Guitar Accents

Guitar
Accents
Learn to identify your
favorite guitars when you
listen to them.
Henry Potdevin
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This book is dedicated to my nephews Andres, Daniel, Ian Erich and Sofia,
who have shared with me their love for music and enjoy playing musical
instruments as much as I do.
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Guitar
Accents
Learn to identify your
favorite guitars when you
listen to them.
Henry Potdevin
Opus Magnum Editions
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Copyright - Henry Potdevin - 2006
All rights reserved
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Guitar Accents
Guitars that have a unique sound
Fender Telecaster
1969 - Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley
1965 - There's a Kind or Hush - Carpenters
1978 - Every Breath You Take - Police
1979 - Do Do Do Do - Police
1980 - She´s So Cold - Rolling Stones
1981 - You Drive Me Crazy - Shakin Stevens
1990 - Just The One I've Been Lookin' For - Johnnie Taylor
Gretsch
1962 - Dance To The Guitar Man - Duane Eddy
1964 - Ghost Riders in the Sky - Duanne Eddy
1964 - I Call Your Name - Beatles
1964 - Words Of Love - Beatles
1966 - Last Train To Clarksville - The Monkees
1966 - Milo A Go Go - Speakers
1966 - Todo Esta Muy Bien - Speakers
1999 - Californication - Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Gibson Les Paul
1967 - Miss Amanda Jones - The Rolling Stones
1968 - Jumpin' Jack Flash - Rollin' St
1969 - Honky Tonk Women - The Rolling Stones
1969 - Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
1970 - Ramble Tamble - Creedence
1972 - Do You Feel Like We Do - Peter Frampton
1972 - The Slider - T-Rex
1976 - More Than a Feeling - Boston
1978 - Don't Look Back - Boston
1978 - Everyone's A Winner - Hot Chocolate
1985 - Money For Nothing - Dire Straits
1985 - So Far Away - Dire Straits
Fender Stratocaster
1963 - Apache - Shadows.
1964 - Fun, Fun, Fun - Beach Boys
1965 - Long Tall Texan - Beach Boys
1967 - Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream
1967 - The Wind Cries Mary - Jimi Hendrix
1969 - Evil Ways - Carlos Santana
1969 - Spooky, Traces, Stormy - The Ventures
1970 - Layla - Derek & The Dominoes (Eric Clapton)
1971 - I'd Have You Anytime - George Harrison
1972 - Reeling In The Years - Steely Dan
1978 - Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits
1979 - Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 1 - Pink Floyd
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Guitars that have a unique sound
Gibson ES-335
1954 - Rock Around The Clock - Billy Haley
1964 - No Particular Place To Go - Chuck Berry
1965 - Day Tripper - Beatles
1970 - Love Like A Man - Ten Years After
1970 - Working On The Road - Ten Years After
1990 - Wicked Games - Chris Issac
1999 - Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing - Chris Issac
1998 - Flaca - Jarabe de Palo
Epiphone Casino
1965 - Mercy Mercy - Rolling Stones
1965 - Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
1965 - That's How Strong - Rolling Stones
1966 - Paper Back Writer - Beatles
1966 - Taxman - Beatles
1967 - Sgt Peppers (Reprise) - Beatles
1970 - Hold On - John Lennon
1970 - I Found Out - John Lennon
Vox Lynx
1966 - She´s Not There - Flippers, The
1966 - Stop Action - Flippers, The
Rickenbacker
1963 - All My Loving - Beatles
1965 - Mr Tamborine Man - Byrds - 12 string
Gibson SG
1966 - And Your Bird Can´t Sing - Beatles
1970 - 01 Mi Parque - Flippers
1972 - Baby Blue - Badfinger
1972 - School's Out - Alice Cooper
1972 - Tears In My Eyes - Uriah Heep
Fender Jazzman
1962 - Blue Moon - Ventures
1963 - Yellow Bird - Ventures
1963 - zLinda Lu - Ventures & Bobby Vee
Mosrite
1964 - Walk, Don´t Run ´64 - Ventures
1965 - Peter Gunn Theme - Ventures - (ver1)
1966 - California Dreamin' - Ventures
1966 - Wild Thing - Ventures
PRS
2000 - Corazon Espinado - Mana & Santana
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Fender Telecaster - 1950
Solid Body: Alder or Ash
Neck: Maple
Fingerboard: Maple or Rosewood
Pickups: 2 Single Coil
Weight: 3.6 kilos (8 pounds)
«Twang» bright, cutting tone and heart shape
1969 - Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley
1976 - There's a Kind or Hush - Carpenters
1978 - Every Breath You Take - Police
1979 - Do Do Do Do - Police
1980 - She´s So Cold - Rolling Stones
1981 - You Drive Me Crazy - Shakin
Stevens
1990 - Just The One I've Been
Lookin' For - Johnnie Taylor
Police
The Rolling Stones
Keith Richards
Elvis Presley lead guitarrist:
James Burton
Known for his «chicken pickin» style.
