Two songs demanded full attention from my ears uopn first hearing. For Xmas 1968 I received Cream's Wheels of Fire as a present from my folks. When Clapton took off in the middle solo of White Room I was hooked. Totally flat sound, treble boost and a partly cocked wah-wah at that point. Wow,
Second time was seeing Yes in october 1970 - I was in a balcony 10 foot above Steve Howe, and I just couldn't believe how he got such a massive diversity of sound from a couple of pedals ans his ES-175D. Looong sustained notes that you didn't typically associate with a rock sound.
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