Steve Hackett sounds

[Squids]

Nice gear pic. Where'd you get that? I want one of those Les Pauls man.

The Tokyo Tapes eh? I have to hear that. I know Julian. He runs www.motifator.com and did the Keyfax book, Phatboy and Twiddly Bits. Nice guy (lucky bastard playing with Hackett and Yes).

[MrM]

I've had this pic for years, but I cannot remember where I got it from... I think it came from Steve's own website.

The guitar on the left is his Fernandes, the other two are real Gibson Les Pauls. In the SISA DVD I saw him use Fernandes Les Pauls with Floyd Rose bridges (whammy bar, vibrato arm).

[MrM]

You have to give your email, but they won't spam you:
http://www.stevehackett.com/guitarist.pdf and http://www.stevehackett.com/downloads/g ... er1150.pdf

http://www.stevehackett.com/press/Sound ... sound.html

[hand_made_god]

Klemperer:
You mean like sending them on a cd or something like that?
I would die to meet Steve himself, he totally changed my view on music and music arrangement.

No, in fact I thought you'd be interested in the instrument-list that was mentioned , but surely another one could send you that far more easily. I remember I used the covers on the LP for my room, Hackett's wife paints nearly all of his covers, so it might even be lost now . But I seem to own all of his LPs and CDs and 2 DVDs, so if you'd needed information of one after the first 3 (I still like spectral mornings veeery much) I should be able to look at instruments mentioned and so on. Cheers!

If you can post the instrument list (Voyage to Spectral if that's possible), perfect

Spectral Mornings kicks ass! One of my top 10 albums of all time.. Btw, Voyage is in that list too

[GTR]

Voyage of the Acolyte:
-Steve Hackett:
Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Mellotron,
Harmonium, Bells, Autoharp, Vocal, Effects.
-John Hackett:
Flute, Arp Synthesiser, Bells.
-Mike Rutherford:
Bass Guitar, Bass Pedals, Fuzz 12-string.
-Phil Collins:
Drums, Vibes, Percussion, Vocals.
-John Acock:
Elka Rhapsody, Mellotron, Harmonium, Piano.
-Sally Oldfield:
Vocal.
-Robin Miller:
Oboe, Cor Angais.
-Nigel Warren-Green:
Solo Cello.
(Special Thanks to Percy Jones for extra bass
on "Tower", Johnny Gutafson bass on "Star",
Steve Tobin Parrot and Cough.)

[GTR]

Please Don't Touch:
-Steve Hackett:
Roland Guitar Synthesiser, Les Paul,
Stratocaster, 12 String Zematis,
12 String Hodako, Yamaha - Giffen &
Yairi nylon guitars, Octave dividers,
Phasers, Fuzz-Boxes, Wah-Wah, Volume
Pedal etc.
Computer - Automata - Mechanicals
Music-Box, Mellotron, Psaltry, Bells,
Wind Chimes, Vocal, Tape Loops,
Roland Space Echo & Jazz Chorus Amps
& Speakers, Harmonizer - Lexicon -
Marshall Time Modulator - Sleigh Bells
- Maraccas - "And anything else I could
lay my hands on at the time"

-John Hackett:
Flutes, Piccolos, Bass Pedals.

BASS: Tom Fowler.

VIOLIN: Graham Smith.

CELLO: Hugh Malloy.

VOCALS: Steve Hackett, Richie Havens,
Steve Walsh, Randy Crawford.

KEYBOARDS: Dave Lebolt, John Acock,
Steve Hackett, John Hackett.

DRUMS: Chester Thompson, Phil Ehart.

PERCUSSION: Chester Thompson, Phil Ehart,
James Bradley, Steve Hackett, Richie Havens.

[GTR]

Spectral Mornings:
-Steve Hackett:
Guitars, Roland Guitar Synth,
Koto(Cantonese), Harmonica,
Vocals, Extras.
-Pete Hicks:
Lead Vocals and Harmonies.
-Dik Cadbury:
Bass, Bass Pedals, Violin, Vocals.
-Nick Magnus:
Keyboards, Vox String Thing, Novatron,
Harpsichord, Clavinet, RMI, Fender Rhodes,
Mini Moog, Roland String Synth & SH-2000.
-John Hackett:
Flutes(Concert and Chinese Bamboo Models),
Bass Pedals.
-John Shearer:
Drums & Percussion.

[GTR]

Spectral Mornings kicks ass! One of my top 10 albums of all time.. Btw, Voyage is in that list too

All 3 Kick ASS

[seamonkey]

Nice gear pic. Where'd you get that? I want one of those Les Pauls man.

The Tokyo Tapes eh? I have to hear that. I know Julian. He runs www.motifator.com and did the Keyfax book, Phatboy and Twiddly Bits. Nice guy (lucky bastard playing with Hackett and Yes).

Yeah Squids, The Tokyo Tapes DVD is great.Watching all these great musicians playing together is a real treat.
John Wetton was in fine form for the show.

I also have a bootleg video of Steve in Nottingham in 1990 and a earlier one with Nick Magnus playing keys.

Plus another video tape of him playing in a very small club in New York, broadcast by Japan TV in support of the Guitar Noir album.

My wife and I saw him in a very small dumpy club just outside of Detroit.
We got there earlier and were waiting in line with a few Hackett diehards when someone spoke up and said "oh yeah, someone got shot in a drive-by last night"..not to be deterred we were there to see Steve and nothing would stop us.
We got to hear them rehearsing while we waited in the lobby(paint was peeling everywhere and the roof had obviously been leaking at some point).
We got to stand right in front of the stage(only 20 or so people)and watch him from a few feet away.
What a great night to be that close to greatness.

I remember thinking to myself afterward of how unfair it was that such a great talent had to be playing in such a dump with only a few people showing up.
The people we stood in line with had travelled all the way from Chicago.

[MrM]

I finally found the page with the picture we all like to drool on



From this interview: http://www.stevehackett.com/gear/mix.html

There are a few things said about the gear he uses...
(actually they only talk about gear...)