VG-99 - Status Quo Pictures of Matchstick Men

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papabuss

I've always been a fan of this fabulous band and played nearly all of their songs since the early 70's.
So if you want to play the wellknown intro of Pictures of Matchstick Men just choose Preset 325.
It's called Soundtrack. But it comes very close to Rossi's original.  ;)
Have fun and keep on rocking!
FENDER STRATOCASTER (1974); BRIAN MAY RED SPECIAL; VG 99; GR 55; Yamaha DX 7

Music was my first love and it will be my last (JOHN MILES)

Elantric

#1
I must admit this tune was among the very first songs I learned to play in 1967 - it was a popular tune in the San Francisco Bay area FM stations at the time. Rather influential pop tune for me, along with Ichycoo Park by Steve Marriott and the Small Faces for the extreme use of tape flanging, not seen since "The Big Hurt" (1959) by Toni Fisher - first hit song with a flanging effect.[3]



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_recordings_with_a_flanging_effect

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pictures_of_Matchstick_Men

"Pictures of Matchstick Men" is the first hit single by Status Quo, released in November 1967. It reached number seven in the British charts, number eight in Canada, and number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their only hit single in the United States.[1][2][3] Francis Rossi confirmed on DVD2 of the Pictures set that it was originally intended to be a B-side to "Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk Cafe", but it was decided to swap the B-side and the A-side of the single. There are two versions of the song, a stereo and mono version, with significant differences: the mono version, which was the original single, has the trademark psychedelic wah-wah guitar in the breaks between lyrics, but the stereo version omits it.

The song opens with a single guitar repeatedly playing a simple four note riff before the bass, rhythm guitar, drums and lyrics begin. "Pictures of Matchstick Men" is one of a number of songs from the late sixties to feature the audio effect phasing. The song is an example of bubblegum psychedelia. Their following release, "Black Veils of Melancholy", was similar but flopped, which caused the group to change direction.[4]

papabuss

#2
Yepp...DDDD CCCC EEEE DDDD .. ;)
Wonderful  flanger link, I know them all from the 60's till now... ;)
Those were the days...
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_recordings_with_a_flanging_effect
FENDER STRATOCASTER (1974); BRIAN MAY RED SPECIAL; VG 99; GR 55; Yamaha DX 7

Music was my first love and it will be my last (JOHN MILES)

papabuss

#3
Just to continue with flanger effects from Status Quo
Brent posted a patch (Drop D) for "Whatever you want" some time ago here
https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=5158.0
A very good tutorial and video from Rick Parfitt's playing is here
https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=5158.0https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=5158.0http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whatever_You_Want_(song)
Enjoy!
FENDER STRATOCASTER (1974); BRIAN MAY RED SPECIAL; VG 99; GR 55; Yamaha DX 7

Music was my first love and it will be my last (JOHN MILES)