Comments on: How Led Zeppelin influenced me as a guitarist http://www.guitarlicksandtips.com/2008/05/31/how-led-zeppelin-influenced-me-as-a-guitarist/ Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:31:48 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Chris http://www.guitarlicksandtips.com/2008/05/31/how-led-zeppelin-influenced-me-as-a-guitarist/comment-page-1/#comment-243 Chris Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:29:27 +0000 http://www.guitarlicksandtips.com/2008/05/31/how-led-zeppelin-influenced-me-as-a-guitarist/#comment-243 Good to see the hide was not tanned on this experiment Play electric guitar man! We know that your more educated in the art of fine guitar sound, but there is a lot to be said about the old school technology! Maybe I'm just being too sentimental here! Keep on Jammin' Good to see the hide was not tanned on this experiment Play electric guitar man!

We know that your more educated in the art of fine guitar sound, but there is a lot to be said about the old school technology! Maybe I’m just being too sentimental here!

Keep on Jammin’

]]> By: Play electric guitar man http://www.guitarlicksandtips.com/2008/05/31/how-led-zeppelin-influenced-me-as-a-guitarist/comment-page-1/#comment-237 Play electric guitar man Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:31:53 +0000 http://www.guitarlicksandtips.com/2008/05/31/how-led-zeppelin-influenced-me-as-a-guitarist/#comment-237 No Grandma, no tanned hide. If you buy your kid an electric guitar, be ready to face the consequences. I loved the sound of that old thing so much, I actually thought about buying one as a replacement. Anyway, I'm over that now, and better educated about getting a good guitar sound. No Grandma, no tanned hide.
If you buy your kid an electric guitar, be ready to face the consequences.
I loved the sound of that old thing so much, I actually thought about buying one as a replacement.
Anyway, I’m over that now, and better educated about getting a good guitar sound.

]]> By: Chris http://www.guitarlicksandtips.com/2008/05/31/how-led-zeppelin-influenced-me-as-a-guitarist/comment-page-1/#comment-236 Chris Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:13:59 +0000 http://www.guitarlicksandtips.com/2008/05/31/how-led-zeppelin-influenced-me-as-a-guitarist/#comment-236 Holy shit Play Electric Guitar man, that sounds amazing! I've never heard of anyone doing something like that! I was one of those "don't goof around with the stereo system because if you break it your f!@#$%!" A buddy of mine Ken S. from Brantford was a lighting and sound tech in my Duece band days, was always stripping wires from this that and the other thing. this is something that he might have done. The description you gave was like going back in time and watching the saga unfold in front of your eyes. What a story teller you are sir. One more thing, was that your grandma's home stereo system that you used for this experiment and if it was, did you get your hide tanned? Just a question sir. Keep on Jammin' man Holy shit Play Electric Guitar man, that sounds amazing! I’ve never heard of anyone doing something like that!

I was one of those “don’t goof around with the stereo system because if you break it your f!@#$%!” A buddy of mine Ken S. from Brantford was a lighting and sound tech in my Duece band days, was always stripping wires from this that and the other thing. this is something that he might have done.

The description you gave was like going back in time and watching the saga unfold in front of your eyes. What a story teller you are sir.

One more thing, was that your grandma’s home stereo system that you used for this experiment and if it was, did you get your hide tanned? Just a question sir.

Keep on Jammin’ man

]]> By: Play electric guitar man http://www.guitarlicksandtips.com/2008/05/31/how-led-zeppelin-influenced-me-as-a-guitarist/comment-page-1/#comment-234 Play electric guitar man Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:42:47 +0000 http://www.guitarlicksandtips.com/2008/05/31/how-led-zeppelin-influenced-me-as-a-guitarist/#comment-234 Okay sure Chris. The wireless, as it was called in those days, was the equivalent of todays home stereo sound system. It had a turntable on one side, and a radio on the other, combined with a built in amplifier and speakers. The amplifiers in those days where mostly valve amps. It had a five pin din socket which was used to accommodate a reel to reel tape machine. The whole thing came in its own wooden cabinet. You could close it up from the front so that it looked like a wooden chest with legs. I'm sure your grandma must've had one. Anyway, If you took the jack off the other end of your guitar cable, so you had two wires to stick into the tape in socket, you could place one in the 3rd pin, and the other in the 5th pin. Instantly converting your gramophone (turntable) wireless (radio) system into a guitar amp. For some reason my initial attempts only yielded a clean sound, but one fine day all hell broke loose, and distortion was all you could get. I wasn't complaining, but I know a lot of people who where. Anyway, that's when my first hackneyed attempt at playing whole lotta love happened. Later found out it's supposed to be in E, and not A Okay sure Chris.
The wireless, as it was called in those days, was the equivalent of todays home stereo sound system.
It had a turntable on one side, and a radio on the other, combined with a built in amplifier and speakers. The amplifiers in those days where mostly valve amps.
It had a five pin din socket which was used to accommodate a reel to reel tape machine.
The whole thing came in its own wooden cabinet. You could close it up from the front so that it looked like a wooden chest with legs.
I’m sure your grandma must’ve had one.
Anyway, If you took the jack off the other end of your guitar cable, so you had two wires to stick into the tape in socket, you could place one in the 3rd pin, and the other in the 5th pin.
Instantly converting your gramophone (turntable) wireless (radio) system into a guitar amp.

For some reason my initial attempts only yielded a clean sound, but one fine day all hell broke loose, and distortion was all you could get.
I wasn’t complaining, but I know a lot of people who where.

Anyway, that’s when my first hackneyed attempt at playing whole lotta love happened. Later found out it’s supposed to be in E, and not A

]]> By: Chris http://www.guitarlicksandtips.com/2008/05/31/how-led-zeppelin-influenced-me-as-a-guitarist/comment-page-1/#comment-226 Chris Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:01:41 +0000 http://www.guitarlicksandtips.com/2008/05/31/how-led-zeppelin-influenced-me-as-a-guitarist/#comment-226 Thanx for sharing your personal experiences with us there Play electric guitar man! I'm not sure that I am understanding what type of system that you were using to achieve that "overdrive sound"? Maybe it was too long ago to remember all those inventive ways in which to plug into, you know what I mean? Please write back on this post to share your ancient knowledge about this technology! Thanx again man! Thanx for sharing your personal experiences with us there Play electric guitar man!

I’m not sure that I am understanding what type of system that you were using to achieve that “overdrive sound”? Maybe it was too long ago to remember all those inventive ways in which to plug into, you know what I mean?

Please write back on this post to share your ancient knowledge about this technology!

Thanx again man!

]]> By: Play electric guitar man http://www.guitarlicksandtips.com/2008/05/31/how-led-zeppelin-influenced-me-as-a-guitarist/comment-page-1/#comment-216 Play electric guitar man Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:32:56 +0000 http://www.guitarlicksandtips.com/2008/05/31/how-led-zeppelin-influenced-me-as-a-guitarist/#comment-216 Like you, it was also my older brother who introduced me to all the great rock music of the time. I think the first distorted guitar riff I ever tried was whole lotta love. It wasn't perfect, seeing as I was playing it in the wrong key, but man, if there was ever a song that I wanted everyone to listen to. I remember plugging my electric guitar into the old gramaphone wireless' tape in socket, and miraculously getting a heavy overdrive sound. Led Zeppelin was more than an influence. It was a life altering experience. My favorite Led Zeppelin album is Led Zeppelin 2. And to think that the reason they called themselves Led Zeppelin was because Paul McCartney said they'd sink like a lead balloon. How wrong can you be? Like you, it was also my older brother who introduced me to all the great rock music of the time. I think the first distorted guitar riff I ever tried was whole lotta love. It wasn’t perfect, seeing as I was playing it in the wrong key, but man, if there was ever a song that I wanted everyone to listen to.
I remember plugging my electric guitar into the old gramaphone wireless’ tape in socket, and miraculously getting a heavy overdrive sound.
Led Zeppelin was more than an influence. It was a life altering experience.
My favorite Led Zeppelin album is Led Zeppelin 2.
And to think that the reason they called themselves Led Zeppelin was because Paul McCartney said they’d sink like a lead balloon.
How wrong can you be?

]]> By: Kristine http://www.guitarlicksandtips.com/2008/05/31/how-led-zeppelin-influenced-me-as-a-guitarist/comment-page-1/#comment-210 Kristine Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:20:12 +0000 http://www.guitarlicksandtips.com/2008/05/31/how-led-zeppelin-influenced-me-as-a-guitarist/#comment-210 Great band, especially the original line-up with John Bonham. Great band, especially the original line-up with John Bonham.

]]> By: VCG J http://www.guitarlicksandtips.com/2008/05/31/how-led-zeppelin-influenced-me-as-a-guitarist/comment-page-1/#comment-129 VCG J Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:39:53 +0000 http://www.guitarlicksandtips.com/2008/05/31/how-led-zeppelin-influenced-me-as-a-guitarist/#comment-129 I remember that concert in Toronto! Led Zeppelin is one of my all time favorites. I remember that concert in Toronto! Led Zeppelin is one of my all time favorites.

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