Black Crows "Lickin"

[Curt]

What are they using to get that lead sound at the beginning on the song?

Thanks

[bluesguitarist8]

I think Rich is playing a Les Paul.he sets the neck pickup volume to zero and the bridge full up.then uses the toggle switch to turn it on and off in the rhythm.I think maybe someone knows better?

[srvaughnabee]

I always thought it was the Jimmy Page trick where you roll one pickup volume all the way down and bump the pickup selector.

[BIGGERSTAFF]

That's exactly what it is. Ace Frehley, Randy Rhoads, Eddie Van Halen, among others have used it from time to time too.

[todd richman]

It is the stutter produced by the Les Paul toggle. There are pedals now that simulate the stutter effect.

[todd richman]

Watch the videos to see Rich doing the toggle trick:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arU46YyLSP0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7aB85jNEeI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWVPZ...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCZT4...eature=related

[Curt]

Originally Posted by todd richman

It is the stutter produced by the Les Paul toggle. There are pedals now that simulate the stutter effect.

Any idea the name the pedal?
I'd like to get one.

[Roadeye]

Originally Posted by Curt

What are they using to get that lead sound at the beginning on the song?

Thanks

The Townshend-y toggle?

Ladies love that song - its a great thinly veiled reference to oral sex!

Mick Ronson also used it at the end of a Bowie song, forget which one.

[todd richman]

Loop Master makes a passive pedal (no battery or power required) that is micro sized like a cube for $30.00. I have not heard it yet.

http://www.loop-master.com/product_i...roducts_id=207

[sws1]

His amp and pedals are also on the verge of feeding back. Which is where some of those squeals come from.

[Mule]

Originally Posted by Roadeye

The Townshend-y toggle?

Whats a Townshend Y toggle?

[todd richman]

That's a Townsendy toggle! As in Townsend-esque!

[vintage66]

Originally Posted by todd richman

Loop Master makes a passive pedal (no battery or power required) that is micro sized like a cube for $30.00. I have not heard it yet.

http://www.loop-master.com/product_i...roducts_id=207

Cool, might have to pick one of these up. Would be great when I'm not playing a Les Paul, which is most of the time. There's a two button one that you can switch effects in and out momentarily-not sure how useful that is-anyone have some ideas on uses for it? Maybe a flanger for just a second or two, but how's that different from just using the flanger's switch?

[Roadeye]

For what its worth - saw them do this live and it was tougher to pull off - Rich wasnt as smooth twaddling that toggle but it still was cool. He played it on a gold top, probably a reissue.

[todd richman]

That Goldtop is a '68 (first year of the comeback for the classic body shape since 1960) that originally had P-90's and a Bigsby. He then installed a humbucker inthe bridge and most recently has 2 humbuckers with almost half the gold top sanded down to natural maple finish. It also has a tunomatic and stoptail on it. It is one ofhis top 10 guitars for live shows to date and I have seen him use it numerous times in the past 5 years.