Wes Montgomery
Road Song · 1968
Amp settings (as recorded)
The recording
Recorded on May 8, 1968, at the legendary Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. The session was produced by Creed Taylor with Rudy Van Gelder serving as the recording engineer. Wes Montgomery played his signature L-5, with the orchestration arranged by Don Sebesky supporting the small ensemble. The recording is noted for its high-fidelity, 'tubey' midrange character, a hallmark of Van Gelder's studio work during this period.
Tuning
StandardRecording Signal Chain · 2 items
L-5 CES
Gibson
Primary instrument
Single neck-position humbucker, heavy-gauge flatwound strings.
Professional Tube or Solid-State Amplifier
Fender
Amplification
Studio documentation for this specific session often attributes the clean, warm sound to the input provided by engineer Rudy Van Gelder and Wes's technique rather than a specific amplifier model.
Tone Characteristics
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