"like a rolling stone"?
i am referring to the arpeggio guitar bits in the choruses
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what amp/setup for that clean sound on "i am a rock&quo
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I'm gonna take a blind stab at it and guess the chimey stuff in the S&G tune is a Telecaster neck pickup + Princeton just cranked enough to hint at breaking up.
...and a uselessly interesting anecdote, since everything on the internet is true.
...and a uselessly interesting anecdote, since everything on the internet is true.
songfacts wrote:The guitarist on the Simon & Garfunkel hit version of this song was Ralph Casale, who was a top session player in the '60s. He remembers organist Al Kooper and drummer Bobby Gregg - both associated with Bob Dylan - also performing on the song. Describing the sessions, Ralph told us: "The band was booked from 7:00 p.m. into the wee hours of the morning. I was given a lead sheet for 'I Am A Rock' with just chords and asked to play the electric twelve string guitar. The producer wanted a sound similar to the Byrds. It was important that session players became familiar with the current hits because many times producers describe the style they want by referring to well known groups. Paul Simon sang the figure he wanted me to play between verses and asked me to play it in thirds. The rest was left to me. 'Homeward Bound' was on that same date."