Martin Barre's guitar tone (listening to the Benefit album)

[handyman11]

One of the classic albums of all time .... love the Tull guitar tone ... anyone else think Martin Barre always sounds great ?

 

[Blue Strat]

Yes!

 

[pbmw]

Yes indeed

 

[Budman2k]

Absolutely on both counts.

 

[Ilduce]

Most definitely! And his playing is anything but shabby!

 

[Steve Hotra]

Its a great album!
His playing on this album is awesome!

 

[ROKY]

Another solid vote for Martin, here . Loved his playing from the first time I heard Jethro Tull back in HS .

 

[soapbarp90]

Whenever I'm asked who's your favorite guitarist my answer is always Martin Barre - usually followed by a puzzled look from the person asking!
Benefit is certainly one of my all time favorites.

 

[playthecray]

Benefit is a great album, it may be my favorite from Tull. I really like the Bursting Out Live album as well. I get close to his tone with a LP and an Astrotone.

 

[billyguitar]

"The Fat and Bulbous Martin Lancelot Barre" To qoute Ian Anderson. I don't know if he said that at one of the concerts I saw or I read in print somewhere. I hope you all have heard their first album This Was. Fantastic guitar on it but not by Mr. Barre.

 

[friend33]

Always seems to fly a bit under the radar, not sure why. I saw them back in the early '70s and he was stunningly good. And neither fat nor bulbous at the time...

 

[Rhythm Rocker]

Benefit is my favorite Jethro Tull album. I saw him play that LP Custom back in
the early '70s. Amazing tone thru a Hiwatt stack. He says the LP was used on the album
but he didn't keep it because it was a fake. I did not know that. It sounded wonderful...
http://www.martinbarre.com/index.cfm/about-gear

 

[guitarvc]

If I remember correctly lately he has been using a Soldano Deccatone

 

[ibis]

Saw him recently in a small local club. His tone was as good as I've heard.

 

[winterblu]

Martin Barre is great, love his playing and tone.

 

[riffmeister]

Benefit, Stand Up, Aqualung. Jethro Tull's Triumvirate, IMO.

Oh, Living In The Past and Thick As A Brick weren't too shabby, either.

I remember assimilating the albums Benefit, The Yes Album, Lizard, Tarkus, and Acquiring the Taste all around the same time in 1970-71. Basically, my head exploded. And when I think back on it I have to wonder wtf was in the drinking water in Great Britain at that time????

 

[mike shaw]

Big Martin fan here! IMO, he was the 'balls' to Ian's brains in JT.

 

[Leonc]

Loved JT back in the day. I had been introduced to Bloodwyn Pig earlier and loved them and that's how I found out about Tull--the Mick Abrahms connection. Went to see them when Benefit was released...barely anyone knew who they were...they were the warm up act for Chuck Berry!!! A very incongruous combination! Anyway, the band just killed from what I remember. Loved Martin Barre's playing and tone back then....and eventually lost track of him.

 

[55GibsonLPJR]

Hell yeah, love to learn some more about that FAKE LP custom he played on the album...

 

[drbob1]

Absolutely killer guitar riffs and tone!