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NAME THAT KEYBOARD RIG-- ROUND 2!

Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 4:32 am
by jojo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToeY7MkCm0c&fmt=18

Alright guys... a classic this time... Billy Idol's Rebel Yell (1984).

What kind of keys is the Zuul look-alike playing?

Thanks!

Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 5:13 am
by McHale
hint:

Keyboardists for Billy on that album were Judi Dozier and Jack Waldman.

That should help. Also, the intro is entirely guitar, not a synth... It's just finger picking with a little gated reverb.

-Mc

Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:36 pm
by jojo
First off, thanks for the reply! :)
McHale wrote:hint: ...the intro is entirely guitar, not a synth... It's just finger picking with a little gated reverb. -Mc
No disrespect intended here, but...

Uh... you're not talking about anything past the first 3 seconds, right? 4 sec on has GOT to be an FM synth... look at 2:14, and 2:17 in the video.. you can see her playing on keys...

Besides.. the guitar is doing that repeated riff..

Correct me if I'm wrong.. (An SOS article would be excellent)

Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 6:47 am
by McHale
http://mixonline.com/recording/intervie ... ols_rebel/

I was talking the VERY VERY beginning. I've seen people ask how to get that gated pattern on a synth and it makes me cringe every time.

I haven't found any articles on Judi's gear. She toured with Billy before he hit it big...

-Mc