Jerry tone: '76 vs '77
PostPosted:Sat Sep 04, 2010 7:27 pm
by mkaufman
Was JG playing a Travis Bean during the spring tour of '76? Why is his tone so different one year later?
mk
Re: Jerry tone: '76 vs '77
PostPosted:Sat Sep 04, 2010 7:59 pm
by Bear62
I believe it was Humbuckers and then on to single coils and two different TB's.
Re: Jerry tone: '76 vs '77
PostPosted:Sun Sep 05, 2010 6:53 am
by mkaufman
Besides the guitar sounding different, it just seems that spring '76 soundboard sound somewhat 'distant' and the spring '77 soundboards are more in your face.
I may be in the minority, however, I like the spring '76 sound. Lots of the recordings are just beautiful. 7/18/76 is a classic show.
Speaking of spring '76, there were lots of radio shows (Philly, NY, Boston, Chicago, SF, if not more). Do you think there was a purpose to these radio shows (ie: to show the country they were back after retirement)?
mk