Police
Andy Summers
The Rolling Stones
Ron Wood & Keith Richards
James Burton - In l958, he became Ricky Nelson’s lead guitarist. In 1968 becomes Elvis lead guitar
James Burton deserves a lot of credit for his gritty lead guitar playing. James discusses his guitar playing, and
how he plays with respect to the artist — the guitar never got in the way and the song came first. As he says,
“less is more.” He says, “It’s not how fast you play or how much you play, it’s what you play and where you play
it.” When asked how he defines himself as a guitarist, he replied that he“loves what he’s doing and it’s a great
inner feeling to be able to play.” Offering more insight, he says that “a good musician will listen to what is going
on around him (her) and rather than jumping on something which might confuse someone else, might just do the
opposite of what they’re doing...whatever you do with the group you have to make it work and fit in with what’s
going on.....don’t jump on someone else’s part.....you want to add, but not get in the way of anything else that is
going on.” He says that’s the “professional way to play.”
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The Kinks - 1964
Led Zeppelin I
Jimmy Page
The Kinks
Ray Davies
Lead Guitar - Vocals
The Searchers
The Yardbirds - 1965
The Yardbirds
Jeff Beck
Yardbirds
Jimmy Page
Shakin Stevens
The Telecaster: a
guitar with a heart
shape
Bread
The Carpenters
lead guitar:
Tony Peluso
There´s a Kind Of Hush
Tony Peluso adds some
ripping guitar riffs
throughout the song.
Robin Sylar
Texas Blues Guitar Master
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Shakin Stevens
lead guitar:
Albert Lee
«The Tele Man»
Steve Cropper
Author - Guitarrist
Just The One I´ve Been
Looking For
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Gretsch - 1951
Hollow Body: laminated maple
Neck: Maple
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Pickups: 2 Filmtronix Humbuckers
or 2 Dynasonic Single-coil Pickups
Weight: 4.5 kilos (10 pounds)
1962 - Dance To The Guitar Man - Duane Eddy
1964 - Ghost Riders in the Sky - Duanne Eddy
1964 - I Call Your Name - Beatles
1964 - Words Of Love - Beatles - Country Gentleman
1966 - Milo A Go Go - Speakers - vynil - Falcon
1966 - Todo Esta Muy Bien - Speakers
1966 - Last Train To Clarksville - The Monkees
1999 - Californication - Red Hot Chilli Peppers
The Beatles - George Harrison and his
Gretsch Country Gentleman
Duanne Eddy and his Gretsch 6120
The Beatles - George Harrison and his
Gretsch Tennessean
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The Speakers - Rodrigo Garcia
and his Gretsch Falcon
The Monkees
The Speakers
The Flippers Miguel Durier (rhythm & vocals)
and his Gretsch Tennessean
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Gibson Les Paul - 1952
«Grrrrr» -a Growling thick tone, lots of sustaining tone from
«humbucking» pickups
Solid Body: Mahogany
Arch Top: carved Maple
Neck: set - Mahogany
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Pickups: 2 Humbuckers
Weight: 4 kilos (9 pounds)
1967 - Miss Amanda Jones - The Rolling Stones
1968 - Jumpin' Jack Flash - Rollin' St
1969 - Honky Tonk Women - The Rolling Stones
1969 - Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
1970 - Ramble Tamble - Creedence
1972 - Do You Feel Like We Do - Peter Frampton
1972 - Reeling In The Years - Steely Dan
1972 - Rock and Roll, Part 1 - Gary Glitter
1972 - The Slider - T-Rex
1976 - More Than a Feeling - Boston
1978 - Don't Look Back - Boston
1978 - Everyone's A Winner - Hot Chocolate
