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- Path: sparky!uunet!hobbes!leff
- From: leff@sco.COM (Bill Leff)
- Subject: Re: Santana tone info wanted
- Organization: The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 11:21:08 GMT
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.112108.9336@sco.com>
- References: <1993Jan26.065702.10886@midway.uchicago.edu>
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- In article <1993Jan26.065702.10886@midway.uchicago.edu> kamartin@midway.uchicago.edu writes:
- >Hello out there,
- >
- > Last night I had the pleasure of having my first exposure to the music
- >of Carlos Santana (ABRAXAS). I noticed his seemingly endless sustain, as well
- >as an interesting semi-dirty tone. What exactly does he use to get that
- >unique sound of his, as far as specfic guitars, amps, etc.? Thanks a lot.
- >
- >-Kai Martin (kamartin@midway.uchicago.edu)
-
- Carlos uses a Mesa Boogie Mark I amp (head or combo) with 12" speaker
- with open back cabinets. He uses a PRS guitar with old Gibson PAF
- humbucking pickups. He's also used a Strat occasionally and used
- to use a Gibson ES-335. He uses a wah-wah, but no distortion pedals,
- to my knowledge. I think I may have seen pictures of him with a
- Gibson SG as well.
-
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