David's right, definitely a real slide guitar on there - but there
∗is∗ also MkII guitar present...the latter isn't doing any pitch
swoops though, it's just the same note being repetitively tapped away
on the keyboard for a few seconds after ''cos I'm going to..' and
before 'nothing is real'. It's quite subdued so it's a bit more
difficult to really pinpoint in the commonly-available mix but it
appears more noticeably in some earlier takes / mixes. If you can get
to hear any of those you'll see what I mean.
(I'll get my anorak....)
Tony S
M400S #581
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<d.etheridge1@...> wrote:
>
> Sorry, but I think you may be both wrong.
> According to ITV's 'the South Bank Show' 1992,
> it's a real slide guitar, recorded actually on
> the vocal track itself. Sir George Martin (for it
> is he) is demonstrating what sounds are on the 4
> track tape.
>
> Best wishes,
> David.
>
>
>
> >Sorry, but it's bass accordion...
> >
> >YES! Illumination at last!!!
> >
> >I wondered all my life what the heck that
> >strange sound on the left channel right after
> >the first "´cos I´m going to...". It´s nothing
> >more and nothing less than the Mark II (or is it
> >Mark V´s?) Guitar. It´s also the sound that
> >makes the pitch drop (and NOT the flute, like
> >Paul showcased so many times).
> >
>