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Martin Barre

corpse

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The second thing to go is your mind they say- so i cannot remember if I have posted this before.
I had a pretty good solo road trip on Father's Day and pulled up Bursting Out- i am certain i have brought this up before.
Barre's tone and playing is just monstrous on that album. Speed way before that kind of fast was fashionable (ala pre Van Halen). Melodic- in and out of the mix- dynamic as hell.
And the extended jams are killah.
What was his rig? I know he had a burst and the pics I have seen live (albeit much earlier- say 72 or so) were with a LP Jr.
Anyway- this is a good un.
 
ampdan

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Lot's of great tone and guitar playing on all the Tull albums he's on. Especially the deeper cuts.
 
garywright

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I believe on the Bursting Out live lp he was using his black Hamer..Martin is one of those guys that sound great no matter what’s in his hands
 
Progrocker111

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garywright said:
I believe on the Bursting Out live lp he was using his black Hamer..Martin is one of those guys that sound great no matter what’s in his hands
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Exactly - sounded great with Hiwatt, with Marshall, still sound great with Soldanos, as i saw him with his band.
 
Wilko

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His website says this is the guitar for Bursting out:

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corpse

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He is really swearing by PRS- I never could get that sound with anything but a LP.
 
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corpse said:
The second thing to go is your mind they say- so i cannot remember if I have posted this before.
I had a pretty good solo road trip on Father's Day and pulled up Bursting Out- i am certain i have brought this up before.
Barre's tone and playing is just monstrous on that album. Speed way before that kind of fast was fashionable (ala pre Van Halen). Melodic- in and out of the mix- dynamic as hell.
And the extended jams are killah.
What was his rig? I know he had a burst and the pics I have seen live (albeit much earlier- say 72 or so) were with a LP Jr.
Anyway- this is a good un.
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I believe he used an SG (LP?) to record Minstrel In The Gallery (it sounds like one too, really ballsy) which was 1975, after that I think he went with the Hamers. I've seen him with a sunburst Sunburst and a black Sunburst. He also advertised for Hamer (this was for sale on Reverb at one time)
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