

This is something David frequently did at the time, especially on the many instrumentals performed in 1969-71. The “violin effect†is a long, sustained high pitch tone that rings on throughout most of the song, mainly the verse and chorus sections. Here’s a look at some of the guitar parts and how they evolved over the years… The violin effect Echoes was also played on a handful of shows in 1987 and again in 2006, as documented on the Remember That Night DVD. Although the structure is the same, the version heard on Live at Pompeii is quite different to that performed at Knebworth Park, UK in 1975, – the last performance with Roger. The Powerboost was added in 1972 and was used on all performances of Echoes between 1972-75.ĭavid was fairly true to the studio version while performing the song live but it’s interesting to hear how his sound got heavier as the shows grew bigger. Note that on early performances, David would use a clean tone for the rhythms. – treble and bass at about 30%, volume set to about unity and the gain at edge of breakup or slightly above.

– time aprox 310ms with adjusted feedback and volume The effects used were a Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face (BC109), Vox wah wah and the Binson Echorec II. Little is documented from the sessions but he did use the Bill Lewis guitar to record the main solo and the Black Stratocatser on most of the rhythm parts. 1974.ĭavid’s guitar tracks were recorded in May and June 1971.

David and Nick during Echoes in Edinburgh, Scotland, November 4.
