Originally Posted by
Delilah
I'm curious about these solos and didn't want to derail the press topic. I've gone back and forth about who plays what but I'm thinking it's this:
2:07-2:28 Don
I've separated this solo part from the others as this is a distinct guitar solo, more like Don's on this album's title track and After The Thrill Is Gone. I'm pretty confident from the sound/tone that this is Don and I'm also confident that this is just one player throughout.
We can now move onto the guitar solos at the end that start after the second last chorus. I totally agree with your original assessment but have added in other licks with timings and who I think the player is. What I think is clear is that this is more of an extended duel between Don and Glenn than a true 'guitar solo' in the strictest sense although I'm not sure a casual listener with limited guitar knowledge would notice.
3:22-3:27 Glenn (to my ears, this guitar sounds different from the earlier solo and also the lead guitar on the choruses)
3:28-3:38 Don
3:44-3:49 Glenn
3:50-4:00 Don (I think this is probably my favourite of the solo parts)
4:01-4:05 Glenn
4:06-4:10 Don (about this time I start doubting myself and wonder if I have it switched) (I think you're correct and this is Don, it does seem to shift back to the other guitar sound at 4:06)
4:11-4:16 Glenn
4:17-4:22 Don
4:23-4:27 Glenn (starting to fade out)
4:28-4:32 Don
4:33-4:36 Glenn
4:37-4:41 Don (fades out at end)
(I would add that it's possible they may have recorded other licks but not used them. This however is where the recording ends on the studio album)
Anyone agree or am I totally off?
I agree with your analysis. I am not very good at describing the difference in guitar sounds when the difference is relatively subtle as it is here (as opposed to, say, between the guitar on Victim Of Love and that on Peaceful Easy Feeling) but I would say that Don F's guitar has a fatter sound that makes me think it's a Gibson Les Paul, which he also used on OOTN itself, whereas Glenn's reminds me most of his leads on the debut album - Chug All Night, Take The Devil etc. so I think he was probably using Old Black (a Les Paul Jr).