Instrument used in Black Rose Immortal

[Stormwatch]

Just wondering what the instrument is just after Mike sings the line about "thirst and the rising sun"? Is it a mellotron (or a soundalike)? Van Halen have a song called Cathedral (on Diver Down) and it reminds me a lot of that.
That section of the song is brilliant - very atmospheric.

 

[anonymousnick2001]

There's an instrument like that in The Apostle In Triumph as well, if I'm correct?

I wonder. It doesn't sound like a Mellotron to me.

 

[OpethMurders]

Guitar

Volume swells w/delay effect.

 

[anonymousnick2001]

Seriously?

 

[OpethMurders]

Yessir. Hammer on the notes while rolling the volume knob. Delay gives it that violin kinda rhythm to it.

 

[Staffan]

Yes it is. but it's used so fast that it doesn't sound like a guitar

 

[anonymousnick2001]

They're geniuses. They have to be.

 

[Stormwatch]

I'd agree with that!

 

[Orchid]

I think they use an E-Bow.


http://www.e-bow.com/ebow/index.html

 

[OpethMurders]

Not on that album.

 

[Cerulean]

OpethMurders is right. And if you pay attention at gigs you can see them doing it. Not in BRI however eh, but there are other songs which they do play live where they do it as well.

 

[M.Lehto]

Yeah, volume twels and echo, nothing special about it...It has been done ages ago. In Yngwie Malmsteen's Live '85 video he did this a lot and he was not the first one...

 

[Staffan]

But it must be used with a pedal that has autoswell or been mixed with swell 'cause playing that and rotate the volume knob at that speed must be hard!

 

[opethpainter]

yeah. IT IS A GUITAR. no doubt about that.

 

[Mikael Åkerfeldt]

I'm happy to see that someone has seen the Yngwie 85 video. That guitar solo is awesome! That's where I got it from. Simple...volume knob and a delay pedal and a little distortion and you're there.

There's a instrumental track on "Conspiracy" by King Diamond that has the same thing. I actually stole exactly that bit first without knowing where I got it from...had to change it a little bit.

Cheers, don't know why I replied to this one...I felt compelled because of the Yngwie recognition.
Mike

 

[anonymousnick2001]

Oh.....my......God!

He spoke! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAHAHAHA!!!!!

I wish I had the thing of the little smiley dude bowing down right now!

Mikael, you rule!

It WAS a guitar...

 

[OpethMurders]

Hate to say it but....

 

[Smitty]

but...

 

[Neil-o-Mac]

Yeah, volume twels and echo, nothing special about it...It has been done ages ago. In Yngwie Malmsteen's Live '85 video he did this a lot and he was not the first one...

Yeah...Brian May anyone?

Oh, and hi, Mike.

 

[Stormwatch]

Thanks for the reply Mikael
Does anyone know if the Van Halen song I mentiond (Cathedral) is the same thing, or is it a keyboard? Just interested.
Incidentally, I've been playing guitar for about 13 years and I never knew you could make it do that! Guess I have to play less Angus Young licks hehehe