On Wednesday, January 13, 1999 at 2:00:00 AM UTC-6, Tom Young wrote:

I made this request a few weeks ago and didn't have a chance to see if
anyone responded. This server deletes files within 7 days, it appears.

Does anybody know how Steppenwolf got that incredible guitar sound for Born to Be Wild? I have subscribed to Guitar Player Mag for about 5 years (and still highly recommend it to all guitar players), but when they review "ground-breaking sounds" or "history of the Tele/Strat/Les Paul" or
whatever, Steppenwolf is never mentioned. I think it's ironic that this
song is overlooked, since I believe John Kay actually coin the term "heavy metal" in it ("heavy-metal thunder".) I always assumed it was just the classic combination of a Les Paul through a Marshall amp, but I was only 12 when it came out (1967, right?), and I wasn't very savvy about guitar tone then.

Any response or speculation would be appreciated.

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In the youtube video of them playing the song Born To Be Wild Michael Monarch is definitely playing his Rickenbacker Electric guitar. It looks like a Rickenbacker Corvette to me but don't quote me on it.I'm not sure of the model yet. Go Here: https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLhpXUtxS1c

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