Stratocaster 60th Anniversary - Vote for Sultans of Swing

[vgonis]

OK, voted, 10 votes ahead for SOS. But it was  a tough decision. Comfortably Numb must be the song from my childhood, that I still listen at least 3-4 times each week, while SOS, is second with 1-2.  I had a hard time voting for the last ones (90ies and 00nds), since I don't like either choice. Smashing Pumpkins and Red Hot Chilly peppers are OK, but two songs each! Spare me, there are so many other artists...and I always wonder why Clapton's Cocaine gets so many votes over Walk this way. After all it is just a good cover.

[Dutchessy]

For those of you who haven't seen it, second round is on. This time Sultans of Swing battles Comfortably Numb. Vote!

http://www.fender.com/strat-madness/

Sultans Well, I love Comfortably Numb too

[vgonis]

Just received the invitation! 4 hours late! I went through the site and built my ideal guitar. It will cost me 1800$! Saved it for later...
Maybe an MK signature is not a bad idea after all. Roughly the same price. Can I have both?  Given that I will find time to play... My guitars look me very sadly from the corner. Its been 3 weeks since I last touched them...

[Lis]

Pottel...  proud of you! 

[sweetsurrender]

For those of you who haven't seen it, second round is on. This time Sultans of Swing battles Comfortably Numb. Vote!

http://www.fender.com/strat-madness/

Sultans Well, I love Comfortably Numb too

SOS hands down for me.   




SOS hands down.

[sweetsurrender]

Just voted for SOS ! 

[IrisRose]

I voted!   Quite a walk down memory lane!   I could even vote on the Buddy Holly choices!    But--I couldn't vote on the last five or six. 

[Pottel]

Voted sultans

Well done.  You know it makes sense!

as much as i love CN, i badly want MK to get recognition. gilmour has enough of it

[sweetsurrender]

Voted sultans

Well done.  You know it makes sense!

as much as i love CN, i badly want MK to get recognition. gilmour has enough of it

Exactly.     . Besides, I think SOS is wayyyyyyyy better. 

[BrianT]

Just voted for MK, really would like him to win.

Brian

[Knopflerfan]

SOS easily booted 'Comfortably Dumb' into touch and is now up against 'Prove and Lide'

[vgonis]

Another tough one! With SRV. But the toughest will be with Layla on the next round! If it passes from there, I guess it will be relatively easy to win, with only exception the Hendrix entry"Little wing" that seems to be the most serious contender (and probable winner).
However it is Clapton that  has three songs in the list, Layla, Cocaine (competing each other now) and Bad love.

[JF]

Although I adore the Layla song (and the whole album) I wouldn't quote it as a typical "strat-ish" song

until today, I am still not sure if the main theme is played by Eric on strat or by Duane on Les Paul.

It's Duane who "composed" this theme by "accelerating" the first theme from the blues song "as the years go passing by", so he could be him playing it on the studio version.

This album was mixed in few days, in a "live" way, so I bet that all songs are mixed the same way, that means Duane mainly on the left, and Eric on the right. It's obvious on when you're down and out or key to the highway, but my guess is that it's the case on the whole album (except the first 3 songs where Duane doesn't play)

[BrianT]

2rd vote for SOS 

Brian

[ds1984]

Although I adore the Layla song (and the whole album) I wouldn't quote it as a typical "strat-ish" song

until today, I am still not sure if the main theme is played by Eric on strat or by Duane on Les Paul.

It's Duane who "composed" this theme by "accelerating" the first theme from the blues song "as the years go passing by", so he could be him playing it on the studio version.

This album was mixed in few days, in a "live" way, so I bet that all songs are mixed the same way, that means Duane mainly on the left, and Eric on the right. It's obvious on when you're down and out or key to the highway, but my guess is that it's the case on the whole album (except the first 3 songs where Duane doesn't play)

There was some guitar overdubb on Layla with at least three guitars on it.
The freaky riff is Duane.
Tom Down explained in an interview that the album run 5% faster than original recording speed
Eric said that singing under drug effects is generally not a good thing but for the Layla song it helped him to sing it better.