Motown Attic Reverb

Motown records hitsville usa complex is rumored to have used a hole in the ceiling as a jerry rigged echo chamber.

Motown attic reverb.

This is one of mike s early banjos and was made in lebanon ohio. I am guessing that in the 60 s they just recorded the spring reverb that came straight from the amp but in the 70 s most records. In our attempt at recreating the motown sound we used the audio ease altiverb reverb plugin universal audio s digital emulation of the emt 140 and a fulltone tube tape echo. They d put a speaker and a mic in the chosen space to get the sound of the send bouncing around.

This is a very early custom made 12 mike ramsey open back banjo. If you want to find. Other famous reverb chambers. At elliot hall of music on purdue s campus they have a whole bunch of speakers erratically hanging in the space above the back of the stage that used to be for a reverb chamber.

Motown used the attic. Key to the sound of countless motown hits was the iconic reverb of hitsville s makeshift echo chamber located in the attic of the house. Join millions of music makers all over the world on reverb. There is some touch up in that area.

Good player grade martin with some repairs. Like abigail washburns banjo. In addition to the echo chamber motown also had an emt 140 plate reverb and an echoplex tape delay unit they d use from time to time. Underneath the makers name plate the wood rim is st.

What makes motown sound like motown. It also has a repaired side crack. The back of headstock has some screw marks from an old screw on capo with no pad. Will kurk and joe shadid take a trip to rax trax recording studios to explore the musical must haves of the beloved moto.

It has a correct replaced bridge and saddle. Find your next favorite new used or vintage instrument or sell one of your own. Early 1941 martin 00 18. Gorgeous inlay and wonderful sounding instrument.

I am carious to know how reverb was added to 60 s and 70 s recordings. Another studio used the bathroom. Very rare moon and star pattern. This wasn t a traditional reverb chamber it wasn t controlled from the board adjusted by positioning mics to pick up the desired amount of reverb.