1. The riff is doubled (1958 Les Paul Standard through a 100 watt Marshall Plexi) but it's in mono. It's also pretty loose, as you can hear either one or both parts misplayed at a number of places in the songs. Of course, that wouldn't get by today, but did that ever bother any of us before?
2. The bridge begins at 1:24, but the guitar ad libs don't begin until 1:50. At that point the amp noise increases, perhaps as a result from switching in the delay.
3. Something that you don't hear too clearly in the final mix is the new guitar riff that begins at the outro at 4:40.
4. If you listen all the way to the end you'll hear two endings. The first is rather tame, but listen a little more and you'll hear a more wild ending from the previous take at 5:50.
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Thanks for another great post Bobby! The "guitar ad libs" in the bridge are done on a Moog Theremin rather than on the guitar(typically through an Orange Amp - at least live. Not sure what he used in the studio.)
Nice one. Thanks for this. I’ve always argued that the recording of this song represents the crowning achievement of Western civilization.
Now here at the office we’re trying to determine whether the sounds from 1:54 to 2:50 are actually made by a guitar or by some other device.
I had thought it was maybe a pick scraping along a wound string, but the end of it doesn’t so much sound like that.
Another guy suggested a Theremin, but it sounds to my ear a lot ruder than you can get out of a Theremin.
Is it known for sure how these sounds were made?
Looks like You Tube took it down. Is there another way to hear it?
Sorry, I didn't post it to YouTube so I'm not sure where another version might exist. You might want to do a YouTube search.
I've uploaded all of the isolated tracks from Whole Lotta Love, as well as a few other Led Zeppelin songs to my channel. Here is the Whole Lotta Love track selection:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuCN_Nbmos471Q-H637hKG6Up_PLDT_Uh
Cheers
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