1985 - Money For Nothing - Dire Straits
1985 - So Far Away - Dire Straits
Guitarrist Les Paul and his creation
Les Paul Custom
Les Paul Standard
The Rolling Stones - Keith Richards Les Paul with Bigsby
Led Zeppelin
Jimmy Page
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Creedence
John Fogerty
Peter Frampton
T-Rex
Marc Bolan
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The Beatles
George Harrison
«Revolution»
The Rolling Stones
Keith Richards
Uriah Heep
Mick Box & Ken Hensley
Boston
Tom Scholz
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Dire Straits
Mark Knopfler
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Fender Stratocaster - 1954
A trebly sound with a high top end and crystall-bell-like harmonics. The classic «Fender twang».
Solid Body: Alder or Ash
Neck: Maple
Fingerboard: Rosewood or Maple
Pickups: 3 single coil
Weight: 3.6 kilos (8 pounds)
1957 - Words Of Love - Buddy Holly
1960 - Apache - Shadows
1964 - Fun, Fun, Fun - Beach Boys
1965 - Long Tall Texan - Beach Boys
1965 - There's a Kind or Hush - Carpenters
1967 - Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream
1967 - The Wind Cries Mary - Jimi Hendrix
1969 - Evil Ways - Carlos Santana
1969 - Spooky, Traces, Stormy - The Ventures
1970 - Layla - Derek & The Dominoes (Eric Clapton)
1971 - I'd Have You Anytime - George Harrison
1978 - Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits
1979 - Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 1 - Pink Floyd
The Beach Boys
The Crickets
Buddy Holly
Jimi Hendrix
The Shadows
Hank Marvin
George Harrison
Carl Wilson - lead
(Fender Jaguar)
Alan Jardine - Rhythm
Eric Clapton
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Buddy Holly & The Crickets
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
John Lennon
George Harrison
The famous
Strat headstock is
copyright protected
Dire Straits
Mark Knorpfel
Steely Dan
Elliot Randall & Jeff Skunk Baxter
Pink Floyd
David Gilmore
Ventures
Gerry McGee
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Gibson ES 335 - 1958
Semi Solid Body: Mahogany center piece
Arch Top: Laminated Maple
Neck: set - Mahogany
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Pickups: 2 Humbuckers
Weight: 3.6 kilos (8 pounds)
1954
1964
1965
1970
1970
1990
1999
1998
Clonk distinctive, «woody»
sound, mellower than solid-bodies,
but retain their high sustain and
low feedback
Electric Spanish
- Rock Around The Clock - Billy Haley
- No Particular Place To Go - Chuck Berry
- Day Tripper - Beatles
- Love Like A Man - Ten Years After
- Working On The Road - Ten Years After
- Wicked Games - Chris Issac
- Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing - Chris Issac
- Flaca - Jarabe de Palo
Roy Orbison
Billy Haley & The
Commets
Franny Beacher
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Chuck Berry
The Beatles
George Harrison
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John Lee Hooker
B.B. King
Eric Clapton
Tommy James
& The Shondells
Ten Years After
Alvin Lee
Chris Isaac
Jarabe de Palo
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Epiphone Casino - 1962
Hollow archtop: laminated
Maple top and back
Neck: Mahogany
Fretboard: Rosewood
Pickups: 2 single coil P-90´s
Weight: 2.3 kilos (5.1 pnd)
2.8 kilos (w bigsby)
1965 - The Rolling Stones
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Casino Sound is thinner and more trebly
than a guitar equipped with humbuckers
such as the Gibson ES-335. The tone on
this guitar is definitely bright and warm.
1964
1965
1965
1965
You Really Got Me - Kinks
Mercy, Mercy - Rolling Stones
Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
That´s How Strong My Love
Is - Rolling Stones
1966 Paper Back Writer - Beatles
1966 Taxman - The Beatles
1967 Sergeant Pepper´s
Reprise - Beatles
1970 Hold On - John Lennon
1970 I Found Out - John Lennon
1966 - The Beatles - Paper Back Writer &
Taxman
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1964 - The Kinks - Dave Davies, rythm guitarrist with his Casino
1964 - Paul McCartney gets his Casino.
The Sergeant Pepper´s sessions
John Lennon at the time of The White Album
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1966 - George and John buy their own Casinos
John Lennon
John Lennon recording «Let It Be»
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Vox Lynx - 1962
Body: ----Arch Top: -----Neck:
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Pickups: 2 ----Weight:
1966 - She´s Not There - Flippers, The
1966 - Stop Action - Flippers, The
Arturo Astudillo
Lead Guitarrist
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Rickenbacker - 1958
Hollow Body: ----Arch Top: -----Neck:
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Pickups: ---Weight:
1963 - All My Loving - Beatles
1965 - Mr Tamborine Man - Byrds - 12 string
George Harrison
and his 360 12 string
John Lennon
and his 325
Rickenbacker 325
The Byrds
Roger McGuinn
Rick 360 - 12 string
Rickenbacker 360
The Beach Boys
Carl Wilson - lead
Creedence
John Fogerty
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The Who
Pete Townshend
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Gibson SG - 1961
Body: Solid, very slim: Mahogany
Neck: Mahogany - set
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Pickups: 2 Humbuckers
Weight:
1966
1968
1970
1972
1972
1972
Solid Guitar. Also known as the Screaming Guitar
or Screaching Guitar
- And Your Bird Can´t Sing - Beatles
76 Hey Bulldog - Beatles
- Mi Parque - Flippers
- Baby Blue - Badfinger
- School's Out - Alice Cooper
- Tears In My Eyes - Uriah Heep
Gibson Add
Cream
Eric Clapton
Uriah Heep - Mick Box
Badfinger
Pete Ham
Santana - 1969
Alice Cooper´s Guitarrists
Mike Bruce & Glen Buxton
Led Zeppelin
Jimmy Page´s Double SG
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Fender Jazzmaster - 1958
Professional warm melodic sound
1962 - Blue Moon - Ventures
1963 - Yellow Bird - Ventures
1963 - Linda Lu - Ventures & Bobby Vee
Don Wilson - Rhythm guitar
Bob Bogle - Lead Guitar
Mel Taylor - Drums
Nokie Edwards - Bass
Howie Johnson, Don Wilson, Nokie Edwards and Bob Bogle
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Mosrite 1963
Real hot pickups (high output)
Solid Body: Alder
Neck: Maple
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Pickups: 2 Single Coil L4000
Weight:
1964
1965
1966
1966
- Walk, Don´t Run ´64 - Ventures
- Peter Gunn Theme - Ventures - (ver1)
- California Dreamin' - Ventures
- Wild Thing - Ventures
Nokie Edwards - Lead Guitar
Don Wilson - Rhythm guitar
Mel Taylor - Drums
Bob Bogle - Bass
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PRS - 1980
Paul Reed Smith
Solid Body: Mahogany
Arch Top: Maple
Neck:
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Pickups: 2 Humbuckers
Weight:
Carlos Santana
2000 - Corazon Espinado - Mana & Santana
Soda Stereo
Gustavo Cerati
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