Guitar Sound on "Take Me Back"

[Nico]

Hey Michael,

just wondering about the riff guitar sound on "Take Me Back"... What guitar/amp combo did you use to get that nice, crunchy overdrive... Your custom champ-style amp, I guess?

Thanks and all the best

Nicolay

[Michael Messer]

Hi Nico,

Good to hear from you. Take Me Back was recorded with my Dave King custom Telecaster (fitted with a Supro lap-steel pickup) plugged into my custom hand-built champ amp. I don't use any effects, just plug straight into the amp and play. All of my electric guitar parts on the 'Lucky Charms' CD are with the same amp & guitar. I vary the sound by adjusting the volume and tone on the guitar. In fact pretty well all of my guitar parts on the last three projects...'Lucky Charms' / 'Second Mind' / 'Play The Blues'.....are my Dave King Tele' through the hand-built Champ amp or my little 1950s National Westwood amp, which is very similar to the champ.

Keep in touch,

Shine On,
Michael.