Hi all,
I'm unsure as to whether or not this has been discussed before...a search didn't turn up anything specific enough. I'm curious if anyone else has noticed and/or had the same impression that I do regarding Jerry's tone from, say, sometime in '84 until maybe early-to-mid 1986. I've always thought that his tone became rather thin and sort of 'plinky', for lack of a better term. (By 'plinky' I mean roughly the sound of a guitar's action being set too low for my liking.)
Has anyone else noticed this and, if yes, any idea if he changed anything in his setup around this time? His tone was fine in the early-to-mid '80s and then really good (IMO) from '87 until '90. But during the '84-'86 time period it has always sound different (and not as good) to me. I don't believe I've ever read about any important changes to his setup during this time but maybe I just don't remember now.
Now, when I say "always"...I can't quite remember if it sounded all that different when I was there live at the time. But on recordings it has always sounded this way to me. I suppose it could be an artifact of something in the PA and/or recording chain...maybe Healy was doing things a bit differently during this time...don't know.
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Joe
I'm unsure as to whether or not this has been discussed before...a search didn't turn up anything specific enough. I'm curious if anyone else has noticed and/or had the same impression that I do regarding Jerry's tone from, say, sometime in '84 until maybe early-to-mid 1986. I've always thought that his tone became rather thin and sort of 'plinky', for lack of a better term. (By 'plinky' I mean roughly the sound of a guitar's action being set too low for my liking.)
Has anyone else noticed this and, if yes, any idea if he changed anything in his setup around this time? His tone was fine in the early-to-mid '80s and then really good (IMO) from '87 until '90. But during the '84-'86 time period it has always sound different (and not as good) to me. I don't believe I've ever read about any important changes to his setup during this time but maybe I just don't remember now.
Now, when I say "always"...I can't quite remember if it sounded all that different when I was there live at the time. But on recordings it has always sounded this way to me. I suppose it could be an artifact of something in the PA and/or recording chain...maybe Healy was doing things a bit differently during this time...don't know.
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Joe