite put my finger on it, but I surely dig the sound.

[Emoto]

I have not worked on getting this tone at all, so could be very wrong, but it almost sounds to me like he has a small amount of envelope filter dialed in, that gives it a kind of squishy sound. Anyone else hear that?

[tigerstrat]

is this question about what Garcia used live in concert... or in the studio on Go To Heaven?

[Cmnaround]

is this question about what Garcia used live in concert... or in the studio on Go To Heaven?

Good question - I heard the tune on Sirius a week or so ago and I think it was indeed the studio version from Go To Heaven, but I am more interested in the live approach.

This raises a really good discussion, which may have already been hashed out already or could deserve a new topic thread: Preference for studio material vs. live material?

For me, I only ever listened to the studio stuff way back in the day when I was first getting into the band and going through each album, but I have always relied on my tapes and now the archive, Sirius and bit torrent for live material. Even when going to shows starting in 84 and then heavy from Spring 87 until Brent died in Summer of '90, my preference was always live shows, SBD or audience.

But I can totally see an application of the studio material for learning, as it could be viewed as pretty much the definitive refernce for the song or solo, as the live versions are all over the place depending on year and mood of the band . So I can see how the studio material would be helpful to get grounded when learning tunes, but I still go straight to the live material.

A long winded answer to your question - it's the live version(s) I'm interested in

[jeffm725]

Live Version...Just Phaser and Distortion....The nature of RUKIND is to delve into the minutiae, but really it is nothing more than that. Phase100 and D+ on the early ones....Try it, you'll like it

[strumminsix]

This raises a really good discussion, which may have already been hashed out already or could deserve a new topic thread: Preference for studio material vs. live material?

As a gigging musician I see it like this:
The studio version will teach you the song
The liver versions will teach you how to play the song

[NSP]

This raises a really good discussion, which may have already been hashed out already or could deserve a new topic thread: Preference for studio material vs. live material?

The liver versions will teach you how to play the song

But I don't like liver. Kidding, sorry Strummin.

I do agree with your observation though, studio versions will provide a consistent arrangement that can be the launch pad for live improvisation.

[strumminsix]

This raises a really good discussion, which may have already been hashed out already or could deserve a new topic thread: Preference for studio material vs. live material?

The liver versions will teach you how to play the song

But I don't like liver. Kidding, sorry Strummin.

I do agree with your observation though, studio versions will provide a consistent arrangement that can be the launch pad for live improvisation.

LOL!!! neither do I! whoops..

Bobby's intro for Feel Like a Stranger and the pre-chorus interlude required me to go between live and studio versions MANY times over.

[Capt Rosebuddy]

something like this?

https://vimeo.com/24227565

I think it's real important to not look at the GD in so much of a vacuum (something I'm totally guilty of), and the Go to Heven album is a great example. The Doobie Brothers influence is totally unmistakable on Far From Me, but I personally think the real straw sturing the drink is Some Girls, the '78 Rolling Stones album. Keith Richards used the MXR phase 100 on Shattered, I think that the Stones 'Dicso' album was the target for the Go to Heven sound. Garcia, being Garcia picked up the ball and ran with it to great effect.

[Cmnaround]

Nice - yep the phaser + distortion is indeed the sound. It's a pretty cool tune I like the shuffle feel and the single note walk downs in the middle. Thanks all for your thoughts on this one.

[tigerstrat]

Doobie Brothers? OK, I'll bite: which DB's song influenced this?

[Tennessee Jedi]

Vocals I bet he is thinking ....