At times I've been obsessed by how there's a more reverb-y, echo-y sound in Jerry's tone by '89-'90 in the JGB (at least in a lot of shows) than there seems to be in GD recordings. At first I thought maybe it was just audience recordings, but then I hear it in the soundboards too. And it didn't seem quite like reverb only. Never could quite figure it out. Then tonight I'm watching the Live at Shoreline (9/1/90) video and at the end of My Sisters and Brothers the camera pans to get a clear view of the Jerry's 4x12 cabinet. For the first time ever I notice that it's got 3 JBLs up top but the bottom slot is empty...
...except for what looks like a little snake stand going into the empty bottom 1x12 space, presumably complete with microphone and adding a difference to the mix when blended in?! Anybody else agree that JGB tone in this era had something different going on? Is it that he's blending in the tone coming from inside the cabinet? Could it be that I'm tragic for having never noticed this before? And if this is not the explanation, how do I get a "distance" in my tone like that, cuz I like it...a lot
P.S. I had a youtube link but because the video I watched is in widescreen but YT clip is not, you can't actually see what I'm talking about, at least in that clip; maybe other spots in the whole video? Very clear in widescreen, though.
Anyway, just an observation from a guy searching for the sound....
...except for what looks like a little snake stand going into the empty bottom 1x12 space, presumably complete with microphone and adding a difference to the mix when blended in?! Anybody else agree that JGB tone in this era had something different going on? Is it that he's blending in the tone coming from inside the cabinet? Could it be that I'm tragic for having never noticed this before? And if this is not the explanation, how do I get a "distance" in my tone like that, cuz I like it...a lot
P.S. I had a youtube link but because the video I watched is in widescreen but YT clip is not, you can't actually see what I'm talking about, at least in that clip; maybe other spots in the whole video? Very clear in widescreen, though.
Anyway, just an observation from a guy searching for the sound....