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From there, it went into the microphone amplifier section of a Teac tape recorder, which he overloaded to get some more distortion, and then into a graphic equaliser with the mid-range frequencies boosted. Mike plugged the output from the treble booster into a small battery powered amplifier made by Vox, which Mike had set up to distort the sound a bit. Brian May, of Queen fame, explained once that because these devices remove a lot of low end from the sound, it helps the sound to distort more smoothly. From the guitar, he plugged into a treble booster. Mike can be heard making use of all 24 frets in various parts of Incantations, perhaps most notably on the solo in the middle of Part 3.Īt the time, Mike was using a complex chain of equipment in order to get his guitar sound. Mike's main reason for choosing the guitar was its neck, because of both the feel and the fact that the intonation was accurate right the way up to the 24th fret. Recorded at Througham Dec 1977-Sept 1978 Extract from Hiawatha by Longfellow Hymn to Diana by Ben JonsonĮlectric guitars - Mike was still using the guitars he used for Ommadawn quite a lot, but at some point also bought a Gibson L6S. Part Four 17:01 All instruments (believed to be.Electric guitars, Bass guitar, Acoustic bass, Grand piano, Synthesisers, percussion) played by Mike Oldfield except: Trumpet - Mike Laird Drums, and vibraphones on Side 4 - Pierre Moerlin Vocals - Maddy Prior, Sally Oldfield and The Queens College Girls Choir Strings and choir conducted by David Bedford Flutes - Sebastian Bell and Terry Oldfield African Drums - Jabula

1990 Contents of an Aero-Modeller’s Toolbox…ġ.1982 Continued Success throughout Europe.