Hard to Handle

[Cuthbert]

Always blown away by how that solo roars out of little car stereo speakers sounding so huge. I know there were expensive mic pre's, compressors etc. making it sound that way. Does anyone know what kind of gear Brendan O'brien used on that track? Obviously a Les Paul?

[MichaelSaulnier]

It always sounds big live too... I think it's where the frequency of the notes are... it just HITS!

M

[cvansickle]

It must get daily airplay during my commute.... and I never tire of hearing it. One of the best lead tones I've ever heard.

[KevinB85]

wiki says o'brien played guitar on SYMM, did he actually play the solo for HTH?

[louderock]

Brendan played that solo. No studio magic going on.... just a great player - guitar - amp - microphone.

[bobotwt]

One of my favorites! This is the song that helped me learn the beautiful sound of bending the 6th to the b7th. Never gets old.

Josh

[Baxtercat]

Originally Posted by bobotwt

One of my favorites! This is the song that helped me learn the beautiful sound of bending the 6th to the b7th. Never gets old.

Josh

lol; you just made me realize how many blues breaks I probably start this way too...[unconscious: ever since the tune was a hit I suppose].

[BadAssBill]

Whenever I try to teach someone about guitar...that's the solo I use. It's got everything in guitar 101....slides, bends, hammer on/off's. I can come very close to playing it exact...but that thing rips.