The Crusaders – Serious Joy
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2007 album Serious Joy.
Music from Serious Joy
Gear Used On Serious Joy
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of The Crusaders – Serious Joy (2007). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Larry Carlton
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Effects Pedals used by Larry Carlton on Serious Joy
MXR MX-104 Distortion + (Vintage Model - Script Logo)
Avg price: $116.99
Mentioned in the February 1977 Guitar Player interview "Larry Carlton" by Steven Rosen.
The guitar is always wide open (volume and tones on 10) and controlled with a Sho-Bud pedal, while other pedals, used primarily for 'live' shows, are an MXR distortion unit (heard on 'Spiral', a track from the Crusaders' LP Those Southern Knights), and an Electro-Harmonix Small Stone phaser (on 'Keep That Same Old Feeling', one of the band's latest singles). The Sho-Bud is employed for rhythm shadings and set all the way down to give the guitarist his solo peak.
Canton also has a complete line of phasers, compressors, and fuzzes, but uses them only when a song calls for a specific effect (as on 'Spiral', where the MXR is barely turned on to blend with the sound of the amp). When devices are used, Larry changes his amp settings to compensate for the loss in highs.
Electro-Harmonix Small Stone Phase Shifter V2
Avg price: $95.00
Mentioned in the February 1977 Guitar Player interview "Larry Carlton" by Steven Rosen and in an interview included in Volume 34 of Keyboard.
The guitar is always wide open (volume and tones on 10) and controlled with a Sho-Bud pedal, while other pedals, used primarily for 'live' shows, are an MXR distortion unit (heard on 'Spiral', a track from the Crusaders' LP Those Southern Knights), and an Electro-Harmonix Small Stone phaser (on 'Keep That Same Old Feeling', one of the band's latest singles). The Sho-Bud is employed for rhythm shadings and set all the way down to give the guitarist his solo peak.
Canton also has a complete line of phasers, compressors, and fuzzes, but uses them only when a song calls for a specific effect (as on 'Spiral', where the MXR is barely turned on to blend with the sound of the amp). When devices are used, Larry changes his amp settings to compensate for the loss in highs.
When I was working with Billy Joel on The Stranger, I started invading all the music stores looking for a [Electro-Harmonix] Small Stone phaser. The whole Fender Rhodes sound [on "Just The Way You Are"] is that.
