One of my favorite guitar effects before the digital effect craze was Alex Lifeson's use of volume pedal in Xanadu https://amzn.to/3rwnMVM . Well timed volume swells and a little bit of tape delay and reverb was all that was needed. Here is my attempt at recreating that sound using modern digital effects.
PRS McCarty
Strymon DECO https://reverb.grsm.io/deco
AMT O2 https://reverb.grsm.io/o2
Strymon Timeline https://reverb.grsm.io/timeline2705
Strymon BigSky https://reverb.grsm.io/bigsky6327
Mesa Boogie Express 5:50 Plus
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