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2 unusual facts about Leslie speaker


Atsuko Hashimoto

Mrs. Hashimoto plays Hammond B-3 through one or two Leslie speakers.

Brian Dewan

In live performance, Dewan accompanies his singing with a home-built electric zither, outfitted with eight humbucker pickups and 88 strings, sometimes piped through a leslie cabinet or guitar effects pedals.


Give a Little Bit

The song is characterized by the ringing tones of 12-string acoustic guitars, which is joined by a Hohner Clavinet through a Leslie speaker in the bridge of the song.

Long, Long, Long

According to Harrison's autobiography, I, Me, Mine, the rattling heard at the end of the song was the result of a bottle of Blue Nun wine sitting on the Leslie speaker.

Sugaree

As with the songs on the rest of the album, Garcia plays every instrument himself (except drums, played by Bill Kreutzmann), including acoustic guitar, bass guitar, and an electric guitar played through a Leslie speaker.


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