Nuno on Three Sides

[brianiac5150]

I was fortunate to catch the III Sides tour in Columbus, Ohio, at The Newport Music Hall. They cancelled the first show and came back the following week. I believe Pat Badgers was sick. Unfortunately, they had a fairly short set and my girlfriend's crap attitude the whole time really put a damper on my bliss. It was awesome to see those songs performed up close and watch Mangini chow on some donuts during his single-handed solo section.

Several years later the band I was with had the fortune of playing side-stage at the Gary Cherone front VH concert. Still a top show, for me. No matter all the crap slinging about that album, Cherone was on fire that night, full of energy and it was a blast to see that performance so closely, as well. Sat right in front of the sound board most of the time and it was awesome!

I recently played III Sides for Sunday morning album and coffee session. The Wife really enjoyed it. That album's message really speaks today, IMO.

 

[Mr. Willy]

Thanks for this thread! I kinda wrote III Sides off at the time it came out because I guess I was expecting Pornografiti II. I just downloaded the album and it's so underrated. I think it's like most really good prog rock, it goes over the general public's head. Is it a stretch to call this album prog rock? Loving Nuno's tone on this disk. Am I hearing a little bit of detune in his tone?

 

[JohnSykes]

Nuno with a RAT? Who knew!

I still have mine, sounds great with a Strat.

 

[Aristocat]

On a side note Extreme is doing Pornograffitti in its entirety throughout Europe this summer.

I know and I'm wicked pissed

I can't believe I still missed the 09' HOB show in Boston.

Well you can catch them here.

http://m3rock.webs.com/

Oh, I've watched it tons of times.

They filmed it for the Take Us Alive DVD.

 

[metalmaniac93]

On a side note Extreme is doing Pornograffitti in its entirety throughout Europe this summer.

I know and I'm wicked pissed

I can't believe I still missed the 09' HOB show in Boston.

Well you can catch them here.

http://m3rock.webs.com/

Oh, I've watched it tons of times.

They filmed it for the Take Us Alive DVD.

Well I mean they are playing at the M3 Rock Festival (Maryland) in April.

Friday 25 April 2014 – Saturday 26 April 2014
M3 Rock Festival 2014
Extreme, Queensrÿche, Night Ranger, Tesla, and more…
Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD, US

 

[rupe]

It was a '63 Vibroverb Reissue. . .not vintage.

Can you back that up with something? I remember it being a real one, not the reissue, from some interview he did back then in one of the too many magazines that were out at that time. That's been a while though so I could be remembering it wrong.

 

[rupe]

On a side note Extreme is doing Pornograffitti in its entirety throughout Europe this summer.

I know and I'm wicked pissed

I can't believe I still missed the 09' HOB show in Boston.

Well you can catch them here.

http://m3rock.webs.com/

Oh, I've watched it tons of times.

They filmed it for the Take Us Alive DVD.

Send me a PM on how you film something that hasn't happened yet...I think I can make us rich with that technology

 

[Aristocat]

On a side note Extreme is doing Pornograffitti in its entirety throughout Europe this summer.

I know and I'm wicked pissed

I can't believe I still missed the 09' HOB show in Boston.

Well you can catch them here.

http://m3rock.webs.com/

Oh, I've watched it tons of times.

They filmed it for the Take Us Alive DVD.

Send me a PM on how you film something that hasn't happened yet...I think I can make us rich with that technology

Shit! I should've paid better attention.

Well, going back to the past, I've watched the 2009 concert a ton of times.

 

[Enjolras56]

It was a '63 Vibroverb Reissue. . .not vintage.

Can you back that up with something? I remember it being a real one, not the reissue, from some interview he did back then in one of the too many magazines that were out at that time. That's been a while though so I could be remembering it wrong.

per Bob St. John post #326 on that gearslutz thread I linked to:

the vibroverb was an original, not a reissue, if i remember right. we had two of them...that was the only one that sounded like that. i believe it had a microphonic tube...which was part of that peaky, saturated sound. if my memory serves me correctly, i don't think he was using an overdrive or pedal unless for an obvious octave or phaser effect. when the tube tied, i don't believe the amp ever sounded the same, hence it never showed up again. i'm pretty sure we used it on some of schizophonic, too...it (like nuno) had a very inimitable sound. i'll have to check out the session notes (which i believe i may have) and get back to you on what the actual front end was before the amp...

 

[reverymike]

It was a '63 Vibroverb Reissue. . .not vintage.

Can you back that up with something? I remember it being a real one, not the reissue, from some interview he did back then in one of the too many magazines that were out at that time. That's been a while though so I could be remembering it wrong.

per Bob St. John post #326 on that gearslutz thread I linked to:

the vibroverb was an original, not a reissue, if i remember right. we had two of them...that was the only one that sounded like that. i believe it had a microphonic tube...which was part of that peaky, saturated sound. if my memory serves me correctly, i don't think he was using an overdrive or pedal unless for an obvious octave or phaser effect. when the tube tied, i don't believe the amp ever sounded the same, hence it never showed up again. i'm pretty sure we used it on some of schizophonic, too...it (like nuno) had a very inimitable sound. i'll have to check out the session notes (which i believe i may have) and get back to you on what the actual front end was before the amp...

Interesting - I swear I have an old Guitar World with Nuno saying it was the reissue - and that they tried an original, but the reissue just sounded better to him. I'll try to dig it up (in my copious amounts of spare time )

 

[steve10358]

It was a '63 Vibroverb Reissue. . .not vintage.

Can you back that up with something? I remember it being a real one, not the reissue, from some interview he did back then in one of the too many magazines that were out at that time. That's been a while though so I could be remembering it wrong.

per Bob St. John post #326 on that gearslutz thread I linked to:

the vibroverb was an original, not a reissue, if i remember right. we had two of them...that was the only one that sounded like that. i believe it had a microphonic tube...which was part of that peaky, saturated sound. if my memory serves me correctly, i don't think he was using an overdrive or pedal unless for an obvious octave or phaser effect. when the tube tied, i don't believe the amp ever sounded the same, hence it never showed up again. i'm pretty sure we used it on some of schizophonic, too...it (like nuno) had a very inimitable sound. i'll have to check out the session notes (which i believe i may have) and get back to you on what the actual front end was before the amp...

You're correct. It is was the Brownface Vibroverb RI with the 2x10's. Pic and info in an old Guitar Player Magazine I have in storage somewhere. He might have even mentioned trying originals in that article, if I recall correctly.

When I worked at GC in my early 20's, one of those came in and it didn't take me long to slap it on top of a Marshall 1960AX or BX and dime everything with the bass off. It was THE WFTPL tone. No doubt. Now if I could only play like that. An amazingly vocal sounding guitar record.

 

[paulyc]

No, it was an original blackface Vibroverb with a 15” Jensen. I’m good friends with the guy that was his tech for YEARS (the guy that actually found the amp in the first place).

 

[Exo-metal]

I also heard he ran the mp1 into an old tube hifi amp too like a McIntosh or Dynaco ST-70, something like that.

 

[paulyc]

That was Porno

 

[panhead]

Soldano and a vibroverb together or at different times? I think the soldano was the 60watter that made in japan.