Harem Scarem - If there was a time - what rig? -killer solo

[university81]

After random thread browsing stumbled on these guys, killer guitarist ,

cool ballad kind of song with an epic solo (at 2:40ish)

saw some live clips from 2007, a line6 vetta for clean tones and a 5150 for dirty tones, does anyone know was he using Slo/5150s back in the day ? ie mid/early 90s

 

[MrDan666]

That was a Rocktron ProGap preamp if i remember correctly, i'm sure i read that in an interview with Pete Lesperance

 

[university81]

hey Dan =0

no kidding, i guess it was back in the rack heydays, just discovered that band through your clip on netmusicians actually, so kudos to you, a lot of good songs, killer guitarist

 

[gibson5413]

One of his best solos for sure. I have been a huge fan of his since the late 90s. For most of the 2000s he used a Line 6 Flextone for live use. Not sure what they used in the studio. Funny thing is Harry Hess (the singer and sometimes rhythm player) used a 5150 live. Go figure.

 

[Mark Day]

I saw them live when they were touring for Mood Swings, Pete was using a JMP1 and either a Marshall 9100 or 9200 as far as I recall. He had killer tone and played like a monster.

Mark

 

[university81]

the tapping run mid solo kills me each time, thanks for the info in any case, been enjoying their tunes today

 

[gibson5413]

the tapping run mid solo kills me each time, thanks for the info in any case, been enjoying their tunes today

For me it's the dynamics of his playing in this particular solo that is amazing. IMO, he incorporates some Nuno type playing that is just awesome.

 

[berklee]

Pete Lesperance is a killer guitarist - I just got to play on a track with him (but we never got to meet ).

I think the only issue was that he was late to the guitar hero game - by the time Mood Swings happened, Nuno, Steve Vai, etc. had already run the table. I don't know if his growth was reflective of that era or if he was doing it beforehand, but dude just oozes taste and serves any song he's playing on so well...

 

[ACShreds]

Yeah pete is a hugely underrated guitarist. He's just awesome, great tone and chops.

 

[Armitage]

While they're a little to poppy for me, I've got a bunch of their CDs for the guitar work. Them and Brighton Rock.

 

[BAN-ONE]

Great player and a fantastic band. Mood Swings is an absolute classic. I read an interview with him back in the day and what Mark says is correct, a JMP1/9100 or 9200 and (from memory) a quadraverb and an ADA microcab simulator.. There may have been a Red Box or something else too.

He said that the rhythm guitar was split into 4 tracks and recorded simutaneously. That's why it has that super-wide sound.

 

[MrDan666]

Here we go, just found a reply from him when somebody asked this on his site :

At the time we recorded the Moodswings record I was using a Rocktron Pro Gap through a Hughes and Kettner red box combined with a Pre-JMP1 Marshall rack mount pre-amp called the 9000 (I think) for the direct sound.

I forget what the amp tone was at the time but it wasn’t a huge part of that sound anyway.

I recently went back and listened to the raw tracks from Moodswings and quite frankly I’m not a huge fan of the guitar sound on that record.

It really came together in the mix. I think men from space had something to do with it.

Cheers
Pete

 

[university81]

ah cool, thanks for the info, i actually have a h&k red box lying around from an old amp/trade i made ages ago, maybe one day it'll actually be used =)