Ricky Phillips & Eric Singer & Ronnie Montrose – Color Blind (feat. Sammy Hagar & Steve Lukather)
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2017 single Color Blind (feat. Sammy Hagar & Steve Lukather).
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Gear Used On Color Blind (feat. Sammy Hagar & Steve Lukather)
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Ricky Phillips & Eric Singer & Ronnie Montrose – Color Blind (feat. Sammy Hagar & Steve Lukather) (2017). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Ronnie Montrose
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Studio Equipment used by Ronnie Montrose on Color Blind (feat. Sammy Hagar & Steve Lukather)
Eventide Clock Works H910 Harmonizer
Avg price: $887.50
Used for doubling on Montrose, as stated by Montrose in a conversation recollected by The Les Paul Forum member Pope Budda in a July 5, 2013 post.
A couple'a years ago, Greg Martin and I sat on their tour bus with Ronnie after one of their shows, and he told us all about the Fender 3x10 Bandmaster he used on that first Montrose album. he made the comment that he really wished he had never gotten rid of it. he also showed us the way Jimmy Page showed him to play the into to Zeps "Whole Lotta Love". he was a REALLY nice guy.
I remember that like yesterday, Jimmy. Ronnie was one of the nicest humans ever, a big influence on me in the 70's.
As Jimmy said, Ronnie used an old tweed 3x10 Fender Bandmaster, that had been recovered, for the first Montrose album. Since his 1959 'burst was stolen at a Edgar Winter Group gig earlier, I'm almost thinking the first Montrose album was done with a newer Les Paul or another 50's 'burst? I always envisioned Ronnie having stacks of Marshall's in the studio for "Montrose," it was all done on that tweed Bandmaster! He also told me he used a Electro-Harmonix Big Muff on "Bad Motor Scooter" and a Ampeg Scrambler on "Make It Last." Ronnie said the trick to making the Scrambler work, was rolling the treble all the way back on pickups and turning the volume all the way up. I own an old Scrambler, this works!!! Other than that, Ronnie said it was straight into the amp. You can hear a Eventide H910 Harmonizer added in on the mix by producer Ted Templeman or engineers Don Landee and Stephen Jarvis as well, set on 1.01 or 0.99. That gave it that doubling slap sound on solos. Ever notice the similarities in guitar tones on the Doobie Brothers "China Grove" and "Montrose"? Both produced by Ted Templeton....
I really miss Ronnie, we got to be really good friends. We had many conversations about music, guitars, amps, influences, even jammed about 3 times. He wanted to produce a Rufus Huff CD, sadly we never got to do it. He's a BIG reason I play a Les Paul today, I know Jimmy feels the same way. His talent and spirit was undeniable. Anytime I need a good kick in the rear, I put on that first Montrose album!
Greg
