wilco im always in love

[liam doocey]

hey, just wondering if anyone knows how the high pitched melody on this song is being played? cant work out if its a keyboard of some type of a guitar with a whammy or something? would be a big help if anybody knows.

Heres a link to the song:
Thanks

 

[DGTCrazy]

Sounds like a polyphonic synth tone being used with an Octave Wheel or Toggle set at a few octaves IMO.

 

[Steve73]

BEST SONG EVA!!!

 

[JonnyQ]

If I had to guess, I'd say it's a classic hardware synth...but if it had to be done on guitar, I have no doubt, Nels Cline would be the guy to find the way to do it.

 

[scottcw]

If I had to guess, I'd say it's a classic hardware synth...but if it had to be done on guitar, I have no doubt, Nels Cline would be the guy to find the way to do it.

That would be quite a trick since he did not join Wilco until ~5 years after this album.

 

[Steve73]

You can see Jay Bennett playing that line on a synth at about 1:16 in this video:

 

[nevereven]

Summerteeth!...my favorite Wilco album. I’d have to guess any number of vintage analog synths can replicate that noise.