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26.2

Philly_Q said:

imalrightjack said:

Look for You Sexy Thing by Hot Chocolate. 

It’s fucking hilarious dog shit maybe up bollocks 

So I put "Harvey Hinsley" and "You Sexy Thing", I did it twice because I accidentally closed the first page.  The first time it said Harvey Hinsley played an ES-335, the second time it said he played a Strat into a Twin Reverb.  What did he really use?  I've no idea.

An SG I think.

Revolutions

It at least didn’t pull up information on my alter-ego’s yet to be released single.

Philly_Q

26.2 said:

Philly_Q said:

imalrightjack said:

Look for You Sexy Thing by Hot Chocolate. 

It’s fucking hilarious dog shit maybe up bollocks 

So I put "Harvey Hinsley" and "You Sexy Thing", I did it twice because I accidentally closed the first page.  The first time it said Harvey Hinsley played an ES-335, the second time it said he played a Strat into a Twin Reverb.  What did he really use?  I've no idea.

An SG I think.

Two videos from 1976.  He's got an SG in one, a Strat in the other.  Lord knows what he used in the studio.

ToneControl

It thinks J J Cale used a strat and Harmony Stratotone on Travel-Log
Doesn't match info here; The Unique Guitar Blog: J.J. Cale's Guitars And His Life

I'm pretty impressed though, it's basically like having an non-perfect assistant find something out for you

Philly_Q

I think AI is like a "Best of Google".  It's looking in exactly the same places, but it saves you wasting time in all the sites which don't actually say anything useful.

ToneControl

hmm, For Black Uhuru's "Great train robbery", it thinks the guitar player is Keith Richards playing a Tele with minimal FX.
(as opposed to a contemporary Heavy rock sound laden with compression, delay and reverb)

Guitar: Fender Telecaster (most likely Keith Richards’ “Micawber” Telecaster)

On the studio recording of “Great Train Robbery” (from Black Uhuru’s 1986 album Brutal), the main guitar riff was performed by Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones. Richards is renowned for his use of the Fender Telecaster, and the tone on this track closely matches his signature sound—bright, punchy, and slightly gritty, with a pronounced midrange. The likely setup includes the Telecaster’s bridge pickup for extra bite, minimal effects, and a clean but slightly overdriven amp setting to retain clarity while adding edge. The playing style features tight, syncopated reggae rhythms and subtle muting, giving the riff its distinctive groove. While Black Uhuru’s regular guitarist Daryl Thompson often used Fender Stratocaster and Gibson Les Paul guitars, the studio recording’s unique tone and credited performance point to Richards’ Telecaster as the source of the track’s unmistakable guitar sound.

my search gave Ira Siegel  as the player
Great Train Robbery (song) - Wikipedia

flying_pie

HOLD ON!  We have a correct search!!!

It managed to work  out that Lil Wayne doesn't play on Through The Fire And The Flames 



But that aberration is quickly dismissed as it describes Steven Seagal as being an expressive lead player and with percussive, groove orientated rhythm 

Philly_Q

flying_pie said:

But that aberration is quickly dismissed as it describes Steven Seagal as being an expressive lead player and with percussive, groove orientated rhythm 

He is an expressive lead player.  His playing accurately expresses his boring, extremely unimaginative thought processes.

thumpingrug

I put my own name in - now be mindful that I have never recorded anything for public consumption.

Bloody hell, am I good,  and I have some great gear apparently.  

GoFish

Philly_Q said:

flying_pie said:

But that aberration is quickly dismissed as it describes Steven Seagal as being an expressive lead player and with percussive, groove orientated rhythm 

He is an expressive lead player.  His playing accurately expresses his boring, extremely unimaginative thought processes.

"Me Wan De Punani"

CarbonCopy

ToneControl said:

hmm, For Black Uhuru's "Great train robbery", it thinks the guitar player is Keith Richards playing a Tele with minimal FX.
(as opposed to a contemporary Heavy rock sound laden with compression, delay and reverb)

Guitar: Fender Telecaster (most likely Keith Richards’ “Micawber” Telecaster)

On the studio recording of “Great Train Robbery” (from Black Uhuru’s 1986 album Brutal), the main guitar riff was performed by Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones. Richards is renowned for his use of the Fender Telecaster, and the tone on this track closely matches his signature sound—bright, punchy, and slightly gritty, with a pronounced midrange. The likely setup includes the Telecaster’s bridge pickup for extra bite, minimal effects, and a clean but slightly overdriven amp setting to retain clarity while adding edge. The playing style features tight, syncopated reggae rhythms and subtle muting, giving the riff its distinctive groove. While Black Uhuru’s regular guitarist Daryl Thompson often used Fender Stratocaster and Gibson Les Paul guitars, the studio recording’s unique tone and credited performance point to Richards’ Telecaster as the source of the track’s unmistakable guitar sound.

my search gave Ira Siegel  as the player
Great Train Robbery (song) - Wikipedia

Black Uhuru supported the Rolling Stones on their 1982 European Tour, so perhaps that's where the tenuous connection is that the AI used to create its incorrect answer. 

richardhomer

Just put in Floating Bridge by Eric Clapton (which was almost certainly his vintage black Strat through a Musicman amp) and was told it was played on one of his signature Martin acoustics…

flying_pie

Maybe it's learning as we test it

It knows that Ozzy Osborne doesn't play guitar and there's no association of him with the song How Much Is That Doggy In The Window?

thermionic

Some accurate fragments but pretty rubbish overall, it tells me Johnny Marr played mainly Fender Jaguars in The Smiths in the mid-80s, whereas it’s well-documented that he didn’t start playing them until he joined Modest Mouse in 2006. Also told me that Alan Sparhawk plays mainly Jazzmasters. I’m a big Low fan and I can’t recall seeing a photo or video clip of him playing one. Also omitted the main defining characteristic of Alan’s playing, which is his open G tuning.

But anyway, an AI bot asked me to prove that I’m not a robot.

Brio

Spot on with Gary Moore and ‘The Messiah will come again’.

BillDL

+1 for it reporting back that Stevie Wonder "is primarily known for his expressive, soulful keyboard and synthesizer tones rather than guitar work" and that he wasn't involved in the studio recording of Paranoid.

-1 for the fact that, although it first reports: "There is no widely known musician named 'Blind Melon Jenkinson', nor is there a famous song titled 'My Baby Done Left Me' associated with such an artist", it then goes on to invent a load of absolute shite:

"Blind Melon Jenkinson’s signature tone is characterized by a raw, dynamic blend of vintage warmth and articulate clarity. Their sound often features jangly, open chords with a slightly gritty edge, balanced by expressive lead lines that cut through the mix without excessive saturation. Clean passages are bright but never sterile, while overdriven sections maintain note definition and a touch of natural compression. The tone is responsive to picking dynamics, with rhythm parts retaining punch and leads sustaining smoothly without heavy effects coloration".

jeztone2

It seems to think I use a Les Paul. While the majority of stuff I did with Heroes Of Switzerland was a Kotzen Tele & in my current band I’ve only recorded with Strats. 

BobHillman

flying_pie said:

Maybe it's learning as we test it

It knows that Ozzy Osborne doesn't play guitar and there's no association of him with the song How Much Is That Doggy In The Window?

Although, apparently, he did once do "Old McDonald had a farm". -

https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/how-jake-e-lee-fought-through-the-pain-barrier-to-play-back-to-the-beginning

bgmartinsbridge

Imagine if you put in your own name and AI came back with a honest search...

Well, I've looked on the Internet and I can only really find the Keith Smith near you who works in a call centre. I can't find any info about you other than that so i'm going to make the assumption based on geodemographics that you likely play a Squier through a Chinese amp.

Obv better if the tool just said never heard of you mate.

flying_pie

bgmartinsbridge said:

Imagine if you put in your own name and AI came back with a honest search...

I've listened to Flying Pie's SoundCloud and it's the very generic, limited ability playing typically associated with middle aged men who play guitar as a hobby. His gear is almost certainly of a better level than the so called music he pollutes the internet with