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Post by permutojoe on Oct 6, 2017 1:15:05 GMT
Really love this song. It was played a million times in the 90's, but I didn't really start appreciating Tom Petty back then so I somehow didn't suffer from the overplay. I find the beginning of this song to be outstanding. I don't know what he's doing with his guitar or what it may be called. Probably something very simple, but this does it for me. This is real guitar playing. Way more enjoyable than listening to Vai or Yngwie Malmsteen cram a billion notes into a measure of music.
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Post by marco26 on Oct 6, 2017 2:25:36 GMT
I find the beginning of this song to be outstanding. I don't know what he's doing with his guitar or what it may be called. Probably something very simple, but this does it for me. This is real guitar playing. Way more enjoyable than listening to Vai or Yngwie Malmsteen cram a billion notes into a measure of music. Yes, the beginning to this song is outstanding. I am a guitarist and I play that beginning over and over. You ask what is he doing on guitar and that is a great question. Nothing super incredible is being done (this isn't Hendrix stuff), but it is definitely noteworthy. The sound is quite ear-catching. First off, it is the gear being used that makes it sound so glorious. No one knows with 100% certainty what was used, but Mike Campbell has said it was his Fender Broadcaster (Telecaster) most likely played through a VOX AC30 amplifier. That Fender is a single coil guitar and it absolutely rips when played through a VOX AC30. I have taken my Telecaster and played the "Mary Jane" intro through my AC30 and it sounds exactly like the song. Exactly like it. If you ever became a guitar player and want to play this song, buy a Fender single coil guitar (Telecaster or Stratocaster) and a VOX amp...you'll get that sound you love here. Expensive gear, but worth every penny. The other aspect to this intro is the playing technique. Tom (or Mike) deadens the sound quite a lot. Most guitars are strummed and the notes ring out. This intro, most of the chords are cut short be deadening them (resting your hand onto the strings the very second after you strum them). That technique creates the choppiness. He also strums the guitar here and there when his strumming hand is on the strings. That produces a muted effect (you don't hear the notes, just a chunk sound). I really don't like the song that much, but that intro is one of the best in music. I can listen to that for days. And, yes, it is fun to play. Glad I have the gear and the ability to do that.
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Post by NJtoTX on Oct 28, 2017 0:02:02 GMT
Red Hot Chili Peppers ripped him off. But he was okay with it: Mary Dani Janey, CA (dr.d.mix) - Tom Pepper and the Red Pettys vocaroo.com/i/s1fBDYfrOhea